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Keyword Research suggests real keywords from Google, Bing and DuckDuckGo suggestions, then classifies each one by intent and difficulty so you can pick the best targets for your campaign.

Research setup

Type a seed keyword and press Research (or Enter). Before you start, tune:

OptionDefaultValuesDescription
SourceAllGoogle, Bing, DuckDuckGo, AllWhich search engines to pull suggestions from. All merges the three.
LanguageEnglish13 languagesEnglish, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, Russian, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hindi, Turkish.
Deep search1Off, 1, 2Searches one or two levels deeper into the suggestion graph for longer-tail keywords.
Expansions85, 8, 10, 15How many related suggestions to expand per seed.
Max results15050 to 500Ceiling on returned rows.

Filters

Shape the result setAll filters apply instantly to the result table
  • Word count: minimum and maximum words per keyword.
  • Length: minimum and maximum characters.
  • Intent: informational, commercial, transactional, navigational or local.
  • Difficulty: very easy (0 to 29), easy (30 to 49), medium (50 to 69), hard (70 to 84), very hard (85 to 100).
  • Sort: relevance, difficulty, words, length or alphabetical.
  • Toggles: exclude single words, exclude brand-like terms, include the seed itself.

Understanding the results

Each row shows the keyword, word count, character count, intent tag, difficulty bar and label, related count and source tag.

KeywordIntentDifficultySource
best seo tools 2025Commercial
Hard
google
how to get more trafficInformational
Easy
bing
seo audit serviceTransactional
Medium
duckduckgo
Example rows. Difficulty is estimated from keyword structure and related-term volume signals; use it as a relative guide.

Intent types

Informational

People want to learn: "how to get more traffic". Great for content and organic sessions.

Commercial

People compare options: "best seo tools". Good for landing pages and reviews.

Transactional

People want to act: "seo audit service". Strong buying signals.

Navigational

People look for a specific site or brand: "trafficlab pro".

Local

People search near a place: "seo agency in berlin".

Using keywords in campaigns

  1. Run the research with your seed.
  2. Filter to the intent you target and to a comfortable difficulty band.
  3. Press Copy to put the filtered list on the clipboard, or Export CSV to download it.
  4. Paste the keywords into Engine Setup (Organic engine section) so sessions type them into the search engine.

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