By the end of this guide, you’ll have a keyword list ready to turn into an article or SEO brief and share with your team. Keeping keywords in Saved Keywords puts your research in 1 place instead of spreading it across tools.
Step 1: Add keywords to a list
- Go to SEO > Saved Keywords
- Click a list name to open it, or click Create list to start a new one
- Click Add keywords
- In Target country, select the country to collect data for
- Enter 1 keyword per line, or click Import TXT or CSV to upload a file
- (Optional) To tag a keyword, add tags after it, separated by commas
- (Optional) To tag every keyword you’re adding, click + Add common tag and enter a tag
- Click Add keywords
(Optional) Step 2: Move or copy keywords to another list
- Open the list that holds the keywords
- Select the keywords with the checkboxes
- Click Actions > Move to another keyword list
- Select a list, or click Create new list
- Select Duplicate to keep the keywords in both lists, or Move to transfer them
- Click Send keywords
Note: Move isn’t available for a list shared with you, because you have Viewer access to it.
Step 3: Create content from your keywords
- Open the list
- In Tags or Topics, select the keyword group you want to write about and click Apply
- Select the keywords with the checkboxes
- Click Generate content
- Select Article or SEO brief
Articles open in Content Optimizer, and SEO briefs open in SEO Brief Generator.
(Optional) Step 4: Share or export a list
- Open the list
- Click Export
- Select Excel, CSV, or CSV Semicolon
Frequently asked questions
If you add a keyword that’s identical to one already in the list, Saved Keywords doesn’t add it again. A message lets you know the keywords are already in the list.