// seo.co

Keyword Research

SEO AUDIT SERVICES BACklink services

200+

Ranking factors audited per page

15 yrs

Of search-algorithm operational history

5K+

Keywords moved into top-10 positions

F500

Clients alongside startups & agencies

// engineering methodology

How we engineer rankings.

A five-phase loop, repeated continuously. No black boxes — every step traceable to a measurable signal.

seo.co — process.ts

$ seo.audit()

Diagnose

200-point technical, content, and backlink audit. Core Web Vitals, crawl budget, schema, EAT signals — every lever measured before we touch a thing.

$ seo.strategy()

Cluster

Keyword universes mapped to topical authority pillars. Intent matched to content. Internal-link graph designed before a single page ships.

$ seo.execute()

Build

On-page implementation, schema rollout, content production, and white-hat link acquisition — coordinated across technical, editorial, and PR teams.

$ seo.measure()

Track

Position tracking, attribution modeling, conversion-funnel diagnostics. Weekly reports tied to revenue, not vanity metrics.

$ seo.optimize()

Iterate

Algorithm-update response within 48 hours. Competitive deltas surfaced in real time. Continuous remediation on the pages losing ground.

Keyword Research Services

Most people have a big picture view of the internet. They see it as a collection of websites, URLs, and pages. But those are just the big visible limbs. If you dig in and inspect the muscles, tendons, and tissue, you’ll discover that something much more elementary is keeping the World Wide Web spinning round and round.

It’s keywords!

All organic traffic is a direct result of a user typing a specific string of keywords into a search bar. These keywords dictate which page results Google shows and, as a result, which websites users visit.

At one time, keywords were the primary means of getting pages ranked on Google. And even though updates like Google Hummingbird have expanded ranking factors to include dozens of additional metrics, keywords continue to be one of the most valuable factors in SEO, website traffic, and conversions.

But understanding the importance of keywords and actually knowing how to properly leverage them for growth and conversions are two separate things. In order to maximize the value of keywords, you have to know which keywords to use.

robots.txt// crawl directives

 1# Engineered for budget, not just access
 2User-agent: *
 3Allow:      /
 4Disallow:   /admin/
 5Disallow:   /*?session=
 6 
 7User-agent: GPTBot
 8Allow:      /
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10Sitemap: /sitemap_index.xml

Keyword Research Deliverables

You can’t successfully utilize keywords if you don’t conduct the right keyword research. In fact, it’s ultimately the research portion of the process that helps businesses develop SEO strategies, prioritize initiatives, and execute upon them.

The problem is that keyword research is technical, intensive, time-consuming, and analytical. You need both time and experience to master it. If you have time but no experience, your keyword research will be shallow and ineffective. If you have the experience but lack the time, you won’t be able to conduct thorough research that produces any real fruit.

At SEO.co, keyword research is a major part of what we do. Not only do we have the time and experience, but it’s become one of our leading value-add services for our clients.

When you utilize our keyword research service, you’ll receive three powerful deliverables:

Website Audits Showcase Technical Deficiencies & Behavior Analytics to Improve On-page & Off-page Website Health

Our SEO services include a full audit report will provide you with a detailed plan of attack for fixing specific on and off-site errors and deficits as well as provide suggestions for internal linking and off-site link procurement for immediate keyword growth.

lighthouse-report.json// page audit

Performance

100

Accessibility

Best Practices

100

SEO

Our Keyword Research Process

Now that you know what you’ll get, let’s show you how we’re able to develop these reports. In most cases, it involves a five-step process:

Google and other search engines work by using math & artificial intelligence. Our method for building links ensures we are solving the math equation while avoiding black hat strategies so you can rank for national and local terms.

Trusted by over 5,000 clients and SEO agencies, our backlink-focused SEO services are the best in the business. We can vary how aggressive we build links based on any budget and any scale.

schema-validator// structured-data status

Organization

valid

ProfessionalService

valid

FAQPage

valid

BreadcrumbList

valid

Article

valid

AggregateRating

valid

// ai-search visibility · GEO

Ranking is no longer just Google.

We track citation share across every major LLM-powered search interface. Client appearance rates across the surfaces our prospects actually use:

GPT

ChatGPT Search

82%citation share

PPL

Perplexity Pages

89%citation share

AIO

Google AI Overview

71%citation share

GEM

Gemini Search

64%citation share

CLD

Claude Citations

58%citation share

COP

Bing Copilot

73%citation share

// structured data

Schema-first because Google reads JSON, not paragraphs.

Rich results, knowledge panels, AI Overview citations, and LLM training data all key off structured markup. We deploy validated JSON-LD across every page, monitored for drift.

▹30+ schema types covered (Organization, Service, FAQ, HowTo, Article…)
▹Live Rich Results validation in CI
▹Schema audit included in every engagement

schema.json

 1{
 2  "@context": "https://schema.org",
 3  "@type": "ProfessionalService",
 4  "name": "SEO.co",
 5  "areaServed": "United States",
 6  "aggregateRating": {
 7    "@type": "AggregateRating",
 8    "ratingValue": "4.9",
 9    "reviewCount": "312"
10  }
11}

Putting Keyword Research to Work

It’s nice to have a PDF report, Excel spreadsheet, and the opportunity to bounce some ideas off of an SEO expert for an hour, but research is pointless without application. In order to justify the investment, you have to put the research to work. Keyword research can be used to:

This is just the start. With the right keyword research, you can fundamentally change your approach to SEO, marketing, and sales. It’s the missing piece to the puzzle.

Website Audits Showcase Technical Deficiencies & Behavior Analytics to Improve On-page & Off-page Website Health

Optimize your SEO strategy
Shape your content creation
Influence your social media marketing
Run A/B tests to increase product page conversions

gsc-coverage// index coverage · 30d

Indexed

1,842

Discovered

117

Excluded

Error

Get Your Keyword Research Quote

At SEO.co we have a team of highly skilled and experienced SEO experts who understand both the technical aspects of keyword research, as well as the business strategy that’s required in order to put data-rich insights into action.

Please reach out today to get a quote. We’d be happy to put you in touch with one of our in-house experts to provide you with a detailed understanding of how we can help you get results!

Trusted by over 5,000 clients and SEO agencies, our backlink-focused SEO services are the best in the business. We can vary how aggressive we build links based on any budget and any scale.

keyword-clusters.csv// cluster intent

technical seo audit4.4K/mo

KD 38

core web vitals optimization1.9K/mo

KD 24

schema markup implementation2.7K/mo

KD 31

internal linking strategy3.1K/mo

KD 42

site speed optimization8.8K/mo

KD 55

// core web vitals · field data

Page speed is a ranking signal. We engineer it like one.

Field-data Core Web Vitals from a typical client page after our engagement. Real users, real conditions, measured against Google's thresholds.

Good · 90+

Needs work · 50–89

Largest Contentful Paint

LCP

1.8s

score 94

Cumulative Layout Shift

CLS

0.03

score 98

Interaction to Next Paint

INP

120ms

score 91

// the difference

What “technical” actually means.

Capability

SEO.co

Typical SEO agency

Technical audit depth

200+ checks · weekly

Single annual audit

Schema markup

30+ types, CI-validated

Hand-rolled, often broken

Core Web Vitals

Engineered to <2.5s LCP

Recommendation, not implementation

Reporting cadence

Live dashboard + weekly

Monthly PDF

Algorithm response

48-hour playbook

Wait-and-see

Content + links + tech

Single coordinated team

3 separate vendors

// algorithm response log

Every algorithm update has a playbook.

We don't wait-and-see. The last five years of major Google updates and the engineering response we executed for client sites within 48 hours of confirmation.

2024March Core Updateimpact: AI-content devaluation
impact: AI-content devaluation
→ Manual byline audits, EEAT enrichment, schema author overhaul
2024Helpful Content Update v3impact: Site-wide quality signal
impact: Site-wide quality signal
→ Topical authority pruning, low-value page sunset playbook
2023October Core + SGEimpact: AI Overview rollout
impact: AI Overview rollout
→ Citation-shape content, FAQ schema density, listicle restructuring
2022Product Reviews + Helpful Contentimpact: Affiliate / thin content
impact: Affiliate / thin content
→ Original research investment, first-hand testing methodology
2021Page Experience + MUMimpact: Web Vitals as ranking factor
impact: Web Vitals as ranking factor
→ Performance engineering pipeline, Lighthouse CI rollout

// operating stack

The platforms we run.

Six surfaces, dozens of tools, one team trained to read every signal each one produces. We don't pick favorites — we instrument everything.

Crawl & Audit

Screaming Frog
Sitebulb
Botify
JetOctopus

Backlinks

Ahrefs
Semrush
Majestic
Moz Pro

Google Search Console
Bing Webmaster
Yandex Webmaster

Analytics

GA4
BigQuery
Looker Studio
Mixpanel

Performance

PageSpeed Insights
WebPageTest
Lighthouse CI
Calibre

AI Search

Perplexity Pages
ChatGPT Search
Profound
AthenaHQ

// frequently asked

Common questions

01On-page Analysis.

By analyzing individual pages and keywords using Google Analytics, Google Search Console (reviewing accelerated mobile pages), Core Web Vitals (reviewing page speed) and other keyword research tools, we create a detailed roadmap that is industry agnostic and fully-repeatable for ranking in search engines.

02Complete Content Audit.

Your on-site content audit will perform keyword research to compare all the pages of your site, taking into account content quality, duplicate content, keyword stuffing and keyword cannibalization issues that might be hurting your rankings in search engine results pages (SERPs).

03Holistic Backlink Audit.

Understand impact of site-wide and individual web pages with a comprehensive look at backlink diversity, link velocity, anchor text variability, TLD diversity, internal links and internal link structure.

04Determine Link-Worthy Assets.

We find the best content assets on your website, worthy of inbound mentions and backlinks. If you don't have any or your content is lacking, our editorial team can help to beef-up your content assets.

05Find Publishers that Match Your Strategy.

We source publishers with relevance and authority and pitch them content ideas that include backlinks and references back to your website.

06Write The Content.

We draft your written content, including relevant backlinks and anchor text that aligns with our keyword research tool analysis (e.g. title tags, meta tags, keyword density, etc.). We then get publisher approval to get the content published.

07Backlink Reporting.

You receive regular backlink reports included in your standard monthly SEO work reports.

08On-page Analysis.

09Complete Content Audit.

10Holistic Backlink Audit.

11Determine Link-Worthy Assets.

12Find Publishers that Match Your Strategy.

We source publishers with relevance and authority and pitch them content ideas that include backlinks and references back to your website.

13Write The Content.

14Backlink Reporting.

You receive regular backlink reports included in your standard monthly SEO work reports.

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