Keyword Research Basics: Understand What People Search For
Find your first Shopify keywords from products and customer questions. Check search intent and results, then choose a product page, collection, guide, or FAQ. Start a page plan even when your new store has no Search Console query data.
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Find your first Shopify keywords from products and customer questions. Check search intent and results, then choose a product page, collection, guide, or FAQ. Start a page plan even when your new store has no Search Console query data.
Learn how search engines find pages, how keywords shape page jobs, and how content, technical checks, and data become a practical 90-day SEO plan.
Lesson outline
- 11. List 5–10 seed terms from product facts
- 22. Expand by scenario, audience, problem, and comparison
- 33. Identify informational, comparative, transactional, or navigational intent
- 44. Inspect search results and match an existing page
- 55. Prioritize useful page work and record action, counterevidence, and review
Public core framework
- Choose a product or category and inspect its existing name, material, specifications, and uses. List 5–10 related seed terms and keep their sources. For a pet bottle, start with dog water bottle, travel bowl, and replacement cap.
- Expand a seed by hiking use, dog size, cleaning, leaks, material, or an alternative solution. Prefer phrases supported by your product or customer records.
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Last checked: 2026-10-07- developers.google.comhttps://developers.google.com/search/docs/monitor-debug/search-console-start
- support.google.comhttps://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/7042828
- support.google.comhttps://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/17011259?hl=en
- support.google.comhttps://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/17010575?hl=en
- developers.google.comhttps://developers.google.com/search/docs/fundamentals/seo-starter-guide
- developers.google.comhttps://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/title-link
- developers.google.comhttps://developers.google.com/search/docs/fundamentals/creating-helpful-content
- support.google.comhttps://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/17011259
- arxiv.orghttps://arxiv.org/abs/2301.10105
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Reviewed by: Ranfeng Wei · Next review: 2027-01-05
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