Every blogger strives for it –
The day when their blog posts ranks in Google #1…or #2…or #3 position!
According to studies, the number one position can bring you 33% more traffic than spot 2 or 3!
And, if you’re monetizing your blog, having this position is a goldmine.
But, you know what?
Even being on page one can give you globs of traffic…and income.
Smart Mom Ideas is a new blog of mine, and I have several blog posts on page one and many of them generate income for me.
As a new blogger, you don’t have to fight for the first spot in Google; instead try to make it to page 1.
Learning SEO writing doesn’t have to be hard.
What is challenging for many bloggers though is SEO research.
It’s finding the right keyword to write about.
Can I share a secret?
While it’s tangible to find the right keyword, the BEST metrics for ranking in Google is having a blog set up for SEO, having valuable content and backlinks.
That’s it.
So having an engaging blog audience has more weight than a keyword for many bloggers.
But, I do know that bloggers want to try to use keywords as a potential to gain ranking as a new blogger.
The Keywords to Try as a New Blogger
The easy keywords to try as a new blogger are longtail keywords.
These are long phrases that are precise –
Christmas crafts for moms
mom and toddler activities
Smart Mom Ideas has a lot of #1 spots for longtail keywords.
But here’s the thing –
A lot of them don’t have high searches (less than 500 searches a month).
But, that’s okay.
You want to know why?
Because when I optimized my old blog posts for SEO tactics, Google started ranking me for relevant keywords.
There are six pages of keywords associated with my blog post about Christmas crafts.
And the keywords with a lot of searches – thousands – I’m slowly ranking for. Over time and closer to the season, I hope to see this post ranking higher.
So, keywords is a longterm strategy that has to merry with having a blog primed for SEO.
As a new blogger you can attempt to rank for longtail keywords with a search volume of at least 100 searches a month to 500 searches a month – to start.
It’s MUCH EASIER to rank for the low hanging fruit than it is to try to compete with bigger blogs for a keyword they rank for already.
So, I’ll go over those types of keywords for your topic ideas that you can write about.
I’ll stick to common mom blog niches like – parenting, baby, organizing and pregnancy.
Parenting Keywords for Topic Ideas
The tool I’ll be using is a paid SEO tool, but you can do the same type of research with Ubersuggest.
For example, here is the page one of the result for parenting.
My paid SEO tool just gives us more options and variations of the keyword.
I will search for parent topic ideas and parenting topic ideas.
Parent Topic Ideas
I like the question section and can see that there are a lot of great ideas for blog posts – but we are looking for lower searched keywords, so I’ll dig deeper.
300-400 searches a month:
- How losing a parent affects relationships
- Gifts for children who have lost a parent (slightly competitive, but you can write a very valuable gift guide with more tips and more suggestions than the top performing posts)
- How to be a parent – can frame this as How to be a (Loving) Parent
- How to parent grown children
- Parent-child relationship
- Parent organizing
- Parent blog – you can do a roundup posts of the best parent blogs
- Parent newsletters – you can roundup the best parenting newsletters
- Parent classes – can talk about the best online parenting classes to help make you money!
100-300 searches a month:
- What legal rights does a step parent have
- What is a step parent
- How to parent a teenager
- How to co parent
- How to parent a strong willed child
- What to ask at a parent teacher conference
- How to be a good sports parent
- Why is parent involvement in schools important
- What is it like to be a foster parent
- Letter to child from parent
- Parent choice overnight diapers
- Parent survival kit
- Parent facing stroller
- Parent gifts
- Will I be a good parent
- Failing as a parent
- Parent anniversary poems
- Parent workshop ideas
Parenting Topic Ideas
300-400 searches a month:
- What is authoritarian parenting
- Parenting styles definition
- Parenting techniques
- Parenting tips toddlers
- Parenting goals
- Parenting courses
100-300 searches a month:
- Parenting lessons
- Parenting mistakes
- Parenting your parents
- Parenting practices
- Parenting 2 year old
- Parenting your powerful child
- Parenting journal
- Parenting problems
- Parenting newborn
- Parenting challenges
Baby Topic Ideas
300-400 searches a month:
- How to stop baby from biting
- How to help baby sleep through the night
- How long to breastfeed baby
- How to tell if baby is breech
- When to babies start sitting
- What to do for a baby with a cough
- How to get an overtired baby to sleep
- How long does it take to lose baby weight
- How to get boogers out of baby nose
- How to burp a sleeping baby
- What do I need for a newborn baby
- What does it feel like when the baby drops – this is pregnancy related
- How to make baby bow headbands
- How to tell if baby has fever
- When to start baby led weaning
100-300 searches a month:
- How to have a smart baby
- How to prepare sweet potato for baby
- What foods to start baby on
- How much breastmilk does baby need – Can talk about a breast milk calculator
- How to clean baby nose
- How do you know if your baby has reflux
- How to prevent flat head baby – This is plagiocephaly
- How to get a fussy baby to sleep
- What to feed a 10 month old baby
- How to train baby to sleep in crib
- What to do if baby has hiccups
- How do you put a baby to sleep
- How to suction baby nose
Organize Topic Ideas
300-400 searches a month:
- How to organize your phone
- How to organize drawer
- How to organize craft supplies
- How to organize a tool box
- How to organize freezer
- How to organize bookshelves
- How to organize home
- How to organize clothes without a dresser
- How to organize a garage on a tight budget
- How to organize bathroom
- How to organize bedroom
- How to organize toys
- How to organize purse
- How to organize chest freezer
- How to organize home office
- How to organize a small kitchen without a pantry
- How to organize a refrigerator
- How to organize kids toys
- How to organize your home room by room
- Organize tools
- Organize room
100-300 searches a month:
- How to organize family photos
- How to organize small room
- How to organize school supplies
- How to organize jewelry in a drawer
- How to organize cabinets
- How to organize a playroom
- How to organize your golf bag
- How to declutter and organize
- How to organize a baby dresser
- How to organize bedroom
Pregnancy Topic Ideas
300-400 searches a month:
- How long does it take to feel pregnancy symptoms
- When to take a home pregnancy test
- When does a baby drop in pregnancy
- What is pregnancy brain
- When do you take a pregnancy test
- What to pack in hospital bag for pregnancy
- How much caffeine during pregnancy
- What are signs of pregnancy
- How to avoid stretch marks during pregnancy
- What is a tubal pregnancy
- When pregnancy test positive
- What helps with constipation during pregnancy
- How soon can you feel nausea during pregnancy
- Best pregnancy support belt
- Pregnancy symptom
- Body pillow pregnancy
100-300 search:
- When does pregnancy sickness start
- When does milk start leaking during pregnancy
- What helps heartburn during pregnancy
- How to announce pregnancy on Facebook
- What helps pregnancy sickness
- When does pregnancy nausea begin
- Natural pregnancy
- 20 week pregnancy
- Pregnancy announcement videos
- Heavy bleeding in pregnancy
- Pregnancy old wives tales
Try Correlating Topic Ideas
This is a great start to your editorial calendar, but to take it step further, I would try to correlate these topics with Pinterest and with topics from other SEO tools like Ubersuggest.
Each SEO tool has different keywords so you can spend the time finding all the relevant keywords using different SEO tools.
From there, you can come up with an outline of your topic idea and make sure you incorporate some SEO writing in your post so that Google knows what your blog post is about.
For more help on learning about SEO check out these guides:
- What is SEO? Getting Your Site Ranking in Google
- 2 Little Unknown SEO Hacks for New Bloggers
- How to Rank #1 For Both Google and Pinterest
Tell me in the comments how you come up with topic ideas for your blog! I’d love to hear them!
Remember to pin me!
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