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Two modes: ideas vs. metrics

Keyword ideas — you give HireOtto seed keywords or a landing page URL, and it returns an expanded list of related keywords with search volume, competition, and CPC ranges. Use this when you’re building a new campaign or exploring a new topic. Historical metrics — you give HireOtto a list of specific keywords you already have, and it returns search volume, competition, and bid data for exactly those terms. No expansion. Use this to score and prioritise a keyword list you’ve already built.

Generating keyword ideas

From seed keywords:
Generate keyword ideas for [SEED_KEYWORD_1], [SEED_KEYWORD_2] — target [LOCATION].
From a URL:
Generate keyword ideas from this URL: [YOUR_URL] — target [LOCATION].
Combining seeds and a URL:
Generate keyword ideas for "[SEED_KEYWORD]" and this page: [YOUR_URL] — target United States.
Options you can add: Filter by competition level to focus on winnable terms:
Generate keyword ideas for "[SEED_KEYWORD]" — target US, low competition only, minimum 500 monthly searches.
Sort by a different metric:
Generate keyword ideas for "[SEED_KEYWORD]" — sort by competition (ascending), target UK.
Get more results than the default (25):
Generate keyword ideas for "[SEED_KEYWORD]" — return top 50 results, target US.
Export for further analysis:
Generate keyword ideas for "[SEED_KEYWORD]" — target US, export to CSV.

Getting historical metrics for a known list

Use this when you already have keywords and want to score them before adding to a campaign.
Get historical metrics for these keywords: [KW1], [KW2], [KW3] — target [LOCATION].
Tip: If you’re passing more than 25 keywords, tell HireOtto to increase the limit — otherwise results will be cut off:
Get historical metrics for these 40 keywords: [LIST] — target US, show all results.

Targeting multiple locations

By default results are aggregated across all locations you specify. If you want separate results per location (e.g. to compare US vs UK volume), ask for per-location mode:
Generate keyword ideas for "[SEED_KEYWORD]" — show results separately for US, UK, and Australia.
Get historical metrics for [KW1], [KW2] — per location: United States, Canada, India.

Language targeting

Default is English. To target a different language:
Generate keyword ideas for "[SEED_KEYWORD]" — target Germany, language German.

Including Google Search Partners

By default, results reflect Google Search only. To include Search Partners in the network:
Generate keyword ideas for "[SEED_KEYWORD]" — target US, include Search Partners.

Typical keyword research workflow

A full research session for a new campaign might look like this: Step 1 — Explore and expand:
Generate keyword ideas for "[CORE_TOPIC]" — target [LOCATION], minimum 200 monthly searches, show top 50.
Step 2 — Score your shortlist:
Get historical metrics for these keywords: [SHORTLISTED_KWs] — target [LOCATION].
Step 3 — Export for the campaign:
Export the keyword ideas to CSV.
Once you have your list, you can add keywords to an ad group directly in the same conversation — see the Campaign creation guide.