Keywords and intent

Query

Also known as: query · search query

Text or another signal a user uses to describe a need to a search or answer system.

A practical example

A customer asks about the cost of store support.

What should I know?

The user's query and the monitored keyword need not be identical.

Keywords and intent in practice

Look at the task behind the user's words. Learning, comparing offers, and buying require different information. Match the page to that task, not just search volume.

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Related terms

PromptA question, command, or set of instructions given to an AI model with information needed to answer.KeywordA phrase describing a topic or need for which a page aims to be found.Query fan-outBreaking a user's question into additional searches that help an AI system gather information.

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