#-as my basis for most things. Because while I want to explore some unrelated topics I still want this to be the TD cast. Not my OCs.
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TDI Advice wanted!
Hi TD fans! I'm planning a rewrite of TDI, the cast will be 18 for in-universe reasons (think legal contracts, I'm not gonna be weird about them). I'm aiming to make it more realistic and in line with the 2007 aesthetic, i.e era appropriate lingo & references, mobile phones are rare, homophobia is a bigger concern etc, but I'm wondering how far I should take it?
In the end I'll write what I enjoy, but should I lean more heavily into the gritty side of reality TV both on and behind the screen, include more notable sexism, potential slurs and creepy behaviours etc? The point is for there to be believable drama in-universe and the topics planned all have some merit to be present. I have some hard lines I'll never cross (see last tags on the post for those curious) and I want people familiar with the themes to feel seen rather than exploited reading it.
At the end of the day the cast are just youngsters getting to know each other and themselves. I want to humanize them and write believable conflicts without demonizing anyone, it is intended as a character driven story after all. But I also want to know what others think would make for an enjoyable read/take on the show.
The cast will inevitably diverge from their canon counterparts, but I am unsure how to handle certain characters, an example being LeShawna. She's clearly based on a racist stereotype, but her personality, background and lingo are a huge part of her appeal and I'd rather portray her in a better light than change her from the ground up. If you have any pointers I can keep in mind for her or anyone else you think is often portrayed poorly in canon or fanon then please let me hear your takes! This goes for non-TDI castmates as well, even if they don't show up in the story I wanna know what people think does and doesn't work for them and their tropes/traits cause it might still be relevant!
#Td#Tdi#Total drama#Id love any opinions no matter how personal or miniscule. Even outside of fic writing I love hearing theories/analyses.#Also: I already have some things very strongly set in stone so I won't change this project to perfectly appease someone else's vision#Some charas will inevitably be OOC at points but I am using canon information and what we know from stuff like other seasons and their bios#-as my basis for most things. Because while I want to explore some unrelated topics I still want this to be the TD cast. Not my OCs.#That said there will be personal headcanons thrown in. But I hope they flow well with canon and don't stand out as a sore thumb.#Some HCs might replace canon traits but only if I think they were bad/random or underdeveloped.#And if you have songs you think fit the campers pls send them my way! Good character playlists really helps w getting into their headspace#While I am a huge IOTS fan I don't intend to reference it in my work. No gore or character deaths because that stuff is too impactful both-#-for the characters and for the show in-universe. It would derail everything which is what makes IOTS work but is unfitting here.#All TWs will be listed once I start writing. I'm happy to tag niche phobias/squicks/TWs as well so if you're interested in reading but-#-worry that something specific might be included then just ask! No matter how silly it might seem I've got you covered.#What I won't include: SA nor heavy sexism/racism. I might not touch racism much at all outside of beauty standards/racist tv tropes.#Any heavy topic included will be approached with a lot of care and consideration for those affected. There will be 0 shock value inclusions
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Field Trip Ch. 9 of Cure for Nightmares
Peter walked tiredly into his science classroom sitting down quickly next to Ned. Peter put his head on the desk.
“Hey man you ok?” Ned asked glancing at him
“Yeah I’m fine just a bit tired was out a bit late patrolling” peter responded in a whisper
Ned nodded, and peter grabbed out his notebook and textbook and prayed class wouldn’t last forever.
When the bell rang Peter quickly gathered his stuff and was about to head to the door when his teacher made an announcement to the class.
“Before you guys rush out of here, I need to hand out permission slips for our annual field trip.”
“Where are we going?” a random student asked
“We got a special treat this year we are getting a special tour of The Avengers Compound.”
Peter immediately sighed he had a field trip to somewhere he goes on an almost daily basis.
“The field trip is next Friday so making sure you gets these signed by then.” His teacher said handing them out
As if on cue
“Hey penis I guess were finally going to see that you full of it when none of the avengers recognize you.” flash shouted at him as he walked out
Peter just looked at the permission slip and shook his head. While leaving class and walking to lunch he messaged tony
Hey can I come by today?
Tony responded about a minute later
Sure kid I’ll have Happy pick you up.
The rest of the day went by in a blur peter couldn’t stop thinking about the field trip.
Once he walked out of the school he saw happy there waiting with a smile on his face.
“Hey kid hop in, can’t wait to hear your nonstop talking” Happy said with a grin
Peter got in the car sighing
They were driving for a bit peter was responding anytime happy asked him anything but was not his usual talkative self.
“Hey Pete something up normally your talking my ear off by now?” happy asked
“I’m fine just tired I was out late patrolling yesterday so didn’t get enough sleep” peter responded
“Yeah me and tony noticed you like staying out late lately but you still need sleep don’t want May freaking on you again” happy said seeming to accept his answer
Peter nodded in understanding and sighed in relieve.
Once they arrived at the compound peter got out of the car quickly waved bye to Happy and walked onto the Elevator and headed towards the lab.
Once peter exited the elevator he walked to the lab saw tony mesmerized by his suits. Peter threw his backpack off his shoulder to alert tony he was there.
“Hey Pete sorry was in tinkerland” tony said with a chuckle
Peter wasn’t laughing he just went and sat near the work bench and sighed
“Kiddo what’s up what got you down?” Tony asked considered walking over to him
“Why did you give my class a field trip here tony? And better yet why didn’t you tell me about it so I wasn’t blindsided by my teacher” peter asked annoyed
“Pete I totally forgot about doing that I was doing it for one another just because you’re here a lot doesn’t mean others don’t get too see here I know your school is full of gifted youngsters so I thought your science class would enjoy it.” tony said simply
“You guys will embarrass me you guys always do” peter said sadly
“I will not and ill will tell the others not to as well or they be kicked out, happy?” tony said smiling
“Makes me feel a bit better but I don’t think I can trust them” peter said shrugging
“I’ll make sure we all do our best ok tell them go with intern story again ok” tony said smirking
“Thanks dad but to be honest if you don’t show your face around me on the tour that probably be for the best” peter said quietly
“Pete I’m hurt you don’t want your class to see me? I’m one of the most important avengers” tony said pretending to be hurt
“No I just know you will embarrass me somehow if were in the same room as each other” peter said grinning
Tony smirked “ok kiddo I’ll try not to interrupt the tour happy?”
“Very thank you” peter said
Ok kiddo now that’s out of the way lets grab some food I’m starved.
Tony led him to the elevator.
They spent the rest of the night snacking and watching movies.
Once Tony dropped peter off at home he asked May to sign the permission slip.
The day of the field trip arrived way quicker than peter would have liked. His talk with tony relaxed him slightly but didn’t help the nervousness he was felling right now. His teacher collected everyone’s permission slip and they all boarded a bus heading to Upstate New York to The Compound. The ride seemed like it took twice as long as it did when he would go with Happy. Luckily Ned and MJ were with him otherwise it would be a nightmare.
Peter sat with MJ and Ned sat close by on the bus. They both knew how nervous he was and were trying to talk about unrelated topics to distract him.
“Hey peter what’s your opinion of the Last Jedi? Does it betray the original star wars trilogy?” Ned asked
“I wouldn’t say it betrays the original ones but it definitely was my least favorite one” peter answered honestly
“Wow even worse than the prequels?”
“That’s debatable” peter said shrugging
Michelle rolled her eyes.
Ned was about to say something else when Flash interrupted him.
“So penis you claim to be a what? personal intern to tony stark? Were about to learn the truth I can’t wait to watch you freak.” Flash said laughing
“Flash get lost did we ask for you two sense no so bye” MJ said bluntly
Flash just stared at her for a minute than sat down.
MJ turned to peter “ignore the idiot he’s just jealous”
Peter nodded. So much for not being nervous as they pulled up to the compound they used a different entrance than he usually did.
As they walked into the lobby of the compound his class was all filled with awe but peter had been here before again not as often as other parts as the compound so he kept his mouth shut.
A receptionist it seemed like greeted them.
“Hello Midtown Tech my name is Sarah and welcome to the Avengers Compound. First thing we need to do is get each one of you a security badge.”
She handed everyone a badge besides peter that of course always had one but rarely needed it because Friday recognized him.
“Make sure your badge can be seen at all times Happy is a stickler for that kind of thing never know when he’ll show up.” Sarah said with a chuckle
“Hey peter didn’t get a badge” flash called out which made Sarah turn
“Hey Pete you got yours right?” she asked
“Yeah right here thanks Sarah” he pulled it out of his bag and put it on his shirt.
Flash was staring gaping mouth for a second, which made peter grin.
As they began walking through the security check point Friday started scanning all the badges. And reading aloud identities.
“Sarah Abrams clearance level 5”
She directed the rest though
“Guest Clearance level 2” Friday kept saying until they got to peter
“Peter Parker Clearance Level 10” Friday stated
His class looked at him confused. Flash was literally speechless.
Sarah directed them to the Training room first which peter crossed his fingers hopping Natasha and Clint were not there currently. Of course when his group walked in not only was black widow and Hawkeye there so was Captain America. Peter sighed. Natasha was in the middle of fighting Steve, Clint was rooting her on. He glanced up and saw the class and walked over.
“I thought Stark mentioned a tour but I thought he was just messing with us like usual” Clint said with a smirk glancing at peter
“Well now that you’re here this is where we all train or I should rephrase get our butts kicked by black widow over there” Clint added
As if on cue she got Steve down to the matt. The class cheered which made Clint laugh
Natasha helped Steve up and then joined Clint with the group.
“You guys do not want a go around with her she’s deadly” Steve said laughing
“Don’t you forget it” Natasha replied “if you guys want to learn some basic defense I can teach you” she added
Most of the student’s hands rose besides peter and MJ. But of course
“Peter come on you’ll be a perfect demonstration for them” Natasha pleaded
“Nat I don’t think it’s a good idea remember what stark said” Steve said into her ear
“Come on Pete it will be fun” Clint added
Finally slightly embarrassed peter nodded and followed Natasha back to the mat. When she lunged at him he easily Held his own pushing Nat back a bit, by the end he let her win since he didn’t want his classmates to know how strong he was. She helped him up and smiled
“Wasn’t that fun? Well I think you got to move on to the next part of the tour but I’ll see you tonight Pete” she said walking to the showers
“Yeah kid was a blast seeing you knocked on your head” Clint said laughing
Before they left the training room they were allowed to ask Steve and Clint questions
Of course the first hand was flash’s
“Is pen- Peter really a personal intern for tony stark?” he nearly shouted
“Of course he is I’ve never seen stark grown so attached to a kid but once he hired Pete he always a constant presence. Clint said chuckling
“yeah Tony loves bouncing ideas off the kid even asked him for help when he stuck on projects peter is always willing to help.” Steve added
Flash shut up real quick after a few other questions Clint and Steve waved goodbye as they moved on through the compound visiting different floors before they got to the labs.
Peter’s day hadn’t been as bad as he imagined it but he knew it could just get worse he just hoped Tony would keep his promise and not show his face. But of course nothing could go his way could it.
As they walked into the main lab they saw Bruce Banner working on a computer before he noticed the guests enter. Bruce noticed peter immediately and gave him a grin.
“Hey Pete, is this your gang from your genius school?”
Peter nodded.
“Yeah peter has told me of all the gifted kids from midtown so Tony was sure to make sure to have a stop in the main lab” Bruce said grinning
“You guys are welcome to explore the lab but do not touch a thing I rather not have tony ring my neck” Bruce said laughing
The class began exploring looking at different iron man armors or other projects tony seemed to work on. The main lab was huge so of course they were there awhile
Ned walked over to peter
“Hey if this is the lab where is Tony you said when you’re over your always tinkering with him” Ned asked
“This isn’t the only lab Tony’s got a private one only me and him have access to I guarantee that’s where he is now” peter said
“Oh ok makes sense otherwise we be seeing a lot more amour and your suits” Ned whispered
Peter nodded.
Sarah asked “does anyone have any questions for Dr. Banner?”
Hands rose before Bruce picked a hand the doors opened and Tony walked in with a smirk on his face.
“Brucey who’s all your friends I thought I was in charge of parties here?” tony said with a chuckle
Peter knew it was too good to be true when tony showed up and smirked at him
“Look at all the egg heads that peter brought with him” tony said grinning “if you are all half as smart as he is then the future is in good hands”
Peter blushed.
“So what was I interrupting Bruce?” tony asked
“Kids were about to ask me some questions” Bruce replied
“Excellent ask any questions for me ask well” tony said making eye contact with peter.
Multiple hands shot up and of course Flash’s did as well.
“What is it like having Captain America under your roof again?”
“Never boring but again living with all the avengers makes life here interesting.” Tony said with a laugh
When he called on flash he prepared for the worst.
“Is it true Peter is your personal intern?” flash asked
“Of course it’s true Pete is an amazing worker and I’m lucky to have him” tony said give peter a warm smile.
Once the questions were finished the class left the lab to have a break for food.
Siting outside the compound with Ned and MJ, Peter was taking a bite of an apple
When Flash walked over to them. None notice tony followed the group out.
“Ok you got to spill right now what the hell was that Penis? How did you get them all to play along?”
Peter was about to say something when Tony showed up out of nowhere looking pissed and stepped towards Flash
“Excuse me what in the hell did you just call him?” tony sounded furious
“Umn. It was just a joke sir...” flash said quietly
“If I ever hear anything about you bullying my kid again ill make sure no college accepts you, you hear me?” tony said still pissed
Peter was embarrassed but at the same time smiled at the time tony call him his kid.
“Yes sir” Flash said looking away.
“Good, hey Pete come with me” tony said
Tony stopped quickly and whispered something to Sarah
Peter got up and followed tony back into the compound.
Once inside tony looked at peter directly
“Pete when you told me Flash was an ass you weren’t kidding” tony said sighing “why didn’t you tell me he was still bullying you?”
“I don’t know it didn’t really bother me and he stopped for a bit after I told him off before he only really started again because of the field trip.” Peter said shrugging
“so you didn’t want him to get any other ideas besides that you work for me that’s why you were so worried before” tony said raising an eyebrow” well I just called you my kid to his face sorry I screwed the pooch on that one” tony said chuckling
“Tony your fine I know for a fact after what you did he never bully me again you were scary out there” peter said with a grin
“Well good watch you back kid” tony said laughing
“Well thanks though you’re basically my dad nice of you to stand up for Me.” peter said smiling
“Of course Pete” tony said with a smile and pulled peter into a hug.
A few moments later tony let go.
“Well I guess I’ll be back tomorrow right?” peter said heading for the door
“Nope I let the tour guide know that you were staying here when the bus leaves you coming over tomorrow anyways why not, I already let May know” tony said
“Sweet that’s awesome” peter followed tony to the elevator
“I sure the others have great stories to tell me from the parts of the tour I didn’t get to see” tony said with a grin.
Peter’s smiles dropped slightly “will the embarrassment ever end? “
“Not when I’m involved it won’t” tony said smiling.
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tonight on spontaneous media thoughts with a-flyleaf, some rambles on Paranoia Agent because yours truly just went and binged another old anime maybe two people and a paperclip have ever heard of!
so a few weeks ago I somehow got into the mini habit of watching videos on the side while drawing, splitting my desktop between art on one half and youtube on the other. somehow the videos of choice ended up being anime reviews, because I... I don’t know, really. :V I’ve watched like 5 anime now, this one included, and wasn’t particularly planning on adding any more to that little lineup. (keep meaning to check out cowboy beepboop but EH.) the lack of investment helps with the “wait did I just miss something” multitasking mood I guess...?
anyway it was a short-lived habit if only because I ran out of stuff that needed drawing aka Image Comic Process but I digress. Paranoia Agent first came to my attention indirectly through... something completely different! \o/
in entirely unrelated circumstances, stumbled upon this article a few days ago and the “realistic portrayal” example caught my attention. a brief comment dig later and the name was identified, and it... features a weird cartoon dog? the wikipedia premise intrigued me but it ended up on my hypothetical neverending list of stuff to check out.
I mention the review thing because, while procrastinating on everything earlier today, I found this video and it immediately caught my attention. and hey, looks like the whole dub is up on youtube, only 13 episodes so might as well!
...not that I’d. necessarily recommend the youtube dub upload. it lacks subtitles for the writing which is actually pretty damn essential.
go watch that review if you haven’t already, because it sums up the show better than I ever could and talks about what hooked me: a basis in psychology and experimental art.
AND NOW FOR MY ACTUAL THOUGHTS ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ (to be formatted in bullet points later probably, again tfw mobile) edit 11/21: done, plus some additional thoughts after reading a few reviews/analyses around the web
it practically starts with a bang via baseball bat, and imo the first four episodes are the strongest of the series. in addition to the clever toying with art style as the video describes, we’re introduced to an ensemble cast of not necessarily likable but no less complex characters, and I always appreciate it when media doesn’t seem to be hitting you over the head (harhar) with LIKE THIS PERSON DAMMIT.
while I don’t have dissociative identity disorder and thus can’t speak to accuracy in its portrayal or weirdness in the subplot’s resolution, episode four three* also had one of the first examples I’ve seen of a character with “multiple personalities” that didn’t lean on the tired but one of them... is a MURDERER schtick.
*I initially got the numbering messed up here; the episode with the character who has DID is third, not fourth.
the entire series explores the idea of fiction and reality - no, this is neither the time nor place for the Shipping Debacle(TM), moreso in how fiction is a form of escapism both destructive yet necessary in just about everyone’s lives. the experimental elements play with this well, forcing the viewer to think about why the art is changing the way it does.
until around the end of episode 4*, it’s relatively clear when we’re getting a glimpse into a character’s psyche vs seeing what’s actually going on. and then the next installment hits, and it honestly wouldn’t surprise me if a lot of people bail at this point. it’s not bad necessarily, but the line between fantasy and reality isn’t just blurred - save for a few quick cuts, said line is utterly trampled. symbolism runs rampant and it can be tricky to figure out exactly what’s Actually going on, if anything at all - more on this later.
*e: this time I actually do mean the fourth episode.
on the topic of symbolism, there’s definitely something symbolic going on with the crows/ravens (death?) and to some extent color (namely gold/yellow, green, and red) but I haven’t quite put my finger on it.
you know that thing the video says about Lil Slugger being a manifestation of mass hysteria and destructive escapism? (if you don’t, what are you waiting for >:V it’s about 10 minutes long if you skip the spoilery part.) turns out, he really truly is, and it’s not just metaphors.
spoilers ahead; I’d recommend going in blind but use your best judgment, I know I might not have been so intrigued if not for reading the entire wikipedia plot synopsis in advance. why do I keep getting into media by knowing the Big Reveals first.
on one hand, I really like Lil Slugger being both symbolic and a literal supernatural threat. what I’m much less sold on, however, is how the less explained aspects are incorporated, namely towards the end. (big spoiler warning again, last chance!)
so what exactly DID happen to Harumi with the weird clownish smile makeup? what’s all this prophetic babbling from an old dude who really likes chalk (and whose ramblings admittedly might’ve made more sense if I could actually read his stuff), and how does he know it? what’s the deal with the otaku dude and his magical talking figurines? who knows! who cares, I guess. it’s all in the name of thematic significance - or to put it ironically, ~it’s media~
I can respect that as an artistic direction but it can feel a bit stranger than necessary, and I wasn’t a huge fan of the ending. so, what, suddenly chief’s 2d dream world is an actual real place he goes to? the “darkness closing in” is an actual black blob? holy shit, I really must emphasize the otaku dude’s weird voodoo sculptures and bascially everything else about him. th... the ex-“good cop” is now a wannabe superhero?? you do have to read between the lines to an extent to really Get the characters at times, which I actually like, but imo this was pushing it.
actually even before the climactic sequence I was... less than thrilled with the wife’s monologue. for the most part the show is good about not talking down to the viewer, obligatory exposition sprinkles aside, but just in case you weren’t sure what the themes were yet, here they are ft. odd visual echoing that doesn’t seem particularly relevant to the speaker’s state of mind!
there’s a bit more thematic narm towards the finale, especially from local sidekick-turned-video game hero, but at that point I was too busy wondering what the hell was going on to be too bothered.
e: several analyses and a rewatch later, the end of Harumi’s episode seems less nonsensical. it still doesn’t quite explain when she found the time to throw on all that makeup, but as with many other aspects of the series I was left baffled by at first (up to and including weird old math man), it makes much more sense thematically. Paranoia Agent is not a show meant to be taken at face value and trying to understand it all literally is an exercise in futility - not for everyone, but if you are willing to reconsider how you’re parsing it, it’s worthwhile.
...I’m still confused by otaku dude’s figurines, though >:V
/endspoilers (for now)
DESPITE the spoiler-loaded nitpicking above, overall I found it a solid watch - and the irony of bingeing it to procrastinate on school isn’t lost on me, especially after an all-too-relatable vignette featuring a student in the throes of quadratic equations.
while it definitely includes some darker themes, up to and including an episode about three internet friends meeting up to carry out a sort of suicide pact (which again probably would’ve been clearer if the version I watched had subtitles for text), the tone never feels particularly hopeless. it deals with the self-detrimental effects of overindulging in escapism, sure, but isn’t exactly MEDIA IS BAD TECHNOLOGY IS SCARY THE NEW GENERATION SUCKS. (one character has a similar attitude but it’s based more in nostalgia than hatred of the modern.)
reality sucks but you gotta face it and own up to your fuckups, pal, sorry! but rest and respite are important, too, lest you end up like the animation monkey whose very animation becomes rougher as the sleep deprivation really kicks in.
yes, monkey. not literally but definitely in design (no sameface \o/) and arguably behavior. there were a few comedic moments throughout the show, albeit often dark and/or satirically based so YMMV on how much they actually lighten the mood. for what it’s worth, the episode with the aforementioned suicide pact was probably the overall funniest.
overall I would recommend it as a good thought-provoking series, although if you’re having trouble at the fifth episode I won’t blame you for not sticking it to the end. personally, I kept watching because A) I wanted to see just how the murderous baseball kid mystery turned out & B) the art and symbolism shenanigans up to that point, definitely including the intro, had already given me a few Ideas(TM) and I wanted to see what else was in store. worth it? sure, but don’t expect too many explanations on the supernatural parts.
okay one more spoilery detour - and it’s a VERY BIG spoiler that I am actually going to encourage you not to read if you plan on watching. seriously. (e: format isn’t a mistake, I think it works better connected in paragraphs.)
sooo after skimming the plot synopsis and watching that entire review video, I already knew the thing about Maromi being based on a dead dog and Lil Slugger being the mystery assailant. what I did not expect was even that being a lie, in a way that I won’t specify because I’ve said too much already. and while I question the use of what I’m guessing was pms of all things, I actually really liked that twist.
HOWEVER. given that it all comes back to Tsukiko, she was fucking robbed in the character arc department. I get that she’s quiet and secretive so we don’t get any real details on her past until last second, which imo was a really forced reveal (seriously what is WITH those anime girls and their magic prophetic video game), and again I do like how she pretty much has a victim complex and that basically causes everything.
what I don’t like is that we needed cop superhero dude to lay it all out for her in terms of Big Realization Moments. everything only really gets “resolved” because she finally comes to terms with & takes responsibility for her mistake, but what leads her to this action? guys yell at her for fucking up and everyone gets consumed by inexplicable black ooze? EHHHHHHH I don’t buy it.
the chief’s mini-arc with his wife, which unfortunately was more told than shown (sensibly, so we could get Slugger’s reactions to the story, but it doesn’t mean I’m happy with it), was predictable but IMO believable. I definitely don’t think every story has to have clearly-defined protagonist/antagonist characters, especially with the “antagonist” here being a man vs society type of setup, but the end sequence seemed confused on who the real “hero” was supposed to be.
Ikari got the Big Moments of realizing he couldn’t live a lie forever, of smashing his dream world. Tsukiko... gets to go back in time and hug her dog, I guess? where was her moment, however subtle, of realizing she actually doesn’t NEED this little pink dog to save and protect her from reality. if that was supposed to be conveyed when her younger self started making stuff up it... lost me, unfortunately. as far as I registered it went straight for the dog and apology.
e: and you know, after all the aforementioned reading, I’m still inclined to agree with my initial thoughts - HOWEVER. this is a show that lives, breathes, thrives on thematic significance. character development and miniature arcs happen, absolutely, but they’re not the focal point. I can appreciate the ending’s direction much more if I kick conventional thoughts on character progression to the curb.
oh, and the intro? with everyone laughing with chaotic and/or destructive backgrounds while the random mysterious old people get a fancy restaurant and the goddamn moon? guessing the latter is because ~universal themes~ or something but the formal setting after a series of Heck is a moment of fridge logic - the woman’s homeless. she’s probably no stranger to more ravaged settings.
e: oh yeah, and something else I noticed about the intro - everyone is laughing, yes, but Tsukiko’s doesn’t seem... real. everyone else (minus Lil Slugger I guess but his eyes aren’t shown) has the characteristic squint of a genuine smile, but she’s wide-eyed as ever. maybe foreshadowing how she’s the one behind all this...? hrmm.
alrighty no more spoilers For Real This Time, just some miscellaneous notes that didn’t really fit elsewhere
one side character has the same voice as my favorite character from Urasawa’s Monster so that was neat. turns out detective #2 also shares actors with Monster’s protagonist, which took me longer to catch onto but was VERY amusing once noticed.
there’s no overt fanservice, minus like one or two questionable angles that aren’t even in the spotlight. a couple episodes have some Unfortunate Closeups but they’re entirely in service of the story; you’re definitely not supposed to be comfortable with it.
WHERE ARE THE OFF CROSSOVERS.
e: actually, for various spoilery reasons, I would not be the least bit surprised if this influenced OFF to some extent. but that’s another ramble for another time.
#THIS GOT REALLY LONG but I gotta dump Media Thoughts sooner or later#’’what about psmd’’ I told myself earlier I was gonna save that for break since I think I’m nearing the endgame#and also mainly Procrastination Motivation. theoretically. look how that turned out I love irony V:#.rtf#suicide mention -#Paranoia Agent#dream island obsessional tag
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Hi! Do you have any advice for an infp who struggles a lot with self-motivation? I have recently emerged from years of self defeating depression and I've slowly started to figure out what I want to do in life, but bridging the gap between where I am now and my goals looks like an impossible task. The thought of checklists and timetables makes me cringe SO much. I'm trying to find ways to think about it differently so it doesn't feel like pulling teeth, if that makes sense. [1/2]
Maybe what functions seem underdeveloped or imbalanced and what could I do about it? Thanks for reading! Also, I really enjoyed reading your other posts, specifically where you discuss the mechanics of Ne, so thank you for that too!
(Higher Te gif.)
This is not unusual for NFPs in general and it shows a desire to develop Te but some uncertainty in knowing how to do so. Te is results oriented. And when it is lower in the stack, it has to fight against Ne’s desire not to be held back, hemmed in, or prevented from creative exploration. First, you need to allow yourself time to develop Te and allow yourself to make gradual progress.
Since Ne tends to lose interest when it plans too much ahead, I’d say have VAGUE goals for yourself. Instead of saying, “Do these things in this order by Friday” (UGH BORING LIST) say: “Get this done by Friday,” and leave yourself creativity in doing it (how you do it, when you do it, what challenge you set for yourself in doing it). You can even reward yourself or make it a game (if this is a boring thing you MUST do to achieve your goal and it doesn’t take much mental effort, how fast can you do it?).
Some of it is going to be learning self-discipline. Self-discipline is doing it anyway, because it needs done, and you are a responsible person. Whenever I feel unmotivated, I force myself to do it anyway. Life is not about constant engagement, inspiration, or being connected – and you often shape who and how you are to what you are doing. What do I mean by that? You are not motivated because you do not act like you are self-motivated. You do not call yourself self-motivated. You do not tell yourself that you are self-motivated. You do not DO self-motivation. So, start doing it, saying it, thinking it. Become it.
Allow yourself to be creative within your tasks, and to do things your own way. Fi needs individuality and Ne needs unique expression; if you do things the way everyone else does them, you will rebel. You need to explore and find out what motivates YOU – not what motivates other people.
I’ve found out in writing long books that take months of commitment, I do better to have vague plans for myself (not think too much ahead, but decide I’m doing this many words / chapters / pages this week), to be stubborn enough to stick to it and do it whether I feel like it or not (if the writing is meh as a result, I can fix it later by changing the setting / structure), and by writing down my progress at the end of the day. My Te likes to see PROGRESS on a regular basis (which is how I get frustrated, if I wind up “stuck” on a project and/or have to do parts of it … over… and over… and over). So I keep a notebook by my desk, and files in my computer, where I’ll say: Chapter Five: and write down character names once their sections are done. It “pleases me” to see that, and the next day I can look at it and say, “Okay, I’m four chapters in, this is good! Let’s write another one!” Seeing progress helps motivate me.
I also sometimes just… prepare myself in advance to do nothing but THIS all day and then stick to it. My mind rebels. It wanders. It tells me there’s more fun things to do. I argue and say no… tomorrow we can do those things. Today, we are getting this boring thing DONE. I just do it. Get it over with. And then I can go back to the fun parts. So, do what you do not want to do / what seems most boring / what sucks your creative FIRST. So you can get it over with and not be dreading it through the entire process. :P
You can also create dream boards of what you want from life and keep them around / look at them for constant motivation. Also, allow yourself freedom of creativity in other areas. If you are working toward this goal – great! Now give yourself permission to: socialize with friends, read new things on unrelated topics, explore new things, and delve deeper … because if you do not keep your Ne activated while you work toward your goals, you will start to fall into Fi/Si loops and enter further depressive periods. Ne needs NEWNESS. All the time. Know that. Give yourself permission to do it. And let your goals change over time and develop. You are not stuck on this road forever.
You can do it. And you can find your own way to do it. Just… explore.
- ENFP Mod
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5 Tips for Overcoming Photographer Burnout, with Matthew Pautz | SLR Lounge Awards Artist Feature
Our “SLR Lounge Awards Artist Feature” articles highlight SLR Lounge Awards winners, the very best wedding photographers from around the globe. This article features Matthew Pautz of Matthew Pautz Photography (Greenville, South Carolina, USA). Matthew has won multiple SLR Lounge awards and was kind enough to share a bit of his story with us. As well, he shares his personal advice on how to avoid photographer burnout, an important topic because, as artists, we all have the potential to face it. Read on for Matthew’s “5 Tips for Overcoming Photographer Burnout.”
[Related: “5 Tips for Mastering Light, with Jason Vinson | SLR Lounge Awards Artist Feature”]
Thanks so much for taking the time to talk with us Matthew; we’d love for you to tell us about your business.
I began my photography journey like most others seem to do, by accident while pursuing something completely different. While in college working toward an unrelated degree, I bought a camera to document a long hiking trip to a series of National Parks in Utah, and this naturally branched out into a love for landscape photography. From there, I grew and experimented with various genres and styles, moving into concert photography, corporate work, portraits, and finally wedding photography. For me, weddings were a combination of the best parts of every other style of photography I had encountered, and the challenge of wedding photography became my new obsession. I never looked back.
When we discussed potential topics for your feature, you mentioned being passionate about photographer burnout. Why is this an important topic for you?
Well, I personally ran into burnout earlier in 2018, after a series of bad photography experiences combined with a seemingly never-ending workload. Luckily, I recognized the signs early on, and I have since taken steps to correct the path I was on. Since we are (mostly) all photographers here, it might be easier to tell the story about when I first realized I had a problem. I had an engagement session scheduled that I just didn’t feel like doing. I didn’t want to take the time to travel to the location, was worried about the questionable weather potentially ruining the shoot, and had some reservations about the couple being into the session.
In the end, the weather was great, and the couple was happy. They were full of smiles and laughter, and had tons of chemistry in front of the camera. And the photographs turned out great. But I wasn’t, because I had created these problems in my head to subconsciously place the blame of a potentially poor session on something other than myself. In fact, I actively despised what I did to the point that I was subconsciously trying to sabotage my future. This is when I realized I had a very real problem!
Wow! That’s a solid dose of self-realization, Matthew. For photographers (or any artist or business owner, really), what are your best tips for avoiding burnout?
First, I want to mention that these tips should not be taken as professional advice, and they may not work for everyone! They should serve more as a way to take a look into your own life and help put you back on the right path. That said, here are my tips:
Recognize the signs of photographer burnout. Burnout is a physical and/or mental collapse caused by overwork or stress. This isn’t something that just happens from time to time. Rather, it is a chronic condition, marked by physical and emotional exhaustion,
irritability, detachment, apathy, cynicism, and an overwhelming feeling of inadequacy or failure. Sounds a little like depression? That is no coincidence! Photographer burnout is a chronic condition. Every creative will feel like this from time to time. But once it starts affecting your job … that’s when you need to really take notice.
Take a step back, and breathe. Mental health is no laughing matter, and burnout can, and does, end careers. The first thing you should do is immediately take a break. For one day, do nothing photography-related. Have a mountain of editing to do? It can wait one single day. Some of you probably haven’t taken an actual day off in months! Take the day off and reflect on what’s going on. For me? My problems were my issues with perfectionism, feeling overworked, being rushed at weddings, and having a string of negative experiences over the period of a few months (both real and perceived).
Maximize what you love, and minimize what you dislike. The key here is to collect a list of what you love and what you dislike about your career right now. You’ll have to make some very real business changes, and you’ll have to take steps to actively maximize what you love to do, while simultaneously minimizing what you hate to do. Sounds like common sense? Of course it is, but the thing about common sense is sometimes we can’t see it for ourselves because we are too close to the problems. Love the actual act of taking photographs but hate editing? Consider outsourcing your editing. Is your workload entirely too much to handle on a daily basis? Maybe it’s time to test raising your rates to lower your workload.
Fix your work-life balance. One of the most difficult aspects of being a photographer is having to always be ‘on.’ We get emails and inquiries late at night, stay up all night editing to get our photographs turned around in a timely manner, and work in home offices or on couches in the same places we should be relaxing. We have to schedule consults outside of normal business hours. The list goes on. We want to be there for our clients, but always being on the clock means never feeling like you can relax. The solution here is to divide (to the best of your ability) your work and personal lives any way you can: separate your office from your home environment; only work 8 hours on days when you aren’t photographing; schedule days off; etc.
Step away from social media. Although everyone’s reasons for burnout will be different, I have noticed several things that affect a lot of people in the field. One of these is social media, and our constant bombardment with incredible photographs that create unrealistic expectations. I’m not talking about stepping away from your business accounts; rather, I’m talking about taking some time off from looking at websites and pages that share non-stop photographs that most of us can only dream about photographing. Try stepping away from these sites and groups and see what happens. Chances are you will explore more of what makes your photographs ‘you.’ And you’ll become happier as a result. Realistic expectations are important to your happiness!
Rad! Thanks so much, Matthew! One last question. What are you most looking forward to in 2019?
Shooting less, and traveling more! My cure for burnout turned out to be taking more personal travel time and doing more landscape photography. I have scheduled several big trips I am looking forward to!
You can check out more of Matthew’s work on his website. Also, be sure to give him a like on Facebook and a follow on Instagram as well!
Check out the best of the 2018 SLR Lounge Award Winners here. Don’t forget to submit by the January 31 deadline to be considered for SLR Lounge’s January 2019 awards competition. Finally, remember that anyone can sign up for an SLR Lounge account for free and submit, but Premium Members are able to submit up to three photographs each month!
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Cognitive SEO Keyword Tool & Content Assistant Review
Before I start my review, I’d like to invite you to try out CognitiveSEO for yourself! You can check out the tool with this special link. Anyway, let’s get started!
I’m happy to be one of the first people to be able to write a thorough Cognitive SEO Review and with that in mind, it got me to thinking. CognitiveSEO has been around for quite a while now, and I have had the pleasure of using it during its beta phase. Through the years, it has continued to grow bigger and better – providing SEOs some much-needed help with their campaigns. As we all know, a successful and competent SEO campaign starts with having the best tools available.
Investing a lot of time, money, and effort into tools such as CognitiveSEO or Ahrefs to get our desired results can definitely make all of our jobs easier.
CognitiveSEOhas been a part of our toolbox for a while now and like I’ve said, it just keeps getting better. Now that a few years have gone by, they released a new feature that can catch the interest of any SEOexpert.
I’m talking about their new keyword tool and content assistant. Without further ado, here’s what I (and the rest of the SEO Hacker Team) think of CognitiveSEO’s newest feature.
Cognitive SEO Review
If you are not knowledgeable as to what cognitiveSEO is all about, here’s a short introduction: It is an SEO software that offers different kinds of tools that you can use. Through these sets of tools, CognitiveSEO can provide you with extensive analyses and insights that you can use to improve your SEOcampaign.
From backlink analysis to unnatural link detection, cognitiveSEO has helped out numerous SEOexperts from avoiding or recovering from Google’s Penguin update and other penalty-worthy objects in their website. However, now that they have released their newest tool, in my own honest opinion, CognitiveSEO has a bright future ahead of them.
Let’s dig deeper on their keyword tool & content assistant and find out what it has to offer.
Keyword Tool
Once you have signed in, just click on the icon that has the letter “K” on the leftmost part of the page to be directed to their keyword tool & content assistant. To get started, you just have to input the keyword or topic you want to rank for in the search bar in the middle of the page. It is also a great feature that they included a location filter on the right side of the search bar so that you can get a more detailed account of the keyword in a certain country.
One of the things that I noticed is that the location filter is limited to only a number of countries. Although it is a given because this tool is still in its beta phase, it would be great if they can include more countries in the locationfilter for more accurate and location specific results for their users.
When you search for your desired keyword and in this case, I searched for the term “long tail keyword” while having the location filter set to the U.S. Now the reason I chose this topic/keywordis because I’ve already written and publishedcontent about this which I will be inputting later on in their content assistant tool.
After clicking Analyze, I was immediately redirected to the results page.
Keyword Explorer
Let’s start by analyzing the results page from the top. The first thing you will see is the summary of what they found in their database regarding the keyword that you searched for. The summary is split into three categories:
Keyword Difficulty – They measure the inputted keyword’s difficulty on a scale of 0 – 100 depending on how difficult it is to rank for that specific keyword. In this case, the keyword I put has a difficulty score of 67 out of 100.
Average Content Performance – In this part, they show you the average content performance score of the top ranking websites for the keyword. They measure it using a scale of 0 – 100. This means that the lower the average performance score is, the easier it is for you to rank for the keyword using the content. The term “long tail keyword” has an average of 62 out of 100.
Monthly Volume – This shows you the details on how often this keyword is searched for in Google on a monthly basis. As you can see, the term I used scores fairly low on the monthly search queries for it which amounts to a hundred to five hundred searches a month.
Next, you will see the three tabs which contain the primary features of this tool. Currently, I am in the keyword explorer tab, and I’ll discuss the other features of this tool in the latter parts.
Below thetabsare the filters you can use to find the exact keyword that you are looking to rank for. The filters are:
Relevancy – You can use this filter to get the most relevant keyword for the topic you have searched for. The score for relevancy is depicted through stars – the more stars the keyword has, the more relevant it is for your inputted topic.
Number of Words – Simply put, you can use this filter to search for keywords that have the number of words that you want.
Containing – This filter is used to search for keywords that contain the word/s that you want them to have.
Excludes – Input the word that you don’t want your keyword to have this filter.
Volume of Search – Use this to filter out the number of times the keywords are searched for on a monthly basis.
Cost Per Click (CPC) – You can look for the average cost per click for the keyword that you want to use for an ad campaign.
Finally, you will see the keywords that are related to your topic in the rest of the page. Since I have over 600 keywordsuggestions, I can use the filters to look for the perfect keyword for my website.
If you are using this tool and don’t have any specific keyword in mind, you can sort the suggestions based on the highest to the lowest characteristic (relevance, no. of words, volume, and CPC). You just have to click on the up and down arrows beside the words on the top of the results.
Additionally, there are also included keywords in the results that are totally unrelated to the topic I searched for. Although it has the terms “long tail”, it is still unrelated to the overall topic that I searched for. Here are some of them:
They do have a relevancescore of only one star, however, I think that if it is totally unrelated to the topicsearched, it should not be included anymore to the results. It can’t be helped though but this just means that the tool is working properly if it can deprioritize terms that the tool deems “unrelated” to my targeted keywords.
Ranking Analysis
I’ll start by saying that this is an aesthetically pleasing page. From the colors used to the organization of the results, it is definitely easy on the eyes. Since I’ve covered the summary part and the tabs, let’s focus on the results part.
The first thing any user will see is the Organic results for “….” then the type of search query it is. In my case, it as an informational query and if you point your cursor to this small part of the page, it will show you a short description of the query. Here’s what it looks like:
Afterwards, youwillsee different details about the organic results, namely:
Search Results
Content Performance
Focus Keywords
Number of Words
Page Performance/Page Authority
Domain Performance/Domain Authority
Date Published
Most of them are self-explanatory, but for focus keywords, it basically means that these are the keywords that tend to be included in the content for the page to have a higher ranking.
When you want to see the exact keywords used in a page included in the results, just click on it and a snippet will show in the rightmost part of the page that contains that URL to the article, and some additional details. It looks like this:
The green circle beside the used keywords are indicators that those certain keywords are highly important, and is used throughout the content.
Content Assistant
It’s time for the best part about thetool. You can start by clicking on the “Start Optimizing Content” button, then you will be directed to this page:
Afterwards, input your content or write a new one that is related to your keyword in the space provided. When you’re finished. It should look something a lot like this:
I inserted my content into space, and this is what came up. A score of 60 on content performance, and the capability to rank in the top 3 of the Google search results. However, I noticed that it recommended me to use the keyword “tail keyword”, I think this is just a misunderstanding between the tool and my content because the term I used in the content was “long-tail keyword”. But when I change it to “longtailkeyword” I immediately noticed a rise in my content’s performance. Here’s what it looked like when I removed all the hyphens to separate “long” and “tail”:
My content’s performance rose to 64 when I included ONE focus keyword. Now, I can only ask myself if what would happen if I optimize my content in accordance with the Content Assistant’s recommendation.
Also, it is important to note that this tool also shows if you are experiencing an instance of keyword stuffing. Just scroll down the snippet on the rightmost part, and you’ll see what I’m talking about.
I also decided to try it out on a relatively new page that wasn’t performing. After running it through the tool and optimizing it in accordance with the given suggestions, I hit “update” and waited for the results.
In the meantime, I’d did some (additional) minimal link building on it just to give it a little push. In the end, my efforts paid off immensely – what was once a near inactive page saw a rise in traffic that I could never have expected.
Cognitive SEO Verdict
CognitiveSEO’s keyword tool & content assistant has its points to improve on such as the lack of countries in the location filter, unrelated keyword results, and the minor changes (see the instance between “long tail” and “long-tail” above) you have to make if you want to follow the content assistant’s recommendation.
However, since I used CognitiveSEO for many years, I believe that they will be rolling out some updates that will tackle the issues I mentioned, and some other minor details in the near future.
Nonetheless, this is a great tool that you can use for content optimization. On the other hand, the keyword tool by itself is good, but it is not a definite replacement for other keyword research tools available in the market. Furthermore, it is important to remember that this is not a FREE tool. Although you can use for a few days, after your free trial you will have to pay for the tool, which I think is a worthwhile investment.
Key Takeaway
If you are an SEO expert that rely heavily on content, then this tool could have a huge positive impact on your SEO campaign and when it comes to the keywordresearch tool itself then I recommend that you keep using the tool that you’re most comfortable with.
I am not saying that their keyword research tool is bad per se as it is extensive (for the countries included in the location filter), complete with details, and aesthetically appealing. I still think it still needs improvements that could make it stand out from the rest.
I still think it still needs improvements that could make it stand out from the rest.
Overall, this is a great tool. It needs improvement but it retains its usefulness because of the content assistant. If you need a little help with optimizing your content, then by all means, use this tool.
Cognitive SEO Keyword Tool & Content Assistant Review was originally posted by Video And Blog Marketing
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Cognitive SEO Keyword Tool & Content Assistant Review
I’m happy to be one of the first people to be able to write a thorough Cognitive SEO Review and with that in mind, it got me to thinking. CognitiveSEO has been around for quite a while now, and I have had the pleasure of using it during its beta phase. Through the years, it has continued to grow bigger and better – providing SEOs some much-needed help with their campaigns. As we all know, a successful and competent SEO campaign starts with having the best tools available.
Investing a lot of time, money, and effort into tools such as CognitiveSEO or Ahrefs to get our desired results can definitely make all of our jobs easier.
CognitiveSEOhas been a part of our toolbox for a while now and like I’ve said, it just keeps getting better. Now that a few years have gone by, they released a new feature that can catch the interest of any SEOexpert.
I’m talking about their new keyword tool and content assistant. Without further ado, here’s what I (and the rest of the SEO Hacker Team) think of CognitiveSEO’s newest feature.
Cognitive SEO Review
If you are not knowledgeable as to what cognitiveSEO is all about, here’s a short introduction: It is an SEO software that offers different kinds of tools that you can use. Through these sets of tools, CognitiveSEO can provide you with extensive analyses and insights that you can use to improve your SEOcampaign.
From backlink analysis to unnatural link detection, cognitiveSEO has helped out numerous SEOexperts from avoiding or recovering from Google’s Penguin update and other penalty-worthy objects in their website. However, now that they have released their newest tool, in my own honest opinion, CognitiveSEO has a bright future ahead of them.
Let’s dig deeper on their keyword tool & content assistant and find out what it has to offer.
Keyword Tool
Once you have signed in, just click on the icon that has the letter “K” on the leftmost part of the page to be directed to their keyword tool & content assistant. To get started, you just have to input the keyword or topic you want to rank for in the search bar in the middle of the page. It is also a great feature that they included a location filter on the right side of the search bar so that you can get a more detailed account of the keyword in a certain country.
One of the things that I noticed is that the location filter is limited to only a number of countries. Although it is a given because this tool is still in its beta phase, it would be great if they can include more countries in the locationfilter for more accurate and location specific results for their users.
When you search for your desired keyword and in this case, I searched for the term “long tail keyword” while having the location filter set to the U.S. Now the reason I chose this topic/keywordis because I’ve already written and publishedcontent about this which I will be inputting later on in their content assistant tool.
After clicking Analyze, I was immediately redirected to the results page.
Keyword Explorer
Let’s start by analyzing the results page from the top. The first thing you will see is the summary of what they found in their database regarding the keyword that you searched for. The summary is split into three categories:
Keyword Difficulty – They measure the inputted keyword’s difficulty on a scale of 0 – 100 depending on how difficult it is to rank for that specific keyword. In this case, the keyword I put has a difficulty score of 67 out of 100.
Average Content Performance – In this part, they show you the average content performance score of the top ranking websites for the keyword. They measure it using a scale of 0 – 100. This means that the lower the average performance score is, the easier it is for you to rank for the keyword using the content. The term “long tail keyword” has an average of 62 out of 100.
Monthly Volume – This shows you the details on how often this keyword is searched for in Google on a monthly basis. As you can see, the term I used scores fairly low on the monthly search queries for it which amounts to a hundred to five hundred searches a month.
Next, you will see the three tabs which contain the primary features of this tool. Currently, I am in the keyword explorer tab, and I’ll discuss the other features of this tool in the latter parts.
Below thetabsare the filters you can use to find the exact keyword that you are looking to rank for. The filters are:
Relevancy – You can use this filter to get the most relevant keyword for the topic you have searched for. The score for relevancy is depicted through stars – the more stars the keyword has, the more relevant it is for your inputted topic.
Number of Words – Simply put, you can use this filter to search for keywords that have the number of words that you want.
Containing – This filter is used to search for keywords that contain the word/s that you want them to have.
Excludes – Input the word that you don’t want your keyword to have this filter.
Volume of Search – Use this to filter out the number of times the keywords are searched for on a monthly basis.
Cost Per Click (CPC) – You can look for the average cost per click for the keyword that you want to use for an ad campaign.
Finally, you will see the keywords that are related to your topic in the rest of the page. Since I have over 600 keywordsuggestions, I can use the filters to look for the perfect keyword for my website.
If you are using this tool and don’t have any specific keyword in mind, you can sort the suggestions based on the highest to the lowest characteristic (relevance, no. of words, volume, and CPC). You just have to click on the up and down arrows beside the words on the top of the results.
Additionally, there are also included keywords in the results that are totally unrelated to the topic I searched for. Although it has the terms “long tail”, it is still unrelated to the overall topic that I searched for. Here are some of them:
They do have a relevancescore of only one star, however, I think that if it is totally unrelated to the topicsearched, it should not be included anymore to the results. It can’t be helped though but this just means that the tool is working properly if it can deprioritize terms that the tool deems “unrelated” to my targeted keywords.
Ranking Analysis
I’ll start by saying that this is an aesthetically pleasing page. From the colors used to the organization of the results, it is definitely easy on the eyes. Since I’ve covered the summary part and the tabs, let’s focus on the results part.
The first thing any user will see is the Organic results for “….” then the type of search query it is. In my case, it as an informational query and if you point your cursor to this small part of the page, it will show you a short description of the query. Here’s what it looks like:
Afterwards, youwillsee different details about the organic results, namely:
Search Results
Content Performance
Focus Keywords
Number of Words
Page Performance/Page Authority
Domain Performance/Domain Authority
Date Published
Most of them are self-explanatory, but for focus keywords, it basically means that these are the keywords that tend to be included in the content for the page to have a higher ranking.
When you want to see the exact keywords used in a page included in the results, just click on it and a snippet will show in the rightmost part of the page that contains that URL to the article, and some additional details. It looks like this:
The green circle beside the used keywords are indicators that those certain keywords are highly important, and is used throughout the content.
Content Assistant
It’s time for the best part about thetool. You can start by clicking on the “Start Optimizing Content” button, then you will be directed to this page:
Afterwards, input your content or write a new one that is related to your keyword in the space provided. When you’re finished. It should look something a lot like this:
I inserted my content into space, and this is what came up. A score of 60 on content performance, and the capability to rank in the top 3 of the Google search results. However, I noticed that it recommended me to use the keyword “tail keyword”, I think this is just a misunderstanding between the tool and my content because the term I used in the content was “long-tail keyword”. But when I change it to “longtailkeyword” I immediately noticed a rise in my content’s performance. Here’s what it looked like when I removed all the hyphens to separate “long” and “tail”:
My content’s performance rose to 64 when I included ONE focus keyword. Now, I can only ask myself if what would happen if I optimize my content in accordance with the Content Assistant’s recommendation.
Also, it is important to note that this tool also shows if you are experiencing an instance of keyword stuffing. Just scroll down the snippet on the rightmost part, and you’ll see what I’m talking about.
I also decided to try it out on a relatively new page that wasn’t performing. After running it through the tool and optimizing it in accordance with the given suggestions, I hit “update” and waited for the results.
In the meantime, I’d did some (additional) minimal link building on it just to give it a little push. In the end, my efforts paid off immensely – what was once a near inactive page saw a rise in traffic that I could never have expected.
Cognitive SEO Verdict
CognitiveSEO’s keyword tool & content assistant has its points to improve on such as the lack of countries in the location filter, unrelated keyword results, and the minor changes (see the instance between “long tail” and “long-tail” above) you have to make if you want to follow the content assistant’s recommendation.
However, since I used CognitiveSEO for many years, I believe that they will be rolling out some updates that will tackle the issues I mentioned, and some other minor details in the near future.
Nonetheless, this is a great tool that you can use for content optimization. On the other hand, the keyword tool by itself is good, but it is not a definite replacement for other keyword research tools available in the market. Furthermore, it is important to remember that this is not a FREE tool. Although you can use for a few days, after your free trial you will have to pay for the tool, which I think is a worthwhile investment.
Key Takeaway
If you are an SEO expert that rely heavily on content, then this tool could have a huge positive impact on your SEO campaign and when it comes to the keywordresearch tool itself then I recommend that you keep using the tool that you’re most comfortable with.
I am not saying that their keyword research tool is bad per se as it is extensive (for the countries included in the location filter), complete with details, and aesthetically appealing. I still think it still needs improvements that could make it stand out from the rest.
I still think it still needs improvements that could make it stand out from the rest.
Overall, this is a great tool. It needs improvement but it retains its usefulness because of the content assistant. If you need a little help with optimizing your content, then by all means, use this tool.
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Cognitive SEO Keyword Tool & Content Assistant Review
I’m happy to be one of the first people to be able to write a thorough Cognitive SEO Review and with that in mind, it got me to thinking. CognitiveSEO has been around for quite a while now, and I have had the pleasure of using it during its beta phase. Through the years, it has continued to grow bigger and better – providing SEOs some much-needed help with their campaigns. As we all know, a successful and competent SEO campaign starts with having the best tools available.
Investing a lot of time, money, and effort into tools such as CognitiveSEO or Ahrefs to get our desired results can definitely make all of our jobs easier.
CognitiveSEOhas been a part of our toolbox for a while now and like I’ve said, it just keeps getting better. Now that a few years have gone by, they released a new feature that can catch the interest of any SEOexpert.
I’m talking about their new keyword tool and content assistant. Without further ado, here’s what I (and the rest of the SEO Hacker Team) think of CognitiveSEO’s newest feature.
Cognitive SEO Review
If you are not knowledgeable as to what cognitiveSEO is all about, here’s a short introduction: It is an SEO software that offers different kinds of tools that you can use. Through these sets of tools, CognitiveSEO can provide you with extensive analyses and insights that you can use to improve your SEOcampaign.
From backlink analysis to unnatural link detection, cognitiveSEO has helped out numerous SEOexperts from avoiding or recovering from Google’s Penguin update and other penalty-worthy objects in their website. However, now that they have released their newest tool, in my own honest opinion, CognitiveSEO has a bright future ahead of them.
Let’s dig deeper on their keyword tool & content assistant and find out what it has to offer.
Keyword Tool
Once you have signed in, just click on the icon that has the letter “K” on the leftmost part of the page to be directed to their keyword tool & content assistant. To get started, you just have to input the keyword or topic you want to rank for in the search bar in the middle of the page. It is also a great feature that they included a location filter on the right side of the search bar so that you can get a more detailed account of the keyword in a certain country.
One of the things that I noticed is that the location filter is limited to only a number of countries. Although it is a given because this tool is still in its beta phase, it would be great if they can include more countries in the locationfilter for more accurate and location specific results for their users.
When you search for your desired keyword and in this case, I searched for the term “long tail keyword” while having the location filter set to the U.S. Now the reason I chose this topic/keywordis because I’ve already written and publishedcontent about this which I will be inputting later on in their content assistant tool.
After clicking Analyze, I was immediately redirected to the results page.
Keyword Explorer
Let’s start by analyzing the results page from the top. The first thing you will see is the summary of what they found in their database regarding the keyword that you searched for. The summary is split into three categories:
Keyword Difficulty – They measure the inputted keyword’s difficulty on a scale of 0 – 100 depending on how difficult it is to rank for that specific keyword. In this case, the keyword I put has a difficulty score of 67 out of 100.
Average Content Performance – In this part, they show you the average content performance score of the top ranking websites for the keyword. They measure it using a scale of 0 – 100. This means that the lower the average performance score is, the easier it is for you to rank for the keyword using the content. The term “long tail keyword” has an average of 62 out of 100.
Monthly Volume – This shows you the details on how often this keyword is searched for in Google on a monthly basis. As you can see, the term I used scores fairly low on the monthly search queries for it which amounts to a hundred to five hundred searches a month.
Next, you will see the three tabs which contain the primary features of this tool. Currently, I am in the keyword explorer tab, and I’ll discuss the other features of this tool in the latter parts.
Below thetabsare the filters you can use to find the exact keyword that you are looking to rank for. The filters are:
Relevancy – You can use this filter to get the most relevant keyword for the topic you have searched for. The score for relevancy is depicted through stars – the more stars the keyword has, the more relevant it is for your inputted topic.
Number of Words – Simply put, you can use this filter to search for keywords that have the number of words that you want.
Containing – This filter is used to search for keywords that contain the word/s that you want them to have.
Excludes – Input the word that you don’t want your keyword to have this filter.
Volume of Search – Use this to filter out the number of times the keywords are searched for on a monthly basis.
Cost Per Click (CPC) – You can look for the average cost per click for the keyword that you want to use for an ad campaign.
Finally, you will see the keywords that are related to your topic in the rest of the page. Since I have over 600 keywordsuggestions, I can use the filters to look for the perfect keyword for my website.
If you are using this tool and don’t have any specific keyword in mind, you can sort the suggestions based on the highest to the lowest characteristic (relevance, no. of words, volume, and CPC). You just have to click on the up and down arrows beside the words on the top of the results.
Additionally, there are also included keywords in the results that are totally unrelated to the topic I searched for. Although it has the terms “long tail”, it is still unrelated to the overall topic that I searched for. Here are some of them:
They do have a relevancescore of only one star, however, I think that if it is totally unrelated to the topicsearched, it should not be included anymore to the results. It can’t be helped though but this just means that the tool is working properly if it can deprioritize terms that the tool deems “unrelated” to my targeted keywords.
Ranking Analysis
I’ll start by saying that this is an aesthetically pleasing page. From the colors used to the organization of the results, it is definitely easy on the eyes. Since I’ve covered the summary part and the tabs, let’s focus on the results part.
The first thing any user will see is the Organic results for “….” then the type of search query it is. In my case, it as an informational query and if you point your cursor to this small part of the page, it will show you a short description of the query. Here’s what it looks like:
Afterwards, youwillsee different details about the organic results, namely:
Search Results
Content Performance
Focus Keywords
Number of Words
Page Performance/Page Authority
Domain Performance/Domain Authority
Date Published
Most of them are self-explanatory, but for focus keywords, it basically means that these are the keywords that tend to be included in the content for the page to have a higher ranking.
When you want to see the exact keywords used in a page included in the results, just click on it and a snippet will show in the rightmost part of the page that contains that URL to the article, and some additional details. It looks like this:
The green circle beside the used keywords are indicators that those certain keywords are highly important, and is used throughout the content.
Content Assistant
It’s time for the best part about thetool. You can start by clicking on the “Start Optimizing Content” button, then you will be directed to this page:
Afterwards, input your content or write a new one that is related to your keyword in the space provided. When you’re finished. It should look something a lot like this:
I inserted my content into space, and this is what came up. A score of 60 on content performance, and the capability to rank in the top 3 of the Google search results. However, I noticed that it recommended me to use the keyword “tail keyword”, I think this is just a misunderstanding between the tool and my content because the term I used in the content was “long-tail keyword”. But when I change it to “longtailkeyword” I immediately noticed a rise in my content’s performance. Here’s what it looked like when I removed all the hyphens to separate “long” and “tail”:
My content’s performance rose to 64 when I included ONE focus keyword. Now, I can only ask myself if what would happen if I optimize my content in accordance with the Content Assistant’s recommendation.
Also, it is important to note that this tool also shows if you are experiencing an instance of keyword stuffing. Just scroll down the snippet on the rightmost part, and you’ll see what I’m talking about.
I also decided to try it out on a relatively new page that wasn’t performing. After running it through the tool and optimizing it in accordance with the given suggestions, I hit “update” and waited for the results.
In the meantime, I’d did some (additional) minimal link building on it just to give it a little push. In the end, my efforts paid off immensely – what was once a near inactive page saw a rise in traffic that I could never have expected.
Cognitive SEO Verdict
CognitiveSEO’s keyword tool & content assistant has its points to improve on such as the lack of countries in the location filter, unrelated keyword results, and the minor changes (see the instance between “long tail” and “long-tail” above) you have to make if you want to follow the content assistant’s recommendation.
However, since I used CognitiveSEO for many years, I believe that they will be rolling out some updates that will tackle the issues I mentioned, and some other minor details in the near future.
Nonetheless, this is a great tool that you can use for content optimization. On the other hand, the keyword tool by itself is good, but it is not a definite replacement for other keyword research tools available in the market. Furthermore, it is important to remember that this is not a FREE tool. Although you can use for a few days, after your free trial you will have to pay for the tool, which I think is a worthwhile investment.
Key Takeaway
If you are an SEO expert that rely heavily on content, then this tool could have a huge positive impact on your SEO campaign and when it comes to the keywordresearch tool itself then I recommend that you keep using the tool that you’re most comfortable with.
I am not saying that their keyword research tool is bad per se as it is extensive (for the countries included in the location filter), complete with details, and aesthetically appealing. I still think it still needs improvements that could make it stand out from the rest.
I still think it still needs improvements that could make it stand out from the rest.
Overall, this is a great tool. It needs improvement but it retains its usefulness because of the content assistant. If you need a little help with optimizing your content, then by all means, use this tool.
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Cognitive SEO Keyword Tool & Content Assistant Review
I’m happy to be one of the first people to be able to write a thorough Cognitive SEO Review and with that in mind, it got me to thinking. CognitiveSEO has been around for quite a while now, and I have had the pleasure of using it during its beta phase. Through the years, it has continued to grow bigger and better – providing SEOs some much-needed help with their campaigns. As we all know, a successful and competent SEO campaign starts with having the best tools available.
Investing a lot of time, money, and effort into tools such as CognitiveSEO or Ahrefs to get our desired results can definitely make all of our jobs easier.
CognitiveSEOhas been a part of our toolbox for a while now and like I’ve said, it just keeps getting better. Now that a few years have gone by, they released a new feature that can catch the interest of any SEOexpert.
I’m talking about their new keyword tool and content assistant. Without further ado, here’s what I (and the rest of the SEO Hacker Team) think of CognitiveSEO’s newest feature.
Cognitive SEO Review
If you are not knowledgeable as to what cognitiveSEO is all about, here’s a short introduction: It is an SEO software that offers different kinds of tools that you can use. Through these sets of tools, CognitiveSEO can provide you with extensive analyses and insights that you can use to improve your SEOcampaign.
From backlink analysis to unnatural link detection, cognitiveSEO has helped out numerous SEOexperts from avoiding or recovering from Google’s Penguin update and other penalty-worthy objects in their website. However, now that they have released their newest tool, in my own honest opinion, CognitiveSEO has a bright future ahead of them.
Let’s dig deeper on their keyword tool & content assistant and find out what it has to offer.
Keyword Tool
Once you have signed in, just click on the icon that has the letter “K” on the leftmost part of the page to be directed to their keyword tool & content assistant. To get started, you just have to input the keyword or topic you want to rank for in the search bar in the middle of the page. It is also a great feature that they included a location filter on the right side of the search bar so that you can get a more detailed account of the keyword in a certain country.
One of the things that I noticed is that the location filter is limited to only a number of countries. Although it is a given because this tool is still in its beta phase, it would be great if they can include more countries in the locationfilter for more accurate and location specific results for their users.
When you search for your desired keyword and in this case, I searched for the term “long tail keyword” while having the location filter set to the U.S. Now the reason I chose this topic/keywordis because I’ve already written and publishedcontent about this which I will be inputting later on in their content assistant tool.
After clicking Analyze, I was immediately redirected to the results page.
Keyword Explorer
Let’s start by analyzing the results page from the top. The first thing you will see is the summary of what they found in their database regarding the keyword that you searched for. The summary is split into three categories:
Keyword Difficulty – They measure the inputted keyword’s difficulty on a scale of 0 – 100 depending on how difficult it is to rank for that specific keyword. In this case, the keyword I put has a difficulty score of 67 out of 100.
Average Content Performance – In this part, they show you the average content performance score of the top ranking websites for the keyword. They measure it using a scale of 0 – 100. This means that the lower the average performance score is, the easier it is for you to rank for the keyword using the content. The term “long tail keyword” has an average of 62 out of 100.
Monthly Volume – This shows you the details on how often this keyword is searched for in Google on a monthly basis. As you can see, the term I used scores fairly low on the monthly search queries for it which amounts to a hundred to five hundred searches a month.
Next, you will see the three tabs which contain the primary features of this tool. Currently, I am in the keyword explorer tab, and I’ll discuss the other features of this tool in the latter parts.
Below thetabsare the filters you can use to find the exact keyword that you are looking to rank for. The filters are:
Relevancy – You can use this filter to get the most relevant keyword for the topic you have searched for. The score for relevancy is depicted through stars – the more stars the keyword has, the more relevant it is for your inputted topic.
Number of Words – Simply put, you can use this filter to search for keywords that have the number of words that you want.
Containing – This filter is used to search for keywords that contain the word/s that you want them to have.
Excludes – Input the word that you don’t want your keyword to have this filter.
Volume of Search – Use this to filter out the number of times the keywords are searched for on a monthly basis.
Cost Per Click (CPC) – You can look for the average cost per click for the keyword that you want to use for an ad campaign.
Finally, you will see the keywords that are related to your topic in the rest of the page. Since I have over 600 keywordsuggestions, I can use the filters to look for the perfect keyword for my website.
If you are using this tool and don’t have any specific keyword in mind, you can sort the suggestions based on the highest to the lowest characteristic (relevance, no. of words, volume, and CPC). You just have to click on the up and down arrows beside the words on the top of the results.
Additionally, there are also included keywords in the results that are totally unrelated to the topic I searched for. Although it has the terms “long tail”, it is still unrelated to the overall topic that I searched for. Here are some of them:
They do have a relevancescore of only one star, however, I think that if it is totally unrelated to the topicsearched, it should not be included anymore to the results. It can’t be helped though but this just means that the tool is working properly if it can deprioritize terms that the tool deems “unrelated” to my targeted keywords.
Ranking Analysis
I’ll start by saying that this is an aesthetically pleasing page. From the colors used to the organization of the results, it is definitely easy on the eyes. Since I’ve covered the summary part and the tabs, let’s focus on the results part.
The first thing any user will see is the Organic results for “….” then the type of search query it is. In my case, it as an informational query and if you point your cursor to this small part of the page, it will show you a short description of the query. Here’s what it looks like:
Afterwards, youwillsee different details about the organic results, namely:
Search Results
Content Performance
Focus Keywords
Number of Words
Page Performance/Page Authority
Domain Performance/Domain Authority
Date Published
Most of them are self-explanatory, but for focus keywords, it basically means that these are the keywords that tend to be included in the content for the page to have a higher ranking.
When you want to see the exact keywords used in a page included in the results, just click on it and a snippet will show in the rightmost part of the page that contains that URL to the article, and some additional details. It looks like this:
The green circle beside the used keywords are indicators that those certain keywords are highly important, and is used throughout the content.
Content Assistant
It’s time for the best part about thetool. You can start by clicking on the “Start Optimizing Content” button, then you will be directed to this page:
Afterwards, input your content or write a new one that is related to your keyword in the space provided. When you’re finished. It should look something a lot like this:
I inserted my content into space, and this is what came up. A score of 60 on content performance, and the capability to rank in the top 3 of the Google search results. However, I noticed that it recommended me to use the keyword “tail keyword”, I think this is just a misunderstanding between the tool and my content because the term I used in the content was “long-tail keyword”. But when I change it to “longtailkeyword” I immediately noticed a rise in my content’s performance. Here’s what it looked like when I removed all the hyphens to separate “long” and “tail”:
My content’s performance rose to 64 when I included ONE focus keyword. Now, I can only ask myself if what would happen if I optimize my content in accordance with the Content Assistant’s recommendation.
Also, it is important to note that this tool also shows if you are experiencing an instance of keyword stuffing. Just scroll down the snippet on the rightmost part, and you’ll see what I’m talking about.
I also decided to try it out on a relatively new page that wasn’t performing. After running it through the tool and optimizing it in accordance with the given suggestions, I hit “update” and waited for the results.
In the meantime, I’d did some (additional) minimal link building on it just to give it a little push. In the end, my efforts paid off immensely – what was once a near inactive page saw a rise in traffic that I could never have expected.
Cognitive SEO Verdict
CognitiveSEO’s keyword tool & content assistant has its points to improve on such as the lack of countries in the location filter, unrelated keyword results, and the minor changes (see the instance between “long tail” and “long-tail” above) you have to make if you want to follow the content assistant’s recommendation.
However, since I used CognitiveSEO for many years, I believe that they will be rolling out some updates that will tackle the issues I mentioned, and some other minor details in the near future.
Nonetheless, this is a great tool that you can use for content optimization. On the other hand, the keyword tool by itself is good, but it is not a definite replacement for other keyword research tools available in the market. Furthermore, it is important to remember that this is not a FREE tool. Although you can use for a few days, after your free trial you will have to pay for the tool, which I think is a worthwhile investment.
Key Takeaway
If you are an SEO expert that rely heavily on content, then this tool could have a huge positive impact on your SEO campaign and when it comes to the keywordresearch tool itself then I recommend that you keep using the tool that you’re most comfortable with.
I am not saying that their keyword research tool is bad per se as it is extensive (for the countries included in the location filter), complete with details, and aesthetically appealing. I still think it still needs improvements that could make it stand out from the rest.
I still think it still needs improvements that could make it stand out from the rest.
Overall, this is a great tool. It needs improvement but it retains its usefulness because of the content assistant. If you need a little help with optimizing your content, then by all means, use this tool.
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Cognitive SEO Keyword Tool & Content Assistant Review
I’m happy to be one of the first people to be able to write a thorough Cognitive SEO Review and with that in mind, it got me to thinking. CognitiveSEO has been around for quite a while now, and I have had the pleasure of using it during its beta phase. Through the years, it has continued to grow bigger and better – providing SEOs some much-needed help with their campaigns. As we all know, a successful and competent SEO campaign starts with having the best tools available.
Investing a lot of time, money, and effort into tools such as CognitiveSEO or Ahrefs to get our desired results can definitely make all of our jobs easier.
CognitiveSEOhas been a part of our toolbox for a while now and like I’ve said, it just keeps getting better. Now that a few years have gone by, they released a new feature that can catch the interest of any SEOexpert.
I’m talking about their new keyword tool and content assistant. Without further ado, here’s what I (and the rest of the SEO Hacker Team) think of CognitiveSEO’s newest feature.
Cognitive SEO Review
If you are not knowledgeable as to what cognitiveSEO is all about, here’s a short introduction: It is an SEO software that offers different kinds of tools that you can use. Through these sets of tools, CognitiveSEO can provide you with extensive analyses and insights that you can use to improve your SEOcampaign.
From backlink analysis to unnatural link detection, cognitiveSEO has helped out numerous SEOexperts from avoiding or recovering from Google’s Penguin update and other penalty-worthy objects in their website. However, now that they have released their newest tool, in my own honest opinion, CognitiveSEO has a bright future ahead of them.
Let’s dig deeper on their keyword tool & content assistant and find out what it has to offer.
Keyword Tool
Once you have signed in, just click on the icon that has the letter “K” on the leftmost part of the page to be directed to their keyword tool & content assistant. To get started, you just have to input the keyword or topic you want to rank for in the search bar in the middle of the page. It is also a great feature that they included a location filter on the right side of the search bar so that you can get a more detailed account of the keyword in a certain country.
One of the things that I noticed is that the location filter is limited to only a number of countries. Although it is a given because this tool is still in its beta phase, it would be great if they can include more countries in the locationfilter for more accurate and location specific results for their users.
When you search for your desired keyword and in this case, I searched for the term “long tail keyword” while having the location filter set to the U.S. Now the reason I chose this topic/keywordis because I’ve already written and publishedcontent about this which I will be inputting later on in their content assistant tool.
After clicking Analyze, I was immediately redirected to the results page.
Keyword Explorer
Let’s start by analyzing the results page from the top. The first thing you will see is the summary of what they found in their database regarding the keyword that you searched for. The summary is split into three categories:
Keyword Difficulty – They measure the inputted keyword’s difficulty on a scale of 0 – 100 depending on how difficult it is to rank for that specific keyword. In this case, the keyword I put has a difficulty score of 67 out of 100.
Average Content Performance – In this part, they show you the average content performance score of the top ranking websites for the keyword. They measure it using a scale of 0 – 100. This means that the lower the average performance score is, the easier it is for you to rank for the keyword using the content. The term “long tail keyword” has an average of 62 out of 100.
Monthly Volume – This shows you the details on how often this keyword is searched for in Google on a monthly basis. As you can see, the term I used scores fairly low on the monthly search queries for it which amounts to a hundred to five hundred searches a month.
Next, you will see the three tabs which contain the primary features of this tool. Currently, I am in the keyword explorer tab, and I’ll discuss the other features of this tool in the latter parts.
Below thetabsare the filters you can use to find the exact keyword that you are looking to rank for. The filters are:
Relevancy – You can use this filter to get the most relevant keyword for the topic you have searched for. The score for relevancy is depicted through stars – the more stars the keyword has, the more relevant it is for your inputted topic.
Number of Words – Simply put, you can use this filter to search for keywords that have the number of words that you want.
Containing – This filter is used to search for keywords that contain the word/s that you want them to have.
Excludes – Input the word that you don’t want your keyword to have this filter.
Volume of Search – Use this to filter out the number of times the keywords are searched for on a monthly basis.
Cost Per Click (CPC) – You can look for the average cost per click for the keyword that you want to use for an ad campaign.
Finally, you will see the keywords that are related to your topic in the rest of the page. Since I have over 600 keywordsuggestions, I can use the filters to look for the perfect keyword for my website.
If you are using this tool and don’t have any specific keyword in mind, you can sort the suggestions based on the highest to the lowest characteristic (relevance, no. of words, volume, and CPC). You just have to click on the up and down arrows beside the words on the top of the results.
Additionally, there are also included keywords in the results that are totally unrelated to the topic I searched for. Although it has the terms “long tail”, it is still unrelated to the overall topic that I searched for. Here are some of them:
They do have a relevancescore of only one star, however, I think that if it is totally unrelated to the topicsearched, it should not be included anymore to the results. It can’t be helped though but this just means that the tool is working properly if it can deprioritize terms that the tool deems “unrelated” to my targeted keywords.
Ranking Analysis
I’ll start by saying that this is an aesthetically pleasing page. From the colors used to the organization of the results, it is definitely easy on the eyes. Since I’ve covered the summary part and the tabs, let’s focus on the results part.
The first thing any user will see is the Organic results for “….” then the type of search query it is. In my case, it as an informational query and if you point your cursor to this small part of the page, it will show you a short description of the query. Here’s what it looks like:
Afterwards, youwillsee different details about the organic results, namely:
Search Results
Content Performance
Focus Keywords
Number of Words
Page Performance/Page Authority
Domain Performance/Domain Authority
Date Published
Most of them are self-explanatory, but for focus keywords, it basically means that these are the keywords that tend to be included in the content for the page to have a higher ranking.
When you want to see the exact keywords used in a page included in the results, just click on it and a snippet will show in the rightmost part of the page that contains that URL to the article, and some additional details. It looks like this:
The green circle beside the used keywords are indicators that those certain keywords are highly important, and is used throughout the content.
Content Assistant
It’s time for the best part about thetool. You can start by clicking on the “Start Optimizing Content” button, then you will be directed to this page:
Afterwards, input your content or write a new one that is related to your keyword in the space provided. When you’re finished. It should look something a lot like this:
I inserted my content into space, and this is what came up. A score of 60 on content performance, and the capability to rank in the top 3 of the Google search results. However, I noticed that it recommended me to use the keyword “tail keyword”, I think this is just a misunderstanding between the tool and my content because the term I used in the content was “long-tail keyword”. But when I change it to “longtailkeyword” I immediately noticed a rise in my content’s performance. Here’s what it looked like when I removed all the hyphens to separate “long” and “tail”:
My content’s performance rose to 64 when I included ONE focus keyword. Now, I can only ask myself if what would happen if I optimize my content in accordance with the Content Assistant’s recommendation.
Also, it is important to note that this tool also shows if you are experiencing an instance of keyword stuffing. Just scroll down the snippet on the rightmost part, and you’ll see what I’m talking about.
I also decided to try it out on a relatively new page that wasn’t performing. After running it through the tool and optimizing it in accordance with the given suggestions, I hit “update” and waited for the results.
In the meantime, I’d did some (additional) minimal link building on it just to give it a little push. In the end, my efforts paid off immensely – what was once a near inactive page saw a rise in traffic that I could never have expected.
Cognitive SEO Verdict
CognitiveSEO’s keyword tool & content assistant has its points to improve on such as the lack of countries in the location filter, unrelated keyword results, and the minor changes (see the instance between “long tail” and “long-tail” above) you have to make if you want to follow the content assistant’s recommendation.
However, since I used CognitiveSEO for many years, I believe that they will be rolling out some updates that will tackle the issues I mentioned, and some other minor details in the near future.
Nonetheless, this is a great tool that you can use for content optimization. On the other hand, the keyword tool by itself is good, but it is not a definite replacement for other keyword research tools available in the market. Furthermore, it is important to remember that this is not a FREE tool. Although you can use for a few days, after your free trial you will have to pay for the tool, which I think is a worthwhile investment.
Key Takeaway
If you are an SEO expert that rely heavily on content, then this tool could have a huge positive impact on your SEO campaign and when it comes to the keywordresearch tool itself then I recommend that you keep using the tool that you’re most comfortable with.
I am not saying that their keyword research tool is bad per se as it is extensive (for the countries included in the location filter), complete with details, and aesthetically appealing. I still think it still needs improvements that could make it stand out from the rest.
I still think it still needs improvements that could make it stand out from the rest.
Overall, this is a great tool. It needs improvement but it retains its usefulness because of the content assistant. If you need a little help with optimizing your content, then by all means, use this tool.
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Cognitive SEO Keyword Tool & Content Assistant Review
I’m happy to be one of the first people to be able to write a thorough Cognitive SEO Review and with that in mind, it got me to thinking. CognitiveSEO has been around for quite a while now, and I have had the pleasure of using it during its beta phase. Through the years, it has continued to grow bigger and better – providing SEOs some much-needed help with their campaigns. As we all know, a successful and competent SEO campaign starts with having the best tools available.
Investing a lot of time, money, and effort into tools such as CognitiveSEO or Ahrefs to get our desired results can definitely make all of our jobs easier.
CognitiveSEOhas been a part of our toolbox for a while now and like I’ve said, it just keeps getting better. Now that a few years have gone by, they released a new feature that can catch the interest of any SEOexpert.
I’m talking about their new keyword tool and content assistant. Without further ado, here’s what I (and the rest of the SEO Hacker Team) think of CognitiveSEO’s newest feature.
Cognitive SEO Review
If you are not knowledgeable as to what cognitiveSEO is all about, here’s a short introduction: It is an SEO software that offers different kinds of tools that you can use. Through these sets of tools, CognitiveSEO can provide you with extensive analyses and insights that you can use to improve your SEOcampaign.
From backlink analysis to unnatural link detection, cognitiveSEO has helped out numerous SEOexperts from avoiding or recovering from Google’s Penguin update and other penalty-worthy objects in their website. However, now that they have released their newest tool, in my own honest opinion, CognitiveSEO has a bright future ahead of them.
Let’s dig deeper on their keyword tool & content assistant and find out what it has to offer.
Keyword Tool
Once you have signed in, just click on the icon that has the letter “K” on the leftmost part of the page to be directed to their keyword tool & content assistant. To get started, you just have to input the keyword or topic you want to rank for in the search bar in the middle of the page. It is also a great feature that they included a location filter on the right side of the search bar so that you can get a more detailed account of the keyword in a certain country.
One of the things that I noticed is that the location filter is limited to only a number of countries. Although it is a given because this tool is still in its beta phase, it would be great if they can include more countries in the locationfilter for more accurate and location specific results for their users.
When you search for your desired keyword and in this case, I searched for the term “long tail keyword” while having the location filter set to the U.S. Now the reason I chose this topic/keywordis because I’ve already written and publishedcontent about this which I will be inputting later on in their content assistant tool.
After clicking Analyze, I was immediately redirected to the results page.
Keyword Explorer
Let’s start by analyzing the results page from the top. The first thing you will see is the summary of what they found in their database regarding the keyword that you searched for. The summary is split into three categories:
Keyword Difficulty – They measure the inputted keyword’s difficulty on a scale of 0 – 100 depending on how difficult it is to rank for that specific keyword. In this case, the keyword I put has a difficulty score of 67 out of 100.
Average Content Performance – In this part, they show you the average content performance score of the top ranking websites for the keyword. They measure it using a scale of 0 – 100. This means that the lower the average performance score is, the easier it is for you to rank for the keyword using the content. The term “long tail keyword” has an average of 62 out of 100.
Monthly Volume – This shows you the details on how often this keyword is searched for in Google on a monthly basis. As you can see, the term I used scores fairly low on the monthly search queries for it which amounts to a hundred to five hundred searches a month.
Next, you will see the three tabs which contain the primary features of this tool. Currently, I am in the keyword explorer tab, and I’ll discuss the other features of this tool in the latter parts.
Below thetabsare the filters you can use to find the exact keyword that you are looking to rank for. The filters are:
Relevancy – You can use this filter to get the most relevant keyword for the topic you have searched for. The score for relevancy is depicted through stars – the more stars the keyword has, the more relevant it is for your inputted topic.
Number of Words – Simply put, you can use this filter to search for keywords that have the number of words that you want.
Containing – This filter is used to search for keywords that contain the word/s that you want them to have.
Excludes – Input the word that you don’t want your keyword to have this filter.
Volume of Search – Use this to filter out the number of times the keywords are searched for on a monthly basis.
Cost Per Click (CPC) – You can look for the average cost per click for the keyword that you want to use for an ad campaign.
Finally, you will see the keywords that are related to your topic in the rest of the page. Since I have over 600 keywordsuggestions, I can use the filters to look for the perfect keyword for my website.
If you are using this tool and don’t have any specific keyword in mind, you can sort the suggestions based on the highest to the lowest characteristic (relevance, no. of words, volume, and CPC). You just have to click on the up and down arrows beside the words on the top of the results.
Additionally, there are also included keywords in the results that are totally unrelated to the topic I searched for. Although it has the terms “long tail”, it is still unrelated to the overall topic that I searched for. Here are some of them:
They do have a relevancescore of only one star, however, I think that if it is totally unrelated to the topicsearched, it should not be included anymore to the results. It can’t be helped though but this just means that the tool is working properly if it can deprioritize terms that the tool deems “unrelated” to my targeted keywords.
Ranking Analysis
I’ll start by saying that this is an aesthetically pleasing page. From the colors used to the organization of the results, it is definitely easy on the eyes. Since I’ve covered the summary part and the tabs, let’s focus on the results part.
The first thing any user will see is the Organic results for “….” then the type of search query it is. In my case, it as an informational query and if you point your cursor to this small part of the page, it will show you a short description of the query. Here’s what it looks like:
Afterwards, youwillsee different details about the organic results, namely:
Search Results
Content Performance
Focus Keywords
Number of Words
Page Performance/Page Authority
Domain Performance/Domain Authority
Date Published
Most of them are self-explanatory, but for focus keywords, it basically means that these are the keywords that tend to be included in the content for the page to have a higher ranking.
When you want to see the exact keywords used in a page included in the results, just click on it and a snippet will show in the rightmost part of the page that contains that URL to the article, and some additional details. It looks like this:
The green circle beside the used keywords are indicators that those certain keywords are highly important, and is used throughout the content.
Content Assistant
It’s time for the best part about thetool. You can start by clicking on the “Start Optimizing Content” button, then you will be directed to this page:
Afterwards, input your content or write a new one that is related to your keyword in the space provided. When you’re finished. It should look something a lot like this:
I inserted my content into space, and this is what came up. A score of 60 on content performance, and the capability to rank in the top 3 of the Google search results. However, I noticed that it recommended me to use the keyword “tail keyword”, I think this is just a misunderstanding between the tool and my content because the term I used in the content was “long-tail keyword”. But when I change it to “longtailkeyword” I immediately noticed a rise in my content’s performance. Here’s what it looked like when I removed all the hyphens to separate “long” and “tail”:
My content’s performance rose to 64 when I included ONE focus keyword. Now, I can only ask myself if what would happen if I optimize my content in accordance with the Content Assistant’s recommendation.
Also, it is important to note that this tool also shows if you are experiencing an instance of keyword stuffing. Just scroll down the snippet on the rightmost part, and you’ll see what I’m talking about.
I also decided to try it out on a relatively new page that wasn’t performing. After running it through the tool and optimizing it in accordance with the given suggestions, I hit “update” and waited for the results.
In the meantime, I’d did some (additional) minimal link building on it just to give it a little push. In the end, my efforts paid off immensely – what was once a near inactive page saw a rise in traffic that I could never have expected.
Cognitive SEO Verdict
CognitiveSEO’s keyword tool & content assistant has its points to improve on such as the lack of countries in the location filter, unrelated keyword results, and the minor changes (see the instance between “long tail” and “long-tail” above) you have to make if you want to follow the content assistant’s recommendation.
However, since I used CognitiveSEO for many years, I believe that they will be rolling out some updates that will tackle the issues I mentioned, and some other minor details in the near future.
Nonetheless, this is a great tool that you can use for content optimization. On the other hand, the keyword tool by itself is good, but it is not a definite replacement for other keyword research tools available in the market. Furthermore, it is important to remember that this is not a FREE tool. Although you can use for a few days, after your free trial you will have to pay for the tool, which I think is a worthwhile investment.
Key Takeaway
If you are an SEO expert that rely heavily on content, then this tool could have a huge positive impact on your SEO campaign and when it comes to the keywordresearch tool itself then I recommend that you keep using the tool that you’re most comfortable with.
I am not saying that their keyword research tool is bad per se as it is extensive (for the countries included in the location filter), complete with details, and aesthetically appealing. I still think it still needs improvements that could make it stand out from the rest.
I still think it still needs improvements that could make it stand out from the rest.
Overall, this is a great tool. It needs improvement but it retains its usefulness because of the content assistant. If you need a little help with optimizing your content, then by all means, use this tool.
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Cognitive SEO Keyword Tool & Content Assistant Review
I’m happy to be one of the first people to be able to write a thorough Cognitive SEO Review and with that in mind, it got me to thinking. CognitiveSEO has been around for quite a while now, and I have had the pleasure of using it during its beta phase. Through the years, it has continued to grow bigger and better – providing SEOs some much-needed help with their campaigns. As we all know, a successful and competent SEO campaign starts with having the best tools available.
Investing a lot of time, money, and effort into tools such as CognitiveSEO or Ahrefs to get our desired results can definitely make all of our jobs easier.
CognitiveSEOhas been a part of our toolbox for a while now and like I’ve said, it just keeps getting better. Now that a few years have gone by, they released a new feature that can catch the interest of any SEOexpert.
I’m talking about their new keyword tool and content assistant. Without further ado, here’s what I (and the rest of the SEO Hacker Team) think of CognitiveSEO’s newest feature.
Cognitive SEO Review
If you are not knowledgeable as to what cognitiveSEO is all about, here’s a short introduction: It is an SEO software that offers different kinds of tools that you can use. Through these sets of tools, CognitiveSEO can provide you with extensive analyses and insights that you can use to improve your SEOcampaign.
From backlink analysis to unnatural link detection, cognitiveSEO has helped out numerous SEOexperts from avoiding or recovering from Google’s Penguin update and other penalty-worthy objects in their website. However, now that they have released their newest tool, in my own honest opinion, CognitiveSEO has a bright future ahead of them.
Let’s dig deeper on their keyword tool & content assistant and find out what it has to offer.
Keyword Tool
Once you have signed in, just click on the icon that has the letter “K” on the leftmost part of the page to be directed to their keyword tool & content assistant. To get started, you just have to input the keyword or topic you want to rank for in the search bar in the middle of the page. It is also a great feature that they included a location filter on the right side of the search bar so that you can get a more detailed account of the keyword in a certain country.
One of the things that I noticed is that the location filter is limited to only a number of countries. Although it is a given because this tool is still in its beta phase, it would be great if they can include more countries in the locationfilter for more accurate and location specific results for their users.
When you search for your desired keyword and in this case, I searched for the term “long tail keyword” while having the location filter set to the U.S. Now the reason I chose this topic/keywordis because I’ve already written and publishedcontent about this which I will be inputting later on in their content assistant tool.
After clicking Analyze, I was immediately redirected to the results page.
Keyword Explorer
Let’s start by analyzing the results page from the top. The first thing you will see is the summary of what they found in their database regarding the keyword that you searched for. The summary is split into three categories:
Keyword Difficulty – They measure the inputted keyword’s difficulty on a scale of 0 – 100 depending on how difficult it is to rank for that specific keyword. In this case, the keyword I put has a difficulty score of 67 out of 100.
Average Content Performance – In this part, they show you the average content performance score of the top ranking websites for the keyword. They measure it using a scale of 0 – 100. This means that the lower the average performance score is, the easier it is for you to rank for the keyword using the content. The term “long tail keyword” has an average of 62 out of 100.
Monthly Volume – This shows you the details on how often this keyword is searched for in Google on a monthly basis. As you can see, the term I used scores fairly low on the monthly search queries for it which amounts to a hundred to five hundred searches a month.
Next, you will see the three tabs which contain the primary features of this tool. Currently, I am in the keyword explorer tab, and I’ll discuss the other features of this tool in the latter parts.
Below thetabsare the filters you can use to find the exact keyword that you are looking to rank for. The filters are:
Relevancy – You can use this filter to get the most relevant keyword for the topic you have searched for. The score for relevancy is depicted through stars – the more stars the keyword has, the more relevant it is for your inputted topic.
Number of Words – Simply put, you can use this filter to search for keywords that have the number of words that you want.
Containing – This filter is used to search for keywords that contain the word/s that you want them to have.
Excludes – Input the word that you don’t want your keyword to have this filter.
Volume of Search – Use this to filter out the number of times the keywords are searched for on a monthly basis.
Cost Per Click (CPC) – You can look for the average cost per click for the keyword that you want to use for an ad campaign.
Finally, you will see the keywords that are related to your topic in the rest of the page. Since I have over 600 keywordsuggestions, I can use the filters to look for the perfect keyword for my website.
If you are using this tool and don’t have any specific keyword in mind, you can sort the suggestions based on the highest to the lowest characteristic (relevance, no. of words, volume, and CPC). You just have to click on the up and down arrows beside the words on the top of the results.
Additionally, there are also included keywords in the results that are totally unrelated to the topic I searched for. Although it has the terms “long tail”, it is still unrelated to the overall topic that I searched for. Here are some of them:
They do have a relevancescore of only one star, however, I think that if it is totally unrelated to the topicsearched, it should not be included anymore to the results. It can’t be helped though but this just means that the tool is working properly if it can deprioritize terms that the tool deems “unrelated” to my targeted keywords.
Ranking Analysis
I’ll start by saying that this is an aesthetically pleasing page. From the colors used to the organization of the results, it is definitely easy on the eyes. Since I’ve covered the summary part and the tabs, let’s focus on the results part.
The first thing any user will see is the Organic results for “….” then the type of search query it is. In my case, it as an informational query and if you point your cursor to this small part of the page, it will show you a short description of the query. Here’s what it looks like:
Afterwards, youwillsee different details about the organic results, namely:
Search Results
Content Performance
Focus Keywords
Number of Words
Page Performance/Page Authority
Domain Performance/Domain Authority
Date Published
Most of them are self-explanatory, but for focus keywords, it basically means that these are the keywords that tend to be included in the content for the page to have a higher ranking.
When you want to see the exact keywords used in a page included in the results, just click on it and a snippet will show in the rightmost part of the page that contains that URL to the article, and some additional details. It looks like this:
The green circle beside the used keywords are indicators that those certain keywords are highly important, and is used throughout the content.
Content Assistant
It’s time for the best part about thetool. You can start by clicking on the “Start Optimizing Content” button, then you will be directed to this page:
Afterwards, input your content or write a new one that is related to your keyword in the space provided. When you’re finished. It should look something a lot like this:
I inserted my content into space, and this is what came up. A score of 60 on content performance, and the capability to rank in the top 3 of the Google search results. However, I noticed that it recommended me to use the keyword “tail keyword”, I think this is just a misunderstanding between the tool and my content because the term I used in the content was “long-tail keyword”. But when I change it to “longtailkeyword” I immediately noticed a rise in my content’s performance. Here’s what it looked like when I removed all the hyphens to separate “long” and “tail”:
My content’s performance rose to 64 when I included ONE focus keyword. Now, I can only ask myself if what would happen if I optimize my content in accordance with the Content Assistant’s recommendation.
Also, it is important to note that this tool also shows if you are experiencing an instance of keyword stuffing. Just scroll down the snippet on the rightmost part, and you’ll see what I’m talking about.
I also decided to try it out on a relatively new page that wasn’t performing. After running it through the tool and optimizing it in accordance with the given suggestions, I hit “update” and waited for the results.
In the meantime, I’d did some (additional) minimal link building on it just to give it a little push. In the end, my efforts paid off immensely – what was once a near inactive page saw a rise in traffic that I could never have expected.
Cognitive SEO Verdict
CognitiveSEO’s keyword tool & content assistant has its points to improve on such as the lack of countries in the location filter, unrelated keyword results, and the minor changes (see the instance between “long tail” and “long-tail” above) you have to make if you want to follow the content assistant’s recommendation.
However, since I used CognitiveSEO for many years, I believe that they will be rolling out some updates that will tackle the issues I mentioned, and some other minor details in the near future.
Nonetheless, this is a great tool that you can use for content optimization. On the other hand, the keyword tool by itself is good, but it is not a definite replacement for other keyword research tools available in the market. Furthermore, it is important to remember that this is not a FREE tool. Although you can use for a few days, after your free trial you will have to pay for the tool, which I think is a worthwhile investment.
Key Takeaway
If you are an SEO expert that rely heavily on content, then this tool could have a huge positive impact on your SEO campaign and when it comes to the keywordresearch tool itself then I recommend that you keep using the tool that you’re most comfortable with.
I am not saying that their keyword research tool is bad per se as it is extensive (for the countries included in the location filter), complete with details, and aesthetically appealing. I still think it still needs improvements that could make it stand out from the rest.
I still think it still needs improvements that could make it stand out from the rest.
Overall, this is a great tool. It needs improvement but it retains its usefulness because of the content assistant. If you need a little help with optimizing your content, then by all means, use this tool.
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Cognitive SEO Keyword Tool & Content Assistant Review
I’m happy to be one of the first people to be able to write a thorough Cognitive SEO Review and with that in mind, it got me to thinking. CognitiveSEO has been around for quite a while now, and I have had the pleasure of using it during its beta phase. Through the years, it has continued to grow bigger and better – providing SEOs some much-needed help with their campaigns. As we all know, a successful and competent SEO campaign starts with having the best tools available.
Investing a lot of time, money, and effort into tools such as CognitiveSEO or Ahrefs to get our desired results can definitely make all of our jobs easier.
CognitiveSEOhas been a part of our toolbox for a while now and like I’ve said, it just keeps getting better. Now that a few years have gone by, they released a new feature that can catch the interest of any SEOexpert.
I’m talking about their new keyword tool and content assistant. Without further ado, here’s what I (and the rest of the SEO Hacker Team) think of CognitiveSEO’s newest feature.
Cognitive SEO Review
If you are not knowledgeable as to what cognitiveSEO is all about, here’s a short introduction: It is an SEO software that offers different kinds of tools that you can use. Through these sets of tools, CognitiveSEO can provide you with extensive analyses and insights that you can use to improve your SEOcampaign.
From backlink analysis to unnatural link detection, cognitiveSEO has helped out numerous SEOexperts from avoiding or recovering from Google’s Penguin update and other penalty-worthy objects in their website. However, now that they have released their newest tool, in my own honest opinion, CognitiveSEO has a bright future ahead of them.
Let’s dig deeper on their keyword tool & content assistant and find out what it has to offer.
Keyword Tool
Once you have signed in, just click on the icon that has the letter “K” on the leftmost part of the page to be directed to their keyword tool & content assistant. To get started, you just have to input the keyword or topic you want to rank for in the search bar in the middle of the page. It is also a great feature that they included a location filter on the right side of the search bar so that you can get a more detailed account of the keyword in a certain country.
One of the things that I noticed is that the location filter is limited to only a number of countries. Although it is a given because this tool is still in its beta phase, it would be great if they can include more countries in the locationfilter for more accurate and location specific results for their users.
When you search for your desired keyword and in this case, I searched for the term “long tail keyword” while having the location filter set to the U.S. Now the reason I chose this topic/keywordis because I’ve already written and publishedcontent about this which I will be inputting later on in their content assistant tool.
After clicking Analyze, I was immediately redirected to the results page.
Keyword Explorer
Let’s start by analyzing the results page from the top. The first thing you will see is the summary of what they found in their database regarding the keyword that you searched for. The summary is split into three categories:
Keyword Difficulty – They measure the inputted keyword’s difficulty on a scale of 0 – 100 depending on how difficult it is to rank for that specific keyword. In this case, the keyword I put has a difficulty score of 67 out of 100.
Average Content Performance – In this part, they show you the average content performance score of the top ranking websites for the keyword. They measure it using a scale of 0 – 100. This means that the lower the average performance score is, the easier it is for you to rank for the keyword using the content. The term “long tail keyword” has an average of 62 out of 100.
Monthly Volume – This shows you the details on how often this keyword is searched for in Google on a monthly basis. As you can see, the term I used scores fairly low on the monthly search queries for it which amounts to a hundred to five hundred searches a month.
Next, you will see the three tabs which contain the primary features of this tool. Currently, I am in the keyword explorer tab, and I’ll discuss the other features of this tool in the latter parts.
Below thetabsare the filters you can use to find the exact keyword that you are looking to rank for. The filters are:
Relevancy – You can use this filter to get the most relevant keyword for the topic you have searched for. The score for relevancy is depicted through stars – the more stars the keyword has, the more relevant it is for your inputted topic.
Number of Words – Simply put, you can use this filter to search for keywords that have the number of words that you want.
Containing – This filter is used to search for keywords that contain the word/s that you want them to have.
Excludes – Input the word that you don’t want your keyword to have this filter.
Volume of Search – Use this to filter out the number of times the keywords are searched for on a monthly basis.
Cost Per Click (CPC) – You can look for the average cost per click for the keyword that you want to use for an ad campaign.
Finally, you will see the keywords that are related to your topic in the rest of the page. Since I have over 600 keywordsuggestions, I can use the filters to look for the perfect keyword for my website.
If you are using this tool and don’t have any specific keyword in mind, you can sort the suggestions based on the highest to the lowest characteristic (relevance, no. of words, volume, and CPC). You just have to click on the up and down arrows beside the words on the top of the results.
Additionally, there are also included keywords in the results that are totally unrelated to the topic I searched for. Although it has the terms “long tail”, it is still unrelated to the overall topic that I searched for. Here are some of them:
They do have a relevancescore of only one star, however, I think that if it is totally unrelated to the topicsearched, it should not be included anymore to the results. It can’t be helped though but this just means that the tool is working properly if it can deprioritize terms that the tool deems “unrelated” to my targeted keywords.
Ranking Analysis
I’ll start by saying that this is an aesthetically pleasing page. From the colors used to the organization of the results, it is definitely easy on the eyes. Since I’ve covered the summary part and the tabs, let’s focus on the results part.
The first thing any user will see is the Organic results for “….” then the type of search query it is. In my case, it as an informational query and if you point your cursor to this small part of the page, it will show you a short description of the query. Here’s what it looks like:
Afterwards, youwillsee different details about the organic results, namely:
Search Results
Content Performance
Focus Keywords
Number of Words
Page Performance/Page Authority
Domain Performance/Domain Authority
Date Published
Most of them are self-explanatory, but for focus keywords, it basically means that these are the keywords that tend to be included in the content for the page to have a higher ranking.
When you want to see the exact keywords used in a page included in the results, just click on it and a snippet will show in the rightmost part of the page that contains that URL to the article, and some additional details. It looks like this:
The green circle beside the used keywords are indicators that those certain keywords are highly important, and is used throughout the content.
Content Assistant
It’s time for the best part about thetool. You can start by clicking on the “Start Optimizing Content” button, then you will be directed to this page:
Afterwards, input your content or write a new one that is related to your keyword in the space provided. When you’re finished. It should look something a lot like this:
I inserted my content into space, and this is what came up. A score of 60 on content performance, and the capability to rank in the top 3 of the Google search results. However, I noticed that it recommended me to use the keyword “tail keyword”, I think this is just a misunderstanding between the tool and my content because the term I used in the content was “long-tail keyword”. But when I change it to “longtailkeyword” I immediately noticed a rise in my content’s performance. Here’s what it looked like when I removed all the hyphens to separate “long” and “tail”:
My content’s performance rose to 64 when I included ONE focus keyword. Now, I can only ask myself if what would happen if I optimize my content in accordance with the Content Assistant’s recommendation.
Also, it is important to note that this tool also shows if you are experiencing an instance of keyword stuffing. Just scroll down the snippet on the rightmost part, and you’ll see what I’m talking about.
I also decided to try it out on a relatively new page that wasn’t performing. After running it through the tool and optimizing it in accordance with the given suggestions, I hit “update” and waited for the results.
In the meantime, I’d did some (additional) minimal link building on it just to give it a little push. In the end, my efforts paid off immensely – what was once a near inactive page saw a rise in traffic that I could never have expected.
Cognitive SEO Verdict
CognitiveSEO’s keyword tool & content assistant has its points to improve on such as the lack of countries in the location filter, unrelated keyword results, and the minor changes (see the instance between “long tail” and “long-tail” above) you have to make if you want to follow the content assistant’s recommendation.
However, since I used CognitiveSEO for many years, I believe that they will be rolling out some updates that will tackle the issues I mentioned, and some other minor details in the near future.
Nonetheless, this is a great tool that you can use for content optimization. On the other hand, the keyword tool by itself is good, but it is not a definite replacement for other keyword research tools available in the market. Furthermore, it is important to remember that this is not a FREE tool. Although you can use for a few days, after your free trial you will have to pay for the tool, which I think is a worthwhile investment.
Key Takeaway
If you are an SEO expert that rely heavily on content, then this tool could have a huge positive impact on your SEO campaign and when it comes to the keywordresearch tool itself then I recommend that you keep using the tool that you’re most comfortable with.
I am not saying that their keyword research tool is bad per se as it is extensive (for the countries included in the location filter), complete with details, and aesthetically appealing. I still think it still needs improvements that could make it stand out from the rest.
I still think it still needs improvements that could make it stand out from the rest.
Overall, this is a great tool. It needs improvement but it retains its usefulness because of the content assistant. If you need a little help with optimizing your content, then by all means, use this tool.
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Cognitive SEO Keyword Tool & Content Assistant Review
I’m happy to be one of the first people to be able to write a thorough Cognitive SEO Review and with that in mind, it got me to thinking. CognitiveSEO has been around for quite a while now, and I have had the pleasure of using it during its beta phase. Through the years, it has continued to grow bigger and better – providing SEOs some much-needed help with their campaigns. As we all know, a successful and competent SEO campaign starts with having the best tools available.
Investing a lot of time, money, and effort into tools such as CognitiveSEO or Ahrefs to get our desired results can definitely make all of our jobs easier.
CognitiveSEOhas been a part of our toolbox for a while now and like I’ve said, it just keeps getting better. Now that a few years have gone by, they released a new feature that can catch the interest of any SEOexpert.
I’m talking about their new keyword tool and content assistant. Without further ado, here’s what I (and the rest of the SEO Hacker Team) think of CognitiveSEO’s newest feature.
Cognitive SEO Review
If you are not knowledgeable as to what cognitiveSEO is all about, here’s a short introduction: It is an SEO software that offers different kinds of tools that you can use. Through these sets of tools, CognitiveSEO can provide you with extensive analyses and insights that you can use to improve your SEOcampaign.
From backlink analysis to unnatural link detection, cognitiveSEO has helped out numerous SEOexperts from avoiding or recovering from Google’s Penguin update and other penalty-worthy objects in their website. However, now that they have released their newest tool, in my own honest opinion, CognitiveSEO has a bright future ahead of them.
Let’s dig deeper on their keyword tool & content assistant and find out what it has to offer.
Keyword Tool
Once you have signed in, just click on the icon that has the letter “K” on the leftmost part of the page to be directed to their keyword tool & content assistant. To get started, you just have to input the keyword or topic you want to rank for in the search bar in the middle of the page. It is also a great feature that they included a location filter on the right side of the search bar so that you can get a more detailed account of the keyword in a certain country.
One of the things that I noticed is that the location filter is limited to only a number of countries. Although it is a given because this tool is still in its beta phase, it would be great if they can include more countries in the locationfilter for more accurate and location specific results for their users.
When you search for your desired keyword and in this case, I searched for the term “long tail keyword” while having the location filter set to the U.S. Now the reason I chose this topic/keywordis because I’ve already written and publishedcontent about this which I will be inputting later on in their content assistant tool.
After clicking Analyze, I was immediately redirected to the results page.
Keyword Explorer
Let’s start by analyzing the results page from the top. The first thing you will see is the summary of what they found in their database regarding the keyword that you searched for. The summary is split into three categories:
Keyword Difficulty – They measure the inputted keyword’s difficulty on a scale of 0 – 100 depending on how difficult it is to rank for that specific keyword. In this case, the keyword I put has a difficulty score of 67 out of 100.
Average Content Performance – In this part, they show you the average content performance score of the top ranking websites for the keyword. They measure it using a scale of 0 – 100. This means that the lower the average performance score is, the easier it is for you to rank for the keyword using the content. The term “long tail keyword” has an average of 62 out of 100.
Monthly Volume – This shows you the details on how often this keyword is searched for in Google on a monthly basis. As you can see, the term I used scores fairly low on the monthly search queries for it which amounts to a hundred to five hundred searches a month.
Next, you will see the three tabs which contain the primary features of this tool. Currently, I am in the keyword explorer tab, and I’ll discuss the other features of this tool in the latter parts.
Below thetabsare the filters you can use to find the exact keyword that you are looking to rank for. The filters are:
Relevancy – You can use this filter to get the most relevant keyword for the topic you have searched for. The score for relevancy is depicted through stars – the more stars the keyword has, the more relevant it is for your inputted topic.
Number of Words – Simply put, you can use this filter to search for keywords that have the number of words that you want.
Containing – This filter is used to search for keywords that contain the word/s that you want them to have.
Excludes – Input the word that you don’t want your keyword to have this filter.
Volume of Search – Use this to filter out the number of times the keywords are searched for on a monthly basis.
Cost Per Click (CPC) – You can look for the average cost per click for the keyword that you want to use for an ad campaign.
Finally, you will see the keywords that are related to your topic in the rest of the page. Since I have over 600 keywordsuggestions, I can use the filters to look for the perfect keyword for my website.
If you are using this tool and don’t have any specific keyword in mind, you can sort the suggestions based on the highest to the lowest characteristic (relevance, no. of words, volume, and CPC). You just have to click on the up and down arrows beside the words on the top of the results.
Additionally, there are also included keywords in the results that are totally unrelated to the topic I searched for. Although it has the terms “long tail”, it is still unrelated to the overall topic that I searched for. Here are some of them:
They do have a relevancescore of only one star, however, I think that if it is totally unrelated to the topicsearched, it should not be included anymore to the results. It can’t be helped though but this just means that the tool is working properly if it can deprioritize terms that the tool deems “unrelated” to my targeted keywords.
Ranking Analysis
I’ll start by saying that this is an aesthetically pleasing page. From the colors used to the organization of the results, it is definitely easy on the eyes. Since I’ve covered the summary part and the tabs, let’s focus on the results part.
The first thing any user will see is the Organic results for “….” then the type of search query it is. In my case, it as an informational query and if you point your cursor to this small part of the page, it will show you a short description of the query. Here’s what it looks like:
Afterwards, youwillsee different details about the organic results, namely:
Search Results
Content Performance
Focus Keywords
Number of Words
Page Performance/Page Authority
Domain Performance/Domain Authority
Date Published
Most of them are self-explanatory, but for focus keywords, it basically means that these are the keywords that tend to be included in the content for the page to have a higher ranking.
When you want to see the exact keywords used in a page included in the results, just click on it and a snippet will show in the rightmost part of the page that contains that URL to the article, and some additional details. It looks like this:
The green circle beside the used keywords are indicators that those certain keywords are highly important, and is used throughout the content.
Content Assistant
It’s time for the best part about thetool. You can start by clicking on the “Start Optimizing Content” button, then you will be directed to this page:
Afterwards, input your content or write a new one that is related to your keyword in the space provided. When you’re finished. It should look something a lot like this:
I inserted my content into space, and this is what came up. A score of 60 on content performance, and the capability to rank in the top 3 of the Google search results. However, I noticed that it recommended me to use the keyword “tail keyword”, I think this is just a misunderstanding between the tool and my content because the term I used in the content was “long-tail keyword”. But when I change it to “longtailkeyword” I immediately noticed a rise in my content’s performance. Here’s what it looked like when I removed all the hyphens to separate “long” and “tail”:
My content’s performance rose to 64 when I included ONE focus keyword. Now, I can only ask myself if what would happen if I optimize my content in accordance with the Content Assistant’s recommendation.
Also, it is important to note that this tool also shows if you are experiencing an instance of keyword stuffing. Just scroll down the snippet on the rightmost part, and you’ll see what I’m talking about.
I also decided to try it out on a relatively new page that wasn’t performing. After running it through the tool and optimizing it in accordance with the given suggestions, I hit “update” and waited for the results.
In the meantime, I’d did some (additional) minimal link building on it just to give it a little push. In the end, my efforts paid off immensely – what was once a near inactive page saw a rise in traffic that I could never have expected.
Cognitive SEO Verdict
CognitiveSEO’s keyword tool & content assistant has its points to improve on such as the lack of countries in the location filter, unrelated keyword results, and the minor changes (see the instance between “long tail” and “long-tail” above) you have to make if you want to follow the content assistant’s recommendation.
However, since I used CognitiveSEO for many years, I believe that they will be rolling out some updates that will tackle the issues I mentioned, and some other minor details in the near future.
Nonetheless, this is a great tool that you can use for content optimization. On the other hand, the keyword tool by itself is good, but it is not a definite replacement for other keyword research tools available in the market. Furthermore, it is important to remember that this is not a FREE tool. Although you can use for a few days, after your free trial you will have to pay for the tool, which I think is a worthwhile investment.
Key Takeaway
If you are an SEO expert that rely heavily on content, then this tool could have a huge positive impact on your SEO campaign and when it comes to the keywordresearch tool itself then I recommend that you keep using the tool that you’re most comfortable with.
I am not saying that their keyword research tool is bad per se as it is extensive (for the countries included in the location filter), complete with details, and aesthetically appealing. I still think it still needs improvements that could make it stand out from the rest.
I still think it still needs improvements that could make it stand out from the rest.
Overall, this is a great tool. It needs improvement but it retains its usefulness because of the content assistant. If you need a little help with optimizing your content, then by all means, use this tool.
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Cognitive SEO Keyword Tool & Content Assistant Review
Cognitive SEO Keyword Tool & Content Assistant Review
I’m happy to be one of the first people to be able to write a thorough Cognitive SEO Review and with that in mind, it got me to thinking. CognitiveSEO has been around for quite a while now, and I have had the pleasure of using it during its beta phase. Through the years, it has continued to grow bigger and better – providing SEOs some much-needed help with their campaigns. As we all know, a successful and competent SEO campaign starts with having the best tools available.
Investing a lot of time, money, and effort into tools such as CognitiveSEO or Ahrefs to get our desired results can definitely make all of our jobs easier.
CognitiveSEOhas been a part of our toolbox for a while now and like I’ve said, it just keeps getting better. Now that a few years have gone by, they released a new feature that can catch the interest of any SEOexpert.
I’m talking about their new keyword tool and content assistant. Without further ado, here’s what I (and the rest of the SEO Hacker Team) think of CognitiveSEO’s newest feature.
Cognitive SEO Review
If you are not knowledgeable as to what cognitiveSEO is all about, here’s a short introduction: It is an SEO software that offers different kinds of tools that you can use. Through these sets of tools, CognitiveSEO can provide you with extensive analyses and insights that you can use to improve your SEOcampaign.
From backlink analysis to unnatural link detection, cognitiveSEO has helped out numerous SEOexperts from avoiding or recovering from Google’s Penguin update and other penalty-worthy objects in their website. However, now that they have released their newest tool, in my own honest opinion, CognitiveSEO has a bright future ahead of them.
Let’s dig deeper on their keyword tool & content assistant and find out what it has to offer.
Keyword Tool
Once you have signed in, just click on the icon that has the letter “K” on the leftmost part of the page to be directed to their keyword tool & content assistant. To get started, you just have to input the keyword or topic you want to rank for in the search bar in the middle of the page. It is also a great feature that they included a location filter on the right side of the search bar so that you can get a more detailed account of the keyword in a certain country.
One of the things that I noticed is that the location filter is limited to only a number of countries. Although it is a given because this tool is still in its beta phase, it would be great if they can include more countries in the locationfilter for more accurate and location specific results for their users.
When you search for your desired keyword and in this case, I searched for the term “long tail keyword” while having the location filter set to the U.S. Now the reason I chose this topic/keywordis because I’ve already written and publishedcontent about this which I will be inputting later on in their content assistant tool.
After clicking Analyze, I was immediately redirected to the results page.
Keyword Explorer
Let’s start by analyzing the results page from the top. The first thing you will see is the summary of what they found in their database regarding the keyword that you searched for. The summary is split into three categories:
Keyword Difficulty – They measure the inputted keyword’s difficulty on a scale of 0 – 100 depending on how difficult it is to rank for that specific keyword. In this case, the keyword I put has a difficulty score of 67 out of 100.
Average Content Performance – In this part, they show you the average content performance score of the top ranking websites for the keyword. They measure it using a scale of 0 – 100. This means that the lower the average performance score is, the easier it is for you to rank for the keyword using the content. The term “long tail keyword” has an average of 62 out of 100.
Monthly Volume – This shows you the details on how often this keyword is searched for in Google on a monthly basis. As you can see, the term I used scores fairly low on the monthly search queries for it which amounts to a hundred to five hundred searches a month.
Next, you will see the three tabs which contain the primary features of this tool. Currently, I am in the keyword explorer tab, and I’ll discuss the other features of this tool in the latter parts.
Below thetabsare the filters you can use to find the exact keyword that you are looking to rank for. The filters are:
Relevancy – You can use this filter to get the most relevant keyword for the topic you have searched for. The score for relevancy is depicted through stars – the more stars the keyword has, the more relevant it is for your inputted topic.
Number of Words – Simply put, you can use this filter to search for keywords that have the number of words that you want.
Containing – This filter is used to search for keywords that contain the word/s that you want them to have.
Excludes – Input the word that you don’t want your keyword to have this filter.
Volume of Search – Use this to filter out the number of times the keywords are searched for on a monthly basis.
Cost Per Click (CPC) – You can look for the average cost per click for the keyword that you want to use for an ad campaign.
Finally, you will see the keywords that are related to your topic in the rest of the page. Since I have over 600 keywordsuggestions, I can use the filters to look for the perfect keyword for my website.
If you are using this tool and don’t have any specific keyword in mind, you can sort the suggestions based on the highest to the lowest characteristic (relevance, no. of words, volume, and CPC). You just have to click on the up and down arrows beside the words on the top of the results.
Additionally, there are also included keywords in the results that are totally unrelated to the topic I searched for. Although it has the terms “long tail”, it is still unrelated to the overall topic that I searched for. Here are some of them:
They do have a relevancescore of only one star, however, I think that if it is totally unrelated to the topicsearched, it should not be included anymore to the results. It can’t be helped though but this just means that the tool is working properly if it can deprioritize terms that the tool deems “unrelated” to my targeted keywords.
Ranking Analysis
I’ll start by saying that this is an aesthetically pleasing page. From the colors used to the organization of the results, it is definitely easy on the eyes. Since I’ve covered the summary part and the tabs, let’s focus on the results part.
The first thing any user will see is the Organic results for “….” then the type of search query it is. In my case, it as an informational query and if you point your cursor to this small part of the page, it will show you a short description of the query. Here’s what it looks like:
Afterwards, youwillsee different details about the organic results, namely:
Search Results
Content Performance
Focus Keywords
Number of Words
Page Performance/Page Authority
Domain Performance/Domain Authority
Date Published
Most of them are self-explanatory, but for focus keywords, it basically means that these are the keywords that tend to be included in the content for the page to have a higher ranking.
When you want to see the exact keywords used in a page included in the results, just click on it and a snippet will show in the rightmost part of the page that contains that URL to the article, and some additional details. It looks like this:
The green circle beside the used keywords are indicators that those certain keywords are highly important, and is used throughout the content.
Content Assistant
It’s time for the best part about thetool. You can start by clicking on the “Start Optimizing Content” button, then you will be directed to this page:
Afterwards, input your content or write a new one that is related to your keyword in the space provided. When you’re finished. It should look something a lot like this:
I inserted my content into space, and this is what came up. A score of 60 on content performance, and the capability to rank in the top 3 of the Google search results. However, I noticed that it recommended me to use the keyword “tail keyword”, I think this is just a misunderstanding between the tool and my content because the term I used in the content was “long-tail keyword”. But when I change it to “longtailkeyword” I immediately noticed a rise in my content’s performance. Here’s what it looked like when I removed all the hyphens to separate “long” and “tail”:
My content’s performance rose to 64 when I included ONE focus keyword. Now, I can only ask myself if what would happen if I optimize my content in accordance with the Content Assistant’s recommendation.
Also, it is important to note that this tool also shows if you are experiencing an instance of keyword stuffing. Just scroll down the snippet on the rightmost part, and you’ll see what I’m talking about.
I also decided to try it out on a relatively new page that wasn’t performing. After running it through the tool and optimizing it in accordance with the given suggestions, I hit “update” and waited for the results.
In the meantime, I’d did some (additional) minimal link building on it just to give it a little push. In the end, my efforts paid off immensely – what was once a near inactive page saw a rise in traffic that I could never have expected.
Cognitive SEO Verdict
CognitiveSEO’s keyword tool & content assistant has its points to improve on such as the lack of countries in the location filter, unrelated keyword results, and the minor changes (see the instance between “long tail” and “long-tail” above) you have to make if you want to follow the content assistant’s recommendation.
However, since I used CognitiveSEO for many years, I believe that they will be rolling out some updates that will tackle the issues I mentioned, and some other minor details in the near future.
Nonetheless, this is a great tool that you can use for content optimization. On the other hand, the keyword tool by itself is good, but it is not a definite replacement for other keyword research tools available in the market. Furthermore, it is important to remember that this is not a FREE tool. Although you can use for a few days, after your free trial you will have to pay for the tool, which I think is a worthwhile investment.
Key Takeaway
If you are an SEO expert that rely heavily on content, then this tool could have a huge positive impact on your SEO campaign and when it comes to the keywordresearch tool itself then I recommend that you keep using the tool that you’re most comfortable with.
I am not saying that their keyword research tool is bad per se as it is extensive (for the countries included in the location filter), complete with details, and aesthetically appealing. I still think it still needs improvements that could make it stand out from the rest.
I still think it still needs improvements that could make it stand out from the rest.
Overall, this is a great tool. It needs improvement but it retains its usefulness because of the content assistant. If you need a little help with optimizing your content, then by all means, use this tool.
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