Quick overview
Automate the discovery of keyword gaps between your website and competitors. This n8n workflow uses the DataForSEO Ranked Keywords API to identify keywords where your competitors rank but you don’t, enriches those opportunities with search volume and related long-tail suggestions, and logs the results into Notion for analysis and content planning.
Who it’s built for
This template is ideal for SEO specialists, content marketers, and digital agencies who want to uncover untapped keyword opportunities, track competitors’ performance, and plan targeted content strategies without spending hours on manual research.
Workflow breakdown
- Trigger the workflow manually or on a scheduled basis.
- Pull ranked keyword data for your competitors using DataForSEO.
- Pull ranked keyword data for your own website.
- Identify the set of keywords your competitors rank for that you don’t.
- Enrich these candidate keywords with search volume, related long-tail suggestions, and optional SERP features using DataForSEO endpoints.
- Log the enriched opportunities directly into a Notion database for review and planning.
- Once the keywords are saved, you can use Notion AI to instantly generate a content plan based on these opportunities. Recommended prompt: “Analyze the keyword gap between my website’s page {{your URL}} and competitor website’s page and build a content strategy for me.”
What you get
You get a fully automated system that uncovers keyword gaps relative to competitors, enriches them with valuable metrics, and organizes the results in Notion. This provides a structured and actionable view of opportunities to improve your SEO content strategy, plan new pages, and track high-priority keywords efficiently.
What you need to get started
- DataForSEO account and API credentials (your API login and password).
- A Notion account with a database ready to store keywords, search volume, competitor info, and additional enrichment fields
- An n8n account connected to both DataForSEO and Notion
