Keyword Management
Keep your keywords in one inventory and organize the work with lists, tags and saved views. Import existing CSV files and export selected keywords for a brief or report. Organizing and exporting are free; fresh external metrics are paid separately.
01 · Scope
Curate keyword lists by hand or let smart lists update by rule.
Manual lists contain exactly what you add, such as a client set, a campaign, or a quarter. Smart lists store filter rules instead of fixed members, so matching keywords appear automatically and nobody has to rebuild the working set by hand.
Spring campaignManual list · 5 keywords · curated by hand
Stays exactly as your team built it. Made for commitments: briefs, client scopes, publishing plans.
Rules: all must match
volume
≥ 1,000
kd
< 50
intent
= commercial
off
The rules are the list. Toggle a rule and the membership updates. The product keeps it current as your data changes.
keywords match right now
The keyword management guide explains how to assign a page to each search intent. Use Keyword Tracking to follow the selected searches over time.
All keywords
Manage keywords in three views without splitting the inventory.
Switch between table, matrix, and Kanban views while working with the same maintained set of keywords. The twelve keywords, metrics and activity dates in this example are sample data.
The same twelve keywords in every view. Switching the lens rearranges the inventory; it never copies it. Table for working, matrix for opportunity, Kanban for planning.
02 · Structure
Use the columns your planning process needs.
The table can carry difficulty, cost, opportunity, planning status, ownership, next action, and other fields your process needs. Show the useful columns, hide the rest, and tag keywords across every list they belong to.
29 more columns available: trends, SERP data, competition, ad metrics, and your own fields.
Visible columns11 / 40 visible
Tags
Tags cut across lists. A keyword can sit in a client list, carry #priority, and still appear in every smart list whose rules it matches.
03 · Inspect
Open the details without losing your place.
The detail panel opens beside the table. Metrics, trend, tags, and the keyword's activity history remain one click away, including what was imported, what changed, and when the data was refreshed.
Keyword detail
how to descale an espresso machine
Volume
2,400
per month
KD
18
easy
CPC
€0.35
cost per click
Updated
9 days ago
explicit refresh
12-month volume
Activity
Imported from CSV3 weeks ago
Tag #priority added2 weeks ago
External data refreshed9 days ago
04 · Exchange
Import keywords and export them whenever you need to.
Keyword Management is a working inventory, not a closed system. Bring existing spreadsheets in, work with lists and views, and export any selected scope to CSV for a deliverable.
Import
Upload CSV files and map their columns once. Existing spreadsheets become working rows with tags, lists, and status.
Maintain
Daily work happens in views: assign status, tag, group, and let smart lists keep the working sets current.
Export & refresh
Export any list or filtered scope to CSV. Request fresh external metrics for exactly the keywords a decision needs.
Explicit costs
External data refreshes never run silently. You choose the keywords, see the cost before you confirm, and every refresh appears in the activity history.
Keep keyword work in one maintained inventory.
Organize the inventory with lists, tags, columns, and views your team can return to instead of repeatedly sorting spreadsheets.
Tagged, filed, findable.
From a keyword collection to a page plan
Keyword management means keeping search terms, their evidence and the next action in one working inventory. The espresso examples above show how lists and filters organize a set; the next decision is which page can answer each search.
Group by the question behind the search
A comparison of espresso machines and an instruction for descaling answer different needs. Keep their working sets separate, even when both contain the same product name.
Keep the page decision visible
Use tags, status and the fields your team needs to record ownership and the next action. Read the keyword-management guide before creating several pages for similar phrases.
Share the selected scope
For a client brief, create a manual list and add your selected keywords. Use tags for groups that cut across lists. Open Export, choose the active list and CSV, and check the limit shown in the dialog. Request fresh metrics only for terms that need new evidence. Organizing and exporting remain free.
How is keyword management different from keyword research?
Research finds and evaluates candidate search terms. Management keeps the selected keywords organized over time. Discovery candidates enter the Keyword Database when you explicitly import them.
Do similar keywords need separate pages?
Not necessarily. Review the search results and what the visitor wants. One useful page can cover several phrases with the same intent; create separate pages when the tasks or expected formats differ.
Using the keyword database
Work with keywords in list, matrix and Kanban views. This tour demonstrates filters, columns and status changes in a sample Crawl Foundry keyword database workspace.
The tour uses an example workspace. The app shows the current price before you start a paid request.
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