Keyword report: project management software

Summary

• This topic has 85 keywords, an estimated 2,695,140 monthly searches and 9 clusters; the broad head terms are hard, so start narrow.
• Start with Portfolio and Program Management: it has the best opportunity score (43) and a modest keyword difficulty (32, on a 0-100 scale of how hard page 1 is).
• Write a PPM project portfolio management software guide first; it targets three quick wins at difficulty 26.

Clusters at a glance

85 keywords in 9 clusters, ranked by average opportunity score. Close spellings are merged, so each search is counted once.

Page plan

Ranked from market data for this topic (search volume, difficulty and intent), as if for an average site. It doesn’t yet know which pages your site already has, how strong it is, or how your pages perform, so check each suggestion against your site before writing.

Quick wins

Keywords that are easy for this topic (difficulty 30 or less) with at least the median volume (3,600). At most 3 per cluster.

Skip for now

The 7 navigational keywords, such as monday.com project management software and primavera software, come from people looking for a specific brand's site, so your page is unlikely to win those clicks. Trello is the 1 keyword too hard for now at difficulty 82; revisit it once your site has more authority.

Other brands (navigational) (7): primavera software, project management software building industry, monday com project management software, monday.com project management software, trello, project management software primavera free download, zoho project management software free download

Too hard for now (difficulty 70 or more) (1): trello

Next steps

1. Publish the PPM project portfolio management software guide.
   It covers three quick wins at difficulty 26 in the top-opportunity cluster (43).
   Priority: High Effort: Small
2. Publish the Microsoft Project guide next.
   microsoft project has the highest opportunity score (61) and an estimated 40,500 searches at difficulty 28.
   Priority: High Effort: Small
3. Write the construction software comparison.
   Average difficulty is only 27, with many low-competition long-tail terms.
   Priority: Medium Effort: Medium
4. Build the IT and agile software page, then the Best Project Management Software hub linking to all pages.
   These clusters hold estimated 407,600 and 1,345,420 searches but average difficulty 43, so earlier pages should build trust first.
   Priority: Medium Effort: Large
5. Add a Primavera P6 vs Microsoft Project section or page later.
   The Primavera cluster has average difficulty 9, though estimated volume is small (3,110).
   Priority: Low Effort: Small

How to read this report

Estimated monthly volume

How many searches a keyword gets in a month in United States, averaged over the last year. Close spellings of the same search are merged and counted once.

Keyword difficulty (0–100)

How hard it is to reach page 1 of Google for that keyword. Under 30 is easier; 70 or more is hard for a newer site.

Intent

What the searcher wants: informational (to learn), commercial (to compare), transactional (to buy) or navigational (a specific brand or site).

Opportunity score (0–100)

Our ranking of how worthwhile a keyword is: higher volume, lower difficulty and buying intent score higher. The formula is on the methodology page: https://searchdossier.com/methodology

Estimates

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