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Choose the keywords for a service page with Ahrefs, asking on WhatsApp

An AI agent checks volume, related terms and competition in Ahrefs before you write the page for a service.

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Which keywords should I use on my service page so people find it on Google?

You write the service and the city to your Met, for example "carpet cleaning in Medellín". The Met checks that search's volume and difficulty in Keywords Explorer, lists the terms that contain it and the related ones, and reviews who holds the top results today. Then it looks at which keywords your domain already shows up for, so you do not compete with yourself, and returns a short list: the main keyword, the variants worth including and the ones better left for another page. Before a big query it checks how many API units you have left.

What starts it

When someone asks for it

It starts when someone on the team writes to the Met the service they want to rank. Each research runs on request and spends API units from the Ahrefs plan.

A manual task: someone on the team runs it with a button, or asks the Met for it in chat.

Who runs it

Analytics Met that researches keywords in Ahrefs

Social team

This is not a named, seeded Met. It is an internal Met with Ahrefs connected: it answers with the data Ahrefs returns and its work ends when it delivers the keyword list with its volume, not when it writes the page.

Run by the data analyst Met

Channels: WhatsApp

What you need connected

Ahrefs Research and analyze

5 steps · 6 tools

The procedure, step by step

Each step shows the tool that runs. They belong to the real connector: if one of them stopped existing, this page would not build.

1
Check how many units are left

Before querying several lists, the Met checks your subscription limits and usage. If few units are left, it warns you and asks for fewer rows instead of spending the rest of the month.
- subscription_info_limits_and_usage Ahrefs
2
Measure the main search

The Met checks the keyword overview in Keywords Explorer for the country where you sell: search volume and difficulty. That tells you whether the search exists and how contested it is.
- keywords_explorer_overview Ahrefs
3
Find the variants people search for

The Met lists the terms that contain the main keyword and the related terms, to find the ways people search for your service, such as price, near me or at home.
- keywords_explorer_matching_terms Ahrefs
- keywords_explorer_related_terms Ahrefs
4
See who shows up in the results today

The Met brings the results page overview for the main keyword: which sites hold the top positions. If they are directories or big brands, it tells you so you can pick a more reachable variant.
- serp_overview Ahrefs
5
Check which keywords you already show up for

The Met lists your domain's organic keywords. If another page of yours already shows up for the same search, it points it out so you do not write two pages that compete with each other.
- site_explorer_organic_keywords Ahrefs

Before you start

What you need ready

The Met solves none of these for you. If one is missing, the automation stops there.

A paid Ahrefs plan from Lite up

The Ahrefs MCP is available from the Lite plan. Each plan includes monthly API units and a row cap per query.
Ahrefs connected in Met

In Met, open Connections → Ahrefs → Connect and sign in with your business's Ahrefs account.
An internal Met your team writes to

A Met with Ahrefs enabled and a WhatsApp line your team uses to write to it. It is an internal query, not a customer conversation.

The limits

What this automation does NOT solve

Better said here than discovered halfway through the rollout.

It does not write or publish the page. It delivers the keyword list with its data; drafting and uploading the content is another job.
It does not guarantee the ranking. Volume and difficulty are Ahrefs data; showing up in the top results depends on your page and your site.
It is not free. Every list spends API units from your Ahrefs plan, and asking for many rows uses up the month's balance faster.
It does not guess the country. If you do not say where you sell, the Met asks: volume changes a lot from one country to another.

FAQ

Questions about this automation

Yes, if you include the city in the search. Ahrefs measures volume by country, so the city goes in as part of the keyword, for example "plumber in Cali".

As many as you ask for. A short list per page is best: more rows spend more units and do not make the page better.

Yes. Site Explorer accepts any domain, so the Met can list a competitor's organic keywords with the same tool.

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