Finding the perfect SEO tool and mastering it is essential for any content writer. Staying ahead of the game requires knowing what type of content Google prefers for each keyword and using that research to build top-notch content.
So, if you’re looking for an SEO tool, SEO Minion is your solution for enhancing your content’s SEO performance and driving more organic traffic to your site!
SEO Minion helps you with daily SEO tasks such as On-Page SEO analysis, Broken Link Checking, Hreflang Checker, SERP Preview, and more. This straightforward tool takes the guesswork out of SEO, allowing you to focus on crafting engaging, high-quality content that ranks well on search engines.
In this step-by-step guide, we’ll walk you through each feature of SEO Minion to help you make the most of this powerful tool.
Ready to dive into SEO Minion’s features? Let’s get started!
Optimizing Your Browser With SEO Minion
First of all, download the SEO Minion extension to your browser whether you’re using Google Chrome or Firefox it is compatible with each.
Turn on your extension once installed and let’s get to work with the infinite features of SEO Minion.
Get SERP Insights
Before getting to know how to use the SERP (Search Engine Result Page) Widget, we need to know why exactly is it crucial to know and analyze what Google prefers to show for any given keyword, well it is important to know how competitively that keyword is to rank for and what type of content we should be creating if we want to rank for that keyword.
So now we’ve got a firm overview of how important this step is so let’s get started to work with SEO’s Minion SERP Feature Widget.
After installing the extension and turning it on, do keyword research for any specific keyword you’d like to write content about and rank for.
You’ll find immediately the SEO Minion widget box appearing on the left side of your search page.
The widget will automatically show you what types of SERPS features are on this page, and it also shows how many are there for each SERP feature.
Starting with how many organic results are for this page, Ad results, Video Listings, Image listings, FAQ data, fresh listings, etc.
You’ll find a variety of SERP features in the widget, you’ll find Organic Results which help you gather and analyze the natural search results for any keyword, while Ad Results provide insights into the paid advertisements appearing in search results.
So now you can know what is shown for any keyword research you’ll do by simply looking at the SERP Feature Widget box!
You can also download the whole data shown in the widget as a CSV file for you to look at the data at any other later time, with just a few clicks.
By clicking on the icon “Download this data” at the bottom of the widget the whole data of the widget will be downloaded to your computer as a CSV file.
You can also copy or download a single specific SERP feature that is listed in the widget.
By clicking on the upper left icon you’ll find the first drop-down icon, choose whether you want to download the data or copy it, then select which specific SERP features you want to download or copy by clicking on the second drop-down icon and choose from the handful of options you’ll find listed. Then click on “Go” and there you go!
And here’s a quick overview of each SERP feature option you’ll find in the list.
Dropdown Menu Descriptions
Collect all organic URL links from search results.
Gathers detailed data of all organic search results.
Extracts URLs from all advertisement listings.
Compiles data of all advertisement search results.
Retrieves URLs from all product listings.
Gathers details of all product listings in search results.
Collects URLs from all local search listings.
Compiles data from all local search listings.
Extracts URLs from all video listings.
Gathers detailed data from all video listings.
Retrieves URLs from all image search listings.
Compiles data from all image search listings.
Collects URLs from all newly listed content.
Gathers details of all newly listed content.
Extracts URLs from all news search listings.
Compiles data from all news search listings.
Collects URLs from FAQ sections.
Gathers detailed data from FAQ sections.
Extracting Google’s “People Also Ask”
Google’s People Ask Section, is an important section to analyze and search as it gives you a quick view of what people ask about any given topic, so it helps you enhance your content or even build new pieces of content for your website.
SEO Minion has this amazing feature where it can scrape the PAA section within seconds and (it even gets better!) it turns this content into a tree graph making your research very simple and visually appealing!
First thing, choose a specific topic you want to search about, your SEO Minion widget will appear on the right side of your search result, choose “Download” in the first drop-down icon, then select from the second drop-down icon’s list P.A.A.
Here you’ll find a handful of options for the PAA, SEO Minion can crawl from 2 to 8 levels deep. The more levels you set, the longer it’ll take it to crawl the PAA.
Once you set the level of crawling that you want, let’s say you’ve chosen a 3-level deep search, SEO Minion will scrape all the PAA section answers and questions, so it’s a long list, which SEO Minion will turn it into a CSV file to view.
The CSV file once downloaded onto your laptop you’ll find all the PAA 4 main questions with their URLs, and questions and answers, up to 3 levels deep.
This list will help you analyze the questions and answers to help you build your pieces of content.
You can also view the PAA scraping as a tree graph, just by clicking on the orange “PAA tree” button in the SERP widget.
In the tree graph, you’ll find your initial search, then the 4 main questions, and then their related additional questions related to the first level. All are shown in a cool easy-to-understand tree graph. When you hover over each node you can view the title, the answer, and the link.
By viewing this easy-to-view and understand tree graph, you can create a strong robust long-form piece of content, and even additional pieces of content for your website by analyzing and viewing the PAA tree graph.
You can also close all the nodes you don’t necessarily need to better focus, and you can also vertically view the nodes. You can also save the tree graph as a PNG file for later viewing.
On-Page SEO Analysis
On-page SEO is critical for ensuring your content is well-optimized for search engines. SEO Minion provides a detailed analysis of your on-page SEO elements.
Open your page that you want to analyze its SEO, then open your SEO Minion extension which is an orange small icon you’ll find in the upper toolbar of your browser. A list of all the features the extension has will appear on the right side of your page.
Choose “Analyze On-Page SEO”, click on it, and in just one second a list of all the SEO checklists will appear in front of you. As in this second SEO Minion has analyzed your page, and pulled all the SEO elements that you can very easily review.
SEO Minion generates a detailed list of SEO elements, you can view your URL, title, description, meta tags, headers, alt texts, and other on-page elements.
It also counts the characters of your title tag as well as the meta tag. For example, if your meta description is too long or missing key keywords, you can adjust it immediately, ensuring your content is optimized for search engines.
You can view all of your headings if you prefer it “by type” sorting or “no sorting”. You can also click on the bulb icon next to each heading of your page to go through the heading you want to check without scrolling over the whole page.
It also counts the number of images found on your page.
By using this detailed SEO elements list, you’ll easily identify the areas that need improvement in your website with just a few clicks.
Highlighting Links
To further ensure that your page is optimally SEO optimized you also have to check for your page’s links, and it is also easily done with the SEO Minion extension toolbox.
Open the extension, and choose from the features box, “Highlight All Links”, SEO Minion will highlight all the links on your page in green, providing a visual and easy overview. You can be specific with choosing which links you’d like to highlight, you can choose from external, and internal links and follow or no follow links.
By this step, SEO Minion ensures that all links are functional and properly categorized.
Checking Broken Links
Broken links can harm your SEO and user experience. You don’t want your audience to hit a 404 error page, and also broken links prevent Google from crawling your links whether external or internal links properly.
And here comes the role of SEO Minion’s Broken Link Checker which easily helps you identify and fix these broken links.
From the SEO Minion extension, choose “Check Broken Links” from the features list.
By clicking on it, SEO Minion within a few seconds will crawl and read every single link on the page and highlight links based on their status – green for valid links, red for broken links, and purple for redirects.
You can choose specific types of links for SEO Minion to check, such as external or internal, and follow or no follow.
Review the highlighted links and address any issues, such as updating or removing broken links. You can download the list of broken links to check them and fix them for a later date.
For more detail, you can scroll down to the “All Links’ section and check for the 404 link box, and it’ll immediately provide you with a Broken Link.
By regularly checking and fixing broken links, you ensure a seamless browsing experience for your visitors and maintain a healthy link profile.
Preview Your Page in Search Results
The SEO Minion SERP Previewer, (which you’ll find in the extensions feature list), helps you see exactly how your page will look in search engine results, allowing you to optimize titles and meta descriptions effectively.
Click on the SERP Preview, then enter in the search query your webpage title, then write down your meta description, and URL.
SEO Minion will show a preview of how your page appears live in Google search results. Adjust your title and meta description for better click-through rates.
This feature is handy for experimenting with different titles and descriptions to see which combination might yield the best results in terms of visibility and click-through rates.
View Page Search Results in Different Countries
If you’re working with a client who’s overseas, you might want to check your search results in the targeted region of your client.
Choose from the extension’s feature list SERP Location Checker, then write the keyword and select the desired location.
SEO Minion will display search results as they appear in the specified location, helping you refine your local SEO strategy.
For example, if you’re targeting customers in New York, you can see how your website ranks for relevant keywords in that specific region and adjust your SEO efforts accordingly.
Integrating SEO Minion into Your Writing
In a nutshell, SEO Minion is a versatile and powerful tool that can significantly enhance your content writing workflow. Here’s how you can use it to optimize your content creation process:
Start by adding the SEO minion extension to your browser to access its features. Then start your research journey by using the SERP Feature Widget to analyze keyword competitiveness and understand the types of content that perform well in search results. Extract data from the PAA section to gather valuable insights and ideas for developing new content.
Perform an On-Page SEO Analysis for your page to ensure your content meets all SEO requirements, such as the appropriate use of keywords, meta descriptions, and header tags. Utilize the Highlight Links feature to identify all internal and external links on your page, ensuring they are correctly categorized and functional. Regularly run the Broken Link Checker to find and fix any broken links that could harm your SEO and user experience.
“Before going live with your page, use the SERP Preview tool to see how your page will appear in search results. This allows you to optimize titles and meta descriptions for better click-through rates. If you have clients from different countries, use the SERP Location Checker to view your page’s search results from various regions, helping you tailor your content for specific geographic audiences.”
By following this workflow, you can create high-quality, SEO-optimized content that not only resonates with your audience but also ranks well on search engines, driving more organic traffic to your site.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is SEO Minion?
SEO Minion is a browser extension designed to help with various SEO tasks such as on-page SEO analysis, broken link checking, SERP preview, hreflang checker, and extracting data from Google’s “People Also Ask” section.
How do I install SEO Minion?
Begin by installing the SEO Minion extension on Chrome or the add-on for Firefox, depending on which browser you use. SEO Minion currently only supports Chrome and Firefox. Next, you’ll need to install the Keywords Everywhere extension or add-on, again based on your preferred browser.
Is SEO Minion Free?
No, it is not free, SEO Minion is only available to customers of Keywords Everywhere’s Silver, Gold, and Platinum plans.
What is the Hreflang Checker feature?
The Hreflang Checker verifies the Hreflang tags on your pages to ensure they are correctly implemented, which is important for targeting international audiences.
How reliable is SEO Minion?
SEO Minion is considered a reliable tool among SEO professionals. It provides accurate data and useful insights for various SEO tasks, making it a trusted choice for many users.
