Simply filter phrases according to certain words they contain.
We are looking for the types of phrases people use when searching for answers to their questions. If you can identify phrases that basically ask questions, then you have great phrases to write articles on.
Let's look at some examples.
The word "how".
The word "how" is used in a lot in questions. If I filter those phrases that contain how from some golf club research I did last year, I get the following 20 phrases:
how to pick size of golf irons
show me a perfect golf swing
free golf tips how to hold club
how to build a golf putter
how to refinish golf irons at home
golf tips how to cure a hook
how to swing weight golf clubs
replace golf driver shaft how to
golf swing and how to and irons
how to break in new golf irons
how to pick size of golf drivers
how to measure putter length
how do you swing a golf club faster
how to swing a golf club
how to build a putter
how to fix a slice swing golf
how to grip a golf club
how to regrip golf clubs
how to make golf clubs
golf swing how to
Looks like a great place to start with articles, doesn't it?
Since these are actual requests for information and answers, they make ideal phrases to use as titles of articles. Just mix in a variety of highly related phrases and words, and you'll have a page that can capture traffic for a variety of phrases related to the question.
There are a number of words like "how" that are used in constructing questions. Brainstorm a set of such words, and use these as the basis of your keyword filtering when looking for article ideas.
Because a lot of these questions are quite specific, they often have low competition, but also low number of searches. In other words, they make excellent starter phrases for your first articles. If your site does get reviewed by a search engine employee, there is very little chance your site could get labelled as "thin", since your articles all address specific questions/problems of your visitors.
Also don't forget that you will be targeting multiple words per article, so traffic to each article will be for a variety of phrases, not just the main one.
About The Author:
This article represents part of a strategy detailed in a freely available eBook. Download your free copy of "Creating 'Fat' Affiliate Sites" today. Keyword phrases were manipulated using Keyword Results Analyzer.