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Keyword and content ideation tool that visualizes search questions and phrases
Overview
AnswerThePublic is a keyword research and content ideation tool that queries search engine autocomplete data to surface the questions, prepositions, comparisons, and related searches people type around a seed keyword. It presents results as visualizations or lists, and includes AI-assisted content drafting, scheduling, plagiarism detection, and WordPress publishing for turning search insights into articles.
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BuzzSumo: Also surfaces trending content and question topics for content ideation.
Pricing
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Starter
$20 /mo
Growth
$99 /mo
Business
$199 /mo
Capabilities
Search listening visualizations
Maps questions, prepositions, comparisons and related searches around a keyword
AI content drafting
Generates article drafts from keyword research within the platform
Content scheduling
Plans and schedules content output across projects
Plagiarism detection
Checks AI-generated or drafted content for originality
WordPress publishing
Publishes finished articles directly to a connected WordPress site
Custom writing styles
Lets users define tone and style presets for AI drafts
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Plans run Starter at $20/month, Growth at $99/month, and Business at $199/month, each with monthly credits, project limits, and an article-generation cap; annual and lifetime options are also offered.
SourceNo free tier is listed; all plans are paid, with Starter as the entry-level option at $20/month or a $99 lifetime option.
SourceAll plans include WordPress publishing so finished articles can be pushed directly to a connected WordPress site.
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