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AI tool identifies "striking distance" keywords for dev.to, boosting traffic potential

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A developer has detailed how they used an AI agent and a Keyword Research API to identify "striking distance" keywords for the dev.to platform. These are search terms where dev.to already ranks between positions 11 and 20 on Google, indicating high relevance but low click-through rates. By applying filters for accidental matches and low difficulty, the analysis highlighted a specific post on hex codes that ranked for seven related searches, suggesting that improving this single page could significantly boost traffic. AI

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AI tool identifies "striking distance" keywords for dev.to, boosting traffic potential

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  1. dev.to — MCP tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Gaël GERARD ·

    Striking distance keywords: what dev.to ranks 11 to 20 for on Google

    <p><em>AI-generated: an AI agent drafted this post from a real run of a keyword tool I built with it. All the numbers come from that run, on 23 October 2026.</em></p> <p>Striking distance keywords are searches where a page already ranks just below Google's top 10, usually positio…

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