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Automating niche research: Ahrefs MCP connected to Claude

Connecting the Ahrefs MCP server to Claude so that the assistant finds goldmine keywords (DR under 20, AI related) and reverse engineers a site you want to replicate, with a better prompt giving a better answer.

human reviewedAhmed Raza1 min

Taught by Sir M. Tanveer Nandla, in Class 13 of the SEO module, Automate Niche Research.

What you need

ToolCost
Ahrefs, paid plan$129
An AI assistant: ChatGPT Astra, Claude, Grok Bot or Muse$20

Both costs are as given in class.1

Steps

  1. Connect the Ahrefs MCP to Claude.
  2. Start your research.1

How the research goes

  • Once Ahrefs is connected, give Claude a prompt asking it to help you find keywords whose DR is under 20 and that are related to AI.
  • Claude does all the research itself and brings you keywords that will be goldmines for you.
  • When you find a website you think you can replicate, have the same setup do its whole reverse engineering.1

Getting a better answer

  • The more refined the input you give, the more refined the answer you get.
  • To fine-tune the input, you can take help from ChatGPT to write a good prompt.1

Class infographic

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Footnotes

  1. iSkills SEO Class 13 notes, Automate Niche Research, taught by Sir M. Tanveer Nandla. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

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  2. LessonFinding niches, Method 2: the Ahrefs/SEMrush filter methodFinding a low-competition niche directly inside a keyword-research tool, using volume, DR, and word-count filters.Read lesson
  3. LessonFinding niches, Method 3: AI tools and NLP categoriesUsing ChatGPT prompts and Google's NLP content categories to brainstorm low-competition niche and sub-niche ideas.Read lesson
  4. LessonFinding niches, Method 4: backlink mining and UGC intent mismatchesMining a giant authority site's newest backlinks to find fresh niche sites worth replicating, and using UGC sites like Reddit and Quora to spot intent mismatches worth building for.Read lesson
  5. LessonFinding niches, Method 5: SaaS and AI tool marketplacesReverse-engineering profitable SaaS, AI-tool, and app niches from marketplaces built for that stack: Acquire.com, Product Hunt, AppSumo, and the Chrome Web Store.Read lesson
  6. LessonFinding niches, Method 6: replicating one strong page from Ahrefs Content ExplorerUsing Ahrefs Content Explorer with a language filter and a low DR filter to find high-traffic pages, then building a dedicated website around one page rather than copying the whole site.Read lesson
  7. LessonFinding niches, Method 7: a topic search in Ahrefs Content Explorer, then reverse engineeringSearching a topic "everywhere" in Ahrefs Content Explorer, filtering to Domain Rating 0 to 20, and reverse engineering the best site's organic keywords and its competitors to find goldmine niches.Read lesson

Finding niches, Method 7: a topic search in Ahrefs Content Explorer, then reverse engineering

Searching a topic "everywhere" in Ahrefs Content Explorer, filtering to Domain Rating 0 to 20, and reverse engineering the best site's organic keywords and its competitors to find goldmine niches.

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