Quick summary
Ahrefs' Keyword Explorer lets you uncover affiliate websites by filtering for buyer-intent keywords like "best" and "review" with low keyword difficulty. Use Matching Terms and SERP analysis to quickly identify rankable opportunities for affiliate content.
Steps
- Search for your target keyword in the Keyword Explorer.
- Select Matching Terms under Keyword Ideas in the left pane.
- Click Include > Any word and add affiliate-intent keywords such as "best", "cheapest", and "review", then hit Apply.
- Set the KD (Keyword Difficulty) filter to between 10 and 20 and hit Apply.
- Hit Show results to generate the filtered keyword list.
- Click SERP on any keyword to view the live search results for that keyword.
- Review the SERP overview to identify affiliate websites currently ranking for your keyword.



