How I Make $5,000 Each Month With Keyword Cloning

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I make 5k or more each month with a process I call Keyword Cloning.

Keyword Cloning is essentially a faster way to identify pre-validated clusters of keywords — and then create and monetize content around those clusters.

This article is about how I do it.

What Are Cloned Keywords?

If you’re in the SEO business, then you know that keywords are everything.

The right keywords can mean the difference between getting loads of traffic and getting none at all. But what are Cloned Keywords?

Cloned Keywords are essentially keywords on a topic that “clone” the keywords of another almost identical topic. This allows you to easily predict clusters of high-volume and high-profit keywords for traffic, topical authority, and revenue.

The concept is similar to that of long-tail keywords, but with cloned keywords you are not just targeting low-hanging fruit, you are aiming for the entire tree.

They allow you to tap into areas of high demand without a lot of competition.

And when it comes to SEO, that’s exactly what you want.

Why Cloned Keywords Can Make You 5K Each Month

The benefits of cloning keywords are many.

For one, they allow you to create an entire keyword list around a single topic without having to brainstorm or do extensive “one-keyword-at-a-time-research.”

This can save you a considerable amount of time in the long run.

Additionally, Cloned Keywords tend to be less competitive than more general terms, so you may have an easier time ranking for them in search engines.

And finally, since these terms are often closely related to each other, there is a good chance that Google will eventually award you with topical authority around the subject.

Therefore, if you’re looking for a quick and easy way to generate a large list of targeted keywords, consider cloning.

It just might be the secret weapon you’ve been searching for.

Examples of Cloned Keywords

Cloned keywords can work with almost any niche, but they’re great for products, brands, pets, technology, and celebrities.

Here are a few examples in different niches:

• Tech
• Celebrity
• Pets

Tech Niche Example

Let’s say your niche just released a new product, like an AI writing tool similar to Jasper (link to article), which is my current favorite automatic writer.

One of the best ways to figure out clusters of good keywords for the new writing tool is to look at the popular keywords for another existing AI writing tool.

In this case, we’ll look at keywords for Jasper.

We’ll talk about how to conduct keyword research for Cloned Keywords in just a moment.

For now, I’ll skip to the results.

You might find keywords such as:

• Is Jasper AI worth it?
• Jasper AI alternatives
• How fast can you write an article with Jasper AI?
• How much does Jasper AI cost?

Celebrity Niche Example

You can do the same thing with celebrities.

If a brand new actress blows up the big screen, you might want to write articles about her on your news, celebrity, or entertainment-themed website.

But how do you know what to write?

When you use Cloned Keywords, you look at clusters of keywords around already famous and popular actresses. Then you clone them for your new actress.

Perhaps you decide to use Julia Roberts as your celebrity clone.

After doing keyword research, you come up with this cluster of valuable keywords:

• How old is Julia Roberts?
• How tall is Julia Roberts
• How old was Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman?
• Who is Julia Roberts married to?
• Where does Julia Roberts live?
• How much is Julia Roberts worth?
• Who is Julia Roberts’ daughter?

To clone these keywords, you simply replace the name Julia Roberts with the name of your new actress.

For our example, we’ll make up the name, Paris Shelby.

The cloned keywords for Paris Shelby would look like this:

• How old is Paris Shelby?
• How tall is Paris? Shelby?
• How old was Paris Shelby in love and potatoes
• Who is Paris Shelby married to?
• Where does Paris Shelby live?
• Who is Paris Shelby’s daughter?

Pet Niche Example

This time let’s use the pets niche.

If you want to write about cats, you can definitely do keyword focused on cats. That’s a pretty good idea.

However, you can also get some pretty good cloned keywords from looking at other animals, such as dogs. You do the keyword research on dogs and then clone the keywords for your cat articles.

You might find dog keywords such as:

• How long are dogs pregnant?
• Why do dogs lick you?
• Why do dogs lick their paws?
• What colors can dogs see?
• What fruits can dogs eat?

Just like with the celebrity example above, you clone these dog keywords by replacing the word “dogs” with “cats.”

With Cloned Keywords, you get:

• How long are cats pregnant?
• Why do cats lick you?
• Why do cats lick their paws?
• What colors can cats see?
• What fruits can cats eat?

Even though I’m only listing about five keywords here, you can actually find dozens if not hundreds of Cloned Keyword clusters.

How I Make 5k Per Month With Cloned Keywords

Now that you know what Cloned keywords are, how do you make money with them?

You can make up to 5K per month, and possibly more, by monetizing your Cloned Keyword clusters on self-hosted websites (like WordPress.org).

You can do something similar on other writing platforms.

Here are several ways to monetize Cloned Keywords:

• Add display ads to your website
• Insert affiliate links into your articles
• Write sponsored articles
• Sell informational products
• Rank and rent

In my experience, integrating display advertising and affiliate marketing into your Cloned Keywords are the easiest, most low-effort ways to generate income.

Display Ads

Once you set up your website and have around 30 quality articles on your website, you can apply to Google AdSense.

You probably won’t make much money at first, but I’m currently pulling in between $600-$700 per month with Google Adsense alone across my portfolio of websites.

I consider that a good chunk of change.

Once you hit thousand-plus page views per month, you can apply to sign up with Ezoic display ads and make even more money.

I make around $2,000 per month with Ezoic right now.

As your website grows even more, you can apply for Mediavine and Ad thrive, where you will probably further increase your earnings. After setting up display ads on your site, there’s not a lot for you to do except publish more content and cash the checks.

Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate marketing is much the same.

Since you’re already writing articles, you simply refer people to certain products, services, brands, and subscriptions in some (not all) of your articles.

When people click through your affiliate links and purchase the product or service, you get a small commission every time.

Other than correcting broken links and updating affiliate offers with new information, there’s not a whole lot of maintenance with affiliate marketing.

That’s why those two methods — display ads and affiliate marketing — are my go-to sources for revenue on my websites.

Informational Products

You can also create informational courses, books, guides, and downloadable templates to offer to your readers.

Many people find that selling informational products directly from their websites makes them a lot of money. You can even repurpose your published content into these informational products.

Sponsored Posts

If a company or brand once you to write an article about their product or service, that’s a sponsored post.

I wouldn’t do too many sponsored posts on your website, but it can be a lucrative additional income stream.

Rank and Rent

Rent and rank is yet another way to profit from your cluster of cloned keywords (I dare you to say create clusters of clone keywords 10 times fast).

The way this works:

• You write content that ranks
• You “rent” space on that content to businesses, brands, or individuals who want a piece of the traffic from your content
• You “rent” because the business or brand pays you monthly to direct people to them

Some people make a full-time living with only rank and rent content.

How I Find Cloned Keywords

As a blogger or content creator, it’s important to always be on the lookout for new and popular keywords to target.

After all, if you’re not using the right keywords, you could be missing out on a lot of traffic. However, finding the right keywords can be a challenge, especially if you’re not sure where to start.

One great way to find popular keywords is to choose a keyword target that is similar to the subject or topic you want to write about.

This way, you can be sure that you’re getting a good ROI.

To find these keyword targets, stay plugged into the developments in your subject area and use good topic research strategies. By doing so, you’ll be able to identify the most popular keywords in your niche.

Once you’ve found a few targets, you can then start cloning them to create new and unique keywords that will help you attract more traffic.

Keyword strategies include:

• SEO tools (free and paid)
• The autosuggest method
• Exploring forums in your niche

Once you have chosen a keyword target, the next step is to find all of the related keywords.

Keyword Cloning with SEO Tools

The best way to do this is to use a tool like Ahrefs, Semrush, or Shine Ranker. You can also use SearchResponse.io, Deap Market, or AnswerThePublic.

Enter your target keyword into the tool and it will give you a list of all of the related keywords.

Then filter for a low keyword difficulty of 0–1.

Keyword Cloning with the Autosuggest Method

Another great way to find related keywords is to use Google Autosuggest.

Simply start typing in your target keyword and Google will suggest a list of related keywords.

You can apply the same methodology to YouTube, Pinterest, TikTok, and most other search-engine-styled sites. Type in a topic or question, and these sites will suggest a list of connected keywords.

Keyword Cloning with Forums

Almost every day, I come across a new niche-related forum.

Whenever I find one, I copy and paste it into an Excel spreadsheet so that I can return to it again for research.

The bottom line is that you identify a keyword target and then you use manual or automated tools to create a long list of keywords related to that topic.

Which is exactly what we did with Jasper AI and Julia Roberts earlier in this article.

How I Write Articles With Cloned Keywords

Once I have my cloned keyword cluster, I further separate the keywords into subcategories and then use that smaller list of keywords as an outline for the article.

Let’s use Julia Roberts again as an example.

Let’s say I wanted to write an article about a new up-and-coming actress using cloned keywords from Julia Roberts.

I go through the process of finding a cluster of keywords related to Julia Roberts that I think will also apply to my new actress. Then, I group the keyword cluster into small, hyper-related micro-clusters.

Which I turn into an article outline:

• How old is Julia Roberts?
• How old was Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman?
• How old was Julia Roberts in Knotting Hill?
• How old was Julia Roberts in Eat Pray Love?
• How old was Julia Roberts in Mystic Pizza?
• How old was Julia Roberts when she started acting?
• How old was Julia Roberts when she got married?
• How old is Julia Roberts’ daughter?

First, I use keyword cloning to replace the name Julia Roberts with the name of my up-and-coming actress. I’ll also switch out the names of the movies to make sense with the new actress.

Then I copy this micro cluster of cloned keywords and paste it into a Word document, Google document, or directly into WordPress.

Since I use Jasper AI as a writing assistant for most of my articles on my websites, I might also paste this list of keywords into my Jasper AI long-form document tool.

Then, under each heading, I’ll prime Jasper with some researched facts about the new actress and let Jasper write a paragraph related to those facts.

If I’m not using an AI writing tool, I’ll do the same manually.

From there, it’s rinse and repeat.

I expand on researched facts, filling out 75 to 100 words (or more) under each keyword subheading.

By the time I’m done, I usually have an article somewhere between 1,000 and 2,000 words. I often aim for 1,500 to 2000 words to make sure that I’ve completely covered the topic in a way that provides value while also deterring competition from simply writing a slightly longer article.

Once I’m done, I’ll create an introduction and conclusion section, add a relevant image from Canva, and embed a related YouTube video.

These days, as much as possible, I’m creating my own unique images and YouTube videos that directly respond to the main topic. Using the Julia Roberts example, I would ideally create a short and simple YouTube video covering all of the topics in my micro keyword cluster.

Other things I do:

• Check my SEO with the free version of the RankMath plugin to make sure that I have my basics covered.
• Preview my article on desktop and mobile.
• Use the free Wordcounter Chrome plugin to check the length of my article title and Google Answer Target.
• Double check all of the settings on my article (Categories, featured image, publish date, etc.)
• Run my article through a plagiarism checker and make any needed fixes. I use Copyscape and Easybib.

Final Thoughts

Since this is a long article, I’ll keep this section short and sweet.

Thanks for reading!

Related posts:

• 5 Types of Keywords I Use to Drive Traffic to My Website
• I Ranked a 2-Week Old Website for a Big Keyword in < 14 Days
• How I Use Keyword Farming To Find Untapped Niche Goldmines

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