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Keyword research in Vancouver.
Find the searches that book.

Keyword research for Vancouver businesses that finds the searches your customers actually run, sorts them by who is ready to buy, and hands you a list you can turn into pages. Not a 1,000-row spreadsheet sorted by how big each number looks. A short list of the searches that book work in this city.

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Most keyword lists are sorted by how many people search, which buries the few searches that actually book. We sort by who is ready to buy in Vancouver first.

Keyword Research Vancouver

Three moves that turn a keyword list into booked work.

We find the searches Vancouver buyers run, confirm which ones mean business, and map each one to a page built to rank. The list stops being a report and starts being a plan.

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Find the searches that book jobs.

We pull the real searches your Vancouver customers type, from `emergency plumber vancouver` to `best pilates kitsilano`. Then we sort them by intent: who is ready to call, who is comparing, and who is just reading. The buyer searches go to the top of the list.

Buyer-intent sorting Local search mapping Competitor gaps Vancouver modifiers
`emergency plumber vancouver` · ready to book● WIN
`best pilates kitsilano` · comparing● KEEP
`plumber near me` · local intent● KEEP
`how does plumbing work` · just reading○ SKIP
`history of pilates` · awareness○ SKIP
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Check what AI recommends.

Your buyers ask ChatGPT and Perplexity who the best plumber or studio in Vancouver is before they call. We check what those tools say about you today, then research the searches and sources that get you named in the answer, not just the ones Google ranks.

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the66th.com reddit.com google.com
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Map each search to a page that ranks.

A keyword list does nothing on its own. We group the searches into the pages your site needs, service pages for the big buyer terms and neighborhood pages for local intent, and hand you a build order. You see exactly what to write and why it matters.

Content plan Page mapping Priority order Striking distance
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Pages mapped
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Quick wins
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Build order
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Compounding

We build search and AI visibility that compounds like the S&P 500.

We do the work this quarter. Buyers reach you in months. And keep coming for years.

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Why keyword research comes first

Three reasons the right list is the cheapest growth you'll buy.

Aim at the searches that book. Skip the ones that only pad a report. Spend your content budget where it pays back.

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Aim before you build.

Every page you write costs time. Keyword research tells you which pages will pay for that time before you write a single word.

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Find the easy wins.

Some Vancouver searches have almost no real competition. We surface the ones you can rank for fast, not the head terms that take a year.

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Stop guessing.

No more writing posts and hoping. You get a list tied to real demand and real buyer intent, in your market, with a reason behind every pick.

By the numbers

What the work has done across our client base.

Traffic pulled from Google Search Console and Ahrefs. Revenue reported directly by the businesses.

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What the right keyword did for a Vancouver studio.

A real Vancouver client. The win came from one buyer search, not the high-volume one.

AetherHaus · Wellness · Vancouver 9 MONTHS

120x organic traffic from targeting the buyer search, not the big one.

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AetherHaus is a Vancouver sauna and cold plunge studio. The high-volume term was `ice bath benefits`. The search that booked was `cold plunge Vancouver`, lower volume, far higher intent. We sorted the list by intent, aimed at the buyer search, and pushed them to position 1 for it. Organic traffic rose 120x in nine months and they earned 89 AI citations across five engines. The keyword list, sorted right, is where that started.

Reviews

Trusted by the Vancouver owners we work with.

Google-verified reviews from the businesses we've helped.

★★★★★
"Working with The 66th has been a game-changer. They executed as planned and increased our revenue by 25% in three months."
Andrew Crookshank
Andrew Crookshank
Co-founder of Bilo Media Ad Agency
★★★★★
"Since working with The 66th team, the difference has been night and day. They've helped me achieve actual results."
Anastasiia Romaniv
Anastasiia Romaniv
Founder of Eightstation.com
★★★★★
"Liam and his team did my SEO and generative engine optimization. They were incredible. You will not be disappointed."
Clare Howard
Clare Howard
Founder of Maison Rouge
★★★★★
"Working with this team has been a game-changer for us as a business. What really impressed us is how they've supported 044BUREAU in every aspect."
044 Bureau
044 Bureau
Founders of 044bureau.com
★★★★★
"Within the first month, they increased our clients' organic traffic by 32%. Our clients' conversion rates improved by 18% through their technical optimizations."
Victor Klinkera
Victor Klinkera
CEO and Founder of RCM
Process

How a keyword list becomes ranked pages.

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STEP 01

Pull every Vancouver search.

We pull every search your customers run in Vancouver, hundreds of them, plus the ones your competitors rank for that you do not. Nothing gets missed because it looked small on a chart.

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Searches pulled
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Buyer intent
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STEP 02

Sort by who is ready to buy.

Every search gets an intent tier: ready to book, comparing options, or just reading. The buyer searches rise to the top of the plan. The researcher terms get parked or skipped. You see why each one sits where it does.

Buyer-intent searches tiered● LIVE
Comparison and best-of pages● LIVE
Google Business Profile tuned● LIVE
Review velocity engine○ COMPOUNDING
AI citation tracking○ MONITORING
STEP 03

Map each search to a page.

We group the final list into the pages your site needs and hand you a build order, highest-leverage first. Service pages for the big buyer terms, neighborhood pages for local searches across Yaletown, Kitsilano and Mount Pleasant. A plan, not a spreadsheet.

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AI Visibility

When Vancouver asks AI, your keywords decide the answer.

Ask ChatGPT for the best plumber or studio in Vancouver and it answers from the language on the pages it trusts. The searches you target, and the words you use, decide whether you are in that answer. We research for Google and the AI engines at once.

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Your Vancouver Business Cited 89× last 30d
Who we research for in Metro Vancouver

Vancouver sub-markets we know cold.

Every category searches differently. We have built keyword lists for trades, wellness, hospitality, professional services and tech across the city.

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Trades & home services
Plumbers, electricians, roofers and renovators. The buyer searches are urgent and local: `emergency electrician vancouver`, `gutter cleaning north shore`. We find the ones that ring the phone.
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Wellness & fitness
Studios, clinics, med spas and recovery across Kitsilano and the Westside. We separate the booking searches from the research reading so your pages aim at people ready to walk in.
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Restaurants & hospitality
Restaurants, bars and hotels from Gastown to Yaletown. Neighborhood and occasion searches drive bookings here. We map the ones diners and visitors actually type.
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Professional services
Law, finance, clinics and agencies. Longer decisions, higher value per client. We find the comparison and intent searches a considered buyer runs before they reach out.
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Retail & e-commerce
Local shops and online stores selling into Vancouver and beyond. We separate the product searches that buy from the broad terms that only browse.
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Tech & SaaS
Vancouver software and B2B service companies. We research the problem-aware and solution-aware searches a long-cycle buyer runs, not just the brand term.
Comparison

Research that aims, not a volume dump.

What you get from intent-led keyword research, next to the usual big-list approach.

Criteria
THE 66TH
VOLUME-FIRST LIST
What you get
✓A short list of searches that book, sorted by intent
×A 1,000-row export sorted by how big the numbers look
What you own at month 12
✓Pages aimed at real Vancouver demand that compound
×Traffic that looks good in a report and does not call
Who runs the account
✓Liam directly, every client, every month
×An account manager between you and the work
AI search
✓Bundled into the SEO retainer, no second invoice
×Not addressed, or sold as a separate "GEO" upsell
Commitment
✓Month-to-month, cancel anytime
×6 to 12 month lock-in
Start the conversation

Get your Vancouver keyword plan.

Option 01, fastest start 30min

Book a free 30 minute audit.

We pull a sample of your Vancouver searches, show you which ones book and which ones just pad a report, and where you rank today. No pitch deck.

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Frequently asked

What owners ask about keyword research.

If your question is not here, ask on the call. We will tell you the truth, even if it disqualifies us.

What is keyword research for a Vancouver business? +
It is finding the exact phrases your customers type into Google and AI tools when they are looking for what you sell, then sorting them by how likely each one is to turn into a booking. For a Vancouver business that means local searches like service-plus-Vancouver and neighborhood terms, ranked by buyer intent, not by how many people search.
How is this different from a free keyword tool? +
A free tool hands you a list sorted by how many people search. That buries the few local searches that actually book under a pile of broad terms you will never rank for or that never call. We sort by intent, confirm each one against the live Google results, and map it to a page. You get a plan, not a raw export.
Do you only research local Vancouver searches? +
No. We cover the local buyer searches first because they convert fastest, then the broader category and informational searches that build authority over time. The mix depends on your business. A neighborhood clinic and a Vancouver software company need very different lists.
Will this help me show up in ChatGPT and AI search? +
Yes. AI tools answer from the language on the pages they trust. The searches you target and the words you use decide whether you are named when a Vancouver buyer asks for a recommendation. We research for Google and the AI engines at the same time.
How long does the research take? +
The research itself is fast, usually days, not weeks. The ranking that follows depends on your starting point, your site, and how competitive your category is in Vancouver. On the call we walk you through what we have seen for businesses like yours.
Do you just hand me a spreadsheet? +
No. You get the searches grouped into the pages your site needs, in priority order, with a note on why each page matters and what to put on it. If you want, the same team builds and ranks those pages for you.
What if my competitors already rank for everything? +
They rarely do. Most Vancouver categories have a handful of real competitors, not fifty, and there are almost always buyer searches nobody has claimed. Finding those open searches is the highest-value part of the research.