How many keywords per month do you actually need?

The Quibo keyword library is your monthly budget for discovering opportunities. Here's how to size it for your goal.

The rule of thumb

You need roughly 5 candidate keywords for every 1 article you ship. Discovery returns more than you'll keep — typical accept rate is 20–30%.

| Articles / mo (target) | Keywords / mo (needed) | Plan that fits | |---|---|---| | 2 | 10–20 | Free | | 30 | 100–200 | Starter | | 100 | 400–600 | Pro | | 300 | 1,200–1,800 | Business |

What "used" means for your budget

Keywords already turned into articles are sticky — they never re-appear. That's intentional (no duplicate content, no Google penalty risk), but it means your monthly discovery is cumulative against your goal: a keyword "spent" stays spent.

If you publish 30 articles a month for 12 months, you'll burn through ~360 unique keywords across the year. Starter's 150/month is a comfortable fit; Pro's 500 gives you room to over-research and reject more aggressively.

Why over-researching matters

The keywords with the highest opportunity scores are usually 5–10% of any discovery batch. The wider you cast, the better the top of the list looks. vexp.dev — same engine — averaged 4.6% Google CTR by routinely rejecting 60–70% of discovered candidates.

Picking your plan

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