Rule change: traffic first, pages second

Find traffic first. Build pages only after the keyword has a reason to exist.

This site is being refocused from “pages we already made” to a keyword-first validation lane. A topic must show search demand, rankability, commercial intent, and content usefulness before it deserves more pages or monetization work.

See the keyword gateOpen current n8n probe

Keyword gate before any new page

The correct process is not “what did we already build?” It is “where is the traffic, can we rank, and can that traffic become intent?”

Traffic signalGoogle Suggest, SERP shape, related searches, Reddit/YouTube/forum demand, and trend freshness.must pass
RankabilityLook for long-tail or underserved pages. Avoid broad head terms such as AI automation as the first target.must pass
IntentTemplate, download, GitHub, comparison, pricing, alternative, or implementation searches are stronger than vague curiosity.must pass
Monetization pathAffiliate/CPS, template pack, implementation service, audit, or display ads must be plausible after E2 evidence.must pass

Current probe, not a final bet

n8n workflow templates is kept as a long-tail probe because Google Suggest shows template/download/GitHub/for-sale variants. It is not being treated as proven high-volume yet.

n8n Workflow Templates for Small Teams

Long-tail test for searches such as workflow templates, GitHub templates, free/download intent, and template library intent.

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E1 livetraffic unproven/go tracking

AI Automation Pages

Supporting pages around n8n, Make, browser automation, and workflow automation. These are support assets, not the reason for choosing keywords.

View support library
style unifiednot affiliate claims

Evidence rules

E0 — keyword candidateOnly evidence that a keyword may have traffic and intent. No page scaling yet.research
E1 — page liveStatic page is useful, transparent about unknowns, and has no fake coupons/downloads/income promises.publish small
E2 — real signalNon-bot visits, content-page views, repeated visits, or transparent /go clicks.promote/revise
Kill7 days no signal → revise once. 30 days no explainable traffic → pause or kill.discipline
Correction: this site must not justify topics by “we had old content.” Old pages are secondary. Traffic keyword research is the front door.