Search Atlas SEO Topical Map Generator

Build topical authority with the Search Atlas topical map generator. Get a detailed roadmap for SEO content creation in just a few clicks.

Create a Year-Long SEO Content Strategy in Minutes

Keyword Clusters

Automatically generate relevant keyword clusters based on a primary topic or seed keyword.

Long-Tail Keywords

Designate how many long-tail target keywords you want for each cluster in the topical map.

Article Titles

Get AI generated article titles for each long-tail keyword in your topical map. Completely automate the work of topic ideation!

Topical Map in Spreadsheets

Get your completed topical map in spreadsheets. Pass off to your content writers or use the AI Writer to start creating content.

Bulk AI Article Writer

Upload your topical map into our Bulk AI Article Writer and generate hundreds of SEO-optimized articles in 1 day.

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The Largest SEO Database of Any Software Platform

100 trillion

Backlinks

500 million

Indexed Domains

5 billion

Keywords

200

Countries

Get Hundreds of Article Ideas and Keyword Targets

Use the topical map generator to create a roadmap for your content writers or agency clients. With keyword clusters, long-tail keywords, and article titles, topical maps provide a roadmap for how to build topical authority in your primary topic areas. Pass off your topical map in spreadsheets so your writers can get to work creating high-quality content that will rank in search engines.

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Provide your Content Writers a Detailed SEO Roadmap

Pass off your topical map to your content writing team. Or, generate topical maps for clients and upsell your content writing services. Topical maps are generated in spreadsheets, making it easy to share with other members of your agency team or with your customers. Customize the spreadsheet with the additional details you want your writers to have for writing high-quality content.

The Right Subscription Level for Every-sized Team

Starter

$99/ month

Perfect for

Solo marketers, freelancers, and 1-person agency teams

Everything you need to optimize your personal workflows and deliver high-performing SEO campaigns.

Exclusive Search Atlas Features
Workspace
MOST POPULAR

Growth

$199/ month

Perfect for

Scaling agencies and mid-sized businesses managing multiple sites or clients

Everything in Starter, plus more projects, higher quotas, LLM visibility tracking, and Smart Ads automation.

Exclusive Search Atlas Features
Workspace
BEST VALUE

Pro

$399/ month

Perfect for

High-volume agencies and advanced SEO teams ready to scale fast

Everything in Growth, plus all LLM models, enhanced Authority Building with more HDC, and white label capabilities.

Exclusive Search Atlas Features
Workspace

Agency

$999/ month

Perfect for

Agencies managing large client portfolios with unlimited scale and white-label capabilities

Everything in Pro, plus unlimited projects, unlimited sites, unlimited keywords, white-label reporting & client dashboards, priority support, and maximum quotas.

Exclusive Search Atlas Features
Workspace
StarterPerfect for Solo marketers, freelancers, and 1-person agency teams$99/ month

Everything you need to optimize your personal workflows and deliver high-performing SEO campaigns.

Everything you need to optimize your personal workflows and deliver high-performing SEO campaigns.

Everything in Growth, plus all LLM models, enhanced Authority Building with more HDC, and white label capabilities.

Everything in Pro, plus unlimited usage, white-label reporting, client dashboards, priority support, and max quotas.

Compare Plans by Category

Detailed feature breakdown organized by category for easy comparison

Starter

$99 / mo

Growth

$199 / mo

Pro

$399 / mo

Agency

$999 / mo

Exclusive Search Atlas Features

Atlas Brain

AI-powered search intelligence assistant

Website Studio

Build and manage websites with integrated SEO tools

Google Instant Indexing

Get new pages indexed on Google faster

Bing Instant Indexing

Get new pages indexed on Bing instantly

Cloud Stacks

Create high-authority cloud stack link networks

AI SEO Projects

AI-powered SEO projects with automated on-page optimization

1
2
4
10

Target Keywords

Keywords you can target across projects

120
300
600
1,500

Workspace

User Seats

Number of team members who can access the platform

1
3
5
10

Site Metrics

Site Explorer Projects

Number of Site Explorer projects you can manage.

5
50
100
500

Google Search Console Projects

Number of Google Search Console projects you can connect and manage.

5
15
100
999

Google Search Console: Top Keywords

Number of top-performing keywords retrieved from Google Search Console.

Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited

Google Search Console: Top Pages

Number of top pages retrieved from Google Search Console.

Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited

Google Search Console: Historical Data Limit

How far back you can view historical Google Search Console data.

Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited

Site Explorer Reports

Number of site explorer reports available per month.

175
300
500
1,000

AI SEO

AI SEO Projects

AI-powered SEO projects with automated on-page optimization

1
2
4
10

AI Quota

Monthly credits for AI-powered SEO tasks (Top up available)

500 credits (Top up available)
1,000 credits (Top up available)
2,000 credits (Top up available)
10,000 credits (Top up available)

AI Content Suite

Pages

The total number of content pages you can create.

40
100
200
500

AI Article Credits

Your monthly quota for AI-generated articles.

30
60
90
300

Content Plans

Get AI-generated content strategies and topic ideas.

40
100
200
500

CA - Standard AI

Create fast, standard AI content for your projects.

100
250
99,999
99,999

On-Page Audits

Number of on-page SEO audits

40
100
200
500

Target Keywords

Keywords you can target across projects

120
300
600
1,500

Universal CMS Publishing

Publish content directly to your CMS platforms.

1-Click Publishing

Instantly publish articles to your connected CMS.

Topical Maps

Generate a full topical map to improve SEO and rankings.

Content Planner

Plan and schedule your upcoming content in one place.

Content Genius

Use our advanced AI agent for in-depth blog article creation.

Domain Knowledge Network

Analyze your website's content structure to boost authority.

Scheduler

Automate publishing times for your content.

Micro Refiners

Enhance content quality with AI-powered refinements.

Semantic Grader (SCHOLAR)

Scholarly content analysis calculations for semantic optimization

5
10
30
100

LLM Visibility

Projects

Track brand visibility across AI models

2
4
Unlimited

User Generated Queries

Total user generated queries across all LLM projects

100
100
250

Data Refetching

How often visibility data is updated

Every 3 days
Daily
Daily

Models

Supported AI models for tracking

Local SEO

GBP Automation

Number of Google Business Profile projects you can manage.

3
10
25
100

Heatmap Tracking

Number of local heatmap pins tracked per month.

2,250/mo
5,400/mo
13,500/mo
60,000/mo

Citation Submission

Track citation quality.

Social Media Integration

Centralize social accounts and automatically share GBP posts.

Social Media Scheduler

Plan, schedule, and auto-publish posts easily.

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GBP Audit

Audit your GBP to identify wins, gaps, and growth opportunities.

Coming Soon
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Coming Soon

Site Audit

Site Auditor Projects

Number of site audit projects you can run.

5
10
100
999

Site Auditor Pages per Site

Number of pages audited per site.

10,000
10,000
10,000
100,000

Pages Crawled per Month

Total pages crawled each month across all sites.

50,000
100,000
10,000,000
100,000,000

PageSpeed Insights Pages

Number of PageSpeed analysis requests available per month.

200
500
2,000
10,000

JS Rendering

Ensures accurate auditing of modern, dynamic websites by executing JavaScript just like a search engine bot. For your convenience, this is automatically enabled for all OTTO project audits across all plans.

Live Crawl Logs

Gain real-time transparency into your site audit with a live data stream. Monitor the crawler’s progress as it happens and see the immediate HTTP status of every page being processed.

Page Pruning

Optimize your crawl budget and SEO authority. Identifies low-value or “thin” content and provides actionable recommendations to remove (prune) underperforming pages or enrich them for better rankings.

Real-time Site Monitoring

Get instant email alerts for technical issues found on your domain. Automated detection and prioritized fix recommendations help protect your rankings in real time.

GSC & GA4 Data Integration

Sync Google Search Console and GA4 data directly into your audit. Prioritize SEO fixes based on real-world performance, including clicks, sessions, and user engagement.

Rank Tracking

Keyword Rank Tracker Projects

Number of rank tracking projects.

20
50
Unlimited
Unlimited

Keyword Data Refreshes

Number of keyword data refreshes for monitoring SEO performance.

2,000/mo
3,500/mo
5,000/mo
50,000/mo

Smart Ads

Google Ads Reporting

View Google Ads performance data in reports.

Google AI Campaign Generation and Publishing

Create high performing campaigns instantly with AI optimized keyword and structure strategies.

7 days free trial
10
10
Unlimited

Automated Negative Keywords

AI removes irrelevant search terms to reduce wasted spend and improve efficiency.

7 days free trial

Google Ads Management Dashboard

View all your campaigns, metrics, insights, and optimization opportunities in one place.

7 days free trial

AI PPC Landing Pages Generator

Generate conversion optimized landing pages automatically for your ads.

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Authority Building

Press Release Distribution

Distribute press releases to major news outlets and media sites.

+ 100s of other channels

+ 100s of other channels

+ 100s of other channels

+ 100s of other channels

Digital PR Outreach

Number of PR outreach campaigns per month

2
10
30
999

ChatGPT Citation Outreach (QUEST)

Quality and authority score calculations for ChatGPT citations.

5
10
30
100

Access to Cloud Stacks

Full access to Cloud Stacks feature for authority building.

Access to Indexer

Full access to URL indexing feature

Access to LinkLaboratory Exchange

Access to the LinkLaboratory link exchange platform

Access to WILDFIRE

Access to WILDFIRE viral content distribution

Hyperdrive Credits

1 HDC = $1; used for PRs, Cloud Stacks, Publisher Exchange. Updated monthly.

0
15
30
100

Indexer Credits

Used to submit URLs through our two-layer indexer system

1
5
10
50

Backlink Analysis

Total Referring Domains

Number of unique referring domains tracked

3,000
25,000
25,000
100,000

Competitors per Project

Number of competitor sites you can compare per project

1
4
4
10

Backlink Projects

Number of backlink tracking projects you can manage

2
5
5
100

Backlink Researches

Maximum number of backlinks analyzed across projects

50,000
500,000
500,000
500,000

Backlink Gap Analysis Tool

Analyze backlink gaps between your site and competitors

Keyword Research

Keyword Lookups

Number of keyword searches you can perform

500
2,000
5,000
100,000

Weekly Lookups

Number of keyword searches available per week

175
500
1,000
25,000

Competitor Gap Analysis

Number of competitor keyword gaps you can analyze

2,000
200,000
500,000
500,000

Bulk Analysis URLs

Number of URLs you can analyze in bulk for keyword overlap

0
2,000
5,000
25,000

Keyword Gap Analysis Tool

Analyze keyword gaps between your site and competitors

Outreach & Digital PR

Sent Emails

Number of outreach emails you can send per month

5,000
25,000
75,000
100,000

Campaigns

Number of active outreach campaigns you can run

20
50
150
1,000

Connected Email Accounts

Number of email accounts you can connect for outreach

2
100,000
100,000
100,000

Tools & Extensions

Chrome Extension Access

Access to Search Atlas Chrome Extension

Bulk DA Checker Lookups

Number of daily domain authority checks available

200/day
400/day
800/day
1,000/day

Reporting & Analytics

Reports

Create unlimited custom reports

Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited

Data Connections

All platform integrations available

White Label

Branded Dashboard

Custom logo, colors, and domain

Client Portal

Personalized client login portal

Reports & Dashboards

White-labeled reporting

Priority Support

Dedicated support team

Client Accounts

Unlimited client accounts

Access Controls

Role-based permissions

Partner Training

Exclusive training and updates

Custom Enterprise Plans Available

Built for large organizations with complex SEO needs and big growth goals. Get personalized onboarding, dedicated support, and full-feature access tailored to your setup.

Add More AI Power to Every Campaign

Supercharge your Search Atlas plan with OTTO’s scalable AI marketing activations for multi-site growth.

97%

Pins improved

390X

Organic Traffic Growth

96%

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What Is OTTO SEO™?

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OTTO SEO by Search Atlas is an AI agent that runs your full search strategy in real time—technical fixes, on-page updates, content, link building, press releases, digital PR, and local SEO.

It analyzes your site and competitors using data from Google Analytics, Search Console, and Google Business Profile to guide every optimization.

You stay in control—deploy automations or approve changes individually, customize AI usage, and keep all edits even after cancellation.

How many websites need the power of OTTO?

Starter

$99 per site

Per month

Basic

$85 per site

Per month

STANDARD

$69 per site

Per month

Plus

$59 per site

Per month

Premium

$49 per site

Per month

Enterprise

Custom Pricing

Per month

Build Topical Authority and Drastically Increase your Organic Web Traffic

Get Every Detail You Need To Create Hundreds of Pieces of SEO Content

Relevant Subtopics

From one seed keyword, the topical map generator will identify related subtopics that Google associates with the search term

Keyword Clusters

Specify the number of keyword clusters you want included in your map. Exploring more subtopics / clusters can lead to more topical authority.

Long-Tail Keywords

Specify how many long-tail keywords you want for each cluster. More keywords results in exploring a topic in more depth.

Article Titles

The tool will generate article ideas for each item in your topical map. You’ll know exactly what content to write to rank for each keyword.

A Complete SEO Roadmap

Depending on your inputs, your topical map can include hundreds of SEO articles. Give your clients a complete road map for their content creation.

Bulk Article Creation

Use the Bulk AI Writer to generate content for every item in your topical map. Get hundreds of completed articles in just 1 day!

Improve Topical Authority in the Eyes of Google

Search engines like Google want to rank content that comes from authoritative sources who have expertise in their subject areas. The more high-quality content you have on your website that explores your topic areas in-depth, the more likely Google is to see your website as an authority, and thus rank your content. Topical mapping will help you know exactly what it takes to build that authority for better organic search rankings.

Improve Topical Authority in the Eyes of Google

Increase Organic Visibility in your Areas of Expertise

When Google sees your website as a topical authority, it is more likely to promote all of the content published on your website. Building out topical authority can result in increased ranking positions for all of the content related to your areas of expertise. It can also help you earn higher ranking positions with each new piece of relevant content that you publish on your website.

Increase Organic Visibility in your Areas of Expertise

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Founder @Small Biz Drs. LLC
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“We were using many different tools to accomplish what we can do in Search Atlas.“
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Owner @Aim High Digital
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“Search Atlas transformed my agency workflow, allowed rapid creation of hundreds of articles!“
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Founder @Wizard Marketing
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“This tool is going to help you make actionable, realizable changes to your SEO and get the traffic you deserve.“

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How to Use the Topical Map Generator with Search Atlas

#1. Enter your primary topic and your preferred # of clusters and keywords

Start by typing your primary topic or keyword into the first text bar. Then, select the number of keyword clusters (subtopics) and the number of long-tails (target keywords) you want included in the topical map. Finally, select the number of blog titles you want to generate for each long-tail term. When you have entered all of these inputs, click “Generate Topical Authority Map.”

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#2. Locate your topical map in the table and click “View”

It may take a few minutes for your topical map to generate, depending on the total number of items you input. When the topical map is ready, it will be visible in the table below the topical map tool. Click “View” to see your topical map. As you generate new maps, they will populate in this table.

Locate your topical map in the table and click “View”

#3. View and customize your topical map in Google Spreadsheets

After clicking “View,” you will be taken to a Google spreadsheet with your topical map. Expand the rows and columns as necessary. The map will include three columns: 1) Keyword Cluster, 2) Long-tail Keyword, and 3) Article Title. The number of rows will depend on the settings you selected. Add columns to fit your agency needs, whether target word count, meta descriptions, writer assignments, due dates, and more.

View and customize your topical map in Google Spreadsheets

#4. Use the Bulk AI Writer to Generate Items in your Topical Map

Navigate to the SEO Content Assistant and click “Write with AI in Bulk.” This is where you can generate all of the content in your topical map. To get started, you will need to download and complete the AI Bulk Writer template. Click “Get .xls template” to access the View-only spreadsheet.

Use the Bulk AI Writer to Generate Items in your Topical Map

#5. Make a copy of the template and add the items from your topical map

After you make a copy of the template, copy and paste the items from your topical map. To improve the AI outputs of the content, we recommend that you also specify additional details including geolocation, body content, title tag, meta description, and more. This will help the Bulk AI Writer generate near-perfect content that requires little to no editing.

Make a copy of the template and add the items from your topical map

#6. Upload your template into the Bulk AI Writer

Copy and paste your Google spreadsheet link into the text box, then click “Upload.” Before starting bulk content generation, you may want to specify additional project settings by clicking, “Project Ai Settings.” This will help you customize the AI outputs to your clients’ brand voice, products, and services. When ready, click “Bulk Generate Articles,” to start generating the content in your topical map.

Upload your template into the Bulk AI Writer

#7. Navigate to the SEO Content Assistant to Find your Articles

You will find the new articles located in the SEO Content Assistant table. As your articles are being generated, they will be marked as, “AI Generating.” Once the article is complete, it will have a content score of 90+ and will be marked as “Completed” in the status column. Depending on the number of items in your topical map, it may take a few hours to a full day for all of your content to generate.

Navigate to the SEO Content Assistant to Find your Articles

#8. Customize your content and AI Generate Images

Edit your content as you see fit. Use the AI Image Hero Generator at the top of each article to generate a unique, custom image for your content. Use the suggested internal links feature to find relevant articles on your website to link out to. Or, customize this in your original template so the AI includes target links when generating your content.

Customize your content and AI Generate Images

#9. Publish your content directly to your WordPress site

For WordPress users, you can publish your AI-generated articles directly to your website without leaving the dashboard. Make sure you have installed the MetaSync plugin on your website. Then. utilize the “WP Synchronize” button to publish your article to your website. Make sure to specify a permalink, the type of page, as well as the category for your new articles. 

Publish your content directly to your WordPress site

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