## **🎯 What Are Keyword Lists?**

Keyword Lists is a research and organisation tool. It lets you save, group, and manage keywords you discover across Search Atlas — for example, from Keyword Magic or Keyword Researcher — so you can revisit them later without repeating your research.

Think of Keyword Lists as a **personal keyword library**. You build collections of keywords by topic, campaign, client, or any structure that suits your workflow, and use those collections as a reference when planning content or setting up tracking.

## **🔗 How Keyword Lists and Rank Tracker Are Related**

Keyword Lists and Rank Tracker are **separate tools with separate purposes**. Keyword Lists stores and organises keywords for research. Rank Tracker actively monitors your website's ranking positions for specific keywords over time.

Currently, there is **no one-click integration** that pushes an entire Keyword List directly into a Rank Tracker project. Keywords must be added to Rank Tracker either by manual entry or CSV import. This is a known workflow limitation, and understanding it upfront will help you plan the most efficient process.

## **📥 How to Add Keywords to Rank Tracker**

There are two supported methods for getting keywords into a Rank Tracker project:

1. **Manual entry** — Navigate to **Left sidebar → Keywords → Rank Tracker**, open your project, and type or paste keywords directly into the keyword field. Best for small sets of five to twenty keywords.
2. **CSV import** — Export your Keyword List to a CSV file, then import that file into Rank Tracker. This is the most efficient method when moving a large Keyword List into tracking and avoids retyping every keyword.

## **🗂️ Exporting a Keyword List to CSV**

1. Go to **Left sidebar → Keywords** to open the Keyword Researcher.
2. Open the Keyword List you want to export.
3. Click the **Export** button at the top of the list and select **CSV**.
4. Save the file to your computer.

## **📊 Importing a CSV into Rank Tracker**

1. Navigate to **Left sidebar → Keywords → Rank Tracker**.
2. Open the project you want to add keywords to, or create a new one.
3. Click **Add Keywords** and select the **Import CSV** option.
4. Upload the file you exported from your Keyword List.
5. Confirm the import. Your keywords will appear in the project shortly.

## **⚖️ When to Use Each Method**

- **Manual entry** — You have a handful of high-priority keywords and want to start tracking immediately without extra steps.
- **CSV import** — You have built a Keyword List of twenty or more keywords and want to move them into Rank Tracker in bulk. This is the recommended path for most users.
- **Keyword Lists only (no Rank Tracker)** — You are still in the research phase and not ready to track rankings yet. Save keywords to a list first, organise them, and import to Rank Tracker when the project is ready.

## **💡 Recommended Workflow**

The most efficient way to use both tools together is:

1. Use **Keyword Magic** (**Left sidebar → Keywords → Keyword Magic**) or **Keyword Researcher** (**Left sidebar → Keywords**) to discover and evaluate keywords.
2. Save promising keywords to a **Keyword List** as you research — this preserves your work and keeps keywords organised by theme or campaign.
3. When you are ready to monitor rankings, **export the list to CSV** and **import it into Rank Tracker**. This avoids manual re-entry entirely.

This two-stage approach separates research from tracking, which keeps both tools focused and makes large-scale projects much easier to manage.

## **⚠️ Current Limitations**

- There is no direct **Apply List to Project** button that syncs a Keyword List with a Rank Tracker project automatically.
- If you add new keywords to a Keyword List after the initial import, those additions are **not automatically reflected** in Rank Tracker. You will need to re-export and re-import, or add the new keywords manually.
- Keyword Lists do not display live ranking data. For ranking positions, Rank Tracker is always the source of truth.

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