Keyword Cannibalization Checker

Keyword cannibalization is when you have multiple pages on your website that are all trying to rank for the same keyword or search term. Instead of having one strong page that ranks well, you end up with several weaker pages that compete against each other. Google gets confused about which page to show, and often the result is that none of them rank as well as they could.

Think of it like having three salespeople from the same company all pitching to the same customer at the same time. They end up stepping on each other's toes instead of closing the deal. Your pages do the same thing in search results.

The tool extracts the main keywords and phrases from each of your page titles, then compares them against each other. It looks for overlapping terms, similar phrases, and semantic similarities that could signal competing content.

The analysis considers several factors.

• Exact keyword matches between titles.
• Similar phrases that target the same search intent.
• Common root words and variations.
• Stopwords are filtered out so the tool focuses on meaningful terms.

Pages with significant keyword overlap get flagged as potential cannibalization issues that you should review.

Once you identify cannibalization issues, you have a few options to fix them.

• Consolidate the pages into one comprehensive piece of content that covers everything.
• Differentiate the pages by targeting more specific long-tail keywords for each one.
• Use canonical tags to tell Google which page is the main one.
• Add internal links from the weaker pages to the strongest one.
• Delete or redirect underperforming pages to the main page.

The right approach depends on your specific situation. If the pages cover genuinely different angles on a topic, differentiation might work best. If they cover the same ground, consolidation is usually the way to go.

Not necessarily. Having some keyword overlap between pages is normal and sometimes even intentional. A pillar page and its supporting cluster content will naturally share some keywords - that's how topic clusters work.

The problem arises when pages are so similar that Google can't figure out which one to rank. If your pages target different search intents or serve different purposes in the buyer journey, some overlap is fine. The tool flags potential issues for you to review, but you need to use your judgment about whether the overlap is actually hurting your rankings.