Question 1

What is a question finder tool?

Accepted Answer

A question finder generates the questions your potential customers are actually asking online. You enter a business type, product, or service, and the tool returns a list of real search questions with their search intent. It is one of the fastest ways to plan blog posts, landing pages, FAQs, and social content because it starts from what people want to know - not from a guess about what to write.

Question 2

How is this different from AnswerThePublic or AlsoAsked?

Accepted Answer

Tools like AnswerThePublic scrape autocomplete suggestions and the People Also Ask box from Google. They are great for short, common queries but tend to miss the longer, more specific questions buyers ask before they make a decision. Crawly's Question Finder draws on a curated, growing library of real customer questions across the full buyer journey - including comparison, decision, and vetting questions you would not see in autocomplete data alone.

Question 3

How specific should my input be?

Accepted Answer

Specific inputs produce dramatically better results. 'Roof repair' will give you more useful, sharper questions than 'roofer'. If you serve a specific city or region, include it - 'wedding photography Manchester' produces different (and more local) questions than 'wedding photography' alone. If you sell a specific product or service line, name it directly.

Question 4

What is search intent and why does it matter?

Accepted Answer

Search intent is what the searcher actually wants when they type a query into Google. The same question can have informational intent ('learn how X works'), commercial intent ('compare options before buying'), or transactional intent ('I am ready to buy now'). Knowing the intent behind a question tells you what kind of content to create. For informational intent you write a how-to guide. For commercial intent you write a comparison page or a vetting checklist. For transactional intent you build a landing page with a clear CTA.

Question 5

Where do the questions come from?

Accepted Answer

Each niche in our index is generated and reviewed in advance, drawing on patterns from Reddit threads, forum posts, customer support transcripts, and review sites. We add new niches every week, ranked by what visitors search for. If your niche is not in the index yet, we log it and prioritise it in the next batch.

Question 6

What happens if my niche is not in the index?

Accepted Answer

You will see a message saying we do not have results for that niche yet, along with the closest matches we do have. Your search is logged and used to prioritise which niches we add next. The index grows weekly, so check back if your niche is not covered today.

Question 7

Can I use these questions for blog posts?

Accepted Answer

Yes - that is one of the main use cases. Each question can become a blog post title, an H2 inside a longer article, an FAQ entry, or a YouTube video topic. The accompanying search intent helps you decide which format fits. Top-of-funnel informational questions usually work best as standalone blog posts. Bottom-of-funnel decision questions work best as service page sub-sections or comparison pages.

Question 8

Why does the tool suggest subreddits?

Accepted Answer

Subreddits are where your audience already discusses their problems in their own words. Monitoring the suggested subreddits gives you ongoing access to fresh customer language, complaints, comparisons, and decisions - the exact source material that makes your content sound like you understand the reader. It is also a strong distribution channel: a useful answer to a question on the right subreddit can drive qualified traffic for years.

Question 9

Is this tool actually free?

Accepted Answer

Yes. There is no account required, no email gate, no paywall, and no usage cap. The tool is provided as part of Crawly's free SEO toolkit. If you want to take the workflow further - for example, crawling your own site to find which of these questions you have not yet answered - download the free Crawly desktop app.

Question 10

How accurate are the suggested subreddits?

Accepted Answer

Each niche entry suggests established subreddits the audience is likely to use. Sanity-check by clicking through. If a subreddit looks dead or off-topic, ignore it and rely on the others. For very niche or local audiences, expect fewer relevant subreddits than for broad consumer topics.

Question 11

Can I export the questions?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Once results load, use the Export CSV button to download all 40 questions with their search intent as a spreadsheet. You can also use Copy all to paste the questions directly into a document or content brief.

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