https://magicseo.cc/ Practical, source-backed SEO guides: measured data, named sources, and honestly stated limits. en-US https://magicseo.cc/posts/check-question-demand-with-stack-exchange-api/ https://magicseo.cc/posts/check-question-demand-with-stack-exchange-api/ Sun, 15 Nov 2026 09:10:00 +0800 This guide shows how to use the free Stack Exchange API to count new questions per month for a candidate tag and a control tag. It covers the request pattern, the response format, and how to compare two monthly series. It does not cover keyword volume or what to write once the numbers are in. Key takeaways Count new questions per month for your candidate tag and a control tag before you commit publishing slots to a topic. Compare decline rates, not levels: both series in the chart below fall across the window, and only the difference in decline rate matters. No account is needed. One request per calendar month per tag returns a plain total. Why question volume belongs in demand research A question is the most explicit form of demand a reader can send. Someone hits a real problem and posts a question in public, in their own words. Posting a question is stronger evidence than a keyword volume estimate, which only counts how often a phrase gets typed into a search box. https://magicseo.cc/posts/check-seasonality-with-wikipedia-pageviews/ https://magicseo.cc/posts/check-seasonality-with-wikipedia-pageviews/ Sat, 14 Nov 2026 22:00:00 +0800 This guide shows how to check topic seasonality with free monthly data from the Wikipedia page views API. You will run one call per article, read the monthly series, and compare a candidate topic against a stable control before you set a content calendar. The check does not estimate Google search volume and does not replace keyword research. Key takeaways The Wikipedia page views API is free and needs no account. Compare the candidate topic against a stable control before you commit dates. Publish ahead of the ramp: the climb begins about a month before the peak (100,366 views in October 2026). Why seasonality decides your publishing calendar A seasonal topic has a narrow window of interest. Publish in an off-peak month and the page lands in a quiet stretch. It gets indexed after the window has closed, earns little traffic, and then waits for the next cycle.