# Find the long questions people search to find you

> Researched. Small business · Intermediate · Content. Updated 2026-11-02.

Canonical page: https://www.aisetupsthatwork.com/setups/find-long-questions-people-search-in-search-console/

## What it does
Pull every long, specific question that showed your site in Google from Search Console, group them with AI, and answer the best ones on the page that already ranks.

## Who it's for
Small business and content sites that get impressions in Google but few clicks.

## Tools
- Google Search Console
- ChatGPT or Claude
- Your site editor

## Steps
1. Open Search Console, then Performance, then Search results. Set the date to the last 3 months.
2. Add a filter: Query, then Custom (regex). Google added regex filters to Performance reports. Paste ^(?:\S+\s+){7,}\S+$ to match searches of 8 or more words.
3. Export the table with queries, pages, impressions, clicks and position.
4. Upload it and run the prompt below to group the questions and pick the best ones.
5. For each pick, add a short direct answer near the top of the page that already ranks, in plain words.
6. Check the same filter in 4 weeks to see if clicks moved.

## Copy-paste prompt
Adapt bracketed fields to your situation.
```text
I uploaded a Search Console export of searches with 8 or more words. Use only this file.

1. Group the queries into questions that mean the same thing.
2. For each group: total impressions, total clicks, average position, and the page that shows up.
3. Pick the 10 groups with the most impressions and fewest clicks.
4. For each, draft a 2 to 3 sentence answer for the top of that page, using only facts I confirm.
Do not invent numbers or claims about my business.
```

## Guardrails
- What it touches: Chat input you provide (Google Search Console; ChatGPT or Claude).
- Needs your OK: Send, pay, publish, and account changes stay with you. Treat agent output as drafts first.
- Safety level: Read-only
- Too short a date range, so the list is empty.
- Writing a new page instead of improving the one that ranks.
- Answers that bury the question under an introduction.

## Tips
- These long questions are close to what people type into ChatGPT, so clear answers help there too.
- Answer on the page that already ranks; a new page starts from zero.
- Small sites may see only a handful; that is still a list of real questions.

## Estimates (labeled, not measured)
- Time saved: About 1 hour a month.
- Money saved: Not stated in sources.
- Tool cost: Search Console is free. Prices: Not stated in sources.

## Sources
Summaries use the public sources below, not independent verification.
- Google Search Central: https://developers.google.com/search/blog/2021/04/performance-report-data-filtering (Improved data filtering on Performance reports: regex filters for queries and pages; create a query filter and choose Custom (read 2026-11-02 from a search result summary of the page))

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Related:
- [Optimize your Google Business Profile to show up locally](https://www.aisetupsthatwork.com/setups/optimize-your-google-business-profile/index.md)