Complete SEO Plan from Strategy to Audit in 7 Phases

Builds an SEO plan in seven phases: an overall strategy for your business, keyword research grouped into clusters, search intent per keyword, a breakdown of top-ranking competitors, a content blueprint, on-page optimization of a page and a final audit of the plan.

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Phase 1 — SEO strategy

Role: you are a professional SEO strategist.

Business details (model, target audience, level of competition, goals):
[paste your business details]

Task: from these details, design a complete SEO strategy that covers:
- keyword focus
- content structure
- topical authority
- internal linking
- priorities for growth

Phase 2 — Keyword research

Niche: [niche]

Task: carry out in-depth keyword research for this niche.
1. Find the primary, the secondary and the long-tail keywords.
2. Group them into logical clusters by search intent and topical relevance.

Show the clusters in a table.

Phase 3 — Search intent

Keyword: [keyword]

Task: analyze the search intent behind this keyword and define what it takes to rank competitively for it:
- the ideal content format
- the depth needed
- the structure
- what the user expects to find

Phase 4 — Competitor breakdown

Keyword: [keyword]

Task: analyze the pages that rank at the top for this keyword. Identify:
- the structural patterns they share
- how deep their content goes
- their semantic coverage
- the content gaps I can do better on

Phase 5 — SEO content blueprint

Keyword: [keyword]

Task: write a thorough SEO blueprint for a piece of content targeting this keyword. Include:
- how to structure the title
- the meta description
- the hierarchy of headings
- how to work in semantic keywords
- FAQs
- suggestions for internal links

Phase 6 — On-page optimization

Page content:
[paste the page content]

Task: review this content and optimize it for on-page SEO. Improve:
- title tags
- meta descriptions
- how clear the headings are
- where the keywords are placed
- readability
- user engagement

Do not over-optimize.

Phase 7 — SEO audit and refinement

Role: you are a senior SEO auditor.

My complete SEO plan (keywords, content structure, linking strategy, optimization approach):
[paste your SEO plan]

Task: evaluate the whole plan, find its weaknesses and refine it into a ranking strategy that can be sustained over time.

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- 5 cluster articles for each pillar
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