Step 1: Give Claude the Right Role
Don’t start with random questions.
Start with a strong prompt that makes Claude act like a real SEO consultant.
Example:
“Act as a Senior SEO Consultant with 10+ years of experience in Technical SEO, On-Page SEO, Content Strategy, Competitor Research, and SEO Auditing…”
(Use the full detailed prompt below.)
This changes the quality of output completely.
Step 2: Share Your Website URL
Ask Claude to:
- Visit all pages
- Analyze service pages
- Review blog content
- Check technical SEO
- Find keyword gaps
- Compare competitors
You’ll instantly spot things most site owners miss:
- weak titles
- thin content
- missing internal links
- poor heading structure
- low topical authority
Step 3: Ask for Keyword Mapping
This is where things get interesting.
Instead of:
“Give keywords”
Ask:
- Which keyword belongs to which page?
- Which pages compete with each other?
- Which keywords have commercial intent?
- Which pages need expansion?
This helps build actual SEO structure.
Step 4: Competitor Analysis
Ask Claude to find:
- Top 5 competitors
- Their ranking keywords
- Blog strategy
- Service page structure
- Internal linking strategy
- Missing topics on your site
You’ll usually discover competitors are winning because:
- they publish consistently
- they cover topics deeper
- their internal linking is stronger
- their service pages are more complete
Step 5: Build Content Clusters
One of the biggest SEO mistakes:
Publishing random blogs.
Instead:
Create topical clusters.
Example for hosting niche:
Main Page:
- GPU Servers
Supporting Blogs:
- Best GPU Server for AI Training
- RTX 4090 vs A100 for AI Workloads
- How Much VRAM Do You Need?
- GPU Server Pricing Guide
- Dedicated vs Cloud GPU Servers
This builds topical authority naturally.
Step 6: Improve Service Pages
Most service pages are too short.
Claude can help identify:
- missing FAQs
- weak CTAs
- poor keyword placement
- lack of trust signals
- missing schema
- thin sections
A good service page should answer:
- What
- Why
- Pricing
- Benefits
- Comparison
- FAQs
- Trust signals
- Use cases
Step 7: Create an Internal Linking Plan
This alone can improve rankings fast.
Ask Claude:
- Which pages should link together?
- Which anchors are overused?
- Which pages are orphaned?
- Which pages need authority links?
Most websites barely use internal linking properly.
Step 8: Build a 90-Day SEO Roadmap
Instead of random SEO work:
Create priorities.
Example:
First 30 Days
- Technical fixes
- Title/meta optimization
- Keyword mapping
- Internal linking
Next 30 Days
- Content expansion
- Blog publishing
- Schema improvements
Final 30 Days
- Authority building
- Topic clusters
- Conversion improvements
- The Prompt I Use
The Prompt I Use
Act as a Senior SEO Consultant with 10+ years of hands-on experience in Technical SEO, On-Page SEO, Content Strategy, Competitor Research, Keyword Research, and SEO Auditing.
I will provide my website URL.
Your task is to perform a complete SEO analysis of the website by visiting and reviewing all important pages including:
- Homepage
- Service Pages
- Product Pages
- Category Pages
- Blog Pages
- Landing Pages
Analyze the website like a real SEO expert and create a detailed professional SEO report.
Include:
- Technical SEO Audit
- On-Page SEO Audit
- Keyword Research
- Competitor Analysis
- Content Audit
- Blog Strategy
- Internal Linking Plan
- Missing SEO Opportunities
- 30/60/90 Day SEO Plan
Be practical and brutally honest.