bigslick-seo

Audit a domain's backlink profile using the SemRush API. Use when the user says "audit backlinks", "check my backlinks", "backlink analysis", "link profile", "toxic links", "disavow", "link building opportunities", "referring domains", "anchor text", or asks about a site's link authority.

Identify content gaps between your site and competitors. Use when the user says "content gaps", "what am I missing", "competitor content", "content opportunities", "topics I should cover", "content gap analysis", or asks about finding topics and keywords their site doesn't cover but competitors do.

Systematic content refresh discipline. Quarterly audits, refresh prioritization (which pieces, when, how deep), refresh-vs-merge-vs-delete decisions, the lifecycle that distinguishes intentional refresh from set-and-forget decay. Builds on the refresh sections of pillar-content-architecture and editorial-qa with a program-level discipline. Triggers on content refresh, content decay, content audit, refresh prioritization, content lifecycle, refresh strategy, traffic decay, ranking drop, content freshness, evergreen content, content maintenance. Also triggers when traffic is eroding silently across an aging content library, when teams cannot decide which pieces to refresh, or when refresh work is happening but the impact is unclear.

Research domain WHOIS data and check marketplace listings. Use when the user says "domain lookup", "check domain", "WHOIS", "domain availability", "buy domain", "domain research", "who owns this domain", "domain marketplace", or asks about researching or acquiring a domain name.

When the user wants to improve E-E-A-T, add trust signals, or optimize for expertise and authority. Also use when the user mentions "E-E-A-T," "E-E-A-T signals," "experience expertise authority trust," "author bio," "YMYL," "trust signals," "expertise signals," "authority signals," "citations," "references," or "credibility." For headings, use heading-structure.

When the user wants to optimize for entity recognition, Knowledge Graph, or entity-based SEO. Also use when the user mentions "entity SEO," "entity optimization," "Knowledge Graph," "Knowledge Panel," "entity signals," "brand entity," "entity linking," "entity relationships," or "entity-first content." For structured data, use schema-markup.

Audit EVERY Google Search Console property at once — rank all sites by clicks and impressions with period-over-period deltas, then diff keywords per site to surface what is newly ranking, rising, dropping, lost, or ranking well without earning clicks. Built for agencies and multi-site owners. Use when asked to compare all sites, rank properties by traffic, find new keywords across a portfolio, or spot which site is down. Trigger phrases: "audit GSC", "all my sites", "rank my properties", "portfolio search performance", "which sites are down", "what new keywords are we ranking for", "client site performance", "GSC report across accounts". For ONE site's queries, pages, or index coverage, use the search-console skill instead.

Add full internationalization (i18n) to a Next.js project using next-intl. Supports 14+ languages, SEO-friendly locale routing, hreflang sitemaps, and bulk translation. Use when the user asks to "internationalize", "add i18n", "add translations", "multi-language", "localize", "add language support", or "translate my site".

How to design a content hub that earns topical authority. Pillar topic selection, cluster planning, internal linking architecture, URL structure, pillar and cluster page anatomy, topical authority signals for SEO and AEO/GEO, and the maintenance discipline that distinguishes intentional hubs from accidental orphans. Triggers on pillar content, content hub, topic cluster, topical authority, content architecture, hub and spoke, pillar page, cluster page, content silo, internal linking strategy. Also triggers when a content set is not ranking despite individual piece quality, when a pillar was launched without a cluster, or when content has accumulated without an architecture.

When the user wants to create SEO-driven pages at scale using templates and data. Also use when the user mentions "programmatic SEO," "template pages," "pages at scale," "directory pages," "location pages," "[keyword] + [city] pages," "comparison pages," "integration pages," "building many pages for SEO," "pSEO," "generate 100 pages," "data-driven pages," or "templated landing pages." Use this whenever someone wants to create many similar pages targeting different keywords or locations. For auditing existing SEO issues, see seo-audit. For content strategy planning, see content-strategy.

When the user wants to add, fix, or optimize schema markup and structured data on their site. Also use when the user mentions "schema markup," "structured data," "JSON-LD," "rich snippets," "schema.org," "FAQ schema," "product schema," "review schema," "breadcrumb schema," "Google rich results," "knowledge panel," "star ratings in search," or "add structured data." Use this whenever someone wants their pages to show enhanced results in Google. For broader SEO issues, see seo-audit. For AI search optimization, see ai-seo.

Pull Google Search Console data and perform search performance analysis. Use when asked about search rankings, clicks, impressions, CTR, index coverage, Core Web Vitals, or sitemap status. Trigger phrases: "search console", "GSC", "search performance", "clicks and impressions", "CTR analysis", "index coverage", "core web vitals", "URL inspection", "sitemap status", "ranking data", "search queries", "keyword positions".

SEO and competitive intelligence via the SemRush API. Use when asked to research competitors, analyze domains, find keyword opportunities, check backlinks, or estimate traffic. Trigger phrases: "competitor analysis", "domain overview", "keyword research", "backlink check", "traffic estimate", "SEO intelligence", "semrush", "competitive research".

Comprehensive SEO analysis for any website or business type. Full site audits, single-page analysis, technical SEO (crawlability, indexability, Core Web Vitals with INP), schema markup, content quality (E-E-A-T), image optimization, sitemap analysis, and GEO for AI Overviews/ChatGPT/Perplexity. Industry detection for SaaS, e-commerce, local, publishers, agencies. Triggers on: SEO, audit, schema, Core Web Vitals, sitemap, E-E-A-T, AI Overviews, GEO, technical SEO, content quality, page speed.

Backlink profile analysis: referring domains, anchor text distribution, toxic link detection, competitor gap analysis. Works with free APIs (Moz, Bing Webmaster, Common Crawl) and DataForSEO extension. Use when user says backlinks, link profile, referring domains, anchor text, toxic links, link gap, link building, disavow, or backlink audit.

SERP-based semantic topic clustering for content architecture planning. Groups keywords by actual Google SERP overlap (not text similarity), designs hub-and-spoke content clusters with internal link matrices, and generates interactive visualizations. Optionally executes content creation if claude-blog is installed. Use when user says "topic cluster", "content cluster", "semantic clustering", "pillar page", "hub and spoke", "content architecture", "keyword grouping", or "cluster plan".

Generate SEO-optimized competitor comparison and alternatives pages. Covers "X vs Y" layouts, "alternatives to X" pages, feature matrices, schema markup, and conversion optimization. Use when user says "comparison page", "vs page", "alternatives page", "competitor comparison", "X vs Y", "versus", "compare competitors", or "alternative to".

Content quality and E-E-A-T analysis with AI citation readiness assessment. Use when user says "content quality", "E-E-A-T", "content analysis", "readability check", "thin content", or "content audit".

Create an SEO content brief for writers. Use when the user says "content brief", "SEO brief", "writing brief", "brief for", "writer brief", "outline for SEO", or asks about creating a structured brief to hand to a writer for producing search-optimized content.

Live SEO data via DataForSEO MCP server: SERP analysis, keyword research (volume, difficulty, intent, trends), backlink profiles, on-page analysis, competitor and content analysis, business listings, AI visibility (LLM mention tracking), and domain analytics. Requires DataForSEO extension installed. Use when user says "dataforseo", "live SERP", "keyword volume", "backlink data", "AI visibility check", or "real search data".

SEO drift monitoring: capture baselines of SEO-critical elements, detect changes, and track regressions over time. Git for SEO: baseline, diff, and track changes to your on-page SEO. Use when user says "SEO drift", "baseline", "track changes", "did anything break", "SEO regression", "compare SEO", "before and after", "monitor SEO changes", or "deployment check".

E-commerce SEO analysis: Google Shopping visibility, Amazon marketplace intelligence, product schema validation, competitor pricing analysis, and marketplace keyword gaps. Combines on-page product SEO with marketplace data from DataForSEO Merchant API. Use when user says "ecommerce SEO", "product SEO", "Google Shopping", "marketplace SEO", "product schema", "Amazon SEO", "product listings", "shopping ads", or "merchant SEO".

FLOW framework integration: evidence-led SEO using the Find → Leverage → Optimize → Win loop. Surfaces stage-specific AI prompts from the FLOW knowledge base (41 prompts, CC BY 4.0). Use when user says "FLOW", "FLOW framework", "seo flow", "evidence-led SEO", "find leverage optimize win", or wants stage-specific SEO prompts.

Optimize content for AI Overviews (formerly SGE), ChatGPT web search, Perplexity, and other AI-powered search experiences. Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) analysis including brand mention signals, AI crawler accessibility, llms.txt compliance, passage-level citability scoring, and platform-specific optimization. Use when user says "AI Overviews", "SGE", "GEO", "AI search", "LLM optimization", "Perplexity", "AI citations", "ChatGPT search", or "AI visibility".

Google SEO APIs: Search Console (Search Analytics, URL Inspection, Sitemaps), PageSpeed Insights v5, CrUX field data with 25-week history, Indexing API v3, and GA4 organic traffic. Provides real Google field data for Core Web Vitals, indexation status, search performance, and organic traffic trends. Use when user says "search console", "GSC", "PageSpeed", "CrUX", "field data", "indexing API", "GA4 organic", "URL inspection", or "real CWV data".

Hreflang and international SEO audit, validation, and generation. Detects common mistakes, validates language/region codes, and generates correct hreflang implementations. Use when user says "hreflang", "i18n SEO", "international SEO", "multi-language", "multi-region", or "language tags".

AI image generation for SEO assets: OG/social preview images, blog hero images, schema images, product photography, infographics. Powered by Gemini via nanobanana-mcp. Requires banana extension installed. Use when user says "generate image", "OG image", "social preview", "hero image", "blog image", "product photo", "infographic", "seo image", "create visual", "image-gen", "favicon", "schema image", "pinterest pin", "generate visual", "banner", or "thumbnail".

Image optimization analysis for SEO and performance. Checks alt text, file sizes, formats, responsive images, lazy loading, CLS prevention, image SERP rankings (via DataForSEO), and image file optimization (WebP/AVIF conversion, IPTC/XMP metadata injection). Use when user says "image optimization", "alt text", "image SEO", "image size", "image audit", "optimize images", "image metadata", "image SERP", "convert to webp", or "image file optimize".

Local SEO analysis covering Google Business Profile optimization, NAP consistency, citation health, review signals, local schema markup, location page quality, multi-location SEO, and industry-specific recommendations. Detects business type (brick-and-mortar, SAB, hybrid) and industry vertical. Use when user says "local SEO", "Google Business Profile", "GBP", "map pack", "local pack", "citations", "NAP consistency", "service area", or "multi-location".

Maps intelligence for local SEO: geo-grid rank tracking, GBP profile auditing via API, review intelligence across Google/Tripadvisor/Trustpilot, cross-platform NAP verification, competitor radius mapping, and LocalBusiness schema generation. Three tiers: free (Overpass + Geoapify), DataForSEO, and DataForSEO + Google. Use when user says "maps", "geo-grid", "rank tracking", "GBP audit", "review velocity", "competitor radius", or "SoLV".

Deep single-page SEO analysis covering on-page elements, content quality, technical meta tags, schema, images, and performance. Use when user says "analyze this page", "check page SEO", "single URL", "check this page", "page analysis", or provides a single URL for review.

Strategic SEO planning for new or existing websites. Industry-specific templates, competitive analysis, content strategy, and implementation roadmap. Use when user says "SEO plan", "SEO strategy", "SEO planning", "content strategy", "keyword strategy", "content calendar", "site architecture", or "SEO roadmap".

Programmatic SEO planning and analysis for pages generated at scale from data sources. Covers template engines, URL patterns, internal linking automation, thin content safeguards, and index bloat prevention. Use when user says "programmatic SEO", "pages at scale", "dynamic pages", "template pages", "generated pages", or "data-driven SEO".

Detect, validate, and generate Schema.org structured data. JSON-LD format preferred. Use when user says "schema", "structured data", "rich results", "JSON-LD", or "markup".

Analyze existing XML sitemaps or generate new ones with industry templates. Validates format, URLs, and structure. Use when user says "sitemap", "generate sitemap", "sitemap issues", or "XML sitemap".

Search Experience Optimization: reads Google SERPs backwards to detect page-type mismatches, derives user stories from search intent signals, and scores pages from multiple persona perspectives. Identifies why well-optimized pages fail to rank by analyzing what Google rewards for each keyword. Use when user says "SXO", "search experience", "page type mismatch", "SERP analysis", "user story", "persona scoring", "why isn't my page ranking", "intent mismatch", or "wireframe".

Technical SEO audit across 9 categories: crawlability, indexability, security, URL structure, mobile, Core Web Vitals, structured data, JavaScript rendering, and IndexNow protocol. Use when user says "technical SEO", "crawl issues", "robots.txt", "Core Web Vitals", "site speed", or "security headers".

Diagnose organic traffic changes (drops, stalls, or unexpected wins) using Ahrefs MCP plus Search Console data. Use this skill when traffic suddenly dropped, has been flat despite investment, after an algorithm update, after a migration or deploy, or when a competitor seems to be taking share. Triggers on traffic dropped, traffic decline, traffic stalled, organic decline, lost rankings, why is traffic down, algorithm update, post-migration traffic loss, traffic diagnosis. Also triggers when stakeholders are panicking about an organic traffic number they cannot explain. A panic about tracking, event, or dashboard setup is a measurement problem, not a traffic problem: route those to `analytics-strategy`.

Analyze Google search results (SERP) for any keyword. Use when the user says "analyze the SERP", "what ranks for", "SERP analysis", "competitive analysis for keyword", "content brief", "what's ranking", "search results for", "who ranks for", or asks about ranking content patterns for a keyword.

Fetch website traffic estimates (monthly visits, traffic sources, top countries, keywords, engagement, ranks) for any domain from SimilarWeb. Use when the user asks about a domain's traffic, monthly visits, traffic sources, audience countries, or wants to compare/benchmark sites against competitors.

When the user wants to plan, map, or restructure their website's page hierarchy, navigation, URL structure, or internal linking. Also use when the user mentions "sitemap," "site map," "visual sitemap," "site structure," "page hierarchy," "information architecture," "IA," "navigation design," "URL structure," "breadcrumbs," "internal linking strategy," "website planning," "what pages do I need," "how should I organize my site," or "site navigation." Use this whenever someone is planning what pages a website should have and how they connect. NOT for XML sitemaps (that's technical SEO — see seo-audit). For SEO audits, see seo-audit. For structured data, see schema.