seo-plan
agricidaniel/claude-seo
Strategic SEO planning with industry templates, competitive analysis, and phased implementation roadmap.
What is seo-plan?
Creates comprehensive SEO strategies for new or existing websites. Includes competitive analysis, content strategy, technical foundation planning, and a 12-month phased implementation roadmap. Use when planning SEO strategy, content calendars, site architecture, or keyword strategy.
- Competitive analysis of top 5 competitors with keyword gaps and E-E-A-T assessment
- Industry-specific templates for SaaS, local service, e-commerce, publisher, agency, and generic businesses
- Site architecture and URL hierarchy design with internal linking strategy
- Content strategy with gaps analysis, page types, blog cadence, and E-E-A-T building plan
- Technical foundation planning including schema markup, Core Web Vitals, and AI search readiness
- 4-phase implementation roadmap (Foundation, Expansion, Scale, Authority) spanning 12 months
How to install seo-plan
npx skills add https://github.com/agricidaniel/claude-seo --skill seo-planHow to use seo-plan
- 1.Provide business type (SaaS, local service, e-commerce, publisher, agency, or generic)
- 2.Share target audience, competitors, goals, and current site status if applicable
- 3.Specify budget, timeline, and key performance indicators
- 4.Review generated SEO-STRATEGY.md with competitive analysis and content gaps
- 5.Follow the 4-phase implementation roadmap starting with Foundation phase
Use cases
- Planning SEO strategy for a new SaaS product launch with competitive positioning
- Designing content calendar and site structure for an e-commerce store
- Auditing and improving SEO for an existing local service business
- Creating thought leadership content strategy for an agency
- Building technical SEO foundation with schema markup and Core Web Vitals targets
- Business owners planning SEO for new websites
- Marketing teams developing content strategy
- SEO specialists creating strategic plans
- E-commerce managers optimizing site architecture
- Agencies consulting on SEO roadmaps
seo-plan FAQ
The skill operates in new-site planning mode. It skips current site assessment and competitive gap analysis requiring a live URL, but provides full strategic planning for launch.
Yes, if DataForSEO MCP tools are available, it uses real competitive intelligence APIs. Otherwise, it provides a framework for manual competitive analysis.
Templates for SaaS, local service, e-commerce, publisher, agency, and a generic business template. If your industry isn't matched, it falls back to the generic template.
The roadmap spans 12 months across 4 phases: Foundation (weeks 1-4), Expansion (weeks 5-12), Scale (weeks 13-24), and Authority (months 7-12).
Five documents: SEO-STRATEGY.md, COMPETITOR-ANALYSIS.md, CONTENT-CALENDAR.md, IMPLEMENTATION-ROADMAP.md, and SITE-STRUCTURE.md, plus KPI targets and success criteria.
Full instructions (SKILL.md)
Source of truth, from agricidaniel/claude-seo.
name: seo-plan description: > 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". user-invocable: true argument-hint: "[business-type]" license: MIT metadata: author: AgriciDaniel version: "2.2.0" category: seo
Strategic SEO Planning
Process
1. Discovery
- Business type, target audience, competitors, goals
- Current site assessment (if exists)
- Budget and timeline constraints
- Key performance indicators (KPIs)
2. Competitive Analysis
- Identify top 5 competitors
- Analyze their content strategy, schema usage, technical setup
- Identify keyword gaps and content opportunities
- Assess their E-E-A-T signals
- Estimate their domain authority
3. Architecture Design
- Load industry template from
assets/directory - Design URL hierarchy and content pillars
- Plan internal linking strategy
- Sitemap structure with quality gates applied
- Information architecture for user journeys
4. Content Strategy
- Content gaps vs competitors
- Page types and estimated counts
- Blog/resource topics and publishing cadence
- E-E-A-T building plan (author bios, credentials, experience signals)
- Content calendar with priorities
5. Technical Foundation
- Hosting and performance requirements
- Schema markup plan per page type
- Core Web Vitals baseline targets
- AI search readiness requirements
- Mobile-first considerations
6. Implementation Roadmap (4 phases)
Phase 1: Foundation (weeks 1-4)
- Technical setup and infrastructure
- Core pages (home, about, contact, main services)
- Essential schema implementation
- Analytics and tracking setup
Phase 2: Expansion (weeks 5-12)
- Content creation for primary pages
- Blog launch with initial posts
- Internal linking structure
- Local SEO setup (if applicable)
Phase 3: Scale (weeks 13-24)
- Advanced content development
- Link building and outreach
- GEO optimization
- Performance optimization
Phase 4: Authority (months 7-12)
- Thought leadership content
- PR and media mentions
- Advanced schema implementation
- Continuous optimization
Industry Templates
Load from assets/ directory:
saas.md: SaaS/software companieslocal-service.md: Local service businessesecommerce.md: E-commerce storespublisher.md: Content publishers/mediaagency.md: Agencies and consultanciesgeneric.md: General business template
Output
Deliverables
SEO-STRATEGY.md: Complete strategic planCOMPETITOR-ANALYSIS.md: Competitive insightsCONTENT-CALENDAR.md: Content roadmapIMPLEMENTATION-ROADMAP.md: Phased action planSITE-STRUCTURE.md: URL hierarchy and architecture
KPI Targets
| Metric | Baseline | 3 Month | 6 Month | 12 Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organic Traffic | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Keyword Rankings | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Domain Authority | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Indexed Pages | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Core Web Vitals | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Success Criteria
- Clear, measurable goals per phase
- Resource requirements defined
- Dependencies identified
- Risk mitigation strategies
DataForSEO Integration (Optional)
If DataForSEO MCP tools are available, use dataforseo_labs_google_competitors_domain and dataforseo_labs_google_domain_intersection for real competitive intelligence, dataforseo_labs_bulk_traffic_estimation for traffic estimates, kw_data_google_ads_search_volume and dataforseo_labs_bulk_keyword_difficulty for keyword research, and business_data_business_listings_search for local business data.
Error Handling
| Scenario | Action |
|---|---|
| Unrecognized business type | Fall back to generic.md template. Inform user that no industry-specific template was found and proceed with the general business template. |
| No website URL provided | Proceed with new-site planning mode. Skip current site assessment and competitive gap analysis that require a live URL. |
| Industry template not found | Check assets/ directory for available templates. If the requested template file is missing, use generic.md and note the missing template in output. |
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