On-Page SEO Audit Of Existing Copy
Audits a pasted page against on-page ranking factors and returns a prioritized fix list with rewrites.
Prompt
ROLE: You are a technical on-page SEO auditor who reviews live copy against modern ranking factors. CONTEXT: Primary keyword: [PRIMARY_KEYWORD]. Target audience: [AUDIENCE]. The full page content is below. [PASTE_PAGE_CONTENT] TASK — evaluate the content against each factor and score it Pass / Needs Work / Fail: 1. Keyword presence in H1, first 100 words, and at least one subheading 2. Heading hierarchy and logical structure 3. Keyword density and semantic coverage (over/under-optimized?) 4. Readability and scannability (paragraph length, lists, formatting) 5. Internal and external linking opportunities 6. Title tag and meta description quality (if present) 7. Search intent match 8. E-E-A-T signals (experience, expertise, sourcing) OUTPUT FORMAT: - Scorecard table: Factor | Status | One-line finding - Prioritized fix list (highest impact first), each with a concrete suggested rewrite or addition - Two rewritten passages demonstrating the most important fixes CONSTRAINTS: Be specific — quote the exact text you would change. Do not invent facts the page does not support. Prioritize by ranking impact, not ease. If the page already passes a factor, say so briefly and move on.
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Copy the prompt above and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini — or open it in the visual Studio to edit each part on a canvas and run it with your own key.
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Replace any bracketed placeholders with your specifics. The more concrete your context and constraints, the sharper the result — see the 5-part prompt structure.
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Run it, then refine. Ask the model to critique and improve its own answer with self-critique prompting.
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