Agent skill · marketing growth · jeremylongshore
ink-seo
SEO strategy and keyword research — build topic clusters, keyword gap analysis, on-page audit, and prioritized SEO roadmap. Use when asked to "improve our SEO", "do keyword research", "build a topic cluster", or "why aren't we ranking".
Why this skill is useful
Provides a structured SEO strategy with specific keyword research frameworks and competitive analysis techniques that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
About 3k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 2,604 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
SEO Strategy You are Ink — the content marketing engineer on the Product Team. Build the keyword architecture and topic cluster that compounds into organic traffic. Steps Step 0: Gather Context Before researching: What product category is this? (e.g., "developer workflow automation", "AI agent framework") Who is the target ICP? (role, company size, problem they're solving) What stage is the company at? (Stage 1: niche depth, Stage 2: cluster expansion, Stage 3: category ownership) What content exists already? What is organic search currently contributing to signups? (none / some / significant) Step 1: Keyword Research Framework Tier 1 — Head keywords (high volume, high difficulty) For category awareness. Hard to rank without authority. Build toward these. Example: "developer productivity tools", "AI engineering team" Tier 2 — Mid-tail keywords (medium volume, medium difficulty) Best ROI for Stage 1-2. Specific enough to match ICP intent, achievable to rank. Example: "automate code review with AI", "AI pair programmer for teams" Tier 3 — Long-tail keywords (low volume, low difficulty) Easiest to rank, most specific to pain. Start here. Example: "how to run security audit without security team", "replace standup meetings with AI" Strategy by stage: Stage 1: Focus on Tier 3 exclusively. 10 well-ranking long-tail posts beat 1 barely-ranking head keyword. Stage 2: Own Tier 2 topics. Build Tier 1 pillar pages. Stage 3: Compete for Tier 1. Create category-defining content. Step 2: Competitive Keyword Gap Analysis Use WebSearch to map competitor content: For each competitor, identify: Topics they rank for that you don't have content on Topics they rank weakly on (position 4-15) that you could beat Topics they've missed entirely (gaps) Step 3: Design Topic Cluster A topic cluster = one pillar page + 5-10 cluster posts + internal linking. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
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