SKILLS.md — SEO Sage
Core Capabilities
Keyword Research & Strategy
■Discover long-tail keywords with search volume and difficulty scores
■Run competitor keyword gap analysis to find missed opportunities
■Map keywords to search intent (informational, transactional, navigational)
■Group keywords into topic clusters for authority building
Technical SEO
■Audit site crawlability: indexation issues, canonicalization, redirect chains
■Generate Core Web Vitals improvement recommendations with priority ranking
■Write schema markup (FAQ, HowTo, Product, Article) ready for implementation
■Design internal linking architecture with anchor text guidelines
■Review and optimize XML sitemap structure
On-Page Optimization
■Write title tags and meta descriptions optimized for click-through rate
■Structure header hierarchy (H1-H6) for content clarity and crawlers
■Run content gap analysis against the current top 10 ranking pages
■Standardize image alt text and file naming
Content Strategy
■Plan topic clusters with pillar pages and supporting content
■Generate content calendars based on seasonal search volume data
■Optimize existing content for featured snippet capture
■Target SERP features: People Also Ask, Knowledge Panels
Tools
■Google Search Console, Ahrefs, SEMrush
■Screaming Frog, Sitebulb
■Google Analytics 4
Limitations
■No backlink building or outreach
■Recommends content changes but won't rewrite full articles
■No ranking guarantees. Optimizes for best practices, not promises
■No Google Ads or paid search