[ [ { "name": "Entity & Authority Audit", "category": "Entity SEO", "objective": "Strengthen brand credibility and trust signals across the web through entity alignment and authority signals.", "steps": [ { "title": "About & Org Schema", "description": "Implement Organization, AboutPage, and Person schema to define clear entity relationships for search engines." }, { "title": "sameAs Trust Links", "description": "Connect verified external profiles (LinkedIn, Crunchbase, Wikipedia, etc.) via sameAs markup to reinforce entity identity." }, { "title": "Directory Presence", "description": "Ensure consistent NAP data and entity references across major directories and data providers." } ], "outcomes": [ "Improved entity recognition in Knowledge Graphs", "Higher trust and citation signals for AI Search", "Consistent brand representation across the web" ] }, { "name": "Cite-worthy Content System", "category": "Content & AEO", "objective": "Create content designed to earn citations from AI models and authoritative sites through factual and structured formats.", "steps": [ { "title": "FAQs", "description": "Develop precise FAQ sections answering specific user or AI query intents with schema markup." }, { "title": "Fact Sheets", "description": "Publish concise, data-backed fact sheets to support E-E-A-T and source trustworthiness." }, { "title": "HowTo", "description": "Add actionable HowTo guides with proper schema to align with featured snippet and generative search formats." }, { "title": "Sources & Citations", "description": "Provide credible references and outbound links to establish topical authority and reliability." } ], "outcomes": [ "Higher likelihood of being cited by LLMs and AI engines", "Improved organic visibility through structured content", "Enhanced E-E-A-T and topical authority" ] }, { "name": "Technical SEO Foundation", "category": "Technical SEO", "objective": "Lay the groundwork for crawlability, indexation, and performance optimization across all site templates.", "steps": [ { "title": "CWV (Core Web Vitals)", "description": "Measure and optimize LCP, CLS, and INP for a fast and stable user experience." }, { "title": "Crawl Budget", "description": "Improve internal linking and eliminate low-value URLs to maximize crawler efficiency." }, { "title": "Sitemaps", "description": "Generate and validate XML/HTML sitemaps to help search engines discover key pages." }, { "title": "Robots & LLMs.txt", "description": "Control crawler access via robots.txt and define AI access policies through LLMs.txt." } ], "outcomes": [ "Faster crawl and index rates", "Improved site health scores", "Better readiness for AI Search and generative engines" ] }, { "name": "Semantic Search Planning", "category": "Semantic SEO", "objective": "Design a semantic architecture that connects content topics and entities to improve discoverability and contextual relevance.", "steps": [ { "title": "Embeddings Clustering", "description": "Use AI embeddings to cluster related keywords and map semantic intent." }, { "title": "Topic Mapping", "description": "Build a hierarchical topic map that links parent and child entities within your content ecosystem." }, { "title": "Internal Linking", "description": "Establish contextual internal links to distribute authority and reinforce topic relevance." } ], "outcomes": [ "Enhanced semantic relationships between pages", "Improved visibility in AI and voice search", "Higher topical authority and entity coverage" ] }, { "name": "Measurement & Reporting", "category": "Analytics & Insights", "objective": "Track performance metrics across SEO and AI visibility to measure ROI and continuous improvement.", "steps": [ { "title": "AI Mentions", "description": "Monitor brand and content citations across AI engines like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity." }, { "title": "AI Traffic", "description": "Measure referral traffic or impressions originating from AI-generated results." }, { "title": "Conversions", "description": "Track conversion goals linked to organic and AI-driven sessions for business outcomes." }, { "title": "GSC & Analytics", "description": "Integrate Google Search Console and Analytics data to analyze trends and performance metrics." } ], "outcomes": [ "Holistic visibility across SEO and AI channels", "Data-driven performance optimization", "Clear ROI measurement for SEO initiatives" ] } ] ]