ChatGPT has taken the world by storm, amassing over millions of users within a weeks of its launch. It has quickly become a hot topic on everyone’s lips and as we learn more about this tool, prompts are being created second by second.

It’s a big deal for SEO, as it can speed up tasks for you, so I’ve complied a list of prompts to use in your SEO projects to help guide and get results!

What is a ChatGPT prompt?

ChatGPT is a natural language processing technology that enables automated conversations with users. It utilizes deep learning algorithms to generate human-like responses based on user input, allowing for more engaging and personalized interactions.

ChatGPT Prompts for Keyword Research

Find related keywords to a topic

Prompt:

“Identify 20 SEO keywords related to [topic].”

Find low difficulty, high volume keywords

Prompt:

“As an SEO lead, recommend some low-difficulty, high-volume keywords related to [topic of interest]”

Find long tail low competition, high volume

Prompt:

“As content marketer, give me long-tail, high-volume, low-difficulty keywords for [topic].”

Find top competitors URL in your topic niche

Prompt:

“Generate table of the top competitors for [topic] and their URLs curated by a keyword SEO strategist.”

Curate keywords from blog section

Prompt:

“As an SEO expert having accurate and detailed information about keywords, and create a list of 5 SEO keywords related to the following blog post section [blog post section].”

Keyword Strategy with Search Intent

Prompt:

“Research the top 10 SEO keyword strategies for [topic] like you’re an SEO expert. Generate a table with the search intent (commercial, transactional, or informational) for each of the listed keyword”

Find frequently asked questions for newbies

Prompt:

“As a content market, create a list of X frequently asked questions about [topic] that are relevant for the new people to the [topic]”

Create a list of listicle keywords

Prompt:

“Act as a keyword research expert, generate a list of listicle content keywords for the [topic].

Find topics related to niche

Prompt:

You’re an online marketing manager, make a list of broad topics relevant to [topic] and expand each topic with a list of phrases you think your customers use.”

Find topic authority gap for new content ideas

Prompt:

“I want to add topical authority, here’s a list of my current blog posts can you give me 10 ideas for new topical authority blog posts for [topic]”

Find top questions related to keyword

Prompt:

“Create a list of X popular questions related to “<keyword>, that are relevant for new <audience>”

Find keywords related to product descriptions

Prompt:

“Create a list of 5 SEO keywords related to the following product description [product description].”

Research keyword strategies

Prompt:

“Research the top 5 SEO keyword strategies for [topic].”

Classify a list of keywords based on their search intent

Prompt:

“Classify the search intent (commercial, transactional or informational) for the following keywords in a table:…”

Cluster a list of keywords

Prompt:

“Classify the following keyword list in groups based on their search intent, whether commercial, transactional or informational: …”

Cluster the following keywords (add a core topic for each group) based on their semantic relevance:…”

“Use the following list of keywords and group them together to create content clusters: <list of keywords>”

Suggest blog post titles related to keywords

Prompt:

“Suggest enticing blog post titles related to the following list of SEO keywords:…”

Find Long-Tail Keywords

Prompt:

“Create a list of all the long-tail queries related to <keyword>”

“List down all the long-tail queries related to <keyword>”

ChatGPT Prompts for Content Outline

Generate Content Outline

Prompt:

“Create a content outline for <topic>”

Create a Content Brief

Prompts:

“Create content brief for an article on <topic>”

“As an experienced SEO copywriter, generate a comprehensive, SEO-optimized blog post outline for the keyword [X], targeting an [X] audience with a conversational tone and a desired length of 1500-2000 words.”

“Act as a content marketer; create an SEO-optimized blog post outline that compares and contrasts different products or services related to keyword [X], targeting consumers with a neutral tone and a desired length of 1000-1500 words.”

“As a freelance writer, create a well-structured and informative outline for a blog post that highlights the distinctive characteristics and advantages of [X]. The target audience for this post are [product] enthusiasts and the tone should be persuasive. The desired length of the post is between 1500-2000 words.”

“As an experienced technical writer in SEO, produce a comprehensive outline for a blog post that offers a user-friendly and informative step-by-step guide on how to use [X]. The intended audience for this post are beginners, and the tone should be friendly and helpful. The desired length of the post is between 800-1000 words.”

“As a content marketing specialist, develop a detailed outline for a blog post that offers helpful tips and tricks for [X]. The target audience for this post are DIY enthusiasts, and the tone should be conversational. The desired length of the post is between 1200-1500 words.”

“List the main ideas for a blog post about [subject] and present them in a table.”

“To be used in a blog post, outline the critical elements of a detailed guide on [topic] as if you’re an experienced content writer.”

“Suppose you’re a content marketing specialist, write a thorough outline using a two-level heading structure for a blog article titled [title].”

“Create a table and list the primary concepts for a blog post about [topic].”

“Develop the essential components of a comprehensive guide on [topic] as a seasoned content writer, suitable for a blog post.”

“Compose a detailed outline, using two-level headings, for a blog article entitled [title] in the role of a content marketing specialist.”

“Produce a list of seven captivating subheadings, each limited to 60 characters, for the blog article titled [title].

ChatGPT Prompts for Copywriting

Generate different versions of a text to avoid content duplication:

Prompt:

“Rewrite the given paragraph in X distinct ways, preserving its original meaning, but avoiding redundancy.”

Rewrite and optimize

Prompt:

“Revise the text above by skillfully incorporating the following SEO keywords: [Keyword 1, Keyword 2, Keyword 3] to enhance its online visibility and search engine ranking.”

Generate FAQs based on your content

Prompt:

“Generate a list of X frequently asked questions based on the following content: …”

Create a engaging SEO content

As a copy editor experienced in SEO, craft a short story highlighting the product’s features aimed at wellness-focused customers. Emphasize how it promotes a healthy balance and enhances overall happiness, while incorporating relevant keywords to improve search engine rankings.

ChatGPT Prompts for Content Improvement

Give facts and stats to use as an input to back your content

Prompt:

“Can you please provide me with the for which you want me to generate a list of the top 10 facts, statistics and trends, including their sources?”

Create a summary of your content 

Prompt:

“Please generate a summary of X words for the following content: …”

Data Sources for Your Content

Prompt:

“Provide a list of statistics along with reference links for a given title.”

Capture Snippets Using NLP Friendly Language

Prompt:

Provide a concise and NLP-compatible response to <question>.

Generate a concise and NLP-friendly answer to the question: <question>.

Improve Readability

Prompt:

Rewrite the given <content> to improve clarity and readability.

ChatGPT Prompts for Technical SEO

Create Structured Data for Content

Prompt:

“Generate the FAQPage Schema markup for the following questions and answers:…”

Find Topical Gaps

Prompt:

“Identify any gaps in the topical outline provided for and suggest additional relevant subtopics to include.”

Generate Static XML Sitemap

Prompt:

“Create a valid XML sitemap containing the following list of URLs: “

Create ALT Text by URL

Prompt:

“Write ALT text for the image located at <URL of image>.”

Create .htaccess rewrite rules for redirects 

Prompt:

“Generate .htaccess rewrite rules for a 301-redirect from <source location> to <destination location>.”

Create robots.txt rules

Prompt:

“Generate a robots.txt rules to block the crawl <location to block> but allow the crawling of <location to crawl> within the domain …”

ChatGPT Prompts for International SEO

Create Hreflang tags

Prompt:

“Create hreflang tags for pages targeted at audiences in <country> and <language>, <country> and <language>, and <country> and <language>.”

Translate a list of keywords

Prompt:

“Translate a list of keywords from <Source Language> to <Output Language> and present the results in a table with two columns: the original keywords in <Source Language> in the first column, and their translations in <Output Language> in the second.”

ChatGPT Prompts for Titles Tags & Metas Descriptions

Create blog post titles

Prompt:

“As an SEO Expert, suggest five potential blog post titles for the keyword [keyword] targeted at [audience].”

Write a user-friendly meta description

Prompt:

“Write a user-friendly meta description with a call to action that includes the keyword [keyword] for the given content.”

ChatGPT Prompts for Off-Page / Linkbuilding

Get a list of popular blogs in your niche:

Prompt:

“Provide recommendations for X popular blogs about <site area> that cover the topic: “<topic>”, along with their URLs.”

Recommend Backlink Strategy

Provide a list of effective initiatives for improving your backlink strategy to rank <keyword> on the first page of Google. Additionally, how many backlinks should be built to achieve this? Also, suggest a list of relevant websites to reach out to for link building.

More to come…!