seo-repositionlisted
Install: claude install-skill karero/website-builder
# SEO reposition — escape the wrong category, rank in a winnable one
The core failure this fixes: a site's own phrasing collides with an unrelated
established concept, so Google (and LLMs) file it under the wrong thing —
"contacts" → contact lenses, "frequent flyer" → airline miles, "travel
networking app" → meet-strangers apps. No amount of on-page polish fixes a
mis-filed site; the vocabulary itself must move to winnable ground, and guard
tests must keep it there.
Prereqs: `search-console-insights` connected (GSC data + `serp_check.py` with a
Serper key). Inputs to confirm up front: target **market, language, device** —
always pass explicit `gl`/`hl` to the SERP fetch, never rely on the helper's
defaults (a US default is wrong for a DACH-market site and vice versa).
## Phase 1 — Diagnose → `SEO-FINDINGS.md`
- **GSC pull**: brand vs non-brand demand, per-page impressions. The tell:
brand queries dominate and category pages get ~0 non-brand impressions.
- **SERP trap-test** (the core technique): for each candidate phrase, fetch the
top-10 (`serp_check.py`, explicit market/lang) and read results by *intent*,
not keyword overlap. Classify: **✅ wedge** (on-intent, no entrenched
incumbent) · **🟠 crowded** (right category, owned by incumbents) ·
**🚫 trap** (resolves to a different concept entirely). Keep the raw SERP
snapshots with each verdict — graders re-check them later.
The model assists the read; a human confirms each 🚫/🟠/✅ call.
- ≥2 rounds: replacemen