Crawl Equity & Topical Authority Foundation
Establish the technical infrastructure necessary for high-volume indexation. Focus on eliminating orphan pages and optimizing crawl budget for content-heavy media sites.
Technical Integrity & AI Crawl Governance
GSC Indexing Health Audit
Identify crawl-budget waste and indexation bloat.
Deploy LLM Governance
Control how AI aggregators ingest your media assets.
Topical Authority Mapping
Map high-intent search gaps in your niche.
Sitemap Segmentation
Optimize sitemap indexation for large-scale media archives.
Server Response & Edge Caching
Minimize Time-To-First-Byte (TTFB) for programmatic pages.
Technical SEO Transparency
Signal 'Authoritative Media' status to Google.
Sprint 01 Retrospective
Audit crawl throughput and indexing velocity.
Architecture & Internal Linking Mesh
Click-Depth Optimization
Ensure all deep-archive content is accessible.
Semantic Template Deployment
Initialize structured data for media entities.
Topical Mesh Planning
Define interlinking between Glossary and Deep-Dives.
Batch 01 Deployment
Launch the first 10 'Pillar' hub pages.
UX Utility Validation
Measure user engagement on new hub pages.
Core Web Vitals Core Audit
Optimize LCP for content-heavy media layouts.
Architecture Review
Finalize Month 1 scaling documentation.
Equity Recovery & Pruning
Low-CTR Opportunity Audit
Identify pages ranking #4-#10 with < 1.5% CTR.
Content Decay Analysis
Identify pages losing traffic year-over-year.
Pillar Content Polish
Inject 'Semantic Richness' into top 5 pillars.
Cannibalization Audit
Resolve internal conflict between similar news posts.
Breadcrumb Schema Launch
Implement site-wide breadcrumb structured data.
Newsletter Authority Signal
Drive high-intent traffic to deep-archive content.
Performance Baseline
Verify Month 1 technical wins.
Speed & Mobile Supremacy
Third-Party Script Audit
Reduce impact of ad-tech and tracking scripts.
Image AVIF Migration
Switch all media assets to next-gen formats.
Mobile UX Audit
Test sticky ad-units and navigation on mobile.
Critical CSS Inlining
Eliminate render-blocking CSS in templates.
Font Loading Strategy
Implement font-display: swap.
Performance PR
Publicly document technical improvements.
Month 1 Graduation
Verify all technical debt is cleared.
Launch your Niche media sites SEO strategy in 90 days.
Join 2,000+ teams scaling with AI.
Aggressive Content Saturation
Scale content production using AI-assisted workflows to generate 100+ high-value niche pages. Shift focus to topical dominance and BoFu conversions.
Programmatic Saturation
Batch 02: 50 Niche Guides
Deploy 50 targeted resource pages.
AI Content Fidelity Audit
Review 10% of generated articles for accuracy.
Automated Interlinking
Connect 50 new pages to core pillar terms.
Comparison Hub Launch
Target 'Best [Niche] Tool' keywords.
Long-Tail Intent Capture
Identify 20 'Problem-Solution' keywords.
Community Poll Social Proof
Gather interest for next content batch.
Content Velocity Check
Review indexation of Batch 02.
BoFu & Comparison Dominance
Feature Gap Competitive Analysis
Identify what competitors miss in their reviews.
Competitor Alternative Hub
Target '[Competitor] Alternatives' keyword.
Pricing Search Optimization
Optimize meta-data for '[Niche] Costs'.
Interactive Comparison Grid
Add machine-readable data tables.
Trust Building
Incentivize reader feedback/reviews.
Comparison Ad Campaign
Run PPC for 'Alternative' keywords.
Conversion Audit
Review lead-gen rate from 'vs' pages.
Topical Cluster Expansion
Knowledge Graph Mapping
Identify missing nodes in your core topics.
Cluster Support Batch
Deploy 15 posts linking to main pillars.
Glossary Database v2
Add 50 technical definitions for pSEO.
Glossary Hub Launch
Publish the A-Z Glossary directory.
Cluster Lifting Effect
Measure rank increase of pillar pages.
Niche Forum Q&A
Answer technical problems with hub links.
Cluster Strategy Review
Identify Month 3 outreach targets.
AEO & Answer Engine Polish
Featured Snippet Audit
Identify 'Snippet Opportunity' keywords.
Snippet Architecture Update
Reformat H2s as Questions + 40-word answers.
FAQ Schema Deployment
Add FAQ JSON-LD to top 20 resource pages.
Conversational AEO Polish
Optimize for natural language queries.
Bot Traffic Log Audit
Verify AI crawlers are hitting resources.
Growth Case Study
Share the 'Programmatic Journey' on Medium/X.
Month 02 Review
Audit all 100+ new resource pages.
Authority Capture & Backlink Acquisition
Leverage your high-value content saturation to earn top-tier placements. Transform traffic into domain-wide authority and sustained rankings.
Strategic Outreach Wave
Link Intersect Prospecting
Find 100 industry partners for outreach.
Integration Partner Outreach
Target partners for 'Integration' links.
Backlink Health Profile
Monitor anchor text diversity.
State of [Niche] 2026 Report
Launch a major 'Data Asset'.
Newsletter Sponsorships
Book 3 niche newsletter placements.
DA/DR Correlation Check
Measure impact of new links on rankings.
Outreach Recharge
Review response rates and adjust templates.
Digital PR & Media Placement
Tech Journalist Targeting
Select 20 reporters in the tech/media space.
Data 'Surprise' Extraction
Find the #1 'Headline' in your platform data.
Press Visualization Pack
Create 5 embeddable charts for media.
The PR Blitz
Send 20 highly-tailored media pitches.
Social Data Commenting
Engage with news using your proprietary stats.
PR Follow-up Wave
Final follow-up with priority reporters.
Media Monitoring
Track brand mentions across the web.
CRO & Secondary SEO Polish
Heatmap Drop-off Review
Identify 'Friction Points' in your guides.
Lead-Magnet CTA Test
A/B test 'Trial' vs 'Download PDF'.
LSI Injection Wave
Find secondary terms for high-traffic pages.
Content Freshness Update
Update the last 50 resource pages.
Search Intent Alignment
Verify page content matches actual intent.
User Sentiment Micro-Poll
Ask visitors: 'Is this resource helpful?'
ROI Analysis
Calculate Lead-Value from SEO traffic.
Technical Performance x2
Internal Link Distribution Audit
Check 'PageRank' flow across the mesh.
Mobile Sticky-TOC Optimization
Fix navigation for long resource pages.
Advanced Schema Additions
Add 'SoftwareApplication' and 'Dataset' JSON-LD.
Smart 404 Recovery
Convert dead ends into conversion hubs.
Core Web Vitals Field Data
Check 'Real User' performance in GSC.
The 90-Day Retrospective
Publish 'How we grew via Hub' thread.
Final Audit Preparation
Gather all data for the 90-day review.
Scaling & The Year 1 Playbook
90-Day GSC Growth Report
Compare Day 01 vs Day 90 impressions.
Domain Authority Baseline
Measure net DR/DA gain from Month 3.
Month 4-6 Niche Identification
Plan the next 50 high-value clusters.
Scalable SEO Playbook
Document the process for the team.
Stakeholder Growth Presentation
Translate SEO data into Business MRR.
The Authority Lockdown
Social proof wave on results.
Mission Complete
Strategy lock for Q2.
