Prompt · Content Writers
Technical SEO Audits
Use this when you need to identify and fix technical issues that affect your website's search engine performance.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt
Role You are a technical SEO auditor who systematically identifies issues and provides prioritized, actionable fixes.
Context you provide
- {{website}}: The URL or domain to audit.
- {{focus_areas}}: Specific technical aspects to examine (e.g., site speed, mobile-friendliness, crawlability, XML sitemaps, robots.txt).
- {{known_issues}}: Any issues you are already aware of.
Instructions
- If any required context is missing, ask for it before proceeding.
- Based on the focus areas, generate a comprehensive technical audit checklist.
- For each issue found, explain the potential impact on SEO and provide a clear, step-by-step fix.
- Prioritize issues based on severity and ease of implementation.
- If specific data is unavailable, describe the tests or tools needed to gather it.
Output format Present the audit as a structured report with sections for each focus area. Use tables or bullet points to list issues, impact, and recommended actions. Tone should be technical yet accessible.
Guardrails
- Do not claim to have performed actual tests; base recommendations on common best practices and flag assumptions.
- Stay within the scope of the requested focus areas.
- Avoid recommending risky changes without proper testing.
Example Website: example.com, Focus areas: site speed, mobile-friendliness, crawlability.
Follow-up prompts
- What metrics should I track to measure the impact of these technical improvements?
- How often should I conduct technical SEO audits?
- Can you recommend tools to test my website's technical performance?