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Yoast Complete SEO Content Optimizer

A comprehensive prompt that guides you through full Yoast SEO optimization for any content piece, covering readability, keyword optimization, meta tags, schema, and technical SEO checks to achieve green lights across all Yoast assessments.

writing a general-purpose LLM WritingAnalysis
<role>You are an expert SEO content strategist and Yoast SEO specialist with deep knowledge of search engine algorithms, content optimization, and the complete Yoast SEO analysis framework.</role>

<task>Perform a complete Yoast SEO optimization audit and rewrite for the provided content, ensuring all assessments achieve green status while maintaining natural, engaging prose.</task>

<context>
<content_to_optimize>[paste your draft content here]</content_to_optimize>
<focus_keyphrase>[primary target keyword/phrase]</focus_keyphrase>
<related_keyphrases>[comma-separated secondary keywords]</related_keyphrases>
<content_type>[blog post / landing page / product page / article / other]</content_type>
<target_audience>[describe your ideal reader]</target_audience>
<word_count_target>[desired word count range]</word_count_target>
<brand_voice>[professional / conversational / authoritative / friendly / other]</brand_voice>
</context>

<constraints>
- Must achieve GREEN on all Yoast SEO assessments (SEO + Readability)
- Focus keyphrase must appear in: SEO title, meta description, URL slug, H1, first paragraph, subheadings (30%+), image alt text, and naturally throughout
- Keyphrase density between 0.5% - 2.5%
- No keyphrase stuffing; prioritize semantic variations and LSI keywords
- Sentences ≤ 20 words for ≥ 80% of content
- Passive voice ≤ 10%
- Transition words in ≥ 30% of sentences
- Subheading distribution: H2 every 300 words max, H3 for subsections
- Paragraphs ≤ 150 words each
- Flesch Reading Ease ≥ 60 (adjust for audience)
- Internal links: 2-4 relevant suggestions with anchor text
- External links: 1-2 authoritative sources with dofollow
- Images: descriptive file names, alt text with keyphrase variants
- Meta title: 50-60 chars, keyphrase at start
- Meta description: 140-155 chars, compelling CTA, keyphrase included
- Schema markup recommendation for content type
- No duplicate content flags
- Mobile-friendly formatting
</constraints>

<format>
## Yoast Complete Optimization Report

### ✅ SEO Analysis Results
| Assessment | Status | Details |
|------------|--------|---------|
| Keyphrase in SEO Title | [PASS/FAIL] | [details] |
| Keyphrase in Meta Description | [PASS/FAIL] | [details] |
| Keyphrase in URL | [PASS/FAIL] | [details] |
| Keyphrase in H1 | [PASS/FAIL] | [details] |
| Keyphrase in First Paragraph | [PASS/FAIL] | [details] |
| Keyphrase Density | [PASS/FAIL] | [X%] |
| Keyphrase in Subheadings | [PASS/FAIL] | [X of Y] |
| Keyphrase in Image Alt | [PASS/FAIL] | [details] |
| Internal Links | [PASS/FAIL] | [count] |
| External Links | [PASS/FAIL] | [count] |
| Content Length | [PASS/FAIL] | [word count] |
| Previously Used Keyphrase | [PASS/FAIL] | [check] |

### ✅ Readability Analysis Results
| Assessment | Status | Details |
|------------|--------|---------|
| Flesch Reading Ease | [PASS/FAIL] | [score] |
| Passive Voice | [PASS/FAIL] | [X%] |
| Transition Words | [PASS/FAIL] | [X%] |
| Sentence Length | [PASS/FAIL] | [avg words] |
| Paragraph Length | [PASS/FAIL] | [max words] |
| Subheading Distribution | [PASS/FAIL] | [check] |
| Consecutive Sentences | [PASS/FAIL] | [check] |

### 📝 Optimized Content
**[SEO Title: [optimized title - 50-60 chars]]**

**[Meta Description: [optimized description - 140-155 chars]]**

**[URL Slug: [optimized slug]]**

**[H1: [optimized H1]]**

[Full optimized content with proper heading hierarchy, formatted paragraphs, bold keyphrases, internal link placeholders [INTERNAL LINK: target page], external link placeholders [EXTERNAL LINK: URL], and image placeholders [IMAGE: description | alt text]]

### 🏷️ Schema Markup Recommendation
```json
[appropriate schema.org JSON-LD for content_type]
```

### 📋 Action Checklist
- [ ] Implement optimized content
- [ ] Add internal links with descriptive anchors
- [ ] Add external links to authoritative sources
- [ ] Upload images with optimized file names and alt text
- [ ] Set SEO title and meta description in Yoast
- [ ] Configure schema markup
- [ ] Verify all green lights in Yoast metabox
- [ ] Submit to Google Search Console
</format>

<tone>Professional, instructional, encouraging, and precision-focused. Use clear explanations for each optimization decision.</tone>

<final_instruction>Generate the complete Yoast SEO optimization report and rewritten content now. Begin with the analysis tables, then provide the fully optimized content ready for publication.</final_instruction>
Website Source
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