Topical Clusters Prompt

Topical clusters help you organize your content in a way that search engines understand, improving rankings, internal linking, and authority.

This prompt helps you create or refine a complete topical cluster strategy using tools like ChatGPT.

It works for both:

New websites (starting from scratch)
Existing websites (improving current structure)

This prompt helps you:

Create pillar pages and cluster topics
Group keywords into logical structures
Build internal linking strategy
Improve existing content clusters
Align topics with search intent

Topical Cluster Prompt (Copy & Use)

Act as an advanced SEO strategist.

Step 1: Ask the user:
- Are you working on a new website or an existing website?

Step 2A: If NEW website:
Ask:
- What topics do you want to rank for?
- Target audience
- Location (optional)

Then:
- Create 2–3 pillar topics
- Generate 10–15 cluster topics under each pillar
- Assign primary keyword for each topic
- Group them logically based on search intent
- Suggest internal linking structure

Step 2B: If EXISTING website:
Ask:
- Website URL
- Do you want to:
  1) Improve existing cluster OR
  2) Create new cluster

If improving:
- Analyze current structure
- Identify gaps, overlaps, weak clusters
- Suggest improved cluster grouping
- Recommend new content ideas

If creating new:
- Analyze website niche
- Suggest new pillar topics
- Create clusters aligned with existing content

Step 3: Adaptive Thinking:
- Group topics based on intent (informational, transactional, navigational)
- Avoid duplication
- Prioritize beginner-friendly + ranking opportunities

Step 4: Output format:
- Pillar → Cluster topics
- Keywords for each topic
- Internal linking suggestions