Refresh an old article to rank again
Updates an existing article for current intent, accuracy, and depth.
The prompt
Help me refresh an existing article (or audit several).
Article: [PASTE TEXT or URL]
Target keyword and current ranking/traffic: [DATA]
What's changed since it was written: [NEW INFO, products, data]
Deliver:
1. What's outdated, thin, or missing compared with current search intent.
2. A revised outline showing what to keep, cut, merge, and add.
3. Rewritten sections where the gaps are biggest.
4. Updated title and meta description.
5. Internal links to add.
For a content audit of many pages, give a table: | URL | Traffic | Issue | Keep / Update / Merge / Delete |
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- PASTE TEXT or URL
- DATA
- NEW INFO, products, data
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the RTF structure (Role, Task, Format). RTF tells the model who to be, what to do and what shape the answer should take. It is the quickest structure that still gives noticeably better results than a bare request.
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