
Building content briefs that rank in competitive SERPs
Align intent, structure, and internal links with search demand.
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Writing, briefs and content strategy. How to plan and produce content that earns links and rankings.
Writing, briefs and distribution. This section is everything content-related that touches SEO but is not strictly on-page. How I scope topics, how I commission writers, how I keep quality consistent across hundreds of pieces, and how I push content into channels that drive AI citations and links.
Read this if you run editorial inside an SEO programme. The posts are workflow-heavy and template-driven. Where I share a brief structure or QA checklist, I include the version I actually use, not a simplified marketing copy.

I deleted 4,200 pages for one client and their organic traffic climbed 38% in eight weeks. Here is the exact decision tree I use after the March 2026 core update.