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Content Audit & Topic Planning

Content SEO services that start with the pages you already have

I start with what you have already published: which pages to keep, refresh, merge, or remove. Then I plan new topics in hubs that link to each other, written from detail only your business can give.

Step 01

Topic Hubs That Link Together

Grouping pages into hubs, with one main page per topic and clear links between the main page and the pages under it.

Step 02

Search Intent Matching

Matching buying searches to service or product pages, and question searches to guides that answer them plainly.

Step 03

First Hand Detail

A short interview with you, so each page carries prices, steps, and examples that only your business can give.

Step 04

Keep, Merge, or Prune

Merging old pages that compete for the same search into one clear guide, and removing pages that help nobody.

Content outcome

A media and information site reached impressions and 6.1K clicks in a single 3 month window.

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Key takeaway

My content SEO services begin with an audit of what you have already published: which pages to keep, refresh, merge, or remove. Only then do we plan new topics, grouped into hubs that link to each other. Each new page is written from detail only your business can give, and measured in Search Console.

Who this service suits, and who it does not

This is for businesses that already publish, or want to, and have learned that more articles do not always mean more visits. Most of my content clients have one of two problems: a blog full of posts that get no traffic, or a site with a few strong pages and no plan for what comes next.

This is for you if

  • You have published for a year or more and most posts get almost no impressions in Search Console.
  • You paid for articles before, they read fine, and nothing changed.
  • You know your field well but cannot find the time to turn that knowledge into pages.
  • You run a store or a service site and want guides that lead to the pages that make money.

Skip this if

  • You want a fixed number of posts a month, whatever they say. I do not sell word counts.
  • You want pages written entirely by an AI tool and published unread.
  • You need breaking news coverage. That is a newsroom job with different rules.

Content SEO and content writing are different jobs

A writer produces an article. Content SEO decides whether that article should exist, what search it serves, which page it supports, what it must say that other pages do not, and how you will know it worked. Many businesses buy the first and expect the results of the second.

QuestionContent writing answersContent SEO also answers
What do we write?The topic the client gaveThe search behind the topic, and whether a page for it already exists on the site
How long should it be?A set word countAs long as the question needs. Google says it has no preferred word count
Where does it go?The blogInside a topic hub, linked from and to the pages it supports
What makes it different?Good writingFacts, examples, and decisions from your own work that other pages do not have
Is it finished when published?YesNo. It is checked in Search Console and refreshed or merged later

Both jobs matter. I do the planning and the editing myself, and I write the pages that carry the most weight. For volume, I brief your team or your writers so that what they produce fits the plan.

What Google asks of content

Google's guide to helpful content, published on Google Search Central, is clear on a few points, and they shape how I work.

It asks whether a page offers original information, analysis, or experience, and whether it adds real value when it draws on other sources. It warns against content made mainly to attract search visits, and against writing to a word count. It says readers should be able to tell who wrote a page, how it was made, and why it exists, and it treats the "why" as the most important of the three.

Google's spam policies also name scaled content abuse: many pages produced mainly to manipulate rankings, with little value for readers, however they were made. Using generative AI to turn out many pages without adding value is one of its examples, along with stitching together text from other sites.

The practical result is simple. A content plan that looks like "fifty posts on fifty keywords" is a risk, not a strategy. A smaller set of pages, each with a clear reason to exist and something only you can say, is safer and usually performs better. This also overlaps with what Google calls E-E-A-T: experience, expertise, authoritativeness, and trust. You cannot add those with a plugin. They come from who writes the page and what it contains.

Start with what you already have

Most sites I review have more content than they need. Old posts compete with each other for the same search, WordPress tag pages and thin archives sit in the index, and a few good pages are buried among many weak ones. Before anything new is written, every URL gets one of four decisions.

DecisionWhen it fitsWhat happens
KeepThe page earns clicks or impressions for a search it answers wellLeave it, and link to it from newer pages on the same topic
RefreshThe page ranks low but has the right topic, or its facts have agedRewrite the weak sections, update facts, improve headings, and keep the URL
MergeTwo or more pages answer the same question and split the trafficCombine the best parts into one page and 301 redirect the others to it
RemoveThe page has no traffic, no links, and no reason to existTake it down and let it return 404, or keep it out of the index if people still need it

I base each decision on Search Console data for the URL, its links, and a plain reading of the page. Removing pages worries owners, so I explain each removal before it happens. On large sites, the biggest gains often come from this step alone, because Google stops spending time on pages that were never going to rank. If you saw a sharp fall in traffic before this point, check what caused the sudden drop first, because a drop has its own causes.

Planning topics: hubs and supporting pages

New content is planned as hubs. A hub page covers a broad topic your buyers search for. Supporting pages each answer one narrower question in depth. The hub links to every supporting page, and each supporting page links back to the hub and to the service or product page it leads to.

I pick topics from four sources, in this order:

  1. Queries you already earn. Search Console shows searches where you get impressions but few clicks. These are the cheapest wins, because Google already links your site to the topic.
  2. Questions your customers ask. Sales calls, WhatsApp messages, and support emails are full of real questions that no keyword tool lists.
  3. Gaps against the pages that rank. I read the pages ranking for your target searches and note what they leave out or get wrong.
  4. Keyword research. Tools fill in the language people type, and help group questions that share one search intent.

Each topic gets a single target page. If two planned pages would answer the same search, they become one.

How each page is made

  1. Step 01

    Brief

    I write a brief for each page: the search it serves, the reader, the questions it must answer, the hub it belongs to, the pages it links to, and the facts that need a source.

    What this finds. Whether the page has a reason to exist before anyone spends time writing it.

  2. Step 02

    Interview

    I ask you or your team ten to fifteen minutes of questions about the topic. This is where the examples, numbers you can prove, and opinions come from.

    What this finds. The first hand detail that separates your page from the others in the results.

  3. Step 03

    Draft

    I write the draft, or your writer does from the brief. Headings follow the questions a reader asks, in the order they ask them.

    What this finds. A page that answers the search plainly in the first lines and then goes deeper.

  4. Step 04

    Edit and check facts

    Every claim with a number or a rule gets checked against its source. Filler is cut. The draft is read on a phone, because most readers will see it there.

    What this finds. Errors, padding, and claims that cannot be backed up.

  5. Step 05

    Publish and link

    The page goes live with its title, description, internal links in both directions, and structured data where it fits.

    What this finds. A page that Google can reach from the hub and from related pages on day one.

  6. Step 06

    Review in Search Console

    After Google has had time to crawl and assess the page, I check its queries, impressions, and position, and decide whether it needs a refresh.

    What this finds. Which pages to improve next, based on data instead of guesses.

How I use AI, and where I do not

AI answers also change what content needs to do. When people ask an assistant a question, it picks passages that answer clearly and come from sources it can trust. Pages built from clear answers and first hand detail suit both search and AI answers. If your brand never appears in those answers, read why assistants skip some businesses. The service side of that work is how I approach AI search visibility.

A real example from a content site

The content example I can show comes from a media and information site whose name I keep private. The site had many thin tag and pagination archives competing with its real articles. We pruned and merged those archives, then rebuilt the main topics as hubs with supporting articles linked to them.

In a single 3 month window in 2026, Search Console recorded and 6.1K clicks for the site, at an average position of 12.4.

Search Console performance report for a media and information site over a 3 month window in 2026, showing 1.37M impressions and 6.1K clicks

This screenshot shows one period only. It shows how far the site reaches in search. It does not show growth, because there is no earlier period beside it, and I do not claim one. The average click through rate in that window was 0.4%, which is typical of a site that shows for many broad searches. Improving that rate is part of the ongoing work. The full method sits in the content site case write-up.

What I measure and report

Content work is easy to fake with activity: posts published, words written. I report outcomes for the pages that matter instead.

  • Impressions and queries per hub. Whether Google shows the hub and its supporting pages for more of the searches they target.
  • Clicks and position for the money pages. Whether the pages that lead to a sale or an enquiry are getting more visits from search.
  • Pages that need action. New pages that have not been indexed, refreshed pages that have not moved, and pages that now compete with each other.
  • Leads or sales from content. Where your analytics allow it, which content pages sent visitors who went on to buy or get in touch.

If content brings visits but no enquiries, the problem may sit on the page after the click, which I cover in when visitors arrive but never call.

Prices in PKR

There is no separate per article price. Content work sits inside the options on my published price list.

OptionPriceBest when
Strategy callPKR 15,000 per hourYou want a second opinion on your content plan or your writer's work
Forensic technical SEO auditPKR 120,000 one time, 7 to 10 business daysYou want the full audit, including the keep, refresh, merge, or remove list
Commercial growth retainerPKR 150,000 per monthYou want topic hubs planned, briefed, written, and reviewed each month
Market leader and scalePKR 280,000 per monthYou publish at volume and want me working with your editors and writers

Many owners start with a one hour review call, bring their Search Console data, and leave with a list of pages to keep, merge, and remove. If you want a range before talking, use the budget estimate calculator. Monthly options are laid out on the Pakistan retainer price list.

When to expect a change

  1. Week 1

    Audit of existing pages

    Every URL gets a decision, and the first merges and removals are listed.

  2. Month 1

    Cleanup and first hub

    Merges, redirects, and refreshes are done, and the first hub is planned and briefed.

  3. Month 3

    First hub live

    The hub and its first supporting pages are published, and we compare Search Console with the starting point.

  4. Month 6

    Second and third hubs

    New hubs follow the same pattern, and earlier pages are refreshed based on their data.

Refreshed and merged pages can move once Google recrawls them. New pages take longer, because Google needs time to assess them, and a new site with few links takes longer again. I report what moved and what did not, and I do not promise rankings or dates.

Notes for businesses in Pakistan

People in Pakistan search in English, in Roman Urdu, and in Urdu script, often for the same thing. Before choosing the words for a page, I read which versions already bring impressions in Search Console. Sometimes one English page with a Roman Urdu heading or two serves everyone. Sometimes an Urdu page is worth its own URL. The data decides, not a guess.

Local detail is what most Pakistani business content lacks. A page about property in Lahore that never names an area, a fee, or a document reads like every other page. I ask clients for the specifics they explain to customers every day and put those on the page, provided they are accurate and current. Businesses in Lahore can also see my work for Lahore based firms.

Many local businesses get their questions on WhatsApp. Those chats are the best topic list you will ever have. With your permission, I turn the common ones into pages, without names or personal details.

For stores, content works alongside category pages. Guides should lead to the right category, not sit in a blog nobody visits. The store side of that work is on my ecommerce service page.

Who writes and who checks

I am the person who plans, edits, and signs off each page. My background and the way I work are on my profile and working history. When your team writes, I edit. When a topic needs a licensed expert, such as medical or legal advice, the page names that expert and they review it before it goes live.

Your site keeps the author names, the drafts, and all rights to the content. I do not reuse your pages on other sites.

The tools I use

  • Google Search Console for queries, impressions, clicks, and indexing by URL
  • A site crawler to list every URL, its links, and its status code
  • Analytics, where you have it set up, to connect content pages to enquiries and sales
  • Keyword research tools, used for language and grouping, not for volume promises
  • A shared document for each brief, so you can see and comment on every page before it goes live

Frequently asked questions

What do content SEO services include?

They include an audit of existing pages, a topic plan built around hubs, briefs for each page, writing or editing, internal linking, and monthly review in Search Console. Writing is only one part of the job.

How is content SEO different from content writing?

Content writing produces the text. Content SEO decides whether a page should exist, what search it serves, how it links to other pages, and whether it worked once published.

How many articles a month do I need?

There is no right number. One strong page that answers a real search beats several thin ones. I plan by topic hub, and the number of pages follows from the questions each hub needs to cover.

Should I delete or merge old posts?

Often yes, but page by page. Posts that compete for the same search are usually merged with a 301 redirect. Posts with no traffic, no links, and no purpose can be removed. Pages that earn clicks stay.

Do you use AI to write content?

I use AI for research tasks such as grouping keywords and checking outlines. A person who knows the subject writes or rewrites every page, and no example, quote, or result is ever invented.

Does word count matter to Google?

Google says it has no preferred word count, and writing to a target length is a warning sign in its own guidance. A page should be as long as its question needs.

How do you choose topics?

From searches you already get impressions for, questions your customers ask, gaps in the pages that rank, and then keyword research. Each topic gets one target page so your pages do not compete.

How much do content SEO services cost in Pakistan?

On this site, a strategy call is PKR 15,000 per hour, the full audit is PKR 120,000, and monthly content work sits in the growth retainer at PKR 150,000 per month. There is no per article price.

How long before content starts ranking?

Refreshed pages can move within weeks once Google recrawls them. New pages usually take longer, and newer sites take longer still. I measure from your starting point and do not promise dates.

Your next step

Open the Performance report in Search Console, sort your pages by impressions, and count how many posts have almost none. Then send me that count and your site link, and I will tell you whether cleanup or new content should come first. You can also run a quick site scan before we talk.

Start with the free automated scan of one page. For a full review by me, send a message from the contact page.

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