ChatGPT Prompts for SEO: An Effective Way to Rank Content

Last Updated on April 24, 2025 by Jan Barley

ChatGPT prompts for SEO blog writing save me hours of work each week. Where I used to spend considerable time researching keywords and semantics, I now use generative AI like ChatGPT and Claude AI.

The best ChatGPT prompts for SEO I’m sharing today is only two sentences, but the results you will get from it are spectacular.

Most new bloggers want to know how to use ChatGPT for SEO keyword research. After all, the generative AI doesn’t connect to a live feed. ChatGPY prompts for content writing are becoming more popular, but add in a ChatGPT SEO tool and you’re firing on all cyclinders.

Here’s a quick & easy way to SEO optimise your articles for keyword semantics using generative AI like ChatGPT

ChatGPT SEO Prompt Results

Are ChatGPT prompts for content writing any good?

After inputting the ChatGPT SEO prompt, you will get a helpful selection of keywords to use with your article. The following list is an example of what to expect from this two-sentence ChatGPT SEO prompt.

Primary Keywords

When planning an article, having multiple primary keyword choices gives you options to write more content.

A primary keyword is the specific keyword for your content, but most people don’t realise that you can rank for dozens of other keywords in your articles.

Secondary Keywords

You want at least 4-5 secondary keywords to help build out your content so that the Google bots quickly grasp what your article is about.

I used to only do one primary keyword and a handful of secondary keywords before discovering the benefits of the following on-page SEO options.

Long-Tail Keywords

Primary and secondary keywords may be one or two words. Long-tail keywords are more like search phrases, short sentences that someone would type into the Google search box.

These keywords are often typically less competitive and may have lower search volume than primary and secondary keywords. They may have a higher conversion rate, so you stand a better chance of ranking.

I always use long-tail keywords and attribute them to getting most of my content on page one SERPs and top featured snippets.

Long-tail keywords are helpful for building an FAQ section at the end of your articles.

Questions To Target For Search Intent

If you use Answer the Public, it gives you an overall view of search intent. These days, search intent is king for ranking content. Knowing your target audience’s questions enables you to centre your content around that search intent.

Geographical Variations For Local SEO

If you want local customers, you must focus on local SEO. ChatGPT prompts for SEO like this one, provides these terms, for example, “Where can I buy X in (location)?”

Related Terms (Industry-Specific Phrases)

Your niche, whatever it is, will have multiple industry-specific phrases that you can use within your content. Again, much like all of these examples, it helps Google bots quickly understand the context of your article.

Semantic Variants (Synonyms & Phrases)

SEO software like SurferSEO springboard their SEO success by identifying an impressive list of synonyms and phrases relative to the primary keyword and title.

Within this prompt, you can specify the number of semantics you require. If you want high numbers of semantics, I suggest asking ChatGPT to list them alphabetically because some won’t be relevant.

LSI (Latent Semantic Indexing) Keywords

Latent semantic indexing keywords differ from synonyms, even though they’re still words and phrases relative to your primary keyword. LSI keywords help the bots understand the intent of your article.

If your article was about the benefits of a Keto diet, LSI keyword examples could be “blood sugar,” “ketogenesis,” and “high protein.”

Don’t worry too much about LSI keywords because ChatGPT will give you the answer with this prompt.

Keyword Variations With Adjectives

We use descriptive keyword modifiers, particularly in titles and headings. Sprinkle them into your content, too.

For example, for an article about Pinterest courses, a descriptive modifier would be “best Pinterest courses,” affordable Pinterest courses and “free Pinterest courses.”

Keyword modifiers work because browsers often use them in searches.

Competitive Keywords

One of the tasks I do when working on a new article is finding the top competitor in SERPs. I then paste the content into ChatGPT or Claude and ask the generative AI to pull out the keywords in that content.

ChatGPT prompts for SEO, like this two-sentence one, don’t give you a comprehensive list of competitive keywords, but it’s a good starting point when combined with all the elements from this SEO prompt.

Save Hours On Keyword Research

This sweet prompt saves me hours and hours of work researching keyword semantics, and it costs me nothing 😎

I can genuinely say this SEO AI prompt has helped cut my content creation process down by at least two hours per article. In addition, I don’t invest in expensive SEO software. Even though they all work well, you can anticipate spending $99+ to use SEO software.

THE PROMPT

“You are an SEO expert and writing an article about <insert article subject or your primary keyword>. Please provide keyword semantics for this article.”

Thank me later, because this prompt is the bees flipping knees.

If you don’t understand the power of keyword semantics, layering them into your article helps the bots understand the context, which builds topical authority and increases the chance of ranking.

I added around 35 keyword semantics to a client’s article this morning. It will be their first published blog post, and I am confident it will rank well.

Why?

Because I have written SEO content for four years and have got clients’ content consistently on page one without fail.

Without using expensive SEO tools, my site has 574 organic ranking keywords (within six months), which, according to Ubersuggest (a free SEO tool by industry-recognised SEO expert, Neil Patel), is “Great” 😀

I have 77 published articles (Oct 24). Many rank page-one SERPs within 48 hours, and I have multiple top-featured snippets.

Articles I wrote for ex-clients in 22/23 still rank on page one.

I am the hidden, introverted gem who hasn’t shouted enough from the rooftops about my skills, enjoyment and passion for playing the SEO game and winning the Google first prize.

I’m doing a bit of rooftop shouting now as I’m ready to take on a couple more lovely clients.

Is ChatGPT Content Good for SEO?

Never post ChatGPT content directly from copy and paste. It’s essential to use the ChatGPT content ONLY as a framework to build out your articles.

Most importantly, always use a plagiarism checker. Most times, ChatGPT plagiarises content. I edit my articles with Grammarly Premium and ChatGPT ALWAYS has at least 2-3% plagiarism.

Use ChatGPT to help with brainstorming. Starting an article from scratch is hard work. If you have a bit of copy from ChatGPT, your brain can better anchor onto the articles theme. After that, it becomes easier to start writing.

I know some people publish directly from ChatGPT content, but I advise against that practice. Don’t be lazy. This prompt saves hours, so why skimp on publishing quality content?

Conclusion

Test out this two-sentence SEO prompt. I am confident you will love the results.

Combine all the keywords and semantics into each article, and you should see them ranking in SERPs much faster than usual.