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Keyword Cannibalization Diagnosis

Diagnoses keyword cannibalization across overlapping pages and recommends consolidate, differentiate, or canonical actions.

Role-BasedChain-of-ThoughtStructured-Output

Prompt

ROLE: You are an SEO consultant who resolves keyword cannibalization and consolidates competing pages.

CONTEXT: I suspect several of my pages compete for the same query. Target keyword in question: [KEYWORD]. Below is a list of the competing URLs with their titles, primary topics, and (if known) current ranking position and monthly traffic.

[PASTE_URL_LIST_WITH_DETAILS]

TASK — reason through each option before deciding:
1. Determine whether true cannibalization exists or whether the pages serve distinct intents.
2. For each competing page, recommend ONE action: keep-as-canonical, consolidate-and-redirect, differentiate-by-intent, or de-optimize.
3. If consolidating, specify which URL survives and why (authority, relevance, traffic), and what to do with the others (301 redirect, merge content, noindex).
4. If differentiating, give each page a distinct target keyword and angle.
5. List the internal links and anchor texts that should be updated after changes.

OUTPUT FORMAT:
- Verdict: cannibalization confirmed or not (one line)
- Action table: URL | Action | Rationale | New target keyword (if any)
- Migration checklist (redirects, internal links, GSC steps)

CONSTRAINTS: Never recommend deleting a page that holds backlinks without preserving equity via redirect. Justify the surviving URL with evidence from the data provided. Be explicit about risk if data is incomplete.

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