Next.js SEO Launch
Complete SEO setup for Next.js apps deployed on Vercel. Covers pre-launch technical checklist and ongoing content SEO strategy.
Pre-Launch Checklist → references/pre-launch-checklist.md
Everything that must be in place before the first real user sees the site. Meta tags, OG images, structured data, sitemap, robots.txt, canonical URLs.
Next.js-Specific SEO → references/nextjs-patterns.md
SSR vs ISR vs static — how each affects indexing. Dynamic meta tags with generateMetadata. App Router SEO patterns. Common Next.js SEO mistakes.
Core Web Vitals → references/core-web-vitals.md
LCP, INP, CLS targets and how to hit them on Next.js + Vercel. Font loading, image optimization, layout shift prevention.
Content SEO Strategy → references/content-strategy.md
Topic clusters, keyword targeting, internal linking, blog setup for long-tail traffic.
Link Building → references/link-building.md
Earning backlinks for developer products. Digital PR, content assets, resource page outreach.
Workflow
- Read references/pre-launch-checklist.md — implement everything before launch
- Read references/nextjs-patterns.md — verify Next.js-specific patterns are correct
- Read references/core-web-vitals.md — test and optimize performance
- Post-launch: read references/content-strategy.md for ongoing SEO
- Month 2+: read references/link-building.md for authority building
Arena Target Keywords
Primary: "AI agent competition", "AI agent arena", "AI coding competition" Secondary: "AI agent leaderboard", "ELO rating AI", "AI agent benchmark", "AI coding challenge" Long-tail: "compare AI coding agents", "AI model competition platform", "weight classes for AI models"