# SEO Best Practices
> On-page SEO, technical SEO, keyword research, and content optimization for political transparency platforms Use when this capability is needed.
- Skill: `tomevault-io/seo-best-practices` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add tomevault-io/seo-best-practices`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/tomevault-io/seo-best-practices/raw
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- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Marketing & Growth
- Author: tomevault-io (https://skillmd.com/u/tomevault-io)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/tomevault-io/seo-best-practices
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# SEO Best Practices
## Purpose
This skill provides guidance for search engine optimization (SEO) of the CIA platform, ensuring political transparency content ranks well in search results while maintaining accessibility, performance, and GDPR compliance.
## When to Use
### ✅ Use this skill when:
- Optimizing content for search engines
- Improving site structure and navigation
- Implementing schema markup
- Analyzing keyword opportunities
- Improving page load performance
- Creating content strategy
- Building backlink strategies
- Conducting technical SEO audits
### ❌ Don't use this skill for:
- Social media marketing (use social-media-management)
- Content creation (use content-marketing-strategies)
- UI design (use vaadin-component-design)
- Security (use secure-code-review)
## Patterns & Examples
### On-Page SEO Checklist
```html
Politiker Risk analys - Citizen Intelligence Agency
Politiker Risk analys
Vad är riskpoäng?
Riskpoäng är en kvantitativ bedömning...
```
### Keyword Research Strategy
```markdown
## Target Keywords for CIA Platform
### Primary Keywords (High volume, high intent):
- "svenska politiker" (Swedish politicians) - 8,100/month
- "riksdagen ledamöter" (parliament members) - 2,400/month
- "politisk transparens" (political transparency) - 880/month
- "politiker röstning" (politician voting) - 720/month
### Long-tail Keywords (Lower volume, high intent):
- "politiker riskbedömning" (politician risk assessment) - 90/month
- "finansiella kopplingar politiker" (financial connections politicians) - 50/month
- "riksdagen omröstningar" (parliament votes) - 320/month
- "politikers bisysslor" (politicians' side jobs) - 140/month
### Informational Keywords:
- "hur fungerar riksdagen" (how parliament works) - 1,600/month
- "vad gör en riksdagsledamot" (what does an MP do) - 880/month
- "svensk politik för dummies" (Swedish politics for dummies) - 260/month
## Content Strategy:
1. Create pillar pages for primary keywords
2. Build topic clusters around each pillar
3. Internal linking between related content
4. Regular updates (freshness signal)
5. Answer boxes optimization (featured snippets)
```
### Technical SEO Requirements
```xml
https://www.hack23.com/cia/2026-02-06daily1.0https://www.hack23.com/cia/politician/list2026-02-06daily0.9
```
```text
# robots.txt
User-agent: *
Allow: /
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /*?* # No query string URLs
Sitemap: https://www.hack23.com/cia/sitemap.xml
```
### Performance Optimization for SEO
```java
// Vaadin - Code splitting and lazy loading
@Route(value = "politician", layout = MainLayout.class)
@PreserveOnRefresh
public class PoliticianView extends VerticalLayout implements HasUrlParameter {
@Override
public void setParameter(BeforeEvent event, @OptionalParameter String parameter) {
// Lazy load heavy components
if (parameter != null) {
addAttachListener(e -> loadPoliticianDetails(parameter));
}
}
private void loadPoliticianDetails(String id) {
// Load asynchronously to improve initial page load
UI.getCurrent().access(() -> {
Politician politician = politicianService.findById(id);
add(createPoliticianProfile(politician));
});
}
}
```
### Core Web Vitals Targets
```markdown
## Performance Metrics (Google PageSpeed Insights)
### Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)
- Target: < 2.5 seconds
- Current: 2.1 seconds ✅
- Optimization: CDN, image optimization, code splitting
### First Input Delay (FID)
- Target: < 100 milliseconds
- Current: 45 milliseconds ✅
- Optimization: Minimize JavaScript execution
### Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS)
- Target: < 0.1
- Current: 0.05 ✅
- Optimization: Size attributes on images, reserve space for dynamic content
### First Contentful Paint (FCP)
- Target: < 1.8 seconds
- Current: 1.2 seconds ✅
### Time to Interactive (TTI)
- Target: < 3.8 seconds
- Current: 3.1 seconds ✅
```
## ISMS Compliance Mapping
### ISO 27001:2022 Annex A Controls
**A.5.37 - Documented operating procedures**
- Document SEO processes and standards
- Maintain content guidelines
### GDPR Considerations
**Article 5 - Principles**
- Data minimization in meta tags
- No personal data in URLs
- Privacy-friendly analytics (no tracking without consent)
**Article 13 - Information to be provided**
- Clear information about data collection in privacy policy
- Cookie consent for analytics
## Hack23 ISMS Policy References
- [Information Security Policy](https://github.com/Hack23/ISMS-PUBLIC/blob/main/Information_Security_Policy.md) - Privacy in SEO practices
## References
### SEO Resources
- [Google Search Central](https://developers.google.com/search)
- [Moz SEO Learning Center](https://moz.com/learn/seo)
- [Ahrefs Blog](https://ahrefs.com/blog/)
### Tools
- Google Search Console
- Google PageSpeed Insights
- Screaming Frog SEO Spider
## Remember
- **Content is king**: Quality content ranks well
- **Mobile-first**: Optimize for mobile devices
- **Page speed matters**: Core Web Vitals are ranking factors
- **Privacy compliance**: GDPR-friendly analytics only
- **Political neutrality**: SEO content maintains platform neutrality
- **Structured data**: Schema.org markup for rich results
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