Sarvesh Shrivastava

Ok. Claude + Pre-Mortem combo is INSANE.

It took my SEO output quality: 7.2 → 9.5

Here's how it works: 👇

Instead of asking Claude how to succeed..

You force it to assume the project already failed.

Then you ask:

- What broke?

- What signals were missed?

- What assumptions were wrong?

Only after that do you build the strategy.

Here’s the difference in practice: ✅

Old prompt:

“Create a service page for ‘Plumber in Miami’ optimized for local SEO.”

Pre-Mortem prompt:

“Assume this page failed to rank because it sounded generic or missed real local relevance. Now create the page using Miami landmarks, neighborhoods, and customer pain points, avoiding boilerplate.”

Same task. Wildly different output quality.

Want the complete set of prompts that gets us results like these? 👈

REPOST and comment Claude.

Claude + Local SEO is going to quietly create a bunch of local business “mini millionaires” this year.

This feels exactly like when people figured out Facebook ads in 2016-2017.

Average businesses were beating better businesses… just because they understood distribution first.

We’re in that same window again.

But this time, your alpha isn’t ad spend.

It’s how fast you can publish helpful local pages + optimize your Google Business Profile before your competitors even wake up.

The stack to win local search didn’t look like this 12 months ago, but now it’s here:

→ Claude (or ChatGPT): $20-30/month

→ Google Business Profile: Free

→ A basic website (WordPress/Shopify/Webflow): low cost

→ Canva/CapCut for simple visuals: Free

→ Google Search Console + Analytics: Free

Total cost to start: Under $100/month.

Here’s how to use it:

Step 1: Find your local keywords with Claude

You don’t need to guess anymore.

Give Claude your services + your city/areas. Ask it to list:

- A “service + location” keywords
- “near me” intent keywords
- emergency keywords
- comparison keywords (best, affordable, etc.)

Step 2: Build service area pages (fast)

Tell Claude your exact offer, prices, process, and service areas.

Ask it to draft pages for each area you serve (one page per area).

Then you add the real stuff: photos, reviews, FAQs, and a call button.

Step 3: Turn your Google Business Profile into a lead machine

Ask Claude to write:

- GBP description
- services list (with short blurbs)
- 20 FAQs + answers
- weekly Google Post ideas (offers, tips, before/after)

Step 4: Create “proof” content that ranks

Claude can turn one job into 10 pieces of content:

- a short case study page (“AC repair in Bandra: fixed in 45 mins”)
- a Google Post
- a simple Reel script
- a FAQ update

Step 5: Get reviews + replies done in minutes

Ask Claude to write 3 review request texts and a review reply template.

Then do the only part AI can’t: actually ask customers.

This isn’t magic.

It’s the same local SEO fundamentals… but now you can execute 10x faster.

And the businesses that publish first will collect the calls.