# Content Gaps

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- **Type:** Skill
- **Install:** `agentstack add skill-mshahiddigital-agentic-local-seo-audit-content-gaps`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [mshahiddigital](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/mshahiddigital)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [Agent Skills](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/agent-skills)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Upstream author:** [mshahiddigital](https://github.com/mshahiddigital)
- **Source:** https://github.com/mshahiddigital/agentic-local-seo-audit/tree/main/research/content-gaps

## Install

```sh
agentstack add skill-mshahiddigital-agentic-local-seo-audit-content-gaps
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

# Content Gap Analysis — Phase 5

## Executive Summary

Content gap analysis is the systematic identification of topics, formats, and pages that competitors have and your client doesn't — or where competitors outperform significantly in depth. In 2025, content gaps operate on 3 layers: (1) keyword gaps (traditional — competitor ranks for keyword, client doesn't); (2) topical cluster gaps (competitor has full pillar+cluster architecture on a service, client has one thin page); (3) AI visibility gaps (competitor's content is cited in AI Overviews or by ChatGPT/Perplexity, client's isn't). The third layer is new in 2025 and often the highest-value gap: AI Overviews appear for 20–35% of queries, and being excluded from AIO = losing 30–45% of potential CTR on those queries (Dataslayer 2025). FAQPage schema is the single highest-leverage fix: sites with FAQPage are cited in AIO at 3.2× the rate of pages without it (Amsive 2025).

**2025 content gap benchmarks:**
- AIO content gap: if competitor appears in AIO for core service queries and client doesn't — highest priority gap
- Format gaps: competitor has video (VideoObject schema), FAQ (FAQPage), HowTo (HowToSchema) — client has text only
- Cluster completeness threshold: competitor at 10+ pages per service cluster vs. client at 1–3 pages = full cluster gap
- Word count gap: competitor pillar page 3,000+ words vs. client 800 words = depth gap (flagged as High priority)
- INP gap: competitor pages INP 500ms = UX gap that affects rankings and AIO eligibility
- Freshness gap: competitor pillar updated in last 30 days vs. client not updated in 12+ months = AI citation disadvantage (76.4% freshness advantage)

**Numbered Action Plan:**

### Immediate (Week 1, No New Content)
1. **Run Ahrefs Content Gap** — Competitive Analysis → Content Gap → enter client domain + 3 competitors → export all "Missing" keywords (all competitors rank, client doesn't). Sort by traffic value. Effort: 1 hr. Priority: 25 (5×5).
2. **Run SEMrush Keyword Gap** — apply Intent filter: Missing + Informational = missing educational content; Missing + Commercial = missing comparison pages. Focus: KD ≤40 + Volume ≥100/month. Effort: 30 min.
3. **Map AIO citation gaps** — for each main service keyword: check if AI Overviews appear (search in Chrome incognito). Is client cited? Which competitors are? Each uncited service = AIO content gap. Effort: 30 min.
4. **Audit format gaps** — check if competitors have: FAQPage schema (use Google Rich Results Test), HowTo schema, VideoObject (embedded video), price comparison tables, local stats. Effort: 20 min/competitor.
5. **Cluster completeness audit** — for each service topic: count client pages vs. competitor pages. Any cluster where competitor has 5+ pages and client has 20% YoY impressions drop)
From GSC YoY comparison:

| Page | Prior Clicks | Current Clicks | YoY Change | Action | Priority |
|------|------------|--------------|-----------|--------|---------|
| [URL] | [X] | [Y] | -[%] | Refresh stats/examples + schema | Critical if >50% |

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## Section 6: Local Content Gaps

Location-specific content gaps often have lower competition and high conversion intent.

### City/Neighborhood Content Missing (Service × Location Matrix)

| | [City 1] | [City 2] | [Neighborhood 1] | [Neighborhood 2] |
|-|---------|---------|-----------------|-----------------|
| [Service A] | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| [Service B] | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| [Service C] | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |

**Priority: red cells with highest population/search density first.**

### Emergency + High-Intent Local Gaps
| Query Pattern | Volume | Client Page? | Action |
|-------------|--------|------------|--------|
| "Emergency [service] [city]" | [vol] | Yes/No | Create dedicated emergency page |
| "[service] open now [city]" | [vol] | Yes/No | Add hours + GBP service markup |
| "Same day [service] [city]" | [vol] | Yes/No | Create/optimize service page |
| "24 hour [service] [city]" | [vol] | Yes/No | Create/optimize service page |

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## Section 7: Content Gap Priority Matrix

Score all identified gaps. Build/improve the highest-priority first:

| Gap | Content Type | Est. Monthly Traffic | Competition (KD) | Time to Rank | Impact (1–5) | Feasibility (1–5) | Priority | Effort |
|-----|------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------|-------------|-------------------|---------|--------|
| [table-stakes topic] | Blog post | [vol] | Low (<20) | 1–3 months | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4–6 hrs |
| [missing service page] | Service page | [vol] | Medium (20–50) | 2–4 months | 5 | 4 | 20 | 6–10 hrs |
| [unowned snippet] | FAQ section | [vol] | Low | 2–8 weeks | 4 | 5 | 20 | 1–2 hrs |
| [AIO gap] | FAQ + schema | [vol] | N/A | 2–6 weeks | 5 | 5 | 25 | 1–2 hrs |
| [P4–10 quick win] | Expand existing | [vol] | Low | 2–4 weeks | 4 | 5 | 20 | 1–2 hrs |

**Top 10 Priority Content Pieces (ordered by Priority Score):**
1. [Content title] — [keyword] — [format] — [est. traffic] — Effort: [X hrs]
2. [Content title] — [keyword] — [format] — [est. traffic] — Effort: [X hrs]
3. [Content title] — [keyword] — [format] — [est. traffic] — Effort: [X hrs]
4. [Content title] — [keyword] — [format] — [est. traffic] — Effort: [X hrs]
5. [Content title] — [keyword] — [format] — [est. traffic] — Effort: [X hrs]

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## Output

Write complete findings to `{AUDIT_DIR}/content-gaps.md` with YAML frontmatter:

```yaml
---
skill: research/content-gaps
phase: 5
date: [YYYY-MM-DD]
business: [Business Name]
url: [URL]
score: [X/100]
gaps_identified: [X]
quick_wins: [X]
aio_gaps: [X]
table_stakes_missing: [X]
---
```

Include:
- Score X/100 with gap severity breakdown
- Topic gaps table (all 3 competitors vs. client)
- Content format gaps checklist
- Golden opportunities list (blue ocean + PAA + snippets)
- AIO gap analysis table (30 target keywords)
- Existing page improvement opportunities (P4-10 quick wins)
- Local content matrix (service × location)
- Priority matrix (all gaps, Impact × Feasibility scored)
- Top 10 priority content pieces with effort estimates

**Key consumers:**
- `research/keyword-gaps` — keyword mapping for identified content gap topics
- `research/topical-gaps` — maps gaps to topical authority structure
- `output/report-generation` — feeds quick wins and 30/90-day content plans

## Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [mshahiddigital](https://github.com/mshahiddigital)
- **Source:** [mshahiddigital/agentic-local-seo-audit](https://github.com/mshahiddigital/agentic-local-seo-audit)
- **License:** MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** no
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** no
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

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