programmatic-seo

name	programmatic-seo
description	Use when building scale on long-tail keywords. Programmatic SEO = templated pages, one per keyword permutation.

Programmatic SEO

Programmatic SEO = template + data → thousands of pages. Each page targets a long-tail variant. Volume × low difficulty = traffic.

Use cases

1. Location pages ('PSA submission in [city]')
2. Year-based ('[Year] Topps card values')
3. Player-based ('[Player] rookie card grading')
4. Comparison ('[A] vs [B] grading comparison')
5. How-to ('How to grade [card type]')
6. Product variants ('[Set] [Year] graded card price')

Implementation pattern

1. Identify scalable keyword template
2. Source data for each variant (CSV, API, database)
3. Build page template (HTML/MDX with variables)
4. Generate pages at build time (SSG)
5. Submit sitemap with all URLs
6. Internal link from pillar / category pages

Quality safeguards

1. Each page must have unique value (not just template fill-in)
2. Include unique data per page (real comp data, real photos)
3. Avoid thin content (each page >500 words minimum)
4. Vary the template (don't make every page identical)
5. Audit indexing: ensure Google indexes ratio of pages

Where this fits in the X3 empire

Strategy for CardPrepAI's player-by-player rookie pages and PSA pop pages.