Vol. 01 · Cohort I · Nov ’25 → Mar ’26

A private recap, for Sarah.

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Schema fix + competitor analysis

2026-01-20 · 64 minutes
Website / ExecutionSEOContentOffer / PositioningStrategy

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Summary

Cadence moves from weekly to bi-weekly at Sarah's request: she wants more time for homework between sessions. Walked through the Fort Collins parent page and the Loveland "considering a home addition" child page, both being rebuilt as templates the web designer will clone across every location / service combination. A schema audit surfaced missing-address errors on a couple of the LocalBusiness / HomeConstructionBusiness blocks. Worked live through the fix using the project-based GPT (schema prompt → rich-result test code-input). Then ran a competitive report against Elkstone, Home Evolution Kitchens, and Custom High Craft: Elkstone is executing the exact same hyper-local service-area strategy NoCo plans to use, but their per-location content is thin (no reviews, no FAQs, no local context). Identified a potential positioning gap: luxury / custom / design-build keywords are being underserved by all three competitors.

Chapters

Highlights

  • Elkstone uses the exact same hyper-local parent-child structure NoCo plans to use. They rank #1 but per-location content is weak.
  • Win condition: clone the structure, execute content better (reviews, FAQs, property values, local context).
  • Rule: each location page must differentiate 40-50% from the others or Google merges them.
  • Swap one column in the parent template for a property-values / local-economy block to force uniqueness.
  • Luxury + custom + design-build keywords look like an untapped vertical vs all three competitors.
  • NoCo's strong video testimonials are buried on the Kitchen page. The Reviews page has none.

Decisions

  • Move to bi-weekly meetings. Next session Feb 3, 2026.
  • Lock the Fort Collins parent page and Loveland child page as templates before building anything else.
  • Fix schema errors on parent / child templates first (missing-address is the blocker).
  • Pursue luxury + custom + design-build as a second-wave keyword track, only after the transactional templates ship.
  • Verify research sources on parent page link correctly (no broken citations).

To-dos from this session · 06

Finalize the Fort Collins parent-page template (swap one column for property values / local economy)
done Website / ExecutionSEO
Designer rebuilt the layout; confirmed live in Session 3.
Finalize the Loveland "considering a home addition" child-page template
done Website / Execution
Fix schema missing-address errors on parent + child templates
done SEO
Caused by duplicate / conflicting LocalBusiness + HomeConstructionBusiness blocks.
Verify every research citation on the parent page links to the correct source
open SEOContent
Roll out parent + child templates across every remaining location once the Fort Collins / Loveland templates are locked
open Website / ExecutionSEO
Locations: Fort Collins, Loveland, Windsor, Greeley, Timnath, Longmont, Wellington.
Pull video testimonials off the Kitchen page and onto the Reviews page
open Website / ExecutionContent