I Found 3 SEO Problems in Under a Minute
After running a full SEO health check to understand my baseline, I wanted to find what was broken. Brass-SEO has three buttons built for exactly this: Opportunities, Declining Pages, and Page Audit. Each one looks for a different kind of problem — missed clicks, losing traffic, and on-page issues.
I clicked all three. In under a minute I had three specific problems with specific fixes. Here is what happened.
Note: The examples below are illustrative — they show the kind of results and interactions you would see with your own connected data, not a specific site's real numbers.
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Opportunities
The button: Opportunities finds pages with high impressions but low click-through rates. These are pages Google is showing to people, but almost nobody clicks — usually because the title tag or meta description does not match what the searcher expects.
What I saw: Three pages listed, each with impressions, position, CTR, the top keyword driving impressions, the current title, and a proposed replacement title. The AI also estimated the potential impact — if CTR improved from its current level to a realistic target, how many additional clicks per month that would mean.
One page stood out. It had strong impressions for a specific product-related query, but the title was vague — something like "Our Products" instead of naming the specific product people were searching for. The meta description was generic too. The AI proposed a new title that included the primary keyword and framed the page as an answer to the query.
What I asked next:
I typed: "What are people actually searching when they find that page?" The AI showed me the full keyword list for that URL, sorted by impressions. The top query was a specific question — and the title did not address it at all.
Then I asked: "Is this the same problem you found in the Full Analysis report?" The AI confirmed it was. The opportunities report goes deeper on exactly this type of issue. It is the quick wins finder — the problems where changing a title or description is all it takes.
Declining Pages
The button: Declining Pages compares the last 14 days to the previous 14 days and finds pages where clicks or position have dropped. It tells you what is losing traffic and why that might be happening.
What I saw: A summary line telling me whether my site was growing, stable, or declining overall. Then a table of pages with before-and-after click counts, the percentage change, and how many positions they had moved.
One blog post had dropped 40% in clicks over two weeks. The AI identified the likely cause: the post referenced information from the previous year that was now outdated. A competitor had published a fresher version of the same content, and it was pulling searchers away.
Another page showed a smaller decline that the AI attributed to seasonal patterns rather than a real problem. It said so clearly — "this appears to be normal seasonal variation, not a ranking loss" — which was reassuring. Not every dip is a crisis. Knowing the difference is part of understanding whether your SEO is working.
What I asked next:
I asked: "What should I update on that declining blog post?" The AI suggested three specific changes: update the outdated statistic, add a section covering a subtopic the competitor's post included, and improve the title to include the current year. It also recommended adding internal links from two other posts that were related but did not link to the declining page.
Then I asked: "Has my traffic dropped overnight anywhere else?" The AI checked and found nothing alarming — no sudden drops that would indicate a bigger issue. Just the one post that needed a refresh.
Page Audit
The button: Page Audit runs an in-depth SEO analysis of a single URL. Like Check Indexing, it asks you to enter a URL first. It crawls the page to check the title tag, meta description, headings, and body content, then cross-references with GSC ranking data and GA4 engagement metrics.
I gave it the declining blog post to see exactly what was wrong.
What I saw: A comprehensive report covering search performance (clicks, impressions, position, CTR, indexing status, last crawl date), top keywords for that page, user behavior (sessions, engagement rate, bounce rate), traffic sources, and on-page content analysis.
The on-page section showed me the actual title tag, meta description, H1, and all H2 headings from the page. The AI flagged three issues:
- The title was 72 characters — too long, getting truncated in search results
- The meta description was missing entirely
- The H2 headings did not include any of the keywords the page was ranking for
It then listed what was working (the page had good keyword coverage in the body text and a healthy engagement rate from visitors who did click through) and three priority fixes ranked by impact.
What I asked next:
I asked: "Write me a new title and meta description for this page." The AI drafted both, keeping the title under 60 characters and writing a meta description that included the primary keyword and a clear value proposition. This is exactly the kind of audit finding that turns into an immediate action.
Then I asked: "What about the headings — should I restructure those?" The AI suggested rewriting two H2s to include the keywords people were searching for, and adding one new H2 section to cover a subtopic that was generating impressions but had no dedicated section on the page.
What I Fixed First
Three buttons. Under a minute to run. Here is what I found and the order I fixed them:
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Title rewrite on the opportunity page — Changed a vague title to one matching the top search query. This was the smallest change with the biggest potential: thousands of impressions were going to waste because nobody was clicking. Estimated impact: a 2-3x improvement in CTR.
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Content refresh on the declining post — Updated the outdated reference, added a missing section, and improved the title. Most of the decline was likely due to staleness. A fresh version should recover the lost traffic. This is what the striking-distance keywords approach looks like in practice — the foundation exists, you just need to shore it up.
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Meta description and heading fixes on the audited page — Added the missing meta description and rewrote two headings to include keywords. These are smaller changes but compound over time, especially since the page already had traffic.
Total time from clicking buttons to having a prioritized fix list: about 20 minutes, including the follow-up questions. The buttons found the problems. The AI chat helped me understand and fix them.
If you already know your baseline from Part 1, finding problems is the next logical step. Once the problems are fixed, the question becomes: what should I work on next? That is what the strategy buttons answer.
This is Part 2 of the Brass-SEO Button Series. Read Part 1: I Ran a Full SEO Health Check in One Click and Part 3: I Asked the AI What to Do Next for My SEO. See all buttons on the Dashboard Buttons guide.
For ten more tactical SEO moves on the same scale (each runs in under 90 minutes), see 10 Guerilla SEO Moves You Can Run This Week.
Frequently Asked Questions
How often should I check for declining pages?
Every two to four weeks is a good rhythm. The Declining Pages button compares the most recent 14 days against the prior 14 days, so running it every couple of weeks gives you a rolling view of what is changing. If you follow a monthly SEO check-in routine, checking for declines fits naturally into that cadence.
What if the Page Audit cannot access my page?
Some sites have firewalls or bot protection that blocks the crawl. If that happens, the AI will still run the GSC and GA4 analysis — it just skips the on-page content section. It will ask you to paste the page content into the chat so it can analyze it manually. You will still get the full SEO picture.
Are the suggested titles and meta descriptions ready to use?
They are solid starting points based on your actual keyword data. The AI writes them to match the search intent of your top-performing queries. You should review them to make sure they fit your brand voice and accurately describe the page content, then implement them. Title and meta description changes typically take 2-8 weeks to show full impact in rankings.
Can I audit a competitor's page?
No. Page Audit only works with pages on the domain connected to your Google Search Console. The crawling part works on any URL, but the GSC and GA4 data sections — which are the most valuable part — only have data for your own site.
Try It Yourself
Connect your Google Search Console and GA4 data, click Opportunities, and see which pages are leaving clicks on the table. Then check Declining Pages and audit anything that is losing ground.