Drawing from the keyword list and your 15 years of experience, here's the prioritized draft:

Tier 1 — Write these first (High Replay fit, you can write from experience, no research needed)

  1. "The Around Friday Problem" — scope of work disputes verbal agreement construction. Your own example. The best opener.

  2. "Why I Stopped Relying on Handshake Deals" — why handshake agreements fail in construction. Personal story, no pitch needed.

  3. "When a Client Says That's Not What We Agreed To" — contractor client disagreement no written contract. Every contractor has lived this.

  4. "How I Document a Verbal Change Order on the Job Site" — verbal change orders construction legal issues. This is the how-to that sells Replay without selling it.

Tier 2 — Write these second (High search volume, slightly more structured)

  1. "Scope Creep Starts With a Conversation" — construction project scope disputes verbal agreement

  2. "What Happens When a Client Refuses to Pay Without a Written Contract" — contractor not paid verbal agreement construction

  3. "The Job That Taught Me to Record Everything" — trust issues in construction verbal agreements. Your origin story thinly disguised.

Tier 3 — Build authority (Pillar content, longer, links everything together)

  1. "Verbal Agreements in Construction: What Every Contractor Should Know" — the pillar page. Write this after you have 3-4 supporting articles done.

Start with article 1. You already wrote the example this morning.