# Keyword decision — Rückwirkend krankschreiben

**Post:** `lexikon/rueckwirkend-krankschreiben`  
**Last Updated:** 2026-04-01

SISTRIX refreshed same day as scaffold fix (primary was initially polluted by full H1; corrected to phrase search users type).

## Mandatory decision table

| Keyword | Role | Source | Volume | Competition | Maps to | Selected | Exception note |
|---------|------|--------|--------|-------------|---------|----------|----------------|
| rückwirkend krankschreiben | primary | SISTRIX `keyword.seo.metrics` | 3050 | 44 | H1, intro, Definition-H2, FAQs | Y | |
| rückwirkende Krankschreibung | secondary | SISTRIX batch | 1600 | 41 | Synonym in intro, comparison | Y | |
| AU rückwirkend | secondary | SISTRIX batch | 500 | 30 | H2 Arzt/AU, FAQs | Y | |
| Krankmeldung verspätet | secondary | Manual | n/a | n/a | H2 Meldung beim AG, FAQs | Y | SISTRIX 0 traffic; high intent for EFZG overlap |
| Arbeitsunfähigkeit rückwirkend | secondary | SISTRIX batch | 20 | 17 | FAQ / synonym | Y | |
| krankschreiben rückwirkend | secondary | SISTRIX related | (see keywords-sistrix.json) | | Natural variation | Y | |
| Entgeltfortzahlung verspätete Meldung | secondary | Manual | n/a | n/a | H2 Lohnfortzahlung, FAQs | Y | Bridges to lohnfortzahlung / krankmeldung |

## Notes

- `data/keywords-sistrix.json` updated 2026-04-01 after `--topic` fix; primary **must** stay the spoken query, not the colon SEO title.
- Title/H1 uses modifiers (`: Meldung, AU & Entgeltfortzahlung`) per `BLOG_SEO_TITLE_STANDARDS.md`; **primary_keyword** stays `rückwirkend krankschreiben`.
- Cannibalisation: deep dive here; `krankmeldung` keeps general § 5 EFZG; this post owns **rückwirkend / AU-Datum / Nachreichung / AG-Sicht**.

See [KEYWORD_RESEARCH_WORKFLOW.md](../../KEYWORD_RESEARCH_WORKFLOW.md).