Complete SEO Audit Checklist

A comprehensive SEO audit checklist covering technical SEO, on-page optimization, content quality, and Core Web Vitals. Never miss critical SEO issues.

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Technical SEO Checks

  • Verify robots.txt allows crawling of important pages
  • Check XML sitemap is submitted and up-to-date
  • Ensure canonical tags are correctly implemented
  • Verify HTTPS is enforced site-wide
  • Check for crawl errors in Google Search Console
  • Test mobile-friendliness with Google's tool

On-Page SEO Checks

  • Unique, descriptive title tags (50-60 characters)
  • Compelling meta descriptions (150-160 characters)
  • Proper heading hierarchy (single H1, logical H2-H6)
  • Alt text on all images
  • Internal links to related content
  • Descriptive, keyword-rich URLs

Core Web Vitals Checks

  • LCP under 2.5 seconds
  • INP under 200 milliseconds
  • CLS under 0.1

Frequently Asked Questions

Run a comprehensive audit quarterly. Monitor critical metrics like Core Web Vitals weekly using automated tools.
Google Search Console (free), Google Analytics (free), a crawling tool like Screaming Frog, and a performance tool like Lighthouse or BulkAudit.

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