SEO Checklist

SEO Basics Checklist

☐ Setup Google Search Console

☐ Setup of Bing Webmaster

☐ Verify Google Analytics

☐ SEO Plugin-(WordPress Only) 

☐ Create Robots.txt

☐ Create XML sitemap

☐ Check if the Website is indexed or not

☐ Check for Manual Action in Search Console

Keyword Research

☐ Find Your Competitor

☐ Keyword by Search Volume and Competition

☐ Finding long-tail keywords

☐ Finding Q/A

Technical SEO Checklist

☐ Plan Website Structure

☐ Use Breadcrumbs on Website

☐ Make sure the website is in HTTPS version

☐ Avoid Mixed Content Issue

☐ Make Your Website Mobile Friendly

☐ Improve Website Loading Speed

☐ Check GTmetrix Score for Website Loading

☐ Make sure the website loads to a single domain

☐ Set Canonical Tag

☐ Incorrect pages found on Sitemap

☐ Optimize your URLs

☐ Fix Crawl Errors GSC

☐ Fixed Sitemap error in GSC

☐ Submitted URL not found (404)

☐ The submitted URL seems to be a Soft 404

☐ Submitted URL marked ‘noindex’

☐ Too Many URLs in Sitemap-

☐ Fix Bad Redirects

☐ Multiple Redirections

☐ Check Browser Compatibility

☐ Fix broken links

☐ Fix broken images

☐ Use optimized images

☐ Check the Use of OG tags

☐ Provide Custom 404 pages

☐ Check Favicon

☐ Fix Orphan Pages

☐ HTML Should Be Clean

☐ Remove inline CSS

☐ Check CSS minification

☐ Use Compressed CSS 

☐ Check JSS minification

☐ Use Compressed JSS 

☐ Fix Broken External JavaScript and CSS Files

☐ Add Structured Data

☐ Specify Language of Website

Technical SEO Checklist

☐ Solve the reader’s problem

☐ Write amazing Introduction

☐ Use Images between Content

☐ Use Idioms and Phrases

☐ Add Table of Content and List section

☐ Cover Your Page’s Topic In-Depth

On-Page SEO Checklist

☐ Keyword in URL

☐ Write compelling Meta Title

☐ Write compelling Meta Description

☐ User Keywords in Heading Tags

☐ Use Keywords in First 100 Words

☐ Maintain Keyword Density

☐ Maintain Keyword Prominence

☐ Maintain Keyword Proximity

☐ Maintain Keyword Frequency

☐ Use Synonyms and LSI Keywords

☐ Check for Duplicate Content

☐ Work for CTR by Using Eye Catchy Titles

☐ Check for Duplicate Meta Title and Description

☐ Empty Meta’s Titles and Descriptions

☐ Optimize Alt Tag for Images

☐ Use Proper Internal Links

☐ Use Proper External Links

☐ Update the Blog Section on Daily basis or on some small intervals

☐ Avoid Keyword Cannibalization

☐ Avoid Doorway pages on Websites

Local SEO Checklist

☐ Setup Google My Business Account

☐ Setup Bing Places 

☐ Work on City Specific Pages

☐ Get Reviews from Happy Customers

☐ Optimize for Voice Search

☐ Work for Keywords like near me

☐ Keep posting on Business Accounts

Link Building SEO Checklist

☐ Check harmful links using semrush and manual check from GSC

☐ Disavow those links if needed

☐ Work on Website with Good DA and PA

☐ Analyze Your Competitor’s Backlinks, Rankings & Traffic

☐ Guest Posting

☐ Forum Posting

☐ Local Business Listing

☐ Local Directory Submission

☐ Search Engine Submission

☐ Blog Commenting

☐ Image and Infographics Submission

☐ Document Sharing

☐ Social Bookmarking

☐ Social Sharing – Pinterest, Twitter

☐ Audio Submission

☐ Article Submission

☐ Web2.0 Submission

☐ Article and Web 2.0 Syndication

☐ Press Release Submission

☐ Video Submission

Social Media SEO Checklist

☐ Make a profile on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

☐ Engage with users by their posts and messages

☐ Increase page likes and follow in an organic way

Monthly Progress Report for Client

☐ Keyword Ranking Performance

☐ Traffic Analysis

☐ Technical issue Solved

☐ Website Visibility

☐ Website Estimated Traffic

☐ Monthly On-page and off-page work

☐ SEO Health

☐ Backlinks Profile

☐ Website DA and PA

☐ Organic Search- GSC

☐ Important Keywords

☐ Important Pages

☐ Next Month Plan