SEO Checklist

Site served over HTTPS

XML sitemap submitted

robots.txt configured

Google Search Console verified

GA4 or privacy-friendly analytics installed

Canonical tags on every page

All Core Web Vitals in green

Mobile-friendly (Search Console clean)

Structured data (Organization, Article, Product)

Unique <title> per page (40–60 chars)

Unique meta description per page

Single H1 per page

Logical H2/H3 hierarchy

Alt text on all meaningful images

Descriptive internal link text

Open Graph + Twitter cards

Clean, lowercase URLs with hyphens

Primary keyword mapped per page

Content matches search intent

Cornerstone content 1500+ words

FAQ blocks on key pages

Author bio on articles

3+ internal links per page

1–3 authoritative external links

Content updated in last 12 months

Actively earning quality backlinks

Google Business Profile claimed (if local)

Consistent NAP citations

Active social presence

Ongoing review generation