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3 | Title | Status | Type | Tools | Info | Notes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | TSC - The Foundation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Check & Set Up Google Analytics | Yes | β | Google Analytics | π π π | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Check & Set Up Google Search Console(GSC) | Yes | β | Google Search Console(GSC) | π π π | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Check & Install an SEO Solution for Your Website | Yes | β | Yoast SEO Wp Plugin | π π π | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Set Up Uptime Monitoring | Yes | β | UptimeRobot | π π π | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Check for About, Contact, Privacy Policy and TOS Pages | In Progress | β | Manual | π π π | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Set Up Keyword Rank Tracking | No | β | Ahrefs, Serprobot, Seranking | π π π | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | TSC - User Experience | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Check for Pretty Permalinks | β | Manual | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Check the Site is Mobile Friendly | βͺ | Google Mobile Friendly Test | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Check the Site Loads Fast | βͺ | GTMetrix, WebPageTest.org | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Keep URLs Short | β | Manual | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Check and Optimize Your 404 Page | β | 404 Page Wp Plugin | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Make it Easy to Share Your Content | β | Yoast SEO Wp Plugin - Social | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Claim Your Brand on Multiple Social Networks | β | Manual | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Use Heatmaps to See What Users Actually See | β | Hotjar, Plerdy, CrazyEgg | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | TSC - Performance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Use a Top-Performing Web Host | β | Cloudways, Siteground, Kinsta | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Check The Server is Located Close to Your Service Area | βͺ | Check Host | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Use a CDN | β | BunnyCDN, Cloudflare, KeyCDN | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Check for GZIP Compression | βͺ | Varvy, GiftofSpeed | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Check for HTTP/2 | βͺ | HTTP2 Pro, KeyCDN tools | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Use a Caching Solution | β | WpRocket | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Minify JS/CSS Files | β | WpRocket | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Resize Large Images at Upload | β | Shortpixel, Imagify | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Compress and Optimize images | β | Shortpixel, Imagify | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Lazy Load Images & Iframes(YouTube embeds, etc) | β | WpRocket, Shortpixel AI | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Update Technology | β | Manual, ManageWp | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Optimize Database | β | Manual, WpRocket | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | TSC - Technical SEO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Check for https | βͺ | HttpStatus | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | Check for One Single www Version | βͺ | HttpStatus | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | Fix mixed content | βͺ | JitBit | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | Create a Sitemap & Add it to Google Search Console(GSC) | β | Yoast SEO Wp Plugin | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | Create a robots.txt File | β | Yoast SEO Wp Plugin | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | Check that URLs have redirects to / or the canonical is set to / | π· | Sitebulb, ScreamingFrog | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | Check and Fix Broken Links | π· | Sitebulb, ScreamingFrog | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | Check and Fix Redirect Chains | π· | Sitebulb, ScreamingFrog | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | Fix Missing and Duplicate Meta Titles and Descriptions | π· | Sitebulb, ScreamingFrog | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | Use Redirects Properly | β | Redirection, RankMath, Yoast Wp | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | Check for Index Coverage Issues | GSC | Google Search Console | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | Check for Manual Penalties | GSC | Google Search Console | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | Keep Pages at Maximum 3 Clicks from Reach | π· | Sitebulb, ScreamingFrog | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | Use "noindex" and "nofollow" Tags Properly | β | Yoast SEO Wp Plugin | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | Disable Irrelevant Pages from Being Indexed | β | Yoast SEO Wp Plugin | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | TSC - Content | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | Have a Solid SEO Content Strategy | β | 15 min Content Calendar Swipe File | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | Do Keyword Research | β | Ahrefs, SemRush, GSC, SurferSEO | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | Create Long-Form Content | β | SurferSEO Content Editor, Clearscope | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
53 | Create 10x Content | β | SurferSEO Content Editor, Clearscope | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | Identify & Fix Content Cannibalization | π· | Sitebulb, ScreamingFrog, Ahrefs | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | Identify and Fix Duplicate Content | βͺ | Siteliner | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | Create Content Hubs | β | SurferSEO Content Editor, Clearscope | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | "Feed" the Hubs with Supporting Content | β | SurferSEO Content Editor, Clearscope | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | Update Content on a Regular Basis | β | SurferSEO Content Editor, Clearscope | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | Add Content to Your Categories | β | Manual | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
60 | Build Up E-A-T | β | Outcome | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
61 | TSC - On-Page SEO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
62 | Write for People, not for Search Engines | β | SurferSEO Content Editor, Clearscope | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
63 | Check the Target Keyword Matches User Intent | β | Manual | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
64 | Have the target keyword in URL, Title and Heading | β | Manual, Yoast SEO Wp Plugin | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
65 | Use Focus Keyword in 1st Paragraph | β | Manual, Yoast SEO Wp Plugin | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
66 | Use a Single H1 on Each Page | β | Manual | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
67 | Set an Enticing, yet SEO-Oriented Meta Title | β | Manual, Yoast SEO Wp Plugin | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
68 | Write a Compelling Meta Description | β | Manual, Yoast SEO Wp Plugin | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
69 | Use Subheadings for Content Hierarchy | β | Manual, headingsMap Chrome extension | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
70 | Format and Style the Content Properly | β | Manual, Yoast SEO, SurferSEO | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
71 | Link to Relevant Inner Pages | β | Manual, Yoast SEO Premium | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | Link out to relevant, authoritative websites | β | Manual | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
73 | Never Link to a Page/Website with the Same Anchor the Current Page is Targeting | β | Manual | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
74 | Name Your Images Properly | β | Manual | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
75 | Set Images Alt Text | β | Manual | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
76 | Check for Social Markup | βͺ | Yoast SEO Wp Plugin | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | Check Dwell Time and Optimize It | β | Manual | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
78 | Strike for the Featured Snippet | β | Outcome | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
79 | Donβt Over-Optimize | β | Manual | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
80 | TSC - Off-Page SEO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
81 | Have a Solid Link Building Strategy | β | Ahrefs, SemRush, GSC, SurferSEO | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
82 | Build Foundational Links | β | Ahrefs, SemRush, BrightLocal, Whitespark | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
83 | Interlink Social Networks | β | Manual | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
84 | Guest Post on Niche-Related Blogs | β | Ahrefs, SemRush, Mailshake | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
85 | Ask Partners you've Worked with for a Link | β | Manual | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
86 | Turn Brand Mentions into Links | βͺ | Ahrefs, Brand24, BrandMentions | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
87 | Use Social Signals to Boost your Page Rankings | β | Advertising, IFTTT | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
88 | Schedule Social Posting | βͺ | CoSchedule, NelioContent, OneUp | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
89 | TSC - Local SEO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
90 | Claim your Google My Business Listing | β | Manual | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
91 | Claim Your Yelp Listing | β | Manual | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
92 | Claim your Bing Places for Business Listing | β | Manual | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
93 | Optimize Listings | β | Manual, LocalViking | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
94 | Get on General Relevant Directories | β | Manual, Ahrefs, BrightLocal, WhiteSpark | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
95 | Get on Niche-specific Directories | β | Manual, Ahrefs, BrightLocal, WhiteSpark | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
96 | Reply to Reviews | β | Manual | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
97 | Reach Out for Reviews | β | Manual, Google Review Link Generator | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
98 | Publish Google Posts | β | Manual, OneUp, LocalViking | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
99 | Check for Site-wide NAP Details | β | Manual | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
100 | Have Consistent NAP Details Across the Site | β | Manual, Website Crawler | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
101 | Have Consistent NAP Details on Listings & Social Networks | β | Manual, BrightLocal Citation Tracker | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
102 | Have a Content Strategy Targeting Local Topics | β | Ahrefs, SemRush, GSC, SurferSEO | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
103 | Claim Brand Mentions from Local Sites | β | Ahrefs, Brand24, BrandMentions | π π π | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
104 | Add Local Business MarkupΒ to your Homepage | β | Manual | π π π |