How to Use this SEO Checklist
We've divided this checklist into sections that cover the main areas of SEO:
SEO Basics
Keyword research
Technical SEO
On-page SEO and Content
Off-page SEO and link building
You will need to focus on all of the points below to implement a comprehensive SEO strategy. Check out our checklist to follow SEO best practices .
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SEO Basics Checklist
To ensure your SEO is successful, you need to master the basics. If you don’t, your site may struggle to rank.
The following tips are basic SEO tasks, but they form the foundation of a successful SEO strategy.
- Configure Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools
Google Search Console (GSC) is a tool that helps you monitor, maintain, and correct your site's performance in Google's search results.
It is one of the best tools to better understand how Google sees your website.
Google Search Console Performance Report
Bing Webmaster Tools , on the other antarctica business directory hand, is an equivalent platform, but for the Bing search engine.
Bing Search Performance Reports
Both of these tools allow you to see what keywords people are searching for to find your site, identify indexing errors, and more.
If you haven't installed these tools yet, we highly recommend that you do so.
- Configure Google Analytics
Google Analytics is a free website (and app) analytics tool that tracks how much traffic you get, where it comes from, and what your users do.
Google Analytics, Event Report