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Technical SEO Checklist for Google
Thirty practical checks for crawling, indexing, page structure, mobile quality, local visibility, and SEO measurement.
Quick answer
What should a technical SEO checklist include?
A useful technical SEO review checks whether Google can crawl, understand, index, and consistently serve the correct version of each important page. It should also cover page titles, internal links, mobile usability, performance, structured data, local business signals, and Search Console measurement.
This is an independent working checklist based on practical website projects. It is not an official Google document and it does not promise rankings.
How to use this technical SEO checklist
- Step 1
Choose one priority page
Start with a homepage, service page, resource, or article already receiving impressions.
- Step 2
Record the baseline
Save current impressions, clicks, average position, indexing status, and conversion results.
- Step 3
Fix and recheck
Make meaningful changes, request indexing when appropriate, and compare results over several weeks.
Crawling and indexing
Make important pages accessible to Google and keep low-value URLs under control.
- Confirm the preferred HTTPS domain loads and redirects consistently.
- Check robots.txt does not block important pages or required assets.
- Publish an XML sitemap containing canonical, indexable URLs only.
- Inspect priority pages in Google Search Console and request indexing after meaningful updates.
- Remove accidental noindex directives and resolve important 404 pages, redirect chains, or soft 404s.
Titles, headings, and URLs
Make the purpose of every important page clear before adding more content.
- Write a unique title that describes the page and matches its primary search purpose.
- Use one clear H1 and organize supporting questions with descriptive H2 and H3 headings.
- Write a useful meta description that accurately previews the page.
- Use short, readable URLs and avoid changing established URLs without permanent redirects.
- Check that the canonical URL points to the preferred indexable version of the page.
Content quality and search intent
Answer the visitor's real question with specific, trustworthy information.
- Identify whether the searcher wants information, comparison, a service, or a local provider.
- Answer the main question early, then add practical detail, evidence, and next steps.
- Show first-hand experience, real examples, authorship, or business expertise where relevant.
- Remove duplicated, thin, outdated, or misleading sections.
- Add internal links that help the reader continue to a genuinely related page.
Technical and mobile quality
Protect usability, performance, and consistent search signals on every device.
- Test navigation, forms, buttons, phone links, and email links on a real phone.
- Compress large images, use appropriate dimensions, and add useful alt text.
- Check structured data is accurate and matches information visible on the page.
- Monitor Core Web Vitals, JavaScript errors, mobile layout shifts, and slow third-party requests.
- Make sure redirected and deleted URLs return the correct 301, 404, or 410 response.
Local business SEO
Keep location, service, and business identity consistent across the web.
- Use the real business name, address, phone number, hours, and primary category consistently.
- Complete Google Business Profile services, description, appointment link, photos, and attributes.
- Create service or location pages only when each page provides genuinely distinct value.
- Earn and respond to genuine reviews without offering prohibited incentives.
- Check important directory listings and remove conflicting contact or location information.
Trust and SEO measurement
Track outcomes and make improvements based on evidence rather than guesswork.
- Make ownership, qualifications, contact details, policies, and update dates easy to find.
- Connect Google Search Console and an appropriate privacy-conscious analytics setup.
- Record baseline impressions, clicks, average position, enquiries, and priority-page traffic.
- Review indexing, search queries, broken links, and conversion paths regularly.
- Improve one priority page at a time and compare the result over several weeks.
Start with the pages that matter
Review the homepage, primary service pages, highest-impression articles, and contact path first. If you are moving an existing site, use the migration guide to preserve URLs, redirects, metadata, and internal links.