Best SEO Checklist
ONE FOCUSED ACTION

Audit and optimize Core Web Vitals for key pages.

Website performance SEO

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    Why this matters

    Core Web Vitals directly impact user experience, mobile engagement, and indirectly influence SEO by improving crawl efficiency and page interaction quality.

    A STARTING-POINT EXAMPLE

    Hypothetical standard operating procedure

    Adapt this example to your site, access, tools, and change process. It is our suggested procedure, informed by the sources below.

    1. Identify priority pages such as homepage, product, and category pages.
    2. Measure Core Web Vitals using tools like Google Search Console and PageSpeed Insights.
    3. Record LCP, INP, and CLS for each page to establish baseline.
    4. Prioritize fixes on pages with poor scores, focusing on largest issues first.
    5. Reassess metrics after implementing improvements to verify progress.

    Watch for

    Ignoring Core Web Vitals can lead to poor user experience and lower search rankings.

    Definition of done

    All important pages have LCP under 2.5s, INP under 200ms, and CLS below 0.1 as measured on mobile 4G.

    Sources & attribution

    1. Website Speed Audit Checklist for Better Google Rankings ↗

    Original checklist wording and example SOP by Best SEO Checklist, using source-grounded AI assistance. Editorial contact: Ted Kubaitis, @tedkubaitis on Teams. Check current source guidance before implementation.