Perform a technical SEO audit targeting critical blockers during onboarding.
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Why this matters
Fixing critical SEO issues early prevents wasted SEO efforts and supports stable growth.
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.
- Crawl site with tools like Screaming Frog.
- Identify and document 4xx, 5xx errors, redirect chains, and orphan pages.
- Check robots.txt and canonical tags for correctness.
- Review page speed and mobile usability for key money pages.
Watch for
Launching downstream work before fixing critical technical issues causes ineffective SEO and poor results.
Definition of done
No major indexation, crawl, or redirect errors remain; sitemap and robots.txt are correct.
Sources & attribution
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.