Technical SEO Checklist: 50 Points to Optimize Your Site

Site Speed & Performance

• Optimize Core Web Vitals (LCP, FID, CLS)
• Enable browser caching
• Compress images (WebP format)
• Minify CSS, JavaScript, and HTML
• Use a CDN for faster content delivery
• Enable GZIP compression
• Implement lazy loading for images

Mobile Optimization

• Use responsive design
• Ensure tap targets are 48x48px minimum
• Use legible font sizes (16px minimum)
• Avoid intrusive interstitials
• Test with Google Mobile-Friendly Test

Crawling & Indexing

• Submit XML sitemap to GSC
• Configure robots.txt properly
• Implement canonical tags
• Use hreflang for multilingual sites
• Check for crawl errors in GSC
• Fix 404 errors with redirects
• Implement proper URL structure

Site Architecture

• Keep pages within 3 clicks from homepage
• Implement breadcrumb navigation
• Create internal linking structure
• Use descriptive anchor text

Security

• Implement HTTPS site-wide
• Fix mixed content warnings
• Set up HSTS headers
• Regular security audits

Structured Data

• Implement Schema.org markup
• Test with Structured Data Testing Tool
• Add Organization schema
• Add Article/Breadcrumb schema