SEO CHECK LIST

Plan your SEO strategy before you create a website !

Keeping SEO in mind while developing website is an very important part.Here is a simple SEO Checklist to apply to your site.

Check List Action

Server Side

• Multiple Domain Names / Websites "If YES"

1. Redirected?
2. Name Aliasing?
3. Mirroring?

• Server Type

1. Apache Server
2. IIS Server

• URL Rewriting
  "If YES"

1. Through .htaccess File
2. Through Programming

• 404 - Error Customization
• Secured Protocol (HTTPS Vs HTTP)
  
• IP Address (Shared or Independent)
  
• Server Location (Country)
  
• Canonical Optimization (www Vs non www)

Site Architecture

• Correct robots.txt file
  
• Validate HTML
  
• Don't use frames
  
• Breadcrumb usage
  
• Nofollow cart links
• Robots.txt non-user pages
• Nofollow non-important links
• Validate CSS
• Check broken links
• XML Sitemap
• Page size less than 50K

On Page

Header

• Unique titles on all pages
• Unique descriptions on pages
• Unique keywords on pages
• External CSS File
• External Script Files (Like Java Script)
• WT Verification Code

Body

• Heading (H1, H2, H3…)
• Content Length
• Keyword Density
• Image Alt Tag
• Keyword stemming
• Synonyms
• Keyword Mistypes
• Links to relevant pages from Content

Tracking

• Google Analytics Installation
• Google Webmasters Tools A/C
  
  

Happy Reading !

Nitin Chauhan | nitin@maximumhit.com | www.maximumhit.com