Technical SEO is fundamentally the process of making a website both user and search engine friendly.
It should be at the core foundation of your SEO efforts, and I’ve ranked websites on Page 1 of Google solely by making these changes.
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1. Clear 404s or Broken Links
404s or broken links — both internal and external — literally leak your websites authority.
You can’t have that.
Use Screaming Frog SEO Spider to find 404s and redirect them to a relevant page.
2. Update Thin Content
Thin content is any page that has less than 300 words and was built to provide value.
If your page is less than 300 words, it’s not providing the value it could.
Either update the content and make it better, or delete it and redirect the URL.
3. Delete Duplicate Content
If you have two or more pages that basically say the same thing, delete the one that’s not getting traffic and redirect the URL to the other.
You don’t need more than a single page about a particular topic.
4. Tag All Pages
Make sure every page on your website has a unique meta title and meta description.
Also make sure an H1 tag is present on each page, representing the title.
5. Alt-Tag All Images
Make sure each image on your website has an appropriate alt-tag that describes the image.
Alt-tags are how Google ranks images for keywords in their Image search.
6. Restructure Architecture
Make sure child pages are nested no more than three layers deep under relevant parent pages.
Any more than that, and they don’t retain as much authority.
Also make sure you’re using relevant, keyword-rich internal links to optimize authority flow.
7. Shorten URLs
Make sure all URLs on your website are as short as possible — this mean no numbers, just words and hyphens.
Ideally, the permalink is just the keyword the page is targeting.
8. Improve Site Speed
Use Google’s site speed tool and determine the mobile and desktop loading speed.
If it’s over 3 seconds, you need to speed it up using caching, finding a better host and reducing large image files.
9. Submit an XML Sitemap
An XML sitemap is literally a map of your website that Google can use to find your pages.
Sign up for Google Webmaster Tools and submit your XML sitemap which can be found at http://website.com/sitemap.xml.
10. Implement HTTPS Security
Google views HTTPS as a ranking signal, and it’s essential for building user trust. If your site still uses HTTP, migrate to HTTPS by installing an SSL certificate. This protects user data, eliminates browser warnings, and gives your SEO a small but meaningful boost.
11. Fix Crawl Errors in Search Console
Log into Google Search Console regularly and check for crawl errors. These might include inaccessible pages, server errors or blocked resources. Addressing these ensures that Google can properly access and index your site, which is critical for maintaining and improving rankings.