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How to perform a Technical SEO Audit
Barry AdamsPolemic Digital
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“This guy is a dick.”- A client’s lead dev
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My SEO Audit Model
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Web Search Engines
Crawler Indexer Ranker
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The Three Pillars of SEO
Technology
Relevancy
Authority
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Relation to Web Search
Technology Crawler
Relevancy Indexer
Authority Query Engine
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Relation to Web Search
Technology Crawler
Relevancy Indexer
Authority Query Engine
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1. TechnologyTechnical SEO is about;
• Crawl optimisation• Load speed• Mobile SEO• JavaScript• International SEO
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2. RelevancyOn-page SEO is about;
• Keyword/topical focus• Information Architecture• Page structure• Content quality• Structured Data• Accessibility
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3. AuthorityAuthority & Ranking is about;
• Link building• Internal linking• Social signals
• Spamming the shit out of Google
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‘Technical’ SEO Audit
Technology Crawler
Relevancy Indexer
Authority Query Engine
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What is an SEO Audit?
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Start of an Improvement Process
Analysis of a website using applied SEO theory to initiate a process towards improved organic search visibility.
SEO Audit
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https://jamesclear.com/marginal-gains
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Before The Audit…
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Google Search Console
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AccessMust-have:
• Google Search Console
Nice to have:
• Web Analytics
• Server Log Files
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Audit Tools
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Initial Scan
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The Actual Audit
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Checklist
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The Key to a Good Audit
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The Key to a Good Audit
Pattern Recognition
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Identify TemplatesHomepageCategory pageProduct/Service pageBlog/News overview pagePost/Article pageStatic Content page… ?
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Writing The Report
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It will be shared
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Make it Actionable
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Only Include What Needs Improved
The checklist should be provided as an attachment
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Omit The Trivial Stuff
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Prioritise BackwardsRanking Issues;� If a page is indexed, what prevents it from ranking?
Indexing Issues;� If a page is being crawled, why isn’t it indexed properly?
Crawling issues;� Why is a page not being crawled?
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Concise and Light on Jargon
If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it yourself
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Explain the ‘Why’
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No PowerPoint
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Understand Your Audience
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Three Main Audiences
1. C-Suite 2. Marketers 3. Tech
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C-Suite• Summary of key points;� No jargon
• Don’t Apportion Blame;� You need to keep marketing & tech on side
• Show Them The Money;� Estimate the positive impact of your recommendations
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Marketing• Your Job = Make Marketing Look Good
• SEO is a process;� Not a one-off activity
• Competitors aren’t doing everything right either;� Don’t imitate, innovate
• Give them the tools;� Teach a man how to fish…
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Tech• Speak Their Language;� Understand their paradigm
• Basic Concepts You Need To Get Across:� How search engines work� URLs are sacred� SEO benefits Tech
• Don’t Tell Them How, Tell Them Why;� Outcome focused – they can find their own path
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“This guy is a dick.”- A client’s lead dev
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Barry Adams� Doing SEO since 1998� Specialist in Technical SEO & News SEO� Co-Chief Editor at StateofDigital.com� Columnist for SearchEngineLand.com