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SEO Audit Checklist

Work through a comprehensive SEO audit with our interactive checklist. Covers technical SEO, on-page optimization, content quality, mobile-friendliness, performance, and social media. Track your completion percentage.

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SSL certificate installed (HTTPS)
Google ranks HTTPS sites higher. Free SSL via Let's Encrypt.
XML sitemap submitted
Submit sitemap.xml to Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools.
Robots.txt configured
Ensure crawlers can access important pages and blocked from admin areas.
Canonical URLs set
Prevent duplicate content with rel=canonical tags on every page.
404 page customized
Guide lost visitors back with a helpful 404 page including navigation.
Structured data/Schema markup
Add JSON-LD schema for rich snippets in search results.
No broken internal links
Use a crawler tool to find and fix broken links across your site.
Hreflang tags (if multilingual)
Tell search engines which language version to show to users.

Interactive checklist for SEO best practices. Export your progress as formatted text.

How to Run an SEO Audit

Work through 38 SEO checkpoints across six categories with The IT Hustle's free SEO Checklist.

  1. 1
    Expand a categoryStart with Technical SEO — SSL, sitemap, robots.txt, canonical URLs — then work through On-Page, Content, Mobile, Performance, and Social & Local.
  2. 2
    Check off what you've doneTick each item you've verified on your site; your overall completion percentage and per-category bars update as you go.
  3. 3
    Read the tips on gapsEvery unchecked item carries a practical tip explaining what to do and why it matters.
  4. 4
    Export your progressClick Export to copy a formatted report — score, date, and category-by-category status — for your notes or a client deliverable.
  5. 5
    Re-audit periodicallyHit Reset and run the checklist again after major site changes or once a quarter.

Frequently Asked Questions

38 checkpoints across six areas: Technical SEO (crawlability, SSL, structured data), On-Page (titles, headings, alt text), Content (keyword research, search intent), Mobile (responsive design, tap targets), Performance (speed, Core Web Vitals), and Social & Local (Google Business Profile, social cards).

Technical SEO — if search engines can't crawl and index your site properly, nothing else matters. Once technical items pass, On-Page and Content improvements deliver the biggest ranking gains for most sites.

No — checkmarks live only in the open page. Use Export before you leave to save a snapshot of your audit, and paste it into your notes or project tracker.

No. Each item is written in plain language with an actionable tip, so it works as both a checklist for practitioners and a learning path for site owners doing their first audit.

Quarterly for most sites, plus immediately after redesigns, migrations, or URL structure changes — the situations where technical SEO regressions typically sneak in.

Related Tools

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