SEO Checklist
Tick off what's already true for your site. We'll weight the gaps by impact.
On-page
Technical
Authority
SEO readiness
0 / 24 weighted points
Highest-impact fixes first:
- +3Unique, descriptive title tag on every page
- +3Actively earning backlinks from relevant sites
- +2Meta description under 160 characters
- +2Exactly one H1 per page
Frequently asked questions
How is this different from the GEO Readiness Checklist?
This one covers classic on-page, technical and authority SEO — titles, headings, site speed, backlink signals — the fundamentals that affect ranking on a traditional results page. The GEO Readiness Checklist covers a separate set of criteria specific to whether AI engines can cite you. Most sites benefit from running both.
What's weighted heaviest in the 12 points?
Technical fundamentals — crawlability, mobile rendering, page speed — carry the most weight, since a page that can't be indexed properly loses on every other point by default. On-page factors like titles and headings come next, with authority signals like backlinks weighted last.
Is a perfect score realistic for a small site?
Yes for the on-page and technical items, which are fully within your control. Authority-related items take longer regardless of site size, since they depend on external signals like backlinks and mentions that build up over months.
Should I redo this checklist after every content update?
Not after every single post — it's more useful as a periodic health check (quarterly, or after a redesign or CMS migration) than a per-article gate, since most of what it covers is site-wide rather than page-specific.