Technical SEO Best Practices

Hey all, am so thankful for your responses to my last request, lets try this again!

I am also researching best practices for technical SEO, any quick links or trials and tribulations yall have gone through that I might face would be great to know.

What’s the toughest thing about technical SEO and what’s the easiest thing about this topic?

Cheers y’all!

The most challenging aspect of technical SEO is prioritizing tasks. While numerous tools can identify potential issues, many are inconsequential. It’s crucial to use tools like Google Search Console to pinpoint real problems impacting indexing.

The easiest part is often identifying these issues, as they are usually quite straightforward. The real challenge lies in prioritizing and implementing solutions.

Here are some key areas to focus on during a technical SEO audit:

  • Crawlability and Indexing: Determine if any areas of your website are not being crawled and indexed. Identify the reason and resolve it.
  • Sitemaps: Utilize sitemaps effectively. Ensure they only include live pages with a status code of 200.
  • Structured Data: Implement structured data where applicable and relevant to enhance search visibility.
  • Pagination and Dynamic URLs: Be mindful of potential issues caused by pagination or dynamic URLs.
  • Website Speed: Optimize for speed, although it’s not the sole focus.

Software tools are invaluable for scanning pages and detecting errors. By automating this process, you can efficiently pinpoint technical issues.