Technical SEO Checklist: 30 Must-Fix Issues for Higher Rankings
Great content means nothing if Google can't crawl, index, and render your site properly. Fix these technical issues first.
Crawlability & Indexing
✅ Submit XML sitemap to Google Search Console. ✅ Check robots.txt isn't blocking important pages. ✅ Fix broken links and 404 errors. ✅ Set canonical tags to prevent duplicate content. ✅ Ensure no accidental noindex tags on important pages.
Site Speed & Core Web Vitals
✅ Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) under 2.5 seconds. ✅ Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) under 0.1. ✅ Interaction to Next Paint (INP) under 200ms. ✅ Compress images (WebP format). ✅ Enable browser caching and GZIP compression.
Mobile Optimization
✅ Responsive design on all pages. ✅ Touch targets at least 44x44px. ✅ No horizontal scrolling. ✅ Text readable without zooming. ✅ Mobile-first indexing ready.
URL Structure
✅ Clean, descriptive URLs (no?id=123&ref=abc). ✅ Hyphens between words (not underscores). ✅ Lowercase URLs only. ✅ HTTPS everywhere. ✅ 301 redirects for changed URLs.
Schema Markup
✅ Organization schema on homepage. ✅ Article schema on blog posts. ✅ FAQ schema where applicable. ✅ Product schema on pricing pages. ✅ BreadcrumbList schema for navigation.
Site Architecture
✅ Every page within 3 clicks of homepage. ✅ Internal linking between related content. ✅ Breadcrumb navigation. ✅ HTML sitemap for users. ✅ Logical category/topic clusters.
Why This Matters for Your CRM Site
If you're building landing pages and funnels with Growtheon, technical SEO is baked in. Our page builder generates clean HTML, fast-loading pages, and mobile-responsive layouts by default.
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