SEO Checklist.

Big J · Sep 12, 2008

Hi,

I have just started designing small websites for people.

Does anyone have access to a 'seo checklist', a list of essential things that should added to a website.EG,

1. Good title tags
2. meta infomation
3. Header tags
4. Alt image tags,
5. etc, etc,

I know theres a few people on here who are really good at this stuff and would like to know what they do

Cheers, Big J

fisicx · Sep 12, 2008

Research the latest SE technology and trends. Keep up to speed with the various SEO blogs.

Review the the aim of the site, the target audience and the content.

Check the navigation anchor text and the logical flow of the documents.

Ensure the content is written for humans.

Add headers, write full titles and then the description.

That's about it really.

Most of the SEO is done long before you even start building the site.

This is an excellent article from Cre8asiteforums

Also worth reading is the SEOmoz guide for beginners

But miost importantly, follow the google guidelines (as reccomended by OWG)

Jonesy · Sep 12, 2008

This should cover it!

MattyB · Sep 12, 2008

I know it's obvious to point out but make sure your free StatCounter.com or Google Analytics stat code on your site to so you can see how well your site is performing. Nothing worse than doing loads of work, and finding you've forgot to add your stat code.

fisicx · Sep 12, 2008

I prefer getclicky combined with crazyegg for my stats.

MattyB · Sep 12, 2008

Not tried crazy Egg in ages, but yes it's an excellent tool.

Clicky adds a graphic to your site, where as stat counter and GA don't. Is there a way around this?

(sorry bigJ for side tracking your original post)
Matt

Big J · Sep 12, 2008

thanks for the info everyone. Another question, do you add the cost of optimising the site for seo or do you include it the overall cost/s?

OldWelshGuy · Sep 12, 2008

This is the big debate. SEO friendly means the site can be traversed by search engines (IE. no un spideable navigation), Optimisation should be an extra cost, or sold as a part of the overall cost bu made clear it is a separate service.

fisicx · Sep 12, 2008

SEO is part of the design so there should be no need to charge extra.

In fact SEO begins almost before you meet with the client.

Search

Search

SEO Checklist.

Big J

fisicx

Jonesy

MattyB

fisicx

MattyB

Big J

OldWelshGuy

fisicx

Similar threads

Latest Articles