A comprehensive list of seo checklist which should be used by search engine optimizers before they start optimizing a website.
SEO Checklist
1-
Check the Url of the site for Canonicalization.
Check the Url of the site for Canonicalization.
2-
Check the domain age.
Check the domain age.
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Check the title tag.
Check the title tag.
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Check the Meta Tags
Check the Meta Tags
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Check for Duplicate content.
Check for Duplicate content.
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Check for broken links
Check for broken links
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Check for alt text on images.
Check for alt text on images.
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Check for proper anchor text.
Check for proper anchor text.
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Check Page Rank.
Check Page Rank.
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Check Alexa Rank’
Check Alexa Rank’
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Check number of indexed pages on Google.
Check number of indexed pages on Google.
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Check number of indexed pages on Yahoo.
Check number of indexed pages on Yahoo.
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Check number of indexed pages on Bing.
Check number of indexed pages on Bing.
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Check number of backlinks.
Check number of backlinks.
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Check for breadcrumbs.
Check for breadcrumbs.
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Check for sitemap.html
Check for sitemap.html
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Check for sitemap.xml
Check for sitemap.xml
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Check for Google webmaster validation.
Check for Google webmaster validation.
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Check for analytics code.
Check for analytics code.
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Check robots.txt
Check robots.txt
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Check the use of nofollow on hyperlinks.
Check the use of nofollow on hyperlinks.
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Check number of OBL’s on site.
Check number of OBL’s on site.
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Check image hyperlinks.
Check image hyperlinks.
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Check use of H1 tags.
Check use of H1 tags.
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Check use of bold or emphasized tags.
Check use of bold or emphasized tags.
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Check the site on text only browser.
Check the site on text only browser.
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Check for W3C validation.
Check for W3C validation.
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Check for CSS validation.
Check for CSS validation.
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Check for cached version of website on
Google,Yahoo and Bing.
Check for cached version of website on
Google,Yahoo and Bing.
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Check for hidden texts and hidden links.
Check for hidden texts and hidden links.
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Check for doorway pages.
Check for doorway pages.
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Check for unnecessary java scripts.
Check for unnecessary java scripts.
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Check for flash or other videos( look for proper
alternative text).
Check for flash or other videos( look for proper
alternative text).