SEODEX

Google Business Profile (10 items)

Claimed and verified your Google Business Profile 100% profile completion: Name, address, phone, website, hours, categories Selected the most accurate primary category for your business Added 5-10 high-quality photos (exterior, interior, team, work samples) Written a compelling business description (750 characters max, include keywords naturally) Listed all services you offer Set up messaging (if available for your business type) Enabled Google Reviews and have at least 5 reviews Responding to ALL reviews (both positive and negative) within 48 hours Posting updates regularly (at least monthly via Google Posts)

Website Basics (15 items)

Mobile-responsive website (works well on phones and tablets) HTTPS (SSL certificate) enabled (secure connection) Fast loading speed (under 3 seconds on mobile) Contact information in the footer of every page (phone, address, email) Dedicated contact page with address, phone, email, and contact form Embedded Google Map on contact page showing your location About page describing your business, team, and service area Services page listing everything you offer Clear call-to-actions (Call Now, Get Quote, Book Appointment, etc.) Schema markup for LocalBusiness (helps Google understand your business) XML sitemap submitted to Google Search Console Robots.txt file configured properly Google Analytics installed and tracking Google Search Console set up and monitoring No broken links (404 errors fixed)

On-Page SEO (10 items)

Unique page titles (H1) on every page with keyword + location Optimized title tags (under 60 characters, include keyword + location) Meta descriptions (under 160 characters, include call-to-action) Location mentioned naturally in page content (city, neighborhoods served) Heading structure (H1, H2, H3) used properly with keywords 300+ words of content per page minimum Image alt text optimized with descriptive text Internal linking between relevant pages on your site URL structure clean and descriptive (not random numbers) Location pages created (if you serve multiple cities)

NAP Consistency & Citations (5 items)

NAP is identical everywhere (website, Google, directories) Listed on major directories: Yelp, Yellow Pages, Bing Places, Apple Maps Listed on industry-specific directories (OpenTable, Healthgrades, Avvo, etc.) Facebook business page created with NAP matching Duplicate listings removed (old locations, incorrect info)

Reviews & Reputation (5 items)

At least 10 Google reviews (goal: 50+) 4.0+ star average rating on Google Process in place to ask for reviews after successful transactions Responding to all reviews within 48 hours (both positive and negative) Monitoring reviews across multiple platforms (Google, Yelp, Facebook, etc.)

Technical SEO (5 items)

Core Web Vitals passing (LCP, FID, CLS in green zone) Images optimized (compressed, proper format, lazy loading) Canonical tags set properly (no duplicate content issues) Redirects set up for old URLs (301 redirects) Regular backups and security monitoring in place

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