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The Only SEO Checklist You Need (Incl. Template)

Joshua Hardwick · Ahrefs Free Beginner

On day one you do not need a growth strategy, you need to not miss anything basic, and this checklist is built exactly for that. It splits the work into one-time setup (Search Console, HTTPS, indexability) and per-page tasks (title tag, meta description, headings, internal links), so you can literally tick your new product page against it. Treat it as a starting point: skip the advanced link-building rows for now and just get the foundations right.

  • Wire up Google Search Console and confirm the page is actually indexable before anything else, since Google cannot rank a page it cannot crawl
  • Every page needs a unique title tag, meta description, one clear H1, and descriptive image filenames and alt text
  • A downloadable template lets you run the same checks on each new page instead of relying on memory
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The question it answers

  1. What's the minimum SEO I should set up on day one when launching a new product page?

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