This guide explains technical SEO in plain language for business owners and managers: what it really involves, how to decide what you need, the terms you will hear and what a good outcome looks like.
What technical SEO really involves
Technical SEO ensures search engines can crawl, render, index and understand your pages.
How to decide what you need
Prioritise by impact: indexation problems on important pages come before minor warnings.
Key terms you will hear
| Term | What it means |
|---|---|
| Crawl budget | How many pages a search engine crawls on your site. |
| Canonical tag | Tells search engines the preferred version of a page. |
| Indexation | Whether pages are stored in Google’s index. |
| Schema | Structured data describing page content. |
Typical project sizes
| Level | Typical scope |
|---|---|
| Audit | Full technical audit and prioritised plan |
| Audit and fixes | Audit with implementation |
| Ongoing technical SEO | Monitoring and fixes, per month |
What success looks like
Success is the right pages indexed, fast loading and no technical barrier between content and rankings.
Checklist before you start
- Write down the business goal and how you will measure it
- List who will use the result and what they need to do
- Decide who will own the accounts, code and content
- Agree on a budget range and a target launch date
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