SEO Content Checklist

Purpose and search intent

The page answers one clear question or task for a specific reader I looked at current results and understand what searchers want (guide, tool, product, comparison) The first screen makes clear what the page offers

Helpful, original content

The page adds something original: first-hand experience, data, examples or a tool Facts are accurate and sources are cited where it matters The author or organisation behind the content is clear Text is written for people, without repeating keywords unnaturally The content is complete and up to date, and dates shown are honest

Title, description and URL

The title is unique and describes the page (about 50–60 characters) The meta description summarises the page and invites the click (about 120–160 characters) The URL slug is short, readable and uses hyphens

Structure and readability

There is one H1, with H2 and H3 headings in logical order Paragraphs are short, with lists and tables where they help Text and background meet WCAG contrast requirements

Images and media

Images are compressed and sized for how they are displayed Meaningful images have descriptive alt text; decorative ones have empty alt Images have width and height set; those below the fold are lazy-loaded

Links

Related pages link here, so the page is not orphaned This page links to useful related content with descriptive anchors Paid or affiliate links are marked rel="sponsored" and disclosed There are no broken links

Technical

The page returns 200, uses HTTPS and has a correct canonical tag It is not blocked by robots.txt or noindex, and is included in the sitemap It works well on mobile and passes a page speed check Structured data matches visible content and passes the Rich Results Test Social sharing tags (Open Graph) and image are set

A practical aid based on public search guidance. Completing it does not guarantee rankings.