SEO
Technical SEO Checklist: 24 Things We Check on Every Audit
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Sophia Bennett
April 30, 2026 · 8 min read
Before writing a single piece of content, we run every new client through a full technical audit.
Crawlability & Indexability
Robots.txt configuration, XML sitemap accuracy, canonical tag consistency.
Core Web Vitals
LCP, INP and CLS measured on real-user and lab data, with fixes prioritized by traffic impact.
Structured Data
Organization, Service, FAQ, Review and Breadcrumb schema validated against Google's Rich Results requirements.
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Technical SEO covers how well search engines can crawl, render and index your site; on-page SEO covers content relevance and optimization for specific keywords and search intent.
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Sophia Bennett · Director of SEO & AI Search
Sophia leads SEO and AI Search (GEO) strategy at SmartCodeMedia, focused on technical SEO fundamentals and structuring content for AI Overviews, ChatGPT and Perplexity citation.
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