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SEO
- Basics
- Logic
- Glossary
- Updates
Technical
- Crawl Index
- Vitals
- Schema
- Mobile
- Structure
Keywords
- Intent
- Competitors
- Long Tail
- Mapping
On Page
- Copy
- Trust
- Clusters
- Media
- Links
Off Page
- Backlinks
- PR
- Local
- Toxic
Data
- GSC
- GA4
- Reviews
- AI

SEO Checklist

Action Plan 2026

The Modern SEO Launch Checklist

Master the AI-era of search with semantic mapping, EEAT signals, and SGE-ready formatting.

Map Content to Entities Connect the topic to at least 6 related entities in the Google Knowledge Graph to build semantic context for the article with exact placement.

Verify Information Gain Add 6 original stats, 3 proprietary image, 3 unique case study quotes to offer value not found on page 1,and even that doesn’t exist elsewhere on the web..

Optimize for SGE Snippets Format H3 headers as direct questions and provide a concise, factual answer in the first 40 words.

Implement FAQ Schema Use Rank Math or manual JSON-LD to mark up primary section questions for rich result eligibility.

Internal Link Siloing Link this post to 3 “SEO Basics” child pages using descriptive anchor text to pass topical authority.

Validate Author EEAT Check the entire article Include a detailed author bio with links to social profiles and a “Fact Checked By” badge for high-stakes topics.

Embed Contextual Video/Audio Embed a 60-second summary video or audio clip to increase dwell time and satisfy diverse user intents.

Audit NLP Salience Run the content through an NLP tool to ensure primary entities have high salience scores in the top 25% of the text.

Optimize for Interaction to Next Paint (INP) Ensure all interactive elements (buttons, toggles) respond in under 200ms to meet 2025 speed standards.

Hard-Code Trust Signals Verify that the Physical Address, Phone Number (NAP), and Privacy Policy links are visible in the footer.

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