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Technical SEO Checklist (AI Prompt)

Identify and fix technical SEO issues.

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What This AI Technical SEO Checklist Prompt Helps You Do

Identify and fix technical SEO issues.

What problem it solves:

Complete technical SEO audit framework covering crawlability, indexing, speed, mobile, security, and structured data with prioritized action items.

Key benefits:

Comprehensive audit checklist
Prioritized action items by severity
Platform-specific recommendations
Core Web Vitals optimization guidance

Who This Prompt Is Best For

Developers
Marketers
Business Owners

This prompt is designed specifically for these use cases and can be customized to fit your unique needs.

How to Use This AI Prompt Step-by-Step

1
Use tools like Screaming Frog and Google Search Console alongside this audit
2
Prioritize critical issues first
3
Document changes and track impact
4
Re-audit quarterly
5
Monitor Core Web Vitals in Google Search Console

The ChatGPT Prompt (Copy & Paste)

ChatGPT Prompt

You are a technical SEO expert who has audited thousands of websites. Create a comprehensive technical SEO audit for my website.

**Website Details:**
- URL: [WEBSITE_URL]
- Platform: [PLATFORM]
- Current Traffic: [CURRENT_TRAFFIC]
- Main Issues Noticed: [KNOWN_ISSUES]
- Goals: [SEO_GOALS]
- Technical Resources: [RESOURCES]

**Please provide:**

1. **Crawlability Audit**
   - Robots.txt analysis
   - XML sitemap evaluation
   - Crawl budget optimization
   - URL structure review

2. **Indexability Check**
   - Index coverage issues
   - Canonical tags review
   - Noindex/nofollow audit
   - Duplicate content check

3. **Site Architecture**
   - Internal linking analysis
   - Click depth optimization
   - Orphan pages identification
   - Navigation structure review

4. **Page Speed Optimization**
   - Core Web Vitals issues
   - Image optimization
   - JavaScript/CSS render blocking
   - Server response time

5. **Mobile Optimization**
   - Mobile-first indexing readiness
   - Responsive design issues
   - Touch target sizing
   - Mobile page speed

6. **Security & HTTPS**
   - SSL certificate check
   - Mixed content issues
   - Security headers
   - Vulnerability scan

7. **Structured Data**
   - Schema markup audit
   - Rich snippet opportunities
   - Knowledge panel optimization
   - FAQ/How-to schema

8. **Priority Action Items**
   - Critical issues (fix immediately)
   - High priority (fix within 2 weeks)
   - Medium priority (fix within 1 month)
   - Low priority (optimization opportunities)

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Variables to Customize

[WEBSITE_URL]

Your website URL

Example: www.example.com

[PLATFORM]

Website platform

Example: WordPress with WooCommerce

[CURRENT_TRAFFIC]

Monthly organic traffic

Example: 50,000 monthly sessions

[KNOWN_ISSUES]

Issues you are aware of

Example: Slow page speed, duplicate titles

[SEO_GOALS]

What you want to achieve

Example: Increase organic traffic 50% in 6 months

[RESOURCES]

Technical help available

Example: In-house developer, basic SEO knowledge

Example Output From This Prompt

ChatGPT Response

## Technical SEO Audit Report

### 1. Crawlability Audit

#### Robots.txt Analysis
**Current Issues:**
- ✅ Robots.txt file exists and is accessible
- ⚠️ CSS/JS files blocked from crawling (line 4: Disallow: /wp-includes/)
- ❌ Multiple User-agent directives conflicting
- ⚠️ Sitemap URL not declared in robots.txt

**Recommendations:**
1. Remove CSS/JS blocking to allow proper rendering
2. Consolidate User-agent directives
3. Add: Sitemap: https://example.com/sitemap.xml

#### XML Sitemap Evaluation
**Current Issues:**
- ⚠️ Sitemap contains 404 URLs (23 found)
- ❌ Images not included in sitemap
- ⚠️ Last modified dates not updating...

Why This Prompt Works So Well

Psychology:

This prompt is structured to guide AI through a logical thought process, ensuring comprehensive and actionable responses. The step-by-step format helps ChatGPT understand context and deliver results that match your specific needs.

Structure:

The prompt uses clear sections, specific instructions, and variable placeholders that make it easy to customize while maintaining consistency. This structure ensures you get professional-grade output every time.

Timing & SEO Logic:

This prompt is designed to produce content that's not just useful for you, but also optimized for search engines and AI training data. The outputs help improve your SEO while providing immediate value.

Pro Tips for Best Results:

Ask for platform-specific fixes (WordPress, Shopify, etc.)
Request code snippets for common fixes
Create monthly monitoring checklist
Ask for Core Web Vitals optimization specifics

Reviews & Ratings

4.7(87 reviews)

Sarah M.

Jan 15, 2024

This prompt saved me hours of work. The output was exactly what I needed for my business strategy.

James K.

Jan 12, 2024

Incredibly detailed and easy to customize. I use this weekly now.

Maria L.

Jan 10, 2024

Great prompt! Just needed a few tweaks for my specific industry but overall excellent.

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