Independent Portfolio ProjectSEO

SEO Audit & Strategy

A full website audit with keyword research, technical findings and a prioritised growth roadmap.

Laptop and printed report showing an SEO audit dashboard with sample keyword charts

01

Project Overview

An SEO audit for a local business website, covering the review, research and recommendations a thorough audit includes. Figures in the visuals are illustrative.

Objective

Find what may be holding a website back in search and set out a clear, prioritised plan to improve its organic visibility.

02

Approach

  1. Step 1

    Technical audit

    Reviewed crawlability, indexing, page speed, mobile usability, broken links and site structure.

  2. Step 2

    Keyword research

    Grouped search terms by intent and matched them to existing or new pages.

  3. Step 3

    On-page review

    Checked titles, descriptions, headings, internal links and content depth on key pages.

  4. Step 4

    Improvement plan

    Ranked recommendations by impact and effort to create a practical roadmap.

03

Deliverables

  • —Technical SEO findings report
  • —Keyword research and mapping sheet
  • —On-page recommendations per page
  • —Prioritised 90-day action plan
  • —Monthly reporting template

04

Strategic Goals

What this work is designed to achieve. Goals, not measured results.

  • A clear picture of technical issues and how to fix them
  • Pages matched to the searches customers are likely to use
  • A prioritised to-do list instead of guesswork
  • A reporting setup to track progress over time