Fundamentals first
Most SEO wins come from getting the basics right and keeping them right.
The checklist
- Clean, canonical URLs on every page
- A complete
sitemap.xmland sensiblerobots.txt - Structured data (JSON-LD) where it applies
- Fast Core Web Vitals on mobile
- Descriptive titles and meta descriptions per page
Why per-page metadata matters
Search engines and social platforms read your <title>, description, and Open
Graph tags per URL. Generic sitewide tags leave rankings on the table.
Ship the fundamentals, measure, then iterate.

