My On-Page SEO Process
This is the exact on-page SEO checklist I follow for every WordPress post to secure first-page rankings. It covers keyword research, content structure, metadata, rich snippets, performance, and promotion.
On-Page SEO Checklist
- Find a long-tail keyword (3+ words)
- Assess keyword competition in top results
- Identify keyword variations and synonyms
- Create the new post in WordPress
- Write a keyword-rich title
- Shorten the permalink to emphasize the keyword
- Craft the SEO title and meta description
- Add an HTML table of contents
- Optimize the TOC for featured snippets
- Insert FAQ rich snippets
- Add internal and external links
- Gather real feedback from Facebook groups
- Design feature images at 1 : 1.904 ratio
- Optimize and compress all images
- Write a compelling introduction
- Conclude with a clear call to action
- Perform a spell check with Grammarly
- Assign one category and add tags
- Configure social sharing metadata
- Implement review rich snippets for products
- Embed relevant multimedia (videos, infographics)
- Ignore Yoast’s green-light feedback when needed
- Prefetch DNS requests for third-party domains
- Test load times in GTmetrix
- Publish the post
- Disable unused scripts and plugins
- Test table of contents anchor links
- Submit the URL to Google Search Console
- Ensure Google doesn’t truncate snippets
- Build internal links pointing to the post
- Keep publish and modified dates current
- Send a newsletter to subscribers
- Share intelligently on social media
- Respond to comments promptly
- Monitor performance in Search Console and Analytics