How SEO Audit is Done
A Step-by-Step Breakdown of SEO Performance Analysis
What is an SEO Audit?
An SEO audit is a comprehensive evaluation of your website's visibility in
search engines. It systematically examines every aspect of your site to
uncover opportunities and issues.
This diagnostic process identifies technical, on-page, and off-page issues
that may be limiting your rankings and organic traffic potential.
The result? A clear, prioritised action plan to enhance your organic
performance and drive measurable improvements.
Objectives of an SEO Audit
Crawlability & Indexing
Detect barriers preventing search
engines from properly crawling or
indexing your content
Content Performance
Analyse keyword effectiveness and
evaluate overall content quality
User Experience
Assess UX factors and mobile
responsiveness across all devices
Authority Assessment
Review backlink profile, domain authority, and trust signals
that influence rankings
Competitive Analysis
Benchmark your performance against key competitors in
your niche
Step 1 – Website Health Check
Begin your audit by conducting a thorough crawl of your website using industry-
standard tools such as Screaming Frog, Ahrefs, or SEMrush.
01
Identify Broken Elements
Locate broken links, missing pages (404
errors), and problematic redirect chains
that harm user experience
02
Content Quality Check
Flag duplicate content, thin pages with
minimal value, and missing content that
needs attention
03
Indexation Status
Verify that all important pages are properly indexed and accessible to search engines
Step 2 – Technical SEO Audit
Performance & Speed
Evaluate site speed and Core Web Vitals using Google PageSpeed
Insights
• Identify performance bottlenecks affecting load times
Technical Foundations
Check mobile-friendliness and responsive design implementation
Review XML sitemap structure and robots.txt configuration
Verify HTTPS security protocol and proper canonical tag usage
• Inspect structured data implementation (schema markup)
Step 3 – On-Page SEO Audit
1
Meta Elements
Analyse title tags, meta descriptions, and header structure (H1–H3) for relevance and optimisation
2
Keyword Strategy
Optimise keyword placement and maintain ideal density (1–2%) whilst ensuring content readability
3
Visual Assets
Ensure comprehensive image optimisation including alt text, compression, and proper formatting
4
Internal Architecture
Maintain logical internal linking hierarchy to distribute page authority effectively
Step 4 – Content Audit
Performance Analysis
Identify high-performing pages to
replicate success and underperforming
content requiring improvement
Quality Assessment
Evaluate content freshness, uniqueness,
and overall quality standards across your
site
Intent Alignment
Ensure content aligns with search intent
and addresses actual user queries
effectively
Enhancement opportunity: Add missing keywords and semantically related topics (LSI keywords) to strengthen topical relevance.
Step 5 – Off-Page SEO Audit
Backlink Profile Analysis
Use tools like Ahrefs or Moz to conduct a comprehensive assessment of your link profile.
Link Quality
Identify toxic or spammy backlinks that could harm your site's reputation
Anchor Text
Analyse anchor text diversity to ensure a natural, balanced link profile
Authority Metrics
Compare domain authority and referring domains against competitors

How SEO Audit is Done? here is the complete guide.

  • 1.
    How SEO Auditis Done A Step-by-Step Breakdown of SEO Performance Analysis
  • 2.
    What is anSEO Audit? An SEO audit is a comprehensive evaluation of your website's visibility in search engines. It systematically examines every aspect of your site to uncover opportunities and issues. This diagnostic process identifies technical, on-page, and off-page issues that may be limiting your rankings and organic traffic potential. The result? A clear, prioritised action plan to enhance your organic performance and drive measurable improvements.
  • 3.
    Objectives of anSEO Audit Crawlability & Indexing Detect barriers preventing search engines from properly crawling or indexing your content Content Performance Analyse keyword effectiveness and evaluate overall content quality User Experience Assess UX factors and mobile responsiveness across all devices Authority Assessment Review backlink profile, domain authority, and trust signals that influence rankings Competitive Analysis Benchmark your performance against key competitors in your niche
  • 4.
    Step 1 –Website Health Check Begin your audit by conducting a thorough crawl of your website using industry- standard tools such as Screaming Frog, Ahrefs, or SEMrush. 01 Identify Broken Elements Locate broken links, missing pages (404 errors), and problematic redirect chains that harm user experience 02 Content Quality Check Flag duplicate content, thin pages with minimal value, and missing content that needs attention 03 Indexation Status Verify that all important pages are properly indexed and accessible to search engines
  • 5.
    Step 2 –Technical SEO Audit Performance & Speed Evaluate site speed and Core Web Vitals using Google PageSpeed Insights • Identify performance bottlenecks affecting load times Technical Foundations Check mobile-friendliness and responsive design implementation Review XML sitemap structure and robots.txt configuration Verify HTTPS security protocol and proper canonical tag usage • Inspect structured data implementation (schema markup)
  • 6.
    Step 3 –On-Page SEO Audit 1 Meta Elements Analyse title tags, meta descriptions, and header structure (H1–H3) for relevance and optimisation 2 Keyword Strategy Optimise keyword placement and maintain ideal density (1–2%) whilst ensuring content readability 3 Visual Assets Ensure comprehensive image optimisation including alt text, compression, and proper formatting 4 Internal Architecture Maintain logical internal linking hierarchy to distribute page authority effectively
  • 7.
    Step 4 –Content Audit Performance Analysis Identify high-performing pages to replicate success and underperforming content requiring improvement Quality Assessment Evaluate content freshness, uniqueness, and overall quality standards across your site Intent Alignment Ensure content aligns with search intent and addresses actual user queries effectively Enhancement opportunity: Add missing keywords and semantically related topics (LSI keywords) to strengthen topical relevance.
  • 8.
    Step 5 –Off-Page SEO Audit Backlink Profile Analysis Use tools like Ahrefs or Moz to conduct a comprehensive assessment of your link profile. Link Quality Identify toxic or spammy backlinks that could harm your site's reputation Anchor Text Analyse anchor text diversity to ensure a natural, balanced link profile Authority Metrics Compare domain authority and referring domains against competitors