Build your SEO audit tool.
Build SEO reviews around observed crawl issues, page sources and checked fixes.
How to build your seo audit tool
Describe the job
Build SEO reviews around observed crawl issues, page sources and checked fixes.
Review the first version
Choose how the seo analyst records the URL and how the marketing reviewer reviews the next step.
Refine the views
Ask First to adjust the fields and views for the people who will use the app.
Test before sharing
Walk through the process with a sample record and check who owns the next action.
An SEO audit tool example
A crawler reports a noindex page that is intentionally a preview.
SEO audit tool example
- Record
- SEO audit tool · 01
- Owner
- SEO analyst
Current stage · SEO analyst
Open the URL
A crawler reports a noindex page that is intentionally a preview.
Read the full walkthrough
Open the URL
A crawler reports a noindex page that is intentionally a preview.
- Record:
- SEO audit tool · 01
- Owner:
- SEO analyst
Review the reviewed fix
Record the intended policy before classifying it as a defect.
- Stage:
- Review pending
- Owner:
- Marketing reviewer
Keep the issue open
Keep the issue open until the affected URL is checked again.
- Next action:
- Keep the issue open until the affected URL is checked again.
- Owner:
- Website owner
What to include in your seo audit tool
Keep the URL in context
Keep URL, crawl observation, status code, canonical observation, issue and reviewed fix together so the next person can understand the request or record.
When the next step needs a decision
A crawler reports a noindex page that is intentionally a preview. Record the intended policy before classifying it as a defect.
Keep reviewed fix visible
Keep the issue open until the affected URL is checked again.
Choose what each person needs
Give the seo analyst a working view and the marketing reviewer a review view. Keep URL and crawl observation attached to the decision as the work moves between them.
Questions about SEO audit tool
Start with URL, crawl observation, status code, canonical observation, issue and reviewed fix. Describe who enters the information and who reviews the next step.