SEO in 2026: A Practical Starting Checklist
A simple, step-by-step checklist to review the SEO basics every brand website should have in place.
Palora Brandworks Team 1 min read
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Start with search intent
Before writing or optimising a page, decide which question it answers and who is asking. Pages that match intent clearly are easier for search engines to understand.
Technical foundations
- Fast loading pages on mobile
- Clean, descriptive URLs
- An XML sitemap and a sensible robots.txt
- One clear H1 per page
On-page essentials
Write a unique title and meta description for every important page. Use headings to structure content and add descriptive alt text to images.
Measure and iterate
Connect Google Search Console, review which queries bring impressions, and improve pages that are close to ranking.
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