Running SEO Audits

RankMower's SEO audit crawls your site and identifies issues affecting your rankings.

Starting an Audit

1. Navigate to SEO Audit in the sidebar
2. Select your verified domain
3. Click Start Audit
4. Wait for crawl to complete (5-30 minutes)

Audit Categories

Technical SEO

Issues checked:

• Page speed metrics
• Mobile responsiveness
• SSL/HTTPS status
• XML sitemap presence
• Robots.txt configuration
• Crawl errors

On-Page SEO

Analysis includes:

• Title tag optimization
• Meta descriptions
• Header structure (H1-H6)
• Image alt attributes
• Internal link structure
• Keyword usage

Content Quality

Evaluation of:

• Content length
• Duplicate content
• Thin content pages
• Content freshness
• Readability scores

Link Health

Checking for:

• Broken internal links
• Broken external links
• Redirect chains
• Orphan pages
• Link equity distribution

Understanding Your Score

Overall Score (0-100)

• 90-100: Excellent - minor optimizations only
• 70-89: Good - some issues to address
• 50-69: Needs work - significant issues
• Below 50: Critical - major problems

Issue Severity

• 🔴 Critical: Fix immediately
• 🟡 Warning: Should fix soon
• 🔵 Info: Optimization opportunity

Fixing Issues

Prioritization

RankMower ranks issues by:

1. Impact on rankings
2. Ease of fix
3. Number of pages affected

Issue Details

Click any issue to see:

• Affected pages
• How to fix
• Expected impact
• Related resources

Tracking Progress

• Mark issues as fixed
• Re-audit to verify
• Track score over time

Automated Monitoring

Set up continuous monitoring:

1. Go to SEO Alerts
2. Enable monitoring for your domain
3. Choose alert frequency
4. Get notified of new issues

Alert Types

• New critical issues
• Score drops
• Broken links detected
• Content changes needed

Exporting Reports

Share audit results:

• PDF Report: Executive summary
• CSV Export: Full issue list
• Scheduled Reports: Weekly/monthly emails

Best Practices

1. Audit monthly: Catch issues early
2. Fix critical first: Prioritize high-impact
3. Re-audit after changes: Verify fixes work
4. Compare over time: Track improvement
5. Share with team: Keep everyone aligned