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SEO April 22, 2026 9 min

On-Page SEO Checklist (2026): Rank Higher on Google

A practical, up-to-date on-page SEO checklist covering titles, meta, schema, internal links, and Core Web Vitals.

What is on-page SEO?

On-page SEO is everything you control on your own page — content, structure, HTML tags, internal links, and performance — that helps Google understand and rank you.

The 12-point checklist

  1. Target one primary keyword + 2–3 semantic variants
  2. Keyword in title tag (under 60 chars)
  3. Compelling meta description (under 160 chars)
  4. Single H1 with the primary keyword
  5. Logical H2/H3 structure
  6. Image alt text + WebP compression
  7. Internal links to 3–5 related pages
  8. External links to authoritative sources
  9. Schema markup (Article, FAQ, Product)
  10. Fast Core Web Vitals (LCP < 2.5s)
  11. Mobile-first responsive layout
  12. Updated content date

Internal linking accelerates rankings

Link from new posts to your top money pages — for example, our SEO service or technical SEO guide.

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