Strategy overview
Identify Key Pages and Their Roles
Set Short-Term and Long-Term SEO Goals
Define Website Purpose
Determine Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Define the primary business goal
Define the main audience
Map main customer journey phases with Keyword intent
Match the main page type per phase.
Create Topic Clusters
Identify Short Tail Keywords for long term results
Identify Long Tail Keywords for short term results
Analyze Current Website Keyword ranking
Find a relevant domain name and brand name
Use a .com domain extension
Identify Gaps and Opportunities
Analyze Competitor Sitemap Structure
Analyze Competitor Keywords

How to analyse your current keywords ranking?

Medium effort
High impact

Analyzing your website’s current keyword rankings is essential for understanding your site’s visibility in search engines, identifying strengths and weaknesses in your SEO strategy, and guiding future optimization efforts.

How to do it?

Use SEO tools like Google Search Console, Ahrefs, or SEMrush free tool to track the performance of your targeted keywords. Evaluate which keywords drive traffic, their current ranking, and how to incorporate them into the new website's SEO strategy.

How to analyze your keywords ranking with SEM rush for free:

https://www.semrush.com/free-tools/keyword-rank-checker

How to analyze your keywords ranking with Ahref rush for free:

https://ahrefs.com/keyword-rank-checker

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