Technical SEO Micro-Reels Series

Speed & Code Optimization

Your website looks great, but Google cares about what’s under the hood! Welcome to Part 1 of our Technical SEO series, where I’ll show you simple ways to make your site faster and easier for Google to understand.

1. Bundle & Minify CSS/JS: Combining and shrinking your website’s code files helps your pages load faster. And faster load speeds mean Google rewards your site with better rankings.
2. Minify HTML: Even tiny things like removing extra spaces and line breaks in your HTML can improve loading times and make your code cleaner for Google to read.
3. Convert images to WebP: WebP is a modern image format that provides high-quality images at smaller file sizes, so your pages load quicker without losing visual appeal.

(If you build dynamic websites or use CMS like Umbraco, these optimizations are essential to keep your site sleek and fast.)

Speed is just the start. In Part 2, we’ll explore how to keep your site’s code clean and smart so Google can crawl it easily. Stay tuned!

 Loading & Code Health

Welcome back to Part 2 of our Technical SEO series! Now that we’ve talked about speed, let’s look at ways to make your site’s code smarter and more efficient.

1. Lazy Load (Images & Videos): Instead of loading all images and videos at once, lazy loading means they load only when visitors scroll down to see them, which speeds up initial page loading and improves user experience.
2. Code Cleanup: Removing unnecessary or messy code prevents confusion for search engines and keeps your site healthy and SEO-friendly.
3. Dynamic SEO Toolkit: Tools that automatically generate meta titles and descriptions save you time and ensure every page has optimized metadata.

(If you’re using platforms like .NET Core or managing your website on Windows hosting, these practices keep your site running smoothly and efficiently.)

Great code health helps Google understand your site better. Next, in Part 3, we’ll dive into guiding Google through your website with sitemaps and meta tags. Don’t miss it!

Helping Search Engines Navigate

Part 3 of our Technical SEO series is here! Today, we’ll cover how to help Google find and understand every important page on your site.

1. Sitemap (XML & HTML): Sitemaps guide search engines through your website, helping them find and index your pages more efficiently.
2. Meta & OG Tags: Proper meta tags improve how your site appears in search results, while Open Graph (OG) tags make your links look great when shared on social media.
3. Alias Domain Handling: Prevent duplicate content issues by correctly managing multiple domains or aliases pointing to the same website.

(Building a dynamic website with Umbraco CMS makes it easier to generate and maintain these important SEO elements automatically.)

Helping Google navigate your site is crucial. In Part 4, we’ll look at controlling what Google crawls and keeping your site secure. Keep watching!

Control Crawling & Security

Welcome to Part 4 of our Technical SEO series! Now, let’s talk about protecting your site and guiding search engines on what to crawl.

1. Robots.txt: This file tells search engines which pages to crawl and which to ignore, keeping unnecessary or private pages out of search results.
2. SSL Setup: Secure websites (HTTPS) are trusted more by both users and Google, boosting your rankings and protecting your visitors.
3. Canonical Tags: These tags avoid penalties for duplicate content by specifying the preferred version of a page when similar content exists on multiple URLs.

(When hosting your site on Windows servers, combined with .NET Core technology, SSL and crawl controls are easier to implement and maintain.)

Security and crawl control keep your site safe and SEO-friendly. In the final part, we’ll wrap up with how fixing broken links improves both SEO and user experience!

User Experience & SEO Maintenance

This is the final part of our Technical SEO series! Let’s finish strong with maintenance tips that keep both users and Google happy.

1. Fix Broken Links: Broken links hurt user experience and SEO. Keeping links clean and functional keeps visitors happy and helps Google crawl your site smoothly.

Think of technical SEO like the engine of your car — no matter how shiny the exterior looks, you won’t get far without a well-tuned engine.

Planning to rank your website higher? Whether it’s building a dynamic site with Umbraco CMS, developing with .NET Core, or managing Windows hosting, I’d be more than happy to help you! Just drop a comment or DM me anytime.