Technical SEO Issue Identification & Resolution
Purpose
To proactively identify, prioritize, and resolve technical SEO issues that can affect search rankings, crawlability, and user experience across all Cashkr and BigBoldTech.com web properties.
Scope
Applies to SEO Specialist, Marketing Manager, and Tech Team for:
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Blogs
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Landing Pages
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Core Website Pages
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App-linked Pages
Frequency
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Full Audit: Monthly (1st week of every month)
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Mini Audit: Weekly quick scan for urgent issues
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Post Major Changes: Immediately after website updates, new launches, or migration
Responsibility
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Primary: SEO Specialist — identification & reporting of issues
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Secondary: Tech Team — fixing technical errors
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Approval: Marketing Manager — prioritization & resource allocation
Tools Required
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SiteGuru — automated site-wide technical SEO audit
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Clickrank — page-level SEO scoring and optimization hints
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Google Search Console (GSC) — crawl errors, indexing, coverage, mobile usability
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Google PageSpeed Insights — performance metrics (Core Web Vitals)
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Ubersuggest — keyword performance checks post-fix
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Screaming Frog SEO Spider (optional for deep crawl)
Process Steps
Step 1: Technical SEO Audit
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SiteGuru Monthly Audit
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Run a full site scan.
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Export report to identify:
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Missing/duplicate meta titles & descriptions
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Broken links (internal & external)
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Missing alt tags on images
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Heading structure errors (H1 duplicates or missing)
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Canonical tag issues
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Page load speed problems
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Mobile usability issues
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Clickrank Page Review
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For top-performing and newly published pages, check SEO score and technical compliance.
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GSC Coverage Report
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Check for:
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Pages with “Crawled but not indexed”
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404 errors
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Mobile usability failures
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Core Web Vitals warnings
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Step 2: Issue Classification
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Categorize Issues into Priority Levels:
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Priority |
Impact Example |
Fix Timeline |
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Critical |
Pages not indexing, broken important links, 404 on key pages, mobile usability failure |
Within 48 hrs |
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High |
Slow LCP (>4s), duplicate titles/meta on high-traffic pages |
Within 1 week |
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Medium |
Missing alt tags, minor heading hierarchy issues |
Within 2 weeks |
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Low |
Non-critical redirects, minor sitemap cleanup |
Monthly |
Step 3: Resolution Process
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Assign to Tech Team
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Create a task in Astravue/Jira with:
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Issue description
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Affected URLs
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Recommended fix
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Priority level
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Implement Fixes
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Example fixes:
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Broken Links: Update link or remove reference.
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Missing Meta: Add unique, keyword-rich titles/descriptions.
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Image Optimization: Add descriptive alt text, compress images.
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Speed Optimization: Minify CSS/JS, enable caching, use WebP images.
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Indexing Issues: Check robots.txt, sitemap, canonical tags.
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Verify Fixes
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Re-run SiteGuru scan for affected pages.
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Confirm fix in GSC (e.g., “Validate Fix” button for coverage errors).
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Step 4: Post-Fix Performance Check
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Keyword Ranking Check (Ubersuggest)
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Monitor affected pages to ensure rankings recover or improve.
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Traffic Monitoring (Google Analytics)
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Compare pre-fix vs post-fix traffic for impacted pages.
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Step 5: Documentation & Reporting
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Maintain Technical SEO Issue Tracker with:
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Date Identified
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Issue Type
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Affected Pages
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Priority
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Assigned To
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Date Fixed
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Verified (Yes/No)
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Impact on Rankings/Traffic
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Quality Standards
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0 critical errors after monthly audit.
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No duplicate meta titles or descriptions.
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All pages pass mobile usability tests in GSC.
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All high-priority fixes resolved within SLA timelines.