The Hierarchy of SEO Needs
An overarching view of website SEO needs would look like the following.
An overarching view of website SEO needs would look like the following.
Level 1 - Basics
A level 1 website should have good functionality, design, content, usability.
It should also be mobile and tablet friendly and easy for search engines to crawl with site maps and similar.
Level 2 - Code
A good website should have correct and minimal code, minimal Javascript, little or no plugins, very low browser side code and no errors.
Level 3 - Speed
At level 3 you should expect a website speed of 90-100% performance. See Google's PageSpeed Insights to run a test.
Level 4 - Search Friendly
There are many search engine and accessibility tags and a good website will have all of these present.
Level 5 - Accessibility
The best websites will have W3C WCAG Level A, AA or higher. There are many web standards available, however the greatest of them all is the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), which has developed web standards such as WCAG since 1994 and was founded by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web.
Further information about websites and SEO can be found below or get in touch to find out more about websites that search engines love!
- SEO does not work for every business!
- SEO starts with the first line of code
- The best ways to check your website's performance are free
- What is the best website builder?
- Why has SEO become so convoluted?
