Is your eCommerce Store Search Engine Optimized? – A 15 Question check list.

Here is a list for anyone wanting to optimize their NetSuite eCommerce store for the search engines.

If the answer is “NO” to any of the following questions, then you aren’t doing everything you can to maximize your websites potential within search engine rankings.

1. Are the keywords you are targeting relevant and popular with searchers?
2. Do your page titles lead with your targeted keywords?
3. Does your site employ H1 heading tags for content titles?
4. Is your body copy sufficiently long (e.g. 250 words) and keyword-rich?
5. Does the hyperlink text pointing to various pages within your site include the keywords for those pages?
6. If you must have graphical navigation, do those graphics have descriptive and keyword-rich ALT attributes that are useful for both humans and search engines?
7. Do you employ text links from your home page to your most important secondary pages?
8. Does your web site have a site map with text links?
9. Do the URLs of your dynamic (database driven) pages look simple and static?
10. Does your site have a flat directory structure?
11. Do your home page and other key pages of your site have high enough PageRank scores (at least 5 out of 10)?
12. Is your site listed in Open Directory?
13. Do your pages have keyword-rich meta descriptions with a compelling call to action?
14. Does your site have a custom error page?
15. Do your filenames and directory names include targeted keywords?

If you have gone through this list, found that some of your answers are “NO” and would like some help in turning those answers into a “YES” – then why not contact us at consulting@gproxy.com or click here to visit our web site and learn more about the SEO consulting services on offer from Gproxy Design.