SEO Optimization Checklist for kebaara.com
✅ Completed Optimizations
1. Basic SEO Setup
- Meta title and description tags
- Keywords meta tag
- Author meta tag
- Robots meta tag (index, follow)
- Canonical URLs
- Open Graph meta tags
- Twitter Card meta tags
2. Technical SEO
- XML Sitemap (sitemap.xml)
- Robots.txt file
- Structured data (JSON-LD)
- Jekyll SEO plugin
- Jekyll Sitemap plugin
3. Content Structure
- Semantic HTML structure
- Proper heading hierarchy (H1, H2, H3)
- Alt text for images
- Internal linking structure
- Clean URL structure
🔧 Required Actions
1. Google Search Console Setup
- Sign up for Google Search Console
- Verify ownership of kebaara.com
- Submit sitemap.xml
- Monitor indexing status
- Set up email notifications
2. Google Analytics Setup
- Create Google Analytics 4 property
- Replace G-XXXXXXXXXX with actual GA4 ID
- Set up conversion tracking
- Configure goals and events
3. Google Tag Manager (Optional)
- Create GTM account
- Replace GTM-XXXXXXX with actual GTM ID
- Set up conversion tracking
- Configure custom events
4. Domain Verification
- Replace YOUR_VERIFICATION_CODE in analytics.html
- Upload verification file to root directory
- Verify in Google Search Console
📊 Performance Optimization
1. Core Web Vitals
- Optimize Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)
- Improve First Input Delay (FID)
- Reduce Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS)
2. Image Optimization
- Compress all images
- Use WebP format where possible
- Implement lazy loading
- Add proper alt text
3. Code Optimization
- Minify CSS and JavaScript
- Enable GZIP compression
- Implement browser caching
- Remove unused CSS/JS
🔍 Content Optimization
1. Keyword Research
- Identify target keywords for each page
- Optimize meta descriptions with keywords
- Include keywords naturally in content
- Create keyword-rich URLs
2. Content Quality
- Ensure unique, valuable content
- Regular content updates
- Internal linking strategy
- External link building
📱 Mobile Optimization
1. Mobile-First Design
- Responsive design implementation
- Touch-friendly navigation
- Fast mobile loading
- Mobile usability testing
🔗 Technical Improvements
1. Security
- HTTPS implementation
- Security headers
- SSL certificate validation
2. Accessibility
- ARIA labels
- Keyboard navigation
- Screen reader compatibility
- Color contrast compliance
📈 Monitoring & Maintenance
1. Regular Checks
- Monitor Google Search Console
- Check Google Analytics reports
- Review page speed scores
- Monitor keyword rankings
2. Updates
- Keep Jekyll and plugins updated
- Regular content updates
- Monitor for broken links
- Update sitemap regularly
🚀 Next Steps
- Immediate: Set up Google Search Console and Analytics
- Week 1: Verify domain ownership and submit sitemap
- Week 2: Optimize images and implement lazy loading
- Week 3: Set up conversion tracking and goals
- Month 1: Monitor performance and make adjustments
- Ongoing: Regular content updates and SEO maintenance