90-Day Countywide SEO Implementation Checklist
The 90-Day Countywide SEO Implementation Checklist helps local businesses organize the first three months of a structured website expansion campaign.
The purpose of the checklist is to turn a limited local business website into a stronger countywide lead-generation system through a controlled implementation sequence.
The first 90 days may include:
- Business and market research
- Website inventory and audit
- Service and city prioritization
- Website architecture planning
- Homepage and trust-page improvements
- Services and Service Areas hubs
- Core service pages
- A county hub page
- A primary-city page
- Tier One city pages
- Customer-problem articles
- Cost and comparison guides
- Authentic completed-project pages
- Selected service-and-location pages
- Internal linking
- Technical SEO
- Conversion and lead tracking
- Launch preparation
- Post-launch measurement and optimization
The objective is not to publish the largest possible number of pages within 90 days.
The objective is to establish a useful, accurate, technically sound, internally connected, conversion-ready foundation that can support continued countywide expansion.
This checklist is a planning and quality-control tool. Completing the checklist does not guarantee rankings, traffic, calls, leads, customers, jobs, revenue, or return on investment.
For an initial review of your current website, request a Free Countywide SEO Blueprint.
How to Use This 90-Day Implementation Checklist
Review each task and assign one of the following statuses:
- Complete: The task has been completed, reviewed, and approved.
- In Progress: The task has started but is not finished.
- Blocked: The task cannot proceed because information, approval, content, access, or another dependency is missing.
- Not Started: The task has not begun.
- Not Applicable: The task does not apply to the business or campaign.
Each task should also have an owner, due date, supporting notes, and any required source material.
Recommended Project Tracking Fields
- Task name
- Phase
- Page or URL
- Owner
- Status
- Priority
- Start date
- Due date
- Approval status
- Dependencies
- Internal links required
- Images or proof required
- Tracking requirements
- Notes
90-Day Implementation Scoring Method
You may score each applicable task:
- 2 points: Complete
- 1 point: In Progress
- 0 points: Blocked or Not Started
Exclude Not Applicable tasks from the possible score.
Divide the points earned by the total possible points and multiply by 100.
Suggested Implementation Progress Ranges
- 90–100 Percent: Strong implementation progress
- 75–89 Percent: Generally on track, with several incomplete items
- 60–74 Percent: Important delays or quality-control gaps require attention
- Below 60 Percent: Major implementation blockers, sequencing issues, or resource limitations should be addressed
The score measures task completion rather than future SEO or business results.
Before Day One: Project Setup Checklist
- ☐ Confirm the official business name.
- ☐ Confirm the primary contact person.
- ☐ Confirm the primary telephone number.
- ☐ Confirm the primary email address.
- ☐ Confirm the business address or service base.
- ☐ Confirm business hours.
- ☐ Confirm emergency availability.
- ☐ Confirm website access.
- ☐ Confirm hosting access when needed.
- ☐ Confirm WordPress access when applicable.
- ☐ Confirm analytics access.
- ☐ Confirm Google Search Console access.
- ☐ Confirm call-tracking access when applicable.
- ☐ Confirm form and CRM access when applicable.
- ☐ Confirm the target county.
- ☐ Confirm the primary city.
- ☐ Confirm the initial implementation budget.
- ☐ Confirm the internal review and approval process.
- ☐ Assign project roles and responsibilities.
- ☐ Create the implementation tracker.
Days 1–5: Business Discovery Checklist
The first phase should focus on understanding the company before recommending pages.
Business Information
- ☐ Document the official business name.
- ☐ Document ownership or leadership information.
- ☐ Document years in business.
- ☐ Document business hours.
- ☐ Document emergency or after-hours availability.
- ☐ Document residential service availability.
- ☐ Document commercial service availability.
- ☐ Document licenses and registrations.
- ☐ Document insurance claims.
- ☐ Document certifications.
- ☐ Document manufacturer affiliations.
- ☐ Document warranties.
- ☐ Document financing options.
- ☐ Document awards and memberships.
Business Goals
- ☐ Define the primary purpose of the campaign.
- ☐ Define lead-volume goals.
- ☐ Define lead-quality goals.
- ☐ Define revenue goals.
- ☐ Define the most important services.
- ☐ Define the most important cities.
- ☐ Identify services the company wants more leads for.
- ☐ Identify services the company does not want to promote.
- ☐ Identify locations the company does not want to serve.
- ☐ Define the desired 90-day outcome.
- ☐ Define the desired six-month outcome.
- ☐ Define the desired one-year outcome.
Operational Capacity
- ☐ Confirm technician or crew capacity.
- ☐ Confirm appointment capacity.
- ☐ Confirm emergency-service capacity.
- ☐ Confirm vehicle and equipment capacity.
- ☐ Confirm estimate turnaround time.
- ☐ Confirm call-answering procedures.
- ☐ Confirm form follow-up procedures.
- ☐ Confirm missed-call procedures.
- ☐ Confirm maximum travel distance.
- ☐ Confirm profitable service territory.
- ☐ Document seasonal capacity limitations.
Days 6–10: Service Inventory Checklist
Create a complete list of legitimate services before deciding which pages to build.
- ☐ List every core service.
- ☐ List every micro service.
- ☐ List repair services.
- ☐ List installation services.
- ☐ List replacement services.
- ☐ List maintenance services.
- ☐ List inspection and diagnostic services.
- ☐ List emergency services.
- ☐ List residential services.
- ☐ List commercial services.
- ☐ List specialty services.
- ☐ Remove discontinued services.
- ☐ Identify services requiring special licenses or training.
- ☐ Identify services with geographic limitations.
- ☐ Identify seasonal service limitations.
- ☐ Identify overlapping service terminology.
- ☐ Consolidate minor keyword variations where appropriate.
Service Priority Scoring
- ☐ Score each service for revenue.
- ☐ Score each service for average job value.
- ☐ Score each service for profitability.
- ☐ Score each service for lead quality.
- ☐ Score each service for close rate.
- ☐ Score each service for customer demand.
- ☐ Score each service for recurring-revenue potential.
- ☐ Score each service for cross-selling potential.
- ☐ Score each service for competitive opportunity.
- ☐ Score each service for operational capacity.
- ☐ Score each service for existing reviews.
- ☐ Score each service for completed-project proof.
- ☐ Select Tier One services.
- ☐ Select Tier Two services.
- ☐ Document lower-priority services.
Review How to Choose Services for Countywide Expansion.
Days 11–15: Geographic Research Checklist
Service Territory
- ☐ Confirm the primary city.
- ☐ Confirm the target county.
- ☐ Document the current service territory.
- ☐ Document desired expansion locations.
- ☐ Document the maximum practical travel radius.
- ☐ Document typical drive times.
- ☐ Document scheduled-service boundaries.
- ☐ Document emergency-service boundaries.
- ☐ Document commercial-project boundaries.
- ☐ Document locations the business will not serve.
- ☐ Review licensing or regulatory boundaries.
- ☐ Confirm that no fake local offices will be created.
City Inventory
- ☐ Create a list of county cities and communities.
- ☐ Group existing customers by city.
- ☐ Review revenue by city when possible.
- ☐ Review average job value by city.
- ☐ Review travel time by city.
- ☐ Review route efficiency by city.
- ☐ Review service demand by city.
- ☐ Review commercial opportunity by city.
- ☐ Review property opportunity by city.
- ☐ Review local competition by city.
- ☐ Review existing search visibility by city.
- ☐ Inventory projects by city.
- ☐ Inventory reviews by city.
- ☐ Select the primary market.
- ☐ Select Tier One cities.
- ☐ Select Tier Two cities.
- ☐ Document smaller communities that may not need dedicated pages.
Review How to Prioritize Cities for Local SEO.
End of Day 15 Milestone Checklist
- ☐ Business discovery is complete.
- ☐ Operational capacity is documented.
- ☐ The full service inventory is complete.
- ☐ Tier One services are selected.
- ☐ The geographic territory is confirmed.
- ☐ The target county is confirmed.
- ☐ The primary city is confirmed.
- ☐ Tier One cities are selected.
- ☐ Major business restrictions are documented.
- ☐ Required source material has been collected.
Days 16–20: Existing Website Audit Checklist
Page Inventory
- ☐ Record every live URL.
- ☐ Record every page title.
- ☐ Record every meta description.
- ☐ Record every H1.
- ☐ Identify homepage and business pages.
- ☐ Identify service pages.
- ☐ Identify micro-service pages.
- ☐ Identify county and city pages.
- ☐ Identify service-and-location pages.
- ☐ Identify articles and resources.
- ☐ Identify project pages.
- ☐ Identify review and trust pages.
- ☐ Identify conversion pages.
- ☐ Identify legal pages.
Performance Inventory
- ☐ Identify pages receiving organic traffic.
- ☐ Identify pages receiving search impressions.
- ☐ Identify pages receiving external links.
- ☐ Identify pages generating phone calls.
- ☐ Identify pages generating forms.
- ☐ Identify pages generating qualified leads.
- ☐ Identify pages generating jobs or revenue when possible.
Page Recommendations
- ☐ Mark strong pages Keep.
- ☐ Mark incomplete pages Improve.
- ☐ Mark overlapping pages Merge.
- ☐ Mark missing strategic pages Create.
- ☐ Mark obsolete pages Remove.
- ☐ Mark replaced URLs Redirect.
- ☐ Review ranking or linked pages before deletion.
- ☐ Document consolidation decisions.
Days 21–25: Technical Audit Checklist
- ☐ Confirm HTTPS is active.
- ☐ Review robots.txt.
- ☐ Review the XML sitemap.
- ☐ Review indexing directives.
- ☐ Review canonical tags.
- ☐ Identify broken links.
- ☐ Identify redirect chains.
- ☐ Identify redirect loops.
- ☐ Identify duplicate titles.
- ☐ Identify missing titles.
- ☐ Identify duplicate meta descriptions.
- ☐ Identify missing H1 headings.
- ☐ Identify duplicate H1 headings.
- ☐ Identify duplicate or thin content.
- ☐ Identify orphan pages.
- ☐ Review mobile usability.
- ☐ Review page speed.
- ☐ Review oversized images.
- ☐ Review structured data.
- ☐ Confirm that no fake local entities exist.
- ☐ Prioritize technical corrections.
Days 26–30: Competitor and Opportunity Research Checklist
- ☐ Identify major organic competitors.
- ☐ Identify major local map competitors.
- ☐ Review competitor website size.
- ☐ Review competitor homepage structure.
- ☐ Review competitor Services hubs.
- ☐ Review competitor core service pages.
- ☐ Review competitor micro-service pages.
- ☐ Review competitor Service Areas hubs.
- ☐ Review competitor county pages.
- ☐ Review competitor city pages.
- ☐ Review competitor service-and-location pages.
- ☐ Review competitor articles and resources.
- ☐ Review competitor completed projects.
- ☐ Review competitor reviews and trust content.
- ☐ Review competitor internal linking.
- ☐ Review competitor conversion pathways.
- ☐ Document content gaps.
- ☐ Document service gaps.
- ☐ Document geographic gaps.
- ☐ Document proof and conversion opportunities.
- ☐ Confirm that competitor content will not be copied.
End of Month One Milestone Checklist
- ☐ Business and service research is complete.
- ☐ Geographic research is complete.
- ☐ Existing website inventory is complete.
- ☐ Technical audit is complete.
- ☐ Competitor review is complete.
- ☐ Content and page gaps are documented.
- ☐ Tier One services are approved.
- ☐ Tier One cities are approved.
- ☐ Critical technical corrections are prioritized.
- ☐ The website is ready for architecture planning.
Days 31–35: Website Architecture Checklist
Page Map
- ☐ Include the homepage.
- ☐ Include About, Reviews, and Contact.
- ☐ Include the Services hub.
- ☐ Include Tier One core service pages.
- ☐ Include approved micro-service pages.
- ☐ Include the Service Areas hub.
- ☐ Include the county hub page.
- ☐ Include the primary-city page.
- ☐ Include Tier One city pages.
- ☐ Document future Tier Two city pages.
- ☐ Include selected service-and-location pages.
- ☐ Include the Resources hub.
- ☐ Include initial problem articles.
- ☐ Include cost and comparison guides.
- ☐ Include completed-project pages.
- ☐ Include legal pages.
- ☐ Include conversion pathways.
Parent-Child Relationships
- ☐ Assign every service page a parent.
- ☐ Assign every micro-service page a core service parent.
- ☐ Assign the county page to the Service Areas hub.
- ☐ Assign city pages to the county structure.
- ☐ Assign service-and-location pages to both parent structures.
- ☐ Assign articles to the Resources hub or topic group.
- ☐ Assign projects to services and cities.
- ☐ Assign trust pages to appropriate commercial relationships.
URL Planning
- ☐ Define service URL patterns.
- ☐ Define micro-service URL patterns.
- ☐ Define county URL patterns.
- ☐ Define city URL patterns.
- ☐ Define service-and-location URL patterns.
- ☐ Define project URL patterns.
- ☐ Define resource URL patterns.
- ☐ Preserve valuable existing URLs when possible.
- ☐ Plan necessary redirects.
- ☐ Document final proposed URLs.
Days 36–40: Homepage and Trust Foundation Checklist
Homepage
- ☐ Clarify the primary value proposition.
- ☐ Clarify the primary service category.
- ☐ Introduce the primary city naturally.
- ☐ Introduce the target county naturally.
- ☐ Feature Tier One services.
- ☐ Link the Services hub.
- ☐ Link the Service Areas hub.
- ☐ Link the county page when published.
- ☐ Link the primary-city page when published.
- ☐ Link selected Tier One cities when published.
- ☐ Add authentic reviews or review links.
- ☐ Add project examples or project links.
- ☐ Add a clear call to action.
- ☐ Confirm mobile usability.
About Page
- ☐ Update company history.
- ☐ Update ownership or leadership.
- ☐ Update years in business.
- ☐ Update licensing and certifications.
- ☐ Add original company or team photographs.
- ☐ Explain the service territory accurately.
- ☐ Link Services, Reviews, Projects, and Contact.
Reviews Page
- ☐ Publish authentic reviews.
- ☐ Identify review sources appropriately.
- ☐ Organize reviews by service when useful.
- ☐ Organize reviews by city only when supported.
- ☐ Link relevant services and locations.
- ☐ Add a contact pathway.
Contact Page
- ☐ Confirm the telephone number.
- ☐ Confirm the email address.
- ☐ Confirm business hours.
- ☐ Confirm emergency instructions.
- ☐ Confirm the service territory.
- ☐ Test the contact form.
- ☐ Include service and city fields when useful.
- ☐ Add clear response expectations.
Days 41–45: Hub Page Checklist
Services Hub
- ☐ Create or improve the Services hub.
- ☐ Organize core services logically.
- ☐ Group micro services beneath parents.
- ☐ Distinguish repair, replacement, installation, maintenance, and inspection.
- ☐ Represent residential and commercial services accurately.
- ☐ Represent emergency services accurately.
- ☐ Link Tier One services.
- ☐ Add a conversion pathway.
Service Areas Hub
- ☐ Create or improve the Service Areas hub.
- ☐ Introduce the target county.
- ☐ Introduce the primary city.
- ☐ Link the county page when published.
- ☐ Link the primary-city page when published.
- ☐ Link Tier One city pages when published.
- ☐ Mention smaller communities naturally when useful.
- ☐ Exclude false or unsupported service areas.
- ☐ Add a geographic contact pathway.
Resources Hub
- ☐ Create or improve the Resources hub.
- ☐ Organize articles.
- ☐ Organize examples.
- ☐ Organize checklists.
- ☐ Organize case-study-style content.
- ☐ Link the most important resources.
- ☐ Add a relevant call to action.
Days 46–50: First Core Service Pages Checklist
Begin with the most profitable and strategically important services.
- ☐ Select the first three to five core service pages.
- ☐ Confirm the purpose of each page.
- ☐ Confirm the customer intent of each page.
- ☐ Finalize the URL.
- ☐ Write the meta title.
- ☐ Write the meta description.
- ☐ Write one clear H1.
- ☐ Explain the service.
- ☐ Explain customer problems and warning signs.
- ☐ Explain inspection or diagnostic procedures.
- ☐ Explain the company’s service process.
- ☐ Explain repair, installation, replacement, or maintenance options.
- ☐ Explain cost factors.
- ☐ Add related-service links.
- ☐ Add supporting-content links.
- ☐ Add authentic project or review proof.
- ☐ Add service-area context.
- ☐ Add frequently asked questions.
- ☐ Add a service-specific call to action.
- ☐ Add internal links from the Services hub.
- ☐ Test mobile display, forms, and phone links.
Review the Service-Page Checklist.
Days 51–55: Remaining Tier One Service Pages Checklist
- ☐ Publish the remaining approved Tier One service pages.
- ☐ Confirm that each page has a distinct intent.
- ☐ Confirm that overlapping pages have been consolidated.
- ☐ Add contextual links among related services.
- ☐ Add problem and cost-guide links.
- ☐ Add project and review proof.
- ☐ Add selected priority-city links naturally.
- ☐ Confirm calls to action.
- ☐ Confirm tracking requirements.
- ☐ Test every page before publication.
Days 56–60: County and Primary-City Pages Checklist
County Hub Page
- ☐ Confirm the county is genuinely served.
- ☐ Finalize the county URL.
- ☐ Write an original meta title.
- ☐ Write an original meta description.
- ☐ Write one clear H1.
- ☐ Explain countywide service availability.
- ☐ Explain residential and commercial coverage.
- ☐ Explain emergency boundaries.
- ☐ Link priority core services.
- ☐ Link the primary city.
- ☐ Prepare links for Tier One cities.
- ☐ Add countywide projects or reviews.
- ☐ Add frequently asked questions.
- ☐ Add a countywide call to action.
- ☐ Link from the Service Areas hub.
- ☐ Confirm no fake offices are implied.
Primary-City Page
- ☐ Confirm the city is the primary market.
- ☐ Finalize the city URL.
- ☐ Write an original meta title.
- ☐ Write an original meta description.
- ☐ Write one clear H1.
- ☐ Write an original city introduction.
- ☐ Explain priority services.
- ☐ Link core service pages.
- ☐ Add useful local context.
- ☐ Add authentic local projects and reviews.
- ☐ Link the county page.
- ☐ Link the Service Areas hub.
- ☐ Add local FAQs.
- ☐ Add a city-specific call to action.
- ☐ Confirm no fake office is implied.
Review the County Hub Page Checklist and City-Page Quality Checklist.
End of Month Two Milestone Checklist
- ☐ The final page map is approved.
- ☐ The homepage and trust pages are improved.
- ☐ The Services hub is published.
- ☐ The Service Areas hub is published.
- ☐ The Resources hub is published.
- ☐ Tier One core service pages are published.
- ☐ The county hub page is published.
- ☐ The primary-city page is published.
- ☐ Critical technical issues have been corrected.
- ☐ Internal linking has been added to published pages.
- ☐ Forms, phone links, and tracking are functioning.
Days 61–65: Tier One City Pages Checklist
- ☐ Select the first group of Tier One cities.
- ☐ Confirm the business genuinely serves each city.
- ☐ Confirm each city deserves a dedicated page.
- ☐ Finalize each URL.
- ☐ Write original meta titles.
- ☐ Write original meta descriptions.
- ☐ Write original H1 headings.
- ☐ Write original introductions.
- ☐ Select four to eight priority services per city where appropriate.
- ☐ Link core service pages.
- ☐ Add useful local context.
- ☐ Add authentic local projects or reviews.
- ☐ Link the county page.
- ☐ Link the Service Areas hub.
- ☐ Add selected nearby-city links.
- ☐ Add city-specific FAQs.
- ☐ Add city-specific calls to action.
- ☐ Confirm pages do not duplicate one another.
- ☐ Confirm no fake local offices are implied.
- ☐ Test every page.
Days 66–70: Problem and Educational Content Checklist
- ☐ Select three to five high-priority customer problems.
- ☐ Confirm each topic has a distinct purpose.
- ☐ Write original titles and meta descriptions.
- ☐ Explain the problem accurately.
- ☐ Explain common warning signs.
- ☐ Explain when professional service may be appropriate.
- ☐ Avoid unsupported diagnosis.
- ☐ Link the commercial service solution.
- ☐ Link related articles.
- ☐ Link a relevant project when available.
- ☐ Link the Resources hub.
- ☐ Add an appropriate call to action.
- ☐ Add incoming links from relevant service pages.
Days 71–75: Cost and Comparison Content Checklist
- ☐ Select two to four cost or comparison topics.
- ☐ Explain pricing factors accurately.
- ☐ Avoid unsupported fixed-price promises.
- ☐ Explain repair-versus-replacement factors.
- ☐ Compare options fairly.
- ☐ Link both service options where applicable.
- ☐ Link financing information when appropriate.
- ☐ Link related projects.
- ☐ Add an estimate or consultation pathway.
- ☐ Add incoming links from relevant service pages.
- ☐ Link the Resources hub.
Days 76–80: Local Proof and Project Pages Checklist
Proof Inventory
- ☐ Inventory existing customer reviews.
- ☐ Inventory completed projects.
- ☐ Inventory service photographs.
- ☐ Inventory before-and-after photographs.
- ☐ Inventory team and vehicle photographs.
- ☐ Inventory licenses and certifications.
- ☐ Organize proof by service.
- ☐ Organize proof by city.
- ☐ Identify proof gaps.
Project Pages
- ☐ Select three to five authentic projects.
- ☐ Confirm the service performed.
- ☐ Confirm the city or community.
- ☐ Document the customer problem.
- ☐ Document inspection findings.
- ☐ Document the work completed.
- ☐ Document equipment or materials.
- ☐ Add original photographs.
- ☐ Protect customer privacy.
- ☐ Describe the outcome accurately.
- ☐ Link the service page.
- ☐ Link the city page.
- ☐ Link the county page.
- ☐ Add a call to action for similar work.
- ☐ Link back from relevant service and city pages.
Review the Local Proof Checklist.
Days 81–84: Service-and-Location Page Checklist
Publish only selected combinations that are supported by strong parent pages and real business value.
- ☐ Confirm the parent core service page exists.
- ☐ Confirm the parent city page exists.
- ☐ Confirm the county page exists.
- ☐ Confirm the service is a Tier One priority.
- ☐ Confirm the city is a Tier One priority.
- ☐ Confirm the service is genuinely provided in the city.
- ☐ Confirm the combination has distinct customer intent.
- ☐ Confirm operational capacity.
- ☐ Confirm original content can be created.
- ☐ Add matching local proof when available.
- ☐ Link the parent service page.
- ☐ Link the parent city page.
- ☐ Link the county page when useful.
- ☐ Add relevant problem and cost content.
- ☐ Add a specific conversion pathway.
- ☐ Add incoming links from both parent pages.
- ☐ Confirm the page does not duplicate either parent.
Review When Should a Business Build Service-and-Location Pages?.
Days 85–87: Internal Linking Implementation Checklist
- ☐ Link the homepage to priority services.
- ☐ Link the homepage to the Service Areas hub.
- ☐ Link the homepage to the county page.
- ☐ Link the homepage to the primary city.
- ☐ Link the Services hub to all Tier One services.
- ☐ Link core services to related micro services.
- ☐ Link core services to problem articles.
- ☐ Link core services to cost and comparison guides.
- ☐ Link core services to projects.
- ☐ Link core services to selected cities.
- ☐ Link the Service Areas hub to the county page.
- ☐ Link the county page to the primary city and Tier One cities.
- ☐ Link city pages back to the county page.
- ☐ Link city pages to priority core services.
- ☐ Link service-and-location pages to both parents.
- ☐ Link articles to commercial service solutions.
- ☐ Link projects to services, cities, and the county.
- ☐ Link Reviews and About pages where useful.
- ☐ Add conversion links to important pages.
- ☐ Identify and fix orphan pages.
- ☐ Use descriptive, natural anchor text.
- ☐ Test all internal links.
Review the Internal Linking Checklist.
Days 88–89: Technical and Conversion Quality Assurance Checklist
Technical Review
- ☐ Crawl the complete website.
- ☐ Correct broken internal links.
- ☐ Correct redirect chains.
- ☐ Review canonical tags.
- ☐ Review robots.txt.
- ☐ Review noindex directives.
- ☐ Review the XML sitemap.
- ☐ Remove deleted and redirected URLs from the sitemap.
- ☐ Review duplicate titles.
- ☐ Review duplicate meta descriptions.
- ☐ Review duplicate H1 headings.
- ☐ Review duplicate city content.
- ☐ Review page speed.
- ☐ Review mobile usability.
- ☐ Review structured data.
- ☐ Confirm no fake location entities exist.
Conversion Review
- ☐ Test every primary phone link.
- ☐ Test every contact form.
- ☐ Confirm form routing.
- ☐ Confirm confirmation messages.
- ☐ Confirm service fields work.
- ☐ Confirm city or ZIP fields work.
- ☐ Confirm calls to action match page intent.
- ☐ Confirm mobile buttons are usable.
- ☐ Confirm emergency instructions are accurate.
- ☐ Confirm financing links work.
Day 90: Launch and Final Review Checklist
- ☐ Confirm the homepage is live and correct.
- ☐ Confirm the Services hub is live.
- ☐ Confirm Tier One service pages are live.
- ☐ Confirm the Service Areas hub is live.
- ☐ Confirm the county page is live.
- ☐ Confirm the primary-city page is live.
- ☐ Confirm Tier One city pages are live.
- ☐ Confirm supporting articles are live.
- ☐ Confirm project pages are live.
- ☐ Confirm selected service-and-location pages are live.
- ☐ Confirm navigation and footer links work.
- ☐ Confirm internal links work.
- ☐ Confirm forms and phone links work.
- ☐ Confirm analytics are recording.
- ☐ Confirm conversion tracking is recording.
- ☐ Confirm Google Search Console is connected.
- ☐ Submit or confirm the XML sitemap.
- ☐ Confirm staging or maintenance restrictions are removed.
- ☐ Confirm HTTPS is active.
- ☐ Document remaining noncritical improvements.
Review the Countywide SEO Launch Checklist.
Tracking Setup Checklist
Website Analytics
- ☐ Confirm analytics installation.
- ☐ Confirm the correct property.
- ☐ Confirm page views are recording.
- ☐ Confirm organic traffic can be identified.
- ☐ Confirm landing pages can be identified.
- ☐ Confirm click-to-call tracking when possible.
- ☐ Confirm form-submission tracking.
- ☐ Confirm estimate and appointment tracking.
- ☐ Complete test conversions.
Google Search Console
- ☐ Confirm ownership.
- ☐ Confirm the correct property.
- ☐ Submit the XML sitemap.
- ☐ Review indexing reports.
- ☐ Review manual actions.
- ☐ Review security reports.
- ☐ Monitor priority launch pages.
Lead Tracking
- ☐ Record phone calls.
- ☐ Record form submissions.
- ☐ Record chat inquiries when used.
- ☐ Record the requested service.
- ☐ Record the customer’s city.
- ☐ Record the landing page when possible.
- ☐ Distinguish qualified and unqualified leads.
- ☐ Track estimates.
- ☐ Track jobs won.
- ☐ Track revenue by service when possible.
- ☐ Track revenue by city when possible.
First 24 Hours After Implementation Checklist
- ☐ Test the homepage again.
- ☐ Test priority service pages again.
- ☐ Test county and city pages again.
- ☐ Test forms again.
- ☐ Test phone links again.
- ☐ Confirm analytics activity.
- ☐ Confirm conversion events.
- ☐ Review hosting or server errors.
- ☐ Review security alerts.
- ☐ Correct critical issues immediately.
First Seven Days After Implementation Checklist
- ☐ Review sitemap processing.
- ☐ Review indexing status.
- ☐ Review Search Console errors.
- ☐ Inspect priority pages.
- ☐ Review organic landing-page activity.
- ☐ Review calls and forms.
- ☐ Review lead routing.
- ☐ Review mobile behavior.
- ☐ Review slow pages.
- ☐ Review broken-link reports.
- ☐ Collect customer and staff feedback.
- ☐ Correct important issues.
30-Day Review Checklist
- ☐ Compare organic impressions with the baseline.
- ☐ Compare organic clicks with the baseline.
- ☐ Review ranking queries.
- ☐ Review service-related queries.
- ☐ Review city-related queries.
- ☐ Review county-related queries.
- ☐ Review calls and forms.
- ☐ Review qualified leads.
- ☐ Review requested services.
- ☐ Review customer cities.
- ☐ Identify pages gaining impressions.
- ☐ Identify pages gaining clicks.
- ☐ Identify pages receiving traffic but few conversions.
- ☐ Identify new internal-linking opportunities.
- ☐ Add new projects and reviews.
- ☐ Create the next 30-day action list.
60-Day Review Checklist
- ☐ Review service-page performance.
- ☐ Review county-page performance.
- ☐ Review city-page performance.
- ☐ Compare lead quality by service.
- ☐ Compare lead quality by city.
- ☐ Review estimates and jobs won.
- ☐ Review revenue attribution when possible.
- ☐ Improve weak pages.
- ☐ Strengthen pages gaining impressions.
- ☐ Add supporting content to strong service clusters.
- ☐ Add local proof to priority cities.
- ☐ Review Tier Two expansion opportunities.
- ☐ Review operational capacity.
90-Day Performance Review Checklist
- ☐ Complete a full 90-day performance review.
- ☐ Compare impressions with the original baseline.
- ☐ Compare clicks with the original baseline.
- ☐ Compare qualified leads with the original baseline.
- ☐ Review jobs and revenue by service.
- ☐ Review jobs and revenue by city.
- ☐ Identify the strongest service clusters.
- ☐ Identify the strongest city clusters.
- ☐ Identify weak or overlapping pages.
- ☐ Audit internal linking again.
- ☐ Audit technical SEO again.
- ☐ Audit local proof again.
- ☐ Review conversion weaknesses.
- ☐ Review business capacity.
- ☐ Create the next 90-day publishing plan.
- ☐ Base further expansion on actual data and business priorities.
90-Day Implementation Deliverables Checklist
A completed initial campaign may include:
- ☐ Business discovery documentation
- ☐ Complete service inventory
- ☐ Service-priority scoring
- ☐ Geographic-territory map
- ☐ City-priority scoring
- ☐ Existing website inventory
- ☐ Keep, Improve, Merge, Create, Remove, and Redirect recommendations
- ☐ Technical SEO audit
- ☐ Competitor and opportunity review
- ☐ Complete page map
- ☐ Proposed URL structure
- ☐ Improved homepage
- ☐ Improved About, Reviews, and Contact pages
- ☐ Services hub
- ☐ Service Areas hub
- ☐ Resources hub
- ☐ Eight to fifteen core service pages
- ☐ One county hub page
- ☐ One primary-city page
- ☐ Three to eight Tier One city pages
- ☐ Three to ten supporting articles
- ☐ Two to five cost or comparison guides
- ☐ Three to ten completed-project pages
- ☐ Selected service-and-location pages
- ☐ Internal-linking implementation
- ☐ Technical quality assurance
- ☐ Analytics and lead tracking
- ☐ Launch review
- ☐ Post-launch action plan
The number of pages should be adjusted according to business size, available information, project proof, content quality, technical resources, and operational capacity.
Weekly Implementation Summary Checklist
| Week | Primary Focus | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Business discovery and goals | ☐ |
| Week 2 | Service inventory and priorities | ☐ |
| Week 3 | Geographic and city research | ☐ |
| Week 4 | Website and technical audit | ☐ |
| Week 5 | Architecture and page map | ☐ |
| Week 6 | Homepage, trust pages, and hubs | ☐ |
| Week 7 | First core service pages | ☐ |
| Week 8 | Remaining services, county, and primary city | ☐ |
| Week 9 | Tier One city pages | ☐ |
| Week 10 | Problem, cost, and comparison content | ☐ |
| Week 11 | Projects, local proof, and service-and-location pages | ☐ |
| Week 12 | Internal links, technical QA, and launch | ☐ |
| Final Days | Tracking, final review, and post-launch plan | ☐ |
Implementation Risk Checklist
- ☐ Missing business information has been identified.
- ☐ Missing website access has been identified.
- ☐ Missing analytics access has been identified.
- ☐ Missing service details have been identified.
- ☐ Missing geographic details have been identified.
- ☐ Missing project photographs have been identified.
- ☐ Missing reviews and proof have been identified.
- ☐ Approval delays have been documented.
- ☐ Technical dependencies have been documented.
- ☐ Content-production limitations have been documented.
- ☐ Operational-capacity risks have been documented.
- ☐ Compliance or licensing risks have been documented.
- ☐ A mitigation plan exists for major risks.
Implementation Quality-Control Checklist
- ☐ Every page has a clear purpose.
- ☐ Every page has an approved URL.
- ☐ Every page has an original meta title.
- ☐ Every priority page has an original meta description.
- ☐ Every page has one clear H1.
- ☐ Service information is accurate.
- ☐ Geographic information is accurate.
- ☐ Business claims are accurate.
- ☐ Projects and reviews are authentic.
- ☐ Internal links are included.
- ☐ Parent-child relationships are complete.
- ☐ Calls to action match the page intent.
- ☐ Forms and phone links work.
- ☐ Mobile usability has been tested.
- ☐ Images are optimized.
- ☐ Content has been proofread.
- ☐ The business has reviewed factual claims.
Implementation Summary Scorecard
| Category | Complete | In Progress | Blocked | Not Started |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Discovery | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Service Inventory | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Geographic Research | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Website Audit | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Technical Audit | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Competitor Research | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Website Architecture | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Homepage and Trust Pages | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Hub Pages | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Core Service Pages | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| County and City Pages | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Supporting Content | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Projects and Local Proof | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Service-and-Location Pages | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Internal Linking | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Technical QA | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Tracking and Conversions | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Launch and Monitoring | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
Critical Tasks That Should Not Be Skipped
- Confirming the business’s real services and service territory
- Selecting priority services and cities
- Inventorying the existing website
- Reviewing technical problems
- Creating a complete page map
- Building strong parent service pages
- Creating the Services and Service Areas hubs
- Creating the county and primary-city pages
- Connecting pages with internal links
- Using authentic reviews and project proof
- Testing forms and phone links
- Activating analytics and lead tracking
- Reviewing mobile usability
- Completing a final technical crawl
- Monitoring performance after launch
Signs the 90-Day Implementation Is On Track
- Research and approvals are completed on schedule.
- The service and city priorities remain clear.
- The page map guides all production.
- Core service pages are completed before aggressive location expansion.
- County and city pages are original and accurate.
- Internal links are added as pages are published.
- Projects and reviews are authentic.
- Forms, phone links, and tracking work.
- The business can respond to new inquiries.
- Performance data is reviewed before the next expansion phase.
Signs the Implementation Needs to Be Adjusted
- Pages are being published without approved architecture.
- Service and city priorities keep changing.
- Content is becoming repetitive.
- City pages rely on duplicated templates.
- Internal linking is falling behind.
- Project evidence is being invented or reused misleadingly.
- Technical issues remain unresolved.
- Forms and tracking are not working.
- The business cannot handle additional leads.
- Page quantity is being prioritized over accuracy and quality.
Frequently Asked Questions
What Is a 90-Day Countywide SEO Implementation Plan?
It is a phased website expansion process covering research, audits, architecture, service pages, county and city pages, supporting content, proof, internal links, technical setup, tracking, launch, and initial optimization.
Can an Entire Countywide Website Be Completed in 90 Days?
A strong initial foundation can be completed in 90 days, but a complete authority website may require additional phases. The timeline depends on the current website, number of services, number of cities, available proof, content resources, approvals, and business capacity.
How Many Pages Should Be Published?
The correct number depends on the business. A hypothetical initial campaign may create or substantially improve approximately 30 to 60 pages, but fewer high-quality pages may be more appropriate.
Should Service Pages Be Built Before City Pages?
Yes, in most cases. Strong parent service pages should usually exist before aggressive geographic expansion so county and city pages can link to complete service resources.
When Should the County Page Be Built?
The county page should generally be planned early and published after the service and geographic hubs are established and the business’s real territory is confirmed.
How Many City Pages Should Be Included?
Many businesses can begin with one primary-city page and three to eight Tier One city pages. The number should reflect real business value, capacity, content quality, and local proof.
When Should Service-and-Location Pages Be Added?
They should generally be added after the parent core service page, parent city page, county page, and internal linking structure exist.
Should Completed Projects Be Included During the First 90 Days?
Yes. Authentic project pages can strengthen service relevance, geographic proof, customer trust, and internal linking.
What Happens After Day 90?
The business should review search visibility, clicks, leads, jobs, and revenue by service and city, then create the next 90-day plan based on actual performance and operational capacity.
Can Countywide SEO Create a Customized Implementation Plan?
Yes. Request a Free Countywide SEO Blueprint for an initial opportunity review. A paid Countywide SEO Implementation Plan may include the exact page structure, service priorities, city priorities, proposed URLs, internal links, publishing assignments, and implementation sequence.
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Implement the Countywide Website in the Right Order
A successful Countywide SEO campaign should not begin with random page production.
It should begin with business discovery, service prioritization, geographic research, website inventory, technical review, competitor research, and a complete page map.
The homepage and trust foundation should be strengthened. The Services hub and strongest core service pages should be built. The Service Areas hub, county page, primary-city page, and Tier One city pages should then establish the geographic structure.
Supporting articles should answer customer questions. Authentic projects and reviews should provide proof. Internal links should connect the entire system. Technical quality assurance, forms, analytics, and lead tracking should be completed before or during launch.
The objective is not to finish every possible page within 90 days.
The objective is to create a strong initial foundation, measure what happens, and use real performance data to guide the next implementation phase.
Use this checklist to manage assignments, identify blockers, maintain quality, control the publishing sequence, and complete the first 90 days of a countywide website expansion campaign.
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