{"id":168316,"date":"2023-10-26T11:06:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T16:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/?p=168316"},"modified":"2023-12-06T11:25:48","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T16:25:48","slug":"seo-audit-template","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/seo-audit-template\/","title":{"rendered":"Free SEO Audit Template (With Video Walkthrough)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"intro-txt\">Looking to improve your website\u2019s SEO but don\u2019t know where to&nbsp;start?<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Use our free SEO audit template to find SEO issues that need fixing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"intro-tok\" id=\"intro_tok\" style=\"display:none;\"><div class=\"intro-title\">Contents<\/div><a href=\"#\" class=\"expand-dots\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 14\" style><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\" \/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style \/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"Download the template\" data-section=\"template-download-links\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Download the SEO audit template<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1686\" height=\"1014\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/seo-audit-template-preview-light.png\" alt class=\"wp-image-168348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/seo-audit-template-preview-light.png 1686w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/seo-audit-template-preview-light-680x409.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/seo-audit-template-preview-light-768x462.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/seo-audit-template-preview-light-1536x924.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1686px) 100vw, 1686px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1PQe2L36vcGffty4vbworkVB9RdJon45LvPvBvxTh8Dc\/copy\">Google Docs \u2192<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1gjNQFcbmWq7Pqfsx3iIlxvFpoutkgTXGDRAqtDKhvxg\/copy\">Google Sheets \u2192<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SEO-Audit-Template-Ahrefs.xlsx\">Microsoft Excel \u2192<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1kRLlrJGFx9WaexqX3hDkpIy2qH05oLVA\/edit?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=115198524780815840645&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\">Microsoft Word \u2192<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SEO-Audit-Template-Ahrefs.pdf\">PDF \u2192&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"sidenote\"><div class=\"sidenote-title\">Sidenote.<\/div> Looking for a different format? <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdkLbtoeVjJmrxvUMq0S08gaVYdB0hPfldeNb3kyB1EIdKJSA\/viewform?usp=sf_link\">Request it here<\/a>.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 14\" style><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\" \/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style \/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"Why you should use our template\" data-section=\"why-you-should-use-our-template\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why you should use our template<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Our SEO audit template focuses on finding SEO issues that move the needle\u2014not <em>everything<\/em> that can go wrong with a website. This is because sweating the small stuff rarely does much for your rankings. It\u2019s better to spend 80% of your time fixing the 20% of things that matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s also:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Easy to follow (each step has clear instructions).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Easy to outsource (just send it to an employee, freelancer, or&nbsp;VA).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interactive (check each item off the checklist as you&nbsp;go).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"recommendation\"><div class=\"recommendation-title\">Doing an SEO audit for a client?<\/div><div class=\"recommendation-content\">\n\n\n\n<p>My buddy <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/patrickstox?lang=en\">Patrick<\/a> (who\u2019s done way more SEO audits for clients than me!) has some great advice:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"small\"><div class=\"quote-content\">\n\n\n\n<p>If clients are coming to you asking for an audit, they already have a pain point. Talk to them. Solve that one thing and they\u2019ll be happy with the&nbsp;audit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"quote-info clearfix\"><div class=\"quote-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Patrick Stox\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/Ahrefs-4\/images\/authors\/main\/PatrickStox_2x.jpg\"><\/div><div class=\"extra-box\"><span class=\"quote-author\">Patrick Stox,<\/span> <span class=\"quote-author-job\">Product Advisor <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\" target=\"_blank\">Ahrefs<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 14\" style><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\" \/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style \/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"What the template covers\" data-section=\"what-the-template-covers\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What the template covers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Our template has 13 items focused on issues in three categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Technical issues<\/strong> like indexing and crawling.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Content issues<\/strong> like outdated content and content gaps.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Link issues<\/strong> like dead pages with backlinks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"sidenote\"><div class=\"sidenote-title\">Sidenote.<\/div> Remember that we\u2019re not focused on finding every issue under the sun here. We\u2019re focused on finding and fixing the stuff that matters. That\u2019s why our template only has 13 steps, not an overwhelming 100-200 like many others.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 14\" style><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\" \/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style \/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"How to use the template\" data-section=\"how-to-use-the-template\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to use the template<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow the three simple steps below or watch the video walkthrough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div style=\"display: contents;\">\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-9-moukmwtfq\" style=\"max-width:900px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:500\/281\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.200000%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer 'none';autoplay 'none';bluetooth 'none';browsing-topics 'none';camera 'none';clipboard-read 'none';clipboard-write;display-capture 'none';encrypted-media 'none';gamepad 'none';geolocation 'none';gyroscope 'none';hid 'none';identity-credentials-get 'none';idle-detection 'none';keyboard-map 'none';local-fonts;magnetometer 'none';microphone 'none';midi 'none';otp-credentials 'none';payment 'none';picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create 'none';publickey-credentials-get 'none';screen-wake-lock 'none';serial 'none';summarizer 'none';sync-xhr;usb 'none';web-share;window-management 'none';xr-spatial-tracking 'none';\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-9-moukmwtfq\" data-lenis-prevent data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/9-mOukMWtFQ?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"505.8\" loading=\"lazy\" name referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/9-mOukMWtFQ?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" title width=\"900\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Crawl your website<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Set up a free <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/webmaster-tools\">Ahrefs Webmaster Tools (AWT)<\/a> account and crawl your website with <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/site-audit\">Site Audit<\/a>. (Make sure to tick the \u201cBacklinks\u201d option under \u201cCrawl settings\u201d as this is important for one of the checks in the template).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1652\" height=\"952\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/backlinks-source-site-audit.png\" alt=\"Turning on backlinks as a URL source in Ahrefs' Site Audit\" class=\"wp-image-168326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/backlinks-source-site-audit.png 1652w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/backlinks-source-site-audit-680x392.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/backlinks-source-site-audit-768x443.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/backlinks-source-site-audit-1536x885.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1652px) 100vw, 1652px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Download and follow the template<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Check off items as you complete them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"690\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/seo-audit-checklist-items.gif\" alt=\"Checking items off the SEO audit checklist.\" class=\"wp-image-168327\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Get help with further reading links<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll find these in the template. Use them if you\u2019re having trouble following a step or fixing an&nbsp;issue.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 14\" style><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\" \/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style \/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"Next steps\" data-section=\"next-steps\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Next steps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep an eye on your organic traffic in <a href=\"https:\/\/search.google.com\/search-console\/about\">Google Search Console<\/a> or Ahrefs\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/site-explorer\">Site Explorer<\/a>. Hopefully, fixing the issues in our SEO audit template will lead to some improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also recommend scheduling regular crawls in Ahrefs\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/site-audit\">Site Audit<\/a>. This will alert you to important SEO issues as they happen so you can fix them before they cause problems.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"722\" height=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/scheduled-crawls-site-audit.png\" alt=\"How to run scheduled crawls in Site Audit\" class=\"wp-image-168328\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2.390728476821192;width:399px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/scheduled-crawls-site-audit.png 722w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/scheduled-crawls-site-audit-680x284.png 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Got questions? Ping me on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joshuachardwick?lang=en\">X (Twitter)<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Use our free SEO audit template to find SEO issues that need fixing. Our SEO audit template focuses on finding SEO issues that move the needle\u2014not everything that can go wrong with a website. 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