Resource library

Free SEO Resources

I wanted to build the SEO resources I could never find when I started: files that are genuinely useful on the day you open them, not previews of something paid. Every template here has the formulas already working, every checklist is in the order I actually run it, and every download is free without an email address.

22 resources
39 files
PDF and XLSX

22

SEO resources

39

files to download

10

editable templates

13

tickable checklists

The library

Every SEO template and checklist

Ordered the way the work happens: fix the site, then the content, then measure it, then report it, then the channels around it.

  1. 01

    Free technical SEO checklist, 33 checks in seven groups, tickable on the page, with a printable PDF. Crawling, indexing, redirects, speed and structured data.

    Best for
    Anyone auditing a site's technical health, or launching one
    Includes
    33 tickable checks + printable PDF + tool map
    Time to use
    2–3 hours for a first pass
  2. 02

    Free website migration SEO checklist with 40 checks across pre-launch, launch day and post-launch, plus an XLSX redirect mapper and a printable PDF.

    Best for
    Anyone moving a site to a new domain, platform, CMS or URL structure
    Includes
    40 tickable checks + Excel redirect mapper + printable PDF
    Time to use
    2 days pre-launch, 1 hour launch day, 30 minutes weekly for 8 weeks
  3. A 5 hour 44 minute free SEO course for beginners with the chapter deep-links, screenshots and the pages on this site that each chapter connects to.

    Best for
    A beginner who wants one long teaching pass through SEO before reading anything else
    Includes
    5h 44m video, 7 chapters, timestamped deep-links, chapter screenshots, roadmap map
    Time to use
    5–6 hours end to end, or an hour a night for a week
  4. 04

    On-page SEO checklist

    • CHECKLIST
    • XLSX
    • PDF

    Free on-page SEO checklist with 30 checks for title tags, meta descriptions, headings, content structure and internal links, plus an Excel tracker and PDF.

    Best for
    Anyone publishing a page who wants to know it is technically sound before it goes live
    Includes
    30 tickable checks + Excel per-page tracker + printable PDF
    Time to use
    20 minutes per page
  5. 05

    Free AI SEO optimization checklist, 26 checks for being cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude and AI Overviews, plus an XLSX citation tracker and a PDF.

    Best for
    Anyone who wants to be the source an assistant cites, not just a ranking page
    Includes
    26 tickable checks + Excel citation tracker + PDF
    Time to use
    2 hours, then monthly checks
  6. 06

    SEO content audit template

    • TEMPLATE
    • XLSX
    • PDF

    Free SEO content audit template in XLSX with a verdict formula that returns Keep, Update, Merge or Remove for every page, plus the method as a PDF.

    Best for
    Anyone with more pages than they can remember writing
    Includes
    Excel audit with verdict formula + method PDF
    Time to use
    3 hours for 150 pages
  7. 07

    SEO content brief template

    • TEMPLATE
    • XLSX
    • PDF
    • EXAMPLE

    Free SEO content brief template in XLSX with a worked example. Target keyword, SERP analysis, outline, word count and the writer instructions that prevent rewrites.

    Best for
    Anyone briefing a writer or themselves and tired of revisions caused by unclear scope
    Includes
    Excel brief workbook + worked example (PDF)
    Time to use
    30 minutes per brief
  8. 08

    Free keyword research template in Excel. Ten columns, an automatic priority score, a clustering rule, and a tab mapping Ahrefs, Semrush, Moz and GSC exports.

    Best for
    Anyone with a keyword export and no idea which rows deserve a page
    Includes
    Excel workbook, 3 tabs, calculated priority column
    Time to use
    2–4 hours for one category
  9. 09

    SEO competitor analysis template

    • TEMPLATE
    • XLSX
    • PDF
    • EXAMPLE

    Free SEO competitor analysis template in XLSX with a worked PDF example, compare rankings, content and pricing, and decide what to actually change.

    Best for
    Anyone about to reposition, or losing ground without knowing to whom
    Includes
    Excel matrix + worked example (PDF)
    Time to use
    2–3 hours for three competitors
  10. 10

    SEO audit template

    • CHECKLIST
    • TEMPLATE
    • PDF
    • XLSX

    Free SEO and marketing audit template that scores search visibility, measurement, paid media and conversion, returning a ranked fix list. XLSX plus PDF.

    Best for
    Anyone inheriting a marketing setup they did not build, or reviewing one before planning next year
    Includes
    PDF checklist + Excel workbook with live scoring
    Time to use
    60–90 minutes
  11. 11

    SEO report template

    • TEMPLATE
    • XLSX
    • PDF
    • EXAMPLE

    Free SEO report template in XLSX with a completed example, leads with non-paid conversions and grouped query performance instead of rank-tracker samples.

    Best for
    Anyone reporting non-paid search to a client, a manager or themselves
    Includes
    Excel workbook (5 tabs) + completed example (PDF)
    Time to use
    20 minutes to set up, 30 a month
  12. 12

    SEO KPI dashboard template

    • TEMPLATE
    • XLSX
    • EXAMPLE

    Free SEO KPI dashboard template in Excel with worked KPI examples, the metrics worth tracking monthly, and the ones worth refusing to report at all.

    Best for
    Anyone who wants to spot a trend rather than explain a month
    Includes
    Excel dashboard with rolling averages and flags
    Time to use
    20 minutes to set up, 5 a month
  13. 13

    Free monthly SEO and marketing report template covering organic, PPC, email and social in one XLSX, with a completed PDF sample of what good commentary reads like.

    Best for
    Freelancers and agencies reporting to a client or manager each month
    Includes
    Excel workbook + completed sample report (PDF)
    Time to use
    15 minutes to set up, ~20 minutes a month
  14. 14

    GA4 audit checklist for SEO

    • CHECKLIST
    • XLSX
    • PDF

    Free GA4 audit checklist for SEO, find double-fired conversions, broken attribution and untracked goals, with an XLSX measurement plan template included.

    Best for
    Anyone who inherited a GA4 property, or set one up and never checked it
    Includes
    20 tickable checks + Excel measurement plan + printable PDF
    Time to use
    90 minutes
  15. 15

    SEO proposal template

    • TEMPLATE
    • XLSX
    • PDF
    • EXAMPLE

    Free SEO proposal template in XLSX with a client-ready PDF example. Scope, deliverables, timeline, pricing and a baseline audit that sells the work.

    Best for
    Freelancers and agencies writing SEO proposals for prospective clients
    Includes
    Excel proposal workbook + completed example (PDF)
    Time to use
    2 hours per proposal (including baseline audit)
  16. 16

    Local SEO checklist

    • CHECKLIST
    • XLSX
    • PDF

    Free local SEO checklist with 35 checks for Google Business Profile, citations, reviews and local content, plus an XLSX GBP audit template and PDF.

    Best for
    Any business that serves customers in a specific area and wants to appear in the local pack
    Includes
    35 tickable checks + Excel GBP audit + printable PDF
    Time to use
    3 hours for a first pass, then monthly maintenance
  17. 17

    Ecommerce SEO checklist

    • CHECKLIST
    • XLSX
    • PDF

    Free ecommerce SEO checklist with 32 checks for product pages, category structure, schema and site speed, plus an XLSX product page audit and PDF.

    Best for
    Anyone running an online store who wants product pages to rank in search and shopping results
    Includes
    32 tickable checks + Excel product page audit + printable PDF
    Time to use
    3 hours for a first pass on a 500-product store
  18. 18

    Link building checklist

    • CHECKLIST
    • XLSX
    • PDF

    Free link building checklist with 25 checks for prospecting, outreach and link quality, plus an Excel outreach tracker that logs responses and calculates reply rate.

    Best for
    Anyone building links manually who wants a repeatable process instead of random outreach
    Includes
    25 tickable checks + Excel outreach tracker + printable PDF
    Time to use
    90 minutes to set up, then ongoing
  19. Free SEO CRO checklist with an Excel test log that ICE-scores every idea, so the organic traffic you already earned converts before you chase more of it.

    Best for
    Anyone whose traffic is fine and whose enquiries are not
    Includes
    23 tickable checks + Excel test log with ICE + printable PDF
    Time to use
    90 minutes, then ongoing
  20. 20

    Free PPC audit checklist for paid search, 28 checks across structure, targeting, budget and tracking, plus an Excel waste finder that surfaces wasted spend.

    Best for
    Anyone inheriting a Google Ads account, or reviewing one that has drifted
    Includes
    28 tickable checks + Excel waste finder + printable PDF
    Time to use
    2 hours for a first pass
  21. Free email marketing checklist covering SPF, DKIM and DMARC, deliverability and list hygiene, with an Excel list-health template for distributing SEO content.

    Best for
    Anyone sending marketing email who has never checked their DNS records
    Includes
    26 tickable checks + Excel send log + printable PDF
    Time to use
    An afternoon for the setup, 30 minutes a month after
  22. 22

    Social media audit template for SEO

    • TEMPLATE
    • CHECKLIST
    • XLSX
    • PDF

    Free social media audit template in XLSX with a content calendar, plus the profile checks that keep your brand described consistently across search and AI answers.

    Best for
    Anyone running several social channels who cannot say what any of them produced
    Includes
    Excel audit + content calendar + 22 tickable checks + PDF
    Time to use
    2 hours across all channels

Provenance

How these SEO files are made

Every spreadsheet here is a file I built for real client or portfolio SEO work and then stripped of the client data. The formulas are deliberately simple enough to audit rather than trust, so you can open any calculated column and read what it does. Where a resource quotes a figure or compares tools, the source and the date it was checked are on the page, because an unsourced number is a number that quietly goes stale.

Nothing here is gated. There is no email form in front of a download, no unlock step and no upsell. If a file is listed, the button gives you the file. See how this site works, the case studies these methods came out of, or the free SEO tools that run in your browser.