Free SEO and marketing checklists

Checks in the order I actually run them, with the reason each one matters. Every list is printable, and every list points at the sheet that does the arithmetic once the checking is done.

8 checklists · every file free, no email required

  • Audit & scorer

    • CHECKLIST
    • TEMPLATE
    • PDF
    • XLSX
    • FREE

    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
  • Technical SEO

    • CHECKLIST
    • PDF
    • FREE

    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
  • PPC audit

    • CHECKLIST
    • XLSX
    • PDF
    • FREE

    Free PPC audit checklist — 28 checks across structure, targeting, budget and tracking, plus an Excel waste finder that surfaces spend producing nothing.

    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
  • GA4 audit

    • CHECKLIST
    • XLSX
    • PDF
    • FREE

    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
  • CRO checklist

    • CHECKLIST
    • XLSX
    • PDF
    • FREE

    Free CRO checklist with an Excel test log that scores every idea by Impact, Confidence and Ease, so testing follows evidence rather than whoever shouts.

    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
  • Email checklist

    • CHECKLIST
    • XLSX
    • PDF
    • FREE

    Free email marketing checklist covering SPF, DKIM and DMARC, deliverability and list hygiene, with an Excel list-health template to score your own list.

    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
  • Social media audit

    • TEMPLATE
    • CHECKLIST
    • XLSX
    • PDF
    • FREE

    Free social media audit template in XLSX with a content calendar — decide which channels earn their time, and which social metrics to stop reporting.

    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
  • AI SEO checklist

    • CHECKLIST
    • XLSX
    • PDF
    • FREE

    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