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SEO client report

What goes in an SEO client report

Six parts, with a real example.

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The big idea

A client report answers 3 questions

How is the site doing?What should we fix?What happens next?

Keep it short and in plain words.

Meet the real example
1

Start with one score

  • ✓Health score: 99 out of 100
  • ✓53 pages checked
  • ✓0 errors, 4 warnings

From a real report for marketingly.org.

Build the cover page
2

Write a short version

  • ✓Two sentences on how the site is doing
  • ✓No more than three findings
  • ✓One clear first step

Write it last.

Write the summary
3

Show how the site is doing

ClicksTimes shownClick rateAverage position

A number alone is not a finding. Say what it means.

Pick the numbers
4

Rank fixes by what helps visits

Fix firstSpeed up the home page

6 of the 10 visits land there.

Fix laterWarnings on quiet pages

No visits in 28 days.

Rank the fixes
5

Add a 30-day plan

  • ✓Week 1: speed
  • ✓Week 2: findability
  • ✓Week 3: tidy-ups
  • ✓Week 4: review
Plan the 30 days
6

Keep the rest in an appendix

The sample lists all 13 issue types at the back, for the people who want them.

Fill the appendix
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