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SEO Quick Reference Card 🚀

🔗 Important URLs

✅ Week 1 Checklist (MUST DO)

  • Submit site to Google Search Console
  • Submit site to Bing Webmaster Tools
  • Submit sitemap to both
  • Get verification codes
  • Add verification codes to layout.tsx

🎨 OG Image Specs

  • Size: 1200 x 630 pixels
  • Format: PNG or JPG
  • Include: Logo + Screenshot + Tagline
  • Replace: /notely_voice_logo_white.png

📊 Target Keywords (Primary)

  1. voice to text
  2. speech to text transcription
  3. on-device transcription
  4. private voice notes app
  5. offline transcription

🔍 Where to Check SEO

Free Tools:

  • Search Console: Check indexing, keywords, errors
  • Lighthouse: (Chrome DevTools) Overall site health
  • PageSpeed: Site speed & Core Web Vitals
  • Mobile-Friendly Test: Mobile optimization

Metrics to Watch:

  • Impressions: How many see you in search
  • Clicks: How many click through
  • CTR: Click-through rate (aim for 2-5%)
  • Position: Average ranking (aim for top 10)

📝 Quick Updates Guide

To Update Homepage SEO:

// File: app/page.tsx
export const metadata = {
  title: "Your New Title",
  description: "Your new description",
  keywords: ["keyword1", "keyword2"],
}

To Update Any Page SEO:

  1. Open the page file (e.g., app/about/page.tsx)
  2. Find the generatePageMetadata() call
  3. Update title, description, or keywords
  4. Save and rebuild

🚨 Monthly SEO Tasks

  • Check Search Console for errors
  • Review top performing keywords
  • Check site speed (PageSpeed Insights)
  • Update content if needed
  • Check for broken links
  • Review competitor sites

💯 Target Scores

After site is live, aim for:

  • Performance: 90+
  • Accessibility: 95+
  • Best Practices: 95+
  • SEO: 100

🎯 3-Month Goals

  • 500+ monthly visitors
  • 20+ keywords ranking
  • 5+ top 10 rankings

📞 When to Get Help

Consider hiring SEO expert if:

  • Not ranking after 6 months
  • Need link building strategy
  • Want to scale content
  • Entering competitive market

🛠️ Files You Might Edit

Common Changes:

  • app/page.tsx - Home metadata
  • app/layout.tsx - Global SEO settings
  • lib/seo.ts - SEO functions

Don't Touch:

  • app/sitemap.ts - Auto-generates
  • app/robots.ts - Already configured
  • components/seo/StructuredData.tsx - Structured data

🔥 Pro Tips

  1. Content is king - write helpful, unique content
  2. Mobile-first - 60%+ traffic is mobile
  3. Be patient - SEO takes 3-6 months
  4. Quality > Quantity - for content & links
  5. Update regularly - shows Google site is active

📱 Social Sharing Check

When you share on social media, check:

  • Title shows correctly
  • Description shows correctly
  • Image displays (OG image)
  • URL is clean

Tool: https://www.opengraph.xyz/

⚡ Speed Optimization

If site is slow:

  1. Check PageSpeed Insights
  2. Optimize images (use WebP)
  3. Remove unused code
  4. Enable caching
  5. Use CDN for assets

📈 Success Indicators

  • Week 1: Site indexed by Google
  • Month 1: First keywords appear
  • Month 2: Traffic starts coming
  • Month 3: Rankings improve
  • Month 6: Consistent traffic

🎓 Learn More

Save this file! Reference it monthly for SEO maintenance.

Last Updated: February 2026