SEO Basics Every Developer Needs to Know

Technical SEO for Developers

SEO isn't just a marketer's job. Developers play a crucial role.

Meta Tags

Make sure every page has:

• Title tag (unique, under 60 chars)
• Meta description (under 160 chars)
• Open Graph tags

Semantic HTML

Use proper HTML5 semantic elements:

• header, nav, main, article, section, footer
• Proper heading hierarchy (h1, h2, h3...)

Performance

Google Core Web Vitals:

• LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)
• FID (First Input Delay)
• CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Structured Data

Implement JSON-LD for rich snippets.

Sitemap & Robots.txt

Generate dynamic sitemap and proper robots.txt.