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Technical SEO & Core Web Vitals

Audit and optimize websites for search engines and user experience. Tests Core Web Vitals, schema markup, crawlability, and performance optimization.

Core Web VitalsLCP/INP/CLS optimizationSchema markupTechnical SEO auditingCrawl budget optimization

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Technical SEO Architecture & Structured Data (JSON-LD)

Technical SEO guarantees that web pages can be crawled, parsed, and indexed effectively by search engines. Tech companies require developers who understand dynamic metadata tags, OpenGraph previews, canonical URLs, XML sitemaps, robots.txt rules, and JSON-LD schema.org structured data.

1. Technical SEO Strategy & Indexability Audit

Comprehensive audit analyzing indexability, canonical configuration, sitemap routes, and meta tag architecture.

2. Next.js Dynamic Metadata & JSON-LD Module

Reusable metadata generator producing canonical links, OpenGraph tags, and valid Schema.org (Article, WebPage, FAQPage) JSON-LD scripts.

3. Schema Validator & Google Search Console Test Log

Validation log confirming 0 errors on Rich Results Test tools and XML sitemap generation scripts.

Frequently Asked Questions (Technical SEO & Core Web Vitals)

Why is JSON-LD preferred over Microdata or RDFa for Schema.org markup?

JSON-LD is injected as a single script block <script type="application/ld+json">, separating structured metadata cleanly from HTML markup without cluttering component DOM structures.

How do self-referencing canonical tags prevent duplicate content issues?

Canonical tags explicitly tell search engines which URL version is the primary authoritative page, preventing ranking dilution when parameters (e.g. ?utm_source or ?page=1) are appended.

What is the function of an XML sitemap in Next.js applications?

An XML sitemap lists all discoverable public URLs, their last modification timestamps, and change frequencies, allowing search engine crawlers to discover new pages efficiently.

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