Updated: February 24, 2023.

In this quick SEO FAQ, I am sharing my insights on how long a technical SEO audit may take.

How long does a technical SEO audit take?

How much time should you spend on doing a technical SEO audit for your client? Can you perform a decent technical SEO audit in a few hours or do you need the entire week?

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Key points on doing a technical SEO audit and how long it should take
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How long does a technical SEO audit take? [Video]

Here is my video where I explain my thoughts on how long a technical SEO audit should take and how long it takes me.

Key points on doing a technical SEO audit and how long it should take

  • You can perform a quick technical SEO check within a few hours but probably won’t be able to detect or analyze more complex technical SEO issues.
  • When doing a technical SEO audit, you should always use a variety of tools and follow your own checklist of issues you always check as opposed to blindly following the recommendations from crawling tools.
  • You need experience and knowledge to be able to tell whether a specific issue highlighted by a tool is indeed an issue that you should prioritize.
  • My essential set of tools to do a technical SEO audit includes, among others, Ahrefs, Semrush, Sitebulb, Screaming Frog, JetOctopus, Google Search Console, and more.
  • A technical SEO audit differs from a full SEO audit in that it focuses only on technical SEO elements like crawling, indexing, sitemaps, robots.txt, performance, and more.
  • An SEO audit often analyzes other SEO elements, such as titles, descriptions, headings, current visibility of the website, quality, and more.
  • A decent technical SEO audit should take anywhere between 15-20 hours in most cases. Of course, it largely depends on the size and complexity of the website.

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Last updated on February 24, 2023
Olga Zarr is an SEO consultant with 10+ years of experience. She has been doing SEO for both the biggest brands in the world and small businesses. She has done 200+ SEO audits so far. Olga has completed SEO courses and degrees at universities, such as UC Davis, University of Michigan, and Johns Hopkins University. She also completed Moz Academy! And, of course, has Google certifications. She keeps learning SEO and loves it. Olga is also a Google Product Expert specializing in areas, such as Google Search and Google Webmasters.
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