Key takeaways

  • An on page SEO audit works best on one page with one target search, so it can judge whether tags say the right thing.
  • Google shortens title links to fit the screen and builds most snippets from page text, so titles should front-load key words.
  • seogeoaeo.ai's On-Page SEO Checker returns prioritized tips for 8 credits a run, and a fixed tip disappears on the next run.

An on page SEO audit checks the parts of a page that you control directly, the title, meta description, headings and copy, against the search you want that page to win. The fastest way to run one is to put the URL and that search into the seogeoaeo.ai On-Page SEO Checker, fix what it lists, publish and run it again until the list is empty.

The rerun is the part most audits skip. A page you fixed in March can drift by June after a redesign or a new template, so treat the audit as a loop rather than a one-off report.

Audit one page at a time, and write down the one phrase it should rank for. An audit without a target can only tell you whether tags exist. With a target, it can tell you whether they say the right thing. A pricing page might target "project tracker pricing"; a guide might target "how to prune tomatoes".

Step 2: run the check

Paste the URL and the phrase into the seogeoaeo.ai checker. One run costs 8 credits and reports:

Area Question it answers
Title Is there one, and do the key words come before it clips in results?
Meta description Is there a page-specific summary a searcher would click?
Snippet What will the result probably look like?
Headings Does the H1 to H6 outline follow one topic in order?
Query coverage Do the title, H1, URL and body use the words of the target search?

The results come back as tips ordered high, medium and low, each with the change to make and the page it applies to.

Step 3: fix in priority order

Start with the high tips. Typical fixes are quick:

  • Move the target words to the front of the title, because Google shortens title links to fit the screen.
  • Write a description that summarizes this page, not the whole site. Google builds most snippets from page text, and it uses your description when it judges that a better summary.
  • Keep one clear H1, then H2 and H3 sections in order. Google accepts more than one H1, but one topic heading reads clearest.
  • Add the missing query words where they fit naturally. Repeating a phrase over and over does not help and can look spammy in results.

Step 4: publish and check again

The checker only reads public pages, so it sees a change once it is live. Run it again with the same URL and phrase. Each tip keeps the same id between runs, so a fixed tip simply disappears. Repeat until nothing high or medium remains.

Step 5: repeat after site changes

Re-audit after a template change, a CMS migration or a rewrite of the page. Those are the moments titles get reset to a default and headings get swapped for styled paragraphs. If you look after many pages, start with the free preview on the seogeoaeo.ai home page, which covers crawling, indexing, on-page SEO and structured data without an account, then audit the pages it flags.

What a finished audit looks like

A clean page has a title that leads with the target words and ends with the brand, a description written for that page alone, one H1 that matches the search, and H2 sections a reader could skim as a table of contents. The query words appear in the title, the H1, the URL and the first paragraphs without being forced. Write down the date and the result, so the next audit has something to compare against.

Limits to know

The checker does not report rankings or search volume and does not write the copy. It reads the HTML the server returns, so tags injected by JavaScript after load are missed. For ranking history, use Google Search Console alongside it.

Frequently asked questions

How often should I run an on page SEO audit?

After any template change, CMS migration or rewrite of the page, since those are when titles and headings tend to break.

What does an on page SEO audit cover?

The title, meta description, search snippet, heading outline and how well the page covers its target search.

How do I confirm an on-page fix worked?

Publish it and run the seogeoaeo.ai checker again with the same URL and query. A fixed tip no longer appears.

Sources

  1. On-Page SEO Checkerseogeoaeo.ai
  2. seogeoaeo.ai tools and API referenceseogeoaeo.ai
  3. Influencing your title links in search resultsGoogle Search Central
  4. Control your snippets in search resultsGoogle Search Central