September 10, 2026

What web designers and their clients need to know about SEO

It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content of a page when looking at its layout. The point of using Lorem Ipsum is that it has a more-or-less normal distribution of letters, as opposed to using ‘Content here, content here’, making it look like readable English. Many desktop publishing packages and web page editors now use Lorem Ipsum as their default model text, and a search for ‘lorem ipsum’ will uncover many web sites still in their infancy. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content of a page when looking at its layout. The point of using Lorem Ipsum is that it has a more-or-less normal distribution of letters, as opposed to using ‘Content here, content here’, making it look like readable English. Many desktop publishing packages and web page editors now use Lorem Ipsum as their default model text, and a search for ‘lorem ipsum’ will uncover many web sites still in their infancy. 

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– Cheyenne George

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SEO checklist for a new website

  • Give every important page a unique title and descriptive heading.
  • Make navigation and internal links understandable without JavaScript.
  • Use responsive images with accurate alt text and compressed file sizes.
  • Prevent duplicate staging, filter and parameter URLs from being indexed.
  • Create an XML sitemap and verify the site in Google Search Console.
  • Test Core Web Vitals, keyboard navigation and mobile layouts before launch.

What clients should provide

Designers need a clear list of services, locations, audiences and business priorities. Clients should also supply accurate copy, ownership details for analytics accounts and a redirect list when replacing an existing website.

SEO mistakes that are expensive to fix later

Common launch problems include changing established URLs without redirects, hiding useful text inside images, publishing near-empty category pages and choosing visual effects that slow down the main content. Addressing these during design is normally easier than rebuilding templates after launch.

Last reviewed: August 2026.

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