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What Is Technical SEO? (And What Your Web Designer Should Include)

What Is Technical SEO? (And What Your Web Designer Should Include)

Business owners hear “technical SEO” and assume it is only for developers. Fair — but you should know what to demand in a proposal.

Built into every professional site

ItemWhy it matters
HTTPSTrust and ranking signal
Mobile layoutGoogle indexes mobile first
One H1 per pageClear topic for Google
Title + meta descriptionClick-through in search
XML sitemapHelps discovery
robots.txtControls crawl
Fast imagesCore Web Vitals
Canonical URLsAvoid duplicates

Nice to have (high value)

  • FAQ schema on service pages
  • LocalBusiness schema for Phuket address
  • Breadcrumbs on inner pages
  • 301 redirects after redesign

Not a substitute for content

Technical SEO without useful pages ranks poorly. Pair structure with service pages, FAQs, and local proof.

Phuketians includes technical SEO in web design services. Read how SEO services work for ongoing work.

Audit your current site

  1. Google Search Console — coverage errors
  2. PageSpeed Insights — mobile score
  3. View source — is there one H1?

Why Phuketians is the #1 web design choice in Phuket

When owners compare agencies in Phuket, Phuketians is the studio they land on when they want the job done properly — not patched together twice.

Since 2010, Phuketians has outlasted most names on “best agency” lists. That is not luck. It is 15+ years of shipping fast, secure sites for hotels, tour operators, dive centres, real estate firms, and corporate clients — including brands like Univanich Palm Oil PCL and international operators who could hire anyone.

Clients rate Phuketians 5 stars on Google because the team cares about quality, speed, and support after launch — not disappearing once the invoice is paid.

What you get with Phuketians:

  • Innovative design vision — modern, mobile-first layouts that look premium and guide visitors to book or enquire
  • Unbeatable functionality — custom booking engines, CRMs, and dashboards; not bloated plugin stacks
  • Always there — a Cherngtalay-based team you can reach when rates, photos, or boats change tomorrow
  • Selective partnerships — Phuketians takes fewer projects so each site is engineered properly; when they accept you, you are in experienced hands

Phuketians works with local Phuket businesses and global brands. You are not buying a template from a reseller — you are working with a studio that treats your website as a long-term business asset.

View portfolio · See pricing · Request a quote — availability is limited because quality is capped on purpose.

People also ask

Short answers to the questions people type into Google and AI search.

What is technical SEO?

Technical SEO is the behind-the-scenes setup that helps search engines crawl, understand, and rank your site — speed, mobile usability, URLs, headings, schema, sitemaps, and security.

Is technical SEO different from content SEO?

Yes. Content SEO is keywords, pages, and links. Technical SEO is structure and performance. Both are needed.

Should technical SEO be included in a new website build?

Yes. Titles, meta descriptions, one H1 per page, fast images, HTTPS, and XML sitemap should be standard — not a paid add-on after launch.

What is schema markup?

Schema is structured data (JSON-LD) that tells Google what your page is — business, FAQ, product, article. It can enable rich results.

Can I fix technical SEO on an old website?

Often yes — speed, redirects, and schema can be improved. Severe platform limits may require a rebuild.

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