Technical SEO FAQ · Technical SEO Strategy & Foundations
What percentage of an SEO roadmap should be dedicated to technical SEO?
There is no universal percentage.
The correct allocation depends on technical debt, website size, architecture, business model, migration activity, content maturity and development capacity.
A mature editorial site with stable architecture may require relatively little ongoing technical remediation. A large marketplace with millions of dynamic URLs may need continuous technical governance.
A better management question is:
What technical constraints are currently limiting organic growth?
The roadmap should then allocate resources to those constraints.
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