Crawling and indexing
- Indexing problems found and repaired
- Redirect chains cleaned up
- Crawl waste removed
- Duplicate service pages resolved
- Search Console connected and watched
Technical SEO services
Technical SEO services that fix what holds rankings back.
A full technical audit in month one, then the speed, indexing and schema fixes shipped by the same team that runs your SEO.
- Indexing and redirects cleaned up
- Core Web Vitals and schema
- AI crawler rules included
yourbusiness.com
Mobile page checkCore Web Vitals
- Largest Contentful PaintLCPunder 2.5 s
- Interaction to Next PaintINPunder 200 ms
- Cumulative Layout ShiftCLSunder 0.1
IndexedSchema validAI crawler rules
Mobile-firstGoogle ranks the phone version of your site
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Businesses
we’ve worked with
Businesses we’ve worked with
- Willard Power Vac
- Sarkinen Plumbing
- Robinson Restoration
- Town & Country Glass
- Dixie Glass
- Byers Septic Service
- F&W Fence Co.
- Drake’s 7 Dees
- Rickabaugh Construction
- Hillsview Building
- Dozer Dave
- Mt. Hood Pro Painting
- On-Target Landscape
- Atiyeh Bros Carpet
- Lovett
- Westmore Construction
- Northwest New Homes
- Porter Sealcoating & Paving
- RescueHero Restoration
- Panda Plumbing
- Biermann Plumbing & Heating
- Ballistic Junk Removal
- Smart Doors LLC
- Peak Performance Roofing
- Deluxe Heating & Cooling
- Lifetime Exteriors
- Bruce Johnson Construction
- Madrone Painting
- Smart Tree Service
- Premier Gutter Cover
- NW Pacific Electric
- Universal HVAC
- Lenny Martin Painting
- Next Level Decks & Exteriors
- Prodan Construction
- Smooth Rollin’ Sealcoating and Paving
- Lovett Restoration
- Greenlight Titles
- G.W. Hartley IV
- Advanced Coatings
- Thomson Equipment
- MyADU
Technical SEO checklist
What does technical SEO cover?
Technical SEO is the work that lets Google and AI crawlers reach, load and understand every page that should bring you calls. Any technical SEO agency you hire should cover these six areas.
Speed and Core Web Vitals
- LCP under 2.5 s, INP under 200 ms and CLS under 0.1 on mobile
- Render-blocking JavaScript removed
- Images compressed and lazy-loaded
- A fast first screen on real mobile networks
Site structure and internal links
- Internal links that lead to your service pages
- Clean, readable URLs
- One H1 and a logical heading order
- Title tags and meta descriptions rewritten
Schema
- Business, service and FAQ markup where the page supports it
- Article markup on blog posts
- Each block run through Google’s Rich Results Test
- No markup for anything the page doesn’t show
Mobile
- Viewport set up correctly
- Tap targets sized for thumbs
- No sideways scrolling
- Call and quote buttons in view on a phone
AI crawlers
- An llms.txt file listing the pages AI tools should read first
- GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot and Google-Extended allowed or blocked in robots.txt
- Semantic HTML that AI tools can parse
The SEO audit
How does a technical SEO audit work?
A technical SEO audit compares what Google finds on your site with what should be there, then turns the gap into a ranked list of fixes.
- 1Data
Pull your data
Search Console and GA4 show what Google already indexes and which pages bring visits and calls, and your backlink profile shows how much authority each page starts with.
- 2Crawl
Crawl every page
A full crawl checks every page against the checklist above, starting with Core Web Vitals, schema validity and indexing.
- 3Priorities
Rank the fixes by value
Each problem is ranked by what it costs you: the service it touches, what a lead for that service is worth and which competitor is beating you on it.
- 4Fixes
Fix, then re-test
Fixes start on the pages buyers land on most, and each one is checked again once it is live.
First-month results
Sarkinen Plumbing’s search visibility grew 3.75X in month one.
Before SEO, Sarkinen Plumbing held just over 4% of the visibility in its tracked plumbing searches. One month in, it held 15%, while most of the local competitors in the same tracking had slipped.
The new website Lithium built for Sarkinen was part of that SEO work. Its Google Ads ran alongside and aren’t counted in this figure.
Sarkinen Plumbing
Share of search visibility, first month of SEO
3.75X4%
15%
Before SEOAfter month one
Why technical SEO comes first
Content and links can’t outrun a broken site.
Content and links only pay off on pages Google can reach and load, so the technical fixes go in before either one.
An unindexed page can’t rank
If Google can’t crawl or index a service page, no amount of new content or links will put it in front of a buyer.
A slow page loses the call
A buyer standing in a flooded basement won’t wait for a slow page. One tap back, and the call goes to whichever company loaded first.
Weak structure wastes links
Redirect chains and thin internal linking leak the authority link building earns before it reaches the pages that bring in work.
AI tools read the same code
AI crawlers parse your HTML, schema and crawler rules too, so a clean technical base is also what lets AI answers use your pages.
Technical SEO pricing
What do technical SEO services cost?
Technical SEO is part of every SEO retainer Lithium runs, which typically costs $1,300 to $3,000 a month.
$1,300–$3,000
per month
Content, Google Business Profile work, links and reporting come in the same monthly price.
“A lot of options out there for websites and SEO. I’ve worked with this team for years now and would highly recommend them. They know their stuff and deliver results. More importantly to me- they care about service and follow through on what they say they will do. Easy to work with and communicate with. Thank you!”
Nathan BoosHillsview Building“Lithium Marketing has done a good job with understanding our Company and what we specialize in and applying that to our digital marketing.”
Kevin AtiyehAtiyeh Bros CarpetFAQ
Technical SEO, straight to the point.
Still curious?
Call (503) 766-5964 or email [email protected].
Do you sell SEO audit services on their own?
Lithium doesn’t sell SEO audit services on their own: its technical audit runs only inside the SEO retainer, because a report nobody acts on doesn’t change your rankings. Each monthly report then shows what changed on the site, next to the calls and leads it produced.
How fast do technical fixes show up?
A technical fix usually shows its effect within 30 days of going live. Speed work can take that full stretch to confirm, because Search Console’s Core Web Vitals report is built from 28 days of real-visitor data. The rankings those fixes support take longer: typically 60 to 90 days for local and long-tail searches.
Does site speed affect Google rankings?
Site speed affects Google rankings as one signal among many. Google measures loading, responsiveness and visual stability as Core Web Vitals and uses them in its page experience signals, but a fast page still has to be the most relevant answer to rank.
Do I need a new website, or can my current one be fixed?
Your current website can often be kept, because many technical problems are repaired on the site you already have. Lithium’s audit shows whether yours needs a rebuild instead, and when it does, Lithium rebuilds it on WordPress with the SEO architecture and conversion paths planned together, typically for $5,000.
Free action plan
Ready to fix what’s holding your site back?
Let’s have a real conversation about your business. No fluff, no high-pressure sales pitch. In a 1:1 strategy call, we’ll review your goals, your website, and your current marketing efforts. You’ll leave with a prioritized plan outlining quick wins and a clear path toward long-term, sustainable growth.
What we’ll cover
- What’s working (and what isn’t) in your current marketing
- Site and funnel gaps that are costing you leads
- Local SEO and paid traffic opportunities
- Simple tracking and KPIs to measure success
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