Run your roofing website through this 37-point SEO audit — today

This checklist is built for roofing contractors—from solo operators to multi-location franchises—who want to audit their own site or brief an SEO agency on what matters. You don't need technical skills to use it. Each item is actionable and linked to a specific outcome: more qualified roofing leads.

Use this if you:

• Want to diagnose why your roofing website isn't ranking locally
• Are evaluating an SEO agency and want to know what should be done
• Have invested in SEO before and want to audit what's actually working
• Manage multiple locations and need a consistent improvement framework

Skip items that don't apply (e.g., if you're a single-location roofer, multi-location optimization may come later). The goal is progress, not perfection.

These items take minimal time but improve disproportionate value. Roofing contractors who complete these first often see movement in local search within 2–4 weeks.

Google Business Profile (GBP) Optimization

• Claim and verify your GBP profile (if not already)
• Complete all business information: name, address, phone, hours, services
• Upload 5+ recent roofing project photos
• Write a 250-word business description mentioning key services (roof replacement, repair, inspection)
• Add service categories: Roofer, Roof Repair, Gutter Service (if applicable)
• Respond to all reviews (positive and negative) within 48 hours

On-Page Titles and Meta Descriptions

• Update homepage title tag to include your service area: "Roofing Contractor in [City] — Repairs & Replacements"
• Rewrite service page title tags to include location: "Roof Replacement in [City] | [Company Name]"
• Ensure meta descriptions summarize the service and include a local signal (city or region)

Local Citations

• Audit your NAP (name, address, phone) across Google, Apple Maps, Yelp, HomeAdvisor, and Angie's List
• Fix any inconsistencies in formatting or spelling
• Add your business to 3–5 local directories relevant to roofers in your area

These items build the foundation for 3–6 month cumulative gains. Roofing contractors often see measurable ranking movement on service keywords after completing this phase.

Technical Site Health

• Test site speed on desktop and mobile (target: under 3 seconds on mobile)
• Ensure mobile-responsive design (test on iPhone, Android)
• Fix broken internal links and 404 errors
• Verify Google Search Console access and submit XML sitemap
• Check for indexing errors in GSC and fix crawl issues
• Enable HTTPS if not already active

Service Area Architecture

• Create dedicated service area pages for your primary markets (e.g., /roofing-in-denver, /roof-repair-in-boulder)
• Include local schema markup (city, region, service radius) on each page
• Link service area pages from homepage and service pages
• Add 150–200 words of locally relevant content to each area page

Structured Data (Schema Markup)

• Add LocalBusiness schema to your homepage
• Implement Service schema on service pages
• Add AggregateRating schema if you have 10+ reviews
• Test schema markup using Google's Rich Results Test

Review Management Foundation

• Set up a system to ask past clients for reviews (follow-up email at 48 hours post-project)
• Monitor review sites weekly (Google, Yelp, HomeAdvisor)
• Document review response time and response rate

These items drive organic reach beyond local search. Roofing contractors who complete this phase build authority that sustains rankings through seasonal dips.

Service Content Expansion

• Write 500+ word pages for each service (roof replacement, repair, inspection, gutter cleaning, storm damage)
• Include roofing-specific keywords naturally: materials (asphalt, metal, TPO), problems (leaks, sagging), and scenarios (storm damage claims)
• Answer questions roofing customers actually ask (warranty coverage, insurance claims, emergency repairs)

Local Content Authority

• Create neighborhood-specific content for top 5–10 service areas (e.g., "Roof Replacement in [Neighborhood]: Costs and Timeline")
• Include local landmarks, school names, or neighborhood characteristics to signal hyperlocal authority
• Link these pages to each other and to main service pages

Backlink Foundation

• Audit your current backlink profile in Ahrefs, SEMrush, or Moz
• Identify broken backlinks (links that point to your site from 404 pages)
• Create a target list of local directories, business associations, and relevant authority sites (Better Business Bureau, roofing associations)
• Reach out to past clients and project partners for linking opportunities (before/after galleries, testimonials with links)

Review Velocity (Storm Season Priority)

• After major storms, implement a 24-hour review request system
• Track review growth week-over-week during peak season
• Document correlation between review velocity and Google ranking improvements

If you have 0–10 online reviews: Prioritize GBP optimization and review generation before content expansion. Reviews are your fastest local ranking driver.

If your site is slow or not mobile-responsive: Fix technical issues before content creation. Google won't rank a slow, broken site no matter how good your copy is.

If you're the only roofer in your area: You can deprioritize competitive content and focus on GBP, citations, and basic service pages. Market weakness is your advantage.

If you're competing in a saturated market (metro areas, franchise territories): Accelerate the structural improvements phase and allocate time to content expansion and backlinks. You need authority signals to stand out.

If you're a multi-location roofer or franchise: Complete the technical and GBP optimization on all locations before investing in location-specific content. Consistency is more important than depth at scale.

If you have a busy season (storm season in your region): Front-load GBP, citations, and review systems before peak season arrives. A well-optimized GBP profile during high-intent periods will drive disproportionate lead volume.

Auditing your site once is useful. Measuring the impact of your changes is essential.

Weeks 1–4 (Hit [quick wins](/resources/banks/bank-seo-checklist) first, then tackle structural improvements): You should see improvement in GBP visibility (more views, higher position in local search). Set a baseline: take screenshots of your GBP profile ranking on search, then check again in 2 weeks. Track the number of roofing leads from Google.

Months 2–3 (Structural Phase): Monitor Google Search Console for impressions and clicks on roofing keywords. Set up UTM parameters on your website so you can track leads by source. Most roofers report 20–40% increase in organic visibility during this phase.

Months 4–6 (Content and Authority): Measure organic rankings for 10–15 roofing keywords important to your business ("roof replacement in [city]," "emergency roof repair," etc.). Use Google Search Console or a free rank tracker to monitor position. Document the correlation between ranking improvements and lead volume.

Store this data in a simple spreadsheet: date, metric (GBP views, organic clicks, keyword rank, estimated leads). Over 6 months, you'll see the trend. In our experience working with roofing contractors, firms that systematically move through these phases see 2–3x increase in organic lead volume by month 6, though results vary significantly by market competitiveness, starting authority, and lead-generation execution.