Technical SEO Agency for SaaS sites
Core Web Vitals, schema architecture, crawl budget, indexability, JavaScript rendering, hreflang, mobile-first indexing. The technical foundation work that decides whether your content can rank at all. For SaaS sites where the engineering team knows there are technical issues but doesn't have a senior SEO-technical lead.
THE PROBLEM
Why Technical SEO matters now
Core Web Vitals failing
LCP over 2.5s, CLS over 0.1, INP over 200ms. Google deprioritizes pages that fail CWV thresholds, especially on mobile. Compounds across thousands of URLs.
Pages not indexed
GSC shows hundreds of "Crawled - currently not indexed" or "Discovered - not indexed" pages. JavaScript rendering, thin content, or canonical confusion silently kills indexability.
Schema markup broken or missing
No FAQPage, Article, or Service schema. Or schema present but failing validation. Either way: no rich results, no AI engine extraction signals.
JavaScript rendering issues
React or Next.js sites where Googlebot sees a partial render. Critical content loaded client-side after first paint. Content invisible to crawlers.
METHODOLOGY
Citelane's 14-Layer Technical Audit
Every technical SEO engagement starts with the 14-Layer audit: indexability, crawlability, Core Web Vitals (LCP, CLS, INP), JavaScript rendering, schema validation, mobile usability, hreflang, internal linking architecture, sitemap optimization, robots.txt, canonical handling, redirect chains, log file analysis, and security/HTTPS. Each layer scored, prioritized by ranking-impact estimate, and queued with specific implementation guidance for your engineering team.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
In every Technical SEO retainer
- ✓ 14-Layer technical audit with prioritized fix queue
- ✓ Core Web Vitals optimization plan (per-template)
- ✓ Schema markup architecture (Service, FAQPage, Article, Organization, BreadcrumbList)
- ✓ Crawl budget analysis and sitemap optimization
- ✓ JavaScript rendering audit (CSR vs SSR vs ISR recommendations)
- ✓ Indexability fixes for orphan pages and soft 404s
- ✓ Internal linking architecture redesign
- ✓ Mobile-first indexing audit
- ✓ Hreflang implementation if multi-region
- ✓ Monthly re-audit with delta tracking
THE PROCESS
How a Technical SEO engagement runs
Discovery + access setup
GSC, GA4, log file access, staging environment access. Crawl performed using Screaming Frog Pro on full site. Baseline established.
14-Layer audit (Week 1-2)
Each of 14 layers scored. Issues prioritized by ranking-impact estimate. Fix queue handed to your engineering team with implementation specs and validation criteria.
Implementation partnership (Week 3-12)
Async pairing with your engineering team. Code review for SEO impact on every PR that touches frontend, routing, or schema. Validation of fixes in staging before promotion.
Monthly re-audit + report
Each month: re-run the 14-Layer audit, track which scores improved, surface new issues introduced by recent deploys, prioritize next month's queue.
WHEN TO HIRE
Hire technical SEO when…
You have a SaaS site over 1,000 pages, an engineering team that ships frequently, GSC reports failing Core Web Vitals OR low indexation rate, AND you don't have a senior SEO-technical lead in-house. Technical SEO becomes the bottleneck for content SEO — you can publish brilliant content, but if the technical foundation is broken, nothing ranks. Citelane embeds with your engineering team to fix the foundation while your content team continues producing.
PRICING
Tiered monthly retainers. INR / USD / GBP.
Technical SEO engagements are priced as part of Citelane’s tiered retainer model. Tier mix depends on scope, site size, and stage. Custom quote on the strategy call.
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FAQ
Do you write code or just provide specs?
We provide implementation-ready specs and review your engineering team's PRs. We don't typically write production code in your repo (that's a separate engagement scope). For most SaaS engineering teams, the bottleneck is knowing what to fix and how to validate it — not writing the actual code.
How is this different from your main SaaS SEO service?
Main SaaS SEO covers strategy + content + links + technical. Technical SEO is the standalone version for teams that already have content and strategy handled and just need the technical layer fixed.
Do you work with non-React stacks?
Yes. WordPress, Webflow, Next.js, Nuxt, Sanity, custom Rails/Django/Laravel apps. The 14-Layer audit is stack-agnostic; implementation guidance adapts to your stack.
How long does the initial audit take?
Two weeks. Week 1: crawl + log analysis + scoring. Week 2: prioritization + fix queue + handoff session with your engineering team.
What if our site has fewer than 1,000 pages?
Technical SEO still applies but the leverage is lower. For sub-1,000-page sites, often the right move is a one-time technical audit + implementation rather than an ongoing retainer. Talk to us on a strategy call about whether ongoing makes sense for your scale.
Talk to a Technical SEO consultant
15-minute strategy call. We map your top 3 technical seo priorities for the next 90 days.
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