The 2026 Food Blogger SEO Checklist

Give every recipe post a real shot at ranking.

Run each post through this checklist before you hit publish. Keywords, structure, recipe schema, E-E-A-T, site speed and promotion, all on one page.

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Six areas, one checklist

The same things we check on every client post, in the order you’d fix them.

01
Keyword strategy

Pick the right target for each post, and stop competing with yourself.

02
On-page structure

Titles, headings and layout that tell Google exactly what the post is about.

03
Recipe schema

The recipe card fields that earn rich results in search.

04
E-E-A-T signals

Show a real cook made and tested this recipe.

05
Technical performance

Speed and mobile basics that keep readers on the page.

06
After you publish

Simple promotion steps that help a new post get found faster.

Ty Kilgore
Who made this
Hi, I’m Ty Kilgore.

I run Everything Digital Marketing, an SEO agency that works only with food bloggers and content creators. I’ve spent 18+ years in digital marketing and speak at events like Flavor Media Summit. This is the checklist my team works from.

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