Updated October 26

Hey there, thanks so much for your interest in this guide. My name is Jo Lambadjieva and I am an AI in Ecommerce expert.

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And below is the full SOP as promised:

Use this SOP to automate a comprehensive Search-Engine & Answer-Engine Optimization audit. Provided are 3 routes based on tools and sophistication:


1. Choose Your Route

Route Best for Does it work?
Manus Guided research and analysis of public pages plus uploaded SEO reports Yes. Broader coverage requires exports or connected data.
Claude A straightforward audit using files and selected pages you supply Yes. Web search alone does not establish a complete site crawl or Google indexing status.
DataForSEO, connected to Claude Collecting fresh crawl, search and backlink data without writing code Yes, with setup and usage charges. Here Claude is the interface; DataForSEO supplies the data. This is not a separate one-click reporting workflow.

2. Preparation

Gather:

For a stronger audit, also upload what you already have:

Input What it helps verify
Google Search Console performance exports for a consistent date range; Page Indexing report and URL Inspection screenshots for priority pages Search performance and Google's reported indexing status
A recent crawl export from your SEO tool or agency Broken links, redirects, metadata, canonical URLs and broader site coverage
PageSpeed Insights results for representative pages, including mobile Performance findings; distinguish real-user data from simulated tests
Backlink export from an SEO tool Links pointing to your site; public browsing cannot establish a complete backlink profile
Analytics summary and product-feed exports, where relevant Visits/conversions and mismatches between product pages and shopping feeds

Record export dates and save your baseline before making changes.

3. Run the Audit: Three Ways

this is the output I got with Manus

this is the output I got with Manus

Option A: Through Manus