Is technical SEO hard?

Author: Semrush Team
1 min read
Jan 10, 2025

No, technical SEO isn’t hard. The fundamentals, such as making your pages easy for search engines to access, fixing broken links, and improving page speed, are straightforward. With a few simple tools and hands-on practice, you can build these essential technical SEO skills over time.

As you go deeper into technical SEO, you may face more complex tasks. Completing tasks such as optimizing your site’s architecture, fine-tuning how pages load, and making code-level improvements may require deeper knowledge of web technologies and best practices. At this more advanced stage, having basic coding skills or working with a developer can help.

By having patience, continuously learning, and seeking expert support when needed, you can steadily gain confidence and skill in all areas of technical SEO.

Further reading: What Is Technical SEO?

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