CONNECT RECOMMENDATIONS TO EVIDENCE
Repeat these cards for additional items. Use public page references and keep private records separate.
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SEO recommendation-evidence and implementation handoff workbook
An SEO proposal can mix observations, recommended changes and work someone else must implement. This helpful preparation resource from PickYourPro.ai keeps those steps separate. Label each recommendation, ask what supports it, and carry the same label into the agreed work and handoff record.
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Preparation only. Not an SEO audit, technical fix, access-grant instruction, performance forecast or ranking guarantee. No search-volume, attribution, indexing or AI-citation outcome is established. Use public references or private document labels, never credentials or private data.
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How to use this resource
Use Recommendation A for one item, not an entire audit. Write a public page or page-group reference, the question you want answered, and the provider's dated evidence reference. Ask for an explanation in language you understand. Repeat with Recommendation B. On page 2, connect each item to the proposed work, implementation owner, decision still needed and record you expect to receive. A recommendation is not approval to change a website. A delivery record is not proof that a later ranking or traffic change was caused by that work. Keep account access, private analytics, customer data and credentials outside this workbook.
Open the PDF in a form-capable viewer, save a copy, then fill it in. Reopen your saved copy to check your answers. You can also print the blank pages and write by hand. Your answers are not submitted to PickYourPro.ai.
FOLLOW THE WORK THROUGH HANDOFF
Use the same A and B labels. Advice, a decision and completed work are different records.
KEEP DELIVERY AND RESULTS SEPARATE
Tick what is organized. A changed metric alone does not establish what caused the change.
QUESTIONS FOR THE SEO PROVIDER
Ask for understandable explanations and written responsibilities, not guaranteed search results.
COMPARE THE SAME SEO WORK
Use Provider A and Provider B in every box. Compare the same recommendation list and scope version.
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SEO preparation checklist
- Give each recommendation a stable label and a public page or page-group reference.
- Separate your question from the provider's observation and explanation.
- Record the date and reference for the evidence the provider offers.
- Ask what is uncertain and which proposed work is outside the audit scope.
- Name who would implement each agreed item; do not assume advice includes implementation.
- Keep pending decisions separate from approved work.
- Request a delivery record linked to the original recommendation.
- Track reporting and end-of-engagement handoff without claiming performance causation.
Questions for the SEO provider
- How will each recommendation identify the page or page group it concerns and the evidence supporting it?
- Can you explain the proposed work, its rationale and any uncertainty without relying only on a tool score?
- Which tasks are advice, implementation or reporting, and who owns each task?
- How will decisions, changed recommendations and work completed be recorded?
- What evidence of delivery and unresolved-item register will we receive?
- How are reports, documentation, ownership, handoff and changes defined in the written scope?
Write down the answers and any exclusions. If two proposals describe different work, clarify the difference before comparing their totals. Leave unanswered points blank until the professional confirms them.
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Official references and scope
These are original planning prompts, with AI assistance, prepared by PickYourPro.ai. Official links checked October 18, 2026. This pack has not been independently reviewed by a licensed specialist.
- Google Search Central: hiring an SEO ↗
Official hiring guidance, updated June 5, 2026; checked October 18, 2026. Used as context for asking about explanations and evidence. These original worksheets do not reproduce technical recommendations or promise search outcomes.
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