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54-Point AdSense Readiness Checklist

A structured pre-application checklist covering domain trust, content, SEO, technical health, policy pages, navigation, and monetization readiness.

10 min readActionableUpdated July 2026
Use this checklist as a final quality-control process. A single failed item may not automatically prevent approval, but multiple weaknesses can make the website appear incomplete or low value.
01

Domain and Trust Signals

Confirm the website is consistently reachable, protected with HTTPS, uses a recognizable brand name, and provides clear ownership and contact information.

HTTPS works without warnings.
WWW and non-WWW versions resolve consistently.
The footer includes brand and contact links.
No placeholder pages remain live.
02

Content Quality Checks

Review whether each major article has a clear purpose, original value, readable formatting, accurate information, and enough depth for the topic.

Unique titles and introductions.
Helpful headings and examples.
No scraped, spun, or duplicated sections.
Images include useful alternative text.
Old content is updated or removed.
03

Policy and Transparency Checks

Make sure the Privacy Policy, Terms, Disclaimer, About, and Contact pages are accessible from the main navigation or footer and accurately describe the site.

04

SEO Foundation Checks

Confirm title tags, meta descriptions, heading hierarchy, canonical tags, internal links, sitemap, robots.txt, and indexability are configured intentionally.

05

Technical Experience Checks

Test page speed, mobile responsiveness, browser compatibility, image optimization, compression, caching, security headers, and error pages.

06

Final Application Review

Remove test ads, aggressive popups, copied widgets, empty category pages, and anything that distracts from the main content. Then run a fresh audit and manually inspect the highest-priority failures.

Quick Action Checklist

Website online
SSL enabled
Responsive layout
Fast loading
Clear title tags
Meta descriptions
One logical H1
Useful H2/H3 headings
Canonical tags
Schema where relevant
Open Graph tags
Language attribute
robots.txt
XML sitemap
Original content
Adequate article depth
About page
Contact page
Privacy Policy
Terms page
Disclaimer
Author information
Internal links
External references where useful
Image ALT text
Optimized images
Compression
Caching
Favicon
No mixed content
Security headers
No accidental noindex
Clean 404 page
No broken links
No empty categories
No placeholder text
Readable typography
Good contrast
Clear menu
Footer navigation
Breadcrumbs where helpful
No intrusive interstitials
No auto-downloads
No misleading buttons
No copied legal text mismatch
Consistent branding
Content update dates
Editorial review
No duplicate pages
No doorway pages
No malware warnings
Analytics configured responsibly
Consent handling where required
Final manual review

Frequently Asked Questions

Do all 54 items have to pass?

Treat the list as a quality framework. Prioritize policy, trust, original content, accessibility, and major technical failures first.

How often should I repeat the checklist?

Run it before applying, after major site changes, and periodically as new content or plugins are added.

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