Standard Operating Procedures

Step-by-step playbooks for every digital marketing task — built from real agency work. Updated regularly. Free to read.

SOP 001Web Development

How to Optimise WordPress to Speed Up Your Website

Optimise your WordPress setup for faster page load times without changing how the site looks.

1–2 hours· Beginner
SOP 002Paid Ads

How to Launch a Meta Ads Lead Generation Campaign

Full setup — Business Manager, Pixel, audiences, creative, and launch checklist for lead gen.

2–3 hours· Intermediate
SOP 003SEO

How to Set Up, Verify, and Optimise Bing Webmaster Tools on a WordPress Site

Import from GSC, submit sitemap, run health checks, and capture Bing's 30% of desktop search traffic — including GCC markets.

1–2 hrs + 48hr wait· Beginner
SOP 004Analytics

How to Add Google Tag Manager to a WordPress Site

Install GTM via plugin, publish the container, and verify with Tag Assistant — manage all tracking pixels from one place.

10–15 minutes· Beginner
SOP 005Analytics

How to Add Google Analytics 4 via Google Tag Manager

Get your GA4 Measurement ID, create the GTM tag, publish, and verify real-time data is flowing.

30 minutes· Beginner
SOP 006SEO

How to Reverse Engineer Your Competitor's Backlink Strategy

Use Ahrefs to map competitor DR, backlinks, and referring domains — then find attainable link sources you can replicate.

1–4 hours· Intermediate
SOP 007Paid Ads

How to Audit a Meta Ads Account

Structured 7-step audit covering account structure, Pixel health, CAPI, UTM tracking, budget, creative, and audience performance.

5–10 minutes· Intermediate
SOP 008Video Production

How to Optimise a YouTube Video for SEO

Pre-production keyword research to post-publish promotion — full checklist to rank videos on YouTube and Google search.

30–45 minutes· Beginner
SOP 009SEO

How to Do Keyword Research for SEO

Find seed keywords, expand with Ahrefs, group by intent into buckets, map to URLs, and create a 6–12 month content roadmap.

2–8 hours· Intermediate
SOP 010SEO

How to Launch a Link Building Campaign for Existing Content

Reverse-engineer competitor backlinks, find contact emails with Hunter.io, and run a personalised outreach campaign to earn do-follow links.

3–4 hrs/campaign· Intermediate
SOP 011Marketing Strategy

How to Conduct Customer Interviews

Set up Calendly, write warm outreach emails, run structured interviews using the 3-phase question framework, and extract buyer persona insights.

10–30 min/interview· Beginner
SOP 012SEO

How to Perform an On-Page SEO Audit on a Page

Comprehensive page audit: URL, title, H1, content, images, internal links, page speed, and indexing — using the SEO Audit Worksheet.

1–2 hours· Intermediate
SOP 013SEO

How to Optimise a WordPress Post with Yoast SEO

Step-by-step Yoast setup: focus keyword, SEO title, meta description, content checks, readability analysis, and URL slug — for every page you publish.

10–20 min/page· Beginner
SOP 014SEO

How to Find On-Page Optimisation Opportunities on a Website

Use Ahrefs Best by Backlinks + 3-question framework to identify which existing pages will get the fastest ranking gains from optimisation.

5–7 hours· Intermediate
SOP 015SEO

How to Reverse Engineer Your Competitor's Keyword Strategy

Use Ahrefs Top Pages + Content Gap tool to find what competitors rank for, identify keyword gaps, and build a data-driven content roadmap.

~1 hour· Intermediate

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