Client
Dr. Joel Cherdack SEO Audit
https://drjoelcherdack.com/
Audited 2026-05-30Overall 36Mode Master
Action Plan

Dr. Joel Cherdack Remediation Roadmap

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High Priority
5 actions
Medium Priority
5 actions
Low Priority
5 actions

High Priority

5 actions
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The site has zero structured data, which means it currently cannot be cited cleanly by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, or Claude beyond a generic URL reference. Adding th

High
Effort: Not specifiedStatus: Proposed
2

The brand voice already includes "AS FEATURED ON" framing in the H1 area; pair this with verifiable citations to Colorado & Company (already noted on the In The Media page) and oth

Medium
Effort: Not specifiedStatus: Proposed
3

"Dr. Joel Cherdack, DC" credential should be surfaced on every author bio with `Physician` and `MedicalSpecialty` properties

Medium
Effort: Not specifiedStatus: Proposed
4

llms.txt should declare the brand's canonical facts (clinic addresses, phones, credentials, services) so LLMs scraping for grounding pull a consistent record

Medium
Effort: Not specifiedStatus: Proposed
5

Author bio with credentials, photo, and link to Physician schema on every clinical page

Medium
Effort: Not specifiedStatus: Proposed

Medium Priority

5 actions
1

Medical disclaimer reachable in one click from every page (footer link present; confirm wording)

Medium
Effort: Not specifiedStatus: Proposed
2

Reviewed-by / Edited-by byline pattern for blog posts (add `reviewedBy` to Article schema)

Medium
Effort: Not specifiedStatus: Proposed
3

Citations to peer-reviewed studies inline (PubMed, NEJM, JAMA) on any therapeutic claim

Medium
Effort: Not specifiedStatus: Proposed
4

FDA-status framing for peptides (peptides are compounded medications, not FDA-approved drugs in most cases; Section 503A/B language)

Medium
Effort: Not specifiedStatus: Proposed
5

DataForSEO live endpoints were used for every metric (no SERP scraping snippets used as source of truth)

Medium
Effort: Not specifiedStatus: Proposed

Low Priority

5 actions
1

The homepage origin returns HTTP 403 to non-residential IPs (Cloudflare bot block). The on-page audit nevertheless succeeded because DataForSEO uses residential-grade proxies. The

Medium
Effort: Not specifiedStatus: Proposed
2

Google Search Console data (impressions, clicks, average position, query inventory) is UNVERIFIED because it requires client access. Recommend onboarding GSC + GA4 to ground future

High
Effort: Not specifiedStatus: Proposed
3

Local Falcon / GMB Crush geogrid data is UNVERIFIED because the two clinic Google Business Profiles were not connected to this audit. Recommend running a 5x5 geogrid at 1-mile radi

Medium
Effort: Not specifiedStatus: Proposed
4

Backlink crawl date: DataForSEO Backlinks Summary index as of audit run 2026-05-30; backlinks first observed on the target on 2025-08-19

High
Effort: Not specifiedStatus: Proposed
5

On-page crawl date: 2026-05-30T06:22:32Z (DataForSEO On-Page Instant Pages, JavaScript rendering enabled)

Medium
Effort: Not specifiedStatus: Proposed