Next.js SEO consultancy

Help every important page earn search visibility.

SEO support for Next.js websites. We make sure important pages can be found, understood and indexed, then give you or your developer clear guidance for fixing anything that gets in the way.

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Next.jsRoute: /products/[slug]

app

products

[slug]page.tsxgenerateMetadata

Page outputMeaningful HTML returned✓

MetadataUnique and canonical✓

Status200, redirect or 404✓

DiscoveryLinked and in sitemap✓

Production route checkReady to index

Next.js can support strong SEO, but it does not handle everything automatically.

The way pages load, how URLs are organised and what reaches the live website all affect whether Google can find, understand and index the right content.

What we review

Follow every important page from the build to the live website.

We look at how the website is built and what Google receives when it visits important pages. This helps us explain where visibility is being lost and gives you or your developer a clear route to fixing it.

How important pages load

Check whether the content people search for is present straight away or depends on JavaScript running in the browser.

Server and browser content

Keep important copy and page information available from the start, while using browser-side JavaScript for features that genuinely need interaction.

Titles and search information

Review page titles, descriptions, preferred URLs, indexing rules and social sharing details across the website.

URLs and error pages

Test changing URLs, redirects and missing pages so visitors and search engines always receive the correct response.

Sitemaps and search access

Check that the sitemap includes the right pages and that important content is not accidentally hidden from search engines.

The live website

Make sure updates, cached pages and hosting behaviour work correctly after deployment, not only during development.

How the page is prepared

Keep important content easy for search engines to access.

Next.js can prepare page content on the server before it reaches a visitor’s browser. We help your developer keep important content and search information in the page from the start, while using browser-side JavaScript for features that need interaction.

Prepared on the serverPage layoutMain contentTitles and descriptionsStructured data

HTMLRSC payload

Runs in the browserFiltersOn-site searchInteractive tools

The aim is not to remove JavaScript. It is to make the essential page content easy to access, then add interaction without hiding anything important from search engines.

Page information and indexing

Help Google understand every page.

Every important page needs an accurate title, description, preferred URL and clear indexing instructions. We define how Next.js should create this information across the website, then check what appears on the finished pages.

app/products/[slug]/page.tsxMetadata API

export async function generateMetadata({ params }) {
  const { slug } = await params
  const product = await getProduct(slug)
  return {
    title: product.name,
    alternates: { canonical: product.url },
    robots: { index: product.available }
  }
}

Unique title Canonical URL Index rule

Your Next.js SEO plan

Clear fixes you or your developer can act on.

We explain where each problem occurs, what needs to change, why it matters and how to confirm the finished page works properly.

Page and URL plan

A clear view of the pages that matter, how they load and what each type of page needs to appear correctly in search.

Clear action plan

Prioritised fixes that you can understand and your developer can implement and check.

Page information rules

A consistent plan for titles, descriptions, preferred URLs, indexing rules and structured data across the website.

Launch checks

Checks before and after release to confirm that important pages, redirects, links and search information work on the live site.

Launch checks

Test the website people and search engines actually receive.

A website can behave differently after it leaves the developer’s computer. We check the final build before launch and continue testing after it reaches the live domain.

BuildImportant pages created correctly
PreviewPage information and responses checked
LaunchRedirects and updated pages verified
MonitorCrawling and indexing reviewed

Problems we regularly find

Common Next.js SEO problems

These issues are not inevitable, but they are easy to miss when a site is being built or changed quickly.

Pages show the wrong search information

Shared or automatically generated settings can give pages repeated titles, descriptions or preferred URLs.

Google receives incomplete content

Important copy or links load too late or depend on browser-side JavaScript that does not run as expected.

Several URLs show the same page

Filters, changing URL formats or hosting settings can create duplicate versions of the same content.

The live website behaves differently

Cached pages, redirects and generated files can work during development but become missing or outdated after launch.

Next.js SEO questions

Clear answers for website owners and developers.

What matters, why it affects search and when a developer may need to make a change.

Is Next.js automatically SEO-friendly?+

No platform handles everything automatically. Next.js gives developers useful tools, but those tools still need to be set up correctly. A Next.js website can have repeated page titles, conflicting preferred URLs, missing content or error pages that send the wrong signal to Google.

Is the App Router better for SEO than the Pages Router?+

Both can work well in search. What matters is whether each page has a clear URL, useful content, accurate page information and the correct response when it loads. We review the version your website uses rather than recommending a rebuild without good reason.

Should every Next.js page be prepared on the server?+

No. Some pages can be prepared in advance, some need up-to-date information from the server and some features need to run in the browser. We choose the simplest reliable approach for each important part of the website.

What do you test before a Next.js launch?+

We check a representative selection of pages, including titles, preferred URLs, indexing rules, sitemaps, redirects, missing pages, structured data and internal links. We then confirm that the live website behaves as expected after deployment.

Building something that search needs to understand?

Bring search into the build before launch, or untangle what is already holding a modern website back.

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