Small Business Website SEO: September 2026 Roundup
This roundup compares the websites checked with the AI Website SEO Checker in 1 industry in September 2026. Across 1 industry, the average small business website scores 77 out of 100 for SEO. The costliest gap everywhere is "Search descriptions": 100% of websites fall short on it. 100% run a blog, and 100% give Google their business details as structured data.
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| Industry | Average score | Sitemap | Blog | Structured data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-commerce Store websites | 77 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Each industry's newest report by the end of September 2026; the averages of all of them together are weighted by each industry's websites. | ||||
How the scores are spread
The costliest gaps everywhere
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How this roundup was made
This roundup brings together the newest edition of each industry SEO report published by the end of September 2026. Each report counts the newest check of every website in that industry made with the AI Website SEO Checker. Every number here is worked out from those checks.
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