SEO Execution TrackerSeptember 2026 to February 2027

Assembly Vintage
Concept Store

Live status of every task in the SEO action plan, with the measured state before work started and the result after.

Prepared for Mr Mateen  ·  Prepared by Hassan Shahbaz

Baseline measured 27 August 2026  ·  Sections in scope: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13

4 of 76 tasks complete5%

Baseline  ·  measured 27 August 2026

Every figure below was read from the live site before any change was made. This is what the six month result gets measured against.

358
Products live
in the sitemap
7
Collection pages
against 11 planned
0
Designer pages
against 10 planned
1
Murano pages
against 8 planned
86
Murano products
one page serving them
0
Collection H1s
none of the 7 have one
0
Collection meta descriptions
none of the 7 have one
19/22
Homepage images with no alt
measured on the live page

Scope

What this tracker covers In scope: sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13 of the plan.

Not in scope: 1 Google Business Profile, 6 Sold products online, 8 Editorial articles, 10 PR and backlinks.

Section 2  ·  Website SEO audit

4 of 19 complete

Full technical audit of assemblyvintage.com during September. The audit itself is complete, the fixes are what remains.

Done27 Aug
Technical crawl and baseline capture
Before

No baseline existed

After

358 products, 7 collections, 7 pages, 0 articles mapped and recorded

Not started
Page titles
Before

Bare category words. /collections/murano-lighting titled 'Lighting', /collections/lightning titled 'Lamps'. No location or category terms anywhere

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Meta descriptions
Before

Zero on all 7 collection pages. Product pages inconsistent, one at 323 chars, another empty

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
H1 / H2 structure
Before

No H1 on any collection page. Homepage H1 exists but is empty

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Image ALT text
Before

19 of 22 homepage images missing alt. Collection and product pages are clean

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Image file sizes
Before

Not yet measured

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Broken links and 404s
Before

Not yet crawled

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Redirects
Before

No redirect map exists

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Duplicate content
Before

/pages/lighting and /collections/murano-lighting both titled 'Lighting'

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Mobile performance
Before

Not yet measured

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Site speed and Core Web Vitals
Before

Homepage 191KB HTML with 80 script tags. Field data not yet pulled

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Search Console indexing issues
Before

Not yet reviewed

After

Not yet recorded

Done27 Aug
XML sitemap
Before

Present and valid. Blog sitemap contains the blog index and no articles

After

Not yet recorded

Done27 Aug
Product structured data
Before

Product schema present on product pages

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Organisation and LocalBusiness schema
Before

Organization present. No LocalBusiness anywhere, so the Al Quoz showroom is invisible to local search

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Breadcrumb schema
Before

No BreadcrumbList on any template

After

Not yet recorded

Done27 Aug
Canonical URLs
Before

Correct and self referencing on every page checked

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Internal linking
Before

No links from products back to collections or designers

After

Not yet recorded

Not startedDo not change without a 301 plan
Fix the /collections/lightning misspelling
Before

The lighting collection sits on a URL spelt 'lightning'. Needs a redirect strategy, not a rename

After

Not yet recorded

Section 3  ·  Homepage SEO

0 of 6 complete

Keep the premium tone, make the business legible to Google.

Not started
Homepage title tag
Before

'Assembly Vintage Concept Store', 30 chars, no category or location terms

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Homepage meta description
Before

299 chars, truncates in results, reads as a keyword list

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Homepage H1
Before

H1 tag present but empty

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Homepage image alt text
Before

19 of 22 images have no alt attribute

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Positioning copy on page
Before

No text that states Dubai, vintage furniture, collectible design, Murano

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Internal links to priority categories
Before

Not yet mapped

After

Not yet recorded

Section 4  ·  Category landing pages

0 of 11 complete

Eleven priority pages. Each needs an SEO introduction, live inventory, educational content, internal links and a sourcing CTA. Four map onto collections that already exist and need upgrading rather than creating.

Not started
Vintage Furniture Dubai
Before

Does not exist

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Vintage Seating
Before

/collections/seating exists, no H1, no meta description, title 'Seating'

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Vintage Lighting
Before

/collections/lightning, misspelt URL, title 'Lamps'

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Murano Lighting
Before

/collections/murano-lighting exists but is titled 'Lighting' and has no H1

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Murano Chandeliers
Before

Does not exist

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Italian Vintage Furniture
Before

Does not exist

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Mid-Century Modern
Before

Does not exist

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Scandinavian Design
Before

Does not exist

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Vintage Rugs
Before

Does not exist. /collections/tapestry is a different category

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Collectible Design
Before

Does not exist

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Art & Objects
Before

Split across /collections/artwork and /collections/decorative-objects

After

Not yet recorded

Section 5  ·  Designer pages

0 of 10 complete

Ten permanent collector resources. Each needs a biography, important designs, why the work is collectible, available Assembly inventory and previously sold examples. Requires provenance input from Assembly, see Section 9.

Not started
Mario Bellini
Before

Does not exist

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Cassina
Before

Does not exist

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Charles & Ray Eames
Before

Does not exist. Products reference Eames but nothing links back

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Knoll
Before

Does not exist

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Gae Aulenti
Before

Does not exist

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Poltronova
Before

Does not exist

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
De Sede
Before

Does not exist

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Vico Magistretti
Before

Does not exist

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Le Corbusier / Jeanneret / Perriand
Before

Does not exist

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Before

Does not exist

After

Not yet recorded

Section 7  ·  Murano SEO project

0 of 9 complete

The strongest opportunity on the site and the only one already proven by data. Clarity ranked Murano Lighting the top collection at 2,579 sessions, the Green Petals chandelier drew 622 on its own, and the cheapest Meta leads all came from Murano creative. There are 86 Murano products behind a single page whose title does not contain the word Murano.

Not started
Vintage Murano Lighting Dubai
Before

Nearest is /collections/murano-lighting, titled 'Lighting', no H1, no meta description

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Murano Chandeliers
Before

Does not exist

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Murano Table Lamps
Before

Does not exist

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Murano Floor Lamps
Before

Does not exist

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Murano Tube Chandeliers
Before

Does not exist

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Guide to Murano Glass
Before

Does not exist

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
How to Identify Vintage Murano Lighting
Before

Does not exist

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
History of Murano Lighting
Before

Does not exist

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Link all 86 Murano products back to the hub
Before

No product links back to a Murano page

After

Not yet recorded

Section 9  ·  Use Assembly's own expertise

0 of 6 complete

The plan requires original photography, markings, labels, restoration examples and pieces Assembly has actually handled. These are client side dependencies, not tasks Hassan can complete alone. Each one blocks Sections 4, 5 and 7.

BlockedNeeded from Assembly
Access to inventory and provenance records
Before

Not yet granted

After

Not yet recorded

BlockedNeeded from Assembly
Original photography of markings and labels
Before

Not yet supplied

After

Not yet recorded

BlockedNeeded from Assembly
Restoration examples and before/after images
Before

Not yet supplied

After

Not yet recorded

BlockedNeeded from Assembly
Time with the buying team for designer knowledge
Before

Not yet scheduled

After

Not yet recorded

BlockedNeeded from Assembly
Archive of sold pieces with photography
Before

Not yet supplied

After

Not yet recorded

BlockedNeeded from Assembly
Shopify theme and admin access
Before

Not yet granted. Blocks every technical fix in Section 2

After

Not yet recorded

Section 11  ·  Instagram to Google alignment

0 of 4 complete

Every recurring Instagram subject should have a website destination to send people to.

Not started
Map recurring Instagram subjects to site destinations
Before

No mapping exists

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Murano posts point to the Murano hub
Before

Posts link to the generic store

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Designer posts point to designer pages
Before

No designer pages to point at

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Link in bio routing to priority pages
Before

Not yet reviewed

After

Not yet recorded

Section 12  ·  Search Console monthly report

0 of 7 complete

One page dashboard by the 5th of each month. The measurement layer already exists: GA4, Clarity and Search Console were installed during the paid media engagement.

Not started
Confirm Search Console access and property
Before

Installed during the paid media engagement, not yet verified for SEO reporting

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Capture organic baseline: impressions, clicks, position, CTR
Before

No organic baseline recorded

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Top 20 keyword tracking with up, down and new markers
Before

Not set up

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Top 10 organic landing page tracking
Before

Not set up

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
WhatsApp and contact enquiries from organic
Before

Not tracked. The click to WhatsApp conversion on Google is still unfinished

After

Not yet recorded

BlockedNeeded from Assembly
Sales attributable to organic search
Before

Impossible today. Assembly closes sales offline and no showroom feedback loop exists

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
First monthly dashboard delivered
Before

Due by 5 October 2026

After

Not yet recorded

Section 13  ·  Competitor monitoring

0 of 4 complete

Understand where Google is giving competitors authority that Assembly does not yet have.

Not started
Identify the competitor set for Dubai vintage and design searches
Before

No competitor set defined

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Baseline their positions on the ten core searches
Before

No baseline

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Track their content, backlinks and reviews monthly
Before

Not tracked

After

Not yet recorded

Not started
Identify authority gaps Assembly can close
Before

Not yet analysed

After

Not yet recorded

Six month targets

Top 3 to 5 visibility on several core Dubai searches

Realistic on designer and long tail terms. Head terms such as 'vintage furniture Dubai' are unlikely inside six months from this base

No organic baseline captured yet
10 designer pages

Blocked on provenance and photography input

0 today
10 category and subject landing pages

Four are upgrades, seven are new builds

7 collections, none SEO ready
50 to 100% increase in qualified organic traffic

Capture the baseline before any changes ship, or the increase cannot be proven

Baseline not yet captured in Search Console