200+ POINT SEO AUDIT, CHECKED BY HAND

SEO Audit & Strategy Built for Growth

We go through your website the way Google does, find what is quietly costing you rankings and leads, then hand you a clear plan to fix it in the right order.

A full technical, on-page and backlink audit, not an automated tool export with your logo on it
Every issue ranked by business impact, so your team always knows what to work on next
A 90 day SEO strategy built around your goals, your market and your real competitors
4.9/5 client rating
NDA on request
Audit delivered in about 10 working days

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By The Numbers

Audits That Lead To Real Growth

The experience behind every audit we send out, and what our clients stay for.

15+

Years of

Search Expertise

1,345+

Projects

Delivered

200+

Checkpoints In

Every Audit

10 Days

Average Audit

Turnaround

97%

Client Retention

Rate

Know The Difference

SEO Audit vs SEO Strategy: Why You Need Both

An audit without a strategy is a to-do list with no direction. A strategy without an audit is built on guesswork. Here is how the pieces fit together.

SEO Audit

Where you stand today

A deep check of your site's technical health, content and authority, so you know exactly what is broken, missing or holding you back.

AnswersWhat is stopping us from ranking?
You getA prioritized issue list with a clear fix for each one

SEO Strategy

Where you should be going

The keywords, pages and topics that will actually bring in customers, based on search demand and what your competitors are winning with.

AnswersWhich searches are worth winning?
You getA keyword map, content plan and competitor gap analysis

SEO Roadmap

How you get there

The audit and strategy turned into a week by week plan, with owners, deadlines and the numbers you will use to measure progress.

AnswersWhat do we do this month, and who does it?
You getA 90 day action plan with KPIs your whole team can follow
When To Get One

Signs Your Website Needs An SEO Audit

If any of these sound familiar, the problem is usually hiding somewhere you haven't looked yet.

Traffic dropped and nobody knows why

A Google update, a plugin change or an accidental noindex tag can wipe out months of progress overnight. We trace the drop back to its cause.

You're stuck on page two

Your content is decent, but you can't break into the top five. Usually it comes down to thin authority, weak internal links or pages competing with each other.

You redesigned or moved your site

Migrations are where rankings go to die. Broken redirects and lost pages often go unnoticed for weeks while traffic slowly bleeds out.

Visitors come in, leads don't

You might be ranking for the wrong searches, or sending good traffic to slow pages that don't answer what people came for.

Why It Pays Off

What A Proper SEO Audit Does For Your Business

It's not about a health score. It's about knowing where your next customers will come from, and what's standing in the way.

Uncover Hidden Opportunities

Pages that almost rank, keywords you already have authority for, and quick wins that have been sitting there unnoticed.

A Roadmap Based On Data

Decisions backed by crawl data, Search Console and real search demand, instead of hunches or whatever a tool flags in red.

Clear Priorities

Every fix is ranked by the impact it will have against the effort it takes, so your developers work on what moves the needle first.

A Real Competitive Edge

See exactly why competitors outrank you, which links and content got them there, and where they are leaving gaps you can fill.

Smarter Decisions

Know whether to fix, rewrite, merge or delete a page before you spend money on new content or a redesign.

Less Wasted Budget

Stop paying for SEO work that can't succeed because of a technical problem underneath it. Fix the foundation once, then build.

Inside The Audit

What We Actually Check On Your Website

Five areas, over 200 individual checks. Tools do the crawling, but a senior specialist reviews every finding before it reaches you.

Technical SEO
On-Page & Content
Off-Page & Backlinks
Page Experience
Local & AI Search

Technical SEO

If Google can't crawl and index your pages properly, nothing else you do will matter. This is where we start.

60+ checks
Crawlability & indexationWhich pages Google can reach, and which it's ignoring
XML sitemaps & robots.txtAccidental blocks, missing pages, outdated entries
Site architectureHow deep key pages sit and how link equity flows
Redirects & status codesChains, loops, 404s and soft 404s
Canonical tags & duplicatesPages splitting signals between near copies
HTTPS & securityMixed content, certificate and protocol issues
Structured dataSchema errors and missed rich result chances
JavaScript renderingContent that users see but search engines don't

On-Page & Content

We look at every important page the way a searcher would, and ask whether it deserves to rank for what it's targeting.

50+ checks
Title tags & meta descriptionsMissing, duplicated, too long or off-target
Heading structureClear H1s and a logical outline on every page
Keyword targeting & intentIs each page matched to what people actually search?
Keyword cannibalizationMultiple pages competing for the same search
Thin & duplicate contentPages that drag down how Google sees your whole site
Content gapsTopics your competitors cover and you don't
Internal linkingOrphan pages and missed links to money pages
Images & alt textFile sizes, formats and descriptive alt attributes

Off-Page & Backlinks

Authority is still one of the strongest ranking signals. We look at who links to you, who links to competitors, and why.

35+ checks
Backlink profile qualityRelevance and strength of referring domains
Toxic & spammy linksPatterns that could put your site at risk
Anchor text distributionNatural variety versus over-optimized anchors
Lost & broken backlinksLinks pointing at pages that no longer exist
Competitor link gapSites linking to them but not to you yet
Brand mentionsUnlinked mentions you can turn into links
Domain authority trendWhether your authority is growing or slipping
Social & PR signalsWhere your brand shows up beyond your own site

Page Experience

Google measures how your pages feel to real visitors. So do your visitors, and they leave fast when it's bad.

30+ checks
Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)How quickly the main content appears
Interaction to Next Paint (INP)How fast the page reacts to taps and clicks
Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS)Content jumping around while it loads
Mobile usabilityTap targets, font sizes and viewport issues
Heavy scripts & third partiesPlugins and tags slowing every page down
Navigation & UX flowHow easily visitors find what they came for
Intrusive pop-upsInterstitials that frustrate users and Google
Conversion pathsWhether ranking pages lead anywhere useful

Local & AI Search

Search doesn't stop at ten blue links anymore. We check how you show up on maps and inside AI generated answers too.

25+ checks
Google Business ProfileCategories, photos, posts and completeness
NAP consistencyName, address and phone matching across the web
Local citationsDirectory listings that build local trust
Reviews & ratingsVolume, recency and how you respond
Location pagesUnique, useful content for each area you serve
AI Overviews presenceWhether Google's AI answers mention you
Entity & brand signalsHow clearly search engines understand who you are
Featured snippet readinessContent formatted to be pulled as the answer
Why Teams Choose Us

Real SEO Specialists, Not Just Another Automated Report

Anyone can run a crawler and export a PDF. What you're paying for is the judgment to know which of those 400 warnings actually matter for your business. Here's how we work differently:

A senior SEO specialist reviews every audit personally, start to finish
Findings explained in plain English, with the reason behind every fix
Strategies shaped around your industry, market and sales cycle
Every recommendation ranked by impact against effort
Developer ready tasks your team can pick up and ship straight away
We stay on after the audit to help you implement and measure results
Senior SEO StrategistsDeveloper Ready Fixes15+ Years in SEO4.9/5 Client Rating
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Find Out What's Really Holding Your Rankings Back

Before you spend another month on content or links, make sure the foundation underneath them actually works. One audit tells you.

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PROJECTS DELIVERED SUCCESSFULLY •

1,345+

Projects Delivered

YEARS OF PROVEN EXPERTISE •

15+

Years of Experience

SKILLED SPECIALISTS ON HAND •

12+

SEO Experts

How We Work

From First Call To Final Roadmap

A clear, collaborative process. You'll know what we're doing at every stage, and nothing lands in your inbox without being explained.

01

Discover

A free call to understand your business, audience and goals
Agree on the KPIs that matter, whether that's leads, sales or bookings
Read-only access to Search Console and Analytics
02

Audit

Full crawl of your site plus a manual review of key pages
Technical, on-page, off-page and page experience checks
Every issue verified by a specialist, not just flagged by a tool
03

Benchmark

Side by side analysis of your top three to five competitors
Keyword, content and backlink gaps you can close
Search features you could be winning, like snippets and maps
04

Plan & Support

A walkthrough call to go over every finding with your team
Your 90 day SEO roadmap, prioritized by impact
Hands-on help while your team puts the fixes in place
The Deliverable

What Lands In Your Inbox

Not a 90 page PDF nobody reads. A clear report that tells you how healthy your site is, what's wrong, and what to fix first.

SEO Audit ReportSample report
62Site Health
Issues Found143
12 critical
38 high
93 medium
Pages Crawled2,418
1,806 indexed
612 not indexed
PriorityIssuePagesImpactEffort
Critical
Category pages set to noindex after last deploy
48pages
Impact
EffortLow
Critical
Redirect chains from the old site migration
215pages
Impact
EffortMedium
High
Two service pages competing for the same keyword
6pages
Impact
EffortLow
High
Mobile LCP above 4 seconds on product pages
320pages
Impact
EffortHigh
Medium
Missing or duplicate meta descriptions
412pages
Impact
EffortLow
Fix this first: Remove the noindex tag from category pages. It's a five minute change that puts 48 of your highest value pages back in Google's index.
Sample figures for illustration. Your report is built entirely from your own site's data.
The Strategy

Your First 90 Days, Mapped Out

The audit tells you what's wrong. The strategy turns it into a sequence your team can actually follow, so the right work happens in the right order.

1
Days 1–30

Fix The Foundations

Resolve critical crawl and indexing issues
Clean up redirects, broken links and duplicates
Quick title and meta wins on top pages
Measure: indexed pages, crawl errors
2
Days 31–60

Build On What's Working

Improve pages already ranking on page two
Fix cannibalization and strengthen internal links
Speed and Core Web Vitals improvements
Measure: average position, organic clicks
3
Days 61–90

Grow Authority

Publish content that fills your biggest keyword gaps
Start earning links from sites your competitors use
Review results and set the next quarter's plan
Measure: leads, conversions, referring domains
What We Usually Find

Problems Hiding On Most Websites

These come up again and again in first audits. Most site owners have no idea they're there until someone looks.

Indexing

Important pages quietly blocked

A noindex tag left over from the staging site, or a robots.txt rule that's far too broad. Google simply can't see pages you assume are live.

Content

Two pages fighting for one keyword

A blog post and a service page targeting the same search, splitting your ranking power so neither one makes it to the top.

Links

Authority leaking through redirects

Long redirect chains and broken internal links, usually left behind by an old redesign, wasting the authority you worked hard to earn.

Speed

Mobile pages failing Core Web Vitals

Oversized images, too many plugins and heavy tracking scripts making pages slow on the phones most of your visitors use.

Based on patterns across the sites we audit. Your report will show exactly which of these apply to you.

Stop Guessing. Start Fixing What Actually Matters.

Get a clear picture of your site's SEO health, and a plan your team can start on the same week.

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Site Health Score58 → 91Example, 90 days after audit fixes
0 Critical Issues
⚡Priority Fixes Shipped
Who We Work With

SEO Audits Shaped Around Your Industry

An online store and a local clinic have very different SEO problems. We adjust what we check, and what we prioritize, to fit how your customers search.

E-commerce

Faceted navigation, product duplicates and crawl budget

SaaS & Tech

JavaScript rendering, feature pages and comparison content

Healthcare

Trust signals, expert authorship and local visibility

Real Estate

Listing pages, location targeting and map rankings

Education & EdTech

Course pages, program keywords and seasonal demand

Finance & Banking

Content accuracy, compliance and strong E-E-A-T

Automotive

Inventory pages, dealer locations and model searches

Local Services

Google Business Profile, reviews and service area pages

Questions, Answered

Frequently Asked Questions

The questions we hear most before an audit. If yours isn't here, just ask on the call.

What is an SEO audit?

An SEO audit is a full health check of your website's search performance. We review the technical setup, the content on your pages, your backlink profile and the experience visitors get, then show you what's stopping you from ranking higher and how to fix it.

How long does an SEO audit take?

Most audits are delivered in about 10 working days. Very large sites, like online stores with tens of thousands of products, can take a little longer. We'll give you a firm date on the first call.

What's the difference between an SEO audit and an SEO strategy?

The audit looks at where your site is today and what's broken. The strategy looks forward: which keywords to target, what content to create and how to beat your competitors. You get both, tied together in one 90 day roadmap.

What access do you need from us?

Read-only access to Google Search Console and Google Analytics is ideal. We don't need admin access to your website or hosting to run the audit, so nothing on your site changes without your say.

Will you fix the issues, or just report them?

Either works. Many clients hand the report to their own developers, and we write every fix so it's clear enough to act on. If you'd rather we handle it, we can implement the changes for you as part of ongoing SEO support.

How often should we get an SEO audit?

A full audit once or twice a year works for most businesses. You should also get one before and after any redesign or migration, and whenever traffic drops without an obvious reason.

Can an audit help us recover from a Google update?

Yes. We compare your traffic against known update dates, find which pages and queries lost ground, and work out whether the cause is content quality, technical issues or links. Then we build the recovery plan around that.

Do you audit Shopify, WordPress and custom built sites?

We do. Every platform has its own quirks, like Shopify's duplicate collection URLs or WordPress plugin bloat, and our recommendations are written for the platform you're actually on.

What exactly do we get at the end?

A prioritized audit report, a competitor comparison, a keyword and content plan, and a 90 day roadmap. We also walk your team through everything on a call, so nobody is left guessing what a finding means.

Will you sign an NDA and keep our data private?

Always. We're happy to sign an NDA before the audit starts, and your data is only ever used to improve your own site.