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Performance & Technical SEO Audit

An in-depth review of your site's speed, Core Web Vitals, crawlability, structured data and accessibility basics, delivered as a clear, prioritised action plan.

If your website feels slow, is not showing up in search results the way you expected, or you are about to invest in a redesign, start here. Our Performance & Technical SEO Audit gives you a clear, evidence-based picture of what is holding your site back and a prioritised plan for fixing it.

Who it is for#

  • Site owners with a slow website who want to know exactly why, and what will make the biggest difference.
  • Businesses that have seen traffic drop and want to rule out technical causes.
  • Teams planning a redesign or migration who want to understand what to keep, fix and avoid.
  • WooCommerce stores where speed and reliability directly affect sales.
  • Developers and agencies who want an independent second opinion.

What is included#

Performance#

  • Core Web Vitals review using field data where available, such as the Chrome UX Report, and lab tests, measured against Google’s “good” thresholds: LCP within 2.5 seconds, INP within 200 milliseconds and CLS under 0.1.
  • Loading analysis of images, fonts, CSS, JavaScript and third-party scripts.
  • Server and hosting review, including response times, caching and compression.

Technical SEO#

  • Crawlability and indexing: robots rules, XML sitemaps, status codes, redirects and canonical tags.
  • Site structure: internal linking, URL patterns and duplicate content.
  • Metadata: titles, descriptions and headings.
  • Structured data: validation of existing schema and recommendations for missing types.
  • Mobile usability and rendering checks.

Accessibility and security basics#

  • Accessibility quick scan for common WCAG 2.2 issues such as contrast, alternative text, headings and keyboard access.
  • Security surface check: HTTPS, outdated software and obvious misconfigurations.

Deliverables#

  • A written report with findings, evidence and plain-English explanations.
  • A prioritised action plan ranking each fix by impact and effort.
  • A walkthrough call to discuss the findings and answer your questions.

Process and timeline#

The audit is delivered within five to seven business days of receiving access.

  1. Kick-off: a short questionnaire about your goals, key pages and any known issues.
  2. Data collection: crawls, performance tests and a review of search console and analytics data.
  3. Analysis: we investigate root causes rather than just listing warnings from automated tools.
  4. Report and call: you receive the report, followed by a walkthrough call.

What we need from you#

  • Your website address and a list of your most important pages or templates.
  • Read access to Google Search Console and your analytics tool, if available.
  • Information about your hosting and platform, and admin access if you would like a deeper review of plugins or configuration.
  • Any context about recent changes, migrations or traffic drops.

Optional add-ons#

Quoted individually:

  • Implementation of fixes by our team.
  • Full accessibility audit with manual testing against WCAG 2.2 AA.
  • Migration planning, including redirect mapping for a redesign or platform change.
  • Re-test after fixes to confirm improvements.
  • Ongoing monitoring through our Website Care & Maintenance Plan.

Further reading#

For background on the metrics we measure, read Core Web Vitals in 2026: A Practical Guide to LCP, INP and CLS and our technical SEO checklist. Ready for an audit? Contact us and we will reply within one business day.

Do you fix the issues as part of the audit?

The audit identifies and prioritises the issues and explains how to fix them. If you would like us to implement the fixes, we can quote for that separately, and the audit fee can be a useful starting point for scoping the work.

Does the audit work for any platform?

Yes. We audit WordPress, WooCommerce, static sites and custom applications. Some recommendations are platform-specific, and we tailor the action plan to the technology you use.

Will the audit improve my rankings?

No one can guarantee rankings. The audit removes technical barriers that can hold a site back, such as slow pages, indexing problems or missing structured data, so that your content has the best possible foundation.

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