Services · SEO, AEO & Website Audits

Find what’s holding your website back.

I review how your website is found, how it performs and how clearly it explains what you do. You get a written audit with the important fixes in order. I can also carry out the changes we agree.

For an existing website that needs attention, or a rebuild that needs a careful move.

Illustrative audit finding
  1. 01 Finding Some retired web addresses lead to missing pages.
  2. 02 Why it matters Existing bookmarks and search links can send visitors to a dead end.
  3. 03 Recommended action Redirect each retired address to its most relevant replacement.
  4. 04 Priority Resolve before the replacement site launches.

A clear plan for what to fix first

The audit explains what I found, why it matters and what I recommend doing about it. Findings are prioritised so you can make a sensible start, whether I make the changes or your existing team does.

You receive a written review, a prioritised action list and a discussion of any implementation you want scoped separately.

What the audit can cover

We agree the pages, systems and questions covered before the review starts.

Old links accounted for

The Queenstown & District Historical Society migration covered 138 old addresses, with redirects to their new homes. The work helped preserve routes people already used through bookmarks, printed references and existing search links.

Four entries from the Society’s redirect map
  • /page7.html redirects to /archive
  • /page8.html redirects to /publications
  • /page27.html redirects to /events
  • /Courier 108 published.pdf redirects to /couriers/courier-108.pdf
See the migration work →
The old Historical Society home page: red buttons and dense text on a pale yellow background
Before the rebuild
The new Historical Society home page: a dark header and a photograph of Arrowtown with the Society’s name
After the rebuild

How it works

  1. 01

    Understand the site

    We agree what the site needs to do, what you want answered and the access needed.

  2. 02

    Review and prioritise

    I inspect the agreed areas and organise the findings into a practical action list.

  3. 03

    Agree the next step

    Take the audit to your team, or ask me to scope and carry out fixes.

  4. 04

    Check the changes

    Where implementation is included, I check the completed work and explain what to monitor afterwards.

Common questions

Can you guarantee rankings or AI appearances?

No. Search platforms decide what appears. I can address problems with the site’s foundations, content and structure, and explain how to monitor changes.

Are fixes included in the audit?

The audit stands alone. If you want implementation, we agree its scope and cost before it starts.

What does AEO mean?

Answer engine optimisation concerns information used by systems that answer questions. Much of the useful work overlaps with good SEO: clear content, accessible pages, accurate information and sensible structure.

What access will you need?

That depends on the review. I’ll explain what I need and why before you provide access, which may include Search Console, analytics or website management tools.

How is the work priced?

Once the site and scope are clear, I’ll set out the audit coverage and pricing. Any implementation is agreed separately.

Will the findings be published?

No. Your findings stay private unless you give permission to share them.

Want a clearer picture of your website?

Send me the address and tell me what is not working as it should.

Request a website audit