SEO audit services. A short list of what is holding your site back, in order of impact.
Our SEO audit service tells you why your site is not getting the organic traffic it should, and what to fix first. We look at your site the way Google does, compare it with the pages that outrank you, and hand you a prioritized plan. If you want, we implement it too.
When to audit
Signs your site needs an SEO audit
Most people ask for an audit when something feels off but they cannot say what. These are the most common triggers we see:
- Organic traffic has dropped, or never really started.
- You rank for your company name but not for what you sell.
- You are planning a redesign or a move to a new platform and do not want to lose rankings.
- You have published a lot of content without seeing results.
- An agency sends monthly reports, but you cannot tell what has changed.
An audit answers one question: what is the smallest set of changes that will make the biggest difference? Everything in the report should serve that.
What we check
Six questions every audit answers.
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Can Google read and index the site?
Crawling, indexing, redirects, canonicals, sitemaps and robots rules. We also check what Google actually sees on each page, which is sometimes very different from what visitors see.
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Do the pages match real searches?
We compare the pages you have with the searches your customers make. Most sites have a few pages competing for the same thing and no page at all for searches that bring buyers.
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Is the content good enough to rank?
Thin pages, duplicate text, missing answers, weak titles and descriptions. We look at what currently ranks for your key searches and where your pages fall short.
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Is the site fast and usable on a phone?
Core Web Vitals, mobile layout, heavy scripts and images. Speed is rarely the only problem, but a slow site makes every other fix less effective.
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How do internal links and structure work?
Which pages get authority, which are buried, and whether the site structure tells Google what matters most.
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What do competitors do better?
A short comparison with the sites that outrank you, so recommendations are based on the actual search results, not a generic checklist.
Deliverable
What you get from the audit
A written report you can act on, in plain English. It is built around a ranked list of issues, each with the reason it matters, the expected impact and what the fix involves.
- Top priorities: the handful of changes that matter most, explained so a non-specialist can follow.
- Technical issues: specific URLs and patterns, written so a developer can fix them without guessing.
- Content gaps: searches you should have a page for, and pages that should be merged or improved.
- A walkthrough call: we go through the findings with you and answer questions.
We deliberately keep the report short. A 90-page export from an SEO tool looks thorough, but it buries the three things that matter under hundreds that do not.
Proof
From 46 readable words to 20 pages built to rank
Simply Solutions, a grant consultancy in Columbus, Ohio, had a homepage where Google could read about 46 words. The site brought in around 50 visitors a month. The new site has 20 pages matched to the searches their clients make, scores 100/100 in Lighthouse SEO and best practices, and keeps every old link working. It went live in September 2026, so traffic numbers are still coming in.
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20 pages
Simply Solutions
Read the case : Simply Solutions
A US grant consultancy went from a homepage where Google could read 46 words to 20 pages built to rank, scoring 100/100 in Lighthouse SEO.
Scope
Audit, technical SEO or keyword research?
These three get mixed up, so here is how we separate them:
- An SEO audit looks at your existing site as a whole and tells you what to fix first. It is the right starting point when you do not know where the problem is.
- Technical SEO is the hands-on work on code, speed, indexing and structure, often after an audit has pointed at it.
- Keyword research maps the market: what people search for, how often, and which searches are worth a page.
An audit touches all three lightly. If it turns out the real gap is a missing content strategy or a slow platform, we will say so.
About us
Who does the audit
MediaVikings is a small studio in Denmark. We work remotely with clients in the US, UK and Europe. The same person who audits your site has built 50+ websites and runs SEO on our own products, including unfollowcheck.com, which gets around 30,000 visitors a month, mostly from Google. Our own site scores 100 in all four Lighthouse categories.
Related
Related SEO services
- SEO servicesOngoing SEO from a studio that lives off organic traffic
- Technical SEO servicesFixing what the audit finds in the code
- Keyword research servicesThe searches worth building pages for
- SEO pricingWhat audits and retainers cost in the US and UK
- Website speed optimizationCore Web Vitals and load times
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is included in an SEO audit?
Our audits cover indexing and crawlability, content and keyword fit, page speed and mobile usability, site structure and internal links, and a comparison with the sites that outrank you. You get a prioritized list of fixes, not a raw tool export.
How long does an SEO audit take?
For a small or mid-sized site, usually one to three weeks from access to the finished report. Large sites with thousands of URLs take longer.
How often should I get an SEO audit?
A full audit is worth doing before a redesign or migration, after a traffic drop, or roughly once a year if the site changes often. In between, basic monitoring catches most problems.
Can you fix the issues you find?
Yes. We build and maintain websites, so we can implement the fixes ourselves or hand a clear brief to your developers. Many clients use the audit to decide which route makes sense.
What does an SEO audit cost?
Market prices range from a few hundred dollars for an automated report to several thousand for a thorough manual audit. See our SEO pricing guide for published market levels. We quote after seeing the size of the site.
Do you need access to Google Search Console?
It helps a lot. Search Console shows which searches you already appear for and which pages Google has trouble with. We can audit without it, but the result is sharper with it.
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