Technical SEO Audit: 15 Things to Check
Fifteen technical checks that uncover most of the issues holding websites back, with what to look for and how to fix each one.
Technical SEO
SEO
An SEO audit that tells you exactly what to fix
Start with a free 5-minute video walkthrough of your site. If you want the full picture, the in-depth audit covers technical health, content, local presence, links and AI visibility, delivered as a prioritised action plan.
Overview
Why SEO Audit matters
Automated tools produce long lists of warnings, most of which don't matter. A useful audit separates the issues that are actually costing you traffic from the ones that can wait, and explains each one in language you can act on.
The free video audit is a quick, honest look at your biggest opportunities. The full audit goes page by page and ends with a ranked list of fixes, each tagged with effort and expected impact, so you or your developer can work through it in order.
Who it's for
Before hiring an SEO
See what needs doing before you commit to a monthly retainer with anyone.
After a traffic drop
Find out whether the cause is technical, content, links or an algorithm update.
Before a redesign
Record what currently ranks so the new site doesn't lose it.
In-house teams
Get an outside, senior review of work your team or agency is already doing.
What's included
Everything in SEO Audit
Free 5-minute video audit
A personal screen recording covering your site's biggest SEO, speed and AI-visibility opportunities.
Crawl and indexing review
Robots.txt, sitemaps, canonicals, redirects, status codes and what Google has actually indexed.
Performance review
Core Web Vitals and page speed checked with field and lab data where available.
On-page and content review
Titles, headings, thin or duplicate pages, keyword cannibalisation and content gaps.
Local and competitor review
Google Business Profile, citations and how your top competitors are winning.
AI visibility check
How ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews currently describe your brand and category.
Process
How the work gets done
- 01
Request
Send your website through the contact form or WhatsApp.
- 02
Video audit
Receive your free 5-minute recorded walkthrough.
- 03
Full audit (optional)
A detailed crawl, analysis and competitor review.
- 04
Action plan
A prioritised fix list and a call to walk through it.
Deliverables
What you receive
- Free 5-minute video audit
- Full audit document (if commissioned)
- Prioritised fix list with effort and impact
- Keyword and competitor snapshot
- Google Search Console findings
- Walkthrough call to answer questions
Start with a free 5-minute video audit
See exactly how Raj would approach SEO Audit for your website before you commit to anything.
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Works well with
Technical SEO
Crawling, indexing, Core Web Vitals, architecture and structured data, fixed properly.
Learn moreOn-Page SEO
Keyword mapping, titles, headings, copy and internal links for pages that should rank.
Learn moreWebsite Redesign
Modernise your site and improve conversions without losing your rankings.
Learn moreSEO Services
The full programme: technical, on-page, local, links and content working together.
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FAQ
SEO Audit: common questions
Is the 5-minute video audit really free?
Yes. There's no charge and no obligation. It's a short, personal recording that shows how Raj thinks about your site.
What do you need from me?
Just your website address and a sentence on your goals. For the full audit, read access to Google Search Console and Google Analytics helps a lot.
Will you fix the issues too?
You can implement them yourself, pass them to your developer, or have Velmora Growth implement them as a separate project.
Do you audit Shopify and WordPress sites?
Yes, along with custom-built sites. The audit adapts to the platform's specific quirks.
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