Quick answer: the audit is for businesses that need clarity before committing to fixes or monthly support. It checks the current condition of the website, explains the important issues, and gives you a sensible action list.
A focused technical and practical review of the things that most often affect reliability, trust, and enquiries.
A practical check for obvious security gaps, unsafe defaults, and areas that need stronger protection.
A review of whether backups appear to exist, whether the setup is clear, and whether recovery risk needs attention.
WordPress core, plugin, and theme update checks where the site is built on WordPress or similar software.
Basic hosting, PHP, SSL, and server-side signals that can affect reliability and long-term maintenance.
Common performance issues that can make the website feel slow, heavy, or frustrating for visitors.
Checks for contact forms, buttons, key links, and the routes customers use to get in touch.
A basic review of whether tracking is present, sensible, and useful enough to understand what is working.
Checks for mobile layout issues, awkward tap targets, and points where the site may be hard to use.
Technical and on-page basics such as titles, descriptions, indexability, headings, and obvious crawl issues.
A scan for common broken links, missing pages, and visible errors that can damage trust.
A look at form protection basics and whether enquiry routes are likely to attract avoidable spam.
A plain-English action list separating urgent issues, useful improvements, and longer-term maintenance needs.
The audit is useful when you need an informed check before deciding what to fix, change, or maintain.
You already have a website but do not know if it is being maintained properly.
You manage your own WordPress site but want the technical side checked.
Your website is slow, outdated, or unreliable.
You are not sure if backups or security are working properly.
You want a one-off review before deciding on monthly support.
You inherited a site from another designer, developer, or previous team.
The output is designed to be useful, readable, and easy to act on.
A one-off audit is best when you want clarity on the current condition of your website. Monthly maintenance makes more sense when the website is business-critical, regularly updated, running WordPress, or actively bringing in enquiries.
Find issues and recommend next steps so you understand the current health of the website.
Resolve agreed issues after the audit, quoted separately so the scope is clear before work starts.
Ongoing updates, checks, backups, support, and improvements when the website needs regular care.
Small technical problems can quietly turn into lost enquiries, higher risk, and less confidence in the business.
Broken forms can lose enquiries without anyone noticing.
Missing backups can turn a small issue into a major recovery problem.
Outdated software can create avoidable security risk.
Slow pages can reduce trust and make visitors less likely to enquire.
Poor tracking makes it hard to know which pages and campaigns are working.
Clear recommendations help you act in the right order instead of guessing.
Practical questions before booking a one-off website maintenance audit.
Request a free review first, or ask directly about the £150 Website Maintenance Audit if you already know you want a deeper technical check.
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