Most sites lose organic traffic and revenue to problems no one's looking for — broken crawl paths, thin content, missing schema, weak backlink profiles. Our SEO audit finds every one of them and hands you a prioritized plan to fix what matters most first.
We don't run a single crawler and call it done. Our audit combines automated crawl data with hands-on human review across four stages.
We crawl every indexable page, mapping architecture, internal links, and how search engines actually see your site.
Analysts manually verify speed, indexation, mobile usability, and on-page elements the crawler flags — no false positives.
We audit your backlink profile and measure it against the sites actually outranking you for your highest-value terms.
Every finding is ranked by revenue impact and effort, so you know exactly what to fix first — and what to skip.
If search engines and AI crawlers can't efficiently reach and understand your site, nothing else matters. We check every layer.
Robots.txt, XML sitemaps, redirect chains, orphan pages, and crawl budget waste — so nothing important gets missed.
Canonical tags, noindex errors, duplicate content, and index bloat that quietly dilute the pages you want to rank.
Core Web Vitals, image weight, render-blocking scripts, and server response times measured against your top competitors.
Mobile-first indexing readiness, tap targets, viewport config, and layout shift issues on real devices, not just simulators.
We review title tags, headings, internal linking, keyword targeting, and content depth against what's actually ranking for your terms today — then layer in a full backlink audit: toxic links to disavow, authority gaps versus competitors, and realistic link-building opportunities.
Both feed directly into our Authority Content and High-Authority Backlinks engagements once the audit is complete.
Rankings only matter relative to competitors. We benchmark your site against the businesses outranking you on the keywords that drive revenue.
| Factor | Typical site (unaudited) | After Foundgentic audit |
|---|---|---|
| Technical issues found | Unknown or partially tracked | Fully catalogued & prioritized by impact |
| Competitor visibility | Assumed, rarely measured | Benchmarked keyword-by-keyword |
| Backlink quality | Not reviewed for risk | Audited for authority and toxicity |
| Fix priority | Guesswork, whatever's newest | Ranked by revenue impact & effort |
| Reporting | One-off PDF, if any | Living report with monthly progress tracking |
Every audit deliverable scores each category clearly — no jargon, no 80-page PDFs nobody reads. Just what's broken, why it matters, and what to do about it.
Clients who act on their audit findings consistently see measurable gains in visibility, traffic, and AI recommendation frequency.
Days to resolve most technical findings and see initial indexation improvements
Individual checkpoints reviewed across technical, on-page, and authority factors
Step in every Foundgentic engagement, so strategy is built on evidence, not guesswork
Results vary by market, competition, and starting visibility. Every audit includes a walkthrough call and monthly progress reporting tied to organic traffic and revenue, not just rankings.
Whether you're launching a new site or scaling an established one, the audit adapts to where you are.
Catch structural and indexation issues before they compound, so a new site launches on solid technical footing.
Diagnose why organic traffic has plateaued or declined and identify the highest-impact fixes to reverse it.
Audit local pack visibility, Google Business Profile signals, and location-page structure that drive calls and bookings.
Review E-E-A-T signals, schema, and content depth that AI tools and search engines weigh heavily in high-trust industries.
Verify redirects, canonical tags, and crawl paths carried over correctly and traffic didn't leak during the switch.
Identify duplicate content and cannibalization risk across location pages, plus per-market authority gaps.
Technical health (crawlability, indexation, speed), on-page relevance, structured data, listing consistency, backlink profile quality, and, today, how the business appears in AI assistants. Our free AI visibility audit covers the AI layer and the fundamentals.
Most complete in five to ten business days; multi-location or e-commerce sites take longer because every location page and product template is reviewed rather than sampled.
Score each finding by revenue impact and effort, fix high-impact low-effort items first, then sequence the rest into a realistic roadmap rather than a hundred-item list. This becomes phase two of our process.
Indexation and speed fixes often move within 30 to 60 days. Authority and content gains build over 90 days and beyond, which is why the audit pairs with ongoing AI Search Visibility work.
Both options. We can implement technical fixes directly, through Web Design and Schema Markup, or hand a developer-ready checklist to your team.
We'll run a full technical, on-page, and authority audit of your site and walk you through the findings on a live call. No obligation, no jargon — just a clear picture of where you stand and what to fix first.
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Enterprise methodology with personalized attention. Every project receives direct involvement from Foundgentic owners Laura Ludwin and Kristin Crawford, backed by 50+ years of combined SEO and digital marketing expertise.