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Service 05 / Diagnostics

A technical audit, before the next decision

A fixed-scope review of an existing website, delivered as a written report with prioritised fixes and a call where I take you through it.

Technical audit

Service 05

Best suited to
Existing websites
Typical scope
Speed to hosting
Delivered as
Report and walkthrough
Platform
WordPress / WooCommerce / Laravel

Starting at

EUR 390 one-off

One package with a fixed scope

The price range is indicative and not a quote. Depending on the scope and details of the project, the final price may be higher.

The problem

A fix is only as good as the diagnosis

A slow or unreliable website rarely has a single cause. It is usually a mix of heavy pages, outdated plugins, loose access and a hosting setup nobody has looked at in years, and each symptom points somewhere different.

Without a diagnosis, the usual answers are a rebuild or another plugin. An audit replaces the guesswork with a written picture of what is actually wrong and the order in which to fix it.

It is also the simplest way to start working together: a fixed scope, a clear result and no commitment to whatever comes next.

What gets built

A diagnosis,
not a sales pitch

The audit covers five areas of the same site. Every finding comes with its cause, its impact and a recommended fix.

  • Speed and Core Web Vitals

    LCP, INP and CLS measured on real pages, with the specific files, scripts and server responses that hold them back.

  • Security

    Core, plugin and package versions, known vulnerabilities, user accounts, access and the basics of server configuration.

  • Technical SEO

    Indexing, meta tags, sitemap, redirects, canonical URLs and structured data, checked against what search engines actually see.

  • Code and hosting health

    Theme and custom code quality, plugin load, PHP version, caching, backups and the hosting it all runs on.

  • Written report and walkthrough

    Findings ranked by priority, each with a recommended fix, followed by a call where I take you through them.

Engagement

From a first look
to a clear order of work

The audit follows a fixed sequence, so you know what happens, what I need from you and what you receive at the end.

  1. 01 Access

    Access

    Agree the scope

    Agree the scope. The site, the questions behind the audit and the access the review requires.

  2. 02 Measure

    Measure

    Review the site

    Review the site. Speed, security, technical SEO, code and hosting, checked one area at a time.

  3. 03 Report

    Report

    Write down the findings

    Write down the findings. Each issue with its cause, its impact and a fix, ranked by priority.

  4. 04 Walk through

    Walk through

    Explain the findings

    Explain the findings. A call where I take you through the report, answer questions and help decide what comes first.

Packages

One audit,
one fixed scope

The audit comes as a single package, so the scope and the result are known before it starts.

Technical audit

For owners who want the real state of an existing site on paper before deciding what to fix, rebuild or leave alone.

from EUR 390 / one-off

  • Speed and Core Web Vitals
  • Security: versions, plugins, access
  • Technical SEO: indexing, meta, sitemap, structured data
  • Code and hosting health
  • Written report with prioritised fixes
  • Walkthrough call

Package limits

What the audit does not cover

  • Fixing the issues it finds: the audit diagnoses, and the fixes are a separate decision
  • Content quality, copywriting and keyword research
  • A review of visual design and user experience
  • Penetration testing or formal security certification
  • Ongoing monitoring once the report is delivered

Before we begin

Questions before
the audit

An audit is useful only when its limits are clear. These answers set out what it is, what it is not and what happens after it.

Because a consultation without access to the site stays general. An audit looks at your actual code, plugins and server, so the conversation afterwards is about facts rather than possibilities.

No. The audit ends with the report and the call. You can then fix the issues with me, with your current developer or in-house, and the report is written so that any competent developer can act on it.

Usually an administrator account, hosting or server access and, where it exists, Search Console. The exact list is agreed before the audit starts, and you can remove the access as soon as it ends.

WordPress, WooCommerce and Laravel sites, where I can review the source code as well as the output. If your site runs on another platform, ask first and I will tell you what the audit can cover.

You keep the report and decide what to do with it. If you want me to carry out the fixes, I estimate them from the report. If not, the audit stands on its own.

New engagement

Start with the facts
about your site

Send the address and the question behind it: why it is slow, whether it is safe, why it does not show up in search. I will tell you whether an audit is the right first step.

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