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A technical SEO audit that reads your log files, crawl budget, index coverage, Core Web Vitals per template, schema stack, and JavaScript render parity. You get a written report, a top 20 fix list ranked by revenue, and a 30-minute walkthrough in 24 hours.

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12 TEMPLATE FIXES LOG · CRAWL · INDEX · CWV · SCHEMA · JS RENDER
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Three ways your rankings sit stuck at the code layer

If any of these looks familiar, the free SEO audit names the fix and what it's worth before you spend a dollar.

Technical SEO audit Two hundred rows bar chart flagged through the logs beside a phone Twelve out list
PROBLEM 01 · CRAWLER BLIND SPOT

Your crawler flags 200 issues and none of them move a ranking

Screaming Frog, Sitebulb, Ahrefs, and Semrush give you the same 200-item list every week. Thin meta, slow images, canonical warnings. You fix them and nothing moves. A human technical SEO audit reads your logs, ranks the 12 fixes that actually shift crawl and index, and drops the rest.

✓TOOL NOISE, ZERO RANK GAIN
Technical SEO audit Spent on filters ring flagged budget on filters beside a Redirected ring with a check
PROBLEM 02 · CRAWL WASTE

Google wastes crawl budget on faceted URLs your buyer never sees

Log files show Googlebot hitting 40,000 filter combinations while your money pages get crawled once a month. No dashboard catches this. A technical SEO audit reads the raw logs, maps crawl waste per URL pattern, and hands you the robots and canonical rules that redirect budget back to revenue pages.

✓CRAWL BUDGET BURNED ON FACETS
Technical SEO audit search page with a dashed result and a code panel flagging what the crawler gets
PROBLEM 03 · JS RENDER GAP

Your JavaScript renders in the browser but hides content from Googlebot

React, Vue, and headless stacks show one HTML tree to users and a stripped tree to Googlebot on first render. Content, links, and schema go missing from the index. A technical SEO audit runs the JS render diff, names every page where raw HTML and rendered DOM disagree, and points to the hydration or SSR fix.

✓JS RENDER HIDES CONTENT

Three outcomes every technical SEO audit report delivers

Three outcomes we sign against on every technical SEO audit. Each one is a deliverable, not a hope.

Technical SEO audit Plain finding card with three rows and a revenue rank tag

A named blocker list your dev team can act on Monday

Every finding written in plain language, ranked by revenue impact, tied to the exact URL, template, or render path. You leave with a fix list any developer can start in 24 hours.

Technical SEO audit list of speed rows with two highlighted and a warning row, one row dragging

A per-template Core Web Vitals report with real field data

LCP, INP, CLS, and TTFB measured with Lighthouse plus CrUX field data on every template. You see which template is dragging the site down and the top 3 fixes for each one.

Technical SEO audit one document and three people rows moving to a checked list, everyone

A log-file crawl-waste map you keep, forever

A PDF with the log-file breakdown, crawl-waste ratio, and index-bloat report is yours the day it lands. Hand it to any developer, in-house team, or new agency.

Seven stages, 24 hours, one written sign-off

Fixed scope, written sign-offs, dates on the calendar. Every technical SEO audit follows the same seven stages so you know what lands on which day. Nothing slips.

HOUR 1

Discovery and access

A 30-minute call to lock scope, revenue targets, and top rivals. You share Search Console, GA4, server logs, and CDN access. We confirm what the technical SEO audit will and will not cover in writing.

✓SIGN-OFF: SCOPE + ACCESS
HOUR 7

Log-file analysis

Raw server logs parsed for 30 days of Googlebot hits. Crawl-waste ratio per URL pattern, index-bloat candidates, and orphan pages logged with a fix path per pattern.

✓LOG FINDINGS LOGGED
HOUR 10

Crawl and index audit

Full crawl versus Search Console coverage report. Canonicals, hreflang, redirect chains, and robots directives checked against actual index state. Every conflict logged.

✓CRAWL + INDEX SIGNED
HOUR 14

Core Web Vitals per template

LCP, INP, CLS, and TTFB measured with Lighthouse and CrUX field data on every template. Top 3 fixes per template listed with expected score gain.

✓CWV REPORT DRAFTED
HOUR 17

JavaScript render audit

Raw HTML compared to rendered DOM on every client-rendered template. Content, links, and schema Googlebot misses are listed with an SSR or hydration fix path per stack.

✓RENDER DIFF LOGGED
HOUR 21

Schema and structured data check

Schema coverage checked on every template that could carry it, with the top 20 revenue URLs run through the Google Rich Result Test. Errors, warnings, and eligibility state logged.

✓SCHEMA VALIDATED
HOUR 24

Written report and walkthrough

The PDF lands with every finding ranked by revenue impact and the top 20 fixes highlighted. A 30-minute walkthrough call hands the report to your dev team.

✓REPORT DELIVERED

What you actually get from our technical SEO audit

Five workstreams. Every line item listed here lands in the written report. No hidden phase-two column, no retainer wall.

Technical SEO audit Patterns, not URLs checklist with one failed row and a red ring, a verdict and a fix
✓ CRAWL WASTE MAPPED

Crawl and index audit that names every wasted budget URL

The crawl and index section of the technical SEO audit checks how Googlebot moves through the site and what actually makes it into the index. Every conflict logged with a fix path and expected impact on template crawl rate.

PHASE DURATION
CRAWL WASTE MAPPED
SIGN-OFF
INDEX BLOAT REPORTED
✓GATE · CANONICAL RULES CHECKED
// DELIVERABLES
✓
Full crawl and index-coverage reportevery URL pattern checked for crawlability, index status, and duplicate content, with a fix path per pattern.
✓
Index-bloat and orphan-page listthin, low-value, or orphaned URLs Google indexed but no buyer visits, ranked for noindex or delete.
✓
Canonical and hreflang rules auditcanonical tags, hreflang setup, and pagination rules checked for signal conflicts Google reads badly.
✓
Redirect chain and 4xx mapevery 301, 302, redirect chain, and 4xx logged with a target URL and a cleanup recommendation.
✓
XML sitemap and robots.txt reviewsitemap freshness, priority tags, and robots directives verified against actual crawl behavior in logs.
✓
Faceted-URL and parameter auditfilter, sort, and pagination URL patterns reviewed for crawl budget waste and rendering rules.
Technical SEO audit code editor with a highlighted line and a four step log, a measured ratio
✓ 30 DAYS PARSED

Log-file forensics that show Googlebot behavior page by page

Raw server logs are the only source of truth for how Googlebot really uses your crawl budget. The log-file section of the technical SEO audit parses 30 days of hits, maps every URL pattern to bot behavior, and shows where budget goes to waste.

PHASE DURATION
30 DAYS PARSED
SIGN-OFF
CRAWL RATIO PER TEMPLATE
✓GATE · ORPHAN URLS FOUND
// DELIVERABLES
✓
30-day Googlebot log parseraw access logs parsed for Googlebot, Bingbot, and vendor bots with a hit-rate breakdown per URL pattern.
✓
Crawl-budget waste ratioratio of Googlebot hits on money pages versus faceted, paginated, and low-value URLs across the site.
✓
Template-level crawl ratehow often each template gets crawled, ranked from most to least, with a fix path for under-crawled money pages.
✓
Bot vs user hit comparisonURLs where Googlebot hits do not match user visits, flagging orphan pages and dead-weight index bloat.
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Status code distribution4xx, 5xx, and redirect rates per template, so server errors that block crawl surface with a fix owner.
✓
Crawl-frequency baselinebaseline crawl frequency you can retest after fixes to prove budget moved back to revenue pages.
Technical SEO audit Every template scored table with five rows and upward arrows, worst opened out
✓ LCP · INP · CLS · TTFB

Core Web Vitals scored on every template, not one sample page

A per-template Core Web Vitals report is the difference between a real technical SEO audit and a PageSpeed screenshot. Every template scored with Lighthouse plus CrUX field data. Top 3 fixes per template listed with the expected score gain.

PHASE DURATION
LCP · INP · CLS · TTFB
SIGN-OFF
FIELD + LAB DATA
✓GATE · TOP 3 FIXES PER TEMPLATE
// DELIVERABLES
✓
LCP score per templateLargest Contentful Paint measured on every template with lab and CrUX field data, ranked by fix priority.
✓
INP and CLS reportInteraction to Next Paint and Cumulative Layout Shift per template with JS handler and layout-shift culprits named.
✓
TTFB and edge cache postureTime to First Byte per template, CDN edge cache-hit ratio, and origin round-trip mapped with fix owners.
✓
JS bundle and third-party auditmain-thread work, unused JS, and third-party tag cost per template with a delete or defer recommendation.
✓
Image format and fetchpriorityhero images checked for format, dimensions, fetchpriority, and lazy-load rules on every template.
✓
Mobile UX and viewport rulestap targets, viewport meta, and mobile-first indexing signals reviewed on live devices per template.
Technical SEO audit Coverage per template board with one highlighted card, one invalid cell
✓ 5+ SCHEMA TYPES

Schema coverage checked on every template that could earn rich results

The schema section of the technical SEO audit reviews every structured data type Google reads. Coverage per template, syntax validation, and rich-result eligibility all logged with a fix path and expected SERP feature gain.

PHASE DURATION
5+ SCHEMA TYPES
SIGN-OFF
RICH RESULT TEST
✓GATE · SYNTAX VALIDATED
// DELIVERABLES
✓
Schema coverage per templateFAQ, Article, Product, BreadcrumbList, and LocalBusiness schema checked on every template that could carry them.
✓
Rich Result Test on 20 URLstop 20 revenue URLs run through Google Rich Result Test with errors, warnings, and eligibility status logged.
✓
Schema syntax validationJSON-LD parsed for missing required properties, wrong types, and invalid values that block rich-result display.
✓
Header depth and structureH1, H2, H3 order per template reviewed for depth, keyword placement, and semantic structure Google can parse.
✓
Meta title and description templatetemplate-level title and description rules audited for length, focus keyword placement, and CTR patterns.
✓
Breadcrumb and internal link markupbreadcrumb trail, internal linking pattern, and anchor text distribution checked for signal clarity.
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✓ RAW VS RENDERED DIFF

JavaScript render audit plus the written report

The final section of the technical SEO audit closes the JavaScript render gap and hands you the deliverable. Raw HTML versus rendered DOM diff on every template, plus a PDF ranked by revenue impact and a 30-minute walkthrough call.

PHASE DURATION
RAW VS RENDERED DIFF
SIGN-OFF
PDF REPORT
✓GATE · 30-MINUTE WALKTHROUGH
// DELIVERABLES
✓
JS render vs raw HTML diffraw HTML compared to rendered DOM on every template with a diff report of content, links, and schema Google misses.
✓
SSR and hydration recommendationstemplates flagged for server-side rendering, hydration, or dynamic rendering with a fix path per stack.
✓
Written PDF reportevery finding written up with the URL, the fix, and the expected rank or CWV impact scored 1 to 5.
✓
Top 20 fixes ranked by revenuetop 20 fixes ranked by revenue impact and time-to-implement so your team knows where to start.
✓
30-minute walkthrough calllive call with the auditor to ask questions, agree the top 3 fixes, and plan the rollout together.
✓
HTTPS, HSTS, and CVE reviewHTTPS setup, HSTS headers, and CMS or framework version CVE scan captured with hardening recommendations.
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Real sites, real technical SEO audit fixes, real ranking gains

Each one includes where the client started, what we changed and what happened.

Homepage of iSmile Dental Spa, a Dental · Carmichael, CA business, shown in a browser window
Dental · Carmichael, CA

Drove 900% patient growth at iSmile Dental Spa with SEO, PPC and video marketing.

iSmile Dental Spa had a strong local name but an old, insecure website. Online channels brought in 1 to 2 new patients a month. We rebuilt the site on HTTPS, added treatment pages, cleaned up local listings and launched Google Ads and video. Within 6 months it ranked on page one for 75 keywords. It now sees 12 to 14 new patients a month.

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+800%
Organic traffic
+900%
Patient growth
+500%
Marketing ROI
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Fashion · D2C apparel

Grew Google Ads revenue 121% and organic users 106% for French Crown

French Crown was underperforming online, with weak search visibility and paid campaigns that spent without reaching the right shoppers. One connected plan across SEO, site experience and paid media grew Google Ads revenue 121% and organic users 106%.

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+106%
Organic users
+34%
Organic purchases
+121%
Google ads revenue
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Educational Consulting · Independent Authority

Grew IECA to 50K+ monthly visits and 18% more leads.

IECA, the leading authority in ethical educational consulting since 1976, had an outdated site. Its consultant directory was hard to use and not secure. We built a secure, mobile-friendly site with a new consultant directory, SEO content and PPC campaigns. Within 6 months it drew 50K+ monthly organic visits, leads rose 18% and 750+ keywords ranked on page one.

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750+
First-page keywords
50K+
Monthly visits
18%
Leads

CLIENT WORDS

The team split our national spend by store catchment. Every location got its own landing page and creative. Booked eye exams up 47% inside two quarters with the same media budget.
Karen Williams
Head of Marketing, Vision Express
Verified via NPS survey
+47% booked eye exams Per-store attribution
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Selected clients we've run full marketing programs for

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  • Delicate Dental
  • Government Legal Department
  • Hightop Health
  • LifeStance Health
  • Marmalade
  • Montegra Capital Resources
  • Noelle Collins Dental Clinic
  • Oxford Capital
  • Paquin & Carroll Insurance
  • PCO Bookkeepers & M&A Specialists
  • Peaceful Mind Psychology
  • Peak Accounting Solutions
  • Pelvic Rehabilitation Medicine
  • RiverSaaS Capital
  • Rosenbaum Personal Injury Lawyers
  • Smile Design Dentistry
  • Stanhope Capital Group
  • Stella Maris
  • Tilghman Builders
  • Toyota
  • Uptime
  • VP Dental & Medical Supplies
  • Wilentz Attorneys at Law

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Common questions on the technical SEO audit process

Straight answers on log-file work, CWV per template, JS rendering, schema coverage, and what you get in the written report. If your question is not here, book the scoping call.

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A technical SEO audit is a full review of the code, server, and infrastructure signals Google reads before it ranks a page. It goes deeper than a general SEO review because it reads raw log files, crawl behavior, index coverage, Core Web Vitals per template, schema stack, and JavaScript render parity. The output is a written report that names every technical blocker and ranks each one by revenue impact. A proper audit checks how Googlebot really moves through the site, which URL patterns waste crawl budget, and which pages get dropped from the index for thin content or duplicate signals. It also checks LCP, INP, CLS, and TTFB on every template so you know which layout drags the site down. On top of that, the auditor validates JSON-LD schema on every template that could carry rich results and runs a raw HTML versus rendered DOM diff on JavaScript templates. Google Search Central keeps the current documentation on the signals covered here, and the audit report you get maps every finding back to those official rules with a fix path per issue.

A technical SEO audit runs in seven stages that any senior auditor can repeat. Stage one, kickoff call to lock scope, revenue targets, and access to Search Console, GA4, and server logs. Stage two, parse 30 days of raw server logs to map Googlebot hit rate per URL pattern and find crawl-budget waste. Stage three, run a full crawl with Screaming Frog or Sitebulb and compare crawl coverage against Search Console index status to find index gaps. Stage four, score Core Web Vitals with Lighthouse plus web.dev CrUX field data on every template so lab and real-user data both feed the report. Stage five, run a JavaScript render diff on every template that renders client-side content. Stage six, check schema coverage per template with Google Rich Result Test. Stage seven, write the PDF and rank the top 20 fixes by revenue impact. Each stage lands on a fixed day so the whole audit closes inside 24 hours, and every stage ends with a written sign-off you can share with your dev team.

A general SEO audit covers four pillars: technical health, on-page content, off-page links, and topical strategy. A technical SEO audit focuses only on the first pillar, at code and infrastructure depth most general audits skip. A general audit might tell you page speed is slow. A technical audit reads the log files, names the JavaScript bundle blocking LCP, and hands your developer the exact defer or preload rule to apply. The general audit reviews schema coverage as a checklist item. The technical audit runs the Rich Result Test on 20 URLs and reports which JSON-LD errors block SERP features. You buy a technical audit when the general audit already ran and the site still under-performs, when you moved to a headless stack, when Search Console shows a drop in indexed pages, or when your dev team asks for a code-layer report they can act on. It also fits sites over 5,000 pages where crawl budget matters. Google Search Central covers the ranking signal split in full and the technical layer is where most rank issues start.

To conduct a technical SEO audit, follow the same seven-stage flow every time so nothing gets skipped. Start with a written scope that lists every URL pattern, template, and CMS the audit will cover. Pull 30 days of raw access logs from the server or CDN. Parse them for Googlebot, Bingbot, and vendor bots to get real crawl rate per URL pattern and expose crawl-budget waste. Run a full crawl and diff it against Search Console coverage to find index gaps and orphan pages. Score Core Web Vitals on every template with lab and field data so LCP, INP, and CLS get a real reading. Compare raw HTML to rendered DOM on JavaScript templates. Check schema coverage with the Rich Result Test on 20 revenue URLs. Score canonical, hreflang, redirect chains, and robots directives against actual index behavior. Write the report with every finding ranked by revenue impact, top 20 fixes highlighted, and a 30-minute walkthrough call to hand it off to the dev team.

A technical SEO checklist covers six categories the audit report always ranks. Crawl health: robots.txt, XML sitemap, redirect chains, 4xx and 5xx status codes, and orphan pages logged with a fix owner. Index coverage: canonical tags, hreflang, duplicate content, and thin-page noindex rules checked against Search Console coverage state. Core Web Vitals: LCP, INP, CLS, and TTFB scored per template with lab and CrUX data so lab-only screenshots do not mislead. Schema and structured data: FAQ, Article, Product, BreadcrumbList, and LocalBusiness coverage per template validated in Rich Result Test with syntax errors flagged. JavaScript rendering: raw HTML versus rendered DOM diff on every client-rendered template so hidden content gets surfaced. Security and mobile: HTTPS, HSTS, mobile UX signals, and CMS or framework CVE scan. Every technical SEO audit runs the checklist top to bottom, but the report only ranks the 12 to 20 items that actually move rank or CWV so the dev team knows where to start. Google Search Central maps these categories to Search Console signals you can retest after each fix.

To do a technical audit, you need three data sources and one written scope. Data source one, raw server or CDN access logs for the last 30 days pulled straight from the origin or edge. Data source two, verified Google Search Console access with coverage and Core Web Vitals reports for every property. Data source three, a crawler such as Screaming Frog or Sitebulb pointed at every template. With those in hand, run the technical SEO audit in seven stages. Kickoff to lock scope. Log parse to map bot behavior and crawl-budget waste. Crawl and index diff to find coverage gaps and orphan pages. CWV score per template with lab and field data. JavaScript render diff on client-rendered templates. Schema coverage check with Rich Result Test. Report write-up with top 20 fixes ranked by revenue impact and a 30-minute walkthrough. Every stage ends with a written sign-off so the buyer knows what closed on each day, what the next stage covers, and where budget went.

A technical SEO audit is quoted across the industry from $499 for a small single-template site to $2,500 or more for a JavaScript SPA or multi-domain stack. The Redefine Web technical SEO audit is free, whatever the stack. What moves the number other vendors quote is template count, page count, and whether the site needs log-file forensics or a hydration audit. Ongoing technical SEO retainer work, if you want us to apply the fixes and re-run the audit each quarter, runs from $999 per month for a small site and scales with page count and stack complexity. The audit itself is one-time so there is no monthly lock-in on the diagnostic. You keep the written PDF forever and any developer can act on it. Google Search Central keeps a free starter guide if you want to run parts yourself first.

Every technical SEO audit uses five tool categories, not one. Category one, crawlers: Screaming Frog SEO Spider and Sitebulb for full site crawls and log-file analysis on templates with millions of URLs. Category two, Search Console and GA4 for real query, traffic, and coverage data straight from Google without a sampling middle layer. Category three, rank trackers: Ahrefs, Semrush, or SE Ranking for ranking, backlink profile, and rival topical coverage data. Category four, page speed: PageSpeed Insights and Chrome DevTools for Core Web Vitals lab and CrUX field data on every template. Category five, schema validation: Google Rich Result Test and Schema Markup Validator for JSON-LD coverage per template. A single tool covers 20% of a real audit at best. The audit report combines outputs from all five categories with a human interpretation on top, and that is what separates a tool-generated CSV from a technical SEO audit worth reading.

ChatGPT cannot run a technical SEO audit on its own because it has no live access to your server logs, Search Console data, crawler outputs, or Core Web Vitals field data. It can help you interpret a report, draft a checklist, or write a fix summary once you feed it the data files as text. What it cannot do is parse 30 days of Googlebot logs, diff raw HTML against rendered DOM on a JavaScript template, or score LCP per template with real CrUX field data pulled from the Chrome UX Report. A human auditor still runs the crawl, pulls Search Console, reads the logs line by line, and runs the JavaScript render diff on a real browser. ChatGPT can help write parts of the report or explain findings in plain language to non-technical stakeholders, but the actual technical SEO audit work sits with the auditor and the tools. Search Central keeps a full technical documentation library if you want to run parts yourself with AI help along the way.

A technical SEO specialist runs the code and infrastructure work most SEO leads outsource. That covers crawl behavior, index coverage, Core Web Vitals per template, schema stack, JavaScript render parity, canonical and hreflang rules, and log-file analysis on any site over a few hundred pages. A specialist reads Googlebot logs to map crawl budget waste, runs a rendered-DOM diff on client-rendered templates, scores CWV on every template with lab and field data, and validates every JSON-LD block with the Rich Result Test. The specialist writes the fix path per finding so the dev team can act without translation from marketing language. On the technical SEO audit itself, the specialist owns every stage from log parse through report write-up, sign-off on each day, and the 30-minute walkthrough call. Ongoing, they work with the dev team on rollout, retest, and quarterly technical health reviews. Search Engine Land covers the current specialty in depth with recent case work.

A complete technical SEO audit includes five workstreams and a written report at the end. Workstream one, log-file parse: 30 days of Googlebot behavior mapped per URL pattern with a crawl-waste ratio per template. Workstream two, crawl and index diff: full crawl compared to Search Console coverage so orphan and index-bloat pages surface. Workstream three, Core Web Vitals: LCP, INP, CLS, and TTFB scored on every template with lab and field data so lab-only screenshots do not mislead. Workstream four, JavaScript render diff: raw HTML compared to rendered DOM on every client-rendered template with content and link gaps flagged. Workstream five, schema and structured data: coverage per template validated in Rich Result Test with syntax errors and eligibility state logged. Canonical, hreflang, redirect, and robots rules are reviewed against index behavior inside workstream two, and HTTPS, HSTS, mobile UX, and a CVE scan are reported with the JavaScript render findings in workstream four. The report ranks the top 20 fixes by revenue impact so the dev team knows where to start. Web.dev Vitals covers the CWV thresholds you get scored against.

A technical SEO consultant costs from $499 for a single-template site audit to $2,500 or more for a multi-domain or JavaScript SPA engagement with log-file forensics. Hourly consulting outside a fixed audit runs from $150 to $400 per hour depending on stack and specialty. Monthly retainer for ongoing technical SEO work, where the consultant applies fixes and runs quarterly reviews, runs from $999 to $2,499 per month at Redefine Web on the published SEO tiers, with enterprise scopes starting at $4,500 per month. The right price depends on site size, stack complexity, and whether you need log-file forensics or JavaScript render diagnosis. A small WordPress blog does not need enterprise-tier work. A React-based ecommerce SPA on multiple domains does, because hydration and custom schema need specialist time. The Redefine Web technical SEO audit is free and one-time, so there is no monthly lock-in on the audit itself. You keep the written report forever and any developer can act on it. Google Search Central keeps free guides if budget is tight and you want to run parts yourself first.

A technical SEO audit fee should scale with site complexity, not raw page count on its own. Across the industry a single-template WordPress site under 500 pages is quoted around $499 at most, because the scope is narrow. A multi-template site up to 5,000 pages on a common CMS such as WordPress, Shopify, or Drupal is quoted around $999 for a full audit with log parse, CWV per template, and schema check. A JavaScript SPA on React, Vue, or Angular, a multi-domain group, or a custom-schema ecommerce catalog starts at $2,500, because log-file forensics, hydration audit, and custom schema review each take a day of specialist work on their own. The Redefine Web technical SEO audit is free at every one of those complexity levels. The signal to watch is not the number on the quote. It is whether a human read the site or a crawler exported a CSV. Ask the auditor for a sample past deliverable before you commit, and check whether the report reads as plain language a developer can act on. The PageSpeed Insights report is free and covers CWV basics if you want a starting benchmark first.