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Website Audit: A Simple Checklist and What It Costs

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Quick answer

A website audit checks your site for broken links, slow pages, missing titles, weak forms and security basics, then lists what to fix first. You can run a simple one yourself with a checklist, or hand it to a trained person who reports the results.

A website audit is a careful check of your site, from top to bottom. It finds what is broken, slow or missing. Then it puts the fixes in order, so you know what to do first.

The four parts of a website audit
1Check links, pages and forms
2Test speed and mobile layout
3Review titles, text and security basics
4List fixes in order

A website audit checklist you can use today

  • Broken links. Click every menu item and button. Fix or redirect dead pages.
  • Forms. Send a test message. Check that it reaches your inbox.
  • Speed. Open the home page on your phone. Note anything that loads slowly.
  • Mobile layout. Check that text is readable and buttons are easy to tap.
  • Titles and descriptions. Each page needs its own clear title.
  • Security basics. The site should use https, and software should be up to date.

Website health check or full audit?

A website health check is the light version. It takes a short time each month and catches small problems early. A full audit goes deeper and suits a new site, a redesign or a site that has not been touched for a year. Start with the light check, then book the full audit when needed.

What a website audit service delivers

  1. A list of problems, each with a short note on why it matters.
  2. Fixes sorted into "do now", "do soon" and "later".
  3. An hour estimate for each fix.
  4. A short summary you can read in five minutes.

You decide which fixes to approve. Nothing is changed on your site without your say.

Broken link check and quick wins

A broken link check is the easiest win. Dead links annoy visitors and waste the pages that point to them. Fix the links on your busiest pages first. Then work down the list.

Where AI helps

Your auditor is a real person. AI helps scan for broken links and draft the report. A person checks every finding, and a team lead reviews the result.

What it costs

Pay-as-you-go is $12 an hour, and hours never expire. A dedicated assistant starts from $5.62 an hour. See the website maintenance service, the pricing page, or read about the website maintenance service and website redesign cost.

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Frequently asked questions

What is a website audit?

A website audit is a structured check of your site: links, speed, titles, forms, mobile layout and basic security. It ends with a short list of fixes in order of importance.

How often should I run a website health check?

Run a light check every month and a full audit once or twice a year, or after any big change to the site.

How much does a website audit service cost?

Pay-as-you-go is $12 an hour. A dedicated assistant starts from $5.62 an hour. A small site often takes only a few hours.

Your numbers, not ours

What is doing this yourself costing you?

Doing it yourself: $2,165 a month of your time.

The same hours at our $12/hr pay-as-you-go rate: $520. Dedicated plans start at $5.62/hr.

Simple maths from the numbers you enter. It assumes a VA can take on those hours.

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About this guide

Written by the MyRemoteVA team. Search-trend figures come from Google Trends. Prices shown are our current plans. Last updated October 5, 2026. Questions or corrections? Contact us.

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