Free website audit before a redesign

Free website audit, website audit and “check my site before website redesign” searches spike when a board paper asks for evidence or when leads drop after a marketing push. Tools and agencies use the same words; outputs vary widely.

What a useful audit covers

A serious audit for a UK business site should surface crawl issues, HTTPS and redirect problems, basic accessibility blockers, mobile performance signals and whether core service pages are indexable.

Our WebCheck™ tool gives a structured starting point in about a minute — enough to prioritise conversations with a web design company or technical SEO agency UK without committing to a rebuild on day one.

Redesign without losing search history

Website redesign projects fail SEO when URLs change without 301 maps, when thin “coming soon” pages replace indexed content, or when staging sites leak into the index.

Use audit output to write a migration brief: which URLs stay, which merge, and which retired pages return 410 or redirect.

Compare audit findings to agency pitches

If a website design agency proposal ignores issues WebCheck flags — broken forms, slow LCP, missing titles — ask how those items are in scope. Bespoke web design should include launch acceptance checks, not only Figma sign-off.

Local and service intent after the audit

Businesses targeting web design Buckinghamshire or marketing website design UK queries often need better service pages more than a new homepage animation. Link findings to marketing websites scope or SEO follow-up work.

Run WebCheck, share the results with your team, then request a quote if you want a fixed-scope fix or rebuild plan from our Prestwood studio.