How A Web Audit Improves Your Business

Your companies website is the first point of contact for many of your potential customers. We see many organisations spend a great deals of time and effort on the great look and feel of a website, but this alone won’t necessarily bring traffic. For this, you really should get in touch with an online marketing or SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) specialist to arrange a website audit. A website audit review and analysis will help identify any underlying issues of structure, speed and performance, security and SEO which may be preventing your site from either (1) getting the best visibility possible or (2) ensuring the fastest page load speeds and technical reliability possible. All of these factors influence not only your rankings in search engines, but how your potential customers first experience your company online.

What is a Website Audit?

On the surface, a website audit is best thought of as a process whereby a professional reviews your website to test various factors which will determine the levels of traffic and conversions your website is able to achieve. Ultimately, it should help you increase sales and revenue by motivating site visitors to take action. During an audit, your web development professional will conduct a comprehensive review that includes:

• Checking your existing rankings and profile within the search engines
• Measuring existing visitor levels of traffic to your site
• Analysing your conversion rates
• Ensuring the companies brands are reflected accurately
• Testing the load speed of pages and the website
• Ensuring the Url structure is optimal, and easy for search engines to index

The objective of a website audit such as this, is to analyse every important aspect and devise a list of recommendations that will help ensure your company enjoys optimal performance in rankings and visibility terms, but also that it has the best chances of converting visitors into customers!

Why a Website Audit is Beneficial To Your Business

One hidden benefit of employing a third party to audit your webite is they can do so independently and from a customer perspective; rather than ‘not being able to see the wood for the trees’ scenario we often notice with many website owners.

But by far the most important benefit to your company of having a website audit carried out is the impact on your companies revenue. We see a lot of business run websites with issues that have gone undetected for a long time. While they might seem small in some cases, the ongoing, cumulative total of lost revenue your company has missed out on can mount up. It is also vital to ensure your website is fully future-proofed and will last and grow with your business as required.