SEO audit services are a structured review of your site's technical health, on-page content, off-page authority, and AI visibility, benchmarked against the competitors outranking you. Foundgrove turns the findings into a prioritized roadmap of the highest-leverage fixes. You can start with a free initial audit, then engage for the full deep-dive and remediation.
SEO Audit · Updated June 2026
SEO Audit Services
Know exactly what's holding your rankings back. We benchmark your site against the competitors beating you and hand you a prioritized fix-it roadmap.
Definition
What is SEO Audit?
An SEO audit answers one question: what is actually capping your rankings, and what should you fix first? We review technical health, content and on-page signals, backlink profile, local presence, and AI search visibility — then prioritize by impact and effort so you are not handed a 200-item checklist with no order. Foundgrove also offers a free initial audit so you can see the opportunity before committing.
Benchmarked against who beats you
We do not audit in a vacuum — we compare your site to the specific competitors outranking you for your money terms, so the findings are about closing a real gap, not chasing generic best practices.
Prioritized by impact
Every finding is ranked by expected impact and effort, so you fix the few things that move rankings first instead of drowning in a flat checklist of low-value tweaks.
Covers AI search too
We assess AI visibility — whether ChatGPT, Perplexity, and AI Overviews cite you — alongside traditional SEO, because that surface increasingly decides who gets found.
Scope
What's included?
- Technical health audit (crawlability, indexation, Core Web Vitals, schema)
- On-page and content audit benchmarked against ranking competitors
- Backlink profile and authority-gap analysis
- Local SEO and Google Business Profile review (where applicable)
- AI visibility check across ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews
- Prioritized 90-day roadmap ranked by impact and effort
Part of our full SEO, GEO & AEO service. Pricing starts at $2,500/mo — Month-to-month — no lock-in.
FAQs
Common questions about seo audit.
What are SEO audit services?
SEO audit services are a structured diagnostic of your website's search performance across technical health, on-page content, off-page authority, local presence, and AI visibility. The output is not just a list of problems but a prioritized roadmap — the highest-impact fixes ranked by effort — benchmarked against the competitors actually outranking you, so you know exactly what to do first.
Is there a free SEO audit?
Yes. Foundgrove offers a free initial audit: a 30-minute strategy call plus a written 48-hour growth plan covering technical SEO, AI visibility, a competitor benchmark, and a 90-day priority roadmap. It is run by a senior strategist, not a junior rep. For larger sites that need a deep technical crawl and remediation, we scope a full paid audit engagement from there.
How much do SEO audit services cost?
The initial audit is free. A comprehensive deep-dive audit for a larger site — full technical crawl, content gap analysis, backlink review, and a remediation roadmap — is scoped to the site's size and complexity. Many clients roll the audit into an ongoing SEO retainer starting at $2,500/month, where the fixes get implemented rather than just documented. Engagements are month-to-month with no lock-in.
What's the difference between an audit and ongoing SEO?
An audit is the diagnosis: it identifies and prioritizes what is wrong and what to fix. Ongoing SEO is the treatment: actually implementing the fixes, producing content, building authority, and tracking results month over month. An audit is the right starting point if you want a clear, unbiased picture before committing; many clients then move into a retainer to execute the roadmap the audit produced.
Ready to see what's possible?
Free 30-minute audit and a written growth plan within 48 hours.
Written by Hyder Shah, Founder & CEO · Updated June 2026