What is the free website audit?

It's a thorough review of your entire digital presence — your website, Google visibility, security, GDPR compliance, competitor landscape, and tech costs. You get a plain-English PDF report with every issue rated by priority and costed recommendations for fixing them.

How long does the free audit take?

Most audits are completed within 3–5 working days. Larger businesses with multiple websites or complex setups may take slightly longer. We'll give you a timeframe when we start.

Is the audit really free? What's the catch?

Yes, it's genuinely free with no obligation. There's no contract, no credit card, and no follow-up pressure. We do it because most businesses don't know what they're missing until someone shows them. If you want help fixing what we find, great. If not, you keep the report and owe us nothing.

What happens after I receive the audit report?

That's entirely up to you. You can use the report to brief your existing developer, fix things yourself, hire us to help, or do nothing. The report is yours. If you'd like us to implement the recommendations, we'll quote each item separately so you can pick and choose.

Who actually does the audit?

Every audit is done personally by Nicholas Hartnell, founder of StagHill Software Ltd. It's not automated, not outsourced, and not generated by AI. A real person looks at your business and gives you honest, specific advice.

Free Website Audit for UK Small Businesses

What We Check

Website Performance

Load times, mobile experience, Core Web Vitals. If your site is slow, you're losing visitors before they see what you offer.

Google Visibility

Where you rank, what you're missing, and why your competitors show up instead. We check your SEO, Google Business Profile, and local search presence.

Security

SSL configuration, exposed admin panels, outdated software, and common vulnerabilities. Most small business websites have at least one.

GDPR Compliance

Cookie consent, privacy policy, data collection practices, and third-party trackers. Non-compliance can mean fines of up to £17.5 million.

Competitors

What your direct competitors are doing online, where they outperform you, and the gaps you can exploit.

Tech & Costs

Every tool, subscription, and platform you're paying for. We find redundancies, overpriced services, and cheaper alternatives that do the same job.

What You Get Back

✓ A plain-English PDF report you can actually understand, no jargon
✓ Every issue rated by priority so you know what to fix first
✓ Costed recommendations: what each fix would cost and what it would save you
✓ No obligation whatsoever. The report is yours whether you hire us or not

How It Works

You tell us about your business

Fill in the contact form with your website URL and a sentence about what you do. That's all we need to get started.

We audit everything

We manually review your website, search presence, security, compliance, competitors, and tech stack. Takes 3–5 working days.

You get the report

A clear PDF with findings, priorities, and costed recommendations. What you do with it is entirely up to you.