Awkward Media

SEO Audits · Canada and the USA

SEO audit servicesthat end in fixes.

Traffic is flat and nobody can tell you why. We check your website, your Google Maps listing, your links, the businesses ranking above you and what AI tools say about you. Then you get one short list, most important first, and we fix it. Every finding comes with the fix.

GuaranteePage one in 60 days, or we keep working free.

30 minutes on Google Meet. For businesses doing $20k a month or more.

An SEO strategist points at a rising traffic chart on a laptop while a business owner looks on, a printed SEO audit checklist with items ticked in green on the table
Fix listMost important first
  1. ✓01 Service pages hidden from Google
  2. ✓02 Two pages fighting for one search
  3. ✓03 Maps listing in the wrong category
  4. ✓04 No page for your best job

Clicks from Google, after the fixes

An example of what an audit turns up. Your list depends on your site.

(01) What an SEO audit is

An SEO audit finds the leak. Then we plug it.

An SEO audit is a full check of everything that decides where you show up on Google: whether Google can read your site, what each page says, how your Google Maps listing is set up, who links to you, and what the businesses above you are doing that you are not.

A good audit answers one thing: what is holding you back, and what do we fix first?

Every finding gets one question before it reaches you: will fixing this get you more calls, bookings or sales from Google? If not, it doesn’t make the list. If yes, it goes on in the order that moves rankings fastest, in plain words, with who fixes it and how we will check it worked.

And then we fix it. The audit is the start of the work, not the end of it.

What goes in, what comes out

We look atYou get

Every page of your website

One short fix list, ranked

Your Google Maps listing

Where you rank, search by search

The businesses above you

What they do that you don’t

What AI tools say about you

Plain words, what each problem costs you

Your links and your tracking

The fixes, made and checked

The audit is how every plan starts. We stay to make every fix.

(02) What the audit checks

SEO audit checklist. Seven places, not one.

Your website is one of them. Rankings are decided across seven places, and a problem in any one can hold back the other six. We check all seven, then rank what we find by what it costs you.

Your rankings Technical Pages Maps Links Competitors AI answers Tracking

01 / 07 · Technical

Can Google read your site?

If Google can’t read a page, it can’t rank it. This is where traffic quietly vanishes after a redesign, a new plugin or a site move. We find it and fix it.

Your developer gets the full technical list. The detail is on our technical SEO page.

What we check

  • Which pages Google can find, which it skips and which it has dropped
  • How fast your pages load on a real phone
  • Old page addresses that bounce around or lead nowhere
  • Copies of the same page that make Google pick the wrong one
  • The behind-the-scenes files and labels that tell Google what each page is
  • Buttons, menus and forms that break on a phone

02 / 07 · Pages

Does each page answer the search?

A page ranks when it is the clearest answer to what someone typed. We read every page that should bring in money and check it against the searches it should win.

We fix these through on-page SEO and SEO content writing.

What we check

  • Which search each page is meant to win, and whether it says so
  • Titles and descriptions people actually click in the results
  • Missing pages: services, places and questions competitors cover and you don’t
  • Pages fighting each other for the same search
  • Links between your own pages that lead Google to the ones that make money

03 / 07 · Google Maps

Is your listing built to rank?

For anything local, the Google Maps listing often brings more calls than the website. Most listings we check were set up once and never touched again.

The full Maps playbook is on our local SEO page.

What we check

  • Primary and secondary categories against the businesses ranked first
  • Services, service areas, hours and photos
  • Reviews: how many, how recent, and how you reply
  • Your name, address and phone the same everywhere online
  • Where you rank on the map, street by street across the area you serve

04 / 07 · Links

Who vouches for you?

Links from other websites are one of the ways Google decides who to trust. We look at the links you have, the ones that hurt, and the ones the sites above you have that you don’t.

How we earn them: link building.

What we check

  • The sites linking to you and how much each is worth
  • Spammy or paid links that could drag you down
  • Links your competitors have and you can realistically get
  • Local and industry sites that should mention you and don’t
  • Broken links to your site that are wasting value

05 / 07 · Competitors

What do the sites above you do?

Rankings are relative. You don’t need a perfect site. You need a better answer than the three businesses Google shows first. So we audit them too.

Not sure who you are up against? Try the free who’s taking your leads check.

What we check

  • Who actually ranks for your money searches today, search by search
  • The pages, topics and services they cover that you don’t
  • How their Maps listings and reviews compare to yours
  • Where they get their links
  • The gaps they leave open that you can take first

06 / 07 · AI answers

Do ChatGPT and Google’s AI name you?

More people now ask ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity or Google’s AI Overviews who to hire. Those answers lean on pages that already rank and sites that are easy to read. We check whether they name you, or the business down the road.

AI SEO is part of every plan, at no extra cost.

What we check

  • What AI tools say when asked for a business like yours, where you work
  • Which sites they quote as the source
  • Whether your pages state plainly what you do, for whom and where
  • Your business details across the sites AI tools read
  • Google AI Overviews on the searches you care about

07 / 07 · Tracking

Can you see what Google brings in?

If calls and form fills from Google aren’t counted, nobody can tell whether SEO is working. We make sure every one is.

Every fix is then checked in Google Search Console, Google’s own free report on how your site is doing.

What we check

  • Google Search Console set up, verified and reading the right site
  • Google Analytics counting calls, forms and bookings as results
  • Which pages bring the people who actually get in touch
  • Searches you show up for but nobody clicks
  • A baseline, so every fix can be measured against where you started

(03) What you get

SEO audit report example. One list, fix-first order.

This is what lands on your desk. Each line says what is wrong, why it costs you, how big the fix is and who does it. The top of the list is what moves rankings fastest.

Fix list · a home services company, example

Sorted by impact on calls from Google

  1. 01

    Your main service pages are hidden from Google

    A setting left over from the last redesign tells Google to leave them out of its results. Nothing else on this list matters until they are back.

    Impact

    Technical

    EffortMinutes

    WhoWe fix it

  2. 02

    Two pages fight for your best search

    Your homepage and your service page both chase the same search, so Google keeps swapping them and neither sticks. One page gets the job, the other points to it.

    Impact

    Pages

    EffortAn hour

    WhoWe fix it

  3. 03

    Your Maps listing is in the wrong main category

    The three businesses above you all use the category that matches the job people search for. Yours uses a broader one.

    Impact

    Google Maps

    EffortMinutes

    WhoWe fix it

  4. 04

    No page for the job that pays best

    Competitors each have a page for it. You mention it in one line on a services page. We write the page.

    Impact

    Pages

    EffortA week

    WhoWe write it

  5. 05

    Old page addresses bounce three times

    After two website moves, old links bounce from address to address and lose value on the way. Each one now goes straight to the right page.

    Impact

    Technical

    EffortA few hours

    WhoYour developer or us

  6. 06

    Phones load the service pages slowly

    Big images and a heavy slider. Your visitors wait, and Google notices. Compressed images and a lighter page fix most of it.

    Impact

    Technical

    EffortA day

    WhoYour developer or us

  7. 07

    Competitors have local links you don’t

    The sites above you are listed by local associations, suppliers and news sites that have never heard of you. We go and get them.

    Impact

    Links

    EffortOngoing

    WhoWe do it

  8. 08

    AI answers name the business down the road

    Asked who to hire in your area, ChatGPT names two competitors. Your pages never say plainly what you do and where.

    Impact

    AI answers

    EffortOngoing

    WhoWe do it

Example fix list.

Why this order

Blockers first.

If Google can’t see a page, nothing you write on it counts. Anything stopping Google from reading the pages that make money goes to the top.

Then

Quick wins near page one.

Searches where you sit on page two are the cheapest clicks you will ever get. A better title, a clearer page or a few links between your pages can tip them over.

Then

The work that compounds.

New pages for the jobs and places you want, and links that build trust. Slower to show, and the reason rankings hold once you have them.

(04) After the audit

SEO audit results. What fixing it did.

Audit. Fix list. Then the rankings moved. Screenshots below.

Google Search ConsoleVirtual care, Canada

CloudCure

1.31K

6.42K

Clicks from Google in the first four months, against the four months before. A newer health brand on search pages held by big clinics. Every high-demand service got a clear page, then the trust to keep climbing.

Read the CloudCure case study
Google Search Console totals for joincloudcure.com: 6.42K total clicks against 1.31K in the period before, and 208K total impressions against 4.5K
GoogleLog home restoration, Manitoba

Maurice & Sons

7 × #1

On March 10, 18 of 19 tracked searches could not find them in Google’s top 100. 21 days later, seven were #1 and fifteen were in the top three.

Read the case study →
Google result number 1 for Log Home Restoration Manitoba: mauriceandsonsconstruction.ca, Log Rot Repair and Log Replacement Manitoba
Organic keywordsOrthodontist, Oakville

Grand Oaks Orthodontics

203

818

Searches Google ranked the site for, from day 0 to day 90.

Read the case study →

(05) How the SEO audit runs

From first look to fixed. Six steps.

The audit is the first thing we do for every client, and we keep checking for as long as we work together. Sites break quietly: a plugin update, a new page template, a move to a new platform.

When to get an SEO audit

  • →Traffic or calls from Google dropped and nobody knows why
  • →Before or right after a redesign, a new platform or a domain move
  • →You pay an agency every month and can’t see what changed
  • →A competitor jumped above you on Google or the map
  • →Every six months anyway, and quarterly for big or busy sites
01

Access, then every page

You give us view-only access to your Google accounts. You keep ownership of all of them. We go through every page of your site.

02

Where you rank, search by search

Every search that should bring you work, where you sit today on Google and on the map, and who sits above you. This becomes the baseline every result is measured against.

03

The competitors, audited too

The businesses ranked first for your money searches: their pages, their listings, their reviews, their links. What they have that you don’t is usually the fastest way up.

04

The fix list, on a call

We walk you through the list in plain words, most important first. You see what is wrong, what it costs you and what we do about it.

05

We fix it

We make the fixes ourselves or work alongside your developer. Pages get rewritten or built, the listing gets sorted, links get earned.

06

Every fix checked

Each fix is confirmed in Google Search Console, and rankings are re-checked against the baseline. Your monthly report shows what moved, with screenshots.

(06) What it costs

SEO audit cost. Start free, then fix it.

Finding the problems is half the job. Fixing them is the other half, and you get both. The first look is free, and the full audit is how every plan starts.

Free

Strategy call

30 minutes on Google Meet. We search your best jobs live, show you who Google puts first today and why, and what it would take to put you there.

Book the call →

Free

SEO second opinion

Already paying for SEO? In 30 minutes we look at the progress, what is still unclear and what should come next. Bring your latest report if you have one.

Get a second opinion →

Audit and fixes

$1,497 to $5,000/mo

The full audit, the fix list and the fixes, as part of a plan for Google Maps, the normal Google results, or both. Several websites usually start at $5,000 a month. Month to month. AI SEO included.

See SEO pricing →

Want a quick look on your own first? The free Google visibility check shows where you stand in a few minutes.

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(07) Before you sign

Five questions for any SEO audit company.

Ask every agency these five. Here are our answers.

Who fixes what the audit finds?

We do, or we work with your developer. Every fix is confirmed in Google Search Console. The audit is where the work starts, not where it ends.

Can you show me what fixing it did for someone else?

Yes. CloudCure went from 1.31K to 6.42K clicks from Google in four months. Maurice & Sons had seven #1 rankings 21 days after starting outside the top 100. Grand Oaks Orthodontics went from 203 to 818 ranking searches in 90 days. All with screenshots.

What happens if it doesn’t work?

No visible improvement in 20 days: your payment back plus $200. Not on page one of Google in 60 days: we keep working free until you are.

How long is the contract?

There isn’t a long one. Month to month, no six-month lock-in.

Does the audit check AI answers?

Yes. We check what ChatGPT, Google’s AI Overviews and the other AI tools say about businesses like yours, and getting named there is included in every plan.

Our SEO guarantees

The audit finds the problems. Two guarantees make sure they get fixed.

Guarantee 01

20days

If you don’t see visible improvement in your key metrics within the first 20 days, we refund $200 on top of returning your payment for that period.

What we measure: your traffic, what that traffic is worth, how much authority your site and its pages carry, and how many other sites link to you, against the day we start.

Guarantee 02

60days

If your qualifying keywords aren’t on the first page of Google within 60 days, we keep working for free until they are.

What counts: at least one high-value search for your business on page one of Google.

No long-term contracts. Results keep you here. Paperwork doesn't.

Your next step

Get your first fixes on a free call.

On a 30 minute call we search your best jobs live, show you who Google puts first today and why, and the first things we would fix on your site.

Bring with you

Your websiteYour main serviceTowns you serveCompetitors you see
  1. 01

    We search your market live

    The way your customers do, in the towns you serve.

  2. 02

    We show who's above you, and why

    On Google, on Maps and in the AI answers.

  3. 03

    You leave with a road map

    Yours to keep. If we can help, we'll invite you to work with us.

For established businesses doing at least $20,000 a month.

(08) Questions

SEO audits, answered.

What owners ask us before an SEO audit.

Book my free strategy call
01 What is an SEO audit?

An SEO audit is a full check of everything that decides where your business shows up on Google: whether Google can read your website, what each page says, how your Google Maps listing is set up, who links to you, and what the businesses ranked above you do differently. A good one ends with a short list of what to fix first.

02 What do SEO audit services include?

Ours check seven places: the technical side of your site, your pages and content, your Google Maps listing, your links, your competitors, what AI tools say about you, and your tracking. You get one fix list ranked by impact, and then we make the fixes and confirm each one in Google Search Console, Google's free report on how your site is doing.

03 How much does an SEO audit cost?

The first look is free: a 30-minute strategy call or an SEO second opinion. The full audit and the fixes are part of every plan, usually $1,497 to $5,000 a month for Google Maps, the normal Google results, or both. Several websites usually start at $5,000 a month.

04 Is there a free SEO audit?

The free strategy call is the closest thing: 30 minutes on Google Meet where we search your best jobs live and show you what is holding you back. If you already pay for SEO, the free SEO second opinion looks at your progress and what should come next. The free Google visibility check is a quick look you can run yourself.

05 What's the difference between a free audit tool and a real SEO audit?

A tool gives you a list of warnings, all weighted the same. An audit adds the judgement: it looks at your competitors, your Google Maps listing and what you sell, decides which few problems are actually costing you calls, and puts them in order. Then someone has to fix them.

06 How long does an SEO audit take?

The first findings usually come quickly, because the problems that hurt most tend to be the easiest to spot. The full fix list follows once we have been through every page, your rankings and the competitors above you. Bigger sites take longer.

07 What do I get at the end?

One fix list in plain words, most important first. Each line says what is wrong, why it costs you, how big the fix is and who does it. We walk you through it on a call. Then we start fixing, and your monthly report shows what moved.

08 Do you fix the problems or just report them?

Both. You get a ranked list of what to fix first. Then we fix it ourselves or work with your developers, and confirm each fix in Google Search Console.

09 How often should a website be audited?

Every six months at least, and quarterly for large or fast-changing sites. After a redesign, migration or platform change, right away. While we work together, we keep checking every month.

10 My traffic dropped. Can an audit find out why?

Usually, yes. A sudden drop most often comes from something that changed: a redesign, a new plugin, pages that went missing, old links that broke, or a Google update that favoured someone else's pages. We compare before and after in Search Console to find what changed and when.

11 Do you audit Google Maps and my Google Business Profile?

Yes. For a local business the Maps listing often brings more calls than the website. We check your categories, services, service areas, photos, reviews and business details against the businesses ranked first, and map where you rank street by street across the area you serve.

12 Does the audit look at my competitors?

Yes. Rankings are relative, so we audit the businesses ranked first for your money searches: their pages, their listings, their reviews and their links. What they have that you don't is often the fastest way up.

13 Do you check what ChatGPT and Google's AI say about us?

Yes. We check what ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI Overviews say when asked for a business like yours where you work, which sites they quote, and whether your pages give them a clear answer. Getting named there is included in every plan at no extra cost.

14 Do you need access to my website?

To audit, read access to Google Search Console, Google Analytics and your Google Business Profile is enough. To make fixes, we need edit access to the site or we work alongside your developer. You stay the owner of every account.

15 Will the audit break anything on my site?

No. Looking changes nothing. Nothing on your site changes until we agree on the fix list, and each fix is checked after it goes live.

16 We already have an SEO agency. Can you audit their work?

Yes. That is what the free SEO second opinion is for. Bring your latest report if you have one. We look at the progress, what is still unclear and what should come next, and if it makes sense we talk about working together.

17 Will an audit improve my rankings on its own?

No. An audit only tells you what is wrong. Rankings move when the fixes go live. That is why ours comes with the fixes and two guarantees: visible improvement in your key metrics within 20 days or your payment back plus $200, and your qualifying keywords on page one of Google within 60 days or we keep working for free until they are.

18 How fast will I see results after the fixes?

Some fixes, like a page blocked from Google by mistake, can show within days of Google's next visit. Page changes usually take a few weeks, and links take longer. Fixes behind the scenes tend to show first, because Google only has to look at the page again.

19 Am I locked into a long contract?

No. Month to month, no long-term contracts.

20 Who are your SEO audit services for?

Established businesses in Canada and the US doing $20,000 a month or more, with a service people already search for. We take on 15 new clients a month, so every one of them gets the work done properly.