Website monitoring and audit how-to articles.
Plain explanations of what to check on your website, how to read the results and what to fix first. Each article links to the service that runs the check for you.
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Website Monitoring: What to Check Every Week (Beyond Uptime)
Website monitoring is more than uptime. See what silently breaks on a site, what to check weekly or monthly, and how to set alerts people will not ignore.
AuditsWebsite Audit Checklist: 25 Checks Before You Spend on Marketing
A website audit checklist with 25 checks across indexing, on-page SEO, tracking, speed, security and conversion, so you fix leaks before spending on ads.
AuditsHow to Read an SEO Audit Report and Decide What to Fix First
An SEO audit gives you a long list. Learn how to rank findings by severity and effort, spot the urgent ones and turn the report into a ticket list.
AuditsBroken Link Checker: How to Find and Fix Broken Links on Your Website
Use a broken link checker to find 404s, redirect chains and dead links, then fix each type the right way. Includes a simple routine to keep them away.
AuditsCompetitor Website Analysis: How to Compare Your Site With a Rival's
A practical competitor website analysis method: pick the right rivals, compare public pages side by side, and turn the gaps into a short list of fixes.
AuditsAI Search Optimization: How to Check Whether AI Assistants Mention Your Brand
AI search optimization starts with measuring. Learn a repeatable way to test whether assistants name your brand, and what to do with the answers.
TrackingHow to Check Whether Google Analytics and the Meta Pixel Are Working
Use the Meta Pixel Helper, Tag Assistant and GA4 DebugView to confirm your tags fire once, on the right pages, and the common failures to look for.
WebWebsite Speed Test: How to Read Your Results and Speed Up Your Site
Run a website speed test and know what the numbers mean: lab vs field data, Core Web Vitals thresholds, and the fixes that usually help most.
WebSSL Certificate Checker: How to Check Your Certificate and Fix Common Errors
Use an SSL checker to read your certificate, spot expiry, name mismatch and chain errors, and learn the fix for each one before visitors see a warning.
BrandHow to Find the Colors and Fonts a Website Uses
Find a website color palette and fonts with browser tools or an extractor, tell brand colors from stray ones, check contrast and build a brand sheet.
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