Review the website your customers actually use.
Use this checklist to turn an unfocused website review into a short, prioritized list of changes.
Check discovery
Open each core service page directly and follow its links from the main navigation. Look for redirects, errors or pages that depend on a search box to be found. Compare the sitemap against the pages you want search systems to discover.
- Record page URL and response behavior
- Review robots and noindex settings with your developer
- Check canonical destinations against the preferred URLs
Check the decision information
Choose one customer question for each important page. Does the page answer it with the detail needed to act? Examples include service eligibility, location coverage, deliverables and how an inquiry is handled.
Complete the contact journey
Test the site on a phone and with a keyboard. Submit only an authorized test inquiry and confirm delivery. An animated success message proves very little if nothing arrives at the destination.
Create an issue register
Use the fields: URL, finding, evidence, customer impact, recommended change, owner and verification result. Put blocked contact paths and inaccessible core pages ahead of cosmetic preferences.
Choose the next action
Fix a small group of high-impact issues, verify them, and record the release date. Review the affected landing pages and qualified inquiries afterward. Keep seasonal demand and other marketing changes in mind.
Before you decide
Is this a complete technical audit?
No. This is a starting checklist. Large catalogs, migrations and complex JavaScript applications may need a deeper technical review.
Further reading
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