Graphics Cove

FREE AUTOMATED SITE AUDIT

See exactly what's slowing your site down.

Drop in any URL and we'll run a full performance, accessibility, best practices and SEO check, the same Lighthouse audit Google uses to rank you, then show you exactly what to fix.

FROM RED TO GREEN

We can fix every one of these.

A low score is a to-do list, not a verdict. We turn Lighthouse findings into a prioritised plan, then do the work and get you back into the green.

  • Right-sized, next-gen images where they are dragging the score down
  • Render-blocking scripts removed so content paints sooner
  • Layout shift and accessibility issues fixed properly, not patched
  • Clean, monitored hosting so the numbers stay green after launch

Get the complete audit by email

We'll send the full breakdown with a prioritised plan of what to fix first.

What the four scores actually mean.

The audit runs Google Lighthouse, the same engine behind PageSpeed Insights. It gives you four scores out of 100, here is what each one is really telling you.

Performance

How quickly the page loads and becomes usable. Driven by image weight, script size, server response and render-blocking resources, and measured with Core Web Vitals.

Accessibility

Whether people using a screen reader or keyboard can actually use the page. Colour contrast, labelled controls, heading structure and alt text all count here.

Best practices

General web hygiene: HTTPS, no console errors, correct image aspect ratios, no deprecated APIs and a sensible security posture.

SEO

Whether search engines can crawl and understand the page. Titles, meta descriptions, crawlability, mobile friendliness and a valid, indexable page.

So your score is red. Now what?

Not every warning is worth acting on, and chasing a perfect 100 is usually a waste of money. In roughly this order is how we would tackle it.

  1. 1

    Fix the images first

    On most sites this is the single biggest cause of a poor performance score, and the easiest thing to put right.

  2. 2

    Then caching

    If nothing is cached, every visitor rebuilds the page from scratch. Caching is usually a config change, not a rebuild.

  3. 3

    Then the scripts

    Every plugin, tracker and third-party widget costs load time. Ask whether each one earns its place.

  4. 4

    Accessibility is quick wins

    Alt text, contrast and labels are cheap to fix and genuinely help real people.

  5. 5

    Leave the rest

    Some warnings come from third-party code you cannot control. A red score in that box is not a reason to lose sleep.

We run a web studio in Slough, and we can sort most of this out. Send us your results and we'll tell you what is worth fixing and whether or not you should become a client. Get in touch.

Questions people ask.

Is the audit really free?

Yes, and there is no sign-up to see your results. Run it, read the scores, done. We only ask for an email if you want the full report and a fix list.

What counts as a good score?

Lighthouse treats 90 and above as good, 50 to 89 as needing work, and below 50 as poor. Most real-world business sites land somewhere in the 50s and 60s on mobile, so do not panic if you are not green everywhere. What matters is which specific things are dragging the number down.

Why is my mobile score so much worse than desktop?

Because the test simulates a mid-range phone on a slower connection. It is deliberately pessimistic: that is closer to the experience a lot of your visitors actually get.

My score changed when I ran it again. Is it broken?

No, that is normal. Lighthouse scores move a few points between runs depending on network conditions and what your server was doing at that moment. Treat it as a temperature reading rather than a precise measurement, and look at the trend rather than a single run.

Do you store my results?

We keep enough to generate and email your report if you ask for one. We do not publish results, sell them, or share the fact that you ran an audit on your own site.

Can I audit a site I do not own?

Yes. The audit only looks at what any visitor could see, the same way a browser does. Plenty of people run it on a competitor before they pitch us.

The audit found problems. Can you fix them?

Usually, yes. Most of what shows up here is fixable in a few hours: oversized images, render-blocking scripts, missing caching, unlabelled buttons. Get in touch with your results and we will tell you honestly what is worth doing and what is not.