The Checklist

Every rule we score a page against.

18 categories, weighted by how much each one moves a first impression. This page is generated from the same configuration the audit runs on, so it cannot drift from what actually scores your site.

15% weight

Clarity & Messaging

Marketing siteE-commerceMarketplaceSaaS

A visitor decides whether to keep reading in a few seconds. If the page cannot say what it is and who it is for in that window, everything below it is wasted.

Typical failure — A hero that names the company but never the offer.

10% weight

Visual Hierarchy / Brand & First Impression

Marketing siteE-commerceMarketplaceSaaS

Hierarchy tells the eye where to go first. Without it a page is a list, and the most important thing on it is whatever happens to be biggest.

Typical failure — Three competing elements at the same visual weight above the fold.

10% weight

Lead Generation Friction

Marketing site

A call to action is a promise about what happens next. Breaking it costs more than a weak CTA ever would.

Typical failure — A CTA that leads to an application rather than the promised action.

10% weight

Content & Copy Quality

Marketing site

Copy written from the inside describes the product. Copy written from the outside describes the reader's problem.

Typical failure — Feature names invented by the company, unexplained.

10% weight

Trust & Credibility

Marketing siteE-commerceMarketplaceSaaS

Trust is the tax every unknown brand pays. Specific proof lowers it; generic reassurance does not.

Typical failure — Testimonials with no name, company, or face attached.

10% weight

Accessibility

Marketing siteE-commerceMarketplaceSaaS

Accessibility failures are the only findings that are also legal exposure, and they usually indicate the same carelessness elsewhere.

Typical failure — Body copy under 4.5:1 contrast, or an icon button with no label.

10% weight

Mobile Experience

Marketing siteE-commerceMarketplaceSaaS

Most first impressions happen on a phone. A desktop-first layout that merely survives on mobile is not the same as one designed for it.

Typical failure — Tap targets under 44px, or a layout that scrolls horizontally.

5% weight

SEO-UX Signals

Marketing site

The structural signals search engines read are largely the same ones that make a page scannable to a person.

Typical failure — One H1 per page, missing.

5% weight

Performance

Marketing siteE-commerceMarketplaceSaaS

Speed is a feature people feel before they can name it. Layout that shifts while loading reads as broken even when nothing is.

Typical failure — A hero image that arrives after the headline has already rendered.

10% weight

Checkout Friction

E-commerce

Surprise at checkout is the single largest cause of abandoned carts. Cost known early converts better than cost revealed late.

Typical failure — Shipping cost first disclosed at the payment step.

10% weight

First Purchase Experience

E-commerce

A first purchase is the only one made without trust already established, so every extra requirement is charged against a balance that is still empty.

Typical failure — An account wall between the cart and the purchase.

5% weight

Form & Error UX

E-commerceSaaS

Forms are where intent turns into revenue. Every avoidable moment of friction there is measured directly in abandonment.

Typical failure — Validation that fires on every keystroke, or errors with no recovery path.

10% weight

Listing & Conversion Friction

Marketplace

Scored against the evidence captured at all three viewports.

10% weight

Search & Discovery

Marketplace

Scored against the evidence captured at all three viewports.

5% weight

Content Quality

Marketplace

Scored against the evidence captured at all three viewports.

10% weight

Conversion Friction

SaaS

Each field is a decision point where someone can leave. Ask for what you need to start, not what you would like to know.

Typical failure — A demo request form asking for company size before it asks for an email.

10% weight

Onboarding Flow

SaaS

Scored against the evidence captured at all three viewports.