The 2026
SEO Audit.
For Google and AI search.
FOREGROUND · 2026 SEO AUDIT
The 2026 SEO Audit.
For Google and AI search.
Most "free SEO audits" check what mattered in 2018. Ours checks what matters in 2026 — Core Web Vitals, schema for AI citations, llms.txt, AI crawler permissions — alongside the traditional on-page and technical fundamentals. Crawls up to 50 pages. Result emailed.
Five scores. Each tells you something different.
The fundamentals on every page.
Title length and uniqueness, meta description length, H1 presence, heading hierarchy (no skipped levels), image alt-text coverage, canonical URLs, OpenGraph + Twitter cards, robots meta, language declaration, word count. The "are the basics done" score.
The infrastructure SEO depends on.
HTTPS coverage, robots.txt + sitemap.xml validity, broken internal links, Core Web Vitals (LCP/CLS/TBT via Google PageSpeed Insights), email auth (DMARC + SPF). If technical is below 70, fix this first — content optimization is wasted on a broken foundation.
How well your site speaks to ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini.
llms.txt presence and validity (the new Answer.AI standard), AI crawler permissions in robots.txt (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended), Schema.org structured-data coverage. AI engines cite cleanly when they can read cleanly. This score answers: "if a marketer asks ChatGPT about your industry, does it mention you?"
Off-site signals Google trusts most.
Backlinks (referring domains + domain rating, via DataForSEO), social-media presence (FB/IG/LI/X/YT/TikTok linked from your site), local SEO (LocalBusiness schema, Google Business Profile link, phone). A perfect on-page score means nothing if no one links to you and you have no GMB listing.
Site-wide hygiene that compounds over time.
Duplicate titles or descriptions across pages, pages missing H1, pages with multiple H1s, internal-link distribution. These dilute Google's understanding of which page should rank for which query. Fix duplicates → instant ranking lift on the surviving page.
Honest scope.
- ·Per-page Core Web Vitals — we sample your homepage. A full per-page CWV report is part of our paid audit.
- ·Content quality — algorithms can't really judge prose. Humans (us) can.
- ·Competitor gap analysis — needs the competitor list + paid SERP/keyword data. Available on request.
Now scan your site.
Crawls up to 25 pages from your homepage. Takes 15–25 seconds. Result also emailed so you can re-open it later.
Fetching robots.txt…
This usually takes 25–45 seconds. Don't close the tab.
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Other free tools that fit the same workflow.
AI Brand Mention Checker
Asks Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini & DeepSeek 5 buying-intent prompts. Scores AI visibility 0–100 (AIVS). Email-gated.
Keyword Volume + Difficulty
Live search volume, competition, CPC, and ~30 related keywords for any term across 18 markets.
An audit is the diagnosis.
The fix is the project.
We run technical SEO sprints, content cluster builds, and AI-search optimization for agencies and in-house teams in the GCC. The audit is what we do for free. The work is what we do for clients.
An audit is the diagnosis.
The fix is the project.
We run technical SEO sprints, content cluster builds, and AI-search optimization for agencies and in-house teams in the GCC. The audit is what we do for free. The work is what we do for clients.
Reach us at info@foreground.agency
or visit foreground.agency/contact