SEO audit for Kansas City small businesses
Fixed-price $349 SEO audit. Order an in-depth search engine optimization audit of your technical, on-page, off-page and AI search health, Google Business Profile and citations, with every issue ranked by impact. You receive a written report with screenshots, a prioritized fix list and a walkthrough call. The report is yours to keep, whether you hire Kansas City SEO Pros for monthly work or not.
One-time · fixed price
In-depth SEO Audit
- Technical, on-page, off-page and AI search
- Google Business Profile, citations and competitors
- Written report with screenshots
- Prioritized fix list, sorted by impact
- Walkthrough call with a founder
- Delivered in
- 5 business days from access
- Covers
- 7 areas, website to map rankings
- Platforms
- WordPress, Shopify, Wix, Squarespace, Webflow, custom
Definition
What is an SEO audit?
An SEO audit is a structured review of a website's technical health, on-page content, backlinks and local listings that ends in a ranked list of fixes. It shows why pages fail to rank and which repairs move rankings first.
Search engine optimization (SEO) is the work of earning visibility in Google's organic results, the Google Maps local pack and AI answers. The audit is the diagnostic step of that work. It reads the website the way Googlebot reads it, checks the Google Business Profile against the businesses that outrank it, and records each problem next to the page or listing it affects.
The report sorts problems into 3 groups: pages Google has not indexed, pages that target no clear search, and listings that lose to nearby competitors. Index problems lead the fix list, because a page outside Google's index ranks for no query at all. The repairs are separate work, and Kansas City SEO Pros delivers crawling and indexing fixes on a monthly plan or a fixed-price technical sprint.
Scope
What does an SEO audit include?
The Kansas City SEO Pros in-depth audit covers 7 areas: technical health, on-page content, off-page and backlinks, AI search readiness, Google Business Profile, citations and reviews, and competitor rankings. You receive a written report with screenshots, a prioritized fix list and a walkthrough call.
Each area below is a heading in the report. Crawling is Googlebot fetching a page; indexing is Google storing that page so it can appear in results. Google Search Console is Google's free report on both. Google Analytics 4 (GA4) records visits and conversions. A citation is any online listing of the business name, address and phone number (NAP), and NAP consistency means every listing prints them identically. Core Web Vitals are Google's 3 page-experience metrics for loading, responsiveness and visual stability.
01Technical health
- Crawl errors
- Index coverage in Search Console
- Page speed and Core Web Vitals
- Mobile rendering
- HTTPS and redirects
- XML sitemap and robots.txt
02On-page and content
- Title tags and meta descriptions
- Headings
- Thin or duplicate pages
- Internal links
- Schema markup
03Off-page and backlinks
- Referring domains
- Toxic or spam links
- Local link gaps
- Brand mentions
04AI search readiness
- AI crawler access in robots.txt
- Entity and schema clarity
- Presence in Google AI Overviews for 3 main queries
- Citation sources AI engines read
05Google Business Profile
- Primary and secondary categories
- Services, products and attributes
- Photos and posts
- Profile completeness
06Citations and reviews
- NAP consistency across the top directories
- Duplicate listings
- Review count, rating and recency
- Review responses
07Competitors and rankings
- Top 3 map competitors
- Geogrid snapshot for 1 main keyword
- Keyword gaps
A geogrid snapshot records your map rank from a grid of search points across the service area. Full prompt-by-prompt testing in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews is a separate product, the $299 AI Visibility Audit.
Price
How much does an SEO audit cost?
An in-depth SEO audit costs $349 at Kansas City SEO Pros, fixed. It covers technical, on-page, off-page and AI search issues in one report. Published Kansas City audits range from about $250 to $2,000, depending on site size and scope.
The in-depth audit has one published price, at $349. The SEO plan comparison lists all 4 monthly plans, from GBP Essentials at $299 to Growth from $1,499.
Nationally, Ahrefs' survey of SEO providers puts the most common one-off project price at $2,501 to $5,000.
| Provider | Price | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City SEO ProsUs | $349 | Fixed, in-depth |
| Kansas City low end | From $300 | Local Web Advisor, published one-time audit price |
| Kansas City typical | $500–$2,000 | TCB Studio, July 2026 |
The report
What does an SEO audit look like?
The audit is a PDF report of 20 pages. Each issue appears on its own row with a screenshot, the affected URLs, an impact score, an effort score and the exact fix, sorted from highest impact down.
Impact and effort are each scored 1 to 5. An impact score of 5 means the issue blocks rankings; an effort score of 1 means the fix takes under an hour. The first page summarizes the score for each of the 7 areas, and every later page holds one area's issues in impact order.
Service pages are excluded from Google's index
- Affected
- /drain-cleaning/, /water-heaters/ and 4 more
- Fix
- Remove the noindex tag the theme adds to service pages, then request indexing.
Turnaround
How long does an SEO audit take?
An SEO audit takes 5 business days from the day Kansas City SEO Pros receives access to your Search Console, analytics and Google Business Profile. The walkthrough call is booked within 3 business days of delivery.
The 5-day count starts when access arrives, not when the invoice is paid, because the Search Console and Business Profile checks read account data. Delay in access moves the delivery date by the same number of days, and the report arrives by email as one PDF.
- Day 0Order and pay
Invoice by email; pay by card, PayPal or Stripe.
- Day 0–1Grant account access
From your own login. No passwords shared.
- Day 5Receive the report
PDF with screenshots, yours to keep.
- Within 3 daysWalk through it on a call
Questions answered, fix order agreed.
AI tools
Can ChatGPT do an SEO audit?
No, not a complete one. ChatGPT reviews text and code you paste into it, but it cannot read your Search Console index report, your Google Business Profile insights or your map rankings from grid points across your service area.
AI chat tools such as ChatGPT and Claude read only the text, code or crawl export you give them. Account data stays behind Google logins, and map rank changes with the searcher's location, so a pasted prompt returns general advice without index status, profile data or local positions.
| Data source | AI chat tool | This audit |
|---|---|---|
| Search Console index report | Not available | Reviewed |
| Google Business Profile insights | Not available | Reviewed |
| Map rankings from grid points | Not available | Measured |
A free scan and a paid audit answer different questions.
Free vs paid
What does a free SEO audit miss?
A free SEO audit misses account data and depth. The Kansas City SEO Pros free audit reviews public pages and your Google Business Profile in a PDF report and 15-minute Zoom session. The $349 in-depth audit adds Search Console data, backlinks, AI search and ranked fixes.
| Attribute | Free audit | In-depth audit, $349 |
|---|---|---|
| Data used | Public pages + Google Business Profile | Public pages + Search Console, GA4 and Business Profile account data |
| Off-page and backlinks | No | Full referring-domain review |
| AI search readiness | No | Yes |
| Competitor comparison | No | Top 3 map competitors |
| Fix order by business impact | Top issues only | Every issue ranked |
| Delivery | PDF + 15-minute Zoom | Full PDF report + walkthrough call |
The free audit is the intro review for new clients. Free crawler tools score public pages only; neither reads your Search Console.
Request the free audit through the form at the bottom of this page. It suits a business that wants a first read before any spend. The in-depth audit suits a business that already knows something is wrong and needs the full cause list.
Owners who run the first pass themselves can work through the local SEO checklist for the Business Profile side and the 40-point SEO audit checklist for the website side. The website checks inside the in-depth audit follow that same 40-point list.
Next step
What happens after the SEO audit?
You keep the report and decide the next step. Kansas City SEO Pros fixes the issues on a monthly plan on a monthly plan, your developer fixes them, or you fix them yourself from the list.
The fix list works for any of 3 paths:
- Monthly plan. Kansas City SEO Pros works through the list in impact order.
- Your developer. Each row names the page, the platform setting and the exact fix, so a developer works from the report without a briefing.
- Do it yourself. Effort scores of 1 and 2 mark the fixes a business owner completes from a CMS login.
Monthly plans run month-to-month with 30 days' notice to cancel, and no setup fee. Businesses outside Kansas City, anywhere in the United States, order the same audit at the same $349 price.
Questions
SEO audit FAQ
Which accounts do you need access to?
The audit needs manager access to Google Business Profile and read access to Google Search Console and Google Analytics 4. You grant access from your own login; no passwords are shared, and access is removed after delivery on request.
Is the audit fee refundable?
No. SEO fees at Kansas City SEO Pros, including the $349 in-depth audit fee, are not refundable. The report is yours to keep.
Which website platforms do you audit?
Kansas City SEO Pros audits WordPress, Shopify, WooCommerce, Wix, Squarespace, Webflow and custom-coded sites. The checks are platform-neutral; the fix list names the platform setting or plugin that applies to your site.
Do you audit businesses outside Kansas City?
Yes. The website, backlink and technical checks work for any US business. The local layer, including map competitors and citations, is calibrated for the 8-county Kansas City metro.
Contact
Questions before you order the audit?
Call or send the form. Bikash or Fredrick replies within 1 business day, and a free audit request costs nothing.
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