Defensible by designDecisions remain reviewable and evidenced.
Transparent processScope, ownership and boundaries stay visible.
Client-first partnershipWork starts with the operating need.
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Website audits and technical remediation · From $300/month or custom project scope

Compare website audits and technical remediation by ownership, evidence and boundaries—not by a list of vague features.

Built for agency or consultant protecting a client relationship while comparing technical partners. Turn a vague sense that something is wrong into a defensible action plan while keeping scope, dependencies and limitations visible.

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The underlying service and pricing structure stay the same. This page simply focuses on the questions most relevant to your situation.

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What to focus on first

Start with the question blocking the next decision.

This page is for an active evaluation. The goal is to make responsibilities, dependencies and acceptance criteria visible before price becomes the only comparison.

01

Compare the operating model

A reliable comparison for agencies and consultants should show who owns implementation, verification, communication and exceptions after the proposal is accepted.

  • Bounded authorised crawling with public-target safeguards
  • Evidence, confidence and limitations attached to findings
  • Prioritisation by business impact and implementation dependency
  • A path from finding to ticket, scope or verified resolution
02

Require the boundary in writing

Starting price and feature lists are incomplete without access assumptions, client responsibilities, third-party costs and acceptance criteria.

  • A website audit is not a penetration test, legal opinion, accessibility certification or guarantee of complete coverage. Deeper review may require specialist scope.
  • Named client and provider responsibilities
  • A change-control path for work outside the accepted scope
03

Evidence to request

Ask each provider to explain how work will be prioritised, documented and verified—not merely what tools they use.

  • What decision must the audit support?
  • Which pages, systems and public targets are authorised for review?
  • How will severity, confidence and limitations be recorded?
  • Who can approve remediation and verify completion?

Worth discussing when

This may be the right starting point when…

  • Several tools report problems but no one owns the next action
  • The business is deciding whether to repair, migrate or rebuild
  • Performance, SEO, accessibility and tracking issues overlap
  • A client or stakeholder needs evidence before approving work

Another starting point may be better

Start elsewhere if these are true.

  • You want unauthorised scanning of systems you do not control
  • You expect an automated score to replace professional judgement
  • No one will own remediation after the report is delivered

Outside this scope: A website audit is not a penetration test, legal opinion, accessibility certification or guarantee of complete coverage. Deeper review may require specialist scope.

Tell Curtis what is going on

Tell us what you are comparing and what must not fail.

Lancaster will clarify fit, exclusions, likely dependencies and the evidence needed to compare a managed engagement with DIY, internal or another provider.

What happens after submission

  1. Your request stays attached to this service and starting point so the context is not lost.
  2. Curtis reviews the problem, timing and what would actually help.
  3. The response may be a question, guide, website review, scoped recommendation or another direction if Lancaster is not the right solution.

Submitting sends the request for review. Nothing starts and nothing is billed without your approval.

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We will separate urgent problems from useful improvements and recommend the smallest sensible next step—without pretending every site needs a full rebuild.

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