Technical SEO Audit Freelancer

Most SEO audits in 2026 are 80-page PDFs that nobody reads. Mine is a developer-grade diagnostic, written by someone who can also fix the issues — and priced so you can take it and run if you prefer. I am Ignacio (IGNAX), a Spain-born, Paraguay-based, solo full-stack developer + SEO/AEO specialist. I have shipped audits for SaaS startups, agencies, and bilingual marketing sites, and I am running the exact same methodology on ignax.dev itself — see the ignax.dev growth engine for the live proof.

Who is this service for?

  • SaaS founders who suspect their site has indexing or schema leaks but don't know where.
  • Marketing teams that already rank for some queries and want to find the next 10x of crawl equity.
  • Multilingual sites that need hreflang and locale-template audits done right.
  • Agencies that need a senior white-label auditor under NDA for a client engagement.

If your site has zero content and is brand new, start with the SEO + AEO setup instead — there is nothing to audit yet.

What deliverables do you get?

  • Crawl report (XLSX) — every URL with status code, title, meta description, H1, canonical, hreflang, detected schema types, indexable flag, last-modified.
  • Lighthouse audit per page template (mobile + desktop), with Core Web Vitals targets and gap analysis.
  • Core Web Vitals report from GSC — 28-day field data, segmented by template and device.
  • Schema validation pass — Google Rich Results Test for every page type, screenshots saved.
  • Sitemap + robots.txt + llms.txt review — coverage, freshness, group structure.
  • Internal-linking equity map — which pages get linked to from where; orphans and dead-ends flagged.
  • Prioritized fix list (P0/P1/P2) with dev-hour estimates and a recommended 30/60/90 sequence.
  • AEO-readiness scorecard — per page: Quick Answer present, H2-as-question count, FAQ schema attached, llms.txt entry, Person sameAs complete.
  • 30-minute walkthrough call where I read the report with you, plus a written runbook.

What tools do you use?

  • Google Search Console + Bing Webmaster Tools + Ahrefs Webmaster Tools (free tier) — indexing, queries, backlinks.
  • Lighthouse + PageSpeed Insights — Core Web Vitals, performance, accessibility.
  • Screaming Frog (free tier ≤500 URLs; paid for larger sites if needed) — full-site crawl.
  • Google Search Central documentation + Schema.org Validator + Google Rich Results Test — official references for every recommendation.
  • Cloudflare Web Analytics or GA4 — traffic and engagement segmentation.
  • Optional paid: Ahrefs Standard or Semrush — used if you already have a seat; I do not require them.

I'm running this exact playbook on ignax.dev itself — see the live experiment for current numbers.

How does the audit process work?

  1. Access handshake — you grant view-access to GSC, ideally Bing WMT, and (optional) GA4. I crawl the public site myself.
  2. Crawl + automated checks (day 1–2) — Screaming Frog crawl, Lighthouse batch, schema validation pass.
  3. Manual review (day 2–4) — internal-linking analysis, AEO-readiness scoring, hreflang verification, content-template review.
  4. Report (day 4–6) — XLSX + PDF + AEO scorecard. Issues prioritized P0/P1/P2 with dev-hour estimates.
  5. Walkthrough call (day 5–7) — 30 minutes, I read the report with you, you ask hard questions, I answer.

Working hours: Mon–Fri, 8:00–17:00 PYT (GMT-3). Weekends off. Overlap with US East 7:00–16:00 EST, with Madrid 13:00–22:00 CET.

How much does a technical SEO audit cost?

Pricing band: $800–$2,500 USD (Gs 4.9M–15.3M). The lower half covers a single-stack site under 200 URLs (e.g., a SvelteKit or Next.js SaaS marketing site). The upper half covers multi-template, multi-locale sites, WordPress with heavy plugin entropy, or sites over 1,000 URLs. Hourly outside that band: $30–$70 USD/hr. PYG values approximate, recalculated quarterly. Rate as of 2026-05-27: Gs 6,136.82 / USD. For a full breakdown see what does a technical SEO audit cost and Core Web Vitals on Cloudflare Pages.

For agencies — white-label audits

White-label technical audits are one of the cleanest subcontracts I run. Day-rate option: $240–$560 USD/day under your brand and NDA. I deliver the XLSX, PDF, and AEO scorecard under your domain; you brand them and send. The common pairing is: agency owns the strategy and content production; I own the technical-SEO layer. EN/ES bilingual coverage included at no extra cost.

What happens after the audit?

You have three options. (1) Take the report and run — about 30% of clients prefer this; your in-house team owns the fix work. (2) Have me implement the P0s — I quote the fix work separately after the audit so there is no pressure during diagnosis. (3) Move to ongoing SEO + AEO — the audit becomes the input for a SEO + AEO setup engagement. No retainer pressure either way.

Ready to talk? Email hello@ignax.dev with your site URL. I run the crawl before our call so we don't waste the first 20 minutes on boilerplate.

Working hours: Mon–Fri, 8:00–17:00 PYT (GMT-3). Weekends off. Overlap with US East 7:00–16:00 EST, with Madrid 13:00–22:00 CET.

Pricing

USD
$800–$2,500
PYG
Gs 4.9M–Gs 15.3M
Timeline
3–7 days

PYG values approximate, recalculated quarterly. Rate as of 2026-05-27: Gs 6,136.82 / USD.

For agencies

Available as a white-label senior subcontractor. Standard NDAs welcome. Day-rate option: $240–$560 USD/day depending on stack.

Email hello@ignax.dev

Frequently asked questions

What's actually in a technical SEO audit?

Crawl of every URL with status code, title, meta, H1, canonical, hreflang, and detected schema; Lighthouse + Core Web Vitals report per template (mobile + desktop); schema validation pass via Google Rich Results Test; sitemap + robots.txt + llms.txt review; internal-linking equity map; and a prioritized P0/P1/P2 fix list with effort estimates. The full deliverable list is documented in [technical SEO audit deliverables](/articles/technical-seo-audit-deliverables).

How is your audit different from an Ahrefs or Semrush export?

Ahrefs and Semrush spit out a list of issues; an audit interprets them. I tell you which 5 issues out of 200 are killing you, why, and how long the fix takes — in dev-hours, not vague effort scores. Most agency audits stop at the diagnosis. Mine includes implementation if you want it (priced separately, no obligation).

Will you also fix the issues you find?

Yes — that's the unique part. I am a senior full-stack developer, so the audit and the fix come from the same person. Fix work is quoted separately after the audit so you can take the report and hand it to your in-house team if you prefer. About 70% of clients have me implement; 30% take the report and run.

How long does the audit actually take?

Three to seven days. Three-day turnaround for sites under 200 URLs on a single template stack (SvelteKit, Next.js, Astro, Hugo). Seven days for multi-template, multi-locale sites or WordPress with heavy plugin entropy. The audit window starts when you grant GSC + GA + crawl access; not before.

Do I need to give you write access to my site?

No — the audit is read-only. I need view-access to Google Search Console and (ideally) Bing Webmaster Tools. I crawl the public site myself. Write access is only required if you choose to have me implement fixes, and even then I work in branches with PRs your team reviews.

What's the difference between this and your SEO + AEO setup service?

The audit is diagnosis. SEO + AEO setup is a build that ships JSON-LD, llms.txt, Quick Answers, FAQ blocks, IndexNow, hreflang siblings — the foundational layer most sites are missing. If your site is brand new or has never had SEO work, start with the setup. If your site is established and you suspect leaks, start with the audit.

Can you white-label this for our agency?

Yes — white-label technical audits are one of the cleanest subcontracts available. Day-rate $240–$560 USD/day under your brand and NDA. I deliver under your domain, you sign off and send. Common pairing: agency owns the strategy + content; I own the technical layer. EN/ES bilingual coverage included.

What's the deliverable format?

Two artifacts. (1) An XLSX with the full crawl + per-URL flags, ready for your dev team to filter. (2) A 10–20 page PDF report with the prioritized P0/P1/P2 fixes, screenshots, Lighthouse traces, schema validation results, and a recommended 30/60/90 sequence. Plus a 30-minute walkthrough call where I read the report with you.

Email hello@ignax.dev

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