Free checklist

Use this 12-point teardown checklist to pressure-test whether your website is helping or quietly costing jobs.

This is a simple self-check for home service businesses that want a faster read on clarity, trust, calls to action, contact friction, and AI/search readiness.

How to use it

If 3 or more of these checks feel weak, the site likely has enough friction to justify a deeper review.

1. Can a stranger tell what you do in 5 seconds?

If the homepage headline is vague, clever, or too broad, clarity is already leaking.

2. Are your top services obvious right away?

Your highest-value services should be easy to identify without hunting.

3. Do trust signals show up near the main CTA?

Reviews, guarantees, certifications, financing, and years in business should support the decision where it happens.

4. Is there one main next step?

If the page asks visitors to do too many things at once, conversion usually drops.

5. Is your phone number easy to find?

For home service businesses, hidden contact paths cost calls.

6. Is there a clean form or booking path?

Some buyers call. Others want to submit quietly. Both paths should work.

7. Do service pages explain what makes you different?

A service page should do more than repeat a service name and generic claims.

8. Are service areas clearly stated?

Your pages should make it easy to understand where you actually work.

9. Does the site feel current and maintained?

Broken sections, placeholder text, weak visuals, and stale design all reduce trust.

10. Are your calls to action specific?

"Contact us" is weaker than an outcome-led next step.

11. Can search engines and AI tools understand the site cleanly?

That usually means stronger structure, clearer service definitions, better metadata, and schema where appropriate.

12. Does the site prove your business is real and credible?

If a first-time visitor cannot quickly see who is behind the company, why they should trust it, and what to do next, the site is underperforming.

What to do with the result

If 3 or more of these checks feel weak, the clean first step is the Valeward Visibility Snapshot. It reviews the homepage plus priority service pages, shows the top issues to fix first, and points to the clearest next move.