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Getting started

Run your first scan

The scan reads your website like a visitor would and gives you a plain-English fix list.

A scan (we also call it an audit) is a health check for your website. We read your pages and look for the things that quietly hold websites back: missing page titles, slow pages, broken links, pages Google can't find, and more.

  1. Add your website (see Add your website) and start a scan.
  2. Wait about a minute.
  3. You'll get a score out of 100 and a list of findings, each explained in plain English with what to do about it.

Nothing on your website is touched or changed — a scan only reads, never writes. For the exact list of things it looks at — including whether you left any template sample text behind — see What the audit checks. And if you build a site here, its first scan runs automatically the moment you publish.

How often can I scan?

  • Free — one full scan per month
  • Starter — weekly scans
  • Pro — daily scans
  • Growth and above — unlimited scans

On paid plans you can also switch on scheduled scans in Autopilot, so your site is re-checked automatically and you're emailed if something breaks — see What Autopilot does.

What's next

See Understand your score to make sense of the number you got.

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Create your account

Sign up free in about a minute — no card needed, and no tech skills required.

Add your website

Tell us your website's address so we can scan it and show you what to improve.

Still stuck?

A real person will help. Email hello@growmywebsite.com or send us a message — we usually reply within a day.

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