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Why your site says "Sample content"

Your audit flags leftover example text from a template — here's what it means and how to clear it.

When you start from a template, the builder fills your page with example text so you're not staring at a blank screen — things like "Your City", a "Sample review", an "Edit this answer" FAQ, or an example price. It's there to be replaced with your own details.

If any of that example text is still on your page when you publish, your audit shows a "Sample content" finding. That's a good thing to catch: it means real customers would be seeing our placeholder words instead of yours.

Why it matters

Sample text makes a real business look unfinished, and it can confuse both customers and Google about what you actually offer. It's the one thing most worth fixing before you share your link.

How to clear it

  1. Open your site in the Website builder.
  2. Look for the flagged words — common ones are "Your City", "Sample review", "Edit this answer", and example prices.
  3. Replace each with your real details: your city, a real customer's words (with their okay), your genuine answers, your actual prices.
  4. Save. Re-run the audit and the "Sample content" finding clears.

Your dashboard's "Launch with confidence" checklist has a matching "Replace sample details" row that points you straight at anything left over, so you can catch it before customers do.

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Edit your words and photos

Click any text to change it, style it like a document, and add photos from your phone or free stock.

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