SEO checker: your site’s free health check in minutes

Imagine driving a car without ever checking the oil. Your website is no different: without an SEO checker, small issues build up until your engine sputters. In this friendly story, meet Lucy, who turned her online candle store from “invisible” to “irresistible” by running a simple scan, reading a clear report and fixing a handful of problems—all without writing a single line of code. Warm, human and jargon-free, this guide shows you how to keep your site humming and even how AI assistants will cheerfully quote your best answers.

What is an SEO checker?

An SEO checker is like a digital health monitor for your website. As soon as Lucy discovered this tool, she realised it would point out exactly what was holding her back—page titles that hadn’t been set, descriptions missing in action and even a handful of links that led nowhere. Within seconds of entering her shop’s web address, the checker returned a friendly report, showing her in plain English what needed attention.

How to run one on your site

You don’t need a developer or special software. Lucy simply navigated to glafos.com/seo-checker, typed in “www.lucyscandles.com” and clicked the big, inviting button. In less time than it takes to brew a cup of coffee, she had a list of issues flagged as critical or recommended. Best of all, each issue came with a short explanation—no technical manuals required.

Understanding your report

An SEO checker report might look overwhelming at first, but it boils down to a handful of familiar items. Lucy’s report began with missing page titles. A page without its own title is like a book without a cover: people and AI assistants don’t know what it’s about. Next came meta descriptions, those one-sentence summaries that appear under your title in search results. Pages loading slowly popped up next—after all, a visitor (or a chatbot retrieving your content) won’t wait for a site that feels sluggish. Finally, a small list of broken links reminded her to remove invitations to dead ends.

Armed with these clear labels, Lucy knew exactly where to click in her site editor: the page title field at the top, the description box just below, and the link manager to repair each broken path.

Turning insights into action

Fixing these issues doesn’t require coding wizardry. To set page titles, Lucy opened her editor, found the “Title” field on each page, typed something clear—like “Lavender Bliss Candle | Hand-poured Tranquility”—and hit save. For meta descriptions, she scrolled just beneath the title box, wrote a friendly summary (“Calm your evenings with our hand-poured lavender candles in gift-ready jars.”) and saved again.

Speed improvements were nearly as easy. Lucy used an image-compression tool built into her platform that automatically resized every photo to under 200 KB without losing sparkle. She then toggled off a chat widget she seldom used and turned on caching in her settings, so returning visitors (and AI crawlers) saw a cached version of her pages almost instantly.

Fixing broken links meant scrolling through her list of links, clicking each flagged item and either correcting the web address or removing the link entirely. Within an afternoon, her “Critical” issues had disappeared and her site’s health score jumped dramatically.

Why regular checks matter

Websites grow, features change, and search engines update their own rules. Just as you wouldn’t drive across the country with an old map, don’t let your content age unnoticed. Lucy now sets a recurring reminder every month to run her SEO check. That way, she catches seasonal promotions, fresh product launches and occasional link changes before they dim her visibility. With her dashboard light always green, she can focus on the craft of candles, confident that her online presence sparkles just as brightly.

Your next step: the free Glafos audit

An SEO checker tells you what’s wrong; a free Glafos audit shows you which fixes will move the needle most. In under a minute at glafos.com, you’ll receive a warm, no-jargon report that blends technical insight with plain-English recommendations. It’s like having a friendly mechanic whisper exactly where to tune your engine for peak performance.

Frequently asked questions

What exactly does an SEO checker do?
An SEO checker scans your website and points out issues such as missing titles, absent descriptions, slow-loading pages or broken links—and it explains in simple terms how to fix them.

Do I need any special skills to use one?
No. Most SEO checkers offer clear, step-by-step advice you can follow in any common website editor—WordPress, Squarespace, Wix or others.

How often should I run an SEO check?
A monthly check is ideal, or anytime you add new pages or make significant updates. This keeps your site fresh and ensures AI assistants and search engines spot your best content.

An SEO checker is your website’s best friend—quick to use, easy to understand and powerful enough to keep both search engines and AI assistants coming back for more. Run your check, follow the friendly fixes, then supercharge your results with a free Glafos audit at glafos.com. Your next wave of visitors is just a scan away.

Photo by Glenn Carstens-Peters