Website review checklist for small businesses

How to use it

Write down the URL and date. Mark yes, no or manual review. Keep the evidence, assign an owner and change one element at a time.

Automatable signal + Human review

1. □ The page declares a language that matches the visible text.
2. □ Informative images have useful text alternatives.
3. □ Every visible field has a clear, persistent label.
4. □ The page includes a viewport and is reviewed on mobile.
5. □ There is one clear H1 and the heading structure is reviewed manually.
6. □ The title identifies the page purpose specifically.
7. □ The meta description accurately summarises the content.
8. □ The privacy policy is visible and easy to find.
9. □ Trackers and the consent interface are checked before and after a choice.
10. □ HTTPS responses include HSTS where appropriate.
11. □ Content-Security-Policy is reviewed and tested without breaking functions.
12. □ X-Content-Type-Options uses nosniff.
13. □ Referrer-Policy is appropriate for the site context.