See a homepage SEO report, explained
A useful report should show what was found, explain why it matters and help you choose the next step.
Fictional example. Every observation below is invented for teaching. This is not a scan of a real business, a customer result or a prediction of rankings. The example represents a public homepage for a fictional business called Example Studio.
Eight checks, with their limits
| Check | Fictional observation | What to do with it |
|---|---|---|
| Indexing directives | The source contains noindex. |
If this homepage is meant to appear in search, investigate the setting. If exclusion is intentional, keep it. Confirm Google's actual indexing state separately. |
| Page title | The title is Home. |
Consider a more descriptive title that accurately identifies the business and what this page offers. |
| Meta description | No description was found in the fetched source. | Write a useful page summary. Its absence does not establish why a page is missing from search. |
| Main heading | An H1 says Welcome. |
Make the visible introduction clearer about the page's purpose. A heading count alone does not judge content quality. |
| Canonical declaration | The page declares its own homepage URL. | This records a preference. It does not verify the target or establish which URL Google selected. |
| Image alt attributes | Two of six image elements lack an alt attribute. | Review those images in context. Informative images need suitable alternatives; decorative images may use an empty alt attribute. |
| Links | The source contains 12 internal and 3 external links. | These are counts, not proof that the destinations work or that the site has good backlinks. |
| Final connection | The fetched homepage uses HTTPS. | This describes the final connection, not a complete security assessment. |
Read a finding from evidence to action
Observation: this fictional homepage includes:
<meta name="robots" content="noindex">
Interpretation: the page asks supporting search engines not to index it. Google must be able to crawl the page to see that instruction. Google explains noindex.
Decision: should this page be publicly discoverable? A public business homepage and a staging page can legitimately need different settings.
Next action: if exclusion is accidental, ask the person responsible for the site to identify and correct the setting that generates it. Check both page tags and response headers. Then inspect the URL in Search Console; a source change alone does not prove Google has processed it.
Still unknown: whether Google has crawled this version, selected another canonical URL or indexed the page. Our source check cannot answer those questions.
A clearer title, without an invented claim
Fictional original: Home
Possible revision: Example Studio | Website Design
Use that revision only if website design is actually what the business offers. Avoid adding locations, credentials or services simply to include keywords. Google may generate a different search title. Title-link guidance.
“Not assessed” is useful information
If a fetch fails or a check cannot be completed, treat the result as unknown. It is not an SEO failure and should not become a score of zero. Resolve the access or evidence gap before recommending a fix.
Copy this developer handoff
Page: my homepage URL
Observed evidence: paste the exact finding
Intended behavior: explain what the page should do
Request: identify the cause and propose the smallest appropriate change
Retest: confirm the changed source and check any owner-only evidence separately
Check your own homepage
FreeSEOReport checks eight aspects of the homepage source. It does not crawl your entire site or establish rankings, backlinks, Google indexing or overall site security.
Want an ordered review? Use the homepage SEO checklist. Investigating visibility? Follow why your website may not appear on Google.