Welcome to SiteScanly

Hello and welcome

I’m proud to introduce you to SiteScanly. This is a new venture I’ve worked hard to get live because I genuinely believe it will help small business owners feel more confident about their website.

I previously ran my own web agency, Tiny Blue Rocket, and I’ve amassed 16 years of experience in web design and website management. More recently, I launched UpWatch, a service that helps small businesses monitor their websites more comprehensively.

A long-standing passion of mine has been to empower small business owners to get more out of their website. I know the joys and the perils of small business ownership. I also know the horrible feeling of realising your website is not working , or worse, that it is quietly harming your business.

Especially when you do not know what is wrong or what to do next.

The problem I kept seeing, and why it matters

Throughout the life of a website it will go through phases where it is not working as well as it could. As it gets older, it can start to become slower, less relevant, or less secure.

Most websites are not broken, they are just slowly drifting. Do all of the links on your website work and take people to the right place? Is your website as quick on mobile as it seems on your laptop? Does it meet modern accessibility expectations?

SiteScanly is not unique in checking a website and sending a report. There are loads of tools to choose from, and some of them are free. So what’s different about SiteScanly?

I have seen so many tools that provide PhD-level insight, but do it in a way that is basically unusable for the people who need it most. I tested one recently that told me to fix an issue on “container-306884”.

That might be technically accurate, but it is not empowering. Small business owners do not have time for ambiguity.

Cut the nonsense and tell me what’s wrong.

I’m not interested in producing a report that looks impressive but doesn’t help you decide what to do next. The aim of SiteScanly is to provide clear, plain-English information about your website so you can improve it.

What SiteScanly is

The tagline for SiteScanly is: “Spot issues with a monthly website health report.” On the Home page, it’s paired with: “Get a monthly plain-English PDF that shows what’s wrong, what matters, and what to fix first.”

That’s SiteScanly.

Each month, I identify issues on your website and provide a clear PDF report. It tells you what’s working well, what needs attention, and what to prioritise.

If something matters, I’ll explain why. You’ll get straightforward next steps that you can do yourself or pass to whoever helps you with your website.

Essentially, it gives you a practical to-do list, then checks next month whether it’s been resolved and whether anything new has appeared.

What SiteScanly is not

SiteScanly is not here to take anything away from agencies and web developers. I would not recommend cutting ties with someone who manages your website and trying to replace that support with a report.

Even though the reports are clear and actionable, they’re designed to supplement the work you already do, or the work your web person already does. They cut down time spent diagnosing and pinpointing issues, and help you prioritise what matters.

SiteScanly also does not do the fixing. I can tell you what’s wrong, and how to approach it, but the aim is not for SiteScanly to proactively implement changes on your behalf. It’s a clarity and priority service, not a maintenance retainer.

Most importantly, SiteScanly is not designed to elicit fear. I have never run, and will never run, a business that hard-sells people or pressures them into upsells. The report will give you clear facts, presented in a helpful way, not one designed to scare you into spending thousands.

How the reports work

I’ve aimed to make SiteScanly quick and straightforward. You choose one of three tiers, each covering more areas. You pay, submit your website address, and I’ll run your first report and send it to you within 24 hours.

After that, you’ll receive a report every month.

You can, of course, sign up, get your first report, and cancel. But one report is only a snapshot in time. Websites change, new issues appear, and even small updates can introduce problems without anyone noticing. The ongoing value of SiteScanly is spotting things early and building a clear picture of improvement over time.

Some months your report will be boring. That’s a good outcome. You’ll learn to appreciate the boredom that comes from being proactive with website maintenance.

What’s inside the report (in plain English)

The structure of the reports has been designed to be helpful as quickly as possible.

From the first page you’ll be able to see how your website is performing. You’ll get an A to E score across the core areas (Security, Performance, Links, and SEO, plus Accessibility and Usability on higher tiers). Beneath that you’ll see clear “at a glance” indicators using traffic light colours, so you can immediately tell what’s fine and what needs attention.

The first page also outlines your top three priorities. In other words: what you should do now.

Each page after that goes deeper into each core area. For example, the Performance section looks at your uptime for the past month, your PageSpeed score, image-related issues, and anything affecting mobile loading.

Each section is also supported by notes written in plain English. These are the human part of the report. They’re not always top priorities, but they work like the advisory notes on a car MOT certificate. Fix them soon, or they’ll likely become bigger issues over time.

You’ll never get a dump of technical noise from me. Every page is designed to be easy to scan and easy to understand.

Who it’s for

SiteScanly is built for small businesses. I’ve worked with plenty of small business owners, including many sole traders. Most do not have the time, the interest, or the technical knowledge to monitor their website properly.

If you know your website matters to your business, SiteScanly is for you. It’s there to reduce uncertainty and help you stay on top of the basics that keep a website healthy.

Transparency, limits, and what I will always be upfront about

If SiteScanly ever starts to feel like it’s trying to scare you, I’ve missed the point. The purpose is to help you, and to guide you towards sensible best practice and sensible fixes.

A monthly website check generates a lot of data. The important part is not producing more data, it’s interpreting it, prioritising it, and turning it into something useful. That last step is what many tools miss. They’re powerful, but they’re not written for real people who just want to know what to do next.

Some results are judgement calls. You might be able to improve headings or clarity on a page, for example. Other results are plain facts, like an uptime percentage or broken links.

There may be times you disagree with a score, or a priority doesn’t feel like a priority to you. SiteScanly is human-led, so you can email me. If there’s useful context I should consider, I will, and your next report will be better tailored to you.

What happens next

Getting started is simple. Choose a plan, submit your website address, and you’ll receive your first report by email within 24 hours.

After that, you’ll get a fresh report each month, so you always know where you stand and what to tackle next. The aim is not to overwhelm you with technical noise, but to give you a clear, calm set of priorities you can act on.

If your website matters to your business, these reports will quickly become the kind of routine you wonder how you ever managed without.