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Should you fix your website, or replace it?

By Alejandro Ojeda · The AO Audit · August 9, 2026

The short version: our free scan already tells you if your site is readable to AI. It doesn't tell you if the site itself is holding you back — broken links, no mobile layout, old technology, thin content. A full audit is $147. If the honest answer is "replace it," a complete rebuild is $497, at least 5 pages, AI-native from day one. Start with the free scan first — it's the fastest way to see where you stand.

What the free scan doesn't check

Our free AO Scan is real, and it's free because it only measures one thing: can a machine read your site. It checks whether your site loads, whether it has structured data, a sitemap, an AI-instructions file, visible prices, and real text content. It does not check whether your links actually work, whether your site looks right on a phone, whether it's held together with technology nobody's supported in a decade, or whether the writing on it says anything a customer would trust. That's a different question, and it needs a person looking, not just a script.

What the $147 audit adds

CheckHow we check it
Broken linksAutomated — we crawl every internal link and flag what returns an error
Mobile setupAutomated — whether the site declares a responsive layout at all
Mixed-content warningsAutomated — insecure resources loading on a secure page
Outdated technology signalsAutomated — markers of unsupported, decade-old tooling
Design and credibilityHuman review — does the site look like a real, current business
Content qualityHuman review — does the writing say anything specific and true

We keep those two kinds of findings separate on purpose. The automated checks are facts you can re-run yourself. The design and content review is our judgment, labeled as exactly that, not dressed up as a score.

If the answer is "replace it"

Sometimes patching an old site costs more than starting over — a site built on technology nobody maintains, or with no mobile layout at all, is often more expensive to fix piece by piece than to rebuild once. The audit tells you honestly which situation you're actually in, before you spend anything on a rebuild you didn't need, or patch a site that needed replacing.

A rebuilt site from us isn't just a redesign. It ships AI-native from day one: real structured data, an AI-instructions file, visible prices and hours, everything the free scan checks for, already in place at launch instead of retrofitted afterward. We re-scan it after launch to prove the AO Score, the same way we prove every other fix we make.

The two offers

Website Audit

Find out what's actually wrong

$147

One-time.

  • Broken links, mobile setup, security signals
  • Outdated-technology check
  • Human review of design and content
  • Written, ranked fix list
Get the audit

Complete Rebuild

Start over, done right

$497

At least 5 pages · $97 per additional page.

  • AI-native from day one: schema, llms.txt, prices
  • Hand-coded, not templated
  • One round of revisions included
  • Built on your existing domain
  • Small "Built by The AO Audit" footer credit
  • Delivered in 3-5 business days after you send content
  • Before/after re-scan to prove it
Ask about a rebuild

Already have a website worth keeping? The Answer is also $497 but does a different job — it fixes AI-visibility on the site you already have, instead of building a new one. See the FAQ below.

Honest limit: a site with e-commerce, a large product catalog, or custom functionality costs more than the base $497 — we tell you the real number after the audit, not before we've seen what we're actually rebuilding. It's hand-coded, not templated, on your existing domain, and delivered in 3-5 business days after you send content for the base scope. Larger builds take longer, and we'll give you a real timeline once we know the real scope.

FAQ

How much does a website audit cost?

$147, one-time. Our free scan already checks AI-readability for nothing. This audit goes further: broken links, mobile viewport setup, mixed-content security warnings, signs of outdated technology, and a human review of design and content, not just automated signals. You get a written, ranked fix list.

How much does it cost to rebuild a website?

$497, one-time, for at least 5 pages with one round of revisions. Additional pages are $97 each. It's hand-coded, not templated, on your existing domain, and delivered in 3-5 business days after you send content. It includes a small 'Built by The AO Audit' footer credit. Every fix in scope is implemented and verified, or it's free.

Is a website audit free?

The AI-visibility part is: our free scan checks whether machines can read your site, in about 60 seconds, no card. The $147 audit is broader — it covers what the free scan doesn't, including things only a human reviewer catches, like whether the site actually looks credible and whether the content says anything real.

Why would I rebuild instead of just fixing my current site?

Because sometimes fixing costs more than starting over — a site built on old, unsupported technology, or one with no mobile layout at all, can cost more to patch than to replace. The audit tells you honestly which situation you're in before you spend anything on a rebuild.

What makes a rebuilt site different from a normal web design job?

It ships AI-native from day one: real structured data, an AI-instructions file, visible prices and hours a machine can quote, instead of a pretty site you'd have to fix for AI visibility later. We re-scan it after launch to prove the AO Score, the same way we prove every other fix.

This rebuild is $497 and so is The Answer. What's the difference?

They're different jobs that happen to cost the same. The Answer is for a site you already have: we implement AI-visibility fixes on your existing pages, schema, profiles, FAQ and pricing signals, then re-scan to prove it. This rebuild is for when there's no site worth fixing, or the honest answer from the audit is to start over — we build you a new site from nothing, at least 5 pages, AI-native from day one. If you already have a website, start with the free scan and The Answer; this rebuild is for a fresh start.