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We ran ourselves through the Digital Presence Audit. Here’s what we found.

Before selling a diagnostic, we ran one on ourselves. Audit-01 scored Controlled 89.8 and Earned 40.0. Six findings. Five Tier A fixes in sprint.

Audit-01 · Sept 16, 20266 Findings surfacedAudit-02 · Q4 2026
Digital Presence Score · Audit-01as of 2026-09-16
Controlled · Earned (never blended)
89.8 · 40.0
AUDIT-01 BASELINE
Controlled
89.8/100
Earned
40.0/100
Findings
6
§1 · Starting Line

Audit-01: what the system measured

On September 16, 2026, the v1 audit pipeline ran on nocodelabs.io for the first time end-to-end. Controlled signals (things we own) scored 89.8. Earned signals (AI authority assessment) scored 40.0. AI Readiness: 73.4. Six findings surfaced in 8.7 minutes.

Controlled89.8/100
Earned40.0/100
AI Readiness73.4/100

Audit-01 · as of 2026-09-16

6 Findings · Audit-01 · 2026-09-16
HIGHUX
Homepage LCP 3111 ms vs 307 ms on /pricing/
MEDIUMCONTENT
/beta only 246 words: thin for ranking/beta
MEDIUMON-PAGE
H1 rendering bugs: apostrophe + run-on headlineFIXED/audit
MEDIUMCONTENT
/contact 377 words: missing trust elements/contact
MEDIUMCONTENT
/diagnostic 461 words: missing inputs/outputs/example/diagnostic
LOWTECHNICAL
No PageSpeed data for / or /audit/ · /audit
AI Readiness: 73.4 · v1 pipeline (crawl + GPT) · Duration: ~8.7 min
Earned score context: In Audit-01, Earned 40.0 is an AI authority assessment. Audit-01 ran on our earlier v1 pipeline, where an AI model assessed authority. Today's DPS audit scores Earned from measured reviews, listings and citations with a fixed, published rule: no AI writes or adjusts any number. Controlled is strong at 89.8, confirming our technical and content foundation. The gap to close is earned authority, not site health.Watch the earned score climb over the next quarter. That’s part of the demo.
§2 · Tier A Sprint

What we’re fixing: the pre-launch sprint

From 6 findings, the system ranked 5 fixes for the pre-launch sprint. Fix #01 was deployed same-day. The remaining four are in progress for the Oct 4 launch window.

01
ON-PAGEFix H1 rendering bugs, /audit apostrophe + run-on headline (✓ deployed)
+2 on-page
02
PERFORMANCEHomepage LCP: profile build output, compress hero, defer below-fold assets
+3-5 DPS
03
CONTENTExpand /beta from 246 → 900-1200 words: add 6 missing sections
+1-2 content
04
CONTENTAdd /contact trust elements: response time, service areas, credentials
+1-2 content
05
CONTENTExpand /diagnostic from 461 → 800 words: add inputs/outputs/example
+1-2 content
Governance note: Projected lifts are per-signal estimates, not guaranteed DPS points. Authority signals (GBP, citations, inbound links) were scoped out of the 18-day sprint. Longer-horizon, third-party propagation required. Delta will post here once Audit-02 completes.
§3 · Sprint Timeline

From audit to execution: the Sept 16 sprint

Audit triggered at 17:20 UTC. Results and 6 findings in hand by 17:29 UTC. Fix #01 approved and deployed same-day. Tier A sprint in progress.

Audit-01 triggeredSept 16 · 17:20 UTC

First full-cycle v1 pipeline run on nocodelabs.io. Live endpoint: /api/cron/client-zero-audit.

Results surface. Controlled 89.8 · Earned 40.0Sept 16 · 17:29 UTC

AI Readiness 73.4. 6 findings surfaced. Pipeline duration: ~8.7 min.

6 findings ranked by projected liftSept 16 · 17:29 UTC

1 HIGH (homepage LCP) · 4 MEDIUM (content depth + H1 bugs) · 1 LOW (PageSpeed data). Tier A sprint scoped to 5 fixes.

Tier A review + fix #01 deployedSept 16

H1 rendering bug approved and executed same-day. Four remaining fixes greenlit for pre-launch sprint.

Tier A execution in progressSept 16 · ongoing

H1 fix ✓ deployed. Homepage LCP profiling, /beta, /contact, /diagnostic expansions in sprint.

Audit-02 scheduledQ4 2026 (scheduled)

Second run after Tier A completes. Will measure controlled + earned delta across all signal groups.

§4 · Audit-02

Second audit snapshot

Audit-02 is scheduled for Q4 2026, after the Tier A sprint completes. Scores post here once it runs.

Audit-02 · Scheduled

Scheduled Q4 2026

Second full-cycle audit scheduled after the Tier A sprint completes.

§5 · Delta

Before / after: what changed

Audit-01 · Before
Controlled89.8/100
Earned40.0/100
AI Readiness73.4/100
Findings6
Tier A fixes5 in sprint
Audit-02 · After
—/100
Scheduled Q4 2026.
AUDIT-02 SCHEDULED

Audit-01 found a strong controlled baseline (89.8/100): our site architecture, security headers, and content depth hold up well against the diagnostic. The gap is on earned signals: the AI authority assessment scored us 40.0. This run didn’t measure reviews, listings or citations, but we know that footprint is thin: limited citations, no review volume, and minimal third-party mentions.

The Sept 16 sprint is focused on Tier A site fixes (LCP, thin pages) that feed directly into the controlled score. Earned signals are monitored but not targeted for the 18-day window. That’s an honest call, not an oversight. Delta will post here once Audit-02 completes.

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