# AI SaaS website self-assessment

> Assess positioning, conversion, search foundations, proof, experience and measurement. A manual scorecard, not an automated crawl or certification.

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Identify what is working, what is missing and what you have not yet verified.

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This scorecard is a structured self-assessment of your marketing website. It does not crawl the site, inspect source code, measure live performance or verify product claims automatically. Rate only what you have evidence for and leave the rest unknown.

A score can help organise a conversation. It cannot certify security, predict rankings, guarantee conversions or override a critical release issue.

## Interactive assessment

Rate the dimensions you can verify and leave the others unknown. The criteria and scoring method below remain readable without JavaScript.

The interactive tool needs JavaScript. The definitions and worked example on this page remain available without it.

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## Six dimensions

| Dimension | Weight | Question to investigate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Product positioning | 20% | Can the intended buyer understand the task, user, product role and next step? |
| Conversion journey | 20% | Does the demo, trial or enquiry path work through to a responsible receiving team? |
| Technical SEO | 20% | Have rendered content, important routes, metadata, indexing and internal links been checked? |
| Trust and proof | 15% | Are claims supported, permissions recorded and available features distinguished from plans? |
| Performance and UX | 15% | Have mobile behaviour, accessibility, interaction states and performance been assessed? |
| Measurement | 10% | Are events, account units, accepted submissions and downstream definitions documented? |

The weights are a proposed review framework, not a scientifically validated prediction model. They reflect our view of what matters most on an AI SaaS website and should be discussed in the context of the actual website.

## Rating anchors

Use zero for something known to be absent or failing. One indicates substantial gaps. Two means part of the requirement is in place. Three means the experience is workable but evidence or implementation gaps remain. Four indicates a strong position with minor gaps. Five means the requirement is verified and maintained.

Unknown is a separate choice. It does not mean zero, and it does not mean the requirement has passed. A developer or specialist may need to complete checks you cannot perform yourself.

## How the points work

Each dimension earns its weight multiplied by the rating divided by five. If every dimension receives two out of five, the complete assessment is forty out of one hundred points.

A partial assessment is reported against the weight actually assessed. If the three 20% dimensions are rated two out of five and everything else is unknown, the result is twenty-four of sixty assessed points with 60% coverage. It is not presented as a complete forty-out-of-one-hundred website verdict.

This distinction prevents missing evidence from disappearing behind an attractive overall score.

## Critical checks remain separate

Confirm whether the conversion route works end to end, whether material product claims are approved and whether public assets avoid exposed secrets or confidential data. These are self-reported checks, not automated security or legal testing.

A known failure is a release blocker even if the weighted score is high. An unverified critical check remains an explicit evidence gap. Do not interpret a perfect score as permission to ignore a broken form or an unsupported capability claim.

## Use the result to choose an investigation

A weak positioning rating may call for buyer interviews and a clearer message hierarchy. A conversion gap may require a receiving-system test. A technical SEO unknown may require a route and rendering audit. A proof gap may require product review and customer permission.

The result should lead to a specific owner and next action, not merely a larger number in the next report. Use the [website design guide](https://webvelopment.co.za/insights/digital-marketing/ai-saas-website-design/) to turn the assessment into a more complete brief.

## Privacy and export

The reference assessment runs in your browser. It does not send ratings to a server, store them or add them to analytics. You can choose to export a local record. The tool does not need personal data, credentials or customer material.

[Discuss an AI SaaS website assessment](https://webvelopment.co.za/industry-solutions/ai-companies/website-development/) when you need a scoped professional review with actual evidence and implementation recommendations.

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