Owned preview implementation sample, not an external-client audit
A read-only review of four routes in the new SteadCo preview: Search & Sites, Findability Sprint, Visibility Snapshot and Privacy. The original production site was not changed or audited.
Source checkpoint: 04:10 UTC. The proposed Care detail and measurement-access note were added after these observations. The legal/privacy launch gate remains open.
/findability-sprint states$1,750, one service/location, up to five pages; its Care paragraph says exact scope and change allowance will be confirmed later.
Recommended change: Add the owner-approved care limit before selling it: one site/location, monthly technical/form/link check, up to two existing-page edits within two implementation hours, one recommendation and a change summary. Keep it optional.
/privacy says final privacy contact, retention, deletion process and processor disclosures need confirmation, and instructs synthetic internal test data only.
Recommended change: Before public launch, approve the responsible contact, retention/deletion workflow and disclosures; test the actual request-handling process. Keep private access until those decisions are complete.
Both commercial route bodies list a measurement baseline. The reviewed nearby copy describes staging/access generally but does not say what happens without analytics authorization.
Recommended change: Add a concise note: public-page observations are always recorded; traffic/search reporting depends on owner-authorized analytics/Search Console access. If unavailable, label it not tested.
Two content findings were repaired in the preview source and rechecked. The privacy/operator decisions remain a public-launch gate. This demonstrates a small review/change/recheck workflow, not measured search or commercial results.
Evidence: the owned preview’s route content at the recorded checkpoint; Google Search Central AI features guidance.