# Example: Acorn Studio audit action worksheet

**Fictional worked example, not a live audit.**
Site: example.com
Scope: service-page template and supplied HTML snapshot
Observation date: September 28, 2026

| Affected URL/template | Finding | Priority | Observed evidence | Recommended action | Owner | Verification |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| https://example.com/services | Canonical points to staging | High | Supplied HTML contains a staging canonical | Confirm preferred production URL and update template | Developer | Check published response; inspect selected canonical after processing |
| https://example.com/about | Profile image missing alt attribute | Review | Supplied img node lacks alt | Decide whether informative or decorative before editing | Editor | Recheck rendered markup and context |

## Interpretation

The canonical mismatch is confirmed in the supplied file, but this does not establish Google's current canonical choice. The image finding requires context; an empty alt attribute can be correct for a decorative image. Neither finding alone predicts a ranking change.

## Next check

Save corrected source, release date and the verification evidence. Compare equivalent search periods only after processing; record concurrent changes.

Template: https://www.rankcrab.com/tools/seo-audit-template