See your portfolio
the way others do
For creatives and agencies whose website does the selling. See what visitors
decide in the first few seconds.
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Great work deserves to be understood.
Site Critique helps creatives understand how their work is perceived, communicate their value, and build portfolios that open doors to better opportunities.
Through honest portfolio audits, experienced human critics, and a growing community of creative and business leaders, we're helping designers move beyond making beautiful work to communicating why it matters.
Because talent gets you so far. Being understood gets you further.
Recruiters don’t study portfolios. They scan for reasons to care.
The work gets you noticed. The thinking gets you hired.
Trade uncertainty for clarity
Stop wondering. Start knowing.
Before
✕guessing what clients really think
✕case studies that are galleries, not sales tools
✕unclear pricing signals
✕copy that sounds like everyone else
✕missing proof and outcomes
After
✓knowing exactly what visitors see
✓case studies that close deals
✓clear value signals
✓copy that stands out
✓proof that builds trust
What you'll discover
Every audit surfaces specific, actionable insights you can implement today.
2-second verdict
See exactly what clients think in the first 2 seconds. The snap judgment that determines whether they keep scrolling or bounce.
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Scanning first impression...
7 dimensions scored
Can people tell what you do? Do they trust you? Is your work compelling? Each dimension scored individually so you know exactly where to focus.
Can people tell what you do?11/15
How strong is your work?12/25
Do people trust you?9/15
Is it easy to hire you?5/15
Overall47/100
Highest-impact actions
The three changes that will move your score the most. Each with before/after copy rewrites and exact implementation steps.
Add client outcome to hero headline+12
Replace gallery with case study narrative+8
Add a clear CTA above the fold+6
Potential uplift+0 pts
Who you attract & repel
Detailed profiles of the clients your site attracts, repels, and quietly excludes. Plus who would actually hire you vs. pass.
BFBootstrapped founders
ESEarly-stage startups
SMCost-conscious SMBs
Trusted by creatives worldwide
Real feedback from people who've used Site Critique
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Questions? We've got answers.
Everything you need to know before diving in.
The Critique analyzes your site the same way a real person would under time pressure. It looks at structure, language, signals of trust, proof, and decision clarity, then evaluates how those elements are likely to be interpreted by different audiences.
It is not measuring your talent, your success, or your worth. It is modeling perception based on patterns we see across thousands of real portfolios, hiring decisions, and client behaviors.
Because perception is contextual, this audit can be wrong in specific situations. A site might perform well with a niche audience the model cannot fully see, or rely on reputation and relationships that are not visible on the page. In those cases, the critique may feel harsher than your lived experience.
We take that seriously.
This system improves continuously. We refine the logic based on real outcomes, user feedback, edge cases, and misreads. When people tell us where the audit felt off, that data directly informs how future critiques behave.
The best way to use this report is not as a verdict, but as a mirror. If something resonates, investigate it. If something feels wrong, ask why. Both responses are useful.
If the audit feels genuinely broken or misfiring, reach out. We review feedback closely and use it to improve the system.
The full audit covers everything: your overall score across 7 key dimensions, first impressions, top 3 priority fixes with step-by-step instructions, complete copy rewrites, buyer persona profiles, pricing perception analysis, and detailed case study teardowns.
Usually under 2 minutes. We crawl your site, analyze the content, and generate your report. Grab a coffee while you wait.
Audits are cached for 24 hours. If you test the same site again within that window, you'll see the previous results. This gives you time to make changes before re-testing, and helps us keep the service running smoothly for everyone.
Your audit results are stored so you can access them from the History page later. We don't share your data with anyone else. Your portfolio stays yours.
Yes! The Client perspective works great for agency sites, freelancer pages, and service businesses. We automatically detect if you're submitting a corporate site and adjust accordingly.
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