Crestmont Capital
How we ran a full Ahrefs technical audit on a HubSpot-hosted lending platform, worked around a mid-project access restriction, and resolved hundreds of redirect, meta data, and image issues in tracked, verifiable batches.
Visit WebsiteChallenges Faced
Crestmont Capital's HubSpot site was carrying hundreds of unresolved Ahrefs issues at once — oversized images, lengthy redirect chains, and meta data problems — while a mid-project access restriction briefly limited what the team could actually fix.
HubSpot Access Restricted Mid-Project
The client temporarily limited access to templates and publishing only, blocking edits to blog posts, pages, and other post types — and blocking publishing entirely — right as issue resolution was ramping up.
Hundreds of Oversized Images Flagged
A full Ahrefs crawl surfaced close to 500 images reported under "image file size too large," dragging down page speed and site health across the domain.
A Backlog of 3xx Redirects & Meta Data Issues
Hundreds of 3xx redirect chains and meta descriptions running too long or too short were reported across the crawl, requiring page-by-page review rather than a single bulk fix.
Missing og:tags & Short Meta Descriptions on Archive Pages
Archive pages were missing og:tags and carrying meta descriptions that were too short, but the template location responsible for these fields couldn't be located within the access available at the time.
Our Strategy
A batch-and-track approach for a high-volume audit — request the access needed to work efficiently, resolve issues in tracked sprints with shared sheets, and flag anything that hit a genuine platform limitation.
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Requested full HubSpot access to begin a proper crawl, then flagged the scale of the findings early and requested extra time given the volume of issues involved
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Ran a fresh Ahrefs crawl on a clean project setup to establish an accurate baseline before starting fixes
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Broke the 3xx redirect backlog and meta description length issues into daily tracked batches, logging every fixed URL in a shared sheet for full visibility
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Resolved title-too-long issues across the site in parallel, cross-checking each batch against a fresh crawl before moving to the next
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Re-crawled after each sprint to confirm fixes held and to catch any newly reported issues early
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Systematically compressed and resolved the near-500 oversized images flagged in the initial crawl
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Flagged newly uploaded client images that triggered fresh warnings and advised the client to upload pre-optimized images going forward
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Attempted to resolve the missing og:tags and short meta descriptions on archive pages, and clearly flagged the issue rather than guessing at a workaround when the template location couldn't be located within available access
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Continued working within whatever access was available at each stage of the project, so no fixable issue sat idle while waiting on permissions
Results That Speak
Hundreds of tracked, verified fixes across redirects, images, and meta data — resolved in batches with a fresh crawl confirming every round.
3xx Redirect Issues Resolved
Oversized Images Optimized
Meta Descriptions Rewritten & Implemented
Page Titles Shortened to Spec
Before & After
Ahrefs Site Audit results before and after removing dummy content and fixing on-page SEO issues.
Crestmont Capital
Crestmont Capital is an Irvine, California-based small business lending firm offering equipment financing, commercial financing, bridge loans, business lines of credit, and SBA loans. Running on a HubSpot-hosted site, the platform needed a technical SEO partner who could work efficiently through a high volume of crawl issues while respecting evolving platform access constraints.
Crestmont Capital
Small Business Lending & Financing
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