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Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 21 October 202631 issues · 95 checks
This review found 31 issues worth fixing on ad.net, 10 of them high impact, across 95 checks. The most urgent: use efficient cache lifetimes. Your full playbook turns these into prioritised fixes alongside reviews, competitors and channels.
- Homepage
- Phone render
- Links and pages
- Google PageSpeed
Google PageSpeed Insights (opens in a new tab), mobile
Site score
77CClosest competitors among reviewed websites
Compare side by sideShow as table
| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 23, 2026 | 3.4 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 3.2 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 3.4 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 3.1 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 3.1 s |
Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab): real Chrome visitors over rolling 28-day periods.
One score from every part of this review. How it works
How it loaded on a phone
0.4 s
0.8 s
1.1 s
1.5 s
1.9 s
2.3 s
2.6 s
3.0 s
ad.net does not allow embedding, so this is Google's rendering of the page.
Speed
Use efficient cache lifetimes
2.5 s · 248 KiB5 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (248 KiB).
Mobile performance score: 56
56/100Your mobile performance score is 56 (desktop: 60). Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.
Reduce unused JavaScript
540 ms · 83 KiBAbout 83 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 540 ms faster on a phone.
Facebook adds 358 ms
358 msFacebook costs a phone 358 ms of main-thread work and 278 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
4 long tasks on the main thread
4 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 315 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
3 third-party services on the page
3 third-party services load with your homepage (Facebook, searchiq.co and run.app), adding 379 KiB and 466 ms of main-thread time.
Render-blocking requests
150 ms15 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 150 ms.
Improve image delivery
123 KiB3 images could be 123 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen.
Font display
100 msWeb fonts hide text while they load. Setting font-display: swap shows text immediately (about 100 ms).
Minify JavaScript
13 KiB13 KiB could be saved by minifying JavaScript.
Legacy JavaScript
12 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 12 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need.
Chained critical requests
Critical files load one after another instead of in parallel (3 chains). Preconnecting to key origins and preloading the hero image shortens the chain.
Forced reflow
Scripts make the browser recalculate the layout repeatedly while the page loads, which wastes processor time on phones.
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Main-thread work: 1.3 s
A phone's processor spends 1.3 s on main-thread work while loading, 564 ms of it running JavaScript. That is comfortably low.
Server response: 2 ms
2 msYour server sent the HTML in 2 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.
Core Web Vitals
Fails Core Web Vitals for real visitors
Real Chrome users on phones do not pass Google's Core Web Vitals on this page (28-day field data from the Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab)). Google uses this in ranking.
Real-user FCP: 3.1 s
3.1 sReal visitors see the first content after 3.1 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 2.0 s
2.0 sReal visitors wait 2.0 s for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Largest Contentful Paint: 8.3 s
8.3 sYour largest element takes 8.3 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image.
First Contentful Paint: 3.3 s
3.3 sThe first text or image appears after 3.3 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
Time to Interactive: 8.3 s
8.3 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 8.3 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Real-user LCP: 3.7 s
3.7 sReal visitors wait 3.7 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Speed Index: 5.7 s
5.7 sVisually, the page fills in at 5.7 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Total Blocking Time: 356 ms
356 msScripts block taps and scrolling for 356 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
2 images without width and height
2 images have no width and height attributes, so the layout jumps as each one loads.
Largest content (LCP) held steady for real visitors
-5%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-17, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 3.4 s to 3.1 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
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Real-user CLS: 0.00
0.00For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.00 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0
0The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
About 0.4 g of CO₂ per visit
0.36 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 0.36 g of CO₂e: 43.2 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
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Page weight: 1.3 MB in 68 requests
1.3 MBYour homepage downloads 1.3 MB in 68 requests on a phone: fonts 587 KiB (6), scripts 425 KiB (13) and images 243 KiB (26). That is a lean page.
Images use modern formats
Every sizeable image is WebP, AVIF or SVG.
Images load when needed
Images below the first screen wait until the visitor scrolls to them.
Images are sized for phones
No image is downloaded at more than three times the size it is drawn on a phone.
Accessibility
Hidden but focusable
7 elements hidden from screen readers can still receive keyboard focus.
5 text elements with low contrast
5 text elements don't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.
2 links without text
2 visible links have no text or label, so screen readers cannot say where they go.
1 form field without a label
1 form field has no label, so screen readers announce an empty box and autofill guesses.
Headings skip levels
Headings skip levels (h2 → h5), which makes the page harder to scan with a screen reader.
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Every image has alt text
All 50 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.
42 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 46 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 42 passed and 4 failed. 2 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
3 links with vague text
3 links use generic text like “click here” or “learn more”, which tells Google nothing about the page behind them.
46 internal links, 6 external
The homepage links to 46 pages on ad.net and 6 external pages.
8 checks passed
Meta description: 159 characters
Your meta description is 159 characters: “Increase market share with intent-based targeting for search and social ads. Discover Search IQ and Social IQ, Ad.net's…”.
One H1 headline
Your main headline reads: “Go beyond typical search & social to capture new customers”.
Title: 52 characters
Your title is a healthy 52 characters: “Intent-Driven Search and Social Advertising | Ad.net”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://ad.net/.
Structured data in place
Structured data found: BreadcrumbList, Organization, WebPage and WebSite.
Open Graph tags complete
Open Graph tags are complete, so shared links show a title, description and image.
robots.txt in place
robots.txt is in place and points crawlers to your sitemap.
XML sitemap found
Your XML sitemap is reachable at https://ad.net/sitemap_index.xml.
AI search readiness
Organization data is thin (3 of 6 facts)
Your Organization JSON-LD is missing sameAs (social profiles), description and contact details. These are the facts AI assistants use to describe a business and to tell it apart from others with a similar name.
No llms.txt
There is no /llms.txt, a short Markdown guide to your key pages for AI tools (llmstxt.org). It is optional and few AI tools read it yet, so treat it as a cheap extra.
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AI answer engines may read the site
Your robots.txt lets the crawlers behind ChatGPT search, Claude and Perplexity read the site and cite it in answers.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (497 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
Other pages
2 pages share a title
/solutions/searchiq and /searchiq all use the title “Maximize Search Ad Monetization With Search IQ | Ad.net”. Search engines can't tell which page to show for a search, so each competes with the others.
8 pages without a meta description
/blog/retail, /blog/travel, /blog/auto, /blog/education, /blog/pharma and /blog/insurance and 2 others have no meta description, so Google writes the search snippet from whatever text it finds.
2 pages share a meta description
/solutions/searchiq and /searchiq use the same meta description. A description written for each page earns more clicks.
1 link to non-canonical URLs
Your homepage links to 1 page by a URL that isn't its canonical one, for example /searchiq, whose canonical is /solutions/searchiq. Linking straight to the canonical URL saves crawlers a detour and keeps ranking signals on one address.
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 19 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
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Linked pages load
All 15 pages we checked loaded without an error.
Every page has an H1
Each page we checked has a main headline.
No linked page is hidden from search
None of the pages we checked carries a noindex tag.
Every page has a title
All 15 pages that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
1 small tap target
1 of 5 tappable elements near the top of the page is smaller than 24 px, hard to hit with a thumb.
3 JavaScript errors while loading
3 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Access to XMLHttpRequest at 'https://static.searchiq.co/css/latest/autocomplete.css' from origin 'https://ad.net' has b…”.
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Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Security and trust
No security.txt
There is no /.well-known/security.txt telling researchers how to report a security problem to you.
8 checks passed
Served over HTTPS
The homepage is served over HTTPS (ad.net).
Valid certificate (42 days left)
The certificate from Let's Encrypt · YR2 verifies for ad.net and is valid for another 42 days.
Protected from clickjacking
X-Frame-Options or a frame-ancestors policy stops other sites framing yours.
Content-Security-Policy set
A Content-Security-Policy is set, the main browser-side defence against injected scripts.
HSTS enabled
Strict-Transport-Security is set, so browsers always use https.
http:// redirects to https
http://ad.net redirects to the secure version.
HTTP/2
The server speaks HTTP/2, so browsers load many files over one connection.
All 26 links work
All 26 links checked from your homepage (22 internal, 4 external) answered without errors.
Domain and trust
No CAA record
ad.net has no CAA record, so any certificate authority may issue a certificate for it. A CAA record naming your provider (for example letsencrypt.org) closes that door.
DNSSEC is off
ad.net's DNS answers are not signed. DNSSEC stops attackers forging them to send visitors or email elsewhere; most registrars switch it on in a click, though most sites still run without it.
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Domain is 23 years old
23 yearsad.net was registered in Nov 2002 through GoDaddy.com, LLC. An established domain carries more trust with email providers and search engines.
Registered until Mar 2027
ad.net is registered until Mar 2027.
Content and conversion
No social proof
No testimonials, customer logos, ratings or customer counts on the homepage: nothing tells a new visitor that others already trust you.
No direct contact details
No phone number or email link on the homepage, so ready-to-buy visitors have one fewer way to reach you.
No risk reducer
No guarantee or risk reducer (money-back, free trial, no credit card) is mentioned, which is often what tips a hesitant visitor.
About 356 words of copy
The homepage carries about 356 words of visible text.
4 checks passed
Clear next step on the first screen
On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “Get Started”.
6 calls to action
The homepage has 6 calls to action, for example “Learn More” and “Get Started”.
2 short forms
2 short forms (1 field at most) are right on the homepage.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Meta Pixel.
Email authentication
DMARC is monitor-only (p=none)
DMARC is set to p=none, so mail pretending to be ad.net is still delivered. Reports are on, so moving to quarantine is the next step.
Email authentication score: 75/100
Email authentication: SPF record 25 points, plus 15 when it ends in -all (10 for ~all); DMARC record 25, plus 25 for a reject policy (15 for quarantine); a DKIM key on a common selector 10.
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SPF with a strict ending (-all)
An SPF record lists your sending servers and tells receivers to reject anything else: “v=spf1 ip4:209.132.243.0/24 include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:amazonses.com -all”.
DKIM signing found
A DKIM key is published (selector “selector1”), so receivers can verify mail really came from you.
Privacy and tracking
1 tracker load before any consent
1Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Meta Pixel (measured from a US location before any click). No consent tool was detected. Visitors from the EU, UK and several US states must be asked first.
2 cookies set on arrival
2Opening the homepage sets 2 cookies (measured from a US location before any click).
No consent tool detected
No known cookie consent tool loads with the page. Some sites build their own banner, and some only show one to visitors from the EU.
6 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 6 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
Upkeep, stack and company
No signs of neglect in what was checked: the copyright year, CMS and plugin versions, and jQuery.
Stack
- CMS
- WordPress
- Framework
- jQuery
Company
- Founded
- 2012
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
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