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alliedschools.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 1 November 202637 issues · 106 checks
This review found 37 issues worth fixing on alliedschools.com, 10 of them high impact, across 106 checks. The most urgent: render-blocking requests. 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
81BClosest competitors among reviewed websites
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 9, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| May 16, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 2.2 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 2.2 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.2 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 2.3 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 9, 2026 | 122 ms |
| May 16, 2026 | 124 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 121 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 118 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 121 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 125 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 123 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 125 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 127 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 129 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 142 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 142 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 139 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 137 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 126 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 129 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 129 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 129 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 133 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 135 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 139 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 154 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 162 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 179 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 179 ms |
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
Speed
Render-blocking requests
1.1 s4 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 1.1 s.
Mobile performance score: 49
49/100Your mobile performance score is 49. Under 50 is Google's “poor” band: many phone visitors leave before the page is usable.
8 third-party services on the page
8 third-party services load with your homepage (Google Tag Manager, Hubspot and Optanon and others), adding 1.5 MB and 1.4 s of main-thread time.
Reduce unused JavaScript
450 ms · 685 KiBAbout 685 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 450 ms faster on a phone.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
150 ms · 844 KiB21 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (844 KiB).
Reduce unused CSS
450 ms · 144 KiBAbout 144 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 450 ms faster on a phone.
Google Tag Manager adds 492 ms
492 msGoogle Tag Manager costs a phone 492 ms of main-thread work and 379 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.
Main-thread work: 3.9 s
A phone's processor spends 3.9 s on main-thread work while loading, 2.2 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
Minify JavaScript
300 ms · 59 KiB59 KiB could be saved by minifying JavaScript.
13 long tasks on the main thread
13 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 303 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Hubspot adds 254 ms
254 msHubspot costs a phone 254 ms of main-thread work and 310 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.
Font display
100 msWeb fonts hide text while they load. Setting font-display: swap shows text immediately (about 100 ms).
Legacy JavaScript
25 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 25 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.
Minify CSS
4 KiB4 KiB could be saved by minifying CSS.
1 checks passed
Server response: 5 ms
5 msYour server sent the HTML in 5 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.
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 text “Whether you’re new to real estate or an experienced veteran…”.
Time to Interactive: 19.7 s
19.7 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 19.7 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Speed Index: 6.6 s
6.6 sVisually, the page fills in at 6.6 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Total Blocking Time: 679 ms
679 msScripts block taps and scrolling for 679 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user CLS: 0.16
0.16For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.16 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Tap response (INP) got 46% slower for real visitors
+46%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-24, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 122 ms to 179 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Largest content (LCP) got 23% slower for real visitors
+23%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-24, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 1.8 s to 2.3 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Real-user FCP: 2.0 s
2.0 sReal visitors see the first content after 2.0 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 1.2 s
1.2 sReal visitors wait 1.2 s for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
First Contentful Paint: 2.1 s
2.1 sThe first text or image appears after 2.1 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
3 checks passed
Real-user LCP: 2.3 s
2.3 sReal visitors wait 2.3 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user INP: 179 ms
179 msReal visitors wait 179 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.078
0.078The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0.078, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 3.0 MB in 111 requests
3.0 MBYour homepage downloads 3.0 MB in 111 requests on a phone: scripts 1.6 MB (36), fonts 590 KiB (10) and images 520 KiB (21). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
1 image in older formats
1 image (259 KiB) is JPEG, PNG or GIF. The same pictures as WebP or AVIF are usually much smaller at the same quality, and every current browser shows them.
About 0.9 g of CO₂ per visit
0.86 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 0.86 g of CO₂e: 102.8 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
2 checks passed
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
Unlabelled dropdowns
1 dropdown has no label.
1 text element with low contrast
1 text element doesn't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.
Malformed lists
Some lists contain elements other than list items, which screen readers announce wrongly.
Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination (2 elements)
Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination: 2 elements on the page fail this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
1 form field without a label
1 form field has no label, so screen readers announce an empty box and autofill guesses.
ARIA role should be appropriate for the element (5 elements)
ARIA role should be appropriate for the element: 5 elements on the page fail this check, rated minor by axe-core.
Headings skip levels
Headings skip levels (h1 → h3, h2 → h6 and h2 → h4), which makes the page harder to scan with a screen reader.
2 checks passed
Every image has alt text
All 9 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.
52 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 58 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 52 passed and 6 failed. 2 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
2 links crawlers can't follow
2 links have no real href, so search engines can't follow them.
71 internal links, 10 external
The homepage links to 71 pages on alliedschools.com and 10 external pages.
8 checks passed
Meta description: 151 characters
Your meta description is 151 characters: “Allied Schools is the leading California real estate school for aspiring real estate agents and seasoned veterans. Take…”.
One H1 headline
Your main headline reads: “Allied Schools: California’s leading real estate school”.
Title: 51 characters
Your title is a healthy 51 characters: “Real Estate License School Online, Courses, Classes”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://www.alliedschools.com/.
Structured data in place
Structured data found: BreadcrumbList, ImageObject, 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://www.alliedschools.com/sitemap_index.xml.
AI search readiness
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.
3 checks passed
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.
Organization data: 5 of 6 facts
Your Organization JSON-LD gives name, url, logo, sameAs (social profiles) and contact details; description would complete it.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (1,106 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
Other pages
2 linked pages hidden from search
/professional-development/ccre and /professional-development/cpme are marked noindex but linked from your homepage. If they are meant to be found, remove the noindex.
7 pages without a meta description
/partner, /real-estate-continuing-education/multiple-states, /professional-development, /professional-development/reais, /professional-development/reni/cne and /professional-development/reni/cbae and 1 other have no meta description, so Google writes the search snippet from whatever text it finds.
4 pages slow to respond
/real-estate-licensing/california, /real-estate-continuing-education/california, /real-estate-continuing-education/membership and /real-estate-broker-license/california took over 3 s to send their HTML from our server.
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 40 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
5 checks passed
Linked pages load
All 15 pages we checked loaded without an error.
Canonical URLs point to themselves
No page we checked hands its ranking to a different URL.
Titles are unique
Every page we checked has its own title.
Every page has an H1
Each page we checked has a main headline.
Every page has a title
All 15 pages that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
1 third-party cookie
1 third-party cookie is set on load; browsers are restricting these, so whatever relies on them breaks.
2 JavaScript errors while loading
2 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404 ()”.
Browser-reported issues
Chrome logged issues while loading the page (“Cookie”).
2 checks passed
Tap targets are thumb-sized
18 of 19 tappable elements near the top are at least 24 px.
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Security and trust
No Content-Security-Policy
No Content-Security-Policy header, the main browser-side defence against injected scripts.
No clickjacking protection
Neither X-Frame-Options nor a CSP frame-ancestors policy is set, so any site can embed yours in a frame.
No X-Content-Type-Options
X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff is missing, so browsers may guess file types.
1 link through redirect chains
1 link go through two or more redirects, for example http://www.luxuryhomemarketing.com/.
No Referrer-Policy
No Referrer-Policy header, so full URLs can leak to the sites you link to.
No Permissions-Policy
No Permissions-Policy header to switch off camera, microphone and location for embedded content.
No security.txt
There is no /.well-known/security.txt telling researchers how to report a security problem to you.
6 checks passed
Served over HTTPS
The homepage is served over HTTPS (alliedschools.com).
Valid certificate (66 days left)
The certificate from Google Trust Services · WE1 verifies for alliedschools.com and is valid for another 66 days.
HSTS enabled
Strict-Transport-Security is set, so browsers always use https.
http:// redirects to https
http://alliedschools.com redirects to the secure version.
HTTP/2
The server speaks HTTP/2, so browsers load many files over one connection.
All 50 links work
All 50 links checked from your homepage (40 internal, 10 external) answered without errors.
Domain and trust
Domain expires in 62 days
alliedschools.com is registered until Jan 2027. Make sure auto-renew is on and the card on file is current.
No CAA record
alliedschools.com 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
alliedschools.com'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.
1 checks passed
Domain is 30 years old
30 yearsalliedschools.com was registered in Jan 1996 through Amazon Registrar, Inc.. An established domain carries more trust with email providers and search engines.
Content and conversion
About 932 words of copy
The homepage carries about 932 words of visible text.
7 checks passed
Clear next step on the first screen
On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “Call Us” and “Get Your License”.
7 calls to action
The homepage has 7 calls to action, for example “Get Your License”, “Call Us” and “Register Now”.
1 short form
A short form (1 field at most) is right on the homepage.
Social proof on the page
Social proof on the homepage: 13 testimonial or review blocks and 1 trust badge.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager, HubSpot and Cloudflare Web Analytics.
Direct contact links
Visitors can reach you directly: 3 phone links and 0 email links.
Risk reducer mentioned
A guarantee or risk reducer (money-back, free trial, no credit card or similar) is mentioned on the page.
Email authentication
DMARC is monitor-only (p=none)
DMARC is set to p=none, so mail pretending to be alliedschools.com 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.
2 checks passed
SPF with a strict ending (-all)
An SPF record lists your sending servers and tells receivers to reject anything else: “v=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:397601.spf10.hubspotemail.net -all”.
DKIM signing found
A DKIM key is published (selector “selector1” and “selector2”), so receivers can verify mail really came from you.
Privacy and tracking
3 trackers load before any consent
3Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager and HubSpot (measured from a US location before any click). A consent tool (OneTrust) is installed; check it blocks these until visitors agree where the law requires it.
19 cookies set on arrival
19Opening the homepage sets 19 cookies (measured from a US location before any click).
39 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 39 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
1 checks passed
Consent tool: OneTrust
A consent management tool (OneTrust) loads with the page.
Upkeep, stack and company
- It runs WordPress 7.1.3; the current release is 7.1.4.
Stack
- CMS
- WordPress 7.1.3
- Analytics
- Google Tag Manager
- Hosting
- AWS
Company
- Founded
- 1992
- Headquarters
- Laguna Hills
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
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