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bl101.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 4 November 202636 issues · 107 checks
This review found 36 issues worth fixing on bl101.com, 12 of them high impact, across 107 checks. The most urgent: main-thread work: 12.1 s. 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
79C- #35,411 of 80,724 reviewed websitesbeats 51%
- #20,669 of 39,741 online storesbeats 42%
- #19,531 of 35,136 Shopify storesbeats 39%
Closest competitors among Shopify stores
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 2.2 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 1.9 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 171 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 177 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 180 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 189 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 198 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 205 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 213 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 220 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 221 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 229 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 222 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 220 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 219 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 221 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 229 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 236 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 237 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 225 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 222 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 221 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 222 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 222 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 222 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 224 ms |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 220 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
How it loaded on a phone
1.1 s
2.2 s
3.3 s
4.4 s
5.5 s
6.6 s
7.8 s
8.9 s
bl101.com does not allow embedding, so this is Google's rendering of the page.
Speed
Main-thread work: 12.1 s
A phone's processor spends 12.1 s on main-thread work while loading, 4.0 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
Mobile performance score: 38
38/100Your mobile performance score is 38. Under 50 is Google's “poor” band: many phone visitors leave before the page is usable.
4,054 HTML elements
The page has 4,054 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.
Improve image delivery
700 ms · 1.6 MB22 images could be 1.6 MB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 700 ms faster on a phone.
8 third-party services on the page
8 third-party services load with your homepage (Shopify, rebuyengine.com and Klaviyo and others), adding 2.5 MB and 1.2 s of main-thread time.
Reduce unused JavaScript
780 ms · 568 KiBAbout 568 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 780 ms faster on a phone.
Reduce unused CSS
610 ms · 114 KiBAbout 114 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 610 ms faster on a phone.
Minify JavaScript
610 ms · 108 KiB108 KiB could be saved by minifying JavaScript.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
300 ms · 304 KiB24 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (304 KiB).
Shopify adds 412 ms
412 msShopify costs a phone 412 ms of main-thread work and 1.2 MB 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.
20 long tasks on the main thread
20 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 439 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
rebuyengine.com adds 289 ms
289 msrebuyengine.com costs a phone 289 ms of main-thread work and 484 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.
Attentive adds 80 ms
80 msAttentive costs a phone 80 ms of main-thread work and 354 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.
Minify CSS
150 ms · 29 KiB29 KiB could be saved by minifying CSS.
Legacy JavaScript
54 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 54 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need.
Render-blocking requests
50 ms8 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 50 ms.
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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Server response: 10 ms
10 msYour server sent the HTML in 10 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: 14.6 s
14.6 sYour largest element takes 14.6 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image.
Speed Index: 17.9 s
17.9 sVisually, the page fills in at 17.9 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Time to Interactive: 27.5 s
27.5 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 27.5 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Total Blocking Time: 1.1 s
1.1 sScripts block taps and scrolling for 1.1 s in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
Tap response (INP) got 28% slower for real visitors
+28%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 171 ms to 220 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Real-user FCP: 2.2 s
2.2 sReal visitors see the first content after 2.2 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
First Contentful Paint: 2.6 s
2.6 sThe first text or image appears after 2.6 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
1 image without width and height
1 image have no width and height attributes, so the layout jumps as each one loads.
Largest content (LCP) held steady for real visitors
+7%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 1.7 s to 1.9 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
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Real-user LCP: 2.2 s
2.2 sReal visitors wait 2.2 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user INP: 196 ms
196 msReal visitors wait 196 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user CLS: 0.00
0.00For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.00 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Real-user TTFB: 695 ms
695 msReal visitors wait 695 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0
0The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 6.5 MB in 542 requests
6.5 MBYour homepage downloads 6.5 MB in 542 requests on a phone: images 2.3 MB (38), scripts 2.0 MB (206) and other files 1.5 MB (227). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
An image on the first screen is lazy-loaded
Holiday_Gift_Box_Banner_-_Mobile_2.jpg is on the first screen but marked loading="lazy", so the browser waits before fetching it and the page looks finished later. Load it eagerly (and give it fetchpriority="high" if it is the main image).
About 1.9 g of CO₂ per visit
1.85 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 1.85 g of CO₂e: 222.0 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
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Images use modern formats
Every sizeable image is WebP, AVIF or SVG.
Images are sized for phones
No image is downloaded at more than three times the size it is drawn on a phone.
Accessibility
1 image without alt text
1 image has no alt text, which hurts accessibility and image search.
61 links without text
61 visible links have no text or label, so screen readers cannot say where they go.
5 form fields without a label
5 form fields have no label, so screen readers announce an empty box and autofill guesses.
Headings skip levels
Headings skip levels (h2 → h4 and h2 → h5), which makes the page harder to scan with a screen reader.
1 checks passed
17 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 17 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 17 passed and 0 failed. 4 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
349 internal links, 7 external
The homepage links to 349 pages on bl101.com and 7 external pages.
8 checks passed
Meta description: 160 characters
Your meta description is 160 characters: “Shop Baseball Lifestyle 101: The world’s most exclusive baseball brand. Premium-quality apparel and limited drops for t…”.
One H1 headline
Your main headline reads: “Baseball Lifestyle 101”.
Title: 65 characters
Your title is a healthy 65 characters: “Baseball Lifestyle 101 | Premium Baseball Apparel and Accessories”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://www.bl101.com/.
Structured data in place
Structured data found: OnlineStore 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.bl101.com/sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
4 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 description; contact details would complete it.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (1,505 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
llms.txt published
The site publishes /llms.txt (6 KiB, 8 links), a plain-text guide to the site for AI tools.
Other pages
2 pages without an H1
/collections/holiday-collection and /collections have no <h1> headline, so visitors and search engines get no clear main topic.
1 page slow to respond
/collections/realtree-collection took over 3 s to send its HTML from our server.
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 131 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.
Canonical URLs point to themselves
No page we checked hands its ranking to a different URL.
Every page has a meta description
All 15 pages that loaded have a meta description.
Titles are unique
Every page we checked has its own title.
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 broken image
1 image failed to load on a phone, for example https://www.bl101.com/.
3 JavaScript errors while loading
3 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Failed to load resource: net::ERR_CONNECTION_RESET”.
Requests the notification permission on page load
Requests the notification permission on page load.
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Tap targets are thumb-sized
29 of 31 tappable elements near the top are at least 24 px.
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Security and trust
Short HSTS lifetime
HSTS is set, but max-age is 91 days; one year is the recommended minimum.
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.
Deprecated X-XSS-Protection
X-XSS-Protection is set to “1; mode=block”; the header is deprecated and can introduce bugs. Use 0 or remove it.
No security.txt
There is no /.well-known/security.txt telling researchers how to report a security problem to you.
7 checks passed
Served over HTTPS
The homepage is served over HTTPS (bl101.com).
Valid certificate (53 days left)
The certificate from Let's Encrypt · YE2 verifies for bl101.com and is valid for another 53 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.
http:// redirects to https
http://bl101.com redirects to the secure version.
HTTP/2 and HTTP/3
The server speaks HTTP/2 and advertises HTTP/3, so browsers load many files over one connection.
All 47 links work
All 47 links checked from your homepage (40 internal, 7 external) answered without errors; 3 did not answer within 5 s.
Domain and trust
DNSSEC is off
bl101.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.
3 checks passed
Domain is 11 years old
11 yearsbl101.com was registered in Nov 2014 through GoDaddy.com, LLC. An established domain carries more trust with email providers and search engines.
Certificate issuers are restricted
CAA records allow only digicert.com, letsencrypt.org, ssl.com and globalsign.com to issue certificates for bl101.com, so a mis-issued certificate from anyone else is refused.
Registered until Nov 2034
bl101.com is registered until Nov 2034.
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.
Local business without LocalBusiness data
Your homepage shows a street address but no LocalBusiness JSON-LD, so Google and AI assistants have to guess your address, hours and phone from the page text.
No phone number on the homepage
A local customer looking to call finds no phone number on the homepage. Add one, ideally as a tap-to-call link.
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 opening hours
The homepage shows no opening hours. If customers visit or call, show when.
No map or directions link
There is no link to Google or Apple Maps. A directions link is one tap for a phone visitor.
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 380 words of copy
The homepage carries about 380 words of visible text.
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Clear next step on the first screen
On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “Sign up — it takes a minute”.
25 calls to action
The homepage has 25 calls to action, for example “Shop by Collection”, “Shop All Gifts” and “Shop Gifts by Recipient”.
2 short forms
2 short forms (1 field at most) are right on the homepage, asking for an email.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Microsoft Clarity.
Email authentication
DMARC is monitor-only (p=none)
DMARC is set to p=none, so mail pretending to be bl101.com is still delivered. Reports are on, so moving to quarantine is the next step.
Email authentication score: 70/100
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 in place (~all)
An SPF record lists your sending servers and marks other mail as suspicious (~all): “v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all”.
DKIM signing found
A DKIM key is published (selector “google” and “k1”), so receivers can verify mail really came from you.
Privacy and tracking
10 trackers load before any consent
10Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Tag Manager, Klaviyo, Meta Pixel and Microsoft Ads and 5 mores (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.
42 cookies set on arrival
42Opening the homepage sets 42 cookies, 1 of them by other companies (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.
65 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 65 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
- Framework
- Tailwind CSS
- E-commerce
- Shopify
- Analytics
- Microsoft Clarity
- Hosting
- Shopify
Hiring
- Hiring
- 28 open roles
- Teams
- Retail (23), Warehouse (2), Customer Service (1), Human Resources (1)
- Job board
- rippling
Company
- Headquarters
- Farmingdale
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
Go beyond the website
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