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Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 27 October 202625 issues · 91 checks

This review found 25 issues worth fixing on ek.co, 7 of them high impact, across 91 checks. The most urgent: reduce unused JavaScript. Your full playbook turns these into prioritised fixes alongside reviews, competitors and channels.

  1. Homepage
  2. Phone render
  3. Links and pages
  4. Google PageSpeed

Google PageSpeed Insights (opens in a new tab), mobile

Real-visitor load time (LCP)75th percentile, phones
2.8 s2.2 sMay 9Oct 242.4 s
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DateReal-visitor load time (LCP)
May 9, 20262.5 s
May 16, 20262.4 s
May 23, 20262.4 s
May 30, 20262.4 s
Jun 6, 20262.3 s
Jun 13, 20262.3 s
Jun 20, 20262.3 s
Jun 27, 20262.4 s
Jul 4, 20262.4 s
Jul 11, 20262.4 s
Jul 18, 20262.4 s
Jul 25, 20262.4 s
Aug 1, 20262.6 s
Aug 8, 20262.7 s
Aug 15, 20262.7 s
Aug 22, 20262.6 s
Aug 29, 20262.5 s
Sep 5, 20262.3 s
Sep 12, 20262.3 s
Sep 19, 20262.3 s
Sep 26, 20262.4 s
Oct 3, 20262.4 s
Oct 10, 20262.3 s
Oct 17, 20262.5 s
Oct 24, 20262.4 s
Real-visitor tap response (INP)75th percentile, phones
113 ms94 msMay 9Oct 24102 ms
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DateReal-visitor tap response (INP)
May 9, 202696 ms
May 16, 202696 ms
May 23, 2026102 ms
May 30, 2026103 ms
Jun 6, 2026102 ms
Jun 13, 2026103 ms
Jun 20, 2026111 ms
Jun 27, 2026107 ms
Jul 4, 2026107 ms
Jul 11, 2026105 ms
Jul 18, 202697 ms
Jul 25, 202697 ms
Aug 1, 2026100 ms
Aug 8, 2026100 ms
Aug 15, 2026102 ms
Aug 22, 2026103 ms
Aug 29, 2026103 ms
Sep 5, 2026101 ms
Sep 12, 2026104 ms
Sep 19, 2026100 ms
Sep 26, 2026101 ms
Oct 3, 2026101 ms
Oct 10, 202697 ms
Oct 17, 202698 ms
Oct 24, 2026102 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

Full-page screenshot of ek.co (desktop) rendered by Google PageSpeed Insights

How it loaded on a phone

  1. ek.co at 2.1 s2.1 s
  2. ek.co at 4.3 s4.3 s
  3. ek.co at 6.4 s6.4 s
  4. ek.co at 8.6 s8.6 s
  5. ek.co at 10.7 s10.7 s
  6. ek.co at 12.8 s12.8 s
  7. ek.co at 15.0 s15.0 s
  8. ek.co at 17.1 s17.1 s

ek.co does not allow embedding, so this is Google's rendering of the page.

Speed

8 to fix59
  • Reduce unused JavaScript

    2.4 s · 668 KiB

    About 668 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 2.4 s faster on a phone.

  • Use efficient cache lifetimes

    1.4 s · 388 KiB

    59 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (388 KiB).

  • Mobile performance score: 59

    59/100

    Your mobile performance score is 59 (desktop: 56). Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.

  • 8 third-party services on the page

    8 third-party services load with your homepage (Google Tag Manager, hu-manity.co and Hubspot and others), adding 1.3 MB and 804 ms of main-thread time.

  • Google Tag Manager adds 421 ms

    421 ms

    Google Tag Manager costs a phone 421 ms of main-thread work and 865 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.

  • Render-blocking requests

    300 ms

    9 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 300 ms.

  • Main-thread work: 2.5 s

    A phone's processor spends 2.5 s on main-thread work while loading, 1.4 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.

  • 1,777 HTML elements

    The page has 1,777 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.

  • Improve image delivery

    200 ms · 4 KiB

    1 image could be 4 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 200 ms faster on a phone.

  • Minify CSS

    150 ms · 3 KiB

    3 KiB could be saved by minifying CSS.

  • 8 long tasks on the main thread

    8 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 139 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.

  • Legacy JavaScript

    52 KiB

    Polyfills for old browsers add 52 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need.

  • Reduce unused CSS

    10 KiB

    About 10 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page.

  • 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.

1 checks passed
  • Server response: 9 ms

    9 ms

    Your server sent the HTML in 9 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.

Core Web Vitals

8 to fix67
  • 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: 23.5 s

    23.5 s

    Your largest element takes 23.5 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the text “Your trusted security-first Managed Service Provider”. Most of its time is element render delay (12.2 s).

  • Speed Index: 22.6 s

    22.6 s

    Visually, the page fills in at 22.6 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.

  • Time to Interactive: 26.0 s

    26.0 s

    The page becomes fully interactive after 26.0 s. Good is under 3.8 s.

  • Real-user LCP: 3.2 s

    3.2 s

    Real visitors wait 3.2 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.

  • Real-user FCP: 2.2 s

    2.2 s

    Real visitors see the first content after 2.2 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.

  • Real-user TTFB: 1.5 s

    1.5 s

    Real visitors wait 1.5 s for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.

  • First Contentful Paint: 2.9 s

    2.9 s

    The first text or image appears after 2.9 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.

  • Tap response (INP) held steady for real visitors

    +4%

    Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-24, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 96 ms to 102 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).

  • Largest content (LCP) held steady for real visitors

    +3%

    Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-24, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 2.5 s to 2.4 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).

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  • Real-user INP: 102 ms

    102 ms

    Real visitors wait 102 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.

  • Real-user CLS: 0.00

    0.00

    For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.00 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.

  • Total Blocking Time: 159 ms

    159 ms

    Scripts block the page for only 159 ms while loading. Good is under 200 ms.

  • Cumulative Layout Shift: 0

    0

    The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0, good is under 0.1).

Images and page weight

1 to fix67
  • Page weight: 3.7 MB in 133 requests

    3.7 MB

    Your homepage downloads 3.7 MB in 133 requests on a phone: images 1.9 MB (38), scripts 1.7 MB (38) and fonts 40 KiB (1). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.

  • About 1.1 g of CO₂ per visit

    1.06 g

    By the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 1.06 g of CO₂e: 127.2 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.

Accessibility

4 to fixGoogle 9380
  • No main landmark

    The page has no <main> landmark, so screen-reader users cannot jump straight to the content.

  • Page should contain a level-one heading (1 element)

    Page should contain a level-one heading: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.

  • 13 text elements with low contrast

    13 text elements don't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.

  • Hidden but focusable

    1 element hidden from screen readers can still receive keyboard focus.

  • Headings skip levels

    Headings skip levels (h1 → h3), which makes the page harder to scan with a screen reader.

  • Elements with visible text labels do not have matching accessible names.

    Elements with visible text labels do not have matching accessible names. (1 element).

2 checks passed
  • Every image has alt text

    All 52 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.

  • 5 automated accessibility rules passed

    axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 7 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 5 passed and 2 failed. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.

SEO

3 to fixGoogle 8593
  • No social preview image

    No Open Graph image, so links shared on LinkedIn, Slack or Facebook show no preview picture.

  • 13 links crawlers can't follow

    13 links have no real href, so search engines can't follow them.

  • 2 links with vague text

    2 links use generic text like “click here” or “learn more”, which tells Google nothing about the page behind them.

  • 234 internal links, 2 external

    The homepage links to 234 pages on ek.co and 2 external pages.

7 checks passed
  • Meta description: 153 characters

    Your meta description is 153 characters: “Accredited, trusted & expert MSP, delivering cyber security services & managed service solutions designed to drive busi…”.

  • One H1 headline

    Your main headline reads: “Your trusted security-first Managed Service Provider”.

  • Title: 64 characters

    Your title is a healthy 64 characters: “Security-First Managed Service Provider | Secure Cloud Solutions”.

  • Canonical URL set

    The canonical URL is https://www.ek.co/.

  • Structured data in place

    Structured data found: BreadcrumbList, Organization, WebPage and WebSite.

  • 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.ek.co/sitemap_index.xml.

AI search readiness

100
  • 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.

2 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: 4 of 6 facts

    Your Organization JSON-LD gives name, url, logo and sameAs (social profiles); description and contact details would complete it.

Other pages

100
  • 15 internal pages checked

    We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 104 found) and read each the way a search engine does.

7 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

Google 96100
2 checks passed
  • No console errors

    No JavaScript errors were logged while the page loaded on a phone.

  • Mobile viewport set

    The page declares a mobile viewport.

Security and trust

100
  • 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.

8 checks passed
  • Served over HTTPS

    The homepage is served over HTTPS (ek.co).

  • Valid certificate (34 days left)

    The certificate from Let's Encrypt · YR1 verifies for ek.co and is valid for another 34 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://ek.co 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 42 links work

    All 42 links checked from your homepage (40 internal, 2 external) answered without errors.

Domain and trust

  • No CAA record

    ek.co 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.

Content and conversion

1 to fix83
  • No call to action on the first screen

    On a phone, there is no call to action on the first screen: visitors have to scroll to find out what to do next.

  • 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 1,454 words of copy

    The homepage carries about 1,454 words of visible text.

5 checks passed
  • 12 calls to action

    The homepage has 12 calls to action, for example “Contact Us”, “Download the report” and “Learn more”.

  • 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: 7 testimonial or review blocks and 18 customer or partner logos.

  • Analytics in place

    Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar, LinkedIn Insight and Umami.

  • Direct contact links

    Visitors can reach you directly: 1 phone link and 1 email link.

Email authentication

85
  • Email authentication score: 85/100

    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.

3 checks passed
  • DMARC policy: quarantine

    DMARC tells receivers to quarantine mail that fails authentication, and sends you reports.

  • SPF in place (~all)

    An SPF record lists your sending servers and marks other mail as suspicious (~all): “v=spf1 include:eu._netblocks.mimecast.com include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:eu.rp.oracleemaildelivery.com incl…”.

  • DKIM signing found

    A DKIM key is published (selector “k1”, “s1” and “s2”), so receivers can verify mail really came from you.

Privacy and tracking

  • 1 cookie set on arrival

    1

    Opening the homepage sets 1 cookie (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.

1 checks passed
  • No known trackers before consent

    No known advertising or analytics trackers load before a visitor clicks anything (measured from a US location before any click).

Upkeep, stack and company

  • It runs WordPress 1.14.2; the current release is 7.1.3.

Stack

CMS
WordPress 1.14.2
Framework
jQuery
Analytics
Google Tag Manager | Hotjar | Microsoft Clarity
Hosting
Akamai

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