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glcgroup.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 26 October 202630 issues · 74 checks
This review found 30 issues worth fixing on glcgroup.com, 7 of them high impact, across 74 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
78CClosest competitors among reviewed websites
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Speed
Render-blocking requests
2.7 s10 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 2.7 s.
Mobile performance score: 70
70/100Your mobile performance score is 70 (desktop: 94). 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, website-files.com and Facebook and others), adding 1.2 MB and 726 ms of main-thread time.
Google Tag Manager adds 272 ms
272 msGoogle Tag Manager costs a phone 272 ms of main-thread work and 320 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.
website-files.com adds 208 ms
208 mswebsite-files.com costs a phone 208 ms of main-thread work and 626 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.
Reduce unused CSS
250 ms · 48 KiBAbout 48 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 250 ms faster on a phone.
Reduce unused JavaScript
221 KiBAbout 221 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
197 KiB3 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (197 KiB).
6 long tasks on the main thread
6 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 195 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Improve image delivery
20 KiB1 image could be 20 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen.
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.
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Main-thread work: 1.3 s
A phone's processor spends 1.3 s on main-thread work while loading, 644 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
Time to Interactive: 8.6 s
8.6 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 8.6 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
First Contentful Paint: 3.4 s
3.4 sThe first text or image appears after 3.4 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
Largest Contentful Paint: 3.8 s
3.8 sYour largest element takes 3.8 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image.
Total Blocking Time: 369 ms
369 msScripts block taps and scrolling for 369 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
14 images without width and height
14 images have no width and height attributes, so the layout jumps as each one loads.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.108
0.108The layout shifts by 0.108 while loading, so content jumps under the reader's thumb. Good is under 0.1.
Not enough real-visitor data yet
Chrome's UX Report (opens in a new tab) has too little real-visitor traffic for this site, so the figures here are lab measurements from Google's test phone on a throttled 4G connection.
1 checks passed
Speed Index: 3.4 s
3.4 sVisually, the page fills in at 3.4 s (Speed Index), inside the 3.4 s “good” threshold.
Images and page weight
An image on the first screen is lazy-loaded
6516a945f8118aa81944097b_Blob-p-500.png 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).
1 image in older formats
1 image (47 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 0.4 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: 42.9 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 38 requests
1.3 MBYour homepage downloads 1.3 MB in 38 requests on a phone: scripts 701 KiB (13), images 489 KiB (19) and stylesheets 51 KiB (2). That is a lean page.
Images are sized for phones
No image is downloaded at more than three times the size it is drawn on a phone.
Accessibility
6 text elements with low contrast
6 text elements don't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.
All page content should be contained by landmarks (10 elements)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 10 elements on the page fail this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
No main landmark
The page has no <main> landmark, so screen-reader users cannot jump straight to the content.
2 links without text
2 visible links have no text or label, so screen readers cannot say where they go.
2 checks passed
Every image has alt text
All 22 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.
35 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 39 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 35 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
Title is short (27 characters)
Your title is only 27 characters: “GLC — Recruiting & Staffing”. Between 30 and 65 characters leaves room to say what you do and for whom.
No structured data
No structured data (JSON-LD), so Google can't show rich results such as your logo, ratings or FAQs.
3 H1 headlines
There are 3 <h1> headlines (“GLC recruiting & staffing experts”, “Where Businessmeets Top Talent” and “Let's get straight to your goal”). One clear main headline is easier for people and search engines.
39 internal links, 3 external
The homepage links to 39 pages on glcgroup.com and 3 external pages.
5 checks passed
Meta description: 116 characters
Your meta description is 116 characters: “GLC is connecting professionals and industry leaders in Healthcare, Government, Finance, Accounting, and Real Estate”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://www.glcgroup.com/.
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://glcgroup.com/sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
No Organization structured data
There is no Organization (or LocalBusiness) JSON-LD, so search engines and AI assistants have no machine-readable facts about who runs the site: its name, logo, profiles and contact details.
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 (491 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
Other pages
7 pages share 3 titles
/healthcare, /healthcare/home and /healthcare/our-core all use the title “Healthcare staffing | GLC Pro Staffing”, and 2 other titles repeat too. Search engines can't tell which page to show for a search, so each competes with the others.
2 pages without a meta description
/government/home and /government have no meta description, so Google writes the search snippet from whatever text it finds.
5 pages share a meta description
/healthcare, /healthcare/home and /healthcare/our-core use the same meta description. A description written for each page earns more clicks.
5 links to non-canonical URLs
Your homepage links to 5 pages by a URL that isn't their canonical one, for example /healthcare, whose canonical is /healthcare/home. 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 22 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 JavaScript error while loading
1 error was logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Unexpected token ','”.
2 checks passed
Tap targets are thumb-sized
12 of 12 tappable elements near the top are at least 24 px.
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Content and conversion
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 calls to action
We found no call-to-action buttons or links (such as “Book a demo” or “Get a quote”) anywhere on the homepage.
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 opening hours
The homepage shows no opening hours. If customers visit or call, show when.
No form on the homepage
There is no form on the homepage, so every lead has to click through to another page first.
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 397 words of copy
The homepage carries about 397 words of visible text.
3 checks passed
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager.
Direct contact links
Visitors can reach you directly: 1 phone link and 1 email link.
Phone number on the homepage
Your phone number is on the homepage as a tap-to-call link.
Privacy and tracking
4 trackers load before any consent
4Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager and 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.
4 cookies set on arrival
4Opening the homepage sets 4 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.
13 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 13 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
Security, domain, email and software versions
The security, domain and email checks, software and plugin versions, and any app with a known security problem are visible only to people at glcgroup.com, because details like these could help someone attack a site. Every review keeps them private, whatever they found.
Upkeep, stack and company
- The footer still says © 2023.
Stack
- CMS
- Webflow
- Framework
- jQuery
- Analytics
- Google Tag Manager
- Hosting
- Webflow
Company
- Employees
- 204
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Go beyond the website
What your $25 Growth Playbook adds
This review found 30 issues on glcgroup.com, including 11 speed issues, 3 SEO issues and 4 conversion gaps. That is the website alone. The full Growth Playbook pairs these findings with what your customers say in public reviews and communities and what your closest competitors do better, then turns everything into at least 20 prioritised ideas, each with the evidence behind it, a step-by-step playbook, a metric and an owner.
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- Earned media and PR openings
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