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helle.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 8 November 202629 issues · 74 checks
This review found 29 issues worth fixing on helle.com, 10 of them high impact, across 74 checks. The most urgent: avoid multiple page redirects. 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- #35,966 of 81,731 reviewed websitesbeats 51%
- #21,142 of 40,534 online storesbeats 42%
- #20,000 of 35,914 Shopify storesbeats 38%
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 23, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 1.2 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
Speed
Avoid multiple page redirects
16.5 sThe page goes through 1 redirect before it starts loading, costing about 16.5 s. Link and advertise the final URL directly.
Reduce unused JavaScript
1.1 s · 238 KiBAbout 238 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 1.1 s faster on a phone.
Mobile performance score: 59
59/100Your mobile performance score is 59. Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.
Minify JavaScript
300 ms · 64 KiB64 KiB could be saved by minifying JavaScript.
Reduce unused CSS
300 ms · 52 KiBAbout 52 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 300 ms faster on a phone.
Render-blocking requests
350 ms2 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 350 ms.
Main-thread work: 3.1 s
A phone's processor spends 3.1 s on main-thread work while loading, 851 ms of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
8 third-party services on the page
8 third-party services load with your homepage (nice-team.net, Shopify and cart-bot.net and others), adding 526 KiB and 173 ms of main-thread time.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
150 ms · 27 KiB6 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (27 KiB).
3 long tasks on the main thread
3 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 99 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Improve image delivery
87 KiB3 images could be 87 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen.
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: 6 ms
6 msYour server sent the HTML in 6 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.
Core Web Vitals
Largest Contentful Paint: 19.1 s
19.1 sYour largest element takes 19.1 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image.
Time to Interactive: 19.8 s
19.8 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 19.8 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Speed Index: 9.8 s
9.8 sVisually, the page fills in at 9.8 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
First Contentful Paint: 3.6 s
3.6 sThe first text or image appears after 3.6 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
Largest content (LCP) held steady for real visitors
0%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 1.2 s to 1.2 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
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Passes Core Web Vitals for real visitors
Real Chrome users on phones pass Google's Core Web Vitals on this page (28-day field data from the Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab)).
Real-user LCP: 0.9 s
0.9 sReal visitors wait 0.9 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user INP: 104 ms
104 msReal visitors wait 104 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 FCP: 0.7 s
0.7 sReal visitors see the first content after 0.7 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 371 ms
371 msReal visitors wait 371 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).
Total Blocking Time: 35 ms
35 msScripts block the page for only 35 ms while loading. Good is under 200 ms.
Images and page weight
Page weight: 4.3 MB in 203 requests
4.3 MBYour homepage downloads 4.3 MB in 203 requests on a phone: images 2.4 MB (34), other files 832 KiB (99) and scripts 821 KiB (57). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
About 1.2 g of CO₂ per visit
1.21 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 1.21 g of CO₂e: 145.3 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
Accessibility
[aria-*] attributes do not have valid values
[aria-*] attributes do not have valid values (1 element).
Links do not have a discernible name
Links do not have a discernible name (2 elements).
1 checks passed
Every image has alt text
All 6 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.
SEO
Title is short (23 characters)
Your title is only 23 characters: “Helle — Official Portal”. 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.
No social preview image
No Open Graph image, so links shared on LinkedIn, Slack or Facebook show no preview picture.
No XML sitemap
No XML sitemap at https://www.helle.com/sitemap.xml, so Google discovers your pages only by following links.
No robots.txt
There is no robots.txt at helle.com/robots.txt, the first file search crawlers ask for.
Only 0 internal links
The homepage links to only 0 pages on your own site, so visitors and crawlers find few routes into the rest of it.
1 link with vague text
1 link use generic text like “click here” or “learn more”, which tells Google nothing about the page behind it.
3 checks passed
Meta description: 99 characters
Your meta description is 99 characters: “Choose your region to visit the correct Helle webshop. Handcrafted knives from Norway to the world.”.
One H1 headline
Your main headline reads: “Welcome to Helle”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://www.helle.com/.
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
There is no robots.txt, so nothing stops the crawlers behind ChatGPT search, Claude and Perplexity from reading the site and cite it in answers.
Best practices
3 console errors
3 errors were logged to the browser console during Google's test (“Access to script at 'https://embed.tawk.to/5f00a6fb223d045fcb7b4f33/default' from origin 'https://u…”).
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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.
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.
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Served over HTTPS
The homepage is served over HTTPS (helle.com).
Valid certificate (33 days left)
The certificate from Let's Encrypt · YR1 verifies for helle.com and is valid for another 33 days.
HSTS enabled
Strict-Transport-Security is set, so browsers always use https.
http:// redirects to https
http://helle.com redirects to the secure version.
HTTP/2
The server speaks HTTP/2, so browsers load many files over one connection.
All 4 links work
All 4 links checked from your homepage (0 internal, 4 external) answered without errors.
Domain and trust
4 checks passed
Domain is 29 years old
29 yearshelle.com was registered in Jun 1997 through Domeneshop AS dba domainnameshop.com. An established domain carries more trust with email providers and search engines.
Certificate issuers are restricted
CAA records allow only letsencrypt.org, pki.goog, sectigo.com and globalsign.com to issue certificates for helle.com, so a mis-issued certificate from anyone else is refused.
DNSSEC is on
helle.com's DNS answers are signed (DNSSEC), so they can't be forged on the way to visitors.
Registered until Jun 2033
helle.com is registered until Jun 2033.
Content and conversion
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.
Only about 87 words
The homepage has only about 87 words of visible text; thin pages give Google and first-time buyers little to go on.
No form on the homepage
There is no form on the homepage, so every lead has to click through to another page first.
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.
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Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Analytics.
Direct contact links
Visitors can reach you directly: 0 phone links and 1 email link.
Email authentication
DMARC is monitor-only (p=none)
DMARC is set to p=none, so mail pretending to be helle.com is still delivered. Add a report address, check the reports, then move to quarantine.
No DKIM key on the usual selectors
We found no DKIM key on the selectors the big email providers use. If you send through one of them, turning on DKIM signing improves delivery.
Email authentication score: 65/100
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 include:spf.protection.outlook.com -all”.
Upkeep, stack and company
- The footer still says © 2025.
Stack
- Framework
- Next.js
- E-commerce
- Shopify;Shopify Plus
- Analytics
- Google Analytics
- Hosting
- Vercel
Company
- Headquarters
- Holmedal
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
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