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newenglandshaving.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 7 November 202632 issues · 86 checks
This review found 32 issues worth fixing on newenglandshaving.com, 11 of them high impact, across 86 checks. The most urgent: improve image delivery. 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
83B- #25,148 of 108,877 reviewed websitesbeats 72%
- #16,603 of 61,767 online storesbeats 67%
- #16,113 of 56,365 Shopify storesbeats 65%
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 1.2 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 121 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 129 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 132 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 137 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 138 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 138 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 139 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 139 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 139 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 137 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 138 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 137 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 138 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 140 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 139 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 139 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 139 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 138 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 137 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 137 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 137 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 135 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 136 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 136 ms |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 135 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
0.6 s
1.1 s
1.7 s
2.2 s
2.8 s
3.3 s
3.9 s
4.4 s
Speed
Improve image delivery
1.1 s · 296 KiB2 images could be 296 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 1.1 s faster on a phone.
Render-blocking requests
1.1 s5 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 1.1 s.
8,203 HTML elements
The page has 8,203 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.
Main-thread work: 7.9 s
A phone's processor spends 7.9 s on main-thread work while loading, 2.8 s 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 (Shopify, Google Tag Manager and Klaviyo and others), adding 2.1 MB and 936 ms of main-thread time.
Mobile performance score: 61
61/100Your mobile performance score is 61. Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.
Reduce unused CSS
600 ms · 119 KiBAbout 119 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 600 ms faster on a phone.
9 long tasks on the main thread
9 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 551 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Reduce unused JavaScript
535 KiBAbout 535 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page.
Shopify adds 357 ms
357 msShopify costs a phone 357 ms of main-thread work and 967 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.
Google Tag Manager adds 308 ms
308 msGoogle Tag Manager costs a phone 308 ms of main-thread work and 554 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.
Klaviyo adds 117 ms
117 msKlaviyo costs a phone 117 ms of main-thread work and 422 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.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
72 KiB14 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (72 KiB).
Legacy JavaScript
30 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 30 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need.
Minify CSS
6 KiB6 KiB could be saved by minifying CSS.
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: 20 ms
20 msYour server sent the HTML in 20 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.
Core Web Vitals
Time to Interactive: 20.3 s
20.3 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 20.3 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Largest Contentful Paint: 5.9 s
5.9 sYour largest element takes 5.9 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image.
Total Blocking Time: 565 ms
565 msScripts block taps and scrolling for 565 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
Speed Index: 4.3 s
4.3 sVisually, the page fills in at 4.3 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Tap response (INP) held steady for real visitors
+8%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 121 ms to 135 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Largest content (LCP) held steady for real visitors
-8%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 1.3 s to 1.2 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
8 checks passed
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: 1.5 s
1.5 sReal visitors wait 1.5 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user INP: 151 ms
151 msReal visitors wait 151 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: 1.2 s
1.2 sReal visitors see the first content after 1.2 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 536 ms
536 msReal visitors wait 536 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
First Contentful Paint: 1.5 s
1.5 sThe first text or image appears after 1.5 s, inside the 1.8 s “good” threshold.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0
0The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 4.7 MB in 399 requests
4.7 MBYour homepage downloads 4.7 MB in 399 requests on a phone: scripts 2.5 MB (203), other files 875 KiB (145) and images 518 KiB (18). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
1 image far larger than shown
217 KiB1 image is downloaded at several times the size a phone draws it, for example IMG_0914_2_efff8fd2-beb2-4d5b-9ecb-7f1a9f17c26a_2000x.jpg at 2,000 px wide, shown at 390 px. Resized copies would save about 217 KiB.
About 1.3 g of CO₂ per visit
1.33 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 1.33 g of CO₂e: 159.9 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
2 checks passed
Images use modern formats
Every sizeable image is WebP, AVIF or SVG.
Images load when needed
Images below the first screen wait until the visitor scrolls to them.
Accessibility
10 tap targets too small
10 tap targets are too small or too close together to hit reliably with a finger.
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.
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.
Alternative text of images should not be repeated as text (40 elements)
Alternative text of images should not be repeated as text: 40 elements on the page fail this check, rated minor by axe-core.
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 86 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.
50 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 54 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 50 passed and 4 failed. 4 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
No H1 headline
There is no <h1>, so neither visitors nor Google get a clear main headline.
No structured data
No structured data (JSON-LD), so Google can't show rich results such as your logo, ratings or FAQs.
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.
419 internal links, 0 external
The homepage links to 419 pages on newenglandshaving.com and 0 external pages.
6 checks passed
Meta description: 156 characters
Your meta description is 156 characters: “Discover premium razors, shaving brushes, artisan soaps, and classic grooming essentials at New England Shaving Company…”.
Title: 51 characters
Your title is a healthy 51 characters: “Classic Shaving Store - New England Shaving Company”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://newenglandshaving.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://newenglandshaving.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.
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.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (6,880 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
llms.txt published
The site publishes https://newenglandshaving.com/llms.txt (6 KiB, 8 links), a plain-text guide to the site for AI tools.
Other pages
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 158 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
1 broken image
1 image failed to load on a phone, for example https://bat.bing.com/action/0?ti=187155331&tm=shpfy_ui&Ver=2&mid=4e1a2438-4c34-4f04-a2ef-497856b6fa8f&bo=1&sid=7b690500da8111f194b72fe4e39f26e1&vid=7b692850da8111f1ad03990d693e8a93&vids=1&msclkid=N&pi.
1 JavaScript error while loading
1 error was logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Error producing monorail event MonorailRequestError: Error completing request. A network failure may have prevented the…”.
2 checks passed
Tap targets are thumb-sized
13 of 13 tappable elements near the top are at least 24 px.
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Content and conversion
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.
About 2,925 words of copy
The homepage carries about 2,925 words of visible text.
6 checks passed
Clear next step on the first screen
On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “Contact Us”.
41 calls to action
The homepage has 41 calls to action, for example “Quick shop” and “Sign up”.
6 short forms
6 short forms (6 fields at most) are right on the homepage.
Social proof on the page
Social proof on the homepage: 503 testimonial or review blocks, a star rating, 5 trust badges and “75,000+ Customers”.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity.
Risk reducer mentioned
A guarantee or risk reducer (money-back, free trial, no credit card or similar) is mentioned on the page.
Privacy and tracking
7 trackers load before any consent
7Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Klaviyo and Meta Pixel and 2 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.
21 cookies set on arrival
21Opening the homepage sets 21 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.
38 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 38 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 newenglandshaving.com, because details like these could help someone attack a site. Every review keeps them private, whatever they found.
Apps on your store
Your storefront loads 6 apps. Each one is code from another company running for your shoppers.
Apps your storefront loads
Candy Rack · Gorgias Live Chat Helpdesk · Klaviyo Email Marketing Sms · Judge Me Reviews · stamped.io · postscript.io
Apps found in the homepage's code. Apps that only run in checkout or the admin aren't seen, and a headless storefront shows none. App data from programmable.info
Upkeep, stack and company
Stack
- E-commerce
- Shopify
- Analytics
- Google Analytics | Microsoft Clarity
- Hosting
- Cloudflare
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
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