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Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 3 November 202645 issues · 112 checks
This review found 45 issues worth fixing on scalenut.com, 18 of them high impact, across 112 checks. The most urgent: reduce unused JavaScript. 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
68DClosest competitors among SaaS websites
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 2.9 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 3.0 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 3.1 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 3.0 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 2.9 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 2.7 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 2.2 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 2.7 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 2.6 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 234 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 235 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 244 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 225 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 223 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 225 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 255 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 255 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 255 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 261 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 250 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 221 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 225 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 206 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 212 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 236 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 255 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 263 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 229 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 256 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 236 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 269 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 259 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 242 ms |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 242 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
1.6 s
3.1 s
4.7 s
6.2 s
7.8 s
9.3 s
10.9 s
12.4 s
scalenut.com does not allow embedding, so this is Google's rendering of the page.
Speed
Reduce unused JavaScript
3.0 s · 5.4 MBAbout 5.4 MB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 3.0 s faster on a phone.
Render-blocking requests
5.1 s10 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 5.1 s.
Calendly adds 2.4 s
2.4 sCalendly costs a phone 2.4 s of main-thread work and 6.5 MB of downloads while your page loads. That alone is enough to make taps feel slow. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
Main-thread work: 11.8 s
A phone's processor spends 11.8 s on main-thread work while loading, 7.3 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
Mobile performance score: 25
25/100Your mobile performance score is 25. Under 50 is Google's “poor” band: many phone visitors leave before the page is usable.
8 third-party services on the page
8 third-party services load with your homepage (Calendly, Google Tag Manager and Google CDN and others), adding 12.5 MB and 5.1 s of main-thread time.
Reduce unused CSS
300 ms · 3.0 MBAbout 3.0 MB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 300 ms faster on a phone.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
900 ms · 2.2 MB56 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (2.2 MB).
20 long tasks on the main thread
20 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 862 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Google CDN adds 594 ms
594 msGoogle CDN costs a phone 594 ms of main-thread work and 1.4 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.
Google Tag Manager adds 622 ms
622 msGoogle Tag Manager costs a phone 622 ms of main-thread work and 892 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.
YouTube adds 383 ms
383 msYouTube costs a phone 383 ms of main-thread work and 1,014 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 354 ms
354 mswebsite-files.com costs a phone 354 ms of main-thread work and 1.1 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.
Improve image delivery
112 KiB5 images could be 112 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen.
Minify CSS
55 KiB55 KiB could be saved by minifying CSS.
Legacy JavaScript
13 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 13 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need.
Minify JavaScript
9 KiB9 KiB could be saved by minifying JavaScript.
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: 3 ms
3 msYour server sent the HTML in 3 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.
First Contentful Paint: 9.1 s
9.1 sThe first text or image appears after 9.1 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
Speed Index: 24.3 s
24.3 sVisually, the page fills in at 24.3 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Time to Interactive: 84.8 s
84.8 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 84.8 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Largest Contentful Paint: 9.1 s
9.1 sYour largest element takes 9.1 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the text “Become visible in AI Search, beyond Just AI analytics.”.
Total Blocking Time: 3.8 s
3.8 sScripts block taps and scrolling for 3.8 s in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user LCP: 3.2 s
3.2 sReal visitors wait 3.2 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user FCP: 3.0 s
3.0 sReal visitors see the first content after 3.0 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 814 ms
814 msReal visitors wait 814 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
38 images without width and height
38 images have no width and height attributes, so the layout jumps as each one loads.
Tap response (INP) held steady for real visitors
+3%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 234 ms to 242 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Largest content (LCP) held steady for real visitors
+2%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 2.5 s to 2.6 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
2 checks passed
Real-user CLS: 0.06
0.06For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.06 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.058
0.058The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0.058, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 15.2 MB in 306 requests
15.2 MBYour homepage downloads 15.2 MB in 306 requests on a phone: scripts 10.2 MB (114), stylesheets 3.0 MB (11) and other files 989 KiB (90). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
About 4.3 g of CO₂ per visit
4.29 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 4.29 g of CO₂e: 515.3 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
3 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.
Images are sized for phones
No image is downloaded at more than three times the size it is drawn on a phone.
Accessibility
3 text elements with low contrast
3 text elements don't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.
Frames without titles
2 frames have no title, so screen-reader users cannot tell what they contain.
All page content should be contained by landmarks (40 elements)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 40 elements on the page fail this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
Banner landmark should not be contained in another landmark (1 element)
Banner landmark should not be contained in another landmark: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
Document should not have more than one banner landmark (1 element)
Document should not have more than one banner landmark: 1 element on the page fails 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.
Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination (1 element)
Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
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.
3 form fields without a label
3 form fields have no label, so screen readers announce an empty box and autofill guesses.
3 links without text
3 visible links have no text or label, so screen readers cannot say where they go.
2 checks passed
Every image has alt text
All 173 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.
39 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 48 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 39 passed and 9 failed. 2 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.
69 internal links, 14 external
The homepage links to 69 pages on scalenut.com and 14 external pages.
7 checks passed
Meta description: 136 characters
Your meta description is 136 characters: “Scale your content strategy with AI-powered SEO, content creation, keyword research, and AI visibility tracking to driv…”.
Title: 50 characters
Your title is a healthy 50 characters: “Scalenut – AI-SEO & Expert-Led Services for Growth”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://www.scalenut.com/.
Structured data in place
Structured data found: Organization.
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.scalenut.com/sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
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.
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.
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.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (1,906 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
Other pages
1 page without a title
/platform/ai-brand-visibility has no <title>, so Google invents the link text in results.
2 pages without a meta description
/platform/ai-brand-visibility and /vip-service have no meta description, so Google writes the search snippet from whatever text it finds.
4 pages without an H1
/platform-overview, /vip-service, /customer-love and /help-docs have no <h1> headline, so visitors and search engines get no clear main topic.
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 33 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
4 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.
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.
Best practices
1 broken image
1 image failed to load on a phone, for example https://bat.bing.com/action/0?ti=27027973&tm=gtm002&Ver=2&mid=91b36f6c-0740-42e6-b577-b3da2e0793cc&bo=1&sid=e2438980d7c611f19250514ddd08be06&vid=e243aa40d7c611f1a6980f22acc4d52e&vids=1&msclkid=N&pi=91.
9 third-party cookies
9 third-party cookies are set on load; browsers are restricting these, so whatever relies on them breaks.
6 JavaScript errors while loading
6 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Invalid or unexpected token”.
Missing source maps
Large scripts ship without source maps.
Browser-reported issues
Chrome logged issues while loading the page (“Cookie”).
2 checks passed
Tap targets are thumb-sized
6 of 6 tappable elements near the top are at least 24 px.
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Security and trust
1 broken link to your own pages
1 link from your homepage to your own site is broken, for example https://www.scalenut.com/seo-surge (404).
2 broken external links
2 links to other sites are dead, for example https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_adMxcck2S8eWQP3VzJfHRg (404).
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.
7 checks passed
Served over HTTPS
The homepage is served over HTTPS (scalenut.com).
Valid certificate (54 days left)
The certificate from Google Trust Services · WE1 verifies for scalenut.com and is valid for another 54 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://scalenut.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.
Domain and trust
No CAA record
scalenut.com 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.
DNSSEC is off
scalenut.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.
2 checks passed
Domain is 6 years old
6 yearsscalenut.com was registered in Jul 2020 through GoDaddy.com, LLC. An established domain carries more trust with email providers and search engines.
Registered until Jul 2028
scalenut.com is registered until Jul 2028.
Content and conversion
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.
About 617 words of copy
The homepage carries about 617 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: “Get Started” and “Try Our Software Free”.
25 calls to action
The homepage has 25 calls to action, for example “Pricing Sale”, “Sign up” and “Schedule a Demo”.
4 short forms
4 short forms (1 field at most) are right on the homepage, asking for an email.
Social proof on the page
Social proof on the homepage: 6 testimonial or review blocks, 44 customer or partner logos and 2 trust badges.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Meta Pixel 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.
Email authentication
DMARC is monitor-only (p=none)
DMARC is set to p=none, so mail pretending to be scalenut.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.
2 checks passed
SPF in place (~all)
An SPF record lists your sending servers and marks other mail as suspicious (~all): “v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:amazonses.com mx a include:_spf.mail03-userengage.com ~all”.
DKIM signing found
A DKIM key is published (selector “google”), so receivers can verify mail really came from you.
Privacy and tracking
7 trackers load before any consent
7Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, LinkedIn Insight and Meta Pixel and 2 mores (measured from a US location before any click). A consent tool (OneTrust) is installed; check it blocks these until visitors agree where the law requires it.
19 cookies set on arrival
19Opening the homepage sets 19 cookies, 1 of them by other companies (measured from a US location before any click).
48 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 48 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
1 checks passed
Consent tool: OneTrust
A consent management tool (OneTrust) loads with the page.
Upkeep, stack and company
Stack
- CMS
- Webflow
- Framework
- Tailwind CSS
- Analytics
- Google Analytics | Google Tag Manager | Microsoft Clarity
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
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