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skil.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 7 November 202643 issues · 93 checks
This review found 43 issues worth fixing on skil.com, 18 of them high impact, across 93 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
68D- #95,715 of 108,615 reviewed websitesbeats 10%
- #57,470 of 61,627 online storesbeats 5%
- #53,046 of 56,235 Shopify storesbeats 5%
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 3.0 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 3.0 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 3.1 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 3.2 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 3.2 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 3.3 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 3.4 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 3.4 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 3.2 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 3.0 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 2.7 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 2.2 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 2.1 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 209 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 216 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 221 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 224 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 227 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 229 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 230 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 228 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 216 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 204 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 192 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 184 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 182 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 180 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 180 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 182 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 182 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 181 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 183 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 182 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 181 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 182 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 185 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 188 ms |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 194 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
Speed
Reduce unused JavaScript
3.1 s · 683 KiBAbout 683 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 3.1 s faster on a phone.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
2.3 s · 553 KiB34 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (553 KiB).
Mobile performance score: 41
41/100Your mobile performance score is 41. Under 50 is Google's “poor” band: many phone visitors leave before the page is usable.
Main-thread work: 7.4 s
A phone's processor spends 7.4 s on main-thread work while loading, 3.3 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
3,648 HTML elements
The page has 3,648 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.
8 third-party services on the page
8 third-party services load with your homepage (Bazaarvoice, Facebook and TikTok and others), adding 820 KiB and 952 ms of main-thread time.
Render-blocking requests
600 ms13 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 600 ms.
Improve image delivery
150 ms · 306 KiB12 images could be 306 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 150 ms faster on a phone.
20 long tasks on the main thread
20 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 216 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Legacy JavaScript
150 ms · 50 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 50 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need. Google estimates it would make the page about 150 ms faster on a phone.
Reduce unused CSS
150 ms · 41 KiBAbout 41 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 150 ms faster on a phone.
Duplicated JavaScript
6 KiB6 KiB JavaScript is shipped twice across bundles.
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: 8 ms
8 msYour server sent the HTML in 8 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.
Largest Contentful Paint: 25.3 s
25.3 sYour largest element takes 25.3 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image “SKIL PWRCORE GO™ power driver and compact inflator in actio…”.
Time to Interactive: 25.5 s
25.5 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 25.5 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Speed Index: 12.7 s
12.7 sVisually, the page fills in at 12.7 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
First Contentful Paint: 5.5 s
5.5 sThe first text or image appears after 5.5 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user INP: 213 ms
213 msReal visitors wait 213 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user CLS: 0.13
0.13For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.13 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Total Blocking Time: 589 ms
589 msScripts block taps and scrolling for 589 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
4 images without width and height
4 images have no width and height attributes, so the layout jumps as each one loads.
6 checks passed
Real-user LCP: 2.4 s
2.4 sReal visitors wait 2.4 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user FCP: 1.3 s
1.3 sReal visitors see the first content after 1.3 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 621 ms
621 msReal visitors wait 621 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Tap response (INP) got 10% faster for real visitors
-10%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 209 ms to 194 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Largest content (LCP) got 31% faster for real visitors
-31%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 3.0 s to 2.1 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.014
0.014The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0.014, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 6.0 MB in 373 requests
6.0 MBYour homepage downloads 6.0 MB in 373 requests on a phone: scripts 2.1 MB (91), images 2.0 MB (58) and other files 962 KiB (177). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
An image on the first screen is lazy-loaded
Mobile_Slide_1_c4de5846-2b2a-4fc7-9f68-3d8662df75ff.jpg 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).
3 images in older formats
3 images (492 KiB) are 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.
6 images far larger than shown
282 KiB6 images are downloaded at several times the size a phone draws them, for example Mobile_Slide_1_c4de5846-2b2a-4fc7-9f68-3d8662df75ff.jpg at 1,534 px wide, shown at 390 px. Resized copies would save about 282 KiB.
About 1.7 g of CO₂ per visit
1.69 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 1.69 g of CO₂e: 203.2 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
Accessibility
Invalid ARIA attributes
3 elements use ARIA attributes their role does not allow, which confuses screen readers.
21 text elements with low contrast
21 text elements don't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.
Interactive controls must not be nested (5 elements)
Interactive controls must not be nested: 5 elements on the page fail this check, rated serious by axe-core.
4 tap targets too small
4 tap targets are too small or too close together to hit reliably with a finger.
ARIA input fields must have an accessible name (1 element)
ARIA input fields must have an accessible name: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated serious by axe-core.
Scrollable region must have keyboard access (1 element)
Scrollable region must have keyboard access: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated serious by axe-core.
10 images without alt text
10 images have no alt text, which hurts accessibility and image search.
Heading levels should only increase by one (1 element)
Heading levels should only increase by one: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
Zoom is disabled
The viewport tag blocks pinch-zoom, which low-vision visitors rely on.
18 links without text
18 visible links have no text or label, so screen readers cannot say where they go.
4 form fields without a label
4 form fields have no label, so screen readers announce an empty box and autofill guesses.
Elements with visible text labels do not have matching accessible names.
Elements with visible text labels do not have matching accessible names. (1 element).
1 checks passed
52 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 62 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 52 passed and 10 failed. 6 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
No social preview image
No Open Graph image, so links shared on LinkedIn, Slack or Facebook show no preview picture.
5 links crawlers can't follow
5 links have no real href, so search engines can't follow them.
One H1 headline
Your <h1> is empty.
175 internal links, 14 external
The homepage links to 175 pages on skil.com and 14 external pages.
6 checks passed
Meta description: 142 characters
Your meta description is 142 characters: “From legendary saws to innovative cordless power tools to lawn and garden equipment that ditches the gas and keeps the …”.
Title: 45 characters
Your title is a healthy 45 characters: “Innovative Tools with Tech You Can Use | SKIL”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://www.skil.com/.
Structured data in place
Structured data found: Organization 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.skil.com/sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
Some text only appears after JavaScript runs
37%The HTML your server sends has 1,153 of the 3,121 words a browser shows. AI crawlers don't run JavaScript, so they miss the rest.
No llms.txt
There is no https://www.skil.com/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
2 pages without an H1
https://www.skil.com/pages/grabngo and https://www.skil.com/collections/products 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 77 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
6 checks passed
Linked pages load
6 pages of 15 loaded without an error (the rest turned automated requests away).
Canonical URLs point to themselves
No page we checked hands its ranking to a different URL.
Every page has a meta description
All 6 pages that loaded have a meta description.
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.
Every page has a title
All 6 pages that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
Deprecated browser APIs
The page uses 1 deprecated browser API that will stop working in future browsers (“Unload event listeners are deprecated and will be removed.”).
1 third-party cookie
1 third-party cookie is set on load; browsers are restricting these, so whatever relies on them breaks.
4 JavaScript errors while loading
4 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Failed to load resource: net::ERR_FAILED”.
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
91 of 107 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.
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 3,121 words of copy
The homepage carries about 3,121 words of visible text.
5 checks passed
Clear next step on the first screen
On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “SHOP NOW” and “SHOP GIFT GUIDE”.
17 calls to action
The homepage has 17 calls to action, for example “SHOP NOW”, “WHERE TO BUY” and “Contact Us”.
7 short forms
7 short forms (3 fields at most) are right on the homepage, asking for an email.
Social proof on the page
Social proof on the homepage: 48 testimonial or review blocks, 2 customer or partner logos and 1 trust badge.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager.
Privacy and tracking
10 trackers load before any consent
10Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Tag Manager, HubSpot, Meta Pixel and Pinterest Tag and 5 mores (measured from a US location before any click). A consent tool (HubSpot cookie banner) is installed; check it blocks these until visitors agree where the law requires it.
39 cookies set on arrival
39Opening the homepage sets 39 cookies, 6 of them by other companies (measured from a US location before any click).
56 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 56 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
1 checks passed
Consent tool: HubSpot cookie banner
A consent management tool (HubSpot cookie banner) loads with the page.
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 skil.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 5 apps. Each one is code from another company running for your shoppers.
Apps your storefront loads
Advanced Wishlist · Triplewhale · My Wishlist Share Remind · Essential Cart Drawer · hubapi.com
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
- Framework
- Tailwind CSS
- E-commerce
- Shopify
- Analytics
- Google Tag Manager
- Hosting
- Shopify
Company
- Founded
- 1926
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
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