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Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 2 November 202631 issues · 79 checks
This review found 31 issues worth fixing on spotter.com, 7 of them high impact, across 79 checks. The most urgent: render-blocking requests. Your full playbook turns these into prioritised fixes alongside reviews, competitors and channels.
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- Homepage
- Phone render
- Links and pages
- Google PageSpeed
Google PageSpeed Insights (opens in a new tab), mobile
Site score
83BClosest competitors among reviewed websites
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 3.0 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 3.3 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 2.2 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 2.2 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 2.7 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 2.7 s |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 3.0 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 136 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 123 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 123 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 116 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 113 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 116 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 118 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 138 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 141 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 152 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 136 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 129 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 128 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 125 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 133 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 128 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 128 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 117 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 113 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 122 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 121 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 120 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 128 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 124 ms |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 128 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
0.4 s
0.8 s
1.2 s
1.6 s
2.0 s
2.4 s
2.8 s
3.1 s
Speed
Render-blocking requests
3.2 s9 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 3.2 s.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
150 ms · 14.8 MB15 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (14.8 MB).
7 third-party services on the page
7 third-party services load with your homepage (website-files.com, Osano CMP and JSDelivr CDN and others), adding 16.3 MB and 495 ms of main-thread time.
website-files.com adds 300 ms
300 mswebsite-files.com costs a phone 300 ms of main-thread work and 16.1 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.
Mobile performance score: 81
81/100Your mobile performance score is 81. Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.
Improve image delivery
772 KiB2 images could be 772 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen.
Reduce unused JavaScript
450 ms · 94 KiBAbout 94 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 450 ms faster on a phone.
Font display
200 msWeb fonts hide text while they load. Setting font-display: swap shows text immediately (about 200 ms).
2 long tasks on the main thread
2 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 88 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Reduce unused CSS
81 KiBAbout 81 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page.
Minify CSS
16 KiB16 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.
2 checks passed
Main-thread work: 1.2 s
A phone's processor spends 1.2 s on main-thread work while loading, 629 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
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.
Real-user FCP: 3.5 s
3.5 sReal visitors see the first content after 3.5 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 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.
Real-user LCP: 3.5 s
3.5 sReal visitors wait 3.5 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user TTFB: 1.3 s
1.3 sReal visitors wait 1.3 s for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Speed Index: 5.3 s
5.3 sVisually, the page fills in at 5.3 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Largest Contentful Paint: 3.4 s
3.4 sYour largest element takes 3.4 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the text “Powering premium creator entertainment, delivering proven b…”. Most of its time is element render delay (2.3 s).
31 images without width and height
31 images have no width and height attributes, so the layout jumps as each one loads.
Time to Interactive: 4.7 s
4.7 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 4.7 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
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 136 ms to 128 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Largest content (LCP) got 18% slower for real visitors
+18%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 2.5 s to 3.0 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
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Real-user INP: 144 ms
144 msReal visitors wait 144 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user CLS: 0.03
0.03For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.03 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0
0The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0, good is under 0.1).
Total Blocking Time: 3 ms
3 msScripts block the page for only 3 ms while loading. Good is under 200 ms.
Images and page weight
Page weight: 16.4 MB in 47 requests
16.4 MBYour homepage downloads 16.4 MB in 47 requests on a phone: media 14.7 MB (2), images 1.0 MB (13) and scripts 342 KiB (18). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
2 images in older formats
2 images (216 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.
About 4.6 g of CO₂ per visit
4.63 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 4.63 g of CO₂e: 556.2 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
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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
2 text elements with low contrast
2 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 (17 elements)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 17 elements on the page fail this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
ARIA role should be appropriate for the element (15 elements)
ARIA role should be appropriate for the element: 15 elements on the page fail this check, rated minor by axe-core.
1 link without text
1 visible link has no text or label, so screen readers cannot say where it goes.
Headings skip levels
Headings skip levels (h1 → h3), which makes the page harder to scan with a screen reader.
2 checks passed
Every image has alt text
All 36 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 44 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 39 passed and 5 failed. 2 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
No canonical URL
No canonical URL, so duplicate versions of the homepage (with or without www, with tracking parameters) can split ranking signals.
1 link crawlers can't follow
1 link has no real href, so search engines can't follow it.
23 internal links, 15 external
The homepage links to 23 pages on spotter.com and 15 external pages.
7 checks passed
Meta description: 144 characters
Your meta description is 144 characters: “Powering premium creator entertainment and delivering proven brand impact. Connect with YouTube's top creators through …”.
One H1 headline
Your main headline reads: “Powering premium creator entertainment, delivering proven brand impact.”.
Title: 57 characters
Your title is a healthy 57 characters: “Spotter: Connect Brands with Top Creators for Real Impact”.
Structured data in place
Structured data found: WebSite.
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.spotter.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.
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.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (503 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
Other pages
6 pages without a meta description
/terms-of-service, /acceptable-use-policy, /spotter-platform-terms-conditions, /privacy-policy, /digital-millennium-copyright-act-policy and /do-not-sell-or-share-my-personal-information have no meta description, so Google writes the search snippet from whatever text it finds.
3 pages share a meta description
/creator-capital, /about and /contact use the same meta description. A description written for each page earns more clicks.
12 internal pages checked
We fetched 12 pages linked from your homepage and read each the way a search engine does.
6 checks passed
Linked pages load
All 12 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.
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 12 pages that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
6 small tap targets
6 of 11 tappable elements near the top of the page are smaller than 24 px, hard to hit with a thumb.
2 JavaScript errors while loading
2 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Error: <svg> attribute height: Expected length, "auto".”.
1 checks passed
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Content and conversion
No social proof
No testimonials, customer logos, ratings or customer counts on the homepage: nothing tells a new visitor that others already trust you.
No analytics detected
No analytics or tag manager detected in the HTML, so you can't measure whether any of these fixes work.
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 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.
About 540 words of copy
The homepage carries about 540 words of visible text.
2 checks passed
Clear next step on the first screen
On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “LEARN MORE”.
7 calls to action
The homepage has 7 calls to action, for example “LEARN MORE”, “Contact” and “Start free trial”.
Privacy and tracking
1 cookie set on arrival
1Opening the homepage sets 1 cookie (measured from a US location before any click).
7 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 7 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
2 checks passed
Consent tool: Osano
A consent management tool (Osano) loads with the page.
No known trackers before consent
No known advertising or analytics trackers load before a visitor clicks anything (measured from a US location before any click).
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 spotter.com, because details like these could help someone attack a site. Every review keeps them private, whatever they found.
Upkeep, stack and company
Stack
- CMS
- Webflow
- Analytics
- Heap
- Hosting
- Webflow
Hiring
- Hiring
- 5 open roles
- Teams
- Analytics (3), Ad Sales (2)
- Job board
- greenhouse
- Careers page
- www.spotter.com/careers (opens in a new tab)
Company
- Employees
- 180
- Founded
- 1998
- Headquarters
- Los Angeles
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