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Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 18 October 202634 issues · 82 checks

This review found 34 issues worth fixing on sprockets.ai, 12 of them high impact, across 82 checks. The most urgent: render-blocking requests. Your full playbook turns these into prioritised fixes alongside reviews, competitors and channels.

  1. Homepage
  2. Phone render
  3. Links and pages
  4. Google PageSpeed

Google PageSpeed Insights (opens in a new tab), mobile

Real-visitor load time (LCP)75th percentile, phones
2.2 s1.5 sApr 25Sep 51.7 s
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DateReal-visitor load time (LCP)
Apr 25, 20262.1 s
May 2, 20262.1 s
May 9, 20262.0 s
May 16, 20262.0 s
May 23, 20262.0 s
May 30, 20261.8 s
Jun 6, 20261.8 s
Jun 13, 20261.8 s
Jun 20, 20261.9 s
Jun 27, 20262.1 s
Jul 4, 20262.1 s
Jul 11, 20261.8 s
Jul 18, 20261.7 s
Jul 25, 20261.7 s
Aug 1, 20261.6 s
Aug 8, 20261.6 s
Aug 15, 20261.6 s
Aug 22, 20261.6 s
Aug 29, 20261.6 s
Sep 5, 20261.7 s
Real-visitor tap response (INP)75th percentile, phones
161 ms108 msApr 25Sep 5155 ms
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DateReal-visitor tap response (INP)
Apr 25, 2026141 ms
May 2, 2026153 ms
May 9, 2026144 ms
May 16, 2026131 ms
May 23, 2026120 ms
May 30, 2026114 ms
Jun 6, 2026115 ms
Jun 13, 2026121 ms
Jun 20, 2026127 ms
Jun 27, 2026127 ms
Jul 4, 2026146 ms
Jul 11, 2026136 ms
Jul 18, 2026129 ms
Jul 25, 2026129 ms
Aug 1, 2026118 ms
Aug 8, 2026119 ms
Aug 15, 2026127 ms
Aug 22, 2026130 ms
Aug 29, 2026145 ms
Sep 5, 2026155 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

Full-page screenshot of sprockets.ai (desktop) rendered by Google PageSpeed Insights

How it loaded on a phone

  1. sprockets.ai at 0.8 s0.8 s
  2. sprockets.ai at 1.5 s1.5 s
  3. sprockets.ai at 2.3 s2.3 s
  4. sprockets.ai at 3.1 s3.1 s
  5. sprockets.ai at 3.8 s3.8 s
  6. sprockets.ai at 4.6 s4.6 s
  7. sprockets.ai at 5.4 s5.4 s
  8. sprockets.ai at 6.1 s6.1 s

Speed

14 to fix34
  • Render-blocking requests

    8.1 s

    49 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 8.1 s.

  • Reduce unused JavaScript

    2.9 s · 1.2 MB

    About 1.2 MB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 2.9 s faster on a phone.

  • Use efficient cache lifetimes

    1.9 s · 491 KiB

    25 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (491 KiB).

  • Mobile performance score: 34

    34/100

    Your mobile performance score is 34 (desktop: 28). Under 50 is Google's “poor” band: many phone visitors leave before the page is usable.

  • Main-thread work: 4.3 s

    A phone's processor spends 4.3 s on main-thread work while loading, 2.3 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 (Google Tag Manager, Facebook and hsappstatic.net and others), adding 2.5 MB and 1.8 s of main-thread time.

  • Google Tag Manager adds 718 ms

    718 ms

    Google Tag Manager costs a phone 718 ms of main-thread work and 827 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.

  • Reduce unused CSS

    600 ms · 166 KiB

    About 166 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.

  • Improve image delivery

    200 ms · 279 KiB

    6 images could be 279 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 200 ms faster on a phone.

  • Facebook adds 438 ms

    438 ms

    Facebook costs a phone 438 ms of main-thread work and 331 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.

  • hsappstatic.net adds 327 ms

    327 ms

    hsappstatic.net costs a phone 327 ms of main-thread work and 839 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.

  • 20 long tasks on the main thread

    20 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 289 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.

  • 1,971 HTML elements

    The page has 1,971 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.

  • Google CDN adds 115 ms

    115 ms

    Google CDN costs a phone 115 ms of main-thread work and 347 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.

  • Legacy JavaScript

    150 ms · 24 KiB

    Polyfills for old browsers add 24 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need. Google estimates it would make the page about 150 ms faster on a phone.

  • Font display

    50 ms

    Web fonts hide text while they load. Setting font-display: swap shows text immediately (about 50 ms).

  • Minify CSS

    22 KiB

    22 KiB could be saved by minifying CSS.

  • Minify JavaScript

    18 KiB

    18 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.

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  • Server response: 6 ms

    6 ms

    Your server sent the HTML in 6 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.

Core Web Vitals

6 to fix42
  • First Contentful Paint: 9.0 s

    9.0 s

    The first text or image appears after 9.0 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.

  • Largest Contentful Paint: 25.1 s

    25.1 s

    Your largest element takes 25.1 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the text “Sprockets automates manual tasks and improves employee rete…”.

  • Time to Interactive: 33.5 s

    33.5 s

    The page becomes fully interactive after 33.5 s. Good is under 3.8 s.

  • Speed Index: 11.1 s

    11.1 s

    Visually, the page fills in at 11.1 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.

  • Total Blocking Time: 991 ms

    991 ms

    Scripts block taps and scrolling for 991 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.

  • 2 images without width and height

    2 images have no width and height attributes, so the layout jumps as each one loads.

  • Tap response (INP) held steady for real visitors

    +2%

    Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-10, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 141 ms to 155 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).

  • Not enough real-visitor data yet

    Chrome's UX Report (opens in a new tab) has too little real-visitor traffic for this site, so the figures here are lab measurements from Google's test phone on a throttled 4G connection.

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  • Largest content (LCP) got 21% faster for real visitors

    -21%

    Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-10, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 2.1 s to 1.7 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).

  • Cumulative Layout Shift: 0

    0

    The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0, good is under 0.1).

Images and page weight

2 to fix60
  • Page weight: 5.8 MB in 233 requests

    5.8 MB

    Your homepage downloads 5.8 MB in 233 requests on a phone: scripts 2.9 MB (80), images 1.2 MB (58) and fonts 1.1 MB (8). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.

  • 2 images far larger than shown

    221 KiB

    2 images are downloaded at several times the size a phone draws them, for example jojophonehomepage.png at 1,583 px wide, shown at 113 px. Resized copies would save about 221 KiB.

  • About 1.6 g of CO₂ per visit

    1.64 g

    By the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 1.64 g of CO₂e: 196.7 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 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

5 to fixGoogle 8991
  • 17 text elements with low contrast

    17 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 (20 elements)

    All page content should be contained by landmarks: 20 elements on the page fail 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.

  • 5 links without text

    5 visible links have no text or label, so screen readers cannot say where they go.

  • Headings should not be empty (1 element)

    Headings should not be empty: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated minor by axe-core.

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  • Every image has alt text

    All 84 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.

  • 28 automated accessibility rules passed

    axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 33 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 28 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

1 to fixGoogle 10095
  • 2 H1 headlines

    There are 2 <h1> headlines (“” and “AI-Powered Hiring That Reduces Turnover”). One clear main headline is easier for people and search engines.

  • 150 internal links, 15 external

    The homepage links to 150 pages on sprockets.ai and 15 external pages.

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  • Meta description: 140 characters

    Your meta description is 140 characters: “Reduce employee turnover and automate manual tasks with our AI hiring software that predicts which applicants will succ…”.

  • Title: 64 characters

    Your title is a healthy 64 characters: “Sprockets | AI Hiring Software Built to Solve Today’s Challenges”.

  • Canonical URL set

    The canonical URL is https://sprockets.ai/.

  • Structured data in place

    Structured data found: BreadcrumbList, ImageObject, Organization, WebPage and 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://sprockets.ai/sitemap_index.xml.

AI search readiness

100
  • No llms.txt

    There is no https://sprockets.ai/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 (993 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.

Other pages

3 to fix80
  • 1 linked page hidden from search

    https://sprockets.ai/manager-app is marked noindex but linked from your homepage. If it is meant to be found, remove the noindex.

  • 2 pages share a title

    https://sprockets.ai/ai-screening-tools and https://sprockets.ai/applicant-tracking all use the title “AI Screening Tool | Improve Employee Retention | Sprockets”. Search engines can't tell which page to show for a search, so each competes with the others.

  • 1 page without an H1

    https://sprockets.ai/manager-app has 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 91 found) and read each the way a search engine does.

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  • 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.

  • Every page has a title

    All 15 pages that loaded have a <title>.

Best practices

1 to fixGoogle 7397
  • 1 third-party cookie

    1 third-party cookie is set on load; browsers are restricting these, so whatever relies on them breaks.

  • Browser-reported issues

    Chrome logged issues while loading the page (“Cookie”).

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  • No console errors

    No JavaScript errors were logged while the page loaded on a phone.

  • Tap targets are thumb-sized

    9 of 9 tappable elements near the top are at least 24 px.

  • Mobile viewport set

    The page declares a mobile viewport.

Content and conversion

2 to fix83
  • Thin social proof

    Social proof on the homepage: 7 testimonial or review blocks. Pairing it with named testimonials or customer logos makes it far more convincing.

  • 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 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 688 words of copy

    The homepage carries about 688 words of visible text.

  • Urgency cues

    The page uses urgency cues (a countdown or limited-time wording).

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  • Clear next step on the first screen

    On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “Get a Demo”.

  • 11 calls to action

    The homepage has 11 calls to action, for example “Call Centers”, “Hourly the Book” and “Contact Us”.

  • 1 short form

    A short form (1 field at most) is right on the homepage.

  • Analytics in place

    Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Meta Pixel and HubSpot.

Privacy and tracking

  • 8 trackers load before any consent

    8

    Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Hotjar and HubSpot and 3 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.

  • 16 cookies set on arrival

    16

    Opening the homepage sets 16 cookies (measured from a US location before any click).

  • 41 other companies contacted

    Loading the homepage contacts 41 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.

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  • Consent tool: HubSpot cookie banner

    A consent management tool (HubSpot cookie banner) loads with the page.

Security, domain, email and software versions

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