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Report Summary

  • 51

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    69% of other websites

  • 86

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 61% of websites

  • 75

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    35% of websites

  • 92

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    74% of websites

theblindbrothers.com

The Blind Brothers - Window Treatments & Coverings - Sedona, Cottonwood, Prescott, Northern Arizona

Page Load Speed

3.1 sec in total

First Response

378 ms

Resources Loaded

2.3 sec

Page Rendered

343 ms

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Key Findings

We analyzed Theblindbrothers.com page load time and found that the first response time was 378 ms and then it took 2.7 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is a poor result, as 50% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

theblindbrothers.com performance score

51

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value3.5 s

34/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value7.0 s

6/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value6.2 s

43/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value300 ms

78/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.18

67/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value4.6 s

81/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

theblindbrothers.com

378 ms

content.min.css

58 ms

rokbox.css

117 ms

bootstrap.css

228 ms

master-37bb87148652d86c2c6ba3632a893f02.css

241 ms

Our browser made a total of 58 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 95% of them (55 requests) were addressed to the original Theblindbrothers.com, 2% (1 request) were made to Googletagmanager.com and 2% (1 request) were made to Googleads.g.doubleclick.net. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (504 ms) belongs to the original domain Theblindbrothers.com.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 302.0 kB (26%)

Content Size

1.2 MB

After Optimization

871.6 kB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Theblindbrothers.com main page is 1.2 MB. This result falls beyond the top 1M of websites and identifies a large and not optimized web page that may take ages to load. 55% of websites need less resources to load. Images take 629.6 kB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-82%

Potential reduce by 33.9 kB

  • Original 41.5 kB
  • After minification 36.0 kB
  • After compression 7.6 kB

HTML content can be minified and compressed by a website’s server. The most efficient way is to compress content using GZIP which reduces data amount travelling through the network between server and browser. This page needs HTML code to be minified as it can gain 5.5 kB, which is 13% of the original size. It is highly recommended that content of this web page should be compressed using GZIP, as it can save up to 33.9 kB or 82% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-2%

Potential reduce by 10.8 kB

  • Original 629.6 kB
  • After minification 618.8 kB

Image size optimization can help to speed up a website loading time. The chart above shows the difference between the size before and after optimization. The Blind Brothers images are well optimized though.

JavaScript Optimization

-59%

Potential reduce by 256.0 kB

  • Original 434.3 kB
  • After minification 426.7 kB
  • After compression 178.3 kB

It’s better to minify JavaScript in order to improve website performance. The diagram shows the current total size of all JavaScript files against the prospective JavaScript size after its minification and compression. It is highly recommended that all JavaScript files should be compressed and minified as it can save up to 256.0 kB or 59% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-2%

Potential reduce by 1.2 kB

  • Original 68.2 kB
  • After minification 68.2 kB
  • After compression 66.9 kB

CSS files minification is very important to reduce a web page rendering time. The faster CSS files can load, the earlier a page can be rendered. Theblindbrothers.com has all CSS files already compressed.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 33 (66%)

Requests Now

50

After Optimization

17

  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 50 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of The Blind Brothers. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 22 to 1 for JavaScripts and from 13 to 1 for CSS and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

theblindbrothers.com

theblindbrothers.com

378 ms

content.min.css

content.min.css

58 ms

rokbox.css

rokbox.css

117 ms

bootstrap.css

bootstrap.css

228 ms

master-37bb87148652d86c2c6ba3632a893f02.css

master-37bb87148652d86c2c6ba3632a893f02.css

241 ms

master-gecko.css

master-gecko.css

171 ms

demo-37bb87148652d86c2c6ba3632a893f02.css

demo-37bb87148652d86c2c6ba3632a893f02.css

175 ms

mediaqueries.css

mediaqueries.css

171 ms

grid-flexbox-responsive.css

grid-flexbox-responsive.css

173 ms

menu-dropdown-direction.css

menu-dropdown-direction.css

226 ms

rt_audacity-custom.css

rt_audacity-custom.css

236 ms

style.css

style.css

237 ms

menu.css

menu.css

237 ms

slideshow.css

slideshow.css

281 ms

jquery.min.js

jquery.min.js

342 ms

jquery-noconflict.js

jquery-noconflict.js

288 ms

jquery-migrate.min.js

jquery-migrate.min.js

287 ms

caption.js

caption.js

288 ms

mootools-core.js

mootools-core.js

290 ms

core.js

core.js

337 ms

mootools-more.js

mootools-more.js

457 ms

rokbox.js

rokbox.js

397 ms

chart.js

chart.js

339 ms

gantry-totop.js

gantry-totop.js

376 ms

browser-engines.js

browser-engines.js

392 ms

rokmediaqueries.js

rokmediaqueries.js

396 ms

rokmediaqueries.js

rokmediaqueries.js

396 ms

sidemenu.js

sidemenu.js

402 ms

mootools-mobile.js

mootools-mobile.js

449 ms

rokmediaqueries.js

rokmediaqueries.js

451 ms

roksprocket.js

roksprocket.js

452 ms

moofx.js

moofx.js

454 ms

features.js

features.js

495 ms

slideshow.js

slideshow.js

504 ms

js

js

59 ms

The-Blind-Brothers-logo.jpg

The-Blind-Brothers-logo.jpg

68 ms

Request-a-Quote.png

Request-a-Quote.png

68 ms

vertical-blinds-sedona-prescott.jpg

vertical-blinds-sedona-prescott.jpg

113 ms

track-panel-blinds-sedona-prescott.jpg

track-panel-blinds-sedona-prescott.jpg

170 ms

honeycomb-blinds-sedona-prescott.jpg

honeycomb-blinds-sedona-prescott.jpg

169 ms

plantation-shutters-sedona-prescott.jpg

plantation-shutters-sedona-prescott.jpg

113 ms

exterior-roller-sunshades-sedona-prescott.jpg

exterior-roller-sunshades-sedona-prescott.jpg

169 ms

roman-shades-sedona-prescott.jpg

roman-shades-sedona-prescott.jpg

225 ms

blinds-shutters-shades-sedona-prescott.jpg

blinds-shutters-shades-sedona-prescott.jpg

170 ms

window-coverings-shades-sedona-prescott.jpg

window-coverings-shades-sedona-prescott.jpg

170 ms

BBB-rating.jpg

BBB-rating.jpg

225 ms

badge_13_8.png

badge_13_8.png

226 ms

sprite-white.png

sprite-white.png

226 ms

houzz.png

houzz.png

227 ms

playfairdisplay-regular-webfont.woff

playfairdisplay-regular-webfont.woff

200 ms

playfairdisplay-bold-webfont.woff

playfairdisplay-bold-webfont.woff

270 ms

roboto-bold-webfont.woff

roboto-bold-webfont.woff

254 ms

roboto-regular-webfont.woff

roboto-regular-webfont.woff

254 ms

ptserif-bold-webfont.woff

ptserif-bold-webfont.woff

268 ms

ptserif-regular-webfont.woff

ptserif-regular-webfont.woff

269 ms

fontawesome-webfont.woff

fontawesome-webfont.woff

269 ms

34 ms

28 ms

Accessibility Review

theblindbrothers.com accessibility score

86

Accessibility Issues

Contrast

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

Impact

Issue

High

Background and foreground colors do not have a sufficient contrast ratio.

Navigation

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

Impact

Issue

High

Heading elements are not in a sequentially-descending order

Names and labels

These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Impact

Issue

High

Links do not have a discernible name

Best Practices

theblindbrothers.com best practices score

75

Areas of Improvement

Trust and Safety

Impact

Issue

High

Does not use HTTPS

High

Includes front-end JavaScript libraries with known security vulnerabilities

Low

Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks

User Experience

Impact

Issue

High

Serves images with low resolution

General

Impact

Issue

Low

Detected JavaScript libraries

SEO Factors

theblindbrothers.com SEO score

92

Search Engine Optimization Advices

Content Best Practices

Format your HTML in a way that enables crawlers to better understand your app’s content.

Impact

Issue

High

Links do not have descriptive text

Mobile Friendly

Make sure your pages are mobile friendly so users don’t have to pinch or zoom in order to read the content pages. [Learn more](https://developers.google.com/search/mobile-sites/).

Impact

Issue

High

Document uses legible font sizes

Language and Encoding

  • Language Detected

    EN

  • Language Claimed

    EN

  • Encoding

    UTF-8

Language claimed in HTML meta tag should match the language actually used on the web page. Otherwise Theblindbrothers.com can be misinterpreted by Google and other search engines. Our service has detected that English is used on the page, and it matches the claimed language. Our system also found out that Theblindbrothers.com main page’s claimed encoding is utf-8. Use of this encoding format is the best practice as the main page visitors from all over the world won’t have any issues with symbol transcription.

Social Sharing Optimization

theblindbrothers.com

Open Graph description is not detected on the main page of The Blind Brothers. Lack of Open Graph description can be counter-productive for their social media presence, as such a description allows converting a website homepage (or other pages) into good-looking, rich and well-structured posts, when it is being shared on Facebook and other social media. For example, adding the following code snippet into HTML <head> tag will help to represent this web page correctly in social networks: