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https://ascend2.com· First analyzed 07 May 2026· Updated 07 May 2026
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Hosting Provider

Google Cloud Platform
cloud.google.com

IP Address

104.198.98.246

Site Location

🇺🇸 United Statesvia ip

Server Location

🇺🇸 The Dalles, United States

ASN

AS396982

Organization

Google Cloud (us-west1)

Server

Nginx

CDN

CDN

Nameservers

ns7.worldnic.com.ns8.worldnic.com.

Performance

99

Core Web Vitals

Weight

First Contentful Paint
760 ms10%
Speed Index
988 ms10%
Largest Contentful Paint
—25%
Total Blocking Time
0.0 ms30%
Cumulative Layout Shift
0.00025%
1.2 MB
67 requests

Image Optimization

Lazy Load
0–49
50–89
90–100

Architecture Stack

Monolithic
⚙️ SSR
WordPress
cms
proCustom

Technology Stack

15 Technologies Detected

Analytics

4
Google Analytics
Google Analytics 4
Facebook PixelSegment

Plugins

3
Complianz GdprEssential Grid
Yoast SEO

Libraries

1
jQueryv3.7.1

Other

1
GSAP

CSS Frameworks

1
Tailwind CSS

Icon Libraries

1
Font Awesome

Fonts

1
Google Fonts

Marketing

1
HubSpot

Other

1
Unbounce

Web Servers

1
Nginx

SEO Analysis

A87/100
26
4
0
Meta Tags15/15
Content8/12
Headings8/8
Technical24/25
E-E-A-T2/7
Images5/7
Links5/5
URL5/5
Social5/5
Freshness4/4
Mobile3/4
Indexability3/3
A
ascend2.comascend2.com

Personalized B2B Original Research Services - Ascend2

Ascend2 provides media-trusted, B2B research backed by a custom strategy to build your brand, create news coverage, and generate demand.

Title Length53 chars

Recommended: 50-60 chars (~318px / 580px)

Description Length136 chars

Recommended: 120-160 chars

Issues (0)

    4 issues found

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    Crawlability

    Sitemap

    Type: index

    5 URLs

    5 sub-sitemaps

    robots.txt

    3 rules

    Local SEO

    Local Search Readiness

    15/100
    Poor
    4 13

    This site doesn't appear to be a local business. Local SEO signals are optional for non-local websites.

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    AI & LLM Readiness

    D51/100
    Bot Access
    20/25
    Machine Read.
    6/25
    Schema Data
    7/25
    Citation
    18/25

    AI Bot Access

    14/14 accessible
    AI Search
    OAI-SearchBot
    PerplexityBot
    Claude-SearchBot
    Gemini-Deep-Research
    DuckAssistBot
    Training
    GPTBot
    ClaudeBot
    Google-Extended
    Meta-ExternalAgent
    Bytespiderinfo
    Amazonbot
    Applebot-Extended
    CCBotinfo
    Fetch
    ChatGPT-User

    Machine Readability

    llms.txt
    llms-full.txt
    Semantic HTML
    Heading Hierarchy
    Text ratio:2%
    Words:298
    Token eff.:Too Short
    Sections/1K:30.2

    Structured Data

    4 JSON-LD
    Organization×1.1WebSiteSearchAction
    sameAs entity links

    Citation Readiness

    Opening Summary30w
    Descriptive Headingsavg 8.3w
    Canonical URL
    Open Graph3/3
    Twitter Card3/3
    Language Tag
    Publish Date
    Author Info
    Lists
    Tables
    TL;DR / Summary
    About Page Link
    Recommendations (6)
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    Accessibility

    WCAG 2.1 Compliance

    Evaluates how accessible your website is for users with disabilities, based on WCAG 2.1 guidelines. Checks images, forms, keyboard navigation, ARIA roles, and color contrast.
    A
    84/100
    13
    Passed
    2
    Critical
    0
    Warnings
    Images & Alt Text
    20/20
    Checks if images have descriptive alt text for screen readers and visually impaired users.
    Semantic Structure
    18/20
    Evaluates proper use of HTML5 semantic elements (header, nav, main, footer) and heading hierarchy.
    Forms & Inputs
    15/15
    Verifies form fields have labels, error messages are clear, and inputs are properly associated.
    Color & Contrast
    14/15
    Tests text-to-background color contrast ratios against WCAG AA/AAA minimum requirements.
    Keyboard & Focus
    11/15
    Ensures all interactive elements are reachable and operable via keyboard (tab, enter, escape).
    ARIA & Roles
    6/15
    Checks correct use of WAI-ARIA attributes (roles, states, properties) for assistive technologies.
    1 recommendation
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    Carbon Footprint

    SWDM v4 · Eco-Score

    Carbon emissions estimated using the Sustainable Web Design Model v4 (SWDM v4). Factors in data center, network, and device energy across new and returning visitors. Grade thresholds based on HTTP Archive percentiles.
    61/100
    B
    125 mg
    CO₂e / view
    1.2 MB
    Page Weight
    70%
    Cleaner Than
    New Visitor
    143 mg
    vs
    Returning (cached)
    72 mg
    Annual (10K/mo)
    15.0 kg
    Emission Segments
    Data Center
    6 mg
    Network
    37 mg
    Device
    82 mg
    Resource Breakdown
    JavaScript
    413.4 KB
    Images
    109.2 KB
    CSS
    693.6 KB
    Fonts
    3.8 KB
    HTML
    20.6 KB
    Other
    300 B
    Green Hosting Verified
    Google Cloud
    GWF Verified
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    B

    Security Score

    71%Good
    Static / Informational

    HTTPS

    No WAF

    54d

    Certificate Details

    Type

    Domain Validated (DV)

    Certificate Authority

    Let's Encrypt

    Key Algorithm

    RSA (2048 bit)

    Signature

    SHA-256 with RSA

    TLS Version

    TLSv1.3

    HTTP Protocol

    HTTP/2

    Valid From

    01.04.2026

    Valid Until

    30.06.2026

    Subject Alternative Names (1)

    ascend2.com

    SHA-256 Fingerprint

    2D:9B:FC:3B:E9:BB:9F:E0:97:76:4E:51:2A:BB:33:93:7B:4E:96:B7...

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    HTTP Headers

    Developer Console

    cache-control
    🟡 600s(max-age=600, must-revalidate)
    content-encoding
    ⚡ Brotli(br)
    content-type
    text/html; charset=UTF-8
    date
    Thu, 07 May 2026 00:27:44 GMT
    link
    <https://ascend2.com/wp-json/>; rel="https://api.w.org/", <h...
    server
    nginx
    Good Warning Issue

    Email Infrastructure

    Rackspace Email

    Score

    65

    SPF
    DKIM
    DMARC

    DMARC Policy

    None (Monitor Only)

    MX Records (2)

    mx1.emailsrvr.com
    mx2.emailsrvr.com

    Domain Information

    ascend2.com

    Domain Age
    23y 10m

    Created

    11.07.2002

    Expires

    11.07.2026

    Last Updated

    12.05.2025

    Registrar

    Network Solutions, LLC

    DNSSEC
    Not Enabled

    Privacy & Compliance

    Cookiebot

    Cookie Consent Banner
    Cookiebot
    Privacy Policy
    Terms of Service

    GDPR Indicators

    Cookie consent banner detected
    CMP: Cookiebot
    Privacy policy page linked

    Mobile Compatibility

    Viewport & Responsive Test

    Tests how well your website works on mobile devices. Checks viewport configuration, responsive layout, touch targets, font readability, and simulates rendering across different screen sizes.
    B
    77/100
    Mobile Friendly14 breakpoints
    Viewport Meta
    The viewport meta tag tells mobile browsers how to scale the page. Without it, mobile devices render at desktop width.
    Responsive Design
    Uses CSS media queries or flexible layouts to adapt content to different screen sizes automatically.
    Touch Icons
    Apple touch icons and favicons displayed when users add the site to their home screen on mobile devices.
    Readable Font Size
    Base font size should be at least 16px on mobile to ensure text is readable without zooming.
    Relative Units
    Using em, rem, %, or vw instead of fixed px values allows content to scale properly across screen sizes.
    No H-Scroll Risk
    No elements wider than the viewport that would cause horizontal scrolling on mobile devices.
    Tap Targets OK
    Interactive elements (buttons, links) are at least 48x48px with enough spacing to prevent accidental taps.
    No Fixed Widths
    No elements with fixed pixel widths that could overflow on smaller screens and break the layout.
    Viewport
    width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
    1 recommendation
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    Typography & Readability

    Open Sans

    WCAG Partial
    65/100
    Readability
    /30
    22/30

    25px · LH 1.40

    Hierarchy
    /20
    16/20

    1.85x ratio · ✓ H1→H6

    WCAG
    /25
    16/25

    1:1 min contrast

    Performance
    /25
    11/25

    2 fonts · 7 req

    Heading Font

    Open Sans

    Sans47px

    Body Font

    Open Sans

    Sans25px

    Contrast Ratio

    1:1

    10 issues

    Reading Comfort

    Single Font Family

    left aligned
    47px
    h1
    47px
    h2
    20px
    h3
    25px
    p

    ✅ Excellent readability: 25px body text is ideal for all devices.

    ✅ Optimal line spacing: 1.40 ratio (ideal range 1.4–1.6).

    ⚠️ Partial contrast: 10 elements below WCAG AA threshold (min 1.0:1).

    ✅ Perfect heading hierarchy: Sequential h1→h2→h3 with single H1 — ideal for SEO & accessibility.

    ⚠️ Fluid type without rem: clamp() detected but missing rem units. May fail WCAG 1.4.4 zoom test.

    ✅ Lean font stack: 2 font families keeps load times fast.

    GGoogle FontsFluid TypeFlesch 50

    Color Palette

    5 unique colors
    Light
    #fbfbfb
    Background· 42.099999999999994%
    #446eae
    Primary· 13.1%
    #3c5684
    Secondary· 2.7%

    Business & Marketing Stack

    5 Tools Detected

    Enterprise

    CRM Systems

    1
    HubSpotMid-Market

    Customer Relationship Management platforms

    Behavior Analytics

    1
    Google AnalyticsFree

    User behavior and product analytics

    Advertising

    1
    Facebook PixelMid-Market

    Ad platforms and retargeting pixels

    Privacy & Cookies

    2
    CookiebotMid-Market
    ComplianzSMB

    Cookie consent and privacy compliance tools

    4

    Categories

    5

    Total Tools

    0

    Enterprise

    3

    Mid-Market

    Assessment: Sophisticated marketing and sales technology infrastructure

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    Scripts & Styles

    30 Resources

    20
    Scripts
    10
    Styles
    10
    Async
    1
    Defer

    Top Script Sources

    ascend2.com(6)connect.facebook.net(3)js-na1.hs-scripts.com(1)gstatic.com(1)js.hs-analytics.net(1)

    Website Identity

    Ascend2

    Ascend2

    Organization

    Ascend2 provides media-trusted, B2B research backed by a custom strategy to build your brand, create news coverage, and generate demand.

    ascend2.com/
    23 years old
    Location detected: 🇺🇸 United Statesvia ip
    Network Solutions, LLC📧 Rackspace Emailen-US

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    Last analyzed: 07 May 2026 at 00:28

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