howwemadeitinafrica.com

https://howwemadeitinafrica.com· First analyzed 06 May 2026· Updated 06 May 2026

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Hosting Provider

Cloudflare

cloudflare.com

IP Address

172.67.162.71

Site Location

🇨🇦 Canadavia ip

Server Location

🇨🇦 Toronto, Canada

ASN

AS13335

Organization

Cloudflare, Inc.

Server

Cloudflare

CDN

Cloudflare

WAF

Cloudflare

Nameservers

ken.ns.cloudflare.com.magnolia.ns.cloudflare.com.

Performance

100

Core Web Vitals

Weight

First Contentful Paint

586 ms10%

Speed Index

762 ms10%

Largest Contentful Paint

—25%

Total Blocking Time

0.0 ms30%

Cumulative Layout Shift

0.00025%

217 KB

157 requests

Image Optimization

Lazy LoadResponsive

0–49

50–89

90–100

Architecture Stack

Monolithic

⚙️ SSR

WordPress

cms

hwmiiaCustom

Technology Stack

33 Technologies Detected

Analytics

Google Analytics

Google Analytics 4

Hotjar

Advertising

Google Ads Google AdSense

Libraries

UI Components

CSS Frameworks

Icon Libraries

Fonts

Email Marketing

CDN

Customer Support

SEO Analysis

C67/100

Meta Tags5/15

Content10/12

Headings6/8

Technical22/25

E-E-A-T0/7

Images3/7

Links2/5

URL5/5

Social4/5

Freshness4/4

Mobile3/4

Indexability3/3

howwemadeitinafrica.comhowwemadeitinafrica.com

Learn from Africa's most interesting entrepreneurs and investors - ...

African Business Growth Stories, Ideas and Trends

Title truncated.

Title Length91 chars

Recommended: 50-60 chars (~560px / 580px)

Description Length49 chars

Recommended: 120-160 chars

Issues (2)

• Title is too long (91 chars, ~560px). Will be truncated in search results.
• Most images missing alt text (60/67) — critical for accessibility and SEO

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Crawlability

Sitemap

robots.txt

4 rules

Sitemap reference found

Allows all crawlers

Local SEO

Local Search Readiness

17/100

Poor

5 11 1

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

D52/100

Bot Access

20/25

Machine Read.

13/25

Schema Data

4/25

Citation

15/25

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

nav

Text ratio:4%

Words:1,863

Token eff.:Optimal

Depth:1/5

Structured Data

3 JSON-LD

WebSiteBreadcrumbListSearchAction

Citation Readiness

Opening Summary18w

Descriptive Headingsavg 4.8w

Canonical URL

Open Graph3/3

Twitter Card1/3

Language Tag

Publish Date

Author Info

Lists

Tables

TL;DR / Summary

About Page Link

Recommendations (8)

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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.

74/100

Passed

Critical

Warnings

Images & Alt Text

15/20

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

7/15

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

9/15

Checks correct use of WAI-ARIA attributes (roles, states, properties) for assistive technologies.

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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.

73/100

A+

22 mg

CO₂e / view

216.6 KB

Page Weight

95%

Cleaner Than

New Visitor

25 mg

Returning (cached)

13 mg

Annual (10K/mo)

2.6 kg

Emission Segments

Data Center

1 mg

Network

6 mg

Device

14 mg

Resource Breakdown

JavaScript

77.1 KB

HTML

67.6 KB

Other

71.8 KB

Green Hosting Verified

Cloudflare

GWF Verified

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Security Score

26%Critical

Interactive

HTTPS

WAF

34d

Certificate Details

Type

Domain Validated (DV)

Certificate Authority

Google Trust Services

Key Algorithm

ECDSA (secp256r1) (256 bit)

Signature

ECDSA with SHA-256

TLS Version

TLSv1.3

HTTP Protocol

HTTP/2+H3

Valid From

11.03.2026

Valid Until

09.06.2026

OCSP Stapling

Enabled

Subject Alternative Names (2)

howwemadeitinafrica.com*.howwemadeitinafrica.com

SHA-256 Fingerprint

24:E7:2C:53:7C:7C:9F:FF:D9:7B:54:15:72:33:14:77:CD:95:98:1E...

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HTTP Headers

Developer Console

alt-svc

h3=":443"; ma=86400

cache-control

🟡 600s(max-age=600, must-revalidate)

cf-cache-status

DYNAMIC

cf-ray

9f73c8625b6fd5eb-BOS

content-encoding

zstd

content-type

text/html; charset=UTF-8

Good Warning Issue

Email Infrastructure

Google Workspace

Score

SPF

DKIM

DMARC

DMARC Policy

None (Monitor Only)

MX Records (5)

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alt2.aspmx.l.google.com

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alt1.aspmx.l.google.com

+1 more

Domain Information

howwemadeitinafrica.com

Domain Age

16y 2m

Created

26.02.2010

Expires

26.02.2027

Last Updated

28.02.2026

Registrar

eNom, LLC

DNSSEC

Not Enabled

Privacy & Compliance

Complianz

Cookie Consent Banner

Complianz

GDPR Indicators

Cookie consent banner detected

CMP: Complianz

Data Protection Officer mentioned

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.

82/100

Mobile Friendly24 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

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Typography & Readability

fira_sansbold + merriweatherregular

WCAG AA

62/100

Readability

/30

15/30

12px · LH 1.62

Hierarchy

/20

15/20

2.67x ratio

WCAG

/25

21/25

5.38:1 min contrast

Performance

/25

11/25

System fonts

Heading Font

fira_sansbold

Sans32px

Body Font

merriweatherregular

Sans12px

Contrast Ratio

5.38:1

WCAG AA (≥4.5:1)

Reading Comfort

~35 CPL

Narrow lines

32px

24px

12px

❌ Critical: 12px body text is too small. Minimum 14px, recommend 16px+.

❌ Very complex text: Flesch score 24/100. Consider shorter sentences and simpler words.

✅ WCAG AA contrast: All text meets 4.5:1 ratio (min 5.4:1).

⚠️ Minor heading issue: 0 level skip(s) detected. Maintain sequential order for screen readers.

✅ Strong hierarchy: Headlines are 2.7x larger than body text.

✅ System fonts: Zero font loading delay — best possible LCP impact.

GGoogle Fonts Buy on MyFontsFlesch 24

Color Palette

10 unique colors

4.95:1 AA Light

#ffffff

Background· 80.30000000000001%

#71706d

Other· 2.1%

#d6ceca

Primary· 2.6%

#b7735c

Secondary· 2.5%

#302224

Secondary· 2%

#7e4936

Secondary· 1.6%

#d3aea0

Secondary· 1.6%

Business & Marketing Stack

4 Tools Detected

Enterprise

Marketing Automation

MailchimpSMB

Email marketing and automation platforms

Behavior Analytics

Google AnalyticsFree

HotjarMid-Market

User behavior and product analytics

Advertising

Google AdsEnterprise

Ad platforms and retargeting pixels

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Scripts & Styles

30 Resources

Scripts

Styles

Async

Defer

Top Script Sources

howwemadeitinafrica.com(6)fundingchoicesmessages.google.com(3)pagead2.googlesyndication.com(2)googletagservices.com(1)chimpstatic.com(1)

Website Identity

Learn from Africa's most interesting entrepreneurs and investors - How we made it in Africa

Learn from Africa's most interesting entrepreneurs and investors

info@howwemadeitinafrica.com

www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/

16 years old

Location detected: 🇨🇦 Canadavia ip

eNom, LLC📧 Google Workspaceen-US

Social Profiles

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Last analyzed: 06 May 2026 at 00:15

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