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https://thecountersignal.com· First analyzed 16 May 2026· Updated 16 May 2026
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Hosting Provider

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
aws.amazon.com

IP Address

3.231.35.217

Site Location

🇺🇸 United Statesvia ip

Server Location

🇺🇸 Ashburn, United States

ASN

AS14618

Organization

AWS EC2 (us-east-1)

Server

Cloudflare

CDN

Cloudflare

WAF

Cloudflare

Nameservers

ns25.domaincontrol.com.ns26.domaincontrol.com.

Performance

100

Core Web Vitals

Weight

First Contentful Paint
685 ms10%
Speed Index
890 ms10%
Largest Contentful Paint
—25%
Total Blocking Time
0.0 ms30%
Cumulative Layout Shift
0.00025%
42 KB
154 requests

Image Optimization

Lazy LoadWebPResponsive
0–49
50–89
90–100

Architecture Stack

Monolithic
⚙️ SSR
Substack

Technology Stack

4 Technologies Detected

CSS Frameworks

1
Tailwind CSS

CDN

1
Cloudflare

Frameworks

1
Express

Analytics

1
Sentry

SEO Analysis

B75/100
25
4
2
Meta Tags13/15
Content8/12
Headings1/8
Technical20/25
E-E-A-T5/7
Images4/7
Links5/5
URL5/5
Social5/5
Freshness2/4
Mobile4/4
Indexability3/3
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The Counter Signal | Keean Bexte | Substack

Click to read The Counter Signal, by Keean Bexte, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.

Title Length43 chars

Recommended: 50-60 chars (~257px / 580px)

Description Length111 chars

Recommended: 120-160 chars

Issues (2)

  • • Missing H1 tag — every page should have exactly one H1
  • • Most images missing alt text (14/17) — critical for accessibility and SEO

6 issues found

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Crawlability

Sitemap

Type: standard

381 URLs

robots.txt

24 rules

Sitemap reference found

Allows all crawlers

Local SEO

Local Search Readiness

7/100
Poor
2 14 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

D51/100
Bot Access
20/25
Machine Read.
10/25
Schema Data
6/25
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
Text ratio:1%
Words:545
Token eff.:Optimal

Structured Data

1 JSON-LD
Organization×1.1WebSiteSearchAction

Citation Readiness

Opening Summary
Descriptive Headings
Canonical URL
Open Graph3/3
Twitter Card3/3
Language Tag
Publish Date
Author Info
Lists
Tables
TL;DR / Summary
About Page Link
Recommendations (7)
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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.
C
67/100
10
Passed
5
Critical
2
Warnings
Images & Alt Text
18/20
Checks if images have descriptive alt text for screen readers and visually impaired users.
Semantic Structure
11/20
Evaluates proper use of HTML5 semantic elements (header, nav, main, footer) and heading hierarchy.
Forms & Inputs
10/15
Verifies form fields have labels, error messages are clear, and inputs are properly associated.
Color & Contrast
15/15
Tests text-to-background color contrast ratios against WCAG AA/AAA minimum requirements.
Keyboard & Focus
9/15
Ensures all interactive elements are reachable and operable via keyboard (tab, enter, escape).
ARIA & Roles
4/15
Checks correct use of WAI-ARIA attributes (roles, states, properties) for assistive technologies.
3 recommendations
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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.
81/100
A+
4 mg
CO₂e / view
41.8 KB
Page Weight
95%
Cleaner Than
New Visitor
5 mg
vs
Returning (cached)
2 mg
Annual (10K/mo)
504 g
Emission Segments
Data Center
<0.001 g
Network
1 mg
Device
3 mg
Resource Breakdown
Images
4.1 KB
HTML
37.7 KB
Green Hosting Verified
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Provider Match
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C

Security Score

61%Fair
Interactive

HTTPS

WAF

49d

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

06.04.2026

Valid Until

05.07.2026

OCSP Stapling

Enabled

Subject Alternative Names (1)

www.thecountersignal.com

SHA-256 Fingerprint

B6:19:22:70:97:DB:9C:7D:21:E3:EC:A8:A9:A0:62:9A:1D:1A:39:BA...

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HTTP Headers

Developer Console

age
3036
alt-svc
h3=":443"; ma=86400
cache-control
🔴 No Cache(no-cache)
cf-cache-status
HIT
cf-ray🇫🇷 Paris
9fcb49ab88d79e69-CDG
content-encoding
⚡ Brotli(br)
Good Warning Issue

Email Infrastructure

Microsoft 365

Score

70

SPF
DKIM
DMARC

DMARC Policy

None (Monitor Only)

MX Records (1)

thecountersignal-com.mail.protection.outlook.com

Domain Information

thecountersignal.com

Domain Age
5y 1m

Created

08.04.2021

Expires

08.04.2027

Last Updated

09.04.2025

Registrar

GoDaddy.com, LLC

DNSSEC
Not Enabled

Privacy & Compliance

Cookie Consent Banner
Privacy Policy
Terms of Service

GDPR Indicators

Cookie consent banner detected
Privacy policy page linked
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.
C
67/100
Mobile Friendly1 breakpoint
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, maximum-scale=1, user-scalable=0, viewport-fit=cover
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Typography & Readability

SF Pro Display

WCAG Partial
61/100
Readability
/30
18/30

19px · LH --

Hierarchy
/20
10/20

1.26x ratio

WCAG
/25
17/25

3.16:1 min contrast

Performance
/25
16/25

1 font

Heading Font

SF Pro Display

Sans24px

Body Font

SF Pro Display

Sans19px

Contrast Ratio

3.16:1

7 issues

Reading Comfort

Single Font Family

left aligned
24px
h1
14px
h4

✅ Excellent readability: 19px body text is ideal for all devices.

❌ Very complex text: Flesch score 10/100. Consider shorter sentences and simpler words.

⚠️ Partial contrast: 7 elements below WCAG AA threshold (min 3.2:1).

❌ Broken heading hierarchy: 2 level skip(s). Screen readers rely on sequential headings (h1→h2→h3).

⚠️ Weak hierarchy: Headlines should be ≥2x body size for clear visual structure.

✅ Lean font stack: 1 font families keeps load times fast.

Buy on MyFontsFlesch 10

Color Palette

11 unique colors
3.33:1 AA Large Light
#ffffff
Primary· 59.50000000000001%
#8f8c8d
Other· 4.1%
#1c1a28
Secondary· 5.6%
#e3e4e8
Border· 4.3%
#812a2d
Accent· 4.1%
#815c3f
Secondary· 4.1%
#625448
Secondary· 3.7%
#343a76
Secondary· 3.6%

Business & Marketing Stack

1 Tools Detected

Growing

Behavior Analytics

1
Google AnalyticsFree

User behavior and product analytics

1

Categories

1

Total Tools

0

Enterprise

0

Mid-Market

Assessment: Growing marketing technology adoption

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Scripts & Styles

30 Resources

20
Scripts
10
Styles
0
Async
19
Defer

Top Script Sources

substackcdn.com(19)js.sentry-cdn.com(1)

Website Identity

The Counter Signal

www.thecountersignal.com
5 years old
Location detected: 🇺🇸 United Statesvia ip
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Last analyzed: 16 May 2026 at 15:06

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