Public Audit Report

gradsloan.com

https://gradsloan.com/
Scanned on August 5, 2026
73
Overall
B
79
SEO
76/99 passed
69
AEO
31/46 passed
63
GEO
37/60 passed
144
Passed
60
Failed
204
Total Checks
Needs Work
Rating

Quick Wins — Top 5 Issues to Fix

SEO — 79/100 (23 issues)

Failed Checks (23)

  • Title-H1 alignment: 0% word overlap — title and H1 should share key termscontent
  • Heading hierarchy has gaps (e.g. H1 to H3 without H2)content
  • 51 images missing width/height — causes layout shift (CLS)content
  • Missing og:url — social platforms may use wrong URLsocial
  • Missing og:type — defaults to "website"social
  • Missing og:site_name — helps brand recognition in sharessocial
  • No hreflang tags — add if targeting multiple languagestechnical
  • Text-to-HTML ratio: 3.3% — too code-heavy, add more contenttechnical
  • Inline JS: 189.4 KB — too much, use external scriptsperformance
  • 1 render-blocking scripts — add defer or async attributeperformance
  • Missing X-Content-Type-Options headersecurity
  • No Content-Security-Policy header — XSS risksecurity
  • No Web App Manifest — add for installability and modern web signalstechnical
  • No dns-prefetch or preconnect hints — add for faster third-party loadingperformance
  • Possible hidden text detected (font-size:0 or same-color text) — Google spam violationtechnical
  • No max-image-preview:large — add to robots meta for Google Discovermeta
  • Missing X-Frame-Options — clickjacking risksecurity
  • No Referrer-Policy header — may leak URL datasecurity
  • No Permissions-Policy — restrict camera/mic/geo accesssecurity
  • 1 paragraph(s) exceed 150 words — break up for readabilitycontent
  • 1 render-blocking script(s) in head — add defer or asyncperformance
  • No RSS/Atom feed in <head> — add for content discovery by aggregators and AItechnical
  • 1 of 12 H2 sections have < 50 words — add more content or merge thin sectionscontent

Passed Checks (76)

  • Title tag found: "GradsLoan | India&#x27;s Education Loan Marketplace"meta
  • Title length: 51 characters (optimal)meta
  • Meta description found (150 chars)meta
  • Description length: 150 chars (optimal)meta
  • Viewport meta tag found (mobile-friendly)meta
  • UTF-8 charset declaredmeta
  • Language attribute set on HTML tagmeta
  • No meta refresh redirect (good)meta
  • No robots meta tag (default: index, follow)meta
  • Single H1 tag foundcontent
  • 12 H2 tags foundcontent
  • 1792 words on page (good content depth)content
  • Readability: 37 (moderate — aim for 60+)content
  • 28% long sentences (>20 words) — good readabilitycontent
  • All 53 images have ALT textcontent
  • JS-based lazy loading detectedcontent
  • All images use modern formats (WebP/AVIF/SVG)content
  • 63 internal links foundcontent
  • 4 external links foundcontent
  • No empty href attributes foundcontent
  • All link texts are descriptive (no "click here" or "read more")content
  • Open Graph title foundsocial
  • Open Graph description foundsocial
  • Open Graph image foundsocial
  • Twitter Card: "summary_large_image"social
  • Twitter title foundsocial
  • Twitter description foundsocial
  • Twitter image foundsocial
  • HTTPS enabledtechnical
  • Canonical tag foundtechnical
  • Canonical tag is self-referencing (correct)technical
  • Favicon foundtechnical
  • Compression: brtechnical
  • URL length: 22 chars (good)technical
  • URL uses hyphens or no separators (good)technical
  • No deprecated HTML tags foundtechnical
  • Inline CSS: 0.0 KB (acceptable)performance
  • Font preload/preconnect found — faster font loadingperformance
  • Cache-Control: public, max-age=14400, must-revalidateperformance
  • HSTS header present — enforces HTTPSsecurity
  • About page link found — builds trust and E-E-A-Ttrust
  • Contact page/email link foundtrust
  • Privacy Policy link foundtrust
  • Terms of Service link foundtrust
  • Author byline foundtrust
  • 2 JSON-LD schema block(s) foundschema
  • Schema types: FinancialService, FAQPageschema
  • <!DOCTYPE html> declaredtechnical
  • No mixed content — all resources use HTTPStechnical
  • All 2 JSON-LD block(s) have valid syntaxschema
  • Self-hosted fonts via preload — font-display strategy assumed (not directly verifiable from HTML)performance
  • Viewport includes width=device-width (responsive)meta
  • robots.txt found and allows crawlingtechnical
  • robots.txt includes Sitemap referencetechnical
  • No AI crawlers blocked in robots.txt — AI search and training can access contenttechnical
  • sitemap.xml found with valid formattechnical
  • Sitemap contains 58 URL(s)technical
  • All 5 checked internal links are workingcontent
  • 0% nofollow links (0/68) — good link equity flowcontent
  • OG image uses absolute URL (correct)social
  • All 3 target="_blank" links have rel="noopener"security
  • All schema types have required propertiesschema
  • 14 first-person pronouns — strong personal experiencecontent
  • Only 32% responsive images — add srcset for mobilecontent
  • Title uses "|" separator — Google may rewrite it; consider using "—" insteadmeta
  • H1 length: 51 characters (optimal)content
  • Title and meta description are different (good)meta
  • Viewport allows zoom (good for accessibility)accessibility
  • 79 links on page (within limit)content
  • DOM size: ~1347 elements (good)performance
  • No snippet blocking detected (good — content is fully accessible)technical
  • 0 third-party script domain(s) (acceptable)performance
  • ARIA landmarks present: main, nav, skip-linkaccessibility
  • All 0 form input(s) have labels or aria-labelsaccessibility
  • No duplicate IDs found (17 unique IDs)accessibility
  • No iframes on pagesecurity
AEO — 69/100 (15 issues)

Failed Checks (14)

  • No definition lists (<dl>) — great for term/value pairsdiscoverability
  • Few or no lists — add bullet/numbered lists for better AI parsingstructure
  • No numbered steps or ordered lists — add for "how to" AI answersstructure
  • Few key-value patterns — use "**Label:** value" format for AIstructure
  • No date information — AI prefers fresh, dated contentcitation
  • No Organization schema — AI may not recognize your brandcitation
  • No source citations — reference studies and data for authoritycitation
  • First paragraph too short for AI snippetsvoice
  • Avg 22 words/sentence — simplify for AI and voicevoice
  • No Last-Modified header or dateModified — AI prefers content with freshness signalscitation
  • Content not updated in 90+ days — stale content loses AI visibilitycitation
  • No Table of Contents — add jump links for AI content navigationstructure
  • No video content — multimedia increases AI engagement and citation ratediscoverability
  • No <details>/<summary> elements — use for expandable Q&A contentstructure

Passed Checks (31)

  • Structured data found — AI can understand your contentdiscoverability
  • 1792 words in HTML — good content for AI parsingdiscoverability
  • Clean URL structurediscoverability
  • 4 semantic HTML5 elements founddiscoverability
  • 14 content sections — well-structured for AIdiscoverability
  • Description + OG description both present — clear topic signalsdiscoverability
  • 108 named entities found — helps AI understand contextdiscoverability
  • 63 internal links — good topic cluster signaldiscoverability
  • Q&A/FAQ content detected — useful for AI answers (note: Google retired FAQ rich results in May 2026; the schema itself no longer produces SERP features)structure
  • Question-style headings found — ideal for AI snippetsstructure
  • 1 data table(s) foundstructure
  • Concise answer paragraphs after headings — great for AI citationstructure
  • 72% short sentences — easy for AI to extractstructure
  • 95% concise paragraphs — scannable for AIstructure
  • Avg 1557 words/section — sufficient depthstructure
  • Author information found — builds E-E-A-Tcitation
  • Statistics and data found in content — highly citablecitation
  • 3/5 E-E-A-T signals presentcitation
  • 3 external links — references authoritative sourcescitation
  • Content references 2026/2025 — fresh contentcitation
  • Topic focus: 100% — title keywords found in contentcitation
  • 28 answer-box-ready paragraphs found after headingscitation
  • 65 conversational words — good for AI summariesvoice
  • Active voice dominant (2% passive) — AI-friendlyvoice
  • Pronoun density: 2.8% — engaging, user-focusedvoice
  • Summary/conclusion section found — AI can extract key pointsvoice
  • 64 H2/H3 headings — good content structure for AIvoice
  • 2 Q&A blocks — perfect format for AI extractionvoice
  • No AI-blocking robots directives — AI crawlers can access contentdiscoverability
  • AI search crawlers not blocked in robots.txt (8/8 allowed)discoverability
  • Statistics with source attribution — highly credible for AI citationcitation
GEO — 63/100 (23 issues)

Failed Checks (23)

  • Title and H1 don't align — confusing for AI topic matchingoverview
  • No step-by-step content — add numbered guides for AIoverview
  • 32% optimal paragraphs — aim for 20-80 words per paragraphoverview
  • No author schema — add for AI trust signalsauthority
  • Incomplete brand identity — add og:site_name + Organization schemaauthority
  • No examples or case studies — add real-world examplesauthority
  • No links to authoritative sources — cite Google, Schema.org, etc.authority
  • No BreadcrumbList schema — add for better AI contextformat
  • No lists found — add lists for structured contentformat
  • Only 2/6 formatting types — use bold, lists, tables, quotes, codeformat
  • Single-perspective content — add "on the other hand..." for balanceformat
  • No conclusion — add recommendations or a verdict sectionformat
  • No entity Schema types — add Person, Product, or Organization schemasemantic
  • 4/14 semantic elements — add <article>, <figure>, <time>, etc.semantic
  • No <time> elements — wrap dates in <time datetime="...">semantic
  • Only 2 Schema type(s) — add more for AI contexttechnical
  • First 200 words lack topic keywords — AI may skip your content for extractionoverview
  • Missing definition or list format — combine "X is..." with lists for snippetsoverview
  • Author lacks credentials — anonymous content is a GEO penaltyauthority
  • 3 blockquote(s) missing cite attribute — add source URLs for AI trustauthority
  • No <figure>/<figcaption> — wrap images with descriptive captions for AIformat
  • Only 1 authoritative sameAs link — add Wikipedia, LinkedIn, or Wikidata for entity disambiguationauthority
  • Possible keyword stuffing: "loan" at 4.2% density (53×) — diversify vocabularyauthority

Passed Checks (37)

  • Definition-style content found — featured snippet candidateoverview
  • 2 question headings — matches "People Also Ask" formatoverview
  • Content freshness signals detectedoverview
  • Comprehensive content (1792 words, 12 sections)overview
  • 3-level heading hierarchy — deep content structureoverview
  • Source citations found — increases AI trustauthority
  • 3/5 trust signals foundauthority
  • Original research/data signals foundauthority
  • Expert quotes or testimonials found — authority signalauthority
  • 4 industry terms used — domain expertise signalauthority
  • 3 unique external domains — diverse sourcesauthority
  • Comparison content detected — AI loves comparingformat
  • Summary/conclusion section foundformat
  • 53 images all with ALT text — AI can understand visualsformat
  • Data visualization elements found (tables/charts)format
  • Actionable advice found — AI prefers practical contentformat
  • 100% title keywords in first 200 words — good prominencesemantic
  • 46 contextual links — good cross-referencingsemantic
  • Content categorization found — clear topic classificationsemantic
  • 9 sections have subtopics (H3) — deep coveragesemantic
  • Mobile-friendly (viewport set)technical
  • HTTPS secure — trusted by AI systemstechnical
  • Page size: 342 KB — reasonabletechnical
  • Open Graph fully configured (title, description, image)technical
  • Canonical URL set — prevents AI from citing duplicatestechnical
  • Page allows AI indexing (no noindex/nosnippet)technical
  • HTML lang="en" set (add og:locale for completeness)technical
  • 3 ARIA landmarks found — good accessibility for AItechnical
  • All image ALT texts are descriptive (>5 chars)format
  • 1792 words — sufficient depth for AI analysisoverview
  • 8 data points found — statistics measurably boost generative-engine visibility (GEO study, arXiv:2311.09735)authority
  • No snippet restrictions — AI can freely extract content (good)technical
  • 4/6 question types (5W1H) in headings — comprehensiveoverview
  • Link anchor texts are descriptive — good AI context signalsemantic
  • No hidden-text cloaking patterns detectedtrust
  • Healthy content-to-chrome ratio (~10% boilerplate)overview
  • All tested AI crawlers can access the page (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot)authority

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