espn.com.au
37/100
Ranked #40,843 of 46,880 sites
espn.com.au
37/100 · #40,843 of 46,880
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Media / Content / Publishing Benchmarks
How you compare to 6,908 Media / Content / Publishing sites
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Analysis
Espn.com.au scores 37 out of 100 on homepage messaging, earning a D grade — below average — significant gaps in clarity or targeting. Across all 30,134 sites analyzed, that's well below the median of 59. Within Media / Content / Publishing, where the median is 62, Espn.com.au lands 25 points below the industry average.
No hero text found. Visitors see nothing above the fold that tells them what you do.
The page has 12 CTAs, 2 of them above the fold. The primary CTA "Contact Us" is generic — 'Learn more' and 'Get started' don't tell visitors what happens next.
Audience targeting is decent — there are audience signals, but room to be more specific. Detected audience: AFL. The site uses a "for [X]" pattern: "AFL".
Fix These First
up to +35 ptsRanked by estimated impact on your overall score
Add a pricing page
Hiding pricing creates friction — most buyers want to self-qualify before talking to sales
Add a clear hero headline
No hero headline detected — the most important real estate on your page is empty
Close first-impression gaps
Visitors can't quickly tell what it does and why it matters — those signals should be above the fold
Make your CTA more specific
"Get started" is generic — tie it to an outcome ("Start building" or "See your report")
First Impression
F (32/100)“A visitor would think this is a media / content / publishing for afl that offers something unclear.”
Media / Content / Publishing
AFL
Unknown
None detected
Casual
Gaps:
- -Business category is implied but not clearly stated.
- -Product function unclear from above-fold copy. Visitors cannot tell what this does.
- -No discernible value proposition. The page does not explain why someone should care.
Suggested Rewrites
Better copy based on your product signals — click to copy
Current
Contact Us
Tying your CTA to a specific outcome increases click-through
A/B Test Ideas
Specific experiments to run, ranked by expected impact
Test adding "free" or "no card required" to your primary CTA
Risk-reducing modifiers typically lift click-through 10-15%
Test a "free" modifier on your CTA: "Contact Us" vs "Contact Us — Free"
"Free" is the highest-converting modifier across 27K+ homepages analyzed
Test adding social proof above the fold (customer count, logos, or testimonial)
No social proof detected. Even one trust signal ("Join 500+ teams") can lift conversions significantly.
Test adding a one-line product description directly under your hero
Visitors can't tell what you do from the above-fold content. A single explanatory line can fix this.
Messaging Clarity
CTA Analysis
C+ (57/100)Total CTAs
12
Above Fold
2
Best CTA
Tier 3
What Do You Sell?
D+ (38/100)In 5 words:
Network to manage favourites
Hero
absentMeta Description
specificVisit ESPN to get up-to-the-minute sports news coverage, scores, highlights and commentary for AFL, NRL, Rugby, Cricket, Football and more.
ICP Clarity
D+ (40/100)Detected audience
decentAFL
Pricing Page
F (0/100)No pricing page detected.
How You Compare
vs. other Media / Content / Publishing sites in the index
| Dimension | espn.com.au | keap.com | zight.com | infusionsoft.… | managewp.com |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 37 | 87-50 | 87-50 | 87-50 | 86-49 |
| Clarity | 38 | 59-21 | 100-62 | 59-21 | 100-62 |
| CTA | 57 | 75-18 | 60 | 75-18 | 75-18 |
| ICP | 40 | 46-6 | 91-51 | 46-6 | 15+25 |
| 1st Impr. | 32 | 60-28 | 60-28 | 60-28 | 52-20 |
| Pricing | 0 | 95-95 | 80-80 | 95-95 | 100-100 |
What We Analyzed
Title
ESPN Australia - Serving sports fans. Anytime. Anywhere.
Word count
1,523
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espn.com.au scored 37/100.
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