newyorker.com
67/100
Ranked #11,463 of 46,880 sites
newyorker.com
67/100 · #11,463 of 46,880
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Media / Content / Publishing Benchmarks
How you compare to 6,908 Media / Content / Publishing sites
Gray line = Media / Content / Publishing median
Analysis
Newyorker scores 67 out of 100 on homepage messaging, earning a C+ grade — mixed. Across all 30,134 sites analyzed, that's above the median of 59. Within Media / Content / Publishing, where the median is 62, Newyorker lands 5 points above the industry average.
The hero text reads: "The New Yorker". Lacks action verbs. The hero does not describe what the product actually does, just makes a vague claim. The language is generic — a visitor can't tell what the product does from the headline alone.
The page has 8 CTAs, 3 of them above the fold. The primary CTA "Sign up for the Humor newsletter" 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: Media / Content / Publishing. The site uses a "for [X]" pattern: "cash". ICP clarity score: 45 (above the median of 35).
Fix These First
up to +33 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
Rewrite your hero headline
Generic language — visitors can't tell what you do from the headline alone
Close first-impression gaps
Visitors can't quickly tell who it's for and what it does — 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 someone that offers something unclear.”
Media / Content / Publishing
Unknown
Unknown
Visibility / Insights
Neutral
Gaps:
- -No clear target audience defined. Could be for anyone, which means it resonates with no one.
- -Product function unclear from above-fold copy. Visitors cannot tell what this does.
- -Value proposition is weakly communicated. Benefits are implied, not stated.
Suggested Rewrites
Better copy based on your product signals — click to copy
Current
The New Yorker
Your current headline is generic — these alternatives name what you do for whom
Current
Sign up for the Humor newsletter
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: "Sign up for the Humor ne…" vs "Sign up for the Humor ne… — Free"
"Free" is the highest-converting modifier across 27K+ homepages analyzed
Test a hero headline that names your product category explicitly
Generic headlines force visitors to scroll to understand what you sell. Test naming the category in the first 5 words.
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
8
Above Fold
3
Best CTA
Tier 3
What Do You Sell?
D+ (40/100)In 5 words:
Reporting profiles
Hero
genericThe New Yorker
Meta Description
specificReporting, Profiles, breaking news, cultural coverage, podcasts, videos, and cartoons from The New Yorker.
ICP Clarity
C- (45/100)Detected audience
decentMedia / Content / Publishing
Pricing Page
F (0/100)No pricing page detected.
How You Compare
vs. other Media / Content / Publishing sites in the index
| Dimension | newyorker.com | keap.com | zight.com | infusionsoft.… | managewp.com |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 67 | 87-20 | 87-20 | 87-20 | 86-19 |
| Clarity | 40 | 59-19 | 100-60 | 59-19 | 100-60 |
| CTA | 57 | 75-18 | 60 | 75-18 | 75-18 |
| ICP | 45 | 46 | 91-46 | 46 | 15+30 |
| 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
The New Yorker
Word count
1,592
Hero text
The New Yorker
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