ProvenMetalYC S26 landing page report.
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Your landing page’s weakest score is Trust.

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Score over time

9080706050MacroFab 72 on May 15 (Wayback)MacroFab 74 on Jun 7 (Wayback)MacroFab 74 on Jun 14 (Wayback)MacroFab 76 on Jul 28 (Wayback)MacroFab 75 on Aug 7 (Wayback)MacroFab 73 on Sep 10 (Wayback)MacroFab 74 on Sep 22 (Live)Sierra Circuits 69 on May 9 (Wayback)Sierra Circuits 70 on May 19 (Wayback)Sierra Circuits 70 on Jun 11 (Wayback)Sierra Circuits 70 on Jun 18 (Wayback)Sierra Circuits 69 on Jul 10 (Wayback)Sierra Circuits 71 on Sep 10 (Wayback)Sierra Circuits 64 on Sep 22 (Live)Advanced Circuits 54 on Sep 22 (Live)Screaming Circuits 60 on Apr 10 (Wayback)Screaming Circuits 62 on Apr 18 (Wayback)Screaming Circuits 63 on May 8 (Wayback)Screaming Circuits 56 on Sep 22 (Live)JLCPCB 70 on May 22 (Wayback)JLCPCB 69 on Jun 3 (Wayback)JLCPCB 69 on Jul 12 (Wayback)JLCPCB 70 on Jul 27 (Wayback)JLCPCB 56 on Aug 25 (Wayback)JLCPCB 62 on Sep 7 (Wayback)JLCPCB 60 on Sep 22 (Live)ProvenMetal 74 on Jul 26 (Wayback)ProvenMetal 74 on Aug 7 (Wayback)ProvenMetal 78 on Sep 20 (Live)Jul 26Aug 7Sep 20
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  1. Sep 20, 202678LiveOverall +4 · Value props +14 · Trust +14Viewing
  2. Aug 7, 202674Value props −16 · Trust +10View →
  3. Jul 26, 202674First tracked report — strongest Mobile web 86, weakest Trust 48View →

Trust

72Fair

Proof that the product is real, competent, and safe to try.

ProvenMetal
MacroFab
Trust read
ProvenMetalCustomer logo wall including Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago, Autonymy, Greypoint Industries, V.FORM, and Earendil Roboti
MacroFab"Trusted by Engineering Teams" logo strip featuring John Deere, FedEx, 3M, Dow, Goodyear, Xerox, Hitachi, and Emerson
Sierra Circuits"Since 1986, Sierra Circuits has developed a reputation for excellence in PCB prototype manufacturing, optimization, and
Advanced Circuits"high-reliability multilayer, rigid-flex, and RF/microwave PCBs built to IPC Class 3 and AS9100 quality standards" claim
Screaming CircuitsNo visible trust signal identified.
JLCPCBInstant-quote configurator widget ("2 Layers", "100 x 100 mm", "5 pcs") with "Get Instant Quote" button

Mobile web

76Fair

The phone experience as a first-class citizen.

Mobile web annotations on the mobile capture123
  1. Hiring banner — Recruiting promo eats the top of the fold and competes with the quote CTA for the first tap.
  2. Header GET A QUOTE — Duplicates the hero CTA and fattens the header, pushing hero content further down the viewport.
  3. Hero body paragraph — Five lines of monospace copy at phone width read dense and delay the path to the CTA.

Information hierarchy

78Fair

Does the design help or inhibit what the page is trying to say?

Information hierarchy annotations on the desktop capture1234
  1. Red hiring banner — Same red as the primary CTA and pinned above everything, so recruiting steals the first glance from the quote action.
  2. Six-link nav row — Customers through Blog plus Sign In offer seven exits at eye level before the visitor reaches the headline.
  3. See The Process button — Outlined at nearly the same size as GET A QUOTE, splitting the click at the decision point.
  4. Duplicate GET A QUOTE — The nav quote button repeats the hero CTA in identical styling, diluting a single obvious action point.

CTA

82Strong

Copy, size, verb, cost-feel — does the primary CTA earn the click?

ProvenMetal

Problems

  • 'quote' feels procedural, not instant
  • speed promise absent from label

Value props

82Strong

Title, subtitle, hero — do they sell the product's true value?

ProvenMetal’s headline sellsWe build circuit boards fast.More than 50% of lead time isn't manufacturing. It's quoting, DFM review, and part sourcing. We integrate with manufacturers, automate processes, and cut lead times in half for our customers.

Working

  • Concrete claim: 'cut lead times in half'
  • Names the real pain: quoting, DFM, sourcing
  • Risk-reducer: 'No account required'

Could improve

  • 'Fast' in H1 is generic; quantify it
  • No absolute turn time (days) shown
  • Hero render shows a board, not the service