Boundbyhand
boundbyhand.co.uk
Bound by Hand is a UK-based artisan bookbinding studio offering handmade sketchbooks, journals, guest books, and memory books crafted with natural materials. The store provides bespoke, personalised commissions and ships worldwide from Dorset, with credentials from Find a Maker and the Crafts Council Directory.
Performance Needs Attention
This store scores 44/100 on PageSpeed, which is below the recommended threshold of 50. Consider optimizing images, reducing JavaScript, and enabling better caching.
Products
63
Collections
12
Pages
17
Blog Posts
126
CommerceRank Score
Overall store health assessment based on 5 key factors
49/100
Top Recommendations
- Critical: PageSpeed below 50 is hurting conversions
- PageSpeed is 16 points below Books & Stationery category average (60)
- Add a reviews platform to build customer trust
PageSpeed Performance Analysis
Mobile performance from Google PageSpeed • 23 Feb 2026
Overall Ranking
#2 / 16375
Faster than 100% of stores
Books & Stationery Ranking
#4 / 273
Top 1% in category
Category Avg Performance
60
-16 below avg
Category Avg LCP
1.9s
Slower than avg
Performance
Accessibility
SEO
Core Web Vitals
1.9s
Largest Contentful Paint
0.150
Cumulative Layout Shift
—
Interaction to Next Paint
Additional Metrics
1.3s
First Contentful Paint
—
Time to First Byte
7.7s
Speed Index
Store Audit
Actionable insights compared to 412 Books & Stationery stores
#7 in Books & Stationery
Top 2% of stores
97% below average
63 products vs 2,250 avg
Faster than 99% of Books & Stationery stores
PageSpeed score: 44/100
Category Benchmarks
Compared to 412 stores in Books & Stationery
97% below average
avg
87% below average
avg
15% below average
avg
223% above average
avg
Theme & Design
Theme Name
BespokeType
Custom / Bespoke
Tech Stack
Platform
shopify
Payment / Finance
Business Profile
Store maturity and operational indicators
Stable
NaN+ year
Since Invalid Date
Top 10% largest catalog
Top 2% by catalog size
high
Strong content (126 blogs, 17 pages)
Tech Stack Maturity
Mature stack
Business Sophistication
Developing
Store Timeline & History
Feb 2026
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About Boundbyhand
Boundbyhand is a books & stationery ecommerce store built on shopify and operating in JP. The store currently offers 63 products organized across 12 collections, making it comparable in size for the books & stationery category.
Theme and Design
Boundbyhand uses the Bespoke theme, a custom-built solution tailored specifically for this store. This theme choice provides the foundation for their online presence.
Performance Analysis
Based on Google PageSpeed Insights, Boundbyhand achieves a performance score of 44/100 on mobile devices. This score indicates significant opportunities for performance optimization, which could improve conversions and search rankings. The store also scores 91/100 for accessibility and 100/100 for SEO optimization.
Tech Stack
Beyond the core Shopify platform, Boundbyhand has not implemented a third-party review platform and offers PayPal, Klarna for payment flexibility.
Competitive Positioning
Within the Books & Stationery category, Boundbyhand ranks #7 out of 412 stores we track. This places them in the top 2% of books & stationery stores by product catalog size.
Last scanned
Feb 22, 2026
