Sterling Ink
sterling-ink.com
Sterling Ink offers a bespoke collection of planners, notebooks, and stationery accessories featuring nature-inspired designs. The product range includes 2026 planners in multiple formats (daily, common, complete, core), undated planners, diaries, and Koji paper notebooks in various styles (grid, lined).
Performance Needs Attention
This store scores 32/100 on PageSpeed, which is below the recommended threshold of 50. Consider optimizing images, reducing JavaScript, and enabling better caching.
Products
868
Collections
355
Pages
19
Blog Posts
3
CommerceRank Score
Overall store health assessment based on 5 key factors
68/100
Top Recommendations
- Critical: PageSpeed below 50 is hurting conversions
- PageSpeed is 28 points below Books & Stationery category average (60)
PageSpeed Performance Analysis
Mobile performance from Google PageSpeed • 22 Feb 2026
Overall Ranking
#15332 / 16375
Faster than 6% of stores
Books & Stationery Ranking
#264 / 273
Top 97% in category
Category Avg Performance
60
-28 below avg
Category Avg LCP
1.9s
Faster than avg
Performance
Accessibility
SEO
Core Web Vitals
1.6s
Largest Contentful Paint
0.000
Cumulative Layout Shift
145ms
Interaction to Next Paint
Additional Metrics
1.3s
First Contentful Paint
330ms
Time to First Byte
17.1s
Speed Index
Store Audit
Actionable insights compared to 412 Books & Stationery stores
#80 in Books & Stationery
Top 19% of stores
61% below average
868 products vs 2,250 avg
Slower than 97% of Books & Stationery stores
PageSpeed score: 32/100
Category Benchmarks
Compared to 412 stores in Books & Stationery
61% below average
avg
282% above average
avg
5% below average
avg
92% below average
avg
Theme & Design
Tech Stack
Platform
shopify
Reviews Platform
Stamped
Payment / Finance
Business Profile
Store maturity and operational indicators
Stable
6 months
Since Sep 2025
Larger than 75% of category
Top 19% by catalog size
low
Basic content (19 pages)
Tech Stack Maturity
Mature stack
Business Sophistication
Established
Store Timeline & History
Sep 2025
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About Sterling Ink
Sterling Ink is a books & stationery ecommerce store built on shopify and operating in US. The store currently offers 868 products organized across 355 collections, making it comparable in size for the books & stationery category.
Theme and Design
Sterling Ink uses the Focal theme from the Shopify Theme Store. This theme choice provides the foundation for their online presence.
Performance Analysis
Based on Google PageSpeed Insights, Sterling Ink achieves a performance score of 32/100 on mobile devices. This score indicates significant opportunities for performance optimization, which could improve conversions and search rankings. The store also scores 87/100 for accessibility and 100/100 for SEO optimization.
Tech Stack
Beyond the core Shopify platform, Sterling Ink uses Stamped for customer reviews and offers PayPal for payment flexibility.
Competitive Positioning
Within the Books & Stationery category, Sterling Ink ranks #80 out of 412 stores we track. This places them in the top 19% of books & stationery stores by product catalog size.
Last scanned
Feb 18, 2026
