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79% 
Page quality
82% 
Page structure
71% 
Link structure
80% 
Server
34% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.63 s
File size
92.20 kB
Words
790
Media files
11
Number of links
67 internal / 29 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
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home-page | NC Archives
The length of the page title is perfect. (231 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
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The State Archives of North Carolina collects, preserves, and provides access to historically significant archival materials, including public records. It also provides guidance concerning preservation and management of government records to state, county, city, and state university officials.
The meta description is too long: 1774 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
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There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
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https://archives.ncdcr.gov/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
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Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en
Alternate/Hreflang Links
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There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
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The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
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Charset encoding
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The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
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The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
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Favicon
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The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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Content
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This page contains 790 words. That's ok.
27.8% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
17 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 13.24 words is good.
Frames
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This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
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Bold and strong tags
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The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 16 tags for this page.
Image SEO
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6 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
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Additional markup
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HTTPS
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This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

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H1 heading
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home-page
The H1 heading consists of only one word. There should be more information given.
The H1 heading is too short (9 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
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Some headings occur twice on the page.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 home-page
H2 Utility Menu
H2 Welcome to State Archives of North Carolina
H2 Plan a visit to:
H2 Volunteer with Us
H2 TranscribeNC
H2 Retention and Disposition Schedules for Records
H2 Want More?
H2 Contact Information
H2 Follow Us
H2 Network Menu
H3 How can we help you?
H3 Send Us Your Story
H3 Our Statement on Equity in Archival Access and Collecting
H3 Discover Online Catalog (DOC)
H3 State Archives of North Carolina
H3 Outer Banks History Center
H3 Western Regional Archives
H3 Local Government Schedules
H3 State Agency Schedules
H3 Higher Education Schedules
H3 Documenting Modern State Government
H3 Search the North Carolina Digital Collections
H3 Visit Our Blogs
H3 State Archives of North Carolina Duplicate text
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some internal links have dynamic parameters. All internal URLs, which are not marked as nofollow, should not contain dynamic parameters.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
There are too many external links (29) on this page.

Found links on this page

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https://archives.ncdcr.gov/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.nc.gov/donateNew window External Subdomain Donate Now
https://www.ncdps.gov/our-orga...New window External Subdomain Go Now
https://archives.ncdcr.gov/Anchor How you know
https://www.nc.gov/privacyExternal Subdomain view our full privacy policy
https://www.nc.gov/External Subdomain NC.gov
https://www.nc.gov/agenciesExternal Subdomain Agencies
https://www.nc.gov/jobsExternal Subdomain Jobs
https://www.nc.gov/servicesExternal Subdomain Services
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/researchersResearchers
/researchersText duplicate Researchers
/researchers/servicesText duplicate Services
/researchers/collectionsCollections
/researchers/digital-collectionsDigital Collections
/researchers/finding-aidsFinding Aids
/researchers/preservationPreservation
/researchers/researchers-faqResearchers FAQ
/researchers/black-carolinians...Black Carolinians Speak
/researchers/transcribencTranscribeNC
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/researchers/outer-banks-histo...Outer Banks History Center
/researchers/western-regional-...Western Regional Archives
/governmentGovernment
/governmentText duplicate Government
/government/stateState Government Agencies
/government/localLocal Government Agencies
/government/higheredHigher Education Institutions
/government/digital-recordsDigital Records
/essential-recordsEssential Records
/government/rm-toolsRecords Management Tools
/government/trainingTraining
/educatorsEducators
/educatorsText duplicate Educators
/educators/lesson-plansLesson Plans
/educators/activitiesActivities
/educators/virtual-toursVirtual Tours
https://archives.ncdcr.gov/aboutAbout
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/about/visitVisit
https://archives.ncdcr.gov/eventsEvents
/news/press-releasesPress Releases
/about/social-mediaSocial Media
/about/north-carolina-state-hi...North Carolina State Historical Records Advisory Board
/about/traveling-archivist-pro...Traveling Archivist Program
/about/statement-equity-archiv...Statement on Equity in Archival Access and Collecting
/contactContact
/contactText duplicate Contact
/contact/staff-listStaff List
/contact/questions-about-servi...Questions about Services or Research
/support-archivesSupport
/support-archivesText duplicate Support
/support/volunteer-and-interns...Volunteer and Internship Opportunities
/support/charter-newsletterThe Charter Newsletter
https://archives.ncdcr.gov/docSearch Catalog
https://archives.ncdcr.gov/docText duplicate Search Catalog
/search-catalog/search-docSearch DOC
/documents/doc-search-guidesDOC Search Guides
/search-catalog/indexesIndexes
/search-catalog/online-catalog...Online Catalog FAQ
https://www.nc.gov/External Subdomain Text duplicate NC.gov
https://www.nc.gov/agenciesExternal Subdomain Text duplicate Agencies
https://www.nc.gov/jobsExternal Subdomain Text duplicate Jobs
https://www.nc.gov/servicesExternal Subdomain Text duplicate Services
/researchers/servicesHow can we help you? Ordering copies or requesting research? Looking for your college transcript? Need permission to use an item? Searching for our fees list?
IMG-ALT Researcher standing on one side of the reference desk and archivists standing on the other side, helping them find materials
/researchers/your-story-north-...Send Us Your Story We are interested in preserving and sharing stories from the COVID-19 era from people all around the state. Do you have materials you woul...
IMG-ALT Blue background with the words "Your Story is North Carolina's Story" in white letters
/about/statement-equity-archiv...Our Statement on Equity in Archival Access and Collecting The State Archives of North Carolina is firmly committed to collecting, preserving, and providing p...
https://archives.ncdcr.gov/docDiscover Online Catalog (DOC) The State Archives online catalog allows researchers to search the most up to date version of our holdings.
/about/visit/visit-state-archi...SVG State Archives of North Carolina Raleigh, NC
/researchers/outer-banks-histo...Outer Banks History Center Manteo, NC
/researchers/western-regional-...SVG Western Regional Archives Asheville, NC
/about/volunteers-and-internsLearn About Volunteering Opportunities
/researchers/transcribencHelp with Transcription Projects
/government/localLocal Government Schedules
/government/state-government-a...State Agency Schedules
/government/higheredHigher Education Schedules
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IMG-ALT Stock photo of a laptop with card file drawers coming out of the screen
https://digital.ncdcr.gov/External Subdomain Search the North Carolina Digital Collections The North Carolina Digital Collections contain over 90,000 historic and recent photographs, state government pu...
IMG-ALT Nurses Are Needed Now poster from the State Archives of North Carolina
https://ncarchives.wordpress.com/External Subdomain History For All the People
https://ncrecords.wordpress.com/External Subdomain the G.S. 132 Files
https://ncarchives.wpcomstagin...External Subdomain Connecting the Docs podcast
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https://www.facebook.com/NCArc...External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/NCArchivesExternal No Text
https://www.instagram.com/nc_a...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.flickr.com/photos/...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/user/n...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.pinterest.com/stat...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.ncdcr.gov/employee...External Subdomain Employee Directory
https://nc.gov/External nc.gov
A-TITLE The State of North Carolina
/webform/user_feedback?source_...Website Feedback
A-TITLE Website User Feedback Form
https://www.nc.gov/accessibilityExternal Subdomain Accessibility
A-TITLE Accessibility of State of North Carolina Websites
https://www.nc.gov/disclaimer-...External Subdomain Disclaimer & Terms of Use
A-TITLE Terms of Use
https://www.nc.gov/privacyExternal Subdomain Privacy Policy
A-TITLE State of North Carolina Privacy Policy
https://www.nc.gov/government/...External Subdomain Open Budget
A-TITLE State of North Carolina Open Budget
https://it.nc.gov/services/dig...External Subdomain Hosted on Digital Commons

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
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This page redirects to "https://archives.ncdcr.gov/"
HTTP header
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The HTML page should be transferred using GZip compression.
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
Performance
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The page response time of 0.63 seconds is longer than the recommended limit of 0.4 seconds. A high response time unnecessarily slows down search engine crawling and results in bad user experience as well.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (92 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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The State Archives of North Carolina collects, preserves, and provides access to historically significant archival materials, including public records. It also provides guidance concerning preservation and management of government records to state, county, city, and state university officials.

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