Aws.org - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
77% 
Page quality
81% 
Page structure
58% 
Link structure
62% 
Server
54% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.68 s
File size
117.20 kB
Words
1210
Media files
3
Number of links
116 internal / 26 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
American Welding Society | Welding Certifications, Courses & Resources for Welding Professionals
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 892 pixels long. Optimize title
There are word repetitions in the page title.
Meta description
(Critically important)
Explore the world of welding with the American Welding Society (AWS). Discover welding standards, certification, resources, and industry insights
The length of the meta description is perfect. (897 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.aws.org/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
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
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
No favicon is linked in the HTML code.

Meta tags

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viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
descriptionExplore the world of welding with the American Welding Society (AWS). Discover welding standards, certification, resources, and industry insights
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og:titleAmerican Welding Society – Welding Certifications & Resources
og:descriptionExplore industry-standard welding certifications, training, and resources with the American Welding Society. Learn more about our programs and join the AWS community.
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og:urlhttps://www.aws.org/
og:typewebsite
og:site_nameAmerican Welding Society

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 1210 words. That's ok.
28.7% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
24 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 16.93 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
This page loads 16 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 24 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Certified Welding Courses & Training
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 51 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Certified Welding Courses & Training
H2 Expand Your Skills with Expert Welding Training and Certifications
H2 AWS MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
H2 Welding Courses and Certification
H2 Why Certify with AWS?
H2 Popular Topics in Member Forum
H2 You Might Also Like ...
H3 TopLinks
H3 TopLinks Duplicate text
H3 TopLinks Duplicate text
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H3 TopLinks Duplicate text
H3 TopLinks Duplicate text
H3 TopLinks Duplicate text
H3 TopLinks Duplicate text
H3 TopLinks Duplicate text
H3 Become an AWS Member
H3 Empty heading
H3 Empty heading
H3 Empty heading
H3 Empty heading
H3 Professional Development Education
H3 Free Student Membership
H3 Welding Procedure Qualifier Endorsement
H3 Professional Development Education Duplicate text
H3 SWPSS In Codeware
H3 ASME SECTION IX DECODED: A WORKSHOP
H3 INTERNATIONAL BRAZING & SOLDERING CONFERENCE​
H3 WELDING SUMMIT
H3 The Emmet A. Craig Resistance Welding School
H3 FABTECH Canada
H3 FABTECH Mexico
H3 FABTECH US
H3 Jobs in Welding
H3 See Your Career Path
H3 Find Welding Scholarships
H3 Donate to the AWS Foundation
H3 Sign Up for Emails
H3 Stay Connected
H4 QUICK LINKS
H4 QUICK LINKS Duplicate text
H4 QUICK LINKS Duplicate text
H4 QUICK LINKS Duplicate text
H4 QUICK LINKS Duplicate text
H4 Jump to:
H4 Empty heading
H4 Empty heading
H4 Empty heading
H4 Empty heading
H4 Empty heading
H4 Empty heading
H4 Empty heading
H4 Empty heading
H4 66% of the welding workforce supplements their education with AWS Certifications
H4 39 in-person or virtual welding courses & training resources to help you succeed​
H4 Find a Welding Job
H4 Welding Industry Standards
H4 Welding Magazines
H4 Join a Section
H4 Join a Student Chapter
H4 AWS Calendar
H4 Empty heading
H4 Empty heading
H4 Empty heading
H4 Empty heading
H4 Empty heading
H4 Empty heading
H4 Empty heading
H4 Production Welding Quality
H4 Calibration of Stud Welding Power Sources
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are too many external links (26) on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
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https://www.aws.org/businesses/Businesses
https://www.aws.org/educators/Educators
https://www.aws.org/shop/Shop
https://www.aws.org/contact-us/contact us
/career-resources/Career Resources
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/career-resources/students/Students
A-TITLE students
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A-TITLE learn new skills
/career-resources/veterans/Veterans
A-TITLE veterans
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https://www.aws.org/membership/Membership
A-TITLE Membership
/membership/Individual/New window Individual
A-TITLE Test Redirect
/membership/Business/New window Business
A-TITLE Test Redirect
/membership/Educational/New window Educational
A-TITLE Test Redirect
/membership/Industry-Partners/New window Industry Partners
A-TITLE Test Redirect
https://membernetwork.aws.org/...New window External Subdomain Member Network
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https://my.aws.org/individual/...New window External Subdomain Volunteer Directory
/certification-and-education/Certification & Education
A-TITLE Certification & Education
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/certification-and-education/Q...New window QuickCheck
A-TITLE Test Redirect
/certification-and-education/C...New window CWI and SCWI Endorsements
A-TITLE Test Redirect
/certification-and-education/e...Education
A-TITLE education
https://cw.aws.org/New window External Subdomain RENEW CERTIFIED WELDER
/certification-and-education/p...Certification Management
/about/get-involved/committees...Committees Program
https://my.aws.org/seminarAndE...New window External Subdomain Seminar and Exam Schedule
/businesses/facility-accredita...Facility Accreditation
/certification-and-education/p...Certification Exam Feedback Form
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/certification-and-education/p...Price List
/standards-and-publications/Standards & Publications
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/standards-and-publications/co...Codes and Standards
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/standards-and-publications/gu...Guides and Handbooks
A-TITLE guides and handbooks
/standards-and-publications/fr...Free Resources
A-TITLE free resources
https://pubs.aws.org/New window External Subdomain Bookstore
A-TITLE AWS Bookstore
/about/get-involved/committees/Text duplicate Committees Program
A-TITLE Committees Program
/standards-and-publications/st...Standard Notices
A-TITLE Standard Notices
/community-and-events/Community & Events
A-TITLE Community & Events
/community-and-events/conferen...Conferences
A-TITLE conferences and events
/community-and-events/sections...Text duplicate Sections & Student Chapters
A-TITLE Sections & Student Chapters
/community-and-events/directory/AWS Directory
A-TITLE directory
/community-and-events/mobile-e...Careers in Welding Mobile Experience
A-TITLE mobile experience
/community-and-events/calendar/Calendar
A-TITLE calendar
/community-and-events/national...National Welding Month
https://www.aws.org/about/awards/Awards
/magazines-and-media/Magazines and Media
https://membernetwork.aws.org/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Member Network
https://my.aws.org/individual/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Volunteer Directory
/career-resources/Text duplicate Career Resources
A-TITLE career resources
/career-resources/Text duplicate Career Resources
A-TITLE career resources
/career-resources/students/Text duplicate Students
A-TITLE students
/career-resources/career-paths...Text duplicate Career Paths in Welding
A-TITLE career paths in welding
/career-resources/learn-new-sk...Text duplicate Learn New Skills
A-TITLE learn new skills
/career-resources/veterans/Text duplicate Veterans
A-TITLE veterans
https://www.aws.org/membership/Text duplicate Membership
A-TITLE Membership
https://www.aws.org/membership/Text duplicate Membership
A-TITLE Membership
/membership/Individual/New window Text duplicate Individual
A-TITLE Test Redirect
/membership/Business/New window Text duplicate Business
A-TITLE Test Redirect
/membership/Educational/New window Text duplicate Educational
A-TITLE Test Redirect
/membership/Industry-Partners/New window Text duplicate Industry Partners
A-TITLE Test Redirect
/certification-and-education/Text duplicate Certification & Education
A-TITLE Certification & Education
/certification-and-education/Text duplicate Certification & Education
A-TITLE Certification & Education
/certification-and-education/p...Text duplicate Professional Certifications
A-TITLE professional certification
/certification-and-education/Q...New window Text duplicate QuickCheck
A-TITLE Test Redirect
/certification-and-education/C...New window Text duplicate CWI and SCWI Endorsements
A-TITLE Test Redirect
/certification-and-education/e...Text duplicate Education
A-TITLE education
/standards-and-publications/Text duplicate Standards & Publications
A-TITLE standards and publications
/standards-and-publications/Text duplicate Standards & Publications
A-TITLE standards and publications
/standards-and-publications/co...Text duplicate Codes and Standards
A-TITLE Codes and Standards
/standards-and-publications/gu...Text duplicate Guides and Handbooks
A-TITLE guides and handbooks
/standards-and-publications/fr...Text duplicate Free Resources
A-TITLE free resources
/community-and-events/Text duplicate Community & Events
A-TITLE Community & Events
/community-and-events/Text duplicate Community & Events
A-TITLE Community & Events
/community-and-events/conferen...Text duplicate Conferences
A-TITLE conferences and events
/community-and-events/sections...Text duplicate Sections & Student Chapters
A-TITLE Sections & Student Chapters
/community-and-events/directory/Text duplicate AWS Directory
A-TITLE directory
/community-and-events/mobile-e...Text duplicate Careers in Welding Mobile Experience
A-TITLE mobile experience
/community-and-events/calendar/Text duplicate Calendar
A-TITLE calendar
https://www.aws.org/about/Text duplicate About AWS
/magazines-and-media/Text duplicate Magazines & Media
https://www.aws.org/businesses/Text duplicate Businesses
https://www.aws.org/educators/Text duplicate Educators
https://www.aws.org/shop/Text duplicate Shop
https://www.aws.org/contact-us/Contact Us
https://www.aws.org/Text duplicate A-TITLE American Welding Society
/certification-and-education/ADVANCE YOUR WELDING CAREER
A-TITLE ADVANCE YOUR WELDING CAREER
/certification-and-education/p...CWI
/certification-and-education/e...OUR COURSES CATALOG
/career-resources/students/sch...SCHOLARSHIPS
/career-resources/career-paths...JOBS IN WELDING
https://www.aws.org/Shop/New window BOOKSTORE
/certification-and-education/p...Text duplicate CWI
/certification-and-education/e...Text duplicate OUR COURSES CATALOG
/career-resources/students/sch...Text duplicate SCHOLARSHIPS
/career-resources/career-paths...Text duplicate JOBS IN WELDING
https://www.aws.org/Shop/New window Text duplicate BOOKSTORE
https://www.aws.org/membership/View Membership Benefits
A-TITLE View Membership Benefits
https://my.aws.org/External Subdomain Join AWS Now
A-TITLE Join AWS Now
https://www.aws.org/Explore Certifications
A-TITLE Explore Certifications
/certification-and-education/e...Explore Education
A-TITLE Explore Education
https://my.aws.org/External Subdomain JOIN NOW
A-TITLE View Courses
/certification-and-education/e...VIEW ENDORSEMENT
A-TITLE View Endorsement
/certification-and-education/e...BROWSE THE CATALOG
https://www.codeware.com/aws-s...New window External Subdomain TAKE A LOOK
/certification-and-education/EXPLORE ALL WELDING CERTIFICATIONS & EDUCATION
A-TITLE EXPLORE ALL WELDING CERTIFICATIONS & EDUCATION
https://search.jobsinwelding.com/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Jobs in Welding
A-TITLE Jobs in Welding
/standards-and-publications/Text duplicate Standards & Publications
A-TITLE Standards & Publications
/magazines-and-media/Text duplicate Magazines and Media
A-TITLE Magazines and Media
/community-and-events/sections...Find a Section
A-TITLE Find a Section
/community-and-events/sections...Find a Chapter
A-TITLE Find a Chapter
/community-and-events/calendar/See the Calendar
A-TITLE See the Calendar
https://www.aws.org/Anchor Show More Show Less
/community-and-events/conferen...Learn More
A-TITLE Learn More
https://events.aws.org/event/7...External Subdomain Text duplicate Learn More
A-TITLE Learn More
/community-and-events/conferen...Text duplicate Learn More
A-TITLE Learn More
https://events.aws.org/event/0...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Learn More
A-TITLE Learn More
https://canada.fabtechexpo.com/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Learn More
https://mexico.fabtechexpo.com/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Learn More
A-TITLE Learn More
https://www.fabtechexpo.com/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Learn More
A-TITLE Learn More
https://membernetwork.aws.org/...External Subdomain Anchor Trivial anchor text
Read More
A-TITLE Read More
https://membernetwork.aws.org/...External Subdomain Anchor Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
A-TITLE Read More
http://jobsinwelding.com/New window External Find Jobs in Welding
A-TITLE Find Jobs in Welding
/career-resources/Explore Welding Career Paths
A-TITLE Explore Welding Career Paths
/about/foundation/AWS Foundation
A-TITLE AWS Foundation
https://app.etapestry.com/onli...New window External Subdomain DONATE
https://www.facebook.com/Ameri...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Facebook
A-TITLE Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/amer...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Instagram
A-TITLE Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/user/v...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Youtube
A-TITLE Youtube
http://www.linkedin.com/compan...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE LinkedIn
https://www.tiktok.com/@americ...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE TikTok
https://www.aws.org/No Text
https://www.aws.org/about/About
A-TITLE AWS - About aws
/about/work-at-aws/work at aws
A-TITLE AWS - Work at aws
https://www.aws.org/contact-us/Text duplicate Contact Us
A-TITLE Contact Us
https://www.aws.org/shop/Text duplicate Shop
A-TITLE AWS Shop
/magazines-and-media/Press & Media Requests
A-TITLE AWS - Press and media requests
https://www.aws.org/termofuse/Terms of Use & Privacy Policy
A-TITLE AWS - Terms of Use & Privacy Policy

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.aws.org/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is very slow (1.68 seconds). The response time should be less than 0.4 seconds. Slow websites are bad for search engine bots and also result in bad user experience.
This page loads 9 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 16 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (117 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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http_versionHTTP/1.1

External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 5,317 referring domains.
This page has 887,907 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 2,867 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

User-agent: *
Allow: /
Allow: /shop/
Allow: /*.js$
Allow: /about/
Allow: /*.css$
Disallow: /dev/
Disallow: /tag/
Disallow: /cart/
Allow: /contact/
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /login/
Disallow: /print/
Disallow: /files/
Allow: /business/
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /*?sort=
Allow: /education/
Allow: /corporate/
Allow: /educators/
Disallow: /cgi-bin/
Disallow: /wp-json/
Disallow: /scripts/
Disallow: /staging/
Disallow: /members/
Allow: /membership/
Disallow: /category/
Disallow: /*?filter=
Allow: /conferences/
Disallow: /thank-you/
Allow: /publications/
Allow: /certification/
Disallow: /old-content/
Disallow: /confirmation/
Allow: /career-resources/
Disallow: /search-results/
Allow: /magazines-and-media/
Allow:/community-and-events/
Allow: /standards-and-publications/

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www.aws.org
American Welding Society | Welding Certifications, Courses & Re...
Explore the world of welding with the American Welding Society (AWS). Discover welding standards, certification, resources, and industry insights

Most important keywords

Following keywords were found. You can check the keyword optimization of this page for each keyword.

KeywordResultRecheck
Welding80%Check
AWS72%Check
Welding Courses71%Check
American Welding71%Check
Welding Society71%Check
welding industry68%Check
WELDING CERTIFICATIONS68%Check
American Welding Society67%Check
Welding Training66%Check
welding professionals66%Check

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