Barstandardsboard.org.uk - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
93% 
Page quality
52% 
Page structure
69% 
Link structure
73% 
Server
88% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.66 s
File size
59.30 kB
Words
980
Media files
8
Number of links
197 internal / 9 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
The Bar Standards Board
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
(Critically important)
The Bar Standards Board (BSB) regulates barristers and specialised legal services businesses in England and Wales in the public interest.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (855 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
No canonical link is specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Server location: United States of America
The language is not specified in the HTML markup.
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 name is very long.
The domain is no subdomain.
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)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
The average number of words per sentence of 31.5 words is high.
This page contains 980 words. That's ok.
28.6% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
3 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 20 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
8 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
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.

Media list

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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Welcome to the BSB
The H1 heading contains the words Welcome to! Use important keywords instead.
The H1 heading is too short (18 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Welcome to the BSB
H2 Latest announcements
H3 For the public
H3 For barristers
H3 For students and pupils
H3 Enforcement decisions
H3 Equality and diversity
H3 Our monthly Regulatory Updates
H3 BSB statement of 14 August 2024 for Bar training students and Transferring Qualified Lawyers sitting exams in Bangladesh
H3 Update: BSB statement for Bar training students and Transferring Qualified Lawyers sitting exams in Bangladesh
H3 BSB statement on threats against the legal profession
H3 BSB statement for Bar training students and Transferring Qualified Lawyers sitting exams in Bangladesh
H3 Search the Barristers' Register
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
3 links don't have an anchor text.
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 9 external links on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
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A-TITLE Search a barrister's record
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A-TITLE Report a concern
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A-TITLE Contact us
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A-TITLE Make a Payment
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A-TITLE My Bar
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A-TITLE Legal Choices
/Anchor Accessibility
/No Text
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/for-the-public/finding-and-us...Subdomain If something goes wrong
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/for-the-public/search-a-barri...Subdomain Text duplicate Search a barrister's record
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/for-barristers/compliance-wit...Subdomain Anti-money laundering & counter-terrorist financing
/for-barristers/compliance-wit...Subdomain Equality and Diversity rules
/for-barristers/compliance-wit...Subdomain Transparency rules
/for-barristers/compliance-wit...Subdomain Sanctions
/for-barristers/compliance-wit...Subdomain Certificates of Good Standing
/for-barristers/compliance-wit...Subdomain Digital comparison tool (DCT) market study
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/for-barristers/resources-for-...Subdomain Resources for those practising in the Coroners' Courts
/for-barristers/authorisation-...Subdomain Authorisation to Practise (ATP)
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/for-barristers/cpd/cpd-templa...Subdomain CPD Templates and Examples
/for-barristers/cpd/cpd-extens...Subdomain CPD Extensions, Exemptions, and Waivers
/for-barristers/cpd/cpd-and-ex...Subdomain CPD and Extended Leave
/for-barristers/cpd/cpd-superv...Subdomain CPD Supervision and Enforcement
/for-barristers/cpd/guidance-f...Subdomain CPD Guidance for Chambers and Employers
/for-barristers/cpd/cpd-case-s...Subdomain CPD Good Practice Case Studies
/for-barristers/qualified-pers...Subdomain Qualified Person requirements
/for-barristers/qualified-pers...Subdomain Qualified Person requirements: Guidance and applications
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/for-barristers/conducting-lit...Subdomain Conducting litigation: Guidance and applications
/for-barristers/public-and-lic...Subdomain Public & Licensed Access schemes
/for-barristers/public-and-lic...Subdomain Public Access training and guidance
/for-barristers/public-and-lic...Subdomain Public Access exemption guidance and applications
/for-barristers/public-and-lic...Subdomain Licensed Access Recognition Regulations
/for-barristers/public-and-lic...Subdomain Licensed Access guidance and applications
/for-barristers/bsb-entities.htmlSubdomain BSB entities
/for-barristers/bsb-entities/w...Subdomain What BSB entities can and cannot do
/for-barristers/bsb-entities/h...Subdomain How to apply and the BSB entity application process
/for-barristers/bsb-entities/i...Subdomain Insurance for BSB entities
/for-barristers/bsb-entities/f...Subdomain Fees and charges for BSB entities
/for-barristers/bsb-entities/a...Subdomain After an entity authorisation decision has been made
/for-barristers/bsb-entities/b...Subdomain BSB entities: Glossary of terms
/for-barristers/bsb-entities/e...Subdomain Entity Regulation Policy Statement
/for-barristers/supervision.htmlSubdomain Supervision
/for-barristers/supervision/su...Subdomain Supervision Strategy and Framework
/for-barristers/supervision/re...Subdomain Regulatory Return 2020
/for-barristers/reporting-seri...Subdomain Reporting serious misconduct
/for-barristers/what-we-do-if-...Subdomain What we do if we investigate a concern reported about you
/for-barristers/regulatory-upd...Subdomain Our monthly Regulatory Updates
/for-barristers/regulatory-upd...Subdomain Subscribe to Regulatory Update
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/training-qualification/becomi...Subdomain Bar training: who does what
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/training-qualification/inform...Subdomain Guidance for organisations intending to provide vocational Bar training
/training-qualification/inform...Subdomain MyBar guidance for vocational Bar training providers and students
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/training-qualification/our-in...Subdomain Guidance for organisations intending to provide work-based learning Bar training (pupillage)
/training-qualification/our-in...Subdomain Employed Bar pupillage provider guidance
/training-qualification/our-in...Subdomain AETO transition for existing pupillage providers
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/training-qualification/barris...Subdomain Barrister training: waivers & exemptions
/training-qualification/upcomi...Subdomain Upcoming changes to pupillage courses
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/news-publications/press-relea...Subdomain Press releases, news, and speeches
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/news-publications/publication...Subdomain Annual Reports, Enforcement Reports and Regulatory Decisions Reports
/news-publications/publication...Subdomain Archive of Strategic and Business Plans
/news-publications/resource-li...Subdomain Our Resource Library
/news-publications/research-an...Subdomain Research and statistics
/news-publications/research-an...Subdomain Statistics about the Bar
/news-publications/research-an...Subdomain Our research reports
/news-publications/our-events....Subdomain Attend one of our events
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/news-publications/contact-our...Subdomain Contact our Press Office
/news-publications/contact-our...Subdomain Comment on conduct reports and enforcement action
/news-publications/contact-our...Subdomain Use of the BSB logo and images
/news-publications/contact-our...Subdomain Communications and Public Engagement Strategy 2022-2025
/about-us.htmlSubdomain About us
/about-us/what-we-do.htmlSubdomain The work we do
/about-us/what-we-do/education...Subdomain The education and training of barristers
/about-us/what-we-do/standards...Subdomain Maintaining standards of barristers' conduct
/about-us/what-we-do/authorisi...Subdomain Authorising organisations
/about-us/what-we-do/assuring-...Subdomain Assuring the competence of barristers
/about-us/what-we-do/consideri...Subdomain Considering reported concerns about barristers
/about-us/what-we-do/taking-en...Subdomain Taking enforcement action
/about-us/who-we-regulate.htmlSubdomain Who we regulate
/about-us/how-we-regulate.htmlSubdomain How we regulate
/about-us/how-we-regulate/our-...Subdomain Our governance
/about-us/how-we-regulate/our-...Subdomain Our organisational values
/about-us/how-we-regulate/our-...Subdomain A risk-based approach
/about-us/how-we-regulate/our-...Subdomain Strategic Plan for 2022-2025
/about-us/how-we-regulate/our-...Subdomain Our Business Plan for 2024-25
/about-us/how-we-regulate/the-...Subdomain The decisions we take
/about-us/how-we-regulate/data...Subdomain Data and Intelligence Strategy 2024-2027
/about-us/equality-and-diversi...Subdomain Equality and diversity
/about-us/equality-and-diversi...Subdomain Our Equality and Diversity objectives and Strategy
/about-us/equality-and-diversi...Subdomain Our approach to reasonable adjustments
/about-us/equality-and-diversi...Subdomain Race Equality Taskforce
/about-us/equality-and-diversi...Subdomain Anti-racist statement
/about-us/equality-and-diversi...Subdomain Board and staff diversity reports
/about-us/equality-and-diversi...Subdomain Religion and Belief Taskforce
/about-us/equality-and-diversi...Subdomain Disability Taskforce
/about-us/equality-and-diversi...Subdomain International Women's Day 2023
/about-us/equality-and-diversi...Subdomain International Women's Day 2024
/about-us/equality-and-diversi...Subdomain Anti-Racist Strategy 2024-2027 for BSB people
/about-us/working-with-others....Subdomain Working with others
/about-us/working-for-us.htmlSubdomain Working for the BSB
/about-us/working-for-us/curre...Subdomain Current vacancies
/for-the-public/search-a-barri...Subdomain Text duplicate Search a barrister's record
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/for-the-public/reporting-conc...Subdomain Text duplicate Report a concern
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/contact-us.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Contact us
A-TITLE Contact us
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A-TITLE My Bar
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A-TITLE Legal Choices
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/for-the-public/finding-and-us...Subdomain Text duplicate Finding and using a barrister
/for-the-public/search-a-barri...Subdomain Text duplicate Search a barrister's record
A-TITLE Search a barrister's record
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A-TITLE Concerns about a barrister?
/for-barristers/compliance-wit...Subdomain For barristers
/for-barristers/bsb-handbook-a...Subdomain Text duplicate The BSB Handbook
A-TITLE The BSB Handbook
/for-barristers/compliance-wit...Subdomain Text duplicate Compliance with your obligations
/for-barristers/cpd.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate CPD - Continuing Professional Development Guidance
/for-barristers/reporting-seri...Subdomain Text duplicate Reporting serious misconduct
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/training-qualification.htmlSubdomain For students and pupils
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/training-qualification/bar-qu...Subdomain Text duplicate The Bar Qualification Manual
/training-qualification/the-pr...Subdomain Text duplicate The Professional Statement
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/about-us/how-we-regulate/the-...Subdomain Enforcement decisions
/about-us/equality-and-diversi...Subdomain No Text
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/for-barristers/regulatory-upd...Subdomain No Text
/for-barristers/regulatory-upd...Subdomain Text duplicate Our monthly Regulatory Updates
/news-publications/press-relea...Subdomain More news
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A-TITLE More news
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/about-us/working-with-others....Subdomain Text duplicate Working with others
/about-us/working-for-us.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Working for the BSB
/contact-us.htmlSubdomain Contact Us
https://en-gb.facebook.com/bar...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Facebook
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/@TheBa...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.twitter.com/barsta...New window External Subdomain No Text
/terms-and-conditions.htmlSubdomain Terms & Conditions
A-TITLE Terms & Conditions
/privacy-statement.htmlSubdomain Privacy Statement
A-TITLE Privacy Statement
/cookies-statement.htmlSubdomain Cookies Statement
A-TITLE Cookies Statement
/complain-about-us.htmlSubdomain If you have a complaint about us
A-TITLE If you have a complaint about us
/how-to-access-information.htmlSubdomain How to access information
/accessibility-statement.htmlSubdomain Accessibility Statement
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Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/"
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 of 0.66 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 (59 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

Blacklists
(Nice to have)
This website is not classified "for adult only".
This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 1,948 referring domains.
This page has 295,019 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,219 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.

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www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
The Bar Standards Board
The Bar Standards Board (BSB) regulates barristers and specialised legal services businesses in England and Wales in the public interest.

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