Bestplaces.net - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
75% 
Page quality
76% 
Page structure
79% 
Link structure
67% 
Server
79% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.91 s
File size
168.50 kB
Words
829
Media files
37
Number of links
76 internal / 6 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Best Places to Live | Compare cost of living, crime, cities, schools and more. Sperling's BestPlaces
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 886 pixels long. Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Best Places to Live | Compare cost of living, crime, cities, schools and more.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (470 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.bestplaces.net/
There is a valid canonical link 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 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)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

NameValue
og:site_nameBestPlaces
descriptionBest Places to Live | Compare cost of living, crime, cities, schools and more.
keywordscompare, cost of living, cities, schools, real estate
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
google-site-verificationd1WQNp5Gj3szmAPVpKffDHk5me94vzBUfFMMxULdnE0
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
This page contains 829 words. That's ok.
34.1% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
12 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 16.75 words is good.
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" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 17 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

URLAlt attributeTitle
img.bestplaces.net/images/bp_logo1.pngBestPlaces
...ces.net/images/family_homepage_large.pngNo alt attribute provided
...laces.net/images/family_homepage_img.jpgNo alt attribute provided
....bestplaces.net/images/partners/aarp.pngAARP
...g.bestplaces.net/images/forbes_black.pngForbes
img.bestplaces.net/images/nyt_black.pngthe New York Times
...bestplaces.net/images/usatoday_black.pngUSA Today
...bestplaces.net/images/newsweek_black.pngNewsweek
img.bestplaces.net/images/wp_black.pngThe Washington Post
....bestplaces.net/images/partners/amex.pngAMEX
....bestplaces.net/images/partners/cnbc.svgCNBC
...g.bestplaces.net/images/partners/cnn.pngCNN
...places.net/images/partners/mcdonalds.pngMcDonalds
....bestplaces.net/images/partners/usaa.pngUSAA
...bestplaces.net/images/partners/yahoo.svgYahoo
....bestplaces.net/images/partners/navy.svgNavy
....net/images/partners/coldwell_banker.pngColdwellBanker
....bestplaces.net/images/partners/aarp.pngAARP
...g.bestplaces.net/images/forbes_black.pngForbes
img.bestplaces.net/images/nyt_black.pngthe New York Times
...bestplaces.net/images/usatoday_black.pngUSA Today
...bestplaces.net/images/newsweek_black.pngNewsweek
img.bestplaces.net/images/wp_black.pngThe Washington Post
....bestplaces.net/images/partners/amex.pngAMEX
....bestplaces.net/images/partners/cnbc.svgCNBC
...g.bestplaces.net/images/partners/cnn.pngCNN
...places.net/images/partners/mcdonalds.pngMcDonalds
....bestplaces.net/images/partners/usaa.pngUSAA
...bestplaces.net/images/partners/yahoo.svgYahoo
....bestplaces.net/images/partners/navy.svgNavy
....net/images/partners/coldwell_banker.pngNavy
...mg.bestplaces.net/Images/CITY-REPORT.pngNo alt attribute provided
...mg.bestplaces.net/Images/CITY-REPORT.pngNo alt attribute provided
...estplaces.net/images/cherry-blossoms.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...images/top-petfriendly-places-motel6.pngNo alt attribute provided
...t/images/in-articles/KetchikanAlaska.jpgNo alt attribute provided
https://img.bestplaces.net/images/tv1.jpgNo alt attribute provided

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
There is no H1 heading specified.
Headings
(Important)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H4 Is there somewhere better for you to live?
H4 Explore Cities
H4 Compare Cost of Living
H4 Compare Cities, Overall
H4 Seeking a lower cost of living to buy a home or retire? Looking for a safer climate or better paying jobs?
H4 Cost of Living Comparison Calculator
H4 BestPlaces Quiz
H4 Compare Cities
H4 Explore the US by Population
H4 BestPlaces News Posts
H5 Best Places In America For Viewing Cherry Blossoms
H5 Top Pet Friendly Road Trip Destinations
H5 Best Places For Nature Lovers
H5 The Cost Of Living In Famous Tv Neighborhoods
H5 BestPlaces Tools
H5 About BestPlaces
H5 Follow Us
H6 OUR TOOLS AND EXPERTISE
H6 EXPLORE OUR NEWS
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.
5 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are 6 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.bestplaces.net/Subdomain IMG-ALT BestPlaces
/cost-of-living/Cost of Living
/compare-cities/Compare Cities
https://www.bestplaces.net/fybp/Quiz
https://www.bestplaces.net/crime/Crime
/climate/Climate
/schools/Schools
https://www.bestplaces.net/news/News
https://www.bestplaces.net/find/Find a Place
https://www.bestplaces.net/tools/Top Lists
/docs/studies/Rankings
https://img.bestplaces.net/maps/External Subdomain Interactive Map
/login.aspx?go=/Subdomain Login
/signup.aspx?go=/Subdomain Create Account
/city/florida/north portSubdomain North Port, FL
/city/utah/hurricaneSubdomain Hurricane, UT
/city/washington/bellinghamSubdomain Bellingham, WA
/city/pennsylvania/philadelphiaSubdomain Philadelphia, PA
/city/new york/brooklynSubdomain Brooklyn, NY
/city/oklahoma/jenksSubdomain Jenks, OK
/cost-of-living/beaumont-tx/fr...Subdomain Frisco, TX vs Beaumont, TX
/cost-of-living/logan-ut/st.-g...Subdomain St. George, UT vs Logan, UT
/cost-of-living/denver-co/gran...Subdomain Grants Pass, OR vs Denver, CO
/cost-of-living/myrtle-beach-s...Subdomain St. Augustine, FL vs Myrtle Beach, SC
/cost-of-living/coon-rapids-mn...Subdomain Raleigh, NC vs Coon Rapids, MN
/cost-of-living/simpsonville-k...Subdomain Greenville, SC vs Simpsonville, KY
/compare-cities/north_port_fl/...Subdomain North Port, FL vs Mystic, CT
/compare-cities/hurricane_ut/t...Subdomain Hurricane, UT vs Torrey, UT
/compare-cities/bellingham_wa/...Subdomain Bellingham, WA vs North Highlands, CA
/compare-cities/philadelphia_p...Subdomain Philadelphia, PA vs New York, NY
/compare-cities/brooklyn_ny/ph...Subdomain Brooklyn, NY vs Philadelphia, PA
/compare-cities/jenks_ok/saras...Subdomain Jenks, OK vs Sarasota, FL
/cost-of-living/Subdomain Compare Cost of Living
https://www.bestplaces.net/fybp/Subdomain BestPlaces Quiz
/compare-cities/Subdomain Text duplicate Compare Cities
/payment/subscription.aspxIMG-ALT AARP
/payment/subscription.aspxIMG-ALT Forbes
/payment/subscription.aspxIMG-ALT the New York Times
/payment/subscription.aspxIMG-ALT USA Today
/payment/subscription.aspxIMG-ALT Newsweek
/payment/subscription.aspxIMG-ALT The Washington Post
/payment/subscription.aspxIMG-ALT AMEX
/payment/subscription.aspxIMG-ALT CNBC
/payment/subscription.aspxIMG-ALT CNN
/payment/subscription.aspxIMG-ALT McDonalds
/payment/subscription.aspxIMG-ALT USAA
/payment/subscription.aspxIMG-ALT Yahoo
/payment/subscription.aspxIMG-ALT Navy
/payment/subscription.aspxIMG-ALT ColdwellBanker
/payment/subscription.aspxSubdomain Upgrade to Premium
/payment/subscription.aspxSubdomain No Text
/news/best-places-in-america-f...Subdomain No Text
/news/best-places-in-america-f...Subdomain Read More...
/news/top-pet-friendly-road-tr...Subdomain No Text
/news/top-pet-friendly-road-tr...Subdomain Text duplicate Read More...
/news/states-with-lowest-home-...Subdomain No Text
/news/best-places-for-nature-l...Subdomain Text duplicate Read More...
/news/the-cost-of-living-in-fa...Subdomain No Text
/news/the-cost-of-living-in-fa...Subdomain Text duplicate Read More...
https://www.bestplaces.net/news/Subdomain Read more articles
https://img.bestplaces.net/maps/External Subdomain Text duplicate Interactive Map
https://www.bestplaces.net/fybp/Take the BestPlaces Quiz
/compare-cities/Text duplicate Compare Cities
/cost-of-living/Text duplicate Compare Cost of Living
https://www.bestplaces.net/crime/Compare Crime Rates
/schools/Compare Schools
/climate/Compare Climates
/docs/studies/Text duplicate Rankings
https://www.bestplaces.net/tools/Create BestPlaces List
/docs/email.aspxSubdomain Contact Us
/signup.aspx?go=/Subdomain Create an account
/login.aspx?go=/Subdomain Log In
/docs/team.aspxSubdomain Meet the Team
/docs/partners.aspxSubdomain Our Partnerships & Publications
/docs/datasource.aspxSubdomain Where do we get our data?
https://www.facebook.com/BestP...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://mobile.twitter.com/bes...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/channe...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/best...New window External Subdomain No Text
/docs/privacypolicy.aspxSubdomain Privacy Policy
/docs/termsofuse.aspxSubdomain Terms of Use
/docs/returns_refunds.aspxSubdomain Returns & Refunds

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.bestplaces.net/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is very slow (1.91 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.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (169 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
serverMicrosoft-IIS/10.0
varyAccept-Encoding
x-aspnet-version4.0.30319
cache-controlprivate,public
content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
content-encodinggzip
dateFri, 01 Nov 2024 04:57:02 GMT
access-control-allow-origin*
set-cookie85 Characters
x-frame-optionsDENY
x-powered-byASP.NET
content-length60911
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 13,855 referring domains.
This page has 506,029 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 8,178 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

User-agent: * 
Disallow: *.htm
Disallow: /zipr/
Disallow: /html/
Disallow: *.php

SiteMap: https://www.bestplaces.net/sitemap-bpmain.xml

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Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
Places86%Check
best86%Check
Best Places86%Check
BESTPLACES73%Check
five best places71%Check
Cost70%Check
Compare70%Check
Compare Cost70%Check
Living69%Check
Cities69%Check
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