Blues.org - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
37% 
Page structure
79% 
Link structure
61% 
Server
87% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
2.56 s
File size
216.60 kB
Words
298
Media files
22
Number of links
73 internal / 47 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home - Blues Foundation
The length of the page title is perfect. (230 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The meta description is missing.
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://blues.org/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en-us
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
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
robotsindex, follow, max-image-preview:large, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1
generatorPowered by Slider Revolution 5.4.8.3 - responsive, Mobile-Friendly Slider Plugin for WordPress with comfortable drag and drop interface.
article:publisherhttps://www.facebook.com/TheBluesFoundation/
article:modified_time2024-09-27T14:01:58+00:00
langen-us
twitter:cardsummary
twitter:titleThe Blues Foundation
twitter:descriptionOur Mission is to preserve blues heritage, celebrate blues recording and performance, expand worldwide awareness of the blues, and ensure the future of the uniquely American art form.
twitter:imagehttps://blues.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/blues-facebook.png
twitter:site@BluesFoundation
twitter:label1Est. reading time
twitter:data111 minutes
og:localeen_US
og:typearticle
og:titleHome
og:descriptionAdvertise with us! Advertise with us! View All News Posts Advertise with us!
og:urlhttps://blues.org/
og:site_nameBlues Foundation
og:imagehttps://blues.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/bf_hor_header.png
og:image:width600
og:image:height315
og:image:typeimage/png
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge
Content-Typetext/html; charset=UTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Only 1 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
There are only 298 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
The average number of words per sentence of 37 words is high.
19.5% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
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" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 6 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
18 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)
This page uses Google authorship information without an image.
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
...ontent/uploads/2021/09/bf_hor_header.pngBlues Foundation Logo
...ads/2019/09/bf-logo-horizontal-small.pngBlues Foundation Logo
/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/picman-70.pngBlues Foundation Logo
...t/uploads/2021/01/bf_vertical_header.pngAvada - Theme Fusion
.../07/20220623_0177_PinetopMasterclass.jpgNo alt attribute provided20220623_0177_PinetopMasterclass
...terior_050219_3_by-Andrea-Zucker-web.jpgNo alt attribute providedBrick-Walk-Exterior_050219_3_by-Andrea-Zucker-(web)
/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Image.pngNo alt attribute providedImage
...ebsite-slider_justinaleebrown-scaled.jpgNo alt attribute providedwebsite-slider_justinaleebrown
...ntent/uploads/2022/10/BMA-WEB-SLIDER.pngNo alt attribute providedBMA WEB SLIDER
...11/thumbnail_LRBC-BluesFoundation-AD.jpgNo alt attribute provided
.../uploads/2021/10/LRBC_BluesinIsBack.jpegNo alt attribute provided
...s-Commission-License-Plate-Banner-Ad.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...oads/2022/04/home-page_bhof-reopened.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...4/01/ARTSmem_Stacked_2c-copy-320x202.pngNo alt attribute provided
...nt/uploads/2016/11/Tennessee-320x202.pngNo alt attribute provided
...d_Logo_Black_Yellow-Star_RGB-320x202.pngNo alt attribute provided
...ent/uploads/2023/12/Hyatt-1-320x202.jpegNo alt attribute provided
...2018/09/Memphis-Tourism-2018-320x202.pngNo alt attribute provided
...ploads/2024/03/BLUESVILLE-LOGO-black.pngNo alt attribute provided
/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/UMG.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...024/05/The-Haven-Foundation-320x202.jpegNo alt attribute provided
...s-Commission-License-Plate-Banner-Ad.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
H3 Our Sponsors and Partnerships
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
1 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 too many external links (47) on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://blues.org/Anchor Skip to content
/become-a-member/Anchor JOIN
https://blues.org/donate/DONATE
https://secure.blues.org/donat...External Subdomain The Blues Foundation
https://bit.ly/2UhuekdExternal COVID-19 Relief Fund
http://bit.ly/2BmaD7AExternal HART Fund
http://bit.ly/2zMLEOaExternal Generation Blues
/bricks-for-the-bluesBricks For The Blues
https://blues.z2systems.com/np...External Subdomain SHOP
https://blues.z2systems.com/lo...External Subdomain MEMBER LOGIN
/become-a-member/Anchor Text duplicate JOIN
https://blues.org/donate/Text duplicate DONATE
https://secure.blues.org/donat...External Subdomain Text duplicate The Blues Foundation
https://bit.ly/2UhuekdExternal Text duplicate COVID-19 Relief Fund
http://bit.ly/2BmaD7AExternal Text duplicate HART Fund
http://bit.ly/2zMLEOaExternal Text duplicate Generation Blues
/bricks-for-the-bluesText duplicate Bricks For The Blues
https://blues.z2systems.com/np...External Subdomain Text duplicate SHOP
https://blues.z2systems.com/lo...External Subdomain Text duplicate MEMBER LOGIN
https://blues.org/IMG-ALT Blues Foundation Logo
https://blues.org/IMG-ALT Avada - Theme Fusion
/international-blues-challenge/INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE
/international-blues-challenge...For IBC Challengers
/ibc-rules-guidelines-local-af...IBC Rules & Affiliate Guidelines
/self-produced-cd-award/Best Self-Produced CD Information
/ibc-2023-winners-announced-2/IBC 2024 Winners Announced
/blues-music-awards-2/BLUES MUSIC AWARDS
/blues-music-awards/Anchor About
/blues-music-awards-2Subdomain 2024 BMA Nominees
/2023-blues-music-awards-winners/2024 Blues Music Awards Winners
https://blues.org/awards/Award Search
/blues-hall-of-fame/BLUES HALL OF FAME
/hall-of-fame-museum/Blues Hall of Fame Museum
/hall-of-fame-museum/Anchor Text duplicate About
/hall-of-fame-hologram/Hall of Fame- Hologram
/hall-of-fame-museum/Anchor Current Exhibit
/bricks-for-the-blues/Bricks for the Blues
/hall-of-fame-museum/Anchor Rent
/hall-of-fame-museum/Anchor Volunteer
https://blues.org/hall/Blues Hall of Fame Inductions
https://blues.org/hall/2024 Inductees
https://blues.org/awards/Text duplicate Award Search
https://blues.org/programs/PROGRAMS
/keeping-the-blues-alive-award/Keeping the Blues Alive Award
/keeping-the-blues-alive-award/Anchor 2024 KBA Recipients
/keeping-the-blues-alive-award/Anchor Text duplicate About
https://blues.org/awards/Text duplicate Award Search
/generation-blues/Text duplicate Generation Blues
/generation-blues/Anchor Text duplicate About
/generation-blues/Anchor Resources
https://blues.z2systems.com/do...External Subdomain Donate
https://blues.org/hart-fund/Text duplicate HART Fund
https://blues.org/hart-fund/Anchor Text duplicate About
https://blues.org/hart-fund/Anchor HART Network
https://blues.z2systems.com/do...External Subdomain Text duplicate Donate
/bluesmusician-fund/BMERF
https://blues.org/covid-19-fundText duplicate About
https://blues.org/covid-19-fund/Anchor Text duplicate Resources
https://secure.blues.org/np/cl...External Subdomain Text duplicate Donate
/blues-in-the-schools/Blues in the Schools
/blues-in-the-schools/Anchor Text duplicate About
/blues-in-the-schools/Anchor Text duplicate Resources
/become-a-member/MEMBERSHIP
/become-a-member/Membership Information
/become-a-member/Anchor Member Benefits
/become-a-member/Anchor Membership Levels
/charter-member-directory/Charter Member Directory (Password Protected)
/External Member Login
https://secure.blues.org/np/cl...External Subdomain New Member Signup
https://secure.blues.org/np/cl...External Subdomain Member Sign In
https://blues.org/affiliate-map/AFFILIATES
/affiliate-search/List – Affiliated Blues Societies
https://blues.org/affiliate-map/Map – Affiliated Blues Societies
/affiliate-resources/Resources for Affiliates
/affiliate-resources/Create A Blues Society
https://blues.org/find-the-blues/FIND THE BLUES
/find-blues-clubs/Blues Clubs
/find-blues-festivals/Blues Festivals
/find-blues-radio/Blues Radio/Podcasts
/find-blues-publications/Blues Publications
https://blues.org/about/ABOUT
https://blues.org/about/Anchor Mission
https://blues.org/about/Anchor Our Team
https://blues.org/advertising/Advertise With Us
/author/robinz2systems-com/Robin McKay
A-TITLE Posts by Robin McKay
https://blues.org/advertising/New window Advertise with us!
http://bit.ly/2A49pgkNew window External No Text
https://www.facebook.com/TheBl...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/blue...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/@TheBl...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE YouTube
https://open.spotify.com/user/...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Spotify
http://bit.ly/2A49pgkNew window External No Text
http://bit.ly/HOME-TNartsNew window External No Text
https://blues.org/advertising/New window Text duplicate Advertise with us!
https://www.facebook.com/TheBl...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/blue...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/@TheBl...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE YouTube
https://open.spotify.com/user/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Spotify
/hall-of-fame-museum/New window No Text
https://blues.org/news-archive/View All News Posts
https://www.artsmemphis.org/New window External Subdomain No Text
http://tnartscommission.org/New window External No Text
https://www.southlandcasino.com/External Subdomain No Text
https://www.hyatt.com/hyatt-ce...External Subdomain No Text
http://www.memphistravel.com/New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.siriusxm.com/External Subdomain No Text
https://www.universalmusic.com/External Subdomain No Text
https://blues.org/advertising/New window Text duplicate Advertise with us!
http://bit.ly/HOME-TNartsNew window External No Text
https://www.facebook.com/TheBl...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/blue...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/@TheBl...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE YouTube
https://open.spotify.com/user/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Spotify
https://blues.org/privacy-policyPrivacy Policy
https://www.neoncrm.com/websites/New window External Subdomain Neon Web Studio
https://www.neoncrm.com/New window External Subdomain Neon CRM
https://www.facebook.com/TheBl...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
A-TITLE Facebook
https://twitter.com/BluesFound...New window External Twitter
A-TITLE Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/blue...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Instagram
A-TITLE Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/user/T...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate YouTube
A-TITLE YouTube

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://blues.org/"
HTTP header
(Important)
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 (2.56 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 (217 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
servernginx
dateSat, 28 Sep 2024 12:44:56 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
varyAccept-Encoding
x-powered-byPHP/8.1.29
cache-controlmax-age=3, must-revalidate
content-encodinggzip
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 4,184 referring domains.
This page has 506,472 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,605 different ip addresses.

Robots.txt

User-agent: *
Disallow: /calendar/action~posterboard/
Disallow: /calendar/action~agenda/
Disallow: /calendar/action~oneday/
Disallow: /calendar/action~month/
Disallow: /calendar/action~week/
Disallow: /calendar/action~stream/
Disallow: /calendar/action~undefined/
Disallow: /calendar/action~http:/
Disallow: /calendar/action~default/
Disallow: /calendar/action~poster/
Disallow: /calendar/action~*/
Disallow: /*controller=ai1ec_exporter_controller*
Disallow: /*/action~*/

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Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
Blues61%Check
Blues Foundation56%Check
Blues Music48%Check
BLUES HALL48%Check
Blues Society48%Check
Blues Radio48%Check
Blues Festivals48%Check
BLUES CHALLENGE48%Check
BLUES MUSIC AWARDS43%Check
Sponsors43%Check

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