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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
70% 
Page structure
68% 
Link structure
40% 
Server
78% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.17 s
File size
136.70 kB
Words
949
Media files
25
Number of links
166 internal / 11 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
The Best Boston Restaurants, Things to Do, People and Politics | Boston Magazine
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 748 pixels long. Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
For more than 40 years, Boston magazine has captured our city with award-winning writing and groundbreaking reporting, design, and coverage of Boston news.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (989 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.bostonmagazine.com/
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

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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 949 words. That's ok.
31% of the text are stop words.
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
13 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 18.76 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 19 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
3 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)
Boston Magazine
The H1 heading is too short (15 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 35 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Boston Magazine
H2 South End Jewelry Boutique M. Flynn Turns 15
H2 Trending
H2 Need Last-Minute Gifts? Five Greater Boston Shops with Same-Day Delivery
H2 News Bites: “Somebody Feed Phil” Comes to Boston
H2 The Boston Bierhaus That Burned Down. Twice.
H2 Find It BostonWhat you need, when you need it.
H2 Latest Stories
H2 I Hate Cold Water. Can I Handle Contrast Therapy?
H2 So, You Want to Live in Winchester?
H2 Things to Do This Week in Boston
H2 Zurito, a Love Letter to Pintxo Bars, Debuts on Beacon Hill
H2 Where to Find the Best Pot Pies around Boston
H2 Sneak Peek: Mimi’s Chūka Diner Opens Soon in Somerville
H2 Sign up to get the best of Boston, every day.
H2 Read More
H2 Eliza Dushku’s New Journey
H2 Top 50 Restaurants in Boston
H2 Where to Ski in New England: Eight Great Destinations
H2 Real Estate Showdown: A Classic Cape in Needham vs. an Arts and Crafts-Style J.P. Home
H2 Where to Eat in Greater Boston in November 2024
H2 On the Market: A $10 Million, 18-Acre Compound in Dover
H2 The Lenox Hotel Restaurants Are Reborn
H2 Read More Duplicate text
H2 Best of Boston
H2 Top Places to Live 2024
H2 Where to Eat in Boston’s Suburbs
H2 The Hottest Party in Town ... Has Adult Supervision
H2 Mfoniso Udofia Returns Home to Massachusetts with “Sojourners”
H2 Spy Bar Brings the ‘Listening Lounge’ Trend to the South End
H3 “Somebody Feed Phil” Comes to Boston
H3 So, You Want to Live in Winchester? Duplicate text
H3 Snowport, a Winter Holiday Market, Returns to Boston’s Seaport
H3 Zurito, a Basque-Inspired Pintxo Bar, Opens on Beacon Hill
H3 The Betrayal of Sandra Birchmore
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
12 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 11 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

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https://www.instagram.com/bost...New window External Subdomain Instagram
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https://www.bostonmagazine.com/Subdomain No Text
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/find-a-doctor/Doctors
/dentists/Dentists
/lawyers/Lawyers
/senior-living/Senior Living
/wedding/Wedding Experts
/private-schools/Private Schools
/home-design/Home Design Experts
/real-estate-agents/Real Estate Agents
/newsSubdomain City Life
/newsSubdomain The Latest
/fashion-style/Style
/education/Education
/private-schools/Find a Private School
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/best-restaurants-in-boston/50 Best Restaurants
/taste/Subdomain Tickets for Taste 2024
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/dentists/Find a Dentist
/find-a-doctor/Find a Doctor
/weddings/Weddings
/weddingsSubdomain Guides & Advice
/weddings/2024/01/03/best-of-b...Best of Boston Weddings
/wedding/Find a Wedding Expert
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/propertySubdomain Properties & News
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/realestate-agents/Find a Real Estate Agent
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/arts-entertainmentSubdomain Arts & Entertainment
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https://www.instagram.com/bost...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Instagram
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/scrapertrapSubdomain I'm a scraper
/scrapertrapSubdomain This search result is here to prevent scraping
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/dentistsSubdomain Text duplicate See All
/private-schoolsSubdomain Text duplicate See All
/home-designSubdomain Text duplicate See All
/real-estate-agentsSubdomain Text duplicate See All
/lawyersSubdomain Text duplicate See All
/mortgage-lendersSubdomain Text duplicate See All
/senior-livingSubdomain Text duplicate See All
/health/2024/11/13/contrast-th...Subdomain No Text
/healthSubdomain Text duplicate Wellness
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/author/jaci-conry/Subdomain Jaci Conry
/property/2024/11/12/wincheste...Subdomain No Text
/propertySubdomain Text duplicate Home & Property
/property/2024/11/12/wincheste...Subdomain Text duplicate So, You Want to Live in Winchester?
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/things-to-do/weekend/Subdomain No Text
/arts-entertainmentSubdomain Text duplicate Arts & Entertainment
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/restaurants/2024/11/11/zurito...Subdomain IMG-ALT A spread of small Spanish bites and wine on a long wooden table with barstools in the background.
/restaurantsSubdomain Text duplicate Restaurants
/restaurants/2024/11/11/zurito...Subdomain Zurito, a Love Letter to Pintxo Bars, Debuts on Beacon Hill
/author/rachel-leah-blumenthal/Subdomain Rachel Leah Blumenthal
/restaurants/pot-pies-boston/Subdomain IMG-ALT A round, golden brown pastry is topped with shredded chicken, carrot chunks, and peas.
/restaurantsSubdomain Text duplicate Restaurants
/restaurants/pot-pies-boston/Subdomain Where to Find the Best Pot Pies around Boston
/restaurants/2024/11/07/mimis-...Subdomain IMG-ALT A hand holds chopsticks, dipping a dumpling into sauce on a table spread with food.
/restaurantsSubdomain Text duplicate Restaurants
/restaurants/2024/11/07/mimis-...Subdomain Sneak Peek: Mimi’s Chūka Diner Opens Soon in Somerville
/author/rachel-leah-blumenthal/Subdomain Text duplicate Rachel Leah Blumenthal
/news/2024/09/26/eliza-dushku-...Subdomain IMG-ALT Eliza Dushku’s New Journey
/news/2024/09/26/eliza-dushku-...Subdomain Text duplicate Eliza Dushku’s New Journey
/best-restaurants-in-boston/Subdomain IMG-ALT Top 50 Restaurants in Boston
/best-restaurants-in-boston/Subdomain Text duplicate Top 50 Restaurants in Boston
/travel/where-to-ski-in-new-en...Subdomain No Text
/travelSubdomain Text duplicate Travel
/travel/where-to-ski-in-new-en...Subdomain Where to Ski in New England: Eight Great Destinations
/property/2024/11/05/needham-c...Subdomain No Text
/propertySubdomain Text duplicate Home & Property
/property/2024/11/05/needham-c...Subdomain Real Estate Showdown: A Classic Cape in Needham vs. an Arts and Crafts-Style J.P. Home
/author/ian-dartley/Subdomain Ian Dartley
/restaurants/2024/11/04/hot-ne...Subdomain IMG-ALT Shrimps sit in a light broth full of herbs and sliced radishes.
/restaurantsSubdomain Text duplicate Restaurants
/restaurants/2024/11/04/hot-ne...Subdomain Where to Eat in Greater Boston in November 2024
/author/rachel-leah-blumenthal/Subdomain Text duplicate Rachel Leah Blumenthal
/property/2024/11/01/dover-mas...Subdomain No Text
/propertySubdomain Text duplicate Home & Property
/property/2024/11/01/dover-mas...Subdomain On the Market: A $10 Million, 18-Acre Compound in Dover
/author/stefanie-schwalb/Subdomain Stefanie Schwalb
/restaurants/2024/11/01/lenox-...Subdomain IMG-ALT Clams, fries, and a glass of Guinness are displayed on a dark wooden table in front of colorful stained glass.
/restaurantsSubdomain Text duplicate Restaurants
/restaurants/2024/11/01/lenox-...Subdomain The Lenox Hotel Restaurants Are Reborn
/author/rachel-leah-blumenthal/Subdomain Text duplicate Rachel Leah Blumenthal
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/best-of-boston/Subdomain Text duplicate Best of Boston
/best-of-boston/dining/Subdomain Dining
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/best-of-boston/shopping/Subdomain Shopping
/news/2024/02/20/top-places-to...Subdomain IMG-ALT Top Places to Live 2024
/news/2024/02/20/top-places-to...Subdomain Text duplicate Top Places to Live 2024
/property/boston-single-family...Subdomain Greater Boston’s Single-Family Home Prices By Town
/news/condo-prices-boston/Subdomain 2023 Condo Prices by Boston Neighborhood
/restaurants/2024/10/31/boston...Subdomain IMG-ALT Raw salmon is plated with herb garnishes, sliced kumquats, and a green sauce dripped artistically on the plate.
/restaurantsSubdomain Text duplicate Restaurants
/restaurants/2024/10/31/boston...Subdomain Where to Eat in Boston’s Suburbs
/author/rachel-leah-blumenthal/Subdomain Text duplicate Rachel Leah Blumenthal
/life-style/luxury-kids-parties/Subdomain No Text
/life-styleSubdomain Text duplicate Life & Style
/life-style/luxury-kids-parties/Subdomain The Hottest Party in Town ... Has Adult Supervision
/arts-entertainment/2024/10/31...Subdomain No Text
/arts-entertainmentSubdomain Text duplicate Arts & Entertainment
/arts-entertainment/2024/10/31...Subdomain Mfoniso Udofia Returns Home to Massachusetts with “Sojourners”
/author/matthew-reed-baker/Subdomain Matthew Reed Baker
/restaurants/2024/10/30/spy-ba...Subdomain IMG-ALT Interior of a bar with big speakers, lounge furniture, a disco ball, and a neon banana.
/restaurantsSubdomain Text duplicate Restaurants
/restaurants/2024/10/30/spy-ba...Subdomain Spy Bar Brings the ‘Listening Lounge’ Trend to the South End
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/about/Subdomain About
/contact/Subdomain Contact
/masthead/Subdomain Masthead
/issues/Subdomain Magazine
/subscribe-to-boston/Subdomain Subscribe
/boston-magazine-media-kit/Advertise
https://metrocorp.cloud.buysub...External Subdomain Customer Service
/careers/Subdomain Careers and Internships at Boston Magazine
/privacy-policy/Subdomain Privacy Policy
https://www.bostonmagazine.com/Subdomain Text duplicate Boston Magazine
https://www.facebook.com/bosto...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/bost...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Instagram
https://www.twitter.com/boston...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Twitter

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.bostonmagazine.com/"
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 slow (1.17 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 (137 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

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This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 16,976 referring domains.
This page has 924,732 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 10,525 different ip addresses.

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