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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
79% 
Page quality
90% 
Page structure
92% 
Link structure
96% 
Server
95% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
2.04 s
File size
195.00 kB
Words
597
Media files
29
Number of links
86 internal / 9 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Maryland - Grow Your Business Here
The length of the page title is perfect. (330 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
When you’re ready to make moves in business and life, Maryland is ready to move you. Here, big ideas can become a big deal, thanks to a wealth of innovation-boosting resources and a highly-educated population. A diverse and open-minded community, everyone is welcome in Maryland. We’re well connected too, so when you need to really be on the move, we’ve got you covered. Maryland. Be Moved.
The meta description is too long: 2495 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://business.maryland.gov/
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)
This page is hosted on a subdomain. Use a top level domain for better SEO results.
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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viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
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descriptionWhen you’re ready to make moves in business and life, Maryland is ready to move you. Here, big ideas can become a big deal, thanks to a wealth of innovation-boosting resources and a highly-educated population. A diverse and open-minded community, everyone is welcome in Maryland. We’re well connected too, so when you need to really be on the move, we’ve got you covered. Maryland. Be Moved.
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article:modified_time2025-03-20T18:07:57+00:00
langen-us
twitter:cardsummary_large_image
twitter:titleLearn More About Maryland's Work-Life Balance
twitter:imagehttps://business.maryland.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Brilliant-Baltimore-2.jpg
og:localeen_US
og:typewebsite
og:titleLearn More About Maryland's Work-Life Balance
og:descriptionWhen you’re ready to make moves in business and life, Maryland is ready to move you. Here, big ideas can become a big deal, thanks to a wealth of innovation-boosting resources and a highly-educated population. A diverse and open-minded community, everyone is welcome in Maryland. We’re well connected too, so when you need to really be on the move, we’ve got you covered. Maryland. Be Moved.
og:urlhttps://business.maryland.gov/
og:site_namebusiness.maryland.gov
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 597 words. That's ok.
27.5% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
8 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 13.74 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 12 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
7 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
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...ads/sites/2/2025/01/BioRedbackground.jpgAn image of scientists in a medical device lab
.../patterns/Employeer_Logos_Cisco_Logo.pngLogo Cisco
...ns/Employeer_Logos_Under_Armour_logo.pngLogo Under Armour
...ts/patterns/Employeer_Logos_FDA_Logo.pngLogo U.S. Food & Drug Administration
...atterns/Employeer_Logos_Marriot_Logo.pngLogo Marriott
...atterns/Employeer_Logos_Tenable_Logo.pngLogo Tenable
...ads/sites/2/2025/01/orsted-600x600-1.pngNo alt attribute provided
...ts/patterns/Employeer_Logos_NIH_Logo.pngLogo National Institutes of Health
...Employeer_Logos_Lockhead_Martin_Logo.pngLogo Lockheed Martin
...ads/sites/2/2025/01/domino-600x600-1.pngNo alt attribute provided
...mployeer_Logos_Northrop_Grumman_Logo.pngLogo Northrop Grumman
...maryland-natural-resources-2048x1365.jpgtwo fisherman with a pile of oysters
...stern-maryland-rock-hiking-2048x1365.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...tent/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/culta-3.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ck-exchange-e1744661677457-2048x1314.jpgthe IonQ team rings the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange
...uploads/sites/2/2025/03/DroneLake180.jpgImage of Garrett County Lake
...025/03/frederick-laundry-2-2048x1365.jpgtwo sisters holding pieces of laundry
...nce-maryland-eastern-shore-2048x1365.jpga mechanic works on a small plane propeller
...25/03/sparc-research-image-2048x1365.jpga space aircraft sits in a dark room with an American flag hanging behind it
...3c-4d36-b588-bbbb912b34d7-2048x1076.jpegQuantum Computing
.../lifetime-brands-web-image-2048x1365.jpgA couple stands cooking in front of a kitchen stove
...patterns/Maryland-State-Logo_hangtag.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...atterns/Be-Moved_vertical_logo_rgb-1.pngNo alt attribute provided
...emes/mmp/assets/patterns/city-footer.pngNo alt attribute provided
Video URLWidthHeight
.../uploads/sites/2/2025/01/Home-v4-2-1.mp4

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Be Moved
The H1 heading is too short (8 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Be Moved
H2 Welcome to Maryland
H2 Why Maryland for Business
H2 The Numbers Don’t Lie
H2 Maryland Leads in Science & Tech
H2 In Good Company
H2 Maryland Business Stories
H2 Seas the day: Oyster business steadily increases in Maryland
H2 Western Maryland scales economic growth with financial fund
H2 CULTA takes Maryland cannabis industry by storm
H2 Maryland to the world: We’re the Capital of Quantum
H2 Garrett College launches workforce program for marine industry
H2 Frederick Laundry company cleans out the competition
H2 Innovative new aviation maintenance training program takes off in Wicomico County
H2 Aerospace engineering firm to open Allegany County operations
H2 Japanese quantum company lays down roots in Maryland
H2 Lifetime Brands to open Hagerstown operations with 200 new jobs
H3 Life Sciences
H3 Quantum Computing
H3 Aerospace & Aviation
H3 Get Exclusive Updates
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 9 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
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/information-for/Subdomain Information For
/information-for/us-businesses/Subdomain US Business
/information-for/foreign-busin...Foreign Business
/information-for/site-selectorsSite Selectors
/information-for/startupsStartups
http://liveworkmaryland.com/New window External High Tech Workers
/information-for/maryland-busi...Maryland Business
/why-marylandWhy Maryland
/why-maryland/workforceWorkforce
/why-maryland/diversity-equity...Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
/why-maryland/lifestyle/Lifestyle
/why-maryland/educationEducation
/why-maryland/location-infrast...Location & Infrastructure
/why-maryland/incentivesIncentives
/key-industriesKey Industries
/key-industries/cybersecurity-...Cyber & IT
/key-industries/life-sciences/Subdomain Life Sciences
/key-industries/aerospace-and-...Aerospace & Aviation
/key-industries/quantum-computingQuantum Technology
/key-industries/artificial-int...Artificial Intelligence
/key-industries/cleantech-and-...Clean Tech
/key-industries/data-centers/Data Centers
/key-industries/military-feder...Subdomain Military, Federal & Defense
/key-industries/advanced-manuf...Subdomain Advanced Manufacturing
/key-industries/food-agribusin...Subdomain Food & Agribusiness
/key-industries/distribution-l...Subdomain Distribution & Logistics
/key-industries/tourism/Subdomain Tourism
/key-industries/creative-economy/Subdomain Creative Economy
/plan-your-movePlan Your Move
/ranking/Rankings
/plan-your-move/data-tools/Subdomain Data Tools
/plan-your-move/overview/Subdomain Maryland Overview
/plan-your-move/demographics/Subdomain Demographics
/plan-your-move/businesses/Subdomain Businesses
/plan-your-move/talent-pool/Subdomain Talent Pool
/plan-your-move/mapping/Subdomain Create Maps
/plan-your-move/compare/Subdomain Build Comparisons
/plan-your-move/maryland-regio...Subdomain Regions
/plan-your-move/capital-region/Subdomain Capital
/plan-your-move/central-maryland/Subdomain Central
/plan-your-move/eastern-shore/Subdomain Eastern Shore
/plan-your-move/southern-maryl...Subdomain Southern
/plan-your-move/western-maryland/Subdomain Western
/plan-your-move/buildings-sites/Subdomain Available Sites
/news/News
/information-for/us-businesses/Subdomain I’m from a U.S. Business
/information-for/foreign-busin...Subdomain I’m from a Foreign Business
/information-for/maryland-busi...Subdomain I’m from a Maryland Business
/information-for/site-selectors/Subdomain I’m a Site Selector
https://liveworkmaryland.com/New window External I’m Seeking a Career Move
/why-maryland/Subdomain Text duplicate Why Maryland
/ranking/Subdomain Explore Data
/key-industries/life-sciences/Subdomain Learn More
/key-industries/quantum-comput...Subdomain Text duplicate Learn More
/key-industries/aerospace-and-...Subdomain Text duplicate Learn More
/news/seas-the-day-oyster-busi...Subdomain IMG-ALT two fisherman with a pile of oysters
A-TITLE Seas the day: Oyster business steadily increases in Maryland
/news/seas-the-day-oyster-busi...Subdomain Seas the day: Oyster business steadily increases in Maryland
/news/seas-the-day-oyster-busi...Subdomain 04/28/2025
A-TITLE Seas the day: Oyster business steadily increases in Maryland
/news/western-maryland-scales-...Subdomain A-TITLE Western Maryland scales economic growth with financial fund
/news/western-maryland-scales-...Subdomain Text duplicate Western Maryland scales economic growth with financial fund
/news/western-maryland-scales-...Subdomain 04/21/2025
A-TITLE Western Maryland scales economic growth with financial fund
/news/culta-takes-maryland-can...Subdomain A-TITLE CULTA takes Maryland cannabis industry by storm
/news/culta-takes-maryland-can...Subdomain Text duplicate CULTA takes Maryland cannabis industry by storm
/news/culta-takes-maryland-can...Subdomain 04/16/2025
A-TITLE CULTA takes Maryland cannabis industry by storm
/news/maryland-to-the-world-we...Subdomain IMG-ALT the IonQ team rings the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange
A-TITLE Maryland to the world: We’re the Capital of Quantum
/news/maryland-to-the-world-we...Subdomain Maryland to the world: We’re the Capital of Quantum
/news/maryland-to-the-world-we...Subdomain 04/14/2025
A-TITLE Maryland to the world: We’re the Capital of Quantum
/news/garrett-college-launches...Subdomain IMG-ALT Image of Garrett County Lake
A-TITLE Garrett College launches workforce program for marine industry
/news/garrett-college-launches...Subdomain Garrett College launches workforce program for marine industry
/news/garrett-college-launches...Subdomain 04/07/2025
A-TITLE Garrett College launches workforce program for marine industry
/news/frederick-laundry-compan...Subdomain IMG-ALT two sisters holding pieces of laundry
A-TITLE Frederick Laundry company cleans out the competition
/news/frederick-laundry-compan...Subdomain Frederick Laundry company cleans out the competition
/news/frederick-laundry-compan...Subdomain 04/01/2025
A-TITLE Frederick Laundry company cleans out the competition
/news/innovative-new-aviation-...Subdomain IMG-ALT a mechanic works on a small plane propeller
A-TITLE Innovative new aviation maintenance training program takes off in Wicomico County
/news/innovative-new-aviation-...Subdomain Innovative new aviation maintenance training program takes off in Wicomico County
/news/innovative-new-aviation-...Subdomain 03/31/2025
A-TITLE Innovative new aviation maintenance training program takes off in Wicomico County
/news/aerospace-engineering-fi...Subdomain IMG-ALT a space aircraft sits in a dark room with an American flag hanging behind it
A-TITLE Aerospace engineering firm to open Allegany County operations
/news/aerospace-engineering-fi...Subdomain Aerospace engineering firm to open Allegany County operations
/news/aerospace-engineering-fi...Subdomain 03/26/2025
A-TITLE Aerospace engineering firm to open Allegany County operations
/news/japanese-quantum-company...Subdomain IMG-ALT Quantum Computing
A-TITLE Japanese quantum company lays down roots in Maryland
/news/japanese-quantum-company...Subdomain Japanese quantum company lays down roots in Maryland
/news/japanese-quantum-company...Subdomain 03/24/2025
A-TITLE Japanese quantum company lays down roots in Maryland
/news/lifetime-brands-to-open-...Subdomain IMG-ALT A couple stands cooking in front of a kitchen stove
A-TITLE Lifetime Brands to open Hagerstown operations with 200 new jobs
/news/lifetime-brands-to-open-...Subdomain Lifetime Brands to open Hagerstown operations with 200 new jobs
/news/lifetime-brands-to-open-...Subdomain 03/19/2025
A-TITLE Lifetime Brands to open Hagerstown operations with 200 new jobs
/plan-your-move/contact-us/Subdomain Contact Us
https://liveworkmaryland.com/New window External Move Here
https://www.visitmaryland.org/New window External Subdomain Plan A Vacation
https://businessexpress.maryla...New window External Subdomain Manage Your Business
/sitemap/Subdomain Sitemap
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window Nofollow External Subdomain LinkedIn
https://www.facebook.com/Maryl...New window Nofollow External Subdomain Facebook
http://www.youtube.com/user/Ma...New window Nofollow External Subdomain YouTube
http://twitter.com/MDBizNew window Nofollow External X

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://business.maryland.gov/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is very slow (2.04 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 (195 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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varyX-Forwarded-Proto,Accept-Encoding
content-encodinggzip
referrer-policy
x-cache-nxaccelBYPASS
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 59 referring domains.
This page has 134 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 57 different ip addresses.

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#     : User-agent: Googlebot
#     : Disallow:   /images/
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#     : Disallow:   /images/
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business.maryland.gov
Maryland - Grow Your Business Here
When you’re ready to make moves in business and life, Maryland is ready to move you. Here, big ideas can become a big deal, thanks to a wealth of innovation-boosting resources and a highly-educated population. A diverse and open-minded community, everyone is welcome in Maryland. We’re well connected too, so when you need to really be on the move, we’ve got you covered. Maryland. Be Moved.

Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
Business81%Check
Maryland Business78%Check
Maryland76%Check
Move63%Check
Moved63%Check
Foreign Business59%Check
Life56%Check
Western Maryland55%Check
Maryland State55%Check
open51%Check
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