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Meta information
61% 
Page quality
41% 
Page structure
79% 
Link structure
47% 
Server
47% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.03 s
File size
69.00 kB
Words
682
Media files
15
Number of links
194 internal / 27 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
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PCA - The Portland Cement Association - America's Cement Manufacturer
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 665 pixels long. Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
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The meta description is missing.
Crawlability
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There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
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https://www.cement.org/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
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Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en
Alternate/Hreflang Links
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There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
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There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
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The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
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The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
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The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
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The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
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Favicon
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The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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Page quality

Content
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Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
No paragraphs were detected.
This page contains 682 words. That's ok.
11.3% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
Frames
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This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
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Empty bold or strong tags were found on this page.
The following tag is repeated too often: 2024 ieee-ias/pca cement conference
Image SEO
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Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
Social Networks
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There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
Additional markup
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No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
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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
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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 MEETINGS & EVENTS
H3 LEARN AND TRAIN
H3 LATEST NEWS
H4 Concrete Sustainability Hub
H4 Portland Cement Association Announces 2023 Winners of Safety Innovation and Chairman's Safety Performance Awards
H4 U.S. Experts to Present Carbon Neutrality Progress at Virtual Concrete Sustainability Summit
H4 Portland Cement Association Announces 2023 Winners of Energy and Environment Awards
H4 Portland Cement Association
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.
18 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are too many external links (27) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.cement.org/Anchor Skip To The Main Content
https://www.cement.org/aboutAbout
/about/leadershipLeadership
https://www.cement.org/membersMembers
/associatemembersAssociate Members
https://www.cement.org/awardsAwards
/awards/energy-and-environment...Energy and Environment Awards
/awards/energy-and-environment...2023 Energy and Environment Award Winners
/awards/safety-innovation-awardsSafety Innovation Awards
/awards/safety-innovation-awar...2023 Safety Innovation Award Winners
/awards/gleasonawardsGleason Awards
/awards/gleasonawards/gleason-...Gleason Awards Winners
/awards/2023-chairman's-safety...2023 Chairman's Safety Performance Award Winners
https://www.cement.org/eventsMeetings and Events
/events/pca-webinarsPCA Webinars
/events/archived-meetingsArchived Meetings
/about/staffProfessional Staff
/about/careersCareers
/cement-concreteCement and Concrete
/cement-concrete/how-cement-is...How Cement Is Made
/cement-concrete/cement-specif...Cement-Specific Materials
/cement-concrete/resilient-con...Resiliency
/cement-concrete/resilient-con...Disasters
/cement-concrete/resilient-con...Codes
/cement-concrete/resilient-con...Livability
/cement-concrete/resilient-con...Carbon Footprint
/cement-concrete/resilient-con...Durability
/cement-concrete/resilient-con...Energy Efficiency
/cement-concrete/resilient-con...Rebuilding Resilient: Breezy Point
/cement-concrete/productsProducts
/cement-concrete/products/arch...Architectural and Decorative Concrete
/cement-concrete/products/conc...Concrete Masonry Units
/cement-concrete/products/high...High-Strength Concrete
/cement-concrete/products/insu...Insulating Concrete Forms
/cement-concrete/products/pres...Prestressed Concrete
/cement-concrete/products/read...Ready Mixed Concrete
/cement-concrete/products/tilt...Tilt-Up Concrete
/cement-concrete/working-with-...Working with Concrete
/cement-concrete/working-with-...Air-Entrained Concrete
/cement-concrete/working-with-...Placing and Finishing Concrete
/cement-concrete/working-with-...Working Safely With Concrete
/cement-concrete/cement-and-co...Cement & Concrete Basics FAQs
/sustainabilitySustainability
/sustainability/roadmap-to-car...Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality
/sustainability/portland-limes...Portland-Limestone Cement
/sustainability/pcr-epdsPCR & EPDs
https://readymag.com/apcoworld...New window External Lifecycle Emissions
/sustainability/sustainable-de...Sustainable Design
/sustainability/sustainability...Sustainability & Codes
/sustainability/green-rating-s...Green Rating Systems
/sustainability/carbon-uptakeCarbon Uptake
https://www.cement.org/economicsEconomics
/economics/dashboardDashboard
/economics/dashboard/dashboard...Dashboard Tutorial
/economics/dashboard/dashboard...Dashboard Access Instructions
/economics/economic-briefingsEconomic Briefings
/economics/economic-briefings/...PCA Spring 2022 Cement Outlook
/economics/economic-briefings/...PCA Fall 2021 Cement Outlook
/economics/economic-briefings/...PCA Summer 2021 Cement Outlook
/economics/economic-briefings/...Cement Outlook Briefing - April 2021
/economics/economic-briefings/...PCA Spring 2021 Cement Outlook
/economics/economic-briefings/...Cement Outlook Briefing - March 2021
/economics/economic-briefings/...Cement Outlook Briefing - February 2021
/economics/economic-briefings/...Cement Outlook Briefing - January 2021
/economics/forecastsForecasts
/economics/state-and-regional-...State and Regional Data
/economics/state-and-regional-...Regional US Outlooks
/economics/state-and-regional-...PCA East, North, Central, & Mid Atlantic Regional Outlook May 2022
/economics/state-and-regional-...PCA West Regional Outlook May 2022
/economics/state-and-regional-...PCA Southeast US Regional Outlook May 2022
/economics/state-and-regional-...PCA Central US Regional Outlook May 2022
/economics/state-and-regional-...PCA New England US Regional Outlook May 2022
/economics/state-and-regional-...Apparent Use
/economics/state-and-regional-...State & Market US Summary (13 Categories, 1 Year)
/economics/state-and-regional-...State & Market (46 Categories, 1 year)
/economics/state-and-regional-...State & Market Trend (46 Categories, 20 years)
/economics/state-and-regional-...Construction PIP by State (23 Categories, 20 years)
/economics/special-reportsPCA Market Intelligence Special Reports
/economics/special-reports/lon...Long-Term Masonry Market Outlook
/economics/special-reports/the...The Potential Impact of Tariffs Levied Against Chinese Cement
/economics/special-reports/rai...Railway-Related Cement Consumption Outlook
/economics/special-reports/tru...Trump Infrastructure: Potential Taxpayer Savings from the Use of Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA)
/economics/special-reports/att...Attitudes & Perceptions Study: Soil Cement, FDR and RCC Pavement Market
/economics/special-reports/tar...Tariffs Impact on Cement Consumption
/economics/special-reports/lon...Long Term Cement Pavement Consumption Outlook
/economics/special-reports/spe...Special Reports Archive
/economics/special-reports/spe...Energy-Related Cement Consumption, September 2017
/economics/special-reports/spe...Bridge Market Assessment, August 2017
/economics/special-reports/air...Airport-Related Cement Consumption Outlook, July 2017
/economics/special-reports/spe...U.S. Cement Manufacturing Capacity, February 2017
/economics/special-reports/spe..."The Wall" Impact on Cement Consumption, February 2017
/economics/special-reports/spe...Stronger Sentiment, Higher Interest Rates, January 2017
/economics/special-reports/spe...State Highway Paving, January 2017
/economics/special-reports/spe...Resiliency Potential in the Wildfire-Prone Single-Family Market October 2020
/economics/special-reports/the...The Implications of the Debt Crisis on Cement Consumption
/economics/special-reports/eff...Effects of Extreme Earthquakes in Central Turkey
/economics/special-reports/cem...Cement Industry Implications of the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule
/economics/special-reports/the...The Industrial Renaissance: Impact on Cement Consumption
/economics/special-reports/inc...Increased Adoption of Portland-Limestone Cement
/economics/special-reports/com...Commercial Lending Risks: Credit Tightening’s Potential Impact on Cement Consumption
/economics/special-reports/cem...Cement Industry Impacts of Lowering the PM Standard
/monitoroutlookplusMonitor Outlook Plus
/morereportsMore Reports
/morereports/us-cement-industr...U.S. Cement Industry Annual Yearbook
/morereports/us-portland-cemen...U.S. Portland Cement Industry: Plant Information Summary
/morereports/competitive-mater...Competitive Materials Report
/morereports/labor-energy-inpu...Labor-Energy Input Survey
/morereports/survey-of-portlan...Survey of Portland Cement by User Group
/economics/meet-the-expertsMeet the Experts
/economics/meet-the-experts/ed...Edward Sullivan
/economics/meet-the-experts/da...David Zwicke
/economics/meet-the-experts/br...Brian Schmidt
/economics/meet-the-experts/jo...Joseph Chiappe
/economics/meet-the-experts/tr...Trevor Storck
/economics/meet-the-experts/ka...Kaitlin Beer
/economics/meet-the-experts/wi...Wilena Tate
/economics/meet-the-experts/br...Brenden Hebert
/economics/meet-the-experts/so...Sohail Khan
/economics/meet-the-experts/em...Emily McCarthy
/economics/pca-regional-econom...PCA Regional Economic Conferences
/issues-advocacyIssues & Advocacy
/issues-advocacy/legislative-p...Legislative Priorities
/issues-advocacy/legislative-p...Transportation & Infrastructure Priorities
/issues-advocacy/legislative-p...Energy & Environment Priorities
/issues-advocacy/legislative-p...Tax Priorities
/issues-advocacy/regulatory-pr...Regulatory Priorities
/issues-advocacy/regulatory-pr...Energy & Environment Regulatory Priorities
/issues-advocacy/regulatory-pr...Transportation Regulatory Priorities
/issues-advocacy/regulatory-pr...Occupational Health & Safety Regulatory Priorities
/issues-advocacy/state-resourcesState Resources
/issues-advocacy/state-resourc...State Legislative Tracker
/issues-advocacy/state-resourc...State Regulatory Tracker
/issues-advocacy/meet-the-teamMeet the Team
/issues-advocacy/meet-the-team...Sean O'Neill
/issues-advocacy/meet-the-team...Tom Harman
/issues-advocacy/meet-the-team...Josh Reiner
/issues-advocacy/meet-the-team...Louis Baer
/issues-advocacy/meet-the-team...Katy Hartnett
/issues-advocacy/meet-the-team...Jennifer Bonner
/issues-advocacy/meet-the-team...Christine McCarthy
https://www.cement.org/newsroomNewsroom
/newsroom/in-the-newsPCA In The News
/newsroom/engageEngage
/newsroom/engage/resiliency-to...Resilient Design & Construction Toolkit
/newsroom/engage/hurricane-res...Hurricane Resiliency Toolkit
/newsroom/engage/sustainabilit...Sustainable Cement & Concrete Manufacturing Toolkit
/newsroom/engage/sustainable-c...Sustainable Cement & Concrete Construction Toolkit
/newsroom/supporters-of-lccaSupporters of LCCA
https://www.cement.org/IMG-ALT PCA_Logo_2023_Full_Blue
https://members.cement.org/EBi...External Subdomain Member Sign-In
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/events/sustainability-summitSubdomain No Text
/events/nyc-climate-week-2023Subdomain No Text
/economics/pca-regional-econom...Subdomain No Text
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HTTP redirects
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This page redirects to "https://www.cement.org/"
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The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)
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Performance
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The page response time is slow (1.03 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.
This page loads 5 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 11 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (69 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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