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52% 
Page quality
73% 
Page structure
33% 
Link structure
13% 
Server
91% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.24 s
File size
66.20 kB
Words
1076
Media files
5
Number of links
134 internal / 57 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

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Title
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APTA Specialist Certification - Governed by ABPTS | APTA Specialist Certification - Governed by ABPTS
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 936 pixels long. Optimize title
There are word repetitions in the page 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://epiprod.specialization.apta.org/
The canonical link points to a different domain.
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.
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The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
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The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
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The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
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Page quality

Content
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This page contains 1076 words. That's ok.
26.5% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
10 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 16.65 words is good.
Frames
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This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
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No Apple touch icon is specified.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
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The amount of tags is very high (41). We recommend using a maximum of 22 tags for this page.
Some tags are too long. With 102 characters this one is longer than 70 characters:
"cardiovascular & pulmonary, clinical electrophysiology, oncology, women's health, and wound management"
The following tag is repeated too often: do you need help?
Image SEO
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2 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
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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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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APTA Specialist Certification - Governed by ABPTS
Too many H1 headings
Headings
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Some headings occur twice on the page.
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 APTA Specialist Certification - Governed by ABPTS
H1 APTA Specialist Certification - Governed by ABPTS Duplicate text
H1 APTA Specialist Certification - Governed by ABPTS Duplicate text
H1 Empty heading
H2 Follow Your Passion. Power Your Practice.
H3 Join a Community of Excellence
H3 Why Specialist Certification
H3 Hear from Your Peers
H3 Ready to Take the Next Step?
H3 Important Dates and Deadlines
H3 Engage With a Community Committed to Excellence
H6 800-999-2782, ext. 8520
H6 800-999-2782, ext. 8520 Duplicate text
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 too many external links (57) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://specialization.apta.org/Anchor Skip to main content
/about-abptsAbout the Program
/about-abpts/abpts-rosterABPTS Board
/about-abpts/specialty-councilsABPTS Specialty Councils
/about-abpts/abpts-certified-s...ABPTS Certified-Specialists Statistics
/about-abpts/abpts-policies-an...ABPTS Policies and Procedures
/about-abpts/historyAPTA Specialization History
/about-abpts/petition-new-spec...Process for Establishing a New Specialty Area
/become-a-specialistBecome a Specialist
/become-a-specialist/exam-spec...Specialist Certification Examination Resources
/become-a-specialist/cardiovas...Cardiovascular & Pulmonary
/become-a-specialist/clinical-...Clinical Electrophysiology
/become-a-specialist/geriatricsGeriatrics
/become-a-specialist/neurologyNeurology
/become-a-specialist/oncologyOncology
/become-a-specialist/orthopaedicsOrthopaedics
/become-a-specialist/pediatricsPediatrics
/become-a-specialist/sportsSports
/become-a-specialist/womens-he...Women's Health
/become-a-specialist/wound-man...Wound Management
/become-a-specialist/activitie...Activities That Constitute Direct Patient Care
/become-a-specialist/specializ...Application Deferment
/become-a-specialist/fees-dead...Specialization Associated Fees and Deadlines
/maintain-certificationMaintain Your Certification
/maintain-certification/mosc-r...MOSC Requirements
https://bit.ly/3vyFnmSNew window External ABPTS Approved CEUs
/maintain-certification/emerit...Emeritus Designation Option
/for-specialistsFor Certified Specialists
/for-specialists/eventsCSM Events and Activities
/for-specialists/volunteerVolunteer
/about-abpts/specialty-council...Volunteer as a Specialty Council Member
/about-abpts/abpts-roster/volu...Volunteer as an ABPTS Board Member
/for-specialists/marketingPromote Your Specialization
/find-a-specialistDirectory of Board-Certified Specialists
/find-a-specialistExplore the Directory
http://abptsportal.apta.org/External Subdomain Check My Application Status
/become-a-specialist/fees-dead...Review Fees and Deadlines
http://abptsportal.apta.org/External Subdomain Access My Certification Record
/link/715e0215347246599da00064...Frame My Certificate
/find-a-specialist/certificati...Verify Certification
/about-abpts/abpts-certified-s...Text duplicate ABPTS Certified-Specialists Statistics
/certifications-dept-staffTroubleshoot Online Portal Access
/about-specialist-certificatio...Power Your Practice With APTA Specialist Certification Presentation
/about-abpts/petition-new-spec...Text duplicate Process for Establishing a New Specialty Area
https://specialization.apta.org/APTA Specialist Certification - Governed by ABPTS
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/about-abpts/abpts-rosterText duplicate ABPTS Board
/about-abpts/specialty-councilsText duplicate ABPTS Specialty Councils
/about-abpts/abpts-certified-s...Text duplicate ABPTS Certified-Specialists Statistics
/about-abpts/abpts-policies-an...Text duplicate ABPTS Policies and Procedures
/about-abpts/historyText duplicate APTA Specialization History
/about-abpts/petition-new-spec...Text duplicate Process for Establishing a New Specialty Area
/become-a-specialistText duplicate Become a Specialist
/become-a-specialist/exam-spec...Text duplicate Specialist Certification Examination Resources
/become-a-specialist/cardiovas...Text duplicate Cardiovascular & Pulmonary
/become-a-specialist/clinical-...Text duplicate Clinical Electrophysiology
/become-a-specialist/geriatricsText duplicate Geriatrics
/become-a-specialist/neurologyText duplicate Neurology
/become-a-specialist/oncologyText duplicate Oncology
/become-a-specialist/orthopaedicsText duplicate Orthopaedics
/become-a-specialist/pediatricsText duplicate Pediatrics
/become-a-specialist/sportsText duplicate Sports
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/become-a-specialist/wound-man...Text duplicate Wound Management
/become-a-specialist/activitie...Text duplicate Activities That Constitute Direct Patient Care
/become-a-specialist/specializ...Text duplicate Application Deferment
/become-a-specialist/fees-dead...Text duplicate Specialization Associated Fees and Deadlines
/for-specialistsText duplicate For Certified Specialists
/for-specialists/eventsText duplicate CSM Events and Activities
/for-specialists/volunteerText duplicate Volunteer
/about-abpts/specialty-council...Text duplicate Volunteer as a Specialty Council Member
/about-abpts/abpts-roster/volu...Text duplicate Volunteer as an ABPTS Board Member
/for-specialists/marketingText duplicate Promote Your Specialization
/maintain-certificationText duplicate Maintain Your Certification
/maintain-certification/mosc-r...Text duplicate MOSC Requirements
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/maintain-certification/emerit...Text duplicate Emeritus Designation Option
/find-a-specialistText duplicate Directory of Board-Certified Specialists
/find-a-specialistText duplicate Explore the Directory
https://specialization.apta.org/Text duplicate APTA Specialist Certification - Governed by ABPTS
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/about-abpts/abpts-certified-s...Text duplicate ABPTS Certified-Specialists Statistics
/about-abpts/abpts-policies-an...Text duplicate ABPTS Policies and Procedures
/about-abpts/historyText duplicate APTA Specialization History
/about-abpts/petition-new-spec...Text duplicate Process for Establishing a New Specialty Area
/become-a-specialistText duplicate Become a Specialist
/become-a-specialist/exam-spec...Text duplicate Specialist Certification Examination Resources
/become-a-specialist/cardiovas...Text duplicate Cardiovascular & Pulmonary
/become-a-specialist/clinical-...Text duplicate Clinical Electrophysiology
/become-a-specialist/geriatricsText duplicate Geriatrics
/become-a-specialist/neurologyText duplicate Neurology
/become-a-specialist/oncologyText duplicate Oncology
/become-a-specialist/orthopaedicsText duplicate Orthopaedics
/become-a-specialist/pediatricsText duplicate Pediatrics
/become-a-specialist/sportsText duplicate Sports
/become-a-specialist/womens-he...Text duplicate Women's Health
/become-a-specialist/wound-man...Text duplicate Wound Management
/become-a-specialist/activitie...Text duplicate Activities That Constitute Direct Patient Care
/become-a-specialist/specializ...Text duplicate Application Deferment
/become-a-specialist/fees-dead...Text duplicate Specialization Associated Fees and Deadlines
/maintain-certificationText duplicate Maintain Your Certification
/maintain-certification/mosc-r...Text duplicate MOSC Requirements
https://bit.ly/3vyFnmSNew window External Text duplicate ABPTS Approved CEUs
/maintain-certification/emerit...Text duplicate Emeritus Designation Option
/for-specialistsText duplicate For Certified Specialists
/for-specialists/eventsText duplicate CSM Events and Activities
/for-specialists/volunteerText duplicate Volunteer
/about-abpts/specialty-council...Text duplicate Volunteer as a Specialty Council Member
/about-abpts/abpts-roster/volu...Text duplicate Volunteer as an ABPTS Board Member
/for-specialists/marketingText duplicate Promote Your Specialization
/find-a-specialistText duplicate Directory of Board-Certified Specialists
/find-a-specialistText duplicate Explore the Directory
http://abptsportal.apta.org/External Subdomain Text duplicate Check My Application Status
/become-a-specialist/fees-dead...Text duplicate Review Fees and Deadlines
http://abptsportal.apta.org/External Subdomain Text duplicate Access My Certification Record
/link/715e0215347246599da00064...Text duplicate Frame My Certificate
/find-a-specialist/certificati...Text duplicate Verify Certification
/about-abpts/abpts-certified-s...Text duplicate ABPTS Certified-Specialists Statistics
/certifications-dept-staffText duplicate Troubleshoot Online Portal Access
/about-specialist-certificatio...Text duplicate Power Your Practice With APTA Specialist Certification Presentation
/about-abpts/petition-new-spec...Text duplicate Process for Establishing a New Specialty Area
/web/privacy-policyprivacy policy
A-TITLE privacy policy
/become-a-specialist10 specialized areas recognized by ABPTS
A-TITLE 10 specialized areas recognized by ABPTS
https://www.credentialingexcel...External Subdomain Institute for Credentialing Excellence
A-TITLE Institute for Credentialing Excellence
/become-a-specialistLearn More
A-TITLE Learn More
http://abptsportal.apta.org/External Subdomain Apply Now
A-TITLE Apply Now
https://www.apta.org/apta-and-...External Subdomain Recent APTA reports
A-TITLE Recent APTA reports
/contentassets/223977a36b134d0...Glossary of Terms Related to Certification and Assessment
/become-a-specialistGet Started
A-TITLE Requirements and Considerations
http://abptsportal.apta.org/External Subdomain Text duplicate Apply Now
A-TITLE Access Online Portal
/maintain-certificationMaintain My Certification
A-TITLE Recertification and Maintenance
/maintain-certificationMOSC Submission Deadline
/become-a-specialist/from-star...Initial Certification Early Bird Application Submission Deadline
http://abptsportal.apta.org/External Subdomain Reapplication Deadline
/maintain-certificationText duplicate MOSC Submission Deadline
/become-a-specialist/from-star...Text duplicate Initial Certification Early Bird Application Submission Deadline
http://abptsportal.apta.org/External Subdomain Text duplicate Reapplication Deadline
/become-a-specialist/initial-c...View all Dates and Deadlines
A-TITLE View all Dates and Deadlines
/become-a-specialistBecome part of a network of dedicated professionals
A-TITLE Become part of a network of dedicated professionals
https://www.facebook.com/ABPTSExternal Subdomain Facebook
https://twitter.com/aptatweetsExternal X
http://www.youtube.com/APTAvideoExternal Subdomain Youtube
https://www.instagram.com/apta...External Subdomain Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...External Subdomain LinkedIn
https://www.apta.org/External Subdomain APTA
https://jobs.apta.org/External Subdomain APTA Career Center
https://engage.apta.org/homeExternal Subdomain APTA Engage
http://learningcenter.apta.org/External Subdomain APTA Learning Center
https://store.apta.org/External Subdomain APTA Store
https://www.choosept.com/External Subdomain ChoosePT.com
https://www.valueofpt.com/External Subdomain ValueofPT.com
http://guidetoptpractice.apta....External Subdomain Guide to Physical Therapist Practice
http://academic.oup.com/ptjExternal Subdomain PTJ
https://abptrfe.apta.org/External Subdomain ABPTRFE
https://www.capteonline.org/External Subdomain CAPTE
https://foundation4pt.org/External Foundation for Physical Therapy Research
https://ptpac.apta.org/External Subdomain PTPAC
https://www.apta.org/advertise...External Subdomain For Advertisers, Exhibitors, and Sponsors
https://www.apta.org/need-help...External Subdomain For Media
/web/terms-conditionsTerms & Conditions.
/web/privacy-policyPrivacy Policy
/web/disclaimerDisclaimer
https://www.apta.org/apta-and-...External Subdomain About APTA
https://www.apta.org/apta-and-...External Subdomain Work at APTA
A-TITLE Work at APTA
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https://twitter.com/aptatweetsExternal Text duplicate X
http://www.youtube.com/APTAvideoExternal Subdomain Text duplicate Youtube
https://www.instagram.com/apta...External Subdomain Text duplicate Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...External Subdomain Text duplicate LinkedIn
https://www.apta.org/External Subdomain Text duplicate APTA
https://jobs.apta.org/External Subdomain Text duplicate APTA Career Center
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https://store.apta.org/External Subdomain Text duplicate APTA Store
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/web/terms-conditionsText duplicate Terms & Conditions.
/web/privacy-policyText duplicate Privacy Policy
/web/disclaimerText duplicate Disclaimer
https://www.apta.org/apta-and-...External Subdomain Text duplicate About APTA
https://www.apta.org/apta-and-...External Subdomain Text duplicate Work at APTA
A-TITLE Work at APTA

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
The checked page does not redirect to another URL.
HTTP header
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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 excellent with 0.24 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (66 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

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This website is not classified "for adult only".
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 897 referring domains.
This page has 11,075 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 499 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
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The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.

Links from Wikipedia

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Disallow: /EPiServer/CMS/
Disallow: /Util/

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