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Meta information
65% 
Page quality
88% 
Page structure
95% 
Link structure
93% 
Server
72% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.64 s
File size
68.80 kB
Words
1195
Media files
26
Number of links
91 internal / 6 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
American Counseling Association - Home for professional counseling
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 619 pixels long. Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Experience a supportive community dedicated to professional counseling through advocacy, community, inclusion and research. Our inclusive approach promotes advocacy, research, and personal growth. Join us today.
The meta description is too long: 1346 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.counseling.org/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
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
(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)
This page contains 1195 words. That's ok.
30% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
22 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 21.06 words is good.
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, shrink-to-fit=no" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 24 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
4 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)
We are the home for professional counseling.
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 We are the home for professional counseling.
H2 What is the Counseling Compact?
H2 DSM-5-TR Learning Companion for Counselors
H2 Latest News
H3 Arizona Becomes 34th State to Sign Interstate Counseling Compact into Law
H4 Professional Counselors Love Their Work, But Not Their Earnings
H4 ACA CEO Testifies on Need for Improved Mental Health Care for Black Men and Boys
H4 ACA Applauds the White House Agenda on Suicide Prevention
H4 Arizona Becomes 34th State to Sign Interstate Counseling Compact into Law Duplicate text
H4 Counseling Awareness Month Honors Professionals Who Foster Mental Health and Wellness
H4 ACA Awards Recognize Achievement and Excellence in Professional Counseling
H4 Biden Administration Proposes Increased Funding for Mental Health Services
H4 Health Resources and Services Administration FY2025 Proposed Budget
H4 Department of Education FY2025 Proposed Budget
H4 President Biden Highlights Mental Health Care in the State of the Union
H4 College Students Appear Resistant to Using 988 Crisis Phone Line
H4 The White House Convening on Equity
H4 South Dakota Becomes Thirty-Third State to Sign Interstate Counseling Compact into Law
H4 AI Can Support — But Not Replace — Human Counselors, According to New Recommendations
H4 Administration Announces New Program: the Innovation in Behavioral Health Model
H4 The House and Senate Vote to Pass Temporary Extensions on Government Funding
H4 New Jersey Becomes Thirty-Second State to Sign Interstate Counseling Compact into Law
H4 Passage of the Physician Fee Schedule Update and Improvements Act Could Benefit Licensed Professional Counselors
H4 Government Affairs December 2023 Updates
H4 DC Mayor Signs Bill Offering Financial Assistance for Counseling Students
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
There are 1 links with a trivial anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 6 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

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/aca-connectConnect
/my-aca-menuMy ACA
https://imis.counseling.org/AC...External Subdomain My Account
/mxt/authservice/SignOutLogout
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/mental-health-counseling/ment...Mental Health Awareness Month
/mental-health-counseling/coun...Counselor Stories
/mental-health-counseling/coun...Counseling Impact
/mental-health-counseling/prov...Provider Directories
/mental-health-counseling/coun...Counseling Corner
/membership/join-nowJoin Now
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/advocacy/federal-state-issues...Medicare Coverage for Counseling
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/advocacy/resourcesAdvocacy Resources
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/events-education/continuing-e...Continuing Education
/publications/overviewAbout Our Publications
/publications/aca-booksBooks
/publications/counseling-journalsCounseling Journals
/publications/counseling-journ...Journal of Counseling & Development
/publications/counseling-journ...The Career Development Quarterly
/publications/counseling-journ...Counselor Education and Supervision
/publications/counseling-journ...Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling
/publications/counseling-journ...Journal of Employment Counseling
/publications/counseling-journ...The Journal of Humanistic Counseling
/publications/counseling-journ...The Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development
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/about/who-we-areWho We Are
/about/who-we-are/meet-our-staffMeet Our Staff
/about/leadership-governanceLeadership & Governance
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/about/aca-foundationACA Foundation
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/events-education/conferences/...2025 Annual Conference Share your expertise and knowledge. Submit a session proposal.
/events-education/events/webin...Counseling Workforce Survey Hear about key trends, challenges and areas of opportunity facing counselors and the profession.
/advocacy/counseling-compact» Learn more about the Compact
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READ MORE
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/publications/media-centerGo To Media Center
https://notedesigner.com/New window External No Text
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/membership/join-nowText duplicate Join Now
/contactContact Us
/about/policies/privacy-policyPrivacy Policy
/about/policies/terms-of-useTerms of Use
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Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.counseling.org/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
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 of 0.64 seconds is longer than the recommended limit of 0.4 seconds. A high response time unnecessarily slows down search engine crawling and results in bad user experience as well.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (69 kB).

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External factors

Blacklists
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This website is not classified "for adult only".
This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 10,196 referring domains.
This page has 580,066 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 5,390 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 3016 shares and comments on Facebook.

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American Counseling Association - Home for professional counseling
Experience a supportive community dedicated to professional counseling through advocacy, community, inclusion and research. Our inclusive approach promotes advocacy, research, and personal growth. Join us today.

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Professional Counseling83%Check
Professional80%Check
Counseling Compact67%Check
Counseling Association66%Check
American Counseling66%Check
professional counselors61%Check
American Counseling Association60%Check
Licensed Professional60%Check
Counseling Development59%Check
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