Cslb.ca.gov - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
76% 
Page quality
89% 
Page structure
94% 
Link structure
98% 
Server
24% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.64 s
File size
53.40 kB
Words
619
Media files
13
Number of links
45 internal / 19 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
CSLB-Home -CSLB
The page title is too short. (180 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
State of California
The meta description is too short. (113 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length) Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
No canonical link is 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

NameValue
AuthorState of California
DescriptionState of California
KeywordsCalifornia, government
HandheldFriendlyTrue
MobileOptimized320
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, minimum-scale=1.0
langen
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 619 words. That's ok.
24.6% 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.
9 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 21.8 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 8 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, minimum-scale=1.0" 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)
1 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
/images/Ca-Gov-Logo-White.svgNo alt attribute provided
https://cslb.ca.gov/images/disability.pngDisability Icon
/images/header_organization.pngState of California Website Template logo
https://cslb.ca.gov/images/background1.jpgConstruction Image
https://cslb.ca.gov/images/GavinNewsom.pngGavin Newsom, Governor, State of California
/images/TM_Headshot%20Choice.jpgSecretary, Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency
/images/DaveFogt_circle.pngAlexis Podesta, Secretary, Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency
https://cslb.ca.gov/images/cgp_logo.pngCalifornia Grants Portal LogoCalifornia Grants Portal
/images/2-real_id-LOGO.pngReal ID LogoCalifornia Real ID
/images/CSLB_noText_white.pngInformation for Military and Their Spouses/Domestic Partners logoInformation for Military and Their Spouses/Domestic Partners
/images/4-save_our_water-LOGO.pngSave our Water LogoSave our Water
https://cslb.ca.gov/images/covid19.jpgCOVID-19 Updates
https://cslb.ca.gov/images/va58.jpgVaccinate all 58

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Top of Page
The H1 heading is too short (11 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Top of Page
H2 Welcome to the Contractors State License Board
H2 Executive Leadership
H3 Alerts:
H3 What's New
H4 Disaster Help Center
H4 Solar Smart
H4 CSLB News & Updates
H4 Senior Scam Stopper℠
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 19 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://cslb.ca.gov/Anchor Skip to Main Content
https://cslb.webex.com/weblink...New window External Subdomain Regístrese en WebEx
/Resources/Consumer Education/...New window Presentación del taller
https://ca.gov/External CA.gov
https://cslb.ca.gov/Home
https://www.facebook.com/CSLB....External Subdomain Facebook
https://twitter.com/CSLBExternal Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/CaCo...External Subdomain Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...External Subdomain LinkedIn
http://www.youtube.com/user/Co...External Subdomain YouTube
/OnlineServices/CheckLicenseII...✔ License Check
/OnlineServices/MailList/MailS...Subscribe
https://cslb.ca.gov/About_us/About CSLB
/Media_Room/Board_and_Committe...Public Meetings
/About_us/Contact_CSLB.aspxContact Us
/about_us/disability.aspxIMG-ALT Disability Icon
https://cslb.ca.gov/IMG-ALT State of California Website Template logo
https://cslb.ca.gov/Consumer.aspxConsumers
/Licensees.aspxLicensees
/Applicants.aspxApplicants
/OnlineService.aspxOnline Services
https://cslb.ca.gov/NewsRoom.aspxMedia
/Resources.aspxResources
https://cslb.ca.gov/Renewals.aspxRenew License or Registration
/Contractors/ApplicantsApply for a License
/Contractors/Maintain_License/Maintain your License
/About_Us/Library/Forms_And_Ap...Forms and Applications
/OnlineServices/CheckLicenseII...License Check
/OnlineServices/CheckLicenseII...Find My Licensed Contractor
/OnlineServices/CheckApplicati...Application Status
/Consumers/Filing_a_Complaint/File a Complaint
/OnlineServices/SWIFT/LeadRefe...Report Unlicensed Activity
/Onlineservices/DataPortal/Public Data Portal
/Media_Room/Disaster_Help_Center/Disaster Help Center
/Consumers/Solar_Smart/“Solar Smart.”
/OnlineServices/MailList/MailS...Text duplicate Subscribe
/consumers/senior_scam_stoppers/Visit our Senior Scam Stopper℠ page
https://www.dca.ca.gov/about_u...New window External Subdomain Expedited Licensure Application Processing for Service Members Enrolled in Skillbridge
/Consumers/Solar_Smart/Subdomain Solar Smart page.
/Resources/PressReleases/2024/...Subdomain Sting Operation Busts 15 Unlicensed Contractors in Monterey County
A-TITLE Sting Operation Busts 15 Unlicensed Contractors in Monterey County
/Resources/BoardPackets/2024/E...Subdomain CSLB Committee Meeting August 1 Packet (Amended)
A-TITLE CSLB Committee Meeting August 1 Packet (Amended)
/Resources/BoardPackets/2024/E...Subdomain CSLB Committee Meeting August 1 Packet
A-TITLE CSLB Committee Meeting August 1 Packet
/Resources/PressReleases/2024/...Subdomain CSLB Sting Operation Targets Unlicensed Contractors in Sacramento County
A-TITLE CSLB Sting Operation Targets Unlicensed Contractors in Sacramento County
/Resources/BoardAgendas/2024/A...Subdomain CSLB COMMITTEE MEETING August 1 Agenda
A-TITLE CSLB COMMITTEE MEETING August 1 Agenda
/Resources/IndustryBulletins/2...Subdomain Additional Resources for Contractors Managing Treated Wood Waste
A-TITLE Additional Resources for Contractors Managing Treated Wood Waste
/Resources/PressReleases/2024/...Subdomain CSLB Cites Over a Dozen for Illegal Contracting in Santa Clara County
A-TITLE CSLB Cites Over a Dozen for Illegal Contracting in Santa Clara County
/Resources/PressReleases/2024/...Subdomain Stings Target Unlicensed Contractors in Sacramento and San Diego Counties
A-TITLE Stings Target Unlicensed Contractors in Sacramento and San Diego Counties
http://www.gov.ca.gov/External Subdomain Gavin Newsom Governor State of California
IMG-ALT Gavin Newsom, Governor, State of California
https://www.bcsh.ca.gov/External Subdomain Tomiquia Moss Secretary Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency
IMG-ALT Secretary, Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency
/About_Us/Board_Members.aspxDavid R. Fogt Registrar Contractor State License Board
IMG-ALT Alexis Podesta, Secretary, Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency
/Resources/PAO/public_records.pdfPublic Records Request
/About_Us/Job_Announcements.aspxCSLB Career Information
https://login.microsoftonline....External Subdomain CSLB Email Login
https://www.grants.ca.gov/New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT California Grants Portal Logo
https://realid.dmv.ca.gov/New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Real ID Logo
https://www.dca.ca.gov/military/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Information for Military and Their Spouses/Domestic Partners logo
https://saveourwater.com/New window External IMG-ALT Save our Water Logo
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Progra...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT COVID-19 Updates
https://www.vaccinateall58.com/New window Nofollow External Subdomain IMG-ALT Vaccinate all 58
https://cslb.ca.gov/Anchor Back to Top
https://www.ca.gov/use/External Subdomain Conditions of Use
https://www.dca.ca.gov/about_d...External Subdomain Privacy Policy
/About_Us/Accessibility.aspxSubdomain Accessibility
/About_Us/CSLBCertificate.pdfSubdomain Accessibility Certification

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://cslb.ca.gov/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The HTML page should be transferred using GZip compression.
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is very slow (1.64 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 8 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (53 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
cache-controlprivate
content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
x-ua-compatibleIE=Edge,chrome=1
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
x-xss-protection1; mode=block
dateWed, 14 Aug 2024 11:21:11 GMT
connectionclose
content-length54686
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
referrer-policystrict-origin-when-cross-origin
strict-transport-securitymax-age=16070400; includeSubDomains; preload
set-cookie146 Characters
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/1.1

External factors

Blacklists
(Nice to have)
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 698 referring domains.
This page has 6,940 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 518 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.

Links from Wikipedia

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Robots.txt

No valid Robots.txt file was found.

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Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
CSLB68%Check
Top54%Check
State52%Check
new51%Check
California50%Check
Page50%Check
gov50%Check
News47%Check
State License45%Check
Solar43%Check
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