Dre.ca.gov - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
51% 
Page structure
94% 
Link structure
85% 
Server
0% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.66 s
File size
39.80 kB
Words
562
Media files
33
Number of links
76 internal / 20 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
California Department of Real Estate
The length of the page title is perfect. (329 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
This is the home page of the California Department of Real Estate (DRE)
The length of the meta description is perfect. (450 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
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
Language defined in meta tags: english
Server location: United States of America
There are different language information within the page markup.
One or more of the specified languages are not ISO standard (en, en-us, de, etc.)
The following language is defined by HTML: english
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 character encoding is not specified in the HTTP header.
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype XHTML 1.0 Strict 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
AuthorCalifornia Department of Real Estate
DescriptionThis is the home page of the California Department of Real Estate (DRE)
KeywordsCalifornia, state, government, real estate, DRE, California Department of Real Estate, CA, DRE homepage, license, exams, consumers, protection, elicensing, online licensing, online system, license renewals
languageEnglish
langen
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
The average number of words per sentence of 38.33 words is high.
This page contains 562 words. That's ok.
22.4% 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.
5 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.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No viewpoint tag is provided.
No Apple touch icon is specified.
This page loads 13 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
Some tags are too long. With 96 characters this one is longer than 70 characters:
"licensee alert: dre urges licensees to be on alert for growing warehouse lines of credit schemes"
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)
The HTTPS protocol for secure data transmission is not used.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
/images/design01/header_ca.gov.pngCA.gov
/images/design01/header_organization.pngDepartment of Real Estate
/images/content_container1/A_Banner_1.jpgFile a Complaint
/images/content_container1/A_Banner_2.jpgFee Changes
/images/content_container1/A_Banner_3.jpgAsk DRE Licensing
/images/content_container1/A_Banner_4.jpgMilitary AssistanceMilitary Assistance
/images/content_container1/A_Banner_5.jpgDRE Headquarters MoveDRE Headquarters Move
/images/content_container1/A_Banner_6.jpgNo alt attribute providedReal Estate Bulletin - Spring 2024
/images/content/bullet_info.png·
/images/content/bullet_star.png·
/images/content/bullet_star.png·
/images/content_container1/WhatsNew3.jpgNo alt attribute providedLicensee Alert
/images/content_container1/WhatsNew2.jpgNo alt attribute providedDRE's Sacramento Examination Center Welcomes Back Examinees
/images/content_container1/WhatsNew8.jpgNo alt attribute providedFee Increases
/images/content/bullet_arrow_right.png·
http://dre.ca.gov/images/common/clear.gif<
/images/minicarousel/connect_facebook.pngFacebookFacebook
/images/minicarousel/connect_twitter.pngTwitterTwitter
/images/minicarousel/connect_twitter.pngEspañol TwitterEspañol Twitter
/images/minicarousel/connect_youtube.pngYoutubeYouTube
/images/minicarousel/connect_rss.pngRSSRSS
/images/minicarousel/connect_mobile.pngDRE iPhone AppDRE iPhone App
/images/minicarousel/connect_survey.pngSurveySurvey
/images/minicarousel/connect_email.pngContact UsContact Us
http://dre.ca.gov/images/common/clear.gif>
/images/registertovote_small.jpgSecretary of State - Register to Vote
/images/content/save_water.jpgSave Our Water
http://dre.ca.gov/images/common/ada.pngADA Coordinator
/images/content/Ca_Grants_Portal.jpgCalifornia Grants Portal
...content_container1/eLicensing_AskDRE.jpgeLicensing
...ent_container1/HomePageHousingisKey2.jpgHousing Is Key
/images/content/dre_execs.jpgGovernor and Executive Staff
http://dre.ca.gov/images/common/globe.gifWorld globe of flags icon

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Our Mission
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 Our Mission
H2 I am a... ·
H2 I want to...
H2 Essential Information ·
H2 News and Updates ·
H2 Connect With Us ·
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
4 links don't have an anchor text.
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 20 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
http://dre.ca.gov/Anchor Skip to Main Content
https://www.ca.gov/External Subdomain IMG-ALT CA.gov
http://dre.ca.gov/IMG-ALT Department of Real Estate
http://dre.ca.gov/AboutAbout DRE
http://dre.ca.gov/Contact.htmlContact Us
http://dre.ca.gov/NewsroomNewsroom
http://dre.ca.gov/FormsForms
http://dre.ca.gov/PublicationsPublications
http://dre.ca.gov/Home
http://dre.ca.gov/consumersConsumers
https://www2.dre.ca.gov/Public...External Subdomain Verify a License
/Publications/CompleteListPubl...Consumer Guides & Publications
/Consumers/FileComplaint.htmlFiling a Complaint
/Consumers/HomebuyersBorrowers...Homebuyers/Borrowers
/Consumers/FirstHomeCalifornia...First Home California
/Consumers/ConsumerAlerts.htmlConsumer Alerts
/Consumers/ComplaintResolution...Complaint Resolution Program
/Consumers/ConsumerRecoveryAcc...Consumer Recovery Account
/consumers/CountyAlerts.htmlCounty Recorder Alerts
http://dre.ca.gov/LicenseesLicensees
https://www2.dre.ca.gov/Public...External Subdomain Text duplicate Verify a License
/Licensees/DisciplinaryActions...Disciplinary Actions
https://secure.dre.ca.gov/elic...External Subdomain eLicensing
/Licensees/CurrentTimeframes_m...Current Processing Times
/Licensees/PRLS.htmlPrepaid Rental Listing Services
/Licensees/Advisories.htmlLicensee Alerts and Advisories
/Licensees/BusinessResources.htmlReal Estate Business Resources
/Licensees/SafeAct.htmlSAFE Act/MLO
/Licensees/CiteandFine.htmlCite & Fine
http://dre.ca.gov/ExamineesExaminees
/Examinees/Advice.htmlAdvice for Examinees
/Examinees/OutOfState.htmlOut-of-State Applicants
/Licensees/CurrentTimeframes_m...Text duplicate Current Processing Times
https://secure.dre.ca.gov/elic...External Subdomain Text duplicate eLicensing
/Examinees/HowWhereScheduled.htmlHow & Where Exams are Scheduled
/Examinees/TakingExam.htmlTaking the Exam
/Examinees/EducationCourses.htmlEducation Course Availability
/Examinees/Military.htmlLicense Options for Military Members
http://dre.ca.gov/DevelopersDevelopers
/Developers/PublicReports.htmlPublic Reports
/Developers/NewSubFilingList.htmlNew Subdivision Filing List
/Developers/Timeshares.htmlTime-shares
/Developers/HOA.htmlHomeowners Associations
/Developers/MasterGeoLists.htmlMaster Geographic Letter Lists
/Consumers/FileComplaint.htmlIMG-ALT File a Complaint
http://dre.ca.gov/Fees/Fees.htmlIMG-ALT Fee Changes
/AskDRELicensingSubdomain IMG-ALT Ask DRE Licensing
/Examinees/Military.htmlIMG-ALT Military Assistance
/Newsroom/dreofficemove.htmlIMG-ALT DRE Headquarters Move
/files/pdf/reb/rebspring_24.pdfNo Text
https://www2.dre.ca.gov/Public...External Subdomain Verify a Real Estate License
/Publications/RealEstateLaw.html2024 Real Estate Law
/Consumers/ConsumerAlerts.htmlText duplicate Consumer Alerts
http://dre.ca.gov/FAQ.htmlFAQs
/files/pdf/StepstoGetlicensed.pdfSteps to Becoming Licensed
http://dre.ca.gov/FormsText duplicate Forms
/Publications/RealEstateBullet...Subdomain Real Estate Bulletin Newsletter
/Consumers/FileComplaint.htmlText duplicate File a Complaint
/Licensees/BusinessResources.htmlText duplicate Real Estate Business Resources
/Publications/CompleteListPubl...Complete List of Publications
/About/InvitationPublicComment...Invitation for Public Comment/Hearing Notices
/Licensees/CourseProviders.htmlCourse Provider Resources (Pre-License & CE)
/Licensees/CurrentTimeframes_m...Subdomain Current Processing Times for Applications, Renewals, and License Changes
/Licensees/ExamineeLicenseeLis...Examinee List/Licensee List Data Files
/Licensees/Advisory_2024_08_14...A-TITLE Licensee Alert
/Newsroom/DREExamCenterOpen.htmlNo Text
http://dre.ca.gov/Fees/fees.htmlNo Text
/Licensees/Advisory_2024_08_14...Licensee Alert: DRE Urges Licensees to be on Alert for Growing Warehouse Lines of Credit Schemes
A-TITLE Licensee Alert
/Newsroom/DREExamCenterOpen.htmlDRE Sacramento Exam Center Reopens at New Location
A-TITLE DRE's Sacramento Examination Center Welcomes Back Examinees
http://dre.ca.gov/Fees/fees.htmlDRE Fee Increases in Effect July 1, 2024
A-TITLE Fee Increases
https://www.facebook.com/Calif...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Facebook
https://twitter.com/CA_DREExternal IMG-ALT Twitter
https://twitter.com/ca_dre_espExternal IMG-ALT Español Twitter
https://www.youtube.com/channe...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Youtube
http://dre.ca.gov/RSS.htmlIMG-ALT RSS
https://www2.dre.ca.gov/public...External Subdomain Anchor IMG-ALT DRE iPhone App
https://secure.dre.ca.gov/publ...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Survey
http://dre.ca.gov/Contact.htmlText duplicate IMG-ALT Contact Us
https://registertovote.ca.gov/New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Secretary of State - Register to Vote
https://saveourwater.com/New window External IMG-ALT Save Our Water
http://dre.ca.gov/About/ADA.htmlIMG-ALT ADA Coordinator
https://www.grants.ca.gov/New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT California Grants Portal
/Consumers/FirstHomeCalifornia...No Text
/Accessibility.htmlAccessibility
http://dre.ca.gov/Conditions.htmlConditions of Use
http://dre.ca.gov/Contact.htmlText duplicate Contact Us
/PrivacyPolicy.htmlPrivacy Policy
http://dre.ca.gov/SiteMap.htmlSite Map
https://secure.dre.ca.gov/elic...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE eLicensing
/AskDRELicensingSubdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Ask DRE Licensing
https://camortgagerelief.org/New window External A-TITLE California Mortgage Relief
https://housing.ca.gov/External Subdomain A-TITLE Housing is Key Website
/Licensees/DisciplinaryActions...New window Subdomain A-TITLE DRE Enforcement Actions are Online
/About/commissioner.htmlNew window A-TITLE Real Estate Commissioner
https://www.bcsh.ca.gov/New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency
https://gov.ca.gov/New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Website of the Governor, Gavin Newsom

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
The checked page does not redirect to another URL.
HTTP header
(Important)
The HTML page should be transferred using GZip compression.
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.66 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.
This page loads 9 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 13 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (40 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
cache-controlprivate
content-typetext/html
serverMicrosoft-IIS/10.0
set-cookie53 Characters
x-powered-byASP.NET
dateSat, 07 Sep 2024 23:25:44 GMT
content-length40744
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/1.1

External factors

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This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 676 referring domains.
This page has 338,929 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 583 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

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Disallow: /files/db
Disallow: /css
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dre.ca.gov
California Department of Real Estate
This is the home page of the California Department of Real Estate (DRE)

Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
DRE68%Check
real61%Check
estate61%Check
Real Estate61%Check
California59%Check
Department59%Check
California Department59%Check
Real Estate Law52%Check
Estate License51%Check
Mission50%Check
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