Marylandtaxes.gov - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
85% 
Page quality
49% 
Page structure
79% 
Link structure
90% 
Server
0% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.92 s
File size
66.40 kB
Words
428
Media files
9
Number of links
87 internal / 24 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Marylandtaxes.gov | Welcome to the Office of the Comptroller
The title contains the word Welcome to! More content should be covered in the title.
The domain is used in the page's title.
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Comptroller of Maryland's www.marylandtaxes.gov all the information you need for your tax paying needs
The length of the meta description is perfect. (648 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
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)
No favicon is linked in the HTML code.

Meta tags

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DescriptionComptroller of Maryland's www.marylandtaxes.gov all the information you need for your tax paying needs
langen
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge
charsetUTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Only 1 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
There are only 428 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
18.5% 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.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 14 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
This page loads 10 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 9 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
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
/assests/img/Comptroller_Logo.svgComptroller of Maryland logo
/assests/img/slides/DirectFile.jpgDirect File is the new free service allowing eligible taxpayers to prepare and electronically file their tax return online directly with the IRS.
...ts/img/slides/MicrosoftTeams-image-5.pngComptroller Lierman
/assests/img/slides/Carousel-Image-5.jpgNavy graduation
/assests/img/slides/Carousel-Image-6.jpgBlacked-eyed Susan flower
/assests/img/slides/Carousel-Image-7.jpgBaltimore Ballpark
/assests/img/slides/Carousel-Image-8.jpgOriole bird
/assests/img/slides/Carousel-Image-9.pngState Treasury Building
/assests/img/slides/SOTE.jpgSunset over calm waters on a summer dayState of the Economy Report

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
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
H2 We Moved!
H4 Maryland State Employees
H4 State Agency Accounting
H4 Human Trafficking HELP
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 24 external links on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
/contact-us.phpContact Us
A-TITLE Contact us information including our locations, services, and points of contact
https://governor.maryland.gov/New window External Subdomain Governor's Office
A-TITLE Contact the Governor's Office
/index.phpMarylandtaxes.gov
A-TITLE Home Page for Marylandtaxes.gov the Maryland Comptroller
/index.phpIMG-ALT Comptroller of Maryland logo
/index.phpHome
A-TITLE Marylandtaxes.gov Home page
/business/sales-use/tax-exempt...Nonprofits
A-TITLE Find out about tax exemptions for nonprofits
/individual/index.phpIndividuals
A-TITLE Individual tax filing
https://interactive.marylandta...External Subdomain File online for free
A-TITLE See how to file taxes online for free
/individual/tax-assistance/fre...File for free in-person
A-TITLE See how to file for free through our branch offices
/individual/income/filing/inde...When to File
A-TITLE Know when to file your return
/faq/individual-tax.phpFAQs
A-TITLE Frequently asked questions about filing tax returns
/individual/income/filing/exte...Extension to file
A-TITLE Need an Extension to file
/faq/individual-tax.phpAmend Return
A-TITLE Need to Amend a Return
/individual/index.phpContact Taxpayer Services
A-TITLE Need to Contact Taxpayer Services
/divisions/comp.phpMaryland Public Information Act Request
A-TITLE Need to submit a Maryland Public Information Act Request
http://cashmd.org/free-tax-pre...New window External CASH Campaign of Maryland
A-TITLE See CASH Campaign of Maryland
https://mvlslaw.org/External Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service
A-TITLE Need Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service
/business/index.phpBusiness
A-TITLE Find Business taxes here
/mdtaxconnect/File for free online
A-TITLE You can File for free online
/business/tax-assistance/free-...Text duplicate File for free in-person
A-TITLE File for free in-person
/business/income/filing-inform...Text duplicate When to File
A-TITLE When to File your taxes
/faq/index.phpFAQ
A-TITLE Here are Business Tax filing FAQ
https://interactive.marylandta...External Subdomain Text duplicate Extension to file
A-TITLE Need an Extension to file
/cannabis/index.phpAdult Use Cannabis
A-TITLE Information about Adult Use Cannabis
/mdtaxconnect/index.phpMD Tax Connect Information
A-TITLE Information about MD Tax Connect
/pros/index.phpTax Professionals
A-TITLE Information here for Tax Professionals
/pros/index.phpText duplicate When to File
A-TITLE Need to know When to File
/faq/tax-pros.phpText duplicate FAQ
A-TITLE Tax Professional FAQ information
/pros/index.phpText duplicate Extension to file
A-TITLE Get Extension to file
/pros/index.phpText duplicate Amend Return
A-TITLE Need to Amend a Return
/pros/index.phpText duplicate Contact Taxpayer Services
A-TITLE How to Contact Taxpayer Services
https://interactive.marylandta...External Subdomain Individual Payment
A-TITLE Make Individual Payment
https://interactive.marylandta...External Subdomain Business Payment
A-TITLE Make Business Payment
https://interactive.marylandta...External Subdomain Vendor Payment
A-TITLE Make a Vendor Payment
https://interactive.marylandta...External Subdomain View Your Account
A-TITLE Need to View Your Account
https://interactive.marylandta...External Subdomain Payment Instructions
A-TITLE Get Payment Instructions
https://interactive2.marylandt...External Subdomain EITC Assistant
A-TITLE Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Assistant
/online-services/tax-calculato...Tax Calculators
A-TITLE Need Tax Calculators
https://interactive.marylandta...External Subdomain Anchor Estimated Taxes
A-TITLE Want to Estimated Taxes
/divisions/cd/individual-compl...Penalties
A-TITLE Think you might have Penalties
/individual/index.phpSE HABLA ESPAÑOL
A-TITLE SE HABLA ESPAÑOL
/new-tax-year-update.phpWhat's New This Tax Year
A-TITLE What's New This Tax Year
/instruction-booklets2023.phpIndividual Tax Instructions
A-TITLE Get Individual Tax Instructions
https://interactive.marylandta...External Subdomain Individuals File for Free Online
A-TITLE See how Individuals File for Free Online
/instruction-booklets2023.php/Business Tax Instructions
A-TITLE Get Business Tax Instructions
/mdtaxconnect/Businesses File for Free Online
A-TITLE Businesses File for Free Online
/media/index.phpPress Releases
A-TITLE The latest Press Releases
/divisions/ooc/media-contacts.phpMedia Contacts
A-TITLE See the Media Contacts
/divisions/comp/comptroller-of...Comptroller Initiatives
A-TITLE See the Comptroller Initiatives
/media-kits/index.phpSocial Media Toolkits
A-TITLE See the Social Media Toolkits
/strategic-goals/index.phpFY 2024 Strategic Goals
A-TITLE View the FY 2024 Strategic Goals
/new-tax-year-update.phpWhat's New for the Tax Year 2023
A-TITLE What's New for the Tax Year 2023
/divisions/gad/MD-VIEW.phpMD-VIEW Transparency Portal
A-TITLE See the MD-VIEW Transparency Portal
https://www.jobapscloud.com/MD...New window External Subdomain Job Postings
A-TITLE See the latest Job Postings
https://interactive2.marylandt...External Subdomain Text duplicate EITC Assistant
A-TITLE Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Assistant
/unclaimed-property/index.phpUnclaimed Property
A-TITLE Looking for Unclaimed Property
/tax-security/privacy-statemen...Comptroller of Maryland Privacy Statement
A-TITLE View the Comptroller of Maryland Privacy Statement
https://www.ola.state.md.us/fr...New window External Subdomain Office of Legislative Affairs State Agency Fraud Reporting
A-TITLE See the Office of Legislative Affairs State Agency Fraud Reporting
/tax-security/identity-protect...Identity Protection
A-TITLE See Identity Protection
/tax-security/elder-protection...Elder Financial Abuse
A-TITLE View information on Elder Financial Abuse
/tax-security/blocked-tax-prep...Blocked Tax Preparers
A-TITLE See the Blocked Tax Preparers
/tax-security/warning-signs.phpWarning Signs of Fraudulent Tax Preparers
A-TITLE See Warning Signs of Fraudulent Tax Preparers
/new-tax-year-update.phpText duplicate What's New for the Tax Year 2023
A-TITLE What's New for the Tax Year 2023
/individual/tax-assistance/ref...Where's My Refund
A-TITLE See Where's My Refund information
/unclaimed-property/index.phpText duplicate Unclaimed Property
A-TITLE See Unclaimed Property
/divisions/comp/comptroller-of...Comptroller Brooke Lierman
A-TITLE See Comptroller Brooke Lierman
/divisions/comp.phpOffice of the Comptroller
A-TITLE View Office of the Comptroller
/strategic-goals/index.phpText duplicate FY 2024 Strategic Goals
A-TITLE See the FY 2024 Strategic Goals
/taxpayer-services.phpTaxpayer Services (TSD)
A-TITLE Visit Taxpayer Services (TSD) for help
/bpw/index.phpBoard of Public Works (BPW)
A-TITLE See the Board of Public Works (BPW)
/divisions/bre.phpBureau of Revenue Estimates (BRE)
A-TITLE See the Bureau of Revenue Estimates (BRE)
/divisions/cpb.phpCentral Payroll Bureau (CPB)
A-TITLE See the Central Payroll Bureau (CPB)
/divisions/ooc.phpOffice of Communications (OOC)
A-TITLE View the Office of Communications (OOC)
/divisions/cd.phpCompliance Division (CD)
A-TITLE See the Compliance Division (CD)
/divisions/af.phpOffice of Administration and Finance (A & F)
A-TITLE See the Office of Administration and Finance (A & F)
/divisions/fed.phpField Enforcement Bureau (FEB)
A-TITLE See the Field Enforcement Bureau (FEB)
/divisions/gad.phpGeneral Accounting Division (GAD)
A-TITLE See General Accounting Division (GAD)
/divisions/itd.phpInformation Technology Division (ITD)
A-TITLE See the Information Technology Division (ITD)
/divisions/orm.phpOffice of Risk Management (ORM)
A-TITLE See the Office of Risk Management (ORM)
/divisions/ofp.phpOffice of Fair Practices (OFP)
A-TITLE See the Office of Fair Practices (OFP)
/divisions/hearings-appeals.phpHearings & Appeals
A-TITLE See Hearings & Appeals
/divisions/hr.phpOffice of Human Resources (OHR)
A-TITLE View the Office of Human Resources (OHR)
/divisions/rad.phpRevenue Administration Division (RAD)
A-TITLE See the Revenue Administration Division (RAD)
/unclaimed-property/index.phpUnclaimed Property Division
A-TITLE Visit the Unclaimed Property Division
/locations.phpLocations
A-TITLE View our Office Locations
https://www.jobapscloud.com/MD...External Subdomain Join Our Team
A-TITLE Come Join Our Team
/directfile/index.phpIMG-ALT Direct File is the new free service allowing eligible taxpayers to prepare and electronically file their tax return online directly with the IRS.
A-TITLE Direct File
/research/index.phpIMG-ALT Sunset over calm waters on a summer day
A-TITLE State of the Economy
/reports/pdf/PORT-ACT-ONE-FACT...Port Act Fact Sheet
A-TITLE Comptroller Lierman Port Act Fact Sheet
/locations.phpvisit our locations page
https://app.indigov.com/pub/5a...External Subdomain Newsletter Signup
A-TITLE Comptroller Newsletter Signup
/individual/index.phpIndividual Tax
A-TITLE Click here to find Individual Taxpayer information
/business/index.phpBusiness Tax
A-TITLE Get all your Business Taxes information here
/pros/index.phpTax Pros
A-TITLE Tax Professionals can find all the information they need here
/getinvolved/index.phpGet Involved
A-TITLE Find out how you can Get Involved click here
/taxpayer-services.phpGet Help
A-TITLE This is the place to Get Tax Help
https://interactive.marylandta...External Subdomain Text duplicate Where's My Refund
A-TITLE How to find your Refund?
/tax-credits.phpTax Credits
A-TITLE Looking for Tax Credits they are here
/unclaimed-property/index.phpText duplicate Unclaimed Property
A-TITLE Looking for Unclaimed Property try here
/divisions/gad/vendor-services...Vendor Services
A-TITLE See all Vendor Services here
/reports/index.phpReports
A-TITLE Find all agency Reports here
/statepayroll/index.phpMaryland State Employees
A-TITLE Maryland State Employees payroll information
/state-agency-accounting/index...State Agency Accounting
A-TITLE State Agency Accounting forms and information
https://goccp.maryland.gov/vic...New window External Subdomain Human Trafficking HELP
A-TITLE Human Trafficking HELP
/forms/taxpayer-bill-of-rights...Your Rights as a Taxpayer
A-TITLE Your Rights as a Taxpayer
/accessibility.phpAccessibility
A-TITLE Accessibility
/translate-disclaimer.phpTranslate Disclaimer
A-TITLE Translate Disclaimer
https://www.facebook.com/Compt...External Subdomain A-TITLE See the Comptroller on Facebook
https://twitter.com/mdcomptrol...External A-TITLE See the Comptroller on Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/comp...External Subdomain A-TITLE See the Comptroller on Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/channe...External Subdomain A-TITLE See the Comptroller on You Tube

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://marylandtaxes.gov/"
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 0.92 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 14 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 10 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (66 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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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 3,789 referring domains.
This page has 462,157 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 2,469 different ip addresses.

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marylandtaxes.gov
Marylandtaxes.gov | Welcome to the Office of the Comptroller
Comptroller of Maryland's www.marylandtaxes.gov all the information you need for your tax paying needs

Most important keywords

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

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Tax71%Check
Marylandtaxes69%Check
gov69%Check
Comptroller Maryland67%Check
Maryland State62%Check
Comptroller60%Check
Tax Forms53%Check
Individual Tax53%Check
Business Tax53%Check

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