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Meta information
72% 
Page quality
25% 
Page structure
52% 
Link structure
87% 
Server
54% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.35 s
File size
26.30 kB
Words
424
Media files
21
Number of links
83 internal / 13 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Ministry Matters™ | Christian Resources for Church Leaders
The length of the page title is perfect. (541 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Ministry Matters™ is a community of resources for church leaders. Whether your church has ten pews or a thousand seats, a praise band or a pipe organ, one-room-Sunday school or a network of small groups, a huge staff or just you. Free subscribers can search and share thousands of articles and resources.
The meta description is too long: 1912 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. 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
Server location: United States of America
The language is not specified in the HTML markup.
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 XHTML 1.0 Transitional 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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descriptionMinistry Matters™ is a community of resources for church leaders. Whether your church has ten pews or a thousand seats, a praise band or a pipe organ, one-room-Sunday school or a network of small groups, a huge staff or just you. Free subscribers can search and share thousands of articles and resources.
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
There are only 424 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
The average number of words per sentence of 38.5 words is high.
23.6% 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.
3 paragraphs were found on this page.
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 Apple touch icon is specified.
This page loads 17 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1, user-scalable=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 8 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
20 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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...80x320/calling-in-the-cast-out.jpg?thumbNo alt attribute provided
...c480x320/gardens-in-the-desert.jpg?thumbNo alt attribute provided
...re-what-it-is-and-what-it-isnt.jpg?thumbNo alt attribute provided
...ning-your-churchs-call-to-new-places.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...320/sermon-options-september-15-2024.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...0/worship-elements-september-15-2024.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...worship-connection-september-15-2024.jpgNo alt attribute provided
/images/main/ajax_wait_sm.gifPlease wait...
...320/the-churchs-midlife-crisis.jpg?thumbNo alt attribute provided
...801/c480x320/the-church-family.jpg?thumbNo alt attribute provided
...eating-and-drinking-with-jesus.jpg?thumbNo alt attribute provided
...0/september-29-2024-it-matters.jpg?thumbNo alt attribute provided
...2024-welcome-confused-children.jpg?thumbNo alt attribute provided
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...er-1-2024-living-with-the-lord.jpg?thumbNo alt attribute provided
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...781791023980/l135x200/listeners-dare.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...781791008055/l135x200/preachers-dare.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...01896569/l135x200/a-worship-workbook.jpgNo alt attribute provided

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Ministry Matters™
Too many H1 headings
The H1 heading is too short (17 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 31 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Ministry Matters™
H1 Rethinking vocation
H1 Calling in the cast out
H1 Gardens in the desert
H1 Church culture: What it is and what it isn't
H1 Daring boldy: discerning your church's call to new places
H1 This Sunday
H1 Sermon Options: September 15, 2024
H1 Worship Elements: September 15, 2024
H1 Worship Connection: September 15, 2024
H1 Survey
H1 Newsletter Signup
H1 CEB Scripture Search
H1 Find us on…
H1 The church's midlife crisis
H1 The Church Family?
H1 August 18, 2024: Eating and Drinking with Jesus
H1 September 29, 2024: It Matters
H1 September 22, 2024: Welcome, Confused Children
H1 September 15, 2024: The Challenge of Following Jesus
H1 September 8, 2024: Good News, Bad News, Good News
H1 September 1, 2024: Living with the Lord
H1 Featured Resources
H1 Kairos Care
H1 Listeners Dare
H1 Preachers Dare
H1 A Worship Workbook
H2 Add to Bin
H2 Create a New Bin
H2 My Bins
H2 Find us on… Duplicate text
Some internal links have dynamic parameters. All internal URLs, which are not marked as nofollow, should not contain dynamic parameters.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
There are 1 links with a trivial anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are 13 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
/members/signup_landingSee Subscription Options
/members/signup_landingMinistry Matters
/apa-subscribeAbingdon Preaching Annual
/awa-subscribeAbingdon Worship Annual
/pr_subscribePulpit Resource
/cgi-bin/cart.cgiCart
/members/Login
/library_betaResearch Library
/members/Profile
/mybins/Bins
/members/logout/Log Out
http://www.ministrymatters.com/Subdomain Home
/preach/Subdomain Preach
/teach/Subdomain Teach
/worship/Subdomain Worship
/reach/Subdomain Reach
/lead/Subdomain Lead
/leadbooks/Subdomain Leadership Books
/bins/Subdomain Text duplicate Bins
/library_beta/Subdomain Text duplicate Research Library
/advanced_search.htmlAdvanced search
https://www.ministrymatters.com/Ministry Matters™
/all/entry/11786/rethinking-vo...Rethinking vocation By Allen T. Stanton
/all/entry/11785/calling-in-th...Calling in the cast out By Kellen Roggenbuck
/all/entry/11784/gardens-in-th...Gardens in the desert By Kenneth H. Carter, Jr., Michael Adam Beck
/all/entry/11783/church-cultur...Church culture: What it is and what it isn't By Jim Ozier, Yvette Thibodeaux
/all/entry/11781/daring-boldy-...Daring boldy: discerning your church's call to new places By Kellen Roggenbuck
/bin_list/?this_sunday=1More Sundays
/survey/SpiritualGiftsSpiritual Gifts Discovery Survey
http://www.facebook.com/pages/...New window External Subdomain Facebook
http://twitter.com/ministrymat...New window External Twitter
http://www.linkedin.com/compan...New window External Subdomain LinkedIn
https://plus.google.com/u/1/+M...New window External Subdomain Google Plus
http://www.youtube.com/user/mi...New window External Subdomain YouTube
/all/entry/11780/the-churchs-m...The church's midlife crisis By Kellen Roggenbuck
/all/entry/11779/the-church-fa...The Church Family? By Allen T. Stanton
/all/entry/11772/august-18-202...August 18, 2024: Eating and Drinking with Jesus By William H. Willimon
/all/entry/11778/september-29-...September 29, 2024: It Matters By William H. Willimon
/all/entry/11777/september-22-...September 22, 2024: Welcome, Confused Children By William H. Willimon
/all/entry/11776/september-15-...September 15, 2024: The Challenge of Following Jesus By William H. Willimon
/all/entry/11775/september-8-2...September 8, 2024: Good News, Bad News, Good News By William H. Willimon
/all/entry/11774/september-1-2...September 1, 2024: Living with the Lord By William H. Willimon
/product/9781501899119Kairos Care
/product/9781791023980Listeners Dare
/product/9781791008055Preachers Dare
/product/9781501896569A Worship Workbook
/about.htmlTrivial anchor text
Read More
http://www.facebook.com/pages/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
http://twitter.com/ministrymat...New window External Text duplicate Twitter
http://www.linkedin.com/compan...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate LinkedIn
https://plus.google.com/u/1/+M...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Google Plus
http://www.youtube.com/user/mi...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate YouTube
https://www.ministrymatters.com/Text duplicate Home
/about.htmlAbout
/faq.htmlFAQs
/preach/entry/5061/publisher-i...Publishers
/rss_feeds.htmlRSS Feeds
/advertiseAdvertise
/contact.htmlContact
/members/signup_landing/Subscribe
/preach/Text duplicate Preach
/preach/tag/sermon_resourcesSermon Resources
/preach/tag/topical_preachingTopical Preaching
/preach/tag/lectionary_preachingLectionary Preaching
/preach/tag/sermon_seriesSermon Series
/preach/tag/bible_and_theologyBible & Theology
/teach/Text duplicate Teach
/teach/tag/adultsAdults
/teach/tag/youthYouth
/teach/tag/childrenChildren
/teach/tag/vbsVacation Bible School
/teach/tag/trainingTraining & Development
/worship/Text duplicate Worship
/worship/tag/leadingLeading & Planning
/worship/tag/musicMusic
/worship/tag/prayersPrayers & Litanies
/worship/tag/worship_mediaWorship Media
/worship/tag/servicesSpecial Services
/reach/Text duplicate Reach
/reach/tag/evangelismEvangelism
/reach/tag/church_growthChurch Growth & Vitality
/reach/tag/hospitalityHospitality
/reach/tag/missionMission & Service
/reach/tag/new_membersNew Members
/lead/Text duplicate Lead
/lead/tag/administrationAdministration
/lead/tag/church_growthText duplicate Church Growth & Vitality
/lead/tag/congregational_careCongregational Care
/lead/tag/leader_developmentLeader Development
/lead/tag/self_careSelf-Care
/lead/tag/stewardshipStewardship & Finance
/privacy.htmlPrivacy Policy
https://www.cokesbury.com/pric...New window External Subdomain Pricing & Discount Policy
/terms.htmlTerms of Use
http://www.agroup.com/New window External Subdomain The A Group
http://www.verisign.com/ssl-ce...New window External Subdomain About SSL Certificates

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.ministrymatters.com/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is slow (1.35 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 17 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (26 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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dateWed, 11 Sep 2024 10:50:32 GMT
serverApache
set-cookie20 Characters
varyAccept-Encoding
content-encodinggzip
content-length7255
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/1.1

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 1,237 referring domains.
This page has 131,891 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 906 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.

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Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /search/

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Ministry Matters™ is a community of resources for church leaders. Whether your church has ten pews or a thousand seats, a praise band or a pipe organ, one-room-Sunday school or a network of small groups, a huge staff or just you. Free subscribers can search and share thousands of articles and resources.

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