Paychex.com - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
97% 
Page quality
77% 
Page structure
100% 
Link structure
83% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.25 s
File size
136.00 kB
Words
1395
Media files
39
Number of links
125 internal / 15 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Paychex: Payroll & HR Solutions
The length of the page title is perfect. (295 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Paychex has HR and Payroll solutions to fit the needs of any size business. Let Paychex help you take your business where it needs to go.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (853 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.paychex.com/
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)
Language for link pointing to page itself inaccurate
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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twitter:descriptionPaychex has HR solutions to fit the needs of any size business. From do-it-yourself payroll to human capital management, Paychex has exactly what you need to take your business where it needs to go.
twitter:titlePayroll & HR solutions | Paychex
twitter:urlhttps://www.paychex.com/
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og:site_namePaychex
og:urlhttps://www.paychex.com/
og:titlePayroll & HR solutions | Paychex
og:descriptionPaychex has HR solutions to fit the needs of any size business. From do-it-yourself payroll to human capital management, Paychex has exactly what you need to take your business where it needs to go.
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
This page contains 1395 words. That's ok.
26.9% 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.
17 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 21.76 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The following tag is repeated too often: payroll, time & attendance, benefits, insurance
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
5 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
...6/home-fw-payroll.jpg.webp?itok=YFH1XQjMBusiness owners using Paychex Flex to run payroll and HR
.../home-tablet-hero.jpg.webp?itok=uI2NwDbToffice collaboration
...e-mobile-hero (1).jpg.webp?itok=rcOGhGyUoffice collaboration
...ard-payroll-mobile-new.jpg?itok=mBPqPAoIA paystub on a mobile device
.../image/2024-04/hr-card.jpg?itok=-P7Xuzr-Paychex Flex for HR on a laptop
...me-tracking-watch-card.jpg?itok=LZG3D4whAn employee tracking their hours with Paychex Flex on their smart watch
...01/benefits-admin-card.jpg?itok=opfBCiW7Paychex Flex benefits administration dashboard
...age/2024-04/peo-card_0.jpg?itok=IaD3tIN4A business owner talking to her dedicated Paychex HR manager and using Paychex Flex
...-05/self-employed.jpg.webp?itok=klnOU853self employed individual with laptop
...siness-size-small.jpg.webp?itok=WYPwBMDZSmall business owners working on a tablet
...business-size-mid.jpg.webp?itok=iH6FR1rbA business owner working on future plans
...siness-size-large.jpg.webp?itok=A1FvWb36An HR manager working on her computer
...ommy-stucky.jpg?h=252f27fa&itok=ewbsfKJdNo alt attribute provided
...-02/tommy stuckey.jpg.webp?itok=bUF3uhezSub shop franchise owner Tommy Stuckey discusses how payroll challenges led him to choose a provider such as Paychex.
...esars-thumb.jpg?h=252f27fa&itok=iyDX93zQNo alt attribute provided
.../Little Caesars_0.png.webp?itok=A1V5r8zELittle Caesars - Feghali Foods - Multi-Unit Franchisee
...verve-thumb.jpg?h=252f27fa&itok=ZJNMRU3hNo alt attribute provided
...6880-HDR-Edit-min.jpg.webp?itok=jBc-IdLeView from an office patio of one of the designs by The verve Partnership
...a_Lago210_1.jpg?h=c5aaa1f1&itok=R76nVLzgNo alt attribute provided
.../lago-210-kitchen.jpg.webp?itok=PZA-4w12Employees at Lago 210 handle food prep work in the kitchen.
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...-body-shop-poster.jpg.webp?itok=cXQ3gwTzAn employee at an auto body shop works on preparing a vehicle to be painted.
...ost-ethical-award-2024.png?itok=h1Bq0p5YWorld's Most Ethical Companies Award 2024
...2023-11/idc-saas-award.png?itok=bfTmhZYcCustomer Satisfaction - IDC SaaS Award
...nnovative-award-2024_0.png?itok=KDMkY-D3FORTUNE World's Most Innovative Companies Award
...-11/hr-tech-award-2023.png?itok=8Zo-RsMFBest Small Business-focused solution from HR Tech
...cord-keeper-2023-award.png?itok=TEYMN-q5PLANSPONSOR Largest 401(k) Recordkeeper by Number of Plans
...04/training-award-2024.png?itok=lKWebUVKApex training award winner 2024
...tom/paychex2/images/svg/logo-paychex.svgHome
.../custom/paychex2/images/icons/search.svgSearch icon
...ustom/paychex2/images/icons/linkedin.svgLinkedIn
...fault/files/image/2023-09/logo-black.pngTwitter
...ustom/paychex2/images/icons/facebook.svgFacebook
...custom/paychex2/images/icons/youtube.svgYoutube
...stom/paychex2/images/icons/glassdoor.svgGlassdoor
.../2022-04/flex-login-redirect-desktop.jpgFlex app
...2024-04/time-and-attendance-pop-up_0.jpgScreenshot of Time and Attendance
...fault/files/image/2024-04/LMS-pop-up.jpgscreenshot of the Learning Management System Enrollment
...age/2024-04/indeed-easy-apply-pop-up.jpgIndeed Logo with a person on phone

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
A Simple Approach to Payroll, HR, and Benefits
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 A Simple Approach to Payroll, HR, and Benefits
H2 Time-Saving, Scalable HR Solutions
H2 One Platform For HR and Payroll
H2 Solutions for Your Business Size
H2 Paychex Flex® Makes It Easy
H2 Hear From Some of Our Customers
H2 Find the Right Solution
H2 Recognized for Innovation, Ethics, and Performance
H2 Join Approximately 740,000 Customers and Get Help Managing HR, Payroll, and Benefits
H3 Payroll Services
H3 Human Resources
H3 Time & Attendance
H3 Employee Benefits
H3 Full-Service HR–PEO
H3 Self-Employed
H3 Businesses With 1-19 Employees
H3 Businesses With 20-49 Employees
H3 Businesses With 50-1,000+ Employees
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 15 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.paychex.com/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.paychex.com/Anchor Skip to footer site map
/contact/salesRequest Pricing
/payroll/compare-payroll-solut...Subdomain Payroll Services Payroll packages for every business.
IMG-ALT A paystub on a mobile device
/human-resourcesSubdomain Human Resources Hire, onboard, manage, and develop employees.
IMG-ALT Paychex Flex for HR on a laptop
/time-attendanceSubdomain Time & Attendance Track time and maximize payroll accuracy.
IMG-ALT An employee tracking their hours with Paychex Flex on their smart watch
/employee-benefitsSubdomain Employee Benefits Offer 401(k) and Fortune 500-level benefits.
IMG-ALT Paychex Flex benefits administration dashboard
https://www.paychex.com/peoSubdomain Full-Service HR–PEO An all-in-one solution for every HR function.
IMG-ALT A business owner talking to her dedicated Paychex HR manager and using Paychex Flex
/business-solutions/self-employedSubdomain Self Employed Solutions
/business-solutions/small-busi...Subdomain Small Business Solutions
/business-solutions/midsize-bu...Subdomain Midsize Business Solutions
/business-solutions/large-busi...Subdomain Enterprise Solutions
/contact/salesSubdomain Text duplicate Request Pricing
/clients/testimonialsSubdomain View Testimonials
https://go.paychex.com/client-...External Subdomain How to Scale Your Business
https://go.paychex.com/client-...External Subdomain Find Time — Do What You Love
https://go.paychex.com/client-...External Subdomain Lago 210 Meets the Challenge
https://go.paychex.com/client-...External Subdomain See How Paychex Helped
/clients/testimonialsSubdomain Text duplicate View Testimonials
/contact/salesText duplicate Request Pricing
https://www.paychex.com/quizFind Your Solution
https://www.paychex.com/Subdomain IMG-ALT Home
https://www.paychex.com/loginLogin
/integrationsSubdomain Product integrations
/contact/salesSubdomain Schedule a demo
https://www.paychex.com/payrollSubdomain Payroll Services
/payroll/small-business-payrollSubdomain Small Business Payroll
/payroll/enterprise-payrollSubdomain Midsize to Enterprise Payroll
/payroll/compare-payroll-solut...Subdomain Compare Payroll Packages
/payroll/switch-payroll-companiesSubdomain Switch Payroll Companies
/tax-servicesSubdomain Payroll Tax Services
https://www.paychex.com/payrollSubdomain All Payroll Services
/employee-benefitsSubdomain Employee Benefits
/group-health-insuranceSubdomain Group Health Insurance
/group-health-insurance/benefi...Subdomain HSA, FSA & more benefits
/retirement-servicesSubdomain Retirement Services
/employee-benefits/benefits-ad...Subdomain Benefits Administration Services
/employee-benefitsSubdomain All Employee Benefits
/human-resourcesSubdomain HR Services
/human-resources/hr-consultingSubdomain HR Consulting
/hiring/employee-onboarding-so...Subdomain Employee Onboarding
https://www.paychex.com/hiringSubdomain Hiring Services
https://www.paychex.com/peoSubdomain PEO
/human-resourcesSubdomain All HR Services
/time-attendanceSubdomain Time & Attendance
/time-attendance/time-clockSubdomain Time Clocks
/time-attendanceSubdomain All Time & Attendance
/integrationsSubdomain Product Integrations
/contact/salesSubdomain Schedule a Demo
/business-insuranceSubdomain Business Insurance
/human-resources/workers-compe...Subdomain Workers' Compensation
/business-insurance/general-li...Subdomain General Liability
/business-insurance/commercial...Subdomain Umbrella
/business-insurance/cyber-liab...Subdomain Cyber Liability
/business-insurance/business-o...Subdomain Business Owners Policy
/business-insuranceSubdomain All Business Insurance
/business-solutionsSubdomain Business Solutions
/business-solutions/self-employedSubdomain Self-employed
/business-solutions/small-busi...Subdomain 1-19 employees
/business-solutions/midsize-bu...Subdomain 20-49 employees
/business-solutions/large-busi...Subdomain 50-1,000+ employees
/industriesSubdomain Solutions by Industry
/business-solutionsSubdomain All Solutions By Size
https://www.paychex.com/quizText duplicate Find Your Solution
https://www.paychex.com/worxSubdomain Knowledge Center
/state-resourcesSubdomain State Compliance Resources
/calculatorsSubdomain Calculators
/worx/webinarsSubdomain Webinars
/worx/podcastsSubdomain Podcasts
https://www.paychex.com/corporateSubdomain About Paychex
/how-paychex-worksSubdomain The Power of Paychex
/clients/testimonialsSubdomain Customer Testimonials
/corporate/corporate-responsib...Subdomain Corporate Responsibility
/corporate/paychex-charitable-...Subdomain Paychex Charitable Foundation
https://www.paychex.com/locationsSubdomain Locations
https://careers.paychex.com/ca...External Subdomain Careers
https://www.paychex.com/newsroomSubdomain Newsroom
https://investor.paychex.com/External Subdomain Investor Relations
/corporate/securitySubdomain Privacy & Security
/accounting-professionalsSubdomain Accounting Professionals
/bank-partnershipsSubdomain Banking Professionals
/partnerships/financial-advisorsSubdomain Financial Advisors
https://www.paychex.com/franchiseSubdomain Franchises
https://www.paychex.com/alliancesSubdomain National Associations
/contact/salesSubdomain Contact Sales
/contact/salesSubdomain Text duplicate Contact Sales
/support/contactRequest Support
https://www.paychex.com/supportSubdomain All Support Options
https://go.paychex.com/tax-filingExternal Subdomain Year-End Resources
/payroll/compare-payroll-solut...Subdomain Text duplicate Compare Payroll Packages
https://www.paychex.com/supportSubdomain Support Options
/support/paychex-flex-reset-lo...Subdomain Login Help
https://www.paychex.com/locationsSubdomain Paychex Office Locations
https://www.paychex.com/loginSubdomain Text duplicate Login
/contact/salesSubdomain Text duplicate Request Pricing
/contact/salesText duplicate Request Pricing
https://www.paychex.com/Anchor Back to Top
https://www.paychex.com/payrollSubdomain Text duplicate Payroll Services
https://www.paychex.com/peoSubdomain Text duplicate PEO
/human-resourcesSubdomain Text duplicate HR Services
/time-attendanceSubdomain Text duplicate Time & Attendance
/employee-benefitsSubdomain Employee Benefits Services
/business-insuranceSubdomain Business Insurance Solutions
/payment-processingSubdomain Payment Processing Solutions
https://www.paychex.com/worxSubdomain Text duplicate Knowledge Center
/employment-watch/Subdomain Small Business Watch
/product-releasesSubdomain Product Releases
https://www.paychex.com/corporateSubdomain About Us
https://careers.paychex.com/ca...External Subdomain Text duplicate Careers
/how-paychex-worksSubdomain Text duplicate The Power of Paychex
https://www.paychex.com/locationsSubdomain Text duplicate Locations
https://www.paychex.com/newsroomSubdomain Text duplicate Newsroom
https://investor.paychex.com/External Subdomain Text duplicate Investor Relations
/corporate/corporate-responsib...Subdomain Text duplicate Corporate Responsibility
http://www.linkedin.com/compan...External Subdomain IMG-ALT LinkedIn
https://twitter.com/PaychexExternal IMG-ALT Twitter
http://www.facebook.com/PaychexExternal Subdomain IMG-ALT Facebook
https://www.youtube.com/channe...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Youtube
https://www.glassdoor.com/Over...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Glassdoor
https://www.paychex.com/Subdomain English
https://www.paychex.com/esSubdomain Español
/contact/salesSubdomain Text duplicate Contact Sales
https://www.paychex.com/supportSubdomain Text duplicate All Support Options
https://www.paychex.com/loginSubdomain Text duplicate Login
/support/paychex-flex-reset-lo...Subdomain Get Help Logging In to Paychex Flex
https://www.paychex.com/supportSubdomain Anchor Paychex Oasis Login Help
/corporate/security/privacySubdomain Privacy
/corporate/securitySubdomain Security
/corporate/trademarksSubdomain Trademarks & Disclaimers
/corporate/legalSubdomain Legal
/corporate/surprise-billing-no...Subdomain Surprise Billing Notice
https://www.paychex.com/sitemapSubdomain Sitemap
https://myapps.paychex.com/New window External Subdomain Log In
https://www.paychex.com/supportSubdomain View Support Options
/product-releases/may-2024See What's New
/product-releases/may-2024Several Time and Attendance Updates
IMG-ALT Screenshot of Time and Attendance
/product-releases/may-2024Learning Management System (LMS) Enrollment
IMG-ALT screenshot of the Learning Management System Enrollment
/product-releases/may-2024Indeed Easy Apply and Onboarding Reminders
IMG-ALT Indeed Logo with a person on phone
/product-releases/fall-2022See Updates
/corporate/security/privacySubdomain Anchor Privacy Policy

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.paychex.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 excellent with 0.25 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (136 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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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 7,691 referring domains.
This page has 224,883 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 5,371 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

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Paychex: Payroll & HR Solutions
Paychex has HR and Payroll solutions to fit the needs of any size business. Let Paychex help you take your business where it needs to go.

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KeywordResultRecheck
Payroll86%Check
payroll HR86%Check
Payroll HR Solutions79%Check
Paychex77%Check
Payroll Solutions76%Check
HR Solutions76%Check
Solutions66%Check
HR Services66%Check
Payroll Services66%Check
Benefits63%Check
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