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Meta information
61% 
Page quality
82% 
Page structure
79% 
Link structure
80% 
Server
76% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.92 s
File size
118.50 kB
Words
782
Media files
8
Number of links
130 internal / 31 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Welcome to SAGES - Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
The title contains the word Welcome to! More content should be covered in the title.
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 765 pixels long. Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The meta description is missing.
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.sages.org/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en-us
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
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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
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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
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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
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The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 782 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.
The average number of words per sentence of 20.88 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
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A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
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The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 16 tags for this page.
Image SEO
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7 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
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There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
Additional markup
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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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...ploads/2019/12/SAGES-Values-1024x791.jpgNo alt attribute providedOur Values
...content/uploads/2021/11/SMART-banner.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ads/2020/06/SAGES-Statement-807x1024.pngSAGES Statement Opposing Racism
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Page structure

H1 heading
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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 Multicenter Phase II Study of Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision (taTME) with Laparoscopic Assistance for Rectal Cancer
H3 Welcome to the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)!
H3 The home of the GI Surgeon
H4 Our Values
H4 Subscribe to SAGES Stories!
H4 Join SAGES Today!
H4 New: SAGES Speaker Catalog
H4 SAGES Statement on Racism
H4 SAGES Statement on AAPI Violence
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
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.
2 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
There are too many external links (31) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.sages.org/Anchor Skip to primary navigation
https://www.sages.org/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.sages.org/Subdomain SAGES
https://www.sages.org/Subdomain Home
/search-results/Subdomain Search
https://www.sages.org/Subdomain SAGES Home
https://www.sagesfoundation.org/External Subdomain SAGES Foundation Home
https://www.sages.org/about/Subdomain About
A-TITLE About SAGES
/who-is-sages/Subdomain Who is SAGES?
https://www.sages.org/leadership/Subdomain Leadership
/about/mission/Subdomain SAGES Mission Statement
/advocate-or-capitulate-why-ad...Subdomain Advocacy
/leadership/committees/Subdomain Committees
/leadership/committees/volunteer/Subdomain Request to Join a SAGES Committee
/leadership/board-of-governors/Subdomain SAGES Board of Governors
/leadership/officers/Subdomain Officers and Representatives of the Society
/leadership/committee-chairs/Subdomain Committee Chairs and Co-Chairs
/leadership/committee-rosters/Subdomain Full Committee Rosters
/leadership/past-presidents/Subdomain SAGES Past Presidents
https://www.sagesfoundation.or...External Subdomain Donate to the SAGES Foundation
https://sages-swag.myspreadsho...External Subdomain SAGES Store
/about/awards/Subdomain Awards
/about/awards/berci/Subdomain George Berci Award
/about/awards/pioneer/Subdomain Pioneer in Surgical Endoscopy
/about/awards/clinical-care/Subdomain Excellence In Clinical Care
/about/awards/international-am...Subdomain International Ambassador
/about/awards/ircad/Subdomain IRCAD Visiting Fellowship
/about/awards/social-justice/Subdomain Social Justice and Health Equity
/about/awards/community-surgery/Subdomain Excellence in Community Surgery
/about/awards/distinguished-se...Subdomain Distinguished Service
/about/awards/early-career-res...Subdomain Early Career Researcher
/about/awards/researcher-in-tr...Subdomain Researcher in Training
/about/awards/master-educator/Subdomain Jeff Ponsky Master Educator
/about/awards/medical-leadership/Subdomain Excellence in Medical Leadership
/barbara-memorial/Subdomain Barbara Berci Memorial Award
/about/awards/brandeis/Subdomain Brandeis Scholarship
/about/awards/advocacy-summit-...Subdomain Advocacy Summit
/about/awards/raft-annual-meet...Subdomain RAFT Annual Meeting Abstract Contest and Awards
https://sages-swag.myspreadsho...New window External Subdomain “Unofficial” Logo Products
https://www.sages.org/meetings/Subdomain Meetings
/sages-nbt-innovation-weekend/Subdomain NBT Innovation Weekend
https://www.sages2025.org/External Subdomain SAGES Annual Meeting
/meetings/abstracts/Subdomain 2026 Scientific Session Call For Abstracts
/meetings/etabstracts/Subdomain 2026 Emerging Technology Call For Abstracts
http://cme.sages.org/External Subdomain CME Claim Form
https://www.sages.org/industry/Subdomain Industry
/industry/advertising/Subdomain Advertising Opportunities
https://www.sages.org/meetings/Subdomain Future Meetings
/meetings/calendar/Subdomain Related Meetings Calendar
https://www.sages.org/membership/Subdomain Join SAGES!
/membership/benefits/Subdomain Membership Benefits
/membership/active/Subdomain Active Membership
/membership/affiliate/Subdomain Affiliate Membership
/membership/associate/Subdomain Associate Active Membership
/membership/candidate/Subdomain Candidate Membership
/membership/international/Subdomain International Membership
/membership/requirements-medic...Subdomain Medical Student Membership
/category/member-spotlight/Subdomain Member Spotlight
/membership/give-gift-sages-me...Subdomain Give the Gift of SAGES Membership
https://www.sages.org/patients/Subdomain Patients
/join-the-sages-patient-partne...Subdomain Join the SAGES Patient Partner Network (PPN)
/healthy-sooner/Subdomain Healthy Sooner – Patient Information for Minimally Invasive Surgery
/healthy-sooner/patient-inform...Subdomain Patient Information Brochures
/healthy-sooner/choosing-wisel...Subdomain Choosing Wisely – An Initiative of the ABIM Foundation
https://www.ccalliance.org/all...External Subdomain All in the Recovery: Colorectal Cancer Alliance
/healthy-sooner/public-search/Subdomain Find a SAGES Member
/publications/Subdomain Publications
/sustainability-in-surgical-pr...Subdomain Sustainability in Surgical Practice
/sages-stories-podcast/Subdomain SAGES Stories Podcast
/publications/guidelines/Subdomain SAGES Clinical / Practice / Training Guidelines, Statements, and Standards of Practice
/healthy-sooner/patient-inform...Subdomain Text duplicate Patient Information Brochures
/publications/tavac/Subdomain TAVAC – Technology and Value Assessments
/publications/journals/Subdomain Surgical Endoscopy and Other Journal Information
/publications/sages-manuals/Subdomain SAGES Manuals
/publications/scope/Subdomain SCOPE – The SAGES Newsletter
/category/covid-19/Subdomain COVID-19 Annoucements
/publications/troubleshooting/Subdomain Troubleshooting Guides
https://www.sages.org/education/Subdomain Education
/wellness-resources-you-are-no...Subdomain Wellness Resources – You Are Not Alone
https://www.opivoid.org/External Subdomain OpiVoid.org
/sages-video-catalog/Subdomain SAGES Video Subscription
https://www.sages.org/video/Subdomain SAGES.TV Video Library
/safe-cholecystectomy-program/Subdomain Safe Cholecystectomy Program
http://fesdidactic.org/External Safe Cholecystectomy Didactic Modules
/masters-program/Subdomain Masters Program
/masters-program-facebook-groups/Subdomain SAGES Facebook Program Collaboratives
/masters-program/acute-care-su...Subdomain Acute Care Surgery
/masters-program/bariatric/Subdomain Bariatric
/masters-program/biliary/Subdomain Biliary
/masters-program/colorectal/Subdomain Colorectal
/masters-program/flexible-endo...Subdomain Flexible Endoscopy (upper or lower)
/masters-program/foregut/Subdomain Foregut
/masters-program/hernia/Subdomain Hernia
/masters-program/robotics/Subdomain Robotics
/free_courses/Subdomain Free Webinars For Residents
/lms-sso-redirect/Subdomain Educational Opportunities
/the-sages-hpb-solid-organ-pro...Subdomain HPB/Solid Organ Program
/fluorescence-guided-surgery-c...Subdomain Fluorescence-Guided Surgery Course for Fellows
/?page_id=156311Subdomain Fellows Career Development Course
/robotics-raf-course/Subdomain Robotics Fellows Course
/mis-fellows-course/Subdomain MIS Fellows Course
/smart-enhanced-recovery-program/Subdomain SMART Enhanced Recovery Program
/sages-safety-video-activity/Subdomain SAGES OR SAFETY Video
https://cine-med.com/shoppingc...External SAGES Top 21 MIS Procedures
https://cine-med.com/shoppingc...External SAGES Pearls
https://cine-med.com/shoppingc...External SAGES Flexible Endoscopy 101
https://cine-med.com/shoppingc...External SAGES Tips & Tricks of the Top 21
https://www.sages.org/services/Subdomain Opportunities
/act-seal-advanced-flexible-en...Subdomain Area of Concentrated Training Seal (ACT)-Advanced Flexible Endoscopy
/sages-fellowship-recognition-...Subdomain SAGES Fellowship Recognition Opportunities
https://www.foregutfellowshipc...External Subdomain Multi-Society Foregut Fellowship Certification
https://www.sages.org/research/Subdomain SAGES Research Opportunities
https://www.flsprogram.org/External Subdomain Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery
https://www.fesprogram.org/External Subdomain Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery
https://www.fuseprogram.org/External Subdomain Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy
https://www.sages.org/jobs/Subdomain Job Board
/projects/go-global/Subdomain SAGES Go Global: Global Affairs and Humanitarian Efforts
/search-results/Subdomain Text duplicate Search
/search-results/Subdomain Search All SAGES Content
/publications/guidelines-search/Subdomain Search SAGES Guidelines
https://www.sages.org/video/Subdomain Search the Video Library
/image-library/Subdomain Search the Image Library
/search-abstracts-archive/Subdomain Search the Abstracts Archive
https://www.sages.org/owls/Subdomain OWLS / FLS
https://www.sages.org/login/Subdomain Log In
https://www.sages.org/membership/Subdomain Join SAGES Today!
/femtherapeutics-is-sages-2025...Subdomain FemTherapeutics is SAGES 2025 Shark Tank Winner
/sages-message-of-support/Subdomain SAGES Message of Support
/advocate-or-capitulate-why-ad...Subdomain We Need Everyone to Participate in Advocacy: Update from SAGES AHP Committee.
https://www.sages-ingenuity.co...New window External Subdomain SAGES Ingenuity Invests in Hubly Surgical
https://intranet.bscmanage.com...New window External Subdomain WCES-IAGES 2024 Registration
/sages-and-surgical-science-ce...Subdomain SAGES and Surgical Science Celebrate 10 Years of Partnership in the FES Program
/sages-support-national-study-...Subdomain SAGES Supports National Study to Document Changes in Physician Practice Expense
/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/06...Subdomain Field Action Initiation- Hemospray Endoscopic Hemostat
/speaker-catalog/Subdomain Browse and sign up for the SAGES Speaker Catalog
/sages-stories-podcast/Subdomain NEW PODCAST! Listen and Subscribe to SAGES Stories
https://www.opivoid.org/External Subdomain FREE SAGES MATE DEA CME – OpiVoid Educational Activity
/wellness-resources-you-are-no...Subdomain Text duplicate Wellness Resources – You Are Not Alone
/smart-enhanced-recovery-program/Subdomain No Text
https://www.generalsurgerynews...New window External Subdomain Read GSN Article here.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/...New window External Subdomain Apple Podcasts
A-TITLE Subscribe on Apple Podcasts
https://open.spotify.com/show/...New window External Subdomain Spotify
A-TITLE Subscribe on Spotify
https://q4k0kx5j.r.us-east-1.a...New window External Subdomain Amazon Music
A-TITLE Subscribe on Amazon Music
https://iheart.com/podcast/189...New window External iHeartRadio
A-TITLE Subscribe on iHeartRadio
https://subscribebyemail.com/w...New window External by Email
A-TITLE Subscribe by Email
https://music.youtube.com/play...New window External Subdomain Youtube Music
A-TITLE Subscribe on Youtube Music
/feed/podcast/New window Subdomain RSS
A-TITLE Subscribe via RSS
/sages-stories-podcast/New window Subdomain More Subscribe Options
A-TITLE More Subscribe Options
https://www.sages.org/membership/Subdomain Read more... about Join SAGES
/speaker-catalog/Subdomain SAGES Speaker Catalog
/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/SA...Subdomain IMG-ALT SAGES Statement Opposing Racism
/tatme-study/Subdomain No Text
/tatme-study/Subdomain Multicenter Phase II Study of Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision (taTME) with Laparoscopic Assistance for Rectal Cancer
/tatme-study/Subdomain [Read more...] about Multicenter Phase II Study of Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision (taTME) with Laparoscopic Assistance for Rectal Cancer
https://www.sagesfoundation.or...New window External Subdomain Foundation
https://www.sages.org/video/Subdomain SAGES.TV
https://www.sages.org/mycmeNew window Subdomain MyCME
/lms-sso-redirect/Subdomain Educational Activities
https://www.flsprogram.org/New window External Subdomain A-TITLE FLS
https://www.fesprogram.org/New window External Subdomain A-TITLE FES
https://www.fuseprogram.org/New window External Subdomain A-TITLE FUSE

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.sages.org/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
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.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (119 kB).

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This page has backlinks from 378 referring domains.
This page has 2,658 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 266 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

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# Respectful behavior for all bots

User-agent: *
Allow: /feed/podcast/
Disallow: /?s=
Disallow: /page/*/?s=
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Disallow: /sagespages/members/
Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
Crawl-delay: 10

Sitemap: https://www.sages.org/sitemap_index.xml

# Block ads bots
User-agent: AdsBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: SeekportBot
Disallow: /

# Known AI crawlers
User-agent: GPTBot
Crawl-delay: 10

User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Crawl-delay: 10

User-agent: ClaudeBot
Crawl-delay: 10

User-agent: PerplexityBot
Crawl-delay: 10

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