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Meta information
80% 
Page quality
60% 
Page structure
79% 
Link structure
68% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.21 s
File size
156.30 kB
Words
425
Media files
12
Number of links
127 internal / 24 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home | Michael Watson Secretary of state
The length of the page title is perfect. (375 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
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)
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)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

NameValue
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MobileOptimizedwidth
HandheldFriendlytrue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no
langen
x-ua-compatibleie=edge
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Only 2 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
There are only 425 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
10.8% 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 17.33 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=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 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)
This page is optimized perfectly for social networks.
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
...s/default/files/MWO-SOS-Logo-OL-IGWT.pngHome
...S Homepage Quote Top Slide Bannernew.jpgWatson with Quote
.../SOS Homepage MBAT Top Slide Banners.pngmbat home banner
.../SOS Homepage Tackle Tape Top Banner.pngTackle the Tape
...ove to Mississippi Top Slide Banners.pngMove to Mississippi sliding banner image
...ves_image/CampaignFinanceHomepageBox.pngCampaign Finance
...ives_image/MyElectionDayHomepageBox1.pngMy election day
...es_image/StudentAmbassdorHomepageBox.jpgstudent ambassador button
...ault/files/default_images/MWO-SOS-PR.jpgMichael Watson SOS Press Release
...ault/files/default_images/MWO-SOS-PR.jpgMichael Watson SOS Press Release
.../MW_news_image/WDAM7_5.png?itok=833xA0XvWDAM Logo
...s/default/files/MWO-SOS-Logo-OL-IGWT.pngFooter Logo

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 Top Header Menu
H2 Banner Quote
H2 mbat banner home
H2 Banner Tackle Tape
H2 Banner Move to MS
H2 Initiatives
H2 News
H2 Footer
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.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are 24 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://sos.ms.gov/Anchor Skip to main content
https://sos.ms.gov/IMG-ALT Home
A-TITLE Home
https://yallbusiness.sos.ms.go...New window External Subdomain Y’all Business
https://sos.ms.gov/yall-voteY'all Vote
https://sos.ms.gov/about-usAbout us
/about-us/welcomeWelcome
/about-us/biographyAbout Michael
/contact-us/executiveExecutive
/about-us/historyHistory
/about-us/newslettersNewsletters
https://sos.ms.gov/pressPress Releases & Columns
/contact-us-informationContact Us
/request-speakerSpeaker Request
/scheduling-requestScheduling Request
/public-relations-requestMedia Request
https://lobbying.sos.ms.gov/el...External Subdomain Public Records Request
/about-us/employment-opportuni...Employment Opportunities
/business-services-regulationBusiness Services Home
https://corp.sos.ms.gov/corp/p...External Subdomain Formation & Filing
https://corp.sos.ms.gov/corp/p...External Subdomain Anchor Search Existing Businesses
/business-services/non-profitsNon-Profits
/business-services/commercial-...Commercial Agents
/business-services/non-busines...Non-Business Forms
/business-services/notaries-ap...Notaries & Apostilles
/business-services/order-docum...Order Documents
/business-services/trademarksTrademarks
/business-services/uniform-com...Uniform Commercial Code
/business-services/non-busines...Text duplicate Non-Business Forms
/regulation-enforcementRegulation & Enforcement Home
/regulation_and_enforcement_fi...Subdomain Regulation & Enforcement Search
/regulation-enforcement/pre-ne...Pre-Need Funeral
/regulation-enforcement/perpet...Perpetual Care Cemeteries
/regulation-enforcement/scrap-...Scrap Metal
/regulation-enforcement/admini...Administrative Procedures
/regulation-enforcement/athlet...Athlete Agent
/elections-votingElections & Voting
/elections-voting/voter-regist...Voter Registration Information
/elections-voting/candidate-re...Candidate Information
/elections-voting/campaign-fin...Campaign Finance
/elections-voting/lobbyingSubdomain Lobbying
/elections-voting/military-ove...Military & Overseas Voter Information
/elections-voting/election-res...Election Results
/elections-voting/initiativesInitiatives
/elections-voting/publicationsPublications
https://sos.ms.gov/charitiesCharities
/charities/charity-online-regi...Charity Online Registration
https://charities.sos.ms.gov/o...External Subdomain Charities Search
/content/enforcementactionssea...Subdomain Enforcement Actions
/charities/charity-lawsCharity Laws
https://sos.ms.gov/public-landsPublic Lands
/public-lands/agency-held-landsAgency Held Lands
/public-lands/16th-section-lands16th Section Lands
/public-lands/tax-forfeited-landsTax Forfeited Lands
/public-lands/public-trust-tid...Public Trust Tidelands
https://sos.ms.gov/securitiesSecurities
/filings-searchSubdomain Filings Search
/securities/fee-scheduleFee Schedule
/securities/crowdfundingCrowdfunding
/securities/mississippi-securi...Mississippi Securities Laws
A-TITLE Mississippi Securities Laws
/communications-publicationsPublications & External Affairs
/communications-publications/p...Text duplicate Publications
/communications-publications/a...Agencies, Boards & Commissions
/communications-publications/m...Mississippi Law
/communications-publications/s...State Holidays​
/communications-publications/e...Executive Orders
https://sos.ms.gov/banner-quote-0Banner Quote
/mbat-banner-homembat banner home
https://www.sos.ms.gov/mbatNew window Subdomain Added 3/26/25
IMG-ALT mbat home banner
/banner-tackle-tapeBanner Tackle Tape
https://www.sos.ms.gov/TTTNew window Subdomain added 1/24/24
IMG-ALT Tackle the Tape
https://sos.ms.gov/banner-move-msBanner Move to MS
https://yallbusiness.sos.ms.go...New window External Subdomain Added 4/3/2025
IMG-ALT Move to Mississippi sliding banner image
https://www.facebook.com/Missi...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.twitter.com/Missis...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/Miss...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/channe...New window External Subdomain No Text
/elections-votingElections & Voting Elections & Voting
/elections-votingVisit Election & Voting Home
/elections-voting/voter-regist...Text duplicate Voter Registration Information
/elections-voting/candidate-re...Candidate & Referenda Information
/elections-voting/campaign-fin...Text duplicate Campaign Finance
/elections-voting/lobbyingText duplicate Lobbying
/elections-voting/publicationsText duplicate Publications
/elections-voting/initiativesText duplicate Initiatives
/elections-voting/election-res...Text duplicate Election Results
/elections-voting/military-ove...Text duplicate Military & Overseas Voter Information
/elections-voting/election-off...Election Officials Training
/business-services-regulationBusiness Services & Regulation Business services & Regulation
/business-services-regulationVisit Business Services and Regulation Home
https://corp.sos.ms.gov/corp/p...External Subdomain Text duplicate Formation & Filing
/business-services/non-profitsText duplicate Non-Profits
/business-services/commercial-...Text duplicate Commercial Agents
/business-services/notaries-ap...Text duplicate Notaries & Apostilles
/business-services/trademarksText duplicate Trademarks
/business-services/order-docum...Text duplicate Order Documents
/business-services/uniform-com...Text duplicate Uniform Commercial Code
/business-services/non-busines...Text duplicate Non-Business Forms
/regulation-enforcementText duplicate Regulation & Enforcement Home
/regulation-enforcement/regula...Text duplicate Regulation & Enforcement Search
/regulation-enforcement/pre-ne...PreNeed Funeral
/regulation-enforcement/perpet...Text duplicate Perpetual Care Cemeteries
/regulation-enforcement/scrap-...Text duplicate Scrap Metal
/regulation-enforcement/admini...Text duplicate Administrative Procedures
/regulation-enforcement/athlet...Text duplicate Athlete Agent
https://sos.ms.gov/charitiesCharities Charities
https://sos.ms.gov/charitiesVisit Charities Home
/charities/charity-online-regi...Text duplicate Charity Online Registration
https://charities.sos.ms.gov/o...External Subdomain Text duplicate Charities Search
/content/documents/sec_char/20...Subdomain Report on Charitable Giving
/charities/enforcement-actionsText duplicate Enforcement Actions
/charities/charity-lawsText duplicate Charity Laws
https://sos.ms.gov/public-landsPublic Lands Public Lands
https://sos.ms.gov/public-landsVisit Public Lands Home
/public-lands/agency-held-landsText duplicate Agency Held Lands
/public-lands/16th-section-landsText duplicate 16th Section Lands
/public-lands/tax-forfeited-landsTax-Forfeited Lands
/public-lands/public-trust-tid...Text duplicate Public Trust Tidelands
https://sos.ms.gov/securitiesSecurities Securities
https://sos.ms.gov/securitiesVisit Securities Home
https://charities.sos.ms.gov/o...External Subdomain Text duplicate Filings Search
/securities/fee-scheduleText duplicate Fee Schedule
/securities/mississippi-securi...Text duplicate Mississippi Securities Laws
/communications-publicationsPublications & External Affairs Communications & Publications
/communications-publicationsVisit Publications & External Affairs Home
/communications-publications/p...Text duplicate Publications
/communications-publications/a...Text duplicate Agencies, Boards & Commissions
/communications-publications/m...Text duplicate Mississippi Law
/communications-publications/s...Text duplicate State Holidays​
/communications-publications/e...Text duplicate Executive Orders
https://sos.ms.gov/newsNews
https://sos.ms.gov/pressText duplicate Press Releases & Columns
https://cfportal.sos.ms.gov/on...External Subdomain Anchor Text duplicate IMG-ALT Campaign Finance
https://myelectionday.sos.stat...External Subdomain IMG-ALT My election day
https://app.smartsheet.com/b/f...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT student ambassador button
/press/opinion-column-post-ele...OPINION COLUMN: Post-Election Audits Update
/press/secretary-michael-watso...SECRETARY MICHAEL WATSON OPENS INVESTIGATIONS INTO INSTITUTIONAL SHAREHOLDER SERVICES INC. (ISS) AND GLASS LEWIS
https://www.wdam.com/2025/05/0...External Subdomain IMG-ALT WDAM Logo
https://www.wdam.com/2025/05/0...External Subdomain Secretary of State Michael Watson addresses upcoming municipal elections
https://www.wdam.com/2025/05/0...External Subdomain No Text
https://sos.ms.gov/newsMore News
/about-us/employment-opportuni...Employment
/online-services-directoryOnline Services Directory
/business-services/fees-forms-...Fees & Forms Directory
https://lobbying.sos.ms.gov/el...External Subdomain Text duplicate Public Records Request
https://sos.ms.gov/how-do-iHow Do I...?
https://sos.ms.gov/linksLinks
https://sos.ms.gov/disclaimerDisclaimer
https://www.facebook.com/Missi...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.twitter.com/Missis...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/Miss...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/channe...New window External Subdomain No Text

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://sos.ms.gov/"
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 is excellent with 0.21 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (156 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

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This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 67 referring domains.
This page has 118 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 58 different ip addresses.

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# Used:    https://example.com/robots.txt
# Ignored: https://example.com/site/robots.txt
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# For more information about the robots.txt standard, see:
# https://www.robotstxt.org/robotstxt.html

User-agent: *
# CSS, JS, Images
Allow: /core/*.css$
Allow: /core/*.css?
Allow: /core/*.js$
Allow: /core/*.js?
Allow: /core/*.gif
Allow: /core/*.jpg
Allow: /core/*.jpeg
Allow: /core/*.png
Allow: /core/*.svg
Allow: /profiles/*.css$
Allow: /profiles/*.css?
Allow: /profiles/*.js$
Allow: /profiles/*.js?
Allow: /profiles/*.gif
Allow: /profiles/*.jpg
Allow: /profiles/*.jpeg
Allow: /profiles/*.png
Allow: /profiles/*.svg
# Directories
Disallow: /core/
Disallow: /profiles/
# Files
Disallow: /README.txt
Disallow: /web.config
# Paths (clean URLs)
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /comment/reply/
Disallow: /filter/tips
Disallow: /node/add/
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /user/register/
Disallow: /user/password/
Disallow: /user/login/
Disallow: /user/logout/
# Paths (no clean URLs)
Disallow: /index.php/admin/
Disallow: /index.php/comment/reply/
Disallow: /index.php/filter/tips
Disallow: /index.php/node/add/
Disallow: /index.php/search/
Disallow: /index.php/user/password/
Disallow: /index.php/user/register/
Disallow: /index.php/user/login/
Disallow: /index.php/user/logout/

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MICHAEL WATSON48%Check
Michael Watson Secretary47%Check
SECRETARY46%Check
State45%Check
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