Sowetanlive.co.za - SEO Checker

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Meta information
64% 
Page quality
93% 
Page structure
35% 
Link structure
17% 
Server
40% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.74 s
File size
287.50 kB
Words
908
Media files
15
Number of links
200 internal / 31 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
SowetanLIVE
The page title is too short. (124 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
The page title is only one word.
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
My News My Community - Sowetan LIVE.
There are more than one meta descriptions on the page. Only one is allowed.
Crawlability
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There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-za
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en-za
Alternate/Hreflang Links
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The specified alternate links have no errors.
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
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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.

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Content
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This page contains 908 words. That's ok.
28.5% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
8 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 15.45 words is good.
Frames
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This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
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A viewport "initial-scale=1,maximum-scale=5,minimum-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 18 tags for this page.
Image SEO
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Social Networks
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Additional markup
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This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
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H1 heading
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SowetanLIVE
The H1 heading consists of only one word. There should be more information given.
The H1 heading is too short (11 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 60 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

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H1 SowetanLIVE
H2 IFP joins ANC in its government of national unity
H2 We had an affair and my husband got suspicious, says woman implicated in ...
H2 WATCH | IFP briefing on coalition negotiations
H2 Health department to source vaccines from WHO member countries as SA ...
H2 Mother devastated after two children 'left unattended by nanny' burn ...
H2 Khumalo loses bid to be reinstated as MKP leader
H2 Woman found with items stolen from NW farm during murder, kidnapping
H2 R1.3bn needed to repair damage in KZN after deadly storm
H2 Soweto residents to endure cold weather after substation exploded
H2 WATCH LIVE | Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues
H2 POST - ELECTIONS | #Mzansi@30 - Our democracy in action
H2 WATCH | Health minister briefs the media on Mpox outbreak
H2 Sophie Ndaba honoured to have worked with Mpho Sebeng on new TV show
H2 Gauteng man dies from monkeypox, minister of health confirms
H2 Residents to be hit hard by increase in tariffs
H2 A number of City Power customers don't pay for electricity
H2 Morena's double puts Bafana on World Cup track
H2 Residents blame outages for not paying for power Residents blame outages for not paying for power
H2 MKP asks Concourt to interdict first sitting of parliament MKP asks Concourt to interdict first sitting of parliament
H2 Three life terms for cop who killed wife, siblings after being ... Three life terms for cop who killed wife, siblings after being called boy
H2 PODCAST | Ramaphosa resigns (it's a joke)
H2 Khumalo loses bid to be reinstated as MKP leader Duplicate text
H2 Gauteng man dies from monkeypox, minister of health confirms Duplicate text
H2 School head asks for boys to give initiation a miss
H2 Bambo Sibiya honours mom with homecoming art exhibition
H2 Mokoka to tune up for Paris with Durban 10km race
H2 Shongwe: Vabaza-Booi's elevation a positive step for women in boxing
H2 Playing in Bloem was full circle moment for me – Morena
H2 Matlakala still pinching himself after Magesi heroics
H2 Sophie Ndaba honoured to have worked with Mpho Sebeng on new TV show Duplicate text
H2 After dazzling as Diamond, rejuvenated Ranaka rises to culinary challenge
H2 Mommy Club 2 was quite a heavy one, admits Her Majesty
H2 Azana wants to venture into acting
H2 Opinion
H2 News & insights from our commercial partners
H2 You must collaborate with professionals for financial guidance and security
H2 Nokia CEO makes world's first 'immersive' phone call
H2 Toyota, Subaru, Mazda in 'friendly' rivalry with new engine plan
H2 Jeep reveals its first all-electric model
H2 Updated ‘24 Porsche 911 GTS gains hybrid technology
H3 Podcast Of The Week
H3 Hot Topics
H3 Pic Of The Day
H3 Sport
H3 S Mag
H3 Trending
H3 Videos
H3 How duo was inspired to run the Comrades Marathon
H3 How duo was inspired to run the Comrades Marathon Duplicate text
H3 2024 Election Results Announcement
H3 Elections 2024 on SowetanLIVE: Episode three
H3 KENNETH MOKGATLHE | ANC must be clear ...
H3 MALAIKA MAHLATSI | EFF learning how ...
H3 READER LETTER | ANC’s vision for GNU will ...
H3 READER LETTER | Swallows sale could ...
H3 Farm Yard project promises to 'bring good nutrition back' to townships
H3 University of Mpumalanga lauds largest graduating class yet
H3 PPS returns exceptional value in a challenging economy
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Some internal links have dynamic parameters. All internal URLs, which are not marked as nofollow, should not contain dynamic parameters.
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17 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
There are too many external links (31) on this page.

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