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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
79% 
Page quality
42% 
Page structure
94% 
Link structure
73% 
Server
86% 
External factors
55% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.65 s
File size
31.50 kB
Words
385
Media files
6
Number of links
112 internal / 28 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Sponsored Research - Northwestern University
The length of the page title is perfect. (423 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)
https://sponsoredresearch.northwestern.edu/
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)
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)
This page is hosted on a subdomain. Use a top level domain for better SEO results.
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 character encoding is not specified in the HTTP header.
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
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
referrerorigin-when-cross-origin
pageIDd3148ace816977247ba6ad1481e23519
application-nameNorthwestern
msapplication-TileColor#4e2a84
msapplication-TileImage//common.northwestern.edu/v8/icons/mstile-144x144.png
theme-color#ffffff
msapplication-config//common.northwestern.edu/v8/icons/ieconfig.xml
langen
og:urlhttps://sponsoredresearch.northwestern.edu/
og:titleSponsored Research - Northwestern University
og:image//common.northwestern.edu/v8/images/northwestern-thumbnail.jpg
X-UA-CompatibleIE=Edge
charsetUTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
No paragraphs were detected.
There are only 385 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
6.8% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 4 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
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 usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 8 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
2 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
/images/homepage-blocks-comp-pointing.jpghands on computer
/images/homepage-block-colortri.jpgNo alt attribute provided
/images/homepage-blocks-cubes.jpgNo alt attribute provided

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Sponsored Research
The H1 heading is too short (18 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Sponsored Research
H2 Quick Links
H2 Features
H2 CERES
H2 Metrics
H2 Sponsored Research Duplicate text
H2 Northwestern Resources
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 too many external links (28) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.northwestern.edu/External Subdomain Northwestern University
A-TITLE Northwestern University Home
https://www.research.northwest...External Subdomain OFFICE FOR RESEARCH
/contact.htmlContact Us
/index.htmlSponsored Research
A-TITLE Sponsored Research Home
/Anchor Menu
/proposals/index.htmlProposals Overview
/proposals/fa-rates/index.htmlF & A Rates Overview
/proposals/fa-rates/on-off-cam...On-Campus vs. Off-Campus F&A Rate
/proposals/fringe-rates.htmlFringe Rates
/proposals/other-support.htmlOther Support
/proposals/proposal-preparatio...Proposal Preparation Overview
/proposals/proposal-preparatio...Budgets
/proposals/proposal-preparatio...Cost Sharing
/proposals/proposal-preparatio...New Sponsor and Subcontractor Requests
/proposals/proposal-preparatio...NIH Loan Repayment Program (LRP)
/proposals/proposal-review-sub...Proposal Review & Submission
/proposals/just-in-time.htmlJust-In-Time
/proposals/proposal-deadline-p...Proposal Deadline Policy FAQ
/awards/index.htmlAwards Overview
/awards/award-set-up/index.htmlAward Set-Up Overview
/awards/award-set-up/advance-a...Advance Accounts and At-Risk Extensions
/awards/award-set-up/multiple-...Multiple Chartstring Requests
/awards/award-management/index...Award Management Overview
/awards/award-management/budge...Budget Revisions and Modifications
/awards/award-management/no-co...No Cost Extensions
/awards/close-out.htmlAward Close-Out
/agreements/index.htmlAgreements Overview
/agreements/cda.htmlConfidential Disclosure Agreements (CDA)
/agreements/dua.htmlData Use Agreements (DUA)
/agreements/mta.htmlMaterial Transfer Agreements (MTA)
/agreements/cta/index.htmlClinical Trial Agreements Overview
/agreements/cta/clinical-resea...Clinical Research
/agreements/master-agreements....Master Agreements
/agreements/subcontracts/index...Subcontracts Overview
/agreements/subcontracts/forms...Forms and FAQs
/agreements/subcontracts/polic...Subcontracting Policy
/agreements/subcontracts/resea...Research Compliance
/agreements/industry-guide.htmlGuide for Industry
/resources/index.htmlResources Overview
/resources/institutional-infor...Institutional Information
/resources/policies-guidance/i...Policies & Guidance Overview
/resources/policies-guidance/f...FDP-Sponsored Research Publications
/resources/policies-guidance/p...Northwestern University PI Certification
/resources/policies-guidance/a...Absence or Change of PI
/resources/policies-guidance/v...VA Medical Center MOU
/resources/help.htmlGet Help
/resources/ceres/index.htmlCERES Overview
/resources/ceres/faqs.htmlFAQs
/resources/ceres/faculty-resou...Faculty Resources
/resources/ceres/known-issues....Known Issues
/resources/ceres/training.htmlTraining
/resources/news/index.htmlNews
/resources/presentations/index...Presentations Overview
/resources/presentations/archi...Archive
/resources/training/index.htmlTraining Overview
/resources/training/spot.htmlSPOT
/resources/training/in-person-...In-Person Courses
/about-us/index.htmlAbout Us Overview
/about-us/capsules.htmlCapsules
/about-us/our-teams.htmlOur Teams
/about-us/leadership.htmlLeadership
/about-us/apprenticeships.htmlApprenticeships
/about-us/sponsored-research-m...Sponsored Research Metrics
/contact.htmlText duplicate Contact Us
/Anchor Search
/proposals/index.htmlProposals
/proposals/index.htmlText duplicate Proposals Overview
/proposals/fa-rates/index.htmlF & A Rates
/proposals/fringe-rates.htmlText duplicate Fringe Rates
/proposals/other-support.htmlText duplicate Other Support
/proposals/proposal-preparatio...Proposal Preparation
/proposals/proposal-review-sub...Text duplicate Proposal Review & Submission
/proposals/just-in-time.htmlText duplicate Just-In-Time
/proposals/proposal-deadline-p...Text duplicate Proposal Deadline Policy FAQ
/awards/index.htmlAwards
/awards/index.htmlText duplicate Awards Overview
/awards/award-set-up/index.htmlAward Set-Up
/awards/award-management/index...Award Management
/awards/close-out.htmlText duplicate Award Close-Out
/agreements/index.htmlAgreements
/agreements/index.htmlText duplicate Agreements Overview
/agreements/cda.htmlText duplicate Confidential Disclosure Agreements (CDA)
/agreements/dua.htmlText duplicate Data Use Agreements (DUA)
/agreements/mta.htmlText duplicate Material Transfer Agreements (MTA)
/agreements/cta/index.htmlClinical Trial Agreements
/agreements/master-agreements....Text duplicate Master Agreements
/agreements/subcontracts/index...Subcontracts
/agreements/industry-guide.htmlText duplicate Guide for Industry
/resources/index.htmlResources
/resources/index.htmlText duplicate Resources Overview
/resources/institutional-infor...Text duplicate Institutional Information
/resources/policies-guidance/i...Policies & Guidance
/resources/help.htmlText duplicate Get Help
/resources/ceres/index.htmlCERES
/resources/news/index.htmlText duplicate News
/resources/presentations/index...Presentations
/resources/training/index.htmlText duplicate Training
/about-us/index.htmlAbout Us
/about-us/index.htmlText duplicate About Us Overview
/about-us/capsules.htmlText duplicate Capsules
/about-us/our-teams.htmlText duplicate Our Teams
/about-us/leadership.htmlText duplicate Leadership
/about-us/apprenticeships.htmlText duplicate Apprenticeships
/about-us/sponsored-research-m...Text duplicate Sponsored Research Metrics
/proposals/fa-rates/index.htmlF&A Rates
/proposals/fringe-rates.htmlFringe Benefit Rates
/resources/institutional-infor...Institutional Info
https://app.smartsheet.com/b/f...New window External Subdomain Request Systems Help
https://app.smartsheet.com/b/f...New window External Subdomain Request eRA Commons Help
/docs/graduate-student-rates-s...New window Graduate Student Rates (download)
/resources/presentations/index...Text duplicate Presentations
https://planitpurple.northwest...New window External Subdomain Upcoming Events
https://researchcomm.northwest...New window External Subdomain New AVP for SR Announced!
/resources/ceres/index.htmlGetting Started
/resources/ceres/faqs.htmlText duplicate FAQs
/resources/ceres/known-issues....Text duplicate Known Issues
https://services.northwestern....New window External Subdomain Reporting
/resources/ceres/training.htmlText duplicate Training
https://sites.northwestern.edu...External Subdomain Awards Details
https://sites.northwestern.edu...External Subdomain Proposals Details
https://sites.northwestern.edu...External Subdomain Contracts Details
https://sites.northwestern.edu...New window External Subdomain Detailed Reports and Metrics
https://researchanalytics.nort...New window External Subdomain YEAR-End Summary Metrics
https://sites.northwestern.edu...New window External Subdomain MONTHLY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
https://www.northwestern.edu/External Subdomain Northwestern University Home
A-TITLE Northwestern University Home
https://www.northwestern.edu/f...External Subdomain Building Access
https://www.northwestern.edu/e...External Subdomain Campus Emergency Information
https://www.northwestern.edu/h...External Subdomain Careers
https://www.northwestern.edu/c...External Subdomain Contact Northwestern University
https://www.northwestern.edu/p...External Subdomain Privacy Statement
https://www.northwestern.edu/a...External Subdomain Report an Accessibility Issue
https://policies.northwestern....External Subdomain University Policies
https://www.facebook.com/North...External Subdomain Facebook
https://www.twitter.com/northw...External Subdomain Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/nort...External Subdomain Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/user/N...External Subdomain YouTube
https://www.tiktok.com/@northw...External Subdomain TikTok
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...External Subdomain LinkedIn
https://www.northwestern.edu/d...External Subdomain Disclaimer

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://sponsoredresearch.northwestern.edu/"
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 of 0.65 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.
This page loads 4 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
This page only loads 2 CSS files. That's ok.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (32 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateThu, 08 Aug 2024 08:54:05 GMT
serverApache
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
accept-rangesbytes
cache-controlmax-age=300, public
expiresThu, 08 Aug 2024 14:54:05 GMT
varyAccept-Encoding
content-encodinggzip
content-length5582
connectionclose
content-typetext/html
set-cookie85 Characters
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/1.1

External factors

Blacklists
(Nice to have)
This website is not classified "for adult only".
This page has only a few links from other websites.
This page only has backlinks from 14 referring domains.
This page only has 36 backlinks.
This page only has few backlinks from 11 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

No valid Robots.txt file was found.

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Most important keywords

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KeywordResultRecheck
RESEARCH77%Check
Sponsored77%Check
Sponsored Research77%Check
Northwestern62%Check
Research Metrics60%Check
Clinical Research58%Check
Northwestern University54%Check
Rates39%Check
New39%Check
News39%Check
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