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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
61% 
Page quality
90% 
Page structure
68% 
Link structure
92% 
Server
86% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.49 s
File size
89.10 kB
Words
674
Media files
11
Number of links
45 internal / 20 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
STEP
The page title is too short. (53 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)
STEP is an extension of Ohio State’s commitment to the student experience and provides an opportunity for education beyond the classroom. Students participating in STEP have the opportunity to submit a proposal for a fellowship of up to $2,000 to use towards a STEP Signature Project.
The meta description is too long: 1776 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
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-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
(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
og:urlhttps://step.osu.edu/
og:site_nameSTEP
description<p>STEP is an extension of Ohio State’s commitment to the student experience and provides an opportunity for education beyond the classroom. Students participating in STEP have the opportunity to submit a proposal for a fellowship of up to $2,000 to use towards a STEP Signature Project.</p>
viewportwidth=device-width,initial-scale=1
theme-color#333333
langen-us
twitter:siteSTEP
twitter:cardsummary_large_image
twitter:titleSTEP
twitter:image:alt<p>STEP is an extension of Ohio State’s commitment to the student experience and provides an opportunity for education beyond the classroom. Students participating in STEP have the opportunity to submit a proposal for a fellowship of up to $2,000 to use towards a STEP Signature Project.</p>
og:description<p>STEP is an extension of Ohio State’s commitment to the student experience and provides an opportunity for education beyond the classroom. Students participating in STEP have the opportunity to submit a proposal for a fellowship of up to $2,000 to use towards a STEP Signature Project.</p>
og:typewebsite
og:imagehttps://step.osu.edu/img/logo-osu.jpg
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 674 words. That's ok.
26.1% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
13 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 19.52 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" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 13 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
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
/img/navbar/osu-navbar.svgThe Ohio State University home page
.../universityhall-1-1600x1200-1920x640.jpgUniversity Hall
...deabb340f20/images/step-map-1728x648.jpgWorld
...-step-expo-banner-option-1_1-640x480.jpgStudent presenting at the Autumn 2023 STEP Expo
/posts/images/capture-640x480_1.JPGAbstract art with four sections (marine life, cancer research, healthcare, and scientific research)
/posts/images/img-6836-640x480.jpgSTEP Students pose in front of the Washington Monument, spelling out OHIO with their arms.
...-3d48-4160-b566-176df4346543-640x480.jpgThree smiling students hold up their STEP T-Shirts
...s/banners-for-step-website-640x480_1.jpgSTEP Expo
...am-summer-2023-mentor-thomas-640x480.jpgDan Thomas speaks with student
https://step.osu.edu/img/logo-sl.pngOffice of Student Life home page
...dentlife.osu.edu/img/signature-motto.pngEngage. Learn. Thrive.

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
STEP
The H1 heading consists of only one word. There should be more information given.
The H1 heading is too short (4 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 STEP
H2 Ohio State navigation bar
H2 Empty heading
H2 Interested in STEP?
H2 About STEP
H2 STEP Into Your Second Year
H2 Why Should I Join?
H2 How Do I Find Out More?
H2 News and Articles
H2 Volunteer as a STEP Expo Reviewer!
H2 10 Students Who Did Marvelous Things Through STEP
H2 D.C. Trip Provides Transformative STEP for Buckeyes
H2 STEP Featured in January Department Debrief (Parent and Family Relations)
H2 Ohio State News Reports on the Autumn 2023 STEP Expo
H2 Ohio State Alumni Magazine Interviews STEP Faculty Mentors
H3 Empty heading
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
2 links don't have an anchor text.
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 20 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://step.osu.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
https://osu.edu/External IMG-ALT The Ohio State University home page
https://www.osu.edu/mapExternal Subdomain Map
https://buckeyelink.osu.edu/External Subdomain Buckeye Link
https://email.osu.edu/External Subdomain Webmail
https://www.osu.edu/searchExternal Subdomain Search Ohio State
https://step.osu.edu/STEP Second-year Transformational Experience Program
https://step.osu.edu/Subdomain Home
https://step.osu.edu/aboutSubdomain About
/about/program-assessmentSubdomain Program Assessment
/about/awards-and-recognitionSubdomain Awards and Recognition
/prospective-studentsSubdomain Prospective Students
/prospective-students/step-inf...Subdomain STEP Information Sessions
/prospective-students/join-stepSubdomain Join STEP
/prospective-students/step-eli...Subdomain STEP Eligibility
/step-participantsSubdomain STEP Participants
/step-participants/cohort-meet...Subdomain Cohort Meetings
/step-participants/professiona...Subdomain Professional Development Co-Curriculars (PDCs)
/step-participants/financial-w...Subdomain Financial Wellness
/step-participants/the-step-fe...Subdomain The STEP Fellowship
/step-participants/the-step-fe...Subdomain Fully-Funded Students
/step-participants/step-signat...Subdomain STEP Signature Project
/step-participants/step-signat...Subdomain Creative and Artistic Endeavor
/step-participants/step-signat...Subdomain Education Abroad
/step-participants/step-signat...Subdomain Internship
/step-participants/step-signat...Subdomain Leadership
/step-participants/step-signat...Subdomain Service-Learning
/step-participants/step-signat...Subdomain Undergraduate Research
/step-participants/step-expo1Subdomain STEP Expo
/step-participants/program-req...Subdomain Program Requirements
/campus-partnersSubdomain Campus Partners
/campus-partners/submit-a-prof...Subdomain Submit a Professional Development Co-Curricular (PDC)
/campus-partners/step-expoSubdomain Text duplicate STEP Expo
/faculty-mentorsSubdomain Faculty Mentors
https://step.osu.edu/contact-usSubdomain Contact Us
/contact-us/columbusSubdomain Columbus
/contact-us/regionalSubdomain Regional
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...External Subdomain Watch now!
https://step.osu.edu/contact-usSubdomain Contact us
/step-participants/step-signat...Subdomain Text duplicate STEP Signature Project
/secure/dashboardSubdomain Dashboard
/step-participants/cohort-meet...Subdomain STEP Cohort
/step-participants/professiona...Subdomain Professional Development Co-Curriculars
/faculty-mentorsSubdomain Want to be a STEP Mentor?
/step-participants/step-expoSubdomain Text duplicate STEP Expo
/faculty-mentorsSubdomain Text duplicate Faculty Mentors
/prospective-students/step-inf...Subdomain information session
http://u.osu.edu/stepExternal Subdomain u.osu.edu/step
/articles/volunteer-as-a-step-...No Text
/articles/volunteer-as-a-step-...Volunteer as a STEP Expo Reviewer!
https://alumnimagazine.osu.edu...External Subdomain No Text
https://alumnimagazine.osu.edu...External Subdomain 10 Students Who Did Marvelous Things Through STEP
https://osumarion.osu.edu/stor...External Subdomain No Text
https://osumarion.osu.edu/stor...External Subdomain D.C. Trip Provides Transformative STEP for Buckeyes
https://parent.osu.edu/article...External Subdomain No Text
https://parent.osu.edu/article...External Subdomain STEP Featured in January Department Debrief (Parent and Family Relations)
https://news.osu.edu/step-expo...External Subdomain No Text
https://news.osu.edu/step-expo...External Subdomain Ohio State News Reports on the Autumn 2023 STEP Expo
/articles/ohio-state-alumni-ma...No Text
/articles/ohio-state-alumni-ma...Ohio State Alumni Magazine Interviews STEP Faculty Mentors
https://www.giveto.osu.edu/mak...External Subdomain A-TITLE Give to The STEP Faculty Discretionary Fund
http://studentlife.osu.edu/New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Office of Student Life home page
https://go.osu.edu/privacyExternal Subdomain Privacy Statement
https://go.osu.edu/nondiscrimi...External Subdomain Non-discrimination Notice
https://slts.osu.edu/External Subdomain Student Life Technology Services

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://step.osu.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 is slow (1.49 seconds). The response time should be less than 0.4 seconds. Slow websites are bad for search engine bots and also result in bad user experience.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (89 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
cache-controlprivate
content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
content-encodinggzip
varyAccept-Encoding
strict-transport-securitymax-age=31536000
set-cookie82 Characters
content-security-policyframe-ancestors 'self'
referrer-policyno-referrer, strict-origin-when-cross-origin
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
x-permitted-cross-domain-policiesmaster-only
x-xss-protection1; mode=block
dateWed, 16 Oct 2024 18:43:03 GMT
content-length24753
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 43 referring domains.
This page has 64 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 35 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

# Allows all robots

User-agent: *
Disallow:

User-agent: SemrushBot
Disallow: /events.aspx

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STEP
STEP is an extension of Ohio State’s commitment to the student experience and provides an opportunity for education beyond the classroom. Students participating in STEP have the opportunity to submit a proposal for a fellowship of up to $2,000 to use towards a STEP Signature Project.

Most important keywords

Following keywords were found. You can check the keyword optimization of this page for each keyword.

KeywordResultRecheck
STEP87%Check
STEP Signature66%Check
STEP students66%Check
STEP Expo65%Check
STEP Faculty60%Check
edu59%Check
STEP Signature Project59%Check
000 STEP Signature59%Check
Ohio56%Check
State56%Check
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