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Meta information
80% 
Page quality
88% 
Page structure
25% 
Link structure
76% 
Server
74% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.95 s
File size
33.30 kB
Words
953
Media files
26
Number of links
93 internal / 21 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Stick Enterprises - Home of the Chapman Stick -
The length of the page title is perfect. (434 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The meta description is empty.
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 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

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
These Typos were found:
  • thru => through
This page contains 953 words. That's ok.
27.4% 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.
9 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 18.47 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)
Empty bold or strong tags were found on this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
9 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
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
https://stick.com/images/onlinebutton.jpgPlaceholder image
/instruments/hotshots/newhothots_thumb.jpgNo alt attribute provided
/images/new-museum-event.jpgNo alt attribute provided
https://stick.com/images/Kenji-Tsunami.jpgNo alt attribute provided
/images/Stick-Camp-Canada-2024.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...vds/newCompilado_Facebook_Open_Graph.jpgPlaceholder image
https://stick.com/about/workshop/grace.jpgGrace Chapman
/news/2newdownloadbanner.jpgPlaceholder image
/news/newemg_rb10_banner.jpgPlaceholder image
/method/resources/scores_banner.jpegPlaceholder image
https://stick.com/news/TapInTimeBanner.pngPlaceholder image
/news/newmachiche_banner.jpgPlaceholder image
/news/newla_honors_banner.jpgPlaceholder image
...resources/chords/newcompendiumbanner.jpgPlaceholder image
...books/Michael_Kollwitz-Stick_with_It.jpgNo alt attribute provided
.../books/bach/tapping_into_bach_bm_388.jpgNo alt attribute provided
/artists/cds_dvds/newmerlo_crisis_sm.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ds/images/newsticknightlive_pack_288.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...sories/apparel/newgreyshirt_thumb286.jpgNo alt attribute provided
.../emmett_memorial/emmett.memorial_288.jpgEmmett Chapman
/news/greg_memorial/Greg_Howard.jpgGreg Howard
Video URLWidthHeight
https://www.youtube.com/embed/XdCn3z3Ol9c
https://www.youtube.com/embed/lvn8gJe35I8
https://www.youtube.com/embed/nTjoy2Qg32U
https://www.youtube.com/embed/__fTj1t-c3E
https://www.youtube.com/embed/xJAbFtsvut4

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Emmett Chapman
Too many H1 headings
The H1 heading is too short (14 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 73 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Emmett Chapman
H1 Greg Howard
H2 Welcome to Stick Enterprises, home of the Chapman Stick®
H2 ONLINE ACESSORIES STORE
H2 INSTRUMENT GALLERY
H2 RESERVE PRODUCTION AND USED STICKS
H2 UPCOMING STICK EVENTS
H2 Le Chapman Stick – La Con[cert]férence April 15 thru May 4, 2025, at the Mupop Music Museum, located in Montluçon (France)
H2 Kenji Tsunami, Touring with Ripped to Shreds May 2-11, TOURING THE WEST COAST
H2 Stick Camp Canada 2025 August 13-16, University Endowment Lands, BC
H2 STICK PERFORMANCES AND LESSONS
H2 THE STRENGTH OF A FAMILY BUSINESS
H2 NEW RELEASES
H2 NEWS AND INTERVIEWS
H2 IN MEMORIAM
H2 IN MEMORIAM Duplicate text
H3 The Stick®, 36"-scale 10-string in hardwoods or bamboo
H3 NEW: Grand Railboard™ 12-string
H3 Railboard® integrated frets and beam
H3 12-string Grand Stick® in hardwoods and bamboo
H3 The NS/Stick™multimode 8-string
H3 Rails® precision tapping frets
H3 8-string Stick Bass® in hardwoods and bamboo
H3 The NS/Stick™ optional high gloss finishes
H3 Maple Stick® with chrome tuners and rust linear inlays
H3 Hardwood laminates with colorful inlays
H3 Hipshot tuners, with open gearbox
H3 Adjustable "3-D" bridge supports any tuning
H3 Alto Stick™ guitar scale 10-string in hardwoods or bamboo
H3 Colorful dot and linear inlays
H3 Flaps™ adjustable dual nut unit
H3 3-tier bamboo laminates
H3 The NS/Stick™multimode 8-string Duplicate text
H3 Active EMG pickups and electronics for the NS/Stick
H3 4-Way divided truss rod for easy and precise adjustment
H3 12-string guitar scale Stick Guitar® in hardwoods and bamboo
H3 Ten String Grand™, wider string spacing
H3 Le Chapman Stick, un instrument, un inventeur
H3 LEARN MORE
H3 LEARN MORE Duplicate text
H3 LEARN MORE Duplicate text
H3 Meet Grace Chapman
H3 Featured Books
H3 Featured Album
H3 Featured DVD
H3 Stick T-shirts
H3 (1936-2021)
H3 (1964-2023)
H4 Innovative Instruments
H4 Artists
H4 "Free Hands" tapping method
H4 If you need strings or other accessories, please check out our Online Accessories Store
H4 Looking for an instrument right away?
H4 The museum will host the premiere of an exhibition dedicated to the Stick and its inventor, Emmett Chapman. The exhibition has been produced by the AFSTG, written by Bruno Ricard and designed by Ni...
H4 Stick artist, Kenji Tsunami, joins Ripped To Shreds to tour the West Coast.
H4 Celebrating over 20 years of Stick events in British Columbia
H4 "HANDS ACROSS THE BOARD", EMMETT'S 1987 PERFORMANCE/INTERVIEW NEWLY REMASTERED, ON YOUTUBE
H4 PLAYING HARMONICS ON THE STICK New Lesson Video from Greg Howard
H4 "TOUCHBOARD TO CIRCUIT BOARD", EMMETT'S 1986 MIDI STICK DEMO CASSETTE NEWLY REMASTERED, ON YOUTUBE
H4 NOW AVAILABLE: STICKISTAS' 60 FREE SONGS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD
H4 NEW RELEASES: By Stick players available for download.
H4 NEW PICKUP: Introducing the EMG-RB10, a new module for the Railboard from EMG and Stick Enterprises. Watch the demo video.
H4 A FUN AND INSPIRING INTERVIEW WITH DON SCHIFF from Bass Musician Magazine
H4 NEW WEBSITE: Stick Music Scores, Olivier Chabasse's new resource for Stick players.
H4 NEW PODCAST: Tune in to the "Tap in Time" podcast for fun and in-depth discussions with Stick players around the world.
H4 June 7, 2020, New hardwood option for Stick fretboard tapping instruments: Machiche
H4 Dec 23, 2019, Los Angeles City Council Celebrates 50 years of Free Hands and The Stick
H4 Dec 6, 2019, New online chord resource
H4 Oct 21, 2019, For Bass Players Only interviews Nick Beggs!
H4 New by Michael Kollwitz
H4 By Greg Howard
H4 EMMETT'S MEMORIAL PAGE
H4 GREG'S MEMORIAL PAGE
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
8 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 21 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://stick.com/index.shtmlStick.com
https://stick.com/about/STICK ENTERPRISES
/about/innovationinnovation
https://stick.com/about/historyhistory
https://stick.com/about/serviceservice and repairs
/about/commentarycustomer commentary
https://stick.com/about/communitycommunity
https://stick.com/about/contactcontact
https://stick.com/instruments/ALL MODELS
/instruments/stickThe Stick
/instruments/grandGrand Stick
/instruments/railboardRailboard
https://stick.com/instruments/nsNS/Stick
https://stick.com/instruments/tsgTen String Grand
https://stick.com/instruments/sb8Stick Bass
/instruments/sg12Stick Guitar
/instruments/altoAlto Stick
/instruments/tuningstunings
/instruments/techStick tech
/instruments/midiMIDI
/instruments/usedused Sticks
/method/free_handsFree Hands
https://stick.com/method/bookslesson books
https://stick.com/method/dvdlesson DVDs
https://stick.com/method/articlesarticles
/method/resourcesonline resources
https://stick.com/method/seminarsseminars
/artists/artistfeatures/artist features
/artists/cds_dvdsCDs and DVDs
/artists/playersgalleryplayer gallery
/artists/interviewsinterviews
https://stick.com/shop/pricesprice list
https://stick-enterprises-stor...External Subdomain online accessory store
https://stick.com/shop/orderorder an instrument
https://stick.com/shop/inventorynew and used in stock
/shop/accessoriesaccessories
/shop/electronicselectronics
https://stick.com/shop/booksbooks
/instruments/stick/The Stick®, 36"-scale 10-string in hardwoods or bamboo
/instruments/railboard/12strin...Subdomain NEW: Grand Railboard™ 12-string
/instruments/railboard/Railboard® integrated frets and beam
/instruments/grand/12-string Grand Stick® in hardwoods and bamboo
https://stick.com/instruments/ns/The NS/Stick™multimode 8-string
/about/innovation/rails/Rails® precision tapping frets
/instruments/sb8/8-string Stick Bass® in hardwoods and bamboo
/instruments/ns/gloss/The NS/Stick™ optional high gloss finishes
/about/innovation/bridge/Maple Stick® with chrome tuners and rust linear inlays
/instruments/hardwoods/Hardwood laminates with colorful inlays
/instruments/tuners/Hipshot tuners, with open gearbox
/about/innovation/bridge/Adjustable "3-D" bridge supports any tuning
/instruments/alto/Alto Stick™ guitar scale 10-string in hardwoods or bamboo
/instruments/inlays/Colorful dot and linear inlays
/about/innovation/flaps/Flaps™ adjustable dual nut unit
/instruments/bamboo/3-tier bamboo laminates
https://stick.com/instruments/ns/Text duplicate The NS/Stick™multimode 8-string
/instruments/ns/pickups/Active EMG pickups and electronics for the NS/Stick
/about/innovation/flaps/4-Way divided truss rod for easy and precise adjustment
/instruments/sg12/12-string guitar scale Stick Guitar® in hardwoods and bamboo
/instruments/tsg/Ten String Grand™, wider string spacing
https://stick.com/Anchor No Text
https://stick.com/Anchor No Text
https://stick.com/instrumentsExplore Instruments
https://stick.com/artists/Stick Artists
https://stick.com/method/Learn More
https://stick-enterprises-stor...New window External Subdomain Online Accessories Store
https://stick-enterprises-stor...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Placeholder image
/instruments/hotshots/No Text
https://stick.com/shop/inventory/Check out our inventory
https://www.mupop.fr/le-chapma...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.mupop.fr/le-chapma...New window External Subdomain Le Chapman Stick – La Con[cert]férence
https://www.mupop.fr/le-chapma...New window External Subdomain LEARN MORE
A-TITLE Learn more
/images/Ripped-to-Shreds-Tour.jpgNew window No Text
/images/Ripped-to-Shreds-Tour.jpgNew window Kenji Tsunami, Touring with Ripped to Shreds
/images/Ripped-to-Shreds-Tour.jpgNew window Text duplicate LEARN MORE
A-TITLE Learn more
https://jimmeyer.ca/stick-camp...New window External No Text
https://jimmeyer.ca/stick-camp...New window External Stick Camp Canada 2025
https://jimmeyer.ca/stick-camp...New window External Text duplicate LEARN MORE
A-TITLE Learn more
https://www.stickistas.com/?la...External Subdomain NOW AVAILABLE: STICKISTAS' 60 FREE SONGS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD
https://www.stickistas.com/?la...External Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT Placeholder image
/about/workshop/grace.shtmlIMG-ALT Grace Chapman
/about/workshop/grace.shtmlFind out more about her....
/artists/cds_dvds/album_downlo...NEW RELEASES: By Stick players
/instruments/railboard/emg_rb1...No Text
/artists/cds_dvds/album_downlo...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Placeholder image
/instruments/railboard/emg_rb1...NEW PICKUP: Introducing the EMG-RB10
/instruments/railboard/emg_rb1...Watch the demo video.
/instruments/railboard/emg_rb1...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Placeholder image
https://bassmusicianmagazine.c...External from Bass Musician Magazine
https://stickmusicscores.com/External NEW WEBSITE: Stick Music Scores
https://stickmusicscores.com/External Text duplicate IMG-ALT Placeholder image
https://tapintime.podbean.com/External Subdomain NEW PODCAST: Tune in to the "Tap in Time" podcast for fun and in-depth discussions with Stick players around the world.
https://tapintime.podbean.com/External Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT Placeholder image
/instruments/hardwoods/machiche/June 7, 2020, New hardwood option for Stick fretboard tapping instruments: Machiche
/instruments/hardwoods/machiche/Text duplicate IMG-ALT Placeholder image
/news/la_honors.shtmlDec 23, 2019, Los Angeles City Council Celebrates 50 years of Free Hands and The Stick
/news/la_honors.shtmlText duplicate IMG-ALT Placeholder image
/method/resources/chords/Dec 6, 2019, New online chord resource
/method/resources/chords/Text duplicate IMG-ALT Placeholder image
https://forbassplayersonly.com...External Oct 21, 2019, For Bass Players Only interviews Nick Beggs!
https://www.amazon.com/Stick-A...New window External Subdomain No Text
/method/books/bach/No Text
/artists/cds_dvds/cds/merlo.shtmlNo Text
/artists/cds_dvds/dvds/stickni...Subdomain No Text
/shop/accessories/apparel/inde...No Text
/news/emmett_in_memorium/Emmett Chapman
A-TITLE In Memoriam of Emmett Chapman
/news/emmett_in_memorium/Text duplicate IMG-ALT Emmett Chapman
/news/emmett_in_memorium/EMMETT'S MEMORIAL PAGE
/news/greg_memorial/Greg Howard
A-TITLE In Memoriam of Greg Howard
/news/greg_memorial/Text duplicate IMG-ALT Greg Howard
/news/greg_memorial/GREG'S MEMORIAL PAGE
https://www.facebook.com/profi...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/channe...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/stic...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://stick.com/about/contactNo Text

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://stick.com/"
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 0.95 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 (33 kB).

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This page has backlinks from 123 referring domains.
This page has 486 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 103 different ip addresses.

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Emmett Chapman65%Check
Stick64%Check
Chapman Stick64%Check
Grace Chapman59%Check
Emmett58%Check
STICK ENTERPRISES55%Check
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NS Stick50%Check
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