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Meta information
100% 
Page quality
54% 
Page structure
79% 
Link structure
71% 
Server
83% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.38 s
File size
49.20 kB
Words
879
Media files
22
Number of links
82 internal / 11 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
The Skinny: Independent Cultural Journalism
The length of the page title is perfect. (401 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
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The Skinny Magazine: bringing you Independent Cultural Journalism and events online and in print across Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and beyond.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (915 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
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There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
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No canonical link is specified.
Language
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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
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There are no alternate links specified on this page.
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
(Somewhat important)
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
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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.

Meta tags

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
The average number of words per sentence of 83.8 words is high.
This page contains 879 words. That's ok.
32.8% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
14 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
Frames
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This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
A viewport "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 18 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

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...tion/000/150/477/150477_widescreen.1.jpgBarrowland Ballet Wee ManBarrowland Ballet Wee Man
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...tion/000/150/466/150466_widescreen.1.jpgQueer love illustrationQueer love illustration
...uction/000/150/379/150379_widescreen.jpgThe Skinny Cover May 2025The Skinny Cover May 2025
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Page structure

H1 heading
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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

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H2 Listen to The Cineskinny podcast!
H2 KELI @ Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh
H2 Wee Man @ The Studio, Edinburgh
H2 Muckle Flugga by Michael Pedersen
H2 Book matchmaking from Lighthouse Bookshop and Book Lovers
H2 Get The May 2025 Issue of The Skinny!
H2 Find Things To Do
H2 Siobhan Miller @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, 12 May
H2 Spotlight On... Maranta
H2 What's On Scotland 15-22 May: Maranta & more
H2 Catherine Lacey on her fiction-memoir hybrid The Möbius Book
H2 Hot Metal: In conversation with Slaghammers
H2 The Write Place: Arkbound's writing workshops and crowdfunders
H2 Behind the Mic: The Humour Mill
H2 Kelburn Garden Party: Our 2025 Pyramid Stage lineup
H2 Big Hugs: Old School Fabrications at Chelsea Flower Show
H2 The Skinny On... Jeremy Deller
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 11 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

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https://plus.google.com/u/0/10...New window External Subdomain Google+
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https://www.theskinny.co.uk/Text duplicate The Skinny
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/whats-onText duplicate What's on
/whats-on/dundeeDundee
/whats-on/edinburghEdinburgh
/whats-on/glasgowGlasgow
/listingsSubmit Your Event Listings
/things-to-doThings to do
/things-to-do/recommended-even...Sign up to The Skinny Zap!
/about/pitching-to-the-skinny-...Pitching To The Skinny
/subscribeSubscribe to The Skinny!
/ticketsGet Tickets for The Skinny events!
/arts-entertainmentArts & Entertainment
/arts-entertainmentText duplicate Arts & Entertainment
https://www.theskinny.co.uk/musicMusic
/tv-radioTV + Radio
https://www.theskinny.co.uk/filmFilm
/comedyComedy
https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubsClubs
/theatreTheatre
https://www.theskinny.co.uk/artArt
https://www.theskinny.co.uk/booksBooks
/music/reviews/albumsAlbums
/music/live-musicLive Music
/lifestyleLifestyle
/lifestyleText duplicate Lifestyle
/food-and-drinkFood and Drink
/fashionFashion
/studentsStudents
https://www.theskinny.co.uk/techTech
/travelTravel
/travel/living-abroadLiving Abroad
/intersectionsIntersections
/festivalsFestivals
/festivalsText duplicate Festivals
/festivals/uk-festivalsUK Festivals
/festivals/international-festi...International Festivals
/festivals/edinburgh-fringeEdinburgh Fringe
/festivals/edinburgh-festivalsEdinburgh Festivals
/competitions/win-tickets-to-t...Win tickets to The Gathering festival!
/competitionsCompetitions
https://www.theskinny.co.uk/newsNews
/videosVideos
https://www.theskinny.co.uk/aboutAbout
/festivals/uk-festivals/film/a...Festivals New Ways of Seeing: Alchemy Film & Moving Image Festival 2025 Xuanlin Tham | 15 May 2025 Read more ❯
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/film/interviews/amalia-ulman-...Film Amalia Ulman on Magic Farm Katie Driscoll | 13 May 2025 Read more ❯
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/music/interviews/mannequin-pu...Music Mannequin Pussy's Marisa 'Missy' Dubice on being unapologetic Cheri Amour | 08 May 2025 Read more ❯
IMG-ALT Mannequin Pussy
/music/opinion/the-cult-of-wu-lyfMusic WU LYF 4EVA: The cult of WU LYF Nadia Younes | 25 Apr 2025 Read more ❯
IMG-ALT WU LYF
/film/news/watch-trailer-scott...Film Watch the trailer for stunning Scottish drama Harvest Jamie Dunn | 16 Apr 2025 Read more ❯
IMG-ALT Harvest
/books/features/niamh-ni-mhaoi...Books Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin on her debut novel Ordinary Saints Elspeth Wilson | 10 Apr 2025 Read more ❯
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/film/news/cineskinny-podcastFilm Listen to The Cineskinny podcast! The Cineskinny is the film review podcast from The Skinny – this time, reviews of Magic Farm and Good One, some Wes An...
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/theatre/shows/reviews/keli-ro...Theatre KELI @ Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh Martin Green's KELI features some dazzling performances but feels overcrowded Read more » ★★★ Rebecca Crockett | 19 Ma...
IMG-ALT KELI
/theatre/shows/reviews/wee-man...Theatre Wee Man @ The Studio, Edinburgh Barrowland Ballet's Wee Man is a must-see for any man, and those who know them Read more » ★★★★ Gabriel von Spreckels...
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/books/book-reviews/muckle-flu...Books Muckle Flugga by Michael Pedersen Muckle Flugga, the debut novel from Edinburgh Makar Michael Pedersen, is a work of simultaneous joy and grief Read mo...
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/books/features/book-matchmaki...Books Book matchmaking from Lighthouse Bookshop and Book Lovers If you're pining for the start of First Date festival, we have some hyperspecific recommendat...
IMG-ALT Queer love illustration
/things-to-do/scotland/get-the...Things To Do Get The May 2025 Issue of The Skinny! Looking for a copy of our May 2025 magazine? Here's where to find one in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee Rea...
IMG-ALT The Skinny Cover May 2025
https://twitter.com/theskinnymagExternal Tweets by TwitterDev
/music/live-music/reviews/siob...Music Siobhan Miller @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, 12 May Siobhan Miller cultivates a sense of community through music and storytelling on Edinburgh Tradfes...
IMG-ALT Siobhan Miller Tradfest
/music/interviews/spotlight-on...Music Spotlight On... Maranta It's not every day a band play their last ever show on the same day they launch their debut album, but that's exactly what Edin...
IMG-ALT Maranta at Kelburn 2024
/things-to-do/scotland/whats-o...Things To Do What's On Scotland 15-22 May: Maranta & more Edinburgh icons Maranta play their last ever gig at Assembly Roxy this Friday. Elsewhere, a new exh...
IMG-ALT Maranta
/books/features/catherine-lace...Books Catherine Lacey on her fiction-memoir hybrid The Möbius Book Following a devastating break-up, acclaimed author Catherine Lacey wrote a hybrid fiction-...
IMG-ALT Catherine Lacey
/intersections/interviews/slag...Intersections Hot Metal: In conversation with Slaghammers Blowtorches at the ready. We chat to Slaghammers, the Glasgow-based feminist welding collective, ab...
IMG-ALT Slaghammers
/books/features/arkbound-found...Books The Write Place: Arkbound's writing workshops and crowdfunders Breaking into the writing and publishing business can be tricky, but the Arkbound Founda...
IMG-ALT Arkbound
/comedy/interviews/behind-the-...Comedy Behind the Mic: The Humour Mill Stand-up and writer Kathleen Hughes talks to us about The Humour Mill, a fantastic initiative for comedians and comedy...
IMG-ALT Behind the Mic
/music/news/kelburn-garden-par...Music Kelburn Garden Party: Our 2025 Pyramid Stage lineup As Kelburn Garden Party gears up for its 15th iteration, we take a closer look at our Pyramid Stage...
IMG-ALT Kelburn Garden Party: Pyramid Stage 2025 revealed
/art/features/old-school-fabri...Art Big Hugs: Old School Fabrications at Chelsea Flower Show This month we meet Old School Fabrications to explore their special commission ‘the hug’ which t...
IMG-ALT Old School Fabrications Team
/art/interviews/the-skinny-on-...Art The Skinny On... Jeremy Deller Jeremy Deller, a conceptual artist with a sharp political edge, has been getting ready to 'Meet the Gods'. Ahead of this c...
IMG-ALT Jeremy Deller on University Challenge
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HTTP redirects
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This page redirects to "https://www.theskinny.co.uk/"
HTTP header
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The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is excellent with 0.38 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (49 kB).

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