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Meta information
84% 
Page quality
80% 
Page structure
75% 
Link structure
41% 
Server
0% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
2.08 s
File size
150.10 kB
Words
1378
Media files
11
Number of links
200 internal / 14 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
TIPS - Home
The page title is too short. (119 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The online resource for trade and industrial policy research in South Africa.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (461 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
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-gb
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en-gb
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
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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
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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
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The average number of words per sentence of 25.26 words is high.
This page contains 1378 words. That's ok.
25.8% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
24 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.
Frames
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This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
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No Apple touch icon is specified.
This page loads 24 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
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Empty bold or strong tags were found on this page.
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Image SEO
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3 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
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No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
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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
..._kraken/custom/images/logo/tipslogo1.pngNo alt attribute provided
..._kraken/custom/images/logo/tipslogo1.pngNo alt attribute provided
https://tips.org.za/images/tipslogo2c.pngtipslogo2c
/images/aporde2024-main-banner-07082024.jpgNo alt attribute provided
/images/headers/sector-jobs.jpgSector jobs resilience plans
/images/headers/green-econ2.jpgClimate change and small business
/images/trucks31102019.jpgTrade policy and practice
...es/headers/Just-transisiton-18082023.jpgJust Transition Tagging Tool
/images/headers/inequality3.jpgSouthern Africa - towards inclusive development
...aders/climate_change_and_trade_risks.jpgClimate change and trade risks
.../headers/Observatory-recent-research.jpgThe Technological Change Observatory

Page structure

H1 heading
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There is no H1 heading specified.
Headings
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Some headings occur twice on the page.
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 Join our newsletter
H2 Development Dialogue
H2 Economic Conferences
H3 Recent Research
H3 Research Topics
H3 ANNOUNCEMENTS: EVENTS AND BIDS
H3 Policy Briefs
H3 Recent Research Duplicate text
H3 Training Workshops
H3 TIPS in the News
H3 Working at TIPS
H4 Sector jobs resilience plans
H4 Climate change and small business
H4 Trade policy and practice
H4 Just Transition Tagging Tool
H4 Southern Africa - towards inclusive development
H4 Climate change and trade risks
H4 The Technological Change Observatory
Baselink: https://tips.org.za/
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some internal links have dynamic parameters. All internal URLs, which are not marked as nofollow, should not contain dynamic parameters.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
6 links don't have an anchor text.
There are 8 links with a trivial anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
There are 14 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://tips.org.za/No Text
https://www.facebook.com/pages...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/channe...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://tips.org.za/No Text
https://www.tips.org.za/Subdomain IMG-ALT tipslogo2c
https://tips.org.za/Home
/about-tips/company-profileAbout us
/about-tips/company-profileText duplicate About us
/about-tips/historyHistory
/about-tips/company-profileCompany Profile
https://tips.org.za/our-workOur Work
/about-tips/boardBoard
/about-tips/membersMembers
/our-team/staffOur Team
/our-team/staffStaff
/our-team/research-fellowsResearch Fellows
/our-team/internsInterns
https://tips.org.za/partnersPartners
https://tips.org.za/partnersText duplicate Partners
/partners/research-networksResearch Networks
/projects/current-projectsProjects
/projects/current-projectsTIPS Projects
/projects/past-projectsPast Projects
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/projects/past-projects/inequa...Inequality and Economic Inclusion
/projects/past-projects/sustai...Sustainable Development
/projects/past-projects/sustai...Green Economy
/projects/past-projects/sustai...Climate Change
/projects/past-projects/sustai...Energy
/projects/capacity-buildingCapacity Building
/projects/technological-change...Technological Change and Innovation System Observatory
/projects/technological-change...About
/projects/technological-change...Spotlight
/projects/technological-change...Profiles
/projects/technological-change...Collaborators
https://tips.org.za/mapObservatory Map
/research-archiveResearch
/research-archive/trade-and-in...Text duplicate Trade and Industry
/research-archive/trade-and-in...Text duplicate Trade and Industry
/research-archive/trade-and-in...Economic Regulation
/research-archive/trade-and-in...Small Enterprise Development
/research-archive/trade-and-in...Southern African Development Research Network (SADRN)
/research-archive/trade-and-in...Centre for Real Economy Study (Crest)
/research-archive/trade-and-in...SADC Trade Development
/research-archive/trade-and-in...Trade Information Briefs
/research-archive/trade-and-in...Trade & Growth Dynamics
/research-archive/sustainable-...Sustainable Growth
/research-archive/sustainable-...Text duplicate Sustainable Growth
/research-archive/sustainable-...Green Economy Coalition
/research-archive/sustainable-...Text duplicate Green Economy
/research-archive/sustainable-...Text duplicate Climate Change
/research-archive/sustainable-...Text duplicate Energy
/research-archive/inequality-a...Text duplicate Inequality and Economic Inclusion
/research-archive/inequality-a...Text duplicate Inequality and Economic Inclusion
/research-archive/inequality-a...Second Economy Strategy Project
/research-archive/inequality-a...Community Work Programme
https://tips.org.za/policy-briefsPolicy Briefs
/research-archive/annual-forum...TIPS Forum Papers
http://forum.tips.org.za/forum...New window External Subdomain 2023
http://forum.tips.org.za/past-...New window External Subdomain 2022
http://forum.tips.org.za/past-...New window External Subdomain 2021
http://forum.tips.org.za/past-...New window External Subdomain 2020
/research-archive/annual-forum...2019
/research-archive/annual-forum...2018
/research-archive/annual-forum...2016
/research-archive/annual-forum...2017
/research-archive/annual-forum...2015
/research-archive/annual-forum...2010
/research-archive/annual-forum...2008
/research-archive/annual-forum...2007
/research-archive/annual-forum...2006
/research-archive/annual-forum...2005
/research-archive/annual-forum...2004
/research-archive/annual-forum...2003
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/research-archive/annual-forum...2001
/research-archive/annual-forum...2000
/research-archive/annual-forum...1999
/research-archive/annual-forum...1998
/research-archive/annual-forum...1997
/research-archive/external-jou...External Journals
/research-archive/manufacturin...Manufacturing Conference 2014
/research-archive/trade-and-in...Trade and Industry Monitor
/research-archive/small-grant-...Small Grant Research Papers
/research-archive/annual-reportsAnnual Reports
/research-archive/booksBooks
/manufacturing-dataEconomic Data
/manufacturing-data/the-real-e...The Real Economy Bulletin
/manufacturing-data/the-real-e...Quarterly Bulletin
/manufacturing-data/the-real-e...The State of Small Business in South Africa
/manufacturing-data/the-real-e...Provincial Review
/manufacturing-data/green-econ...Green Economy Bulletin
/manufacturing-data/fdi-trackerTIPS FDI Tracker
/manufacturing-data/tips-expor...TIPS Export Tracker
/manufacturing-data/tips-impor...TIPS Import Tracker
/manufacturing-data/imports-lo...Imports Localisation
/manufacturing-data/manufactur...Manufacturing Industries and Subsectors
/manufacturing-data/tips-track...TIPS Tracker: Economy and the Pandemic
/manufacturing-data/covid-19-e...COVID-19 Economic Recovery Index (CERI)
/manufacturing-data/the-manufa...The Manufacturing Circle Investment Tracker
/just-transitionJust Transition Portal
/events/development-dialogue-s...Development Dialogue Seminar
/events/launchesLaunches
/events/workshopsWorkshops
/events/organising-economic-co...Organising Economic Conferences
https://tips.org.za/newsNews
/news/announcementsAnnouncements
/news/tips-in-the-newsTIPS in the News
/news/media-releasesMedia Releases
/news/tips-newslettersTIPS Newsletters
/news/vacancies-and-bidsVacancies and Bids
https://tips.org.za/contact-usContact us
https://www.aporde.co.za/External Subdomain No Text
https://www.aporde.co.za/External Subdomain Trivial anchor text
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/projects/current-projects/ite...Subdomain Sector jobs resilience plans
/projects/current-projects/ite...Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
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/projects/current-projects/ite...Climate change and small business
/projects/current-projects/ite...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
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/projects/current-projects/ite...Trade policy and practice
/projects/current-projects/ite...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
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/projects/current-projects/ite...Subdomain Just Transition Tagging Tool
/projects/current-projects/ite...Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
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/projects/current-projects/ite...Southern Africa - towards inclusive development
/projects/current-projects/ite...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
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/projects/current-projects/ite...Subdomain Climate change and trade risks
/projects/current-projects/ite...Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
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/projects/technological-change...Subdomain The Technological Change Observatory
/projects/technological-change...Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
/manufacturing-data/the-real-e...Text duplicate The Real Economy Bulletin
/manufacturing-data/the-real-e...New window The Real Economy Bulletin: The State of Small Business
/manufacturing-data/the-real-e...No Text
/manufacturing-data/the-real-e...New window The Real Economy Bulletin: Provincial Review
/manufacturing-data/the-real-e...No Text
/manufacturing-data/green-econ...New window Text duplicate Green Economy Bulletin
/manufacturing-data/the-real-e...No Text
/manufacturing-data/fdi-trackerText duplicate TIPS FDI Tracker
/manufacturing-data/tips-expor...New window Text duplicate TIPS Export Tracker
/manufacturing-data/fdi-trackerNo Text
/manufacturing-data/tips-impor...Text duplicate TIPS Import Tracker
/manufacturing-data/tips-impor...No Text
/manufacturing-data/imports-lo...New window Text duplicate Imports Localisation
/manufacturing-data/tips-impor...No Text
/manufacturing-data/manufactur...Text duplicate Manufacturing Industries and Subsectors
/manufacturing-data/covid-19-e...New window Subdomain COVID-19
A-TITLE Items tagged with COVID-19
/topics/economic-regulationNew window Text duplicate Economic Regulation
A-TITLE Items tagged with Economic Regulation
/topics/green-economyNew window Text duplicate Green Economy
A-TITLE Items tagged with Value Chains
/topics/industrial-policyNew window Industrial Policy
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/topics/inequalityNew window Inequality
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/topics/labour-marketsNew window Labour Markets
A-TITLE Items tagged with Labour Markets
/topics/povertyNew window Poverty
A-TITLE Items tagged with Poverty
/component/k2/itemlist/tag/Rea...New window Real Economy
A-TITLE Items tagged with Real Economy
/topics/regional-integrationNew window Regional Integration
A-TITLE Items tagged with Regional Integration
/component/k2/itemlist/tag/Sus...New window Text duplicate Sustainable Growth
A-TITLE Items tagged with Sustainable Growth
/topics/small-business-develop...New window Small Business Development
A-TITLE Items tagged with Small Business Development
/topics/trade-agreementsNew window Trade Agreements
A-TITLE Items tagged with Trade Agreements
/topics/trade-policyNew window Trade Policy
A-TITLE Items tagged with Trade Policy
/topics/value-chainsNew window Value Chains
A-TITLE Items tagged with Value Chains
/news/announcementsANNOUNCEMENTS: EVENTS AND BIDS
/news/announcements/item/4835-...TERMS OF REFERENCE – Research on Tourism in Mpumalanga
/news/vacancies-and-bids?highl...New window Terms of Reference
/news/announcements/item/4824-...DEVELOPMENT DIALOGUE: GENDERING INDUSTRIAL POLICY
/events/development-dialogue-s...New window Development Dialogue
/events/development-dialogue-s...New window .
/news/announcements/item/4795-...TIPS Forum 2024
http://forum.tips.org.za/forum...New window External Subdomain Forum presentations
https://www.youtube.com/playli...New window External Subdomain Forum 2024 video
https://tips.org.za/policy-briefsText duplicate Policy Briefs
/policy-briefs/item/4801-rules...Rules of origin and investment in textiles and apparel within the African Continental Free Trade Area
/policy-briefs/item/4764-bridg...Bridging the gap between aspiration and reality: What would it take to localise the renewable energy value chain in South Africa
/policy-briefs/item/4758-under...Understanding the United Kingdom’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (UK CBAM): Is it the European Union CBAM?
/research-archiveRecent Research
/research-archive/sustainable-...TIPS South Africa's Iron, Steel and Aluminium Industries Readiness to Respond to CBAM
/research-archive/sustainable-...Text duplicate Climate Change
/research-archive/trade-and-in...Supply security issues pertaining to the designation and exemption of the South African petroleum industry (SAPIA) from the Competition Act
/research-archive/trade-and-in...Text duplicate Trade and Industry
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/research-archive/trade-and-in...Electrical Equipment Regional Value Chain Between South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe 2024
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/research-archive/sustainable-...Renewable energy for industrial development: Pathways and implications
/research-archive/sustainable-...Text duplicate Energy
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/topics/industrial-policyText duplicate Industrial Policy
/research-archive/sustainable-...The European Green Deal (EGD) and its implications for African Trade
/research-archive/sustainable-...Text duplicate Climate Change
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/component/k2/itemlist/tag/CBAMCBAM
/component/k2/itemlist/tag/Cli...Text duplicate Climate Change
/tips-newsletterSubdomain SIGN UP
/events/development-dialogue-s...See seminars
/training-workshopsTraining Workshops
/training-workshops/item/4849-...Value Chains Training Workshop
/component/k2/item/download/25...Download brochure
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/training-workshops/item/4779-...Technological Change and Innovation System Training
/component/k2/item/download/25...Tech Change Innovation System training workshop 2024 - Brochure .pdf
A-TITLE Tech Change Innovation System training workshop 2024 - Brochure .pdf
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/news/item/4848-sa-seeks-adjus...SA seeks adjustments to implementation of EU carbon tax
/news/item/4847-neva-makgetla-...NEVA MAKGETLA: Beneficiation must consider opportunity cost
/news/item/4846-mzila-mthenjan...MZILA MTHENJANE: No need to pit agriculture and mining against each other
/about-tips/our-team/internsWorking at TIPS
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/events/organising-economic-co...Trivial anchor text
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/training-workshopsTraining
/manufacturing-data/manufactur...Resources
/tips-resources/smme-bibliographySMME bibliography
/tips-resources/industrial-pol...Industrial Policy Reference Resource
/tips-resources/trade-data-sou...Trade data sources and links
/tips-resources/trade-data-ana...Trade data analysis tool
https://tips.org.za/Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS)
A-TITLE Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS)
https://www.facebook.com/pages...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/TIPS__newsNew window External No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/channe...New window External Subdomain No Text

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HTTP redirects
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The page response time is very slow (2.08 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.
This page loads 17 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 24 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (150 kB).

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This page has backlinks from 382 referring domains.
This page has 1,349 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 321 different ip addresses.
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