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Meta information
79% 
Page quality
80% 
Page structure
70% 
Link structure
58% 
Server
94% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.51 s
File size
120.20 kB
Words
919
Media files
28
Number of links
39 internal / 60 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Ways and Means – Congressional Website
The length of the page title is perfect. (386 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
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The meta description is missing.
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://waysandmeans.house.gov/
There is a valid canonical link 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
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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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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
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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
(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)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
This page contains 919 words. That's ok.
28.3% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
16 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 16.23 words is good.
Frames
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This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
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A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=2.0, user-scalable=yes" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The following tag is repeated too often: waysandmeansgop
Image SEO
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4 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
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There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
Additional markup
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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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...mes/waysandmeans-theme/dist/img/logo.pngUnited States Committee on Ways and Means
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...om-twitter-feeds-pro/img/placeholder.pngRepGregSteube avatar
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...om-twitter-feeds-pro/img/placeholder.pngRepBradWenstrup avatar
...654029651968/pu/img/MkszxlvjblRQw22c.jpgImage for the Tweet beginning: For every child adopted in
...om-twitter-feeds-pro/img/placeholder.pngRepCarolMiller avatar
pbs.twimg.com/media/GTVxFCzWIAEUGXM.jpgImage for the Tweet beginning: I hosted @RepKevinBrady to speak
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...content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-seal.pngwaysandmeansgop avatar
...s/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.pngWays and Means Republican Tax Teams have been hard at work meeting with American workers and job creators to discuss the success of the 2017 Trump tax cuts and identify tax policy ideas to protect Americans from a massive tax hike in 2025.
...content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-seal.pngwaysandmeansgop avatar
...s/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.pngExcessive Washington red tape forces state child welfare programs to spend more time on paperwork instead of helping children. In fact, these rules do NOTHING to increase accountability or outcomes for how these programs perform, as one witness testified today.
...content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-seal.pngwaysandmeansgop avatar
...s/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.pngRelatives are an important source of care for kids who can’t live with their parents. Too often, these caregivers are overlooked and don’t get the support they need. One kinship provider shared that she faced an “uphill battle” getting help for her sister.
...content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-seal.pngwaysandmeansgop avatar
...s/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png@replahood asked Tori Petersen about the importance of work in helping lift people out of poverty. A former foster youth and current foster parent, Tori explained how every parent must recognize the point “when helping hurts” and too many government resources can delay growth and keep people trapped in poverty and crisis
...content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-seal.pngwaysandmeansgop avatar
...s/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.pngChairman Smith asked @parishilton, based on her lived experience as a survivor of abuse in a residential youth facility, what should be done to help children in crisis. Here’s what she said.
...content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-seal.pngwaysandmeansgop avatar
...s/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.pngFor the last year, the Ways & Means Committee has conducted a top-to-bottom review of child welfare. Here’s just some of what we’ve found: ❌Relatives taking care of kids need more support ❌A severe caseworker shortage ❌D.C. red tape ❌Unfair barriers faced by Native American tribes ❌Slow court system
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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
United States Committee on Ways and Means
Too many H1 headings
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 United States Committee on Ways and Means
H1 Stay updated on the latest news
H2 Ways & Means History
H2 Latest News
H2 Activity
H2 Committee Members
H3 Tax Teams Recap: Preventing the Biden-Harris $7 Trillion Tax Hike
H3 Watchdog Finds Self Certification Contributed to Nearly $50 Billion in Improper Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Payments
H3 What They Are Saying: Bipartisan Child Support Legislation Helps Parents Provide for Children
H3 What They Are Saying: Child Welfare Reauthorization Delivers First-In-A-Generation Wins for Parents and Families
H3 Chairman Smith: Cash-Strapped Families Struggling in Biden-Harris Economy
H3 Chairman Smith Statement on Senate Vote on Pro-Family, Pro-Worker Tax Cuts
H3 Upcoming Activities
H3 Past Activities
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 too many external links (60) on this page.

Found links on this page

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/hearings/Subdomain Hearings
/markups/Subdomain Markups
/calendar/Subdomain Calendar
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/2024/08/07/watchdog-finds-sel...Subdomain August 7, 2024 Watchdog Finds Self Certification Contributed to Nearly $50 Billion in Improper Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Payments Confirms Ways and Me...
/2024/08/07/what-they-are-sayi...Subdomain August 7, 2024 What They Are Saying: Bipartisan Child Support Legislation Helps Parents Provide for Children WASHINGTON, D.C. – State governments often rely ...
/2024/08/06/what-they-are-sayi...Subdomain August 6, 2024 What They Are Saying: Child Welfare Reauthorization Delivers First-In-A-Generation Wins for Parents and Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – After an e...
/2024/08/02/chairman-smith-cas...Subdomain August 2, 2024 Chairman Smith: Cash-Strapped Families Struggling in Biden-Harris Economy “With a majority of industries losing jobs and indications we have f...
/2024/08/01/chairman-smith-sta...Subdomain August 1, 2024 Chairman Smith Statement on Senate Vote on Pro-Family, Pro-Worker Tax Cuts WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the Senate’s failure to pass the Tax R...
/news/Subdomain View All News
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https://twitter.com/repgregsteubeNew window Nofollow External Congressman Greg Steube
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https://twitter.com/repbradwen...New window Nofollow External Rep. Brad Wenstrup
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https://twitter.com/repcarolmi...New window Nofollow External Rep. Carol Miller
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https://twitter.com/RepCarolMi...New window Nofollow External Text duplicate Twitter feed image.
IMG-ALT Image for the Tweet beginning: I hosted @RepKevinBrady to speak
https://twitter.com/RepCarolMi...New window Nofollow External Text duplicate Twitter feed image.
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https://www.instagram.com/p/C-...New window Nofollow External Subdomain IMG-ALT Ways and Means Republican Tax Teams have been hard at work meeting with American workers and job creators to discuss the success of the 2017 Trump tax cuts a...
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https://www.instagram.com/reel...New window Nofollow External Subdomain IMG-ALT Excessive Washington red tape forces state child welfare programs to spend more time on paperwork instead of helping children. In fact, these rules do NOTHIN...
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https://www.instagram.com/reel...New window Nofollow External Subdomain IMG-ALT @replahood asked Tori Petersen about the importance of work in helping lift people out of poverty. A former foster youth and current foster parent, Tori expl...
https://scontent-iad3-1.cdnins...Nofollow External Subdomain Text duplicate Open
https://www.instagram.com/reel...New window Nofollow External Subdomain IMG-ALT Chairman Smith asked @parishilton, based on her lived experience as a survivor of abuse in a residential youth facility, what should be done to help children...
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https://www.instagram.com/reel...New window Nofollow External Subdomain IMG-ALT For the last year, the Ways & Means Committee has conducted a top-to-bottom review of child welfare. Here’s just some of what we’ve found: ❌Relatives taking ...
/event/field-hearing-on-the-su...Subdomain August 16 2024 Field Hearing on The Success of Pro-Growth, Pro-Worker Tax Policy in the American Midwest 09:00AM CST Des Moines, Iowa
/event/markup-of-h-r-7906-and-...Subdomain July 24 2024 Markup of H.R. 7906 and H.R. 9076 09:00AM ET 1100 Longworth House Office Building
/event/oversight-subcommittee-...Subdomain July 23 2024 Oversight Subcommittee Hearing on Fueling Chaos: Tracing the Flow of Tax-Exempt Dollars to Antisemitism 10:00AM ET 1100 Longworth House Office B...
/hearingsSubdomain View All Hearings
http://jasonsmith.house.gov/New window External Subdomain Jason Smith (MO)
https://buchanan.house.gov/New window External Subdomain Vern Buchanan (FL)
http://adriansmith.house.gov/New window External Subdomain Adrian Smith (NE)
http://kelly.house.gov/New window External Subdomain Mike Kelly (PA)
https://schweikert.house.gov/New window External Subdomain David Schweikert (AZ)
https://lahood.house.gov/New window External Subdomain Darin LaHood (IL)
https://wenstrup.house.gov/New window External Subdomain Brad Wenstrup (OH)
https://arrington.house.gov/New window External Subdomain Jodey Arrington (TX)
https://ferguson.house.gov/New window External Subdomain Drew Ferguson (GA)
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https://murphy.house.gov/New window External Subdomain Greg Murphy (NC)
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/members/Subdomain View All
/the-chairman/Subdomain Chairman Jason Smith Read Biography
/internships/Subdomain Text duplicate Internships
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/subscribe/Subdomain Subscribe
/archive/Subdomain Archive
/privacy-policy-2/Subdomain Privacy Policy
/news/Subdomain Text duplicate News
http://www.twitter.com/Waysand...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/ways...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Instagram
http://www.youtube.com/user/Wa...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Youtube
/subscribe/Subdomain Text duplicate Subscribe

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
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This page redirects to "https://waysandmeans.house.gov/"
HTTP header
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No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
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The page response time of 0.51 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 (120 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

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This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 9,058 referring domains.
This page has 148,086 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 5,734 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
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Links from Wikipedia

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