Gateshead.gov.uk - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
56% 
Page structure
90% 
Link structure
96% 
Server
91% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.18 s
File size
33.80 kB
Words
457
Media files
17
Number of links
95 internal / 4 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Gateshead Council - Gateshead Council
There are word repetitions in the page title.
The length of the page title is perfect. (362 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
Meta description
(Critically important)
Information on Gateshead Council services and policies, including schools, leisure, libraries, Council Tax, benefits, business and more.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (828 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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 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
descriptionInformation on Gateshead Council services and policies, including schools, leisure, libraries, Council Tax, benefits, business and more.
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
langen
twitter:cardsummary
twitter:titleGateshead Council - Gateshead Council
twitter:descriptionInformation on Gateshead Council services and policies, including schools, leisure, libraries, Council Tax, benefits, business and more.
og:typewebsite
og:titleGateshead Council - Gateshead Council
og:descriptionInformation on Gateshead Council services and policies, including schools, leisure, libraries, Council Tax, benefits, business and more.
og:urlhttps://www.gateshead.gov.uk/

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Only 1 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
There are only 457 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
28.4% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 16 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
This page only loads 1 JavaScript files. That's good!
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 9 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
3 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
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
/images/logo__image--gateshead.svgGateshead Council
/images/searchform__searchicon.pngSearch
...pay/hometoptask.png?m=637081335635930000Pay
...d19/hometoptask.png?m=637206519467000000Coronavirus (COVID-19)
...ing/hometoptask.png?m=637081335639930000Bins and recycling
...ion/hometoptask.png?m=637206519470900000Service disruptions
...ort/hometoptask.png?m=637209279425070000Community support
...ers/hometoptask.png?m=637206527448570000Business support
...ons/hometoptask.png?m=637081335625670000School admissions
...tax/hometoptask.png?m=637206519990330000Benefits and council tax
...ing/hometoptask.png?m=637081335639930000Garden waste
...age/homefeature.jpg?m=637159968326070000No alt attribute provided
...nts/homefeature.jpg?m=636918068356430000No alt attribute provided
...nts/homefeature.jpg?m=637315358660270000No alt attribute provided
...Facebook/social.png?m=636238948037970000Facebook
.../Twitter/social.png?m=636238948038970000Twitter
.../YouTube/social.png?m=636238948039970000YouTube

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Gateshead Council
The H1 heading is too short (17 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
There are 29 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 Gateshead Council
H2 Pay
H2 Coronavirus (COVID-19)
H2 Bins and recycling
H2 Service disruptions
H2 Community support
H2 Business support
H2 School admissions
H2 Benefits and council tax
H2 Garden waste
H2 News
H3 Benefits and Council Tax
H3 Building and development
H3 Business
H3 Council and democracy
H3 Education and learning
H3 Environment and waste
H3 Health and social care
H3 Housing
H3 Jobs and employment
H3 Leisure and culture
H3 Parking, roads and transport
H3 People and living
H3 Climate change
H3 Invest Gateshead
H3 Cycling and walking improvements
H3 Warning of new restrictions on poultry-keepers
H3 Consultations begin on £6bn transport plan for North East
H3 Covid business grants still available in Gateshead
Baselink:
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
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 4 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/Anchor Skip to content
/article/316/CookiesMore about cookies
https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/Anchor Search
/article/322/A-ZA-Z
/article/2285/Listen-and-trans...Listen and translate
/loginMy account
https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/IMG-ALT Gateshead Council
/article/325/SearchText duplicate Search
/article/322/A-ZText duplicate A-Z
/article/2285/Listen-and-trans...Text duplicate Listen and translate
/loginText duplicate My account
https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/Close
/article/8413/Coronavirus-COVI...Read More about Coronavirus (COVID-19)
https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/payPay Pay for your Council Tax, rent, bulky waste and more.
IMG-ALT Pay
/article/15094/Coronavirus-COV...Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information on Coronavirus including guidance for residents and business.
IMG-ALT Coronavirus (COVID-19)
/article/13443/Bins-and-recyclingBins and recycling Find out when your bins will be collected.
IMG-ALT Bins and recycling
/article/15095/Service-disrupt...Service disruptions Information about services which have been affected as a result of Coronavirus.
IMG-ALT Service disruptions
/article/15267/Community-supportCommunity support Request help if you are self-isolating, or volunteer during the Coronavirus crisis.
IMG-ALT Community support
/article/15097/Business-supportBusiness support Advice for businesses, self-employed and employers in response to Covid-19.
IMG-ALT Business support
/article/13440/School-admissionsSchool admissions Apply online for your child's school place, and find out about school admissions in Gateshead.
IMG-ALT School admissions
/article/15099/Benefits-and-co...Benefits and council tax Find out more about benefits and council tax.
IMG-ALT Benefits and council tax
/article/13539/Garden-wasteGarden waste Subscriptions for garden waste collections in 2021 are now open.
IMG-ALT Garden waste
/article/302/Benefits-and-Coun...Benefits and Council Tax
/article/8358/Pay-your-Council...Pay your Council Tax
/article/8359/BenefitsBenefits
/article/8360/Universal-CreditUniversal Credit
/article/8362/Apply-for-a-Coun...Apply for a Council Tax discount
/article/303/Building-and-deve...Building and development
/article/8470/Building-regulat...Building regulations
/article/1789/PlanningPlanning
/article/2957/Planning-Policy-...Planning Policy and Local Plan
/article/8365/View-planning-ap...View planning applications
/article/304/BusinessBusiness
/article/1794/Property-and-landProperty and land
/article/3112/LicensingLicensing
/article/1797/Business-ratesBusiness rates
/article/1793/Business-supportBusiness support
/article/305/Council-and-democ...Council and democracy
/article/1800/Councillors-and-...Councillors and committees
/article/8368/Elections-and-vo...Elections and voting
/article/8370/Calendar-of-meet...Calendar of meetings
/article/11956/Thrive-our-stra...Thrive: our strategic approach
/article/306/Education-and-lea...Education and learning
/article/8373/Adult-educationAdult education
/article/8374/Childcare-educat...Childcare, education and support
/article/8375/Special-Educatio...Special Educational Needs
/article/1783/SchoolsSchools
/article/307/Environment-and-w...Environment and waste
/article/8376/Bin-collection-d...Bin collection dates
/article/8377/Report-a-missed-...Report a missed bin collection
/article/8378/Fly-tipping-and-...Fly-tipping and street issues
/article/8379/Arrange-a-bulky-...Arrange a bulky waste collection
/article/308/Health-and-social...Health and social care
/article/1819/Adult-social-careAdult social care
/article/1820/Children-s-socia...Children's social care
/article/3640/Joint-Strategic-...Joint Strategic Needs Assessment
/article/1821/HealthHealth
/article/309/HousingHousing
/article/8380/Apply-for-counci...Apply for council housing
/article/5935/Council-tenant-s...Council tenant support
/article/5950/Private-tenant-s...Private tenant support
/article/5929/Private-landlord...Private landlord support
/article/310/Jobs-and-employmentJobs and employment
/article/1827/Gateshead-Counci...Gateshead Council jobs
/article/1828/Find-a-job-in-Ga...Find a job in Gateshead
/article/16938/Help-and-suppor...Help and support to find work
/article/1829/ApprenticeshipsApprenticeships
/article/311/Leisure-and-cultureLeisure and culture
/article/1781/Leisure-sport-an...Leisure, sport and fitness
/article/8382/Visit-the-Angel-...Visit the Angel of the North
/article/9643/LibrariesLibraries
/article/16183/Family-activiti...Family activities and food 2020
/article/312/Parking-roads-and...Parking, roads and transport
/article/16082/Creating-safe-s...Creating safe space in Gateshead
/article/1787/ParkingParking
/article/11261/RoadworksRoadworks
/article/1779/Roads-highways-a...Roads, highways and pavements
/article/313/People-and-livingPeople and living
/article/1834/Births-deaths-an...Births, deaths and marriages
/article/1837/VolunteeringVolunteering
/article/2825/Grants-and-fundingGrants and funding
/article/1836/Statistics-and-c...Statistics and census
/article/14293/Climate-changeClimate change Information about climate change in Gateshead, what we're doing and how you can help.
/article/11584/Invest-GatesheadInvest Gateshead Seven key developments which support our ambitions for growth.
/article/16231/Cycling-and-wal...Cycling and walking improvements Learn more about our proposed improvements and have your say on the plans.
/article/1759/NewsNews
/article/17048/Warning-of-new-...Warning of new restrictions on poultry-keepers Friday 4th December 2020
/article/17047/Consultations-b...Consultations begin on £6bn transport plan for North East Friday 4th December 2020
/article/17046/Covid-business-...Covid business grants still available in Gateshead Thursday 3rd December 2020
/article/1765/Contact-Gateshea...Contact us
/article/1764/Gateshead-NowGateshead Now
http://www.facebook.com/gatesh...New window External IMG-ALT Facebook
A-TITLE Facebook : opens on new browser window or tab
https://twitter.com/gatesheadNew window External IMG-ALT Twitter
A-TITLE Twitter : opens on new browser window or tab
http://www.youtube.com/user/Ga...New window External IMG-ALT YouTube
A-TITLE YouTube : opens on new browser window or tab
http://www.gossinteractive.com/New window External Powered by the GOSS Digital Platform
A-TITLE Web content management and Self Service provided by the GOSS Digital Platform : opens on new browser window or tab
/article/314/Terms-of-ServiceTerms of Service
/article/315/Privacy-PolicyPrivacy Policy
/article/316/CookiesCookies
/article/12949/AccessibilityAccessibility

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is excellent with 0.18 seconds.
This page only loads 2 CSS files. That's ok.
This page only loads 1 JavaScript files. That's good!
The file size of the HTML document is fine (34 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
cache-controlno-cache, no-store
pragmano-cache
content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
content-encodinggzip
expires-1
varyAccept-Encoding
serverMicrosoft-IIS/8.5
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
x-xss-protection1; mode=block
strict-transport-securitymax-age=25920000
x-ua-compatibleIE=Edge
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
link<https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/>; rel="canonical"
dateThu, 10 Dec 2020 03:37:25 GMT
content-length8275
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/1.1

External factors

Blacklists
(Nice to have)
This website is not classified "for adult only".
This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 3,543 referring domains.
This page has 170,789 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 2,151 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 0 shares, comments and likes on Facebook.
Listed on Webwiki
(Nice to have)
This website is listed on Webwiki.

Links from Wikipedia

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Robots.txt

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Information on Gateshead Council services and policies, including schools, leisure, libraries, Council Tax, benefits, business and more.

Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
Gateshead93%Check
Gateshead Council87%Check
Council79%Check
Council Tax68%Check
Tax58%Check
business58%Check
Benefits58%Check
service54%Check
School54%Check
Business Support52%Check
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