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Meta information
80% 
Page quality
83% 
Page structure
58% 
Link structure
81% 
Server
79% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.86 s
File size
473.30 kB
Words
1151
Media files
0
Number of links
160 internal / 8 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
MoneySense | Helping You Make Better Financial Decisions
The length of the page title is perfect. (534 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
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MoneySense is a digital magazine and financial media website. Journalists and qualified financial professionals produce the content. MoneySense’s goal is to provide the most relevant and up-to-date information as possible but, with all things you read on the internet, it is recommended you read critically and cross-reference with your own sources, especially before making any financial decisions.
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Crawlability
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There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
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https://www.moneysense.ca/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
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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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The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
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The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
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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.
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The favicon is linked correctly.

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Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
This page contains 1151 words. That's ok.
32.8% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
7 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 13.81 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" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
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The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 23 tags for this page.
Image SEO
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Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
Social Networks
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Additional markup
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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

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Page structure

H1 heading
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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.
There are 46 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

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H2 The best travel credit cards in Canada for 2025
H2 Trending Stories
H2 The best American Express credit cards
H2 Credit cards with mobile device insurance
H2 Which credit card is best for Air Miles collectors?
H2 The best high-interest savings accounts in Canada for 2025
H2 The best chequing accounts in Canada for 2025
H2 Best online banks and credit unions in Canada for 2025
H2 The best GIC rates in Canada for 2025
H2 TFSA contribution room calculator
H2 Best online brokers in Canada
H2 The best life insurance in Canada: Your complete guide
H2 Buying home insurance in Canada: A beginner’s guide
H2 Your complete guide to the best car insurance in Canada
H2 The best 5-year fixed mortgage rates in Canada
H2 Mortgage payment calculator
H2 Mortgage renewal calculator
H2 Did the CRA flag your tax return for review? Here’s what to do
H2 Where should you go while the loonie is low?
H2 The price of a trade war? Gen Z might be paying for decades
H2 What to know before taking out a loan in Canada
H2 Credit card interest calculator
H2 Stock market news for investors: Loblaw profits rise as CEO says “Buy Canadian” trend may not last
H2 New active U.S. ETFs for Canadian investors—are these funds worth your money?
H2 Is now a good time to buy bitcoin?
H2 How to avoid RRSP overcontributions when you have a deferred profit sharing plan
H2 Musk to spend more time running Tesla, Rogers hopes there’s an upside to sports
H2 How to invest in CDRs in Canada
H2 How companies are dealing with tariffs
H2 How much income do you need to buy a home in Canada? A look at home affordability
H2 The best 5-year fixed mortgage rates in Canada Duplicate text
H2 Why the Bank of Canada held its rate on April 16
H2 Rental and taxes: What’s new for Canadian property owners
H2 Revising the fair market value of a property for tax purposes
H2 Why are mortgages so expensive in Canada?
H2 5 smart strategies for renewing your mortgage
H2 How the Liberals’ re-election impacts RRIFs, taxes and more
H2 What to do if you outlive your retirement savings
H2 Can you make RRSP contributions after age 71?
H2 How to make sure you have enough money to fund your RRIF withdrawals
H2 Should I draw down my RRIF to avoid estate taxes?
H2 Raising kids is expensive—here’s how to keep costs manageable
H2 How to improve your credit score with rent payments in Canada
H2 A credit card that deserves to be your everyday card
H2 The complete guide for first-time home buyers in Canada
H2 How to create a CRA account
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Some anchor texts are used more than once.
2 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 8 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

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/spend/insurance/best-life-ins...Subdomain Insurance The best life insurance in Canada: Your complete guide
/spend/insurance/home-insuranc...Subdomain Home Insurance Buying home insurance in Canada: A beginner’s guide
/spend/insurance/auto-insuranc...Subdomain Auto Insurance Your complete guide to the best car insurance in Canada
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/spend/credit-cards/more on credit cards
/save/banking/more on banking
/save/investing/more on investing
/spend/insurance/more in insurance
/spend/real-estate/mortgages/more in mortgages
https://www.moneysense.ca/save/more Money & Budgeting news More
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/columns/moneyflex/tariffs-eff...Subdomain MoneyFlex The price of a trade war? Gen Z might be paying for decades
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/masthead/Subdomain The MoneySense Masthead
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https://twitter.com/MoneySenseNew window External No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain No Text
/newsletter-signup/New window Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/channe...New window External Subdomain No Text

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HTTP redirects
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HTTP header
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The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
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The page response time of 0.86 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 (473 kB).

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MoneySense is a digital magazine and financial media website. Journalists and qualified financial professionals produce the content. MoneySense’s goal is to provide the most relevant and up-to-date information as possible but, with all things you read on the internet, it is recommended you read critically and cross-reference with your own sources, especially before making any financial decisions.

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