Creditcards.com - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
47% 
Page structure
58% 
Link structure
47% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.17 s
File size
260.40 kB
Words
2423
Media files
52
Number of links
166 internal / 7 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Credit cards: Find the Right Card For You at Creditcards.com
The length of the page title is perfect. (547 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Find the best credit cards by comparing a variety of offers for balance transfers, rewards, low interest, and more. Apply online at CreditCards.com.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (898 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.creditcards.com/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
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
(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

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langen
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twitter:titleCredit cards: Find the Right Card For You at Creditcards.com
twitter:descriptionFind the best credit cards by comparing a variety of offers for balance transfers, rewards, low interest, and more. Apply online at CreditCards.com.
twitter:site@CreditCardsCom
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og:localeen_US
og:typewebsite
og:titleCredit cards: Find the Right Card For You at Creditcards.com
og:descriptionFind the best credit cards by comparing a variety of offers for balance transfers, rewards, low interest, and more. Apply online at CreditCards.com.
og:urlhttps://www.creditcards.com/
og:site_nameCreditCards.com
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X-UA-Compatibleie=edge
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
There are 16 text duplicates on this page:
  • Duplicate 1: Our rating:4.1More informationClose Our writers, editors and industry ...
  • Duplicate 2: Our rating:4.5More informationClose Our writers, editors and industry ...
  • Duplicate 3: Our rating:4.9More informationClose Our writers, editors and industry ...
  • Duplicate 4: Our rating:3.9More informationClose Our writers, editors and industry ...
  • Duplicate 5: Thanks to its long introductory offer on balance transfers, the Citi D...
  • Duplicate 6: The Chase Sapphire Preferred Card offers valuable rewards for frequent...
This page contains 2423 words. That's ok.
34% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
35 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
The average number of words per sentence of 16.78 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 48 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
18 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
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...gos/wall_street_journal.png?v=1727215949The Wall Street Journal
...e-media-logos/bloomberg.png?v=1727215949Bloomberg
...ia-logos/new_york_times.png?v=1727215949The New York Times
...edia-logos/entrepreneur.png?v=1727215949Entrepreneur
...edia-logos/fox_business.png?v=1727215949Fox Business
...-logos/consumer_reports.png?v=1727215949Consumer Reports
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data:[...] Base64No alt attribute provided
data:[...] Base64No alt attribute provided
data:[...] Base64Wells Fargo Active Cash® Card
data:[...] Base64No alt attribute provided
data:[...] Base64Citi Custom Cash® Card
data:[...] Base64Chase Freedom Unlimited®
data:[...] Base64Capital One SavorOne Cash Rewards Credit Card
data:[...] Base64Citi® Diamond Preferred® Card
data:[...] Base64No alt attribute provided
data:[...] Base64Citi Simplicity® Card
data:[...] Base64Wells Fargo Active Cash® Card
data:[...] Base64Citi® Diamond Preferred® Card
data:[...] Base64No alt attribute provided
data:[...] Base64Discover it® Cash Back
data:[...] Base64Citi Custom Cash® Card
data:[...] Base64Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
data:[...] Base64No alt attribute provided
data:[...] Base64Citi Custom Cash® Card
data:[...] Base64Wells Fargo Active Cash® Card
data:[...] Base64Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
data:[...] Base64No alt attribute provided
data:[...] Base64Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card
data:[...] Base64The Platinum Card® from American Express
data:[...] Base64No alt attribute provided
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...t/images/icon_instagram.svg?v=1727215949Instagram
...ist/images/icon_youtube.svg?v=1727215949YouTube

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Don’t settle for any credit card. Find the right one.
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.
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 Don’t settle for any credit card. Find the right one.
H2 The tools you need. The advice you want. A team you can trust.
H2 Read our top card reviews
H3 A top-notch team of experts
H3 Card listings curated for you
H3 Helpful calculations
H3 Wells Fargo Active Cash® Card
H3 Citi Custom Cash® Card
H3 Chase Freedom Unlimited®
H3 Capital One SavorOne Cash Rewards Credit Card
H3 Citi® Diamond Preferred® Card
H3 Citi Simplicity® Card
H3 Wells Fargo Active Cash® Card Duplicate text
H3 Citi® Diamond Preferred® Card Duplicate text
H3 Discover it® Cash Back
H3 Citi Custom Cash® Card Duplicate text
H3 Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
H3 Citi Custom Cash® Card Duplicate text
H3 Wells Fargo Active Cash® Card Duplicate text
H3 Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card Duplicate text
H3 Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card
H3 The Platinum Card® from American Express
H3 Your security is our top priority
H3 Let’s start learning
H3 Stay on top of industry trends and new offers with our weekly newsletter.
H6 Site
H6 About
H6 Contact
H6 Related Sites
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 7 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.creditcards.com/Anchor Skip to content
https://www.creditcards.com/IMG-ALT Credit Cards
/cardmatch/Subdomain CardMatch™
/best-credit-cards/Subdomain Best Credit Cards
/rewards-cards/Subdomain Rewards
/signup-bonuses/Subdomain Sign-up Bonuses
/cash-back/Subdomain Cash Back
/balance-transfer/Subdomain Balance Transfer
/zero-interest/Subdomain 0% APR
/no-annual-fee/Subdomain No Annual Fee
/low-interest/Subdomain Low Interest
/travel/Subdomain Travel
/airline-miles/Subdomain Airline
/hotel/Subdomain Hotel
/no-foreign-transaction-fee/Subdomain No Foreign Transaction Fee
/business/Subdomain Business
/student/Subdomain Student
https://www.creditcards.com/gas/Subdomain Gas
/american-express/Subdomain American Express
/bank-of-america/Subdomain Bank of America
/capital-one/Subdomain Capital One
/chase/Subdomain Chase
https://www.creditcards.com/citi/Subdomain Citi
/credit-one/Subdomain Credit One Bank
/discover/Subdomain Discover
/wells-fargo/Subdomain Wells Fargo
https://www.creditcards.com/visa/Subdomain Visa
/mastercard/Subdomain Mastercard
/excellent-credit/Subdomain Excellent Credit
/good-credit/Subdomain Good Credit
/fair-credit/Subdomain Fair Credit
/bad-credit/Subdomain Bad Credit
/secured/Subdomain Secured Credit Cards
/no-credit/Subdomain Limited or No Credit History
/prepaid/Subdomain Debit & Prepaid Cards
https://www.creditcards.com/news/Subdomain News
/reviews/Subdomain Reviews
/education/Subdomain Education
/card-advice/Subdomain Card Advice
/credit-management/Subdomain Credit Management
/statistics/Subdomain Statistics & Research
/to-her-credit/Subdomain To Her Credit
/calculators/Subdomain Calculators
/compare/Subdomain Credit Card Comparison Tool
https://www.creditcards.com/faq/Subdomain Credit Card FAQs
/about-us/Subdomain About us
/press-center/Subdomain Press center
/expert-review-board/Subdomain Our experts
/editorial-guidelines/Subdomain Editorial guidelines
/best-credit-cards/Best Cards
/zero-interest/Text duplicate 0% APR
/balance-transfer/Text duplicate Balance Transfer
/cash-back/Text duplicate Cash Back
/rewards-cards/Text duplicate Rewards
/cardmatch/Text duplicate CardMatch™
/about-us/Learn more about us
/cardmatch/Check out CardMatch™
/calculators/Discover savings now
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/reviews/wells-fargo-active-ca...4.1
/reviews/how-reviews-are-calcu...how we rate our cards
/reviews/wells-fargo-active-ca...Text duplicate Wells Fargo Active Cash® Card
https://www.wellsfargo.com/cre...External Subdomain See Rates and Fees
/reviews/wells-fargo-active-ca...Read our review
/reviews/citi-custom-cash-card...IMG-ALT Citi Custom Cash® Card
/reviews/citi-custom-cash-card...4.5
/reviews/how-reviews-are-calcu...Text duplicate how we rate our cards
/reviews/citi-custom-cash-card...Text duplicate Citi Custom Cash® Card
/reviews/citi-custom-cash-card...Text duplicate Read our review
/reviews/chase-freedom-unlimit...IMG-ALT Chase Freedom Unlimited®
/reviews/chase-freedom-unlimit...5.0
/reviews/how-reviews-are-calcu...Text duplicate how we rate our cards
/reviews/chase-freedom-unlimit...Text duplicate Chase Freedom Unlimited®
/reviews/chase-freedom-unlimit...Text duplicate Read our review
/reviews/capital-one-savorone-...IMG-ALT Capital One SavorOne Cash Rewards Credit Card
/reviews/capital-one-savorone-...4.9
/reviews/how-reviews-are-calcu...Text duplicate how we rate our cards
/reviews/capital-one-savorone-...Text duplicate Capital One SavorOne Cash Rewards Credit Card
/reviews/capital-one-savorone-...Text duplicate Read our review
/reviews/cash-back/Subdomain See all cash back card reviews
/reviews/citi-diamond-preferre...IMG-ALT Citi® Diamond Preferred® Card
/reviews/citi-diamond-preferre...3.9
/reviews/how-reviews-are-calcu...Text duplicate how we rate our cards
/reviews/citi-diamond-preferre...Text duplicate Citi® Diamond Preferred® Card
/reviews/citi-diamond-preferre...Text duplicate Read our review
/reviews/citi-simplicity-card-...IMG-ALT Citi Simplicity® Card
/reviews/citi-simplicity-card-...4.3
/reviews/how-reviews-are-calcu...Text duplicate how we rate our cards
/reviews/citi-simplicity-card-...Text duplicate Citi Simplicity® Card
/reviews/citi-simplicity-card-...Text duplicate Read our review
/reviews/wells-fargo-active-ca...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Wells Fargo Active Cash® Card
/reviews/wells-fargo-active-ca...Text duplicate 4.1
/reviews/how-reviews-are-calcu...Text duplicate how we rate our cards
/reviews/wells-fargo-active-ca...Text duplicate Wells Fargo Active Cash® Card
/reviews/wells-fargo-active-ca...Text duplicate Read our review
/reviews/balance-transfer/Subdomain See all balance transfer card reviews
/reviews/citi-diamond-preferre...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Citi® Diamond Preferred® Card
/reviews/citi-diamond-preferre...Text duplicate 3.9
/reviews/how-reviews-are-calcu...Text duplicate how we rate our cards
/reviews/citi-diamond-preferre...Text duplicate Citi® Diamond Preferred® Card
/reviews/citi-diamond-preferre...Text duplicate Read our review
/reviews/discover-it-cash-rewa...IMG-ALT Discover it® Cash Back
/reviews/discover-it-cash-rewa...4.6
/reviews/how-reviews-are-calcu...Text duplicate how we rate our cards
/reviews/discover-it-cash-rewa...Text duplicate Discover it® Cash Back
/reviews/discover-it-cash-rewa...Text duplicate Read our review
/reviews/citi-custom-cash-card...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Citi Custom Cash® Card
/reviews/citi-custom-cash-card...Text duplicate 4.5
/reviews/how-reviews-are-calcu...Text duplicate how we rate our cards
/reviews/citi-custom-cash-card...Text duplicate Citi Custom Cash® Card
/reviews/citi-custom-cash-card...Text duplicate Read our review
/reviews/low-interest/Subdomain See all 0% APR card reviews
/reviews/chase-sapphire-prefer...IMG-ALT Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
/reviews/chase-sapphire-prefer...Text duplicate 4.9
/reviews/how-reviews-are-calcu...Text duplicate how we rate our cards
/reviews/chase-sapphire-prefer...Text duplicate Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
/reviews/chase-sapphire-prefer...Text duplicate Read our review
/reviews/citi-custom-cash-card...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Citi Custom Cash® Card
/reviews/citi-custom-cash-card...Text duplicate 4.5
/reviews/how-reviews-are-calcu...Text duplicate how we rate our cards
/reviews/citi-custom-cash-card...Text duplicate Citi Custom Cash® Card
/reviews/citi-custom-cash-card...Text duplicate Read our review
/reviews/wells-fargo-active-ca...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Wells Fargo Active Cash® Card
/reviews/wells-fargo-active-ca...Text duplicate 4.1
/reviews/how-reviews-are-calcu...Text duplicate how we rate our cards
/reviews/wells-fargo-active-ca...Text duplicate Wells Fargo Active Cash® Card
/reviews/wells-fargo-active-ca...Text duplicate Read our review
/reviews/rewards/Subdomain See all rewards card reviews
/reviews/chase-sapphire-prefer...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
/reviews/chase-sapphire-prefer...Text duplicate 4.9
/reviews/how-reviews-are-calcu...Text duplicate how we rate our cards
/reviews/chase-sapphire-prefer...Text duplicate Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
/reviews/chase-sapphire-prefer...Text duplicate Read our review
/reviews/capital-one-venture-r...IMG-ALT Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card
/reviews/capital-one-venture-r...Text duplicate 4.9
/reviews/how-reviews-are-calcu...Text duplicate how we rate our cards
/reviews/capital-one-venture-r...Text duplicate Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card
/reviews/capital-one-venture-r...Text duplicate Read our review
/reviews/the-platinum-card-fro...IMG-ALT The Platinum Card® from American Express
/reviews/the-platinum-card-fro...4.8
/reviews/how-reviews-are-calcu...Text duplicate how we rate our cards
/reviews/the-platinum-card-fro...Text duplicate The Platinum Card® from American Express
/reviews/the-platinum-card-fro...Text duplicate Read our review
/reviews/travel/Subdomain See all travel card reviews
/card-advice/bankamericard-ben...Subdomain BankAmericard benefits guide
/authors/jason-steele/Subdomain Jason Steele
/news/average-credit-card-inte...Subdomain Average credit card interest rates: Week of October 18 2023
/authors/angelica-leicht/Subdomain Angelica Leicht
/news/average-credit-card-inte...Subdomain Average credit card interest rates: Week of October 11 2023
/authors/angelica-leicht/Subdomain Text duplicate Angelica Leicht
/news/average-credit-card-inte...Subdomain Average credit card interest rates: Week of October 4 2023
/authors/angelica-leicht/Subdomain Text duplicate Angelica Leicht
https://www.creditcards.com/news/See all guides and articles
/privacy/Privacy Policy
https://www.creditcards.com/Text duplicate IMG-ALT Credit Cards
https://twitter.com/CreditCard...External IMG-ALT Twitter
A-TITLE Twitter
https://www.facebook.com/Credi...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Facebook
A-TITLE Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/cred...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Instagram
A-TITLE Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/user/c...External Subdomain IMG-ALT YouTube
A-TITLE YouTube
/privacy/Text duplicate Privacy Policy
/do-not-sell-or-share-my-perso...Nofollow Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information
/consumer-health-privacy/Consumer Health Information Privacy Policy
/terms/Terms of Use
/sitemap/Site Map
/about-us/Overview
/press-center/Media Center
https://careers.redventures.co...External Subdomain Careers
/customer-support-department/Customer Support
https://bankratecreditcards.com/External Partnership Opportunities
/contact/Business Development
/contact/Media Relations
/contact/Contact Us
/cardmatch/Subdomain Text duplicate CardMatch™

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.creditcards.com/"
HTTP header
(Important)
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 0.17 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (260 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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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 12,367 referring domains.
This page has 977,908 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 8,287 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.

Links from Wikipedia

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Robots.txt

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Disallow: /terms/
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Sitemap: https://www.creditcards.com/sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.creditcards.com/reviews/sitemap.xml
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Card85%Check
Credit Cards85%Check
Rewards Credit74%Check
Rewards Credit Card74%Check
Cards73%Check
Find73%Check
Best Credit Cards72%Check
Online Credit71%Check
Right Card71%Check
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