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Meta information
58% 
Page quality
57% 
Page structure
58% 
Link structure
25% 
Server
76% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.74 s
File size
82.80 kB
Words
902
Media files
40
Number of links
178 internal / 14 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Graphic Design USA – News For The Creative Professional Community Since 1963
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 747 pixels long. Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The meta description is missing.
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
No canonical link is 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
(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)
No favicon is linked in the HTML code.

Meta tags

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
There are 6 text duplicates on this page:
  • Duplicate 1: In a collaboration with Syracuse University’s College of Professional ...
  • Duplicate 2: Want to stand out in the competitive creative industry? Then level up ...
  • Duplicate 3: COLLINS gave retailing giant Target’s $3 billion private-label brand a...
This page contains 902 words. That's ok.
23.2% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
11 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
The average number of words per sentence of 19.5 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
Empty bold or strong tags were found on this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
24 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)
The HTTPS protocol for secure data transmission is not used.

Media list

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...ontent/uploads/2016/01/gdusalogobold.jpgNo alt attribute providedGraphic Design USA
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...ontent/uploads/2016/01/gdusalogobold.jpgNo alt attribute providedGraphic Design USA
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/ad/roberthalf/2025_salary_guide/728x90.pngRobert Half 2025 Salary GuideRobert Half 2025 Salary Guide
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...ploads/2025/01/AGDA24_feat02-230x167.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...t/uploads/2024/11/gdusa_store_728x90.jpgGDUSA StoreGDUSA Store
...t/uploads/2025/02/SYRFeature-230x164.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...t/uploads/2025/02/snack-food-230x164.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...t/uploads/2025/01/LucyMarino-230x164.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...content/uploads/2025/02/upup-230x164.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ontent/uploads/2025/02/CADC5-230x164.jpgNo alt attribute provided
/ad/tdc/tdc2025_300x250a.jpgType Directors Club - 2025Type Directors Club - 2025
/ad/billerud/sterling_premium.gifSterling Premium - BillerudSterling Premium - Billerud
/ad/northwestern/intersection2024.gifNorthwestern: work at the intersection of data, design, and technologyNorthwestern: work at the intersection of data, design, and technology
/ad/oneshow/2025_300x250b.gifOne Show 2025One Show 2025
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...ail/design_your_future_250210_250310.jpgFullSail - design your future in 2025FullSail - design your future in 2025
...e_university/new_talent_preview_2022.pngSyracuse UniversitySyracuse University
...roberthalf/2025_salary_guide/300x250.pngRobert Half 2025 Salary GuideRobert Half 2025 Salary Guide
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/ad/adc/adc2025_300x250a.pngArt Directors Club - 2025Art Directors Club - 2025
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/ad/kallima/innovative_paperboard.jpgKallima Paper - Ideal for all your printing needs.Kallima Paper - Ideal for all your printing needs.
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...tent/uploads/2024/10/gdusa_book_shop.jpgNo alt attribute provided
/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/gdusalogo.jpgNo alt attribute providedGraphic Design USA

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
There is no H1 heading specified.
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 37 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 Join 50,000 Designers Who Keep Up-To-Date With the Free GDUSA Enewsletter
H2 FRESH
H2 Products + Papers
H2 Hiring and Career Tips
H2 Package Design USA
H2 Graphic Design Blog
H2 GRAPHIC DESIGN USA MAGAZINE
H3 Enter Our 62nd GDUSA Package Awards
H3 2025 GDUSA Students To Watch
H3 COLLINS Ups Target Private Label Brand
H3 Cooper Hewitt Honors Matt Willey
H3 Top Tips For Pursuing A Design Degree
H3 Enter Now
H3 Enter Our 62nd GDUSA Package Awards Duplicate text
H3 News
H3 Leibowitz Multichannel Salute To Military Tuition Assistance Program
H3 Hiring and Career Tips Duplicate text
H3 These Creative Skills Can Boost Your Career in 2025
H3 GDUSA Newsletters
H3 Sign Up Now For Free Monthly Enewsletter
H3 Package Design USA Duplicate text
H3 COLLINS Ups Target Private Label Brand Duplicate text
H3 Digital Edition
H3 61st GDUSA Annual Showcase
H3 Inhouse Design
H3 2024 GDUSA Inhouse Award Showcase
H3 Package Design
H3 2024 GDUSA Package Awards Showcase
H3 Web | UX | Interactive
H3 2023 GDUSA Digital Design Showcase
H3 Graphic Design
H3 2024 (61st) GDUSA Design Annual Showcase
H3 Leibowitz Multichannel Salute To Military Tuition Assistance Program Duplicate text
H3 Study: Snack Food Packaging Market To $25+ Billion
H3 These Creative Skills Can Boost Your Career in 2025 Duplicate text
H3 COLLINS Ups Target Private Label Brand Duplicate text
H3 Kinetic Typography Studio Moves With The Times
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.
25 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are 14 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://gdusa.com/No Text
/ad/domtar/paper_matters_2024....IMG-ALT Paper Matters - 2024 - Domtar
https://gdusa.com/No Text
https://gdusa.com/Home
A-TITLE Home
https://gdusa.com/category/newsNews
A-TITLE News
/category/news/freshFresh
A-TITLE Fresh
/category/packagingPackage Design USA (PDUSA)
/category/news/peoplePeople
/category/news/eventsEvents
/category/featuresFeatures
A-TITLE Features
/tag/educators-to-watch-2021Educators to Watch
/tag/educators-to-watch-20212021
/tag/educators-to-watch-20202020
/tag/educators-to-watch-20192019
/peopletowatch2024/2024-gdusa-...People To Watch
/peopletowatch2024/2024-gdusa-...2024
/peopletowatch2023/2023-gdusa-...2023
/peopletowatch2022/2022-gdusa-...2022
/peopletowatch2021/people-to-w...Text duplicate 2021
/studentstowatch2024/students-...Students To Watch
/studentstowatch2024/students-...Text duplicate 2024
/studentstowatch2023/students-...Text duplicate 2023
/studentstowatch2022/students-...Text duplicate 2022
/studentstowatch2021/students-...Text duplicate 2021
/features/top-design-schools/2...Top Design Schools
/logolounge-2022/trend-report-...Logo Trends Report
A-TITLE Logo Trends Report
/logolounge-2022/trend-report-...Text duplicate 2022
/logolounge-2021/trend-report-...Text duplicate 2021
/logolounge-2020/trend-report-...Text duplicate 2020
/features/responsible/gdusa-20...Responsible Designers to Watch
/features/responsible/gdusa-20...Text duplicate 2023
/features/responsible/gdusas-2...Text duplicate 2022
/features/responsible/2021-res...Text duplicate 2021
/features/responsible/2020-res...Text duplicate 2020
/print-design-survey-2024/61st...Print Design Survey
/print-design-survey-2024/61st...Text duplicate 2024
/print-design-survey-2023/60th...Text duplicate 2023
/print-design-survey-2022/59th...Text duplicate 2022
/print-design-survey-2021/58th...Text duplicate 2021
/print-design-survey-2019/56th...Text duplicate 2019
/news/surveys/stock-visual-rea...Stock Visual Survey
/features/stock-visual-survey/...Text duplicate 2019
/category/features/surveys-blogSurveys
/category/competitionsCompetitions
/category/competitions/enter-nowEnter Now
/competitions/graphic-design/2...Graphic Design
/competitions/graphic-design/2...Text duplicate 2024
/competitions/graphic-design/2...Text duplicate 2023
/competitions/graphic-design/2...Text duplicate 2022
/competitions/graphic-design/2...Text duplicate 2021
http://contests.gdusa.com/comp...External Subdomain Text duplicate 2020
/competitions/inhouse-design/2...Inhouse Design
/competitions/inhouse-design/2...Text duplicate 2024
/competitions/inhouse-design/2...Text duplicate 2023
/competitions/inhouse-design/2...Text duplicate 2022
/competitions/inhouse-design/2...Text duplicate 2021
http://contests.gdusa.com/comp...External Subdomain Text duplicate 2020
/competitions/package-design/2...Package Design
/competitions/package-design/2...Text duplicate 2024
/competitions/package-design/2...Text duplicate 2023
/competitions/package-design/2...Text duplicate 2022
http://contests.gdusa.com/comp...External Subdomain Text duplicate 2021
http://contests.gdusa.com/comp...External Subdomain Text duplicate 2020
/competitions/digital-design/2...Digital + Web Design
/competitions/digital-design/2...Text duplicate 2024
/competitions/digital-design/2...Text duplicate 2023
/competitions/digital-design/2...Text duplicate 2022
/competitions/web-design/2021-...Text duplicate 2021
/competitions/health-wellness-...Health + Wellness
/competitions/health-wellness-...Text duplicate 2024
/competitions/health-wellness-...Text duplicate 2023
/competitions/health-wellness-...Text duplicate 2022
http://contests.gdusa.com/comp...External Subdomain Text duplicate 2021
/competitions/health-wellness-...Text duplicate 2020
http://contests.gdusa.com/comp...External Subdomain Cannabis Design
http://contests.gdusa.com/2018...External Subdomain Digital Cover Contest
/top-stories/2017-gdusa-studen...Student Design
https://gdusa.com/category/blogBlogs
https://gdusa.com/category/blogText duplicate Graphic Design
/category/products-papersProducts + Papers
https://gdusa.com/category/careerHiring + Career Tips
/category/magazinemagazine
https://gdusa.com/magazine/printsubscribe
https://gdusa.com/magazine/issuudigital edition
/resources/free_info/free-stuffFree Resources
/contact/media-kitmedia kit
/magazine/specificationsspecifications
/resources/newsletters/recentNewsletter
/category/design-directorysuppliers + services
/category/about-usabout us
/about-us/who-we-are/who-we-arewho we are
/about-us/contact_info/contact...contact us
https://www.facebook.com/gdusaExternal Subdomain No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...External Subdomain No Text
https://gdusa.com/feedNo Text
https://gdusa.com/wp-login.phpNo Text
/top-stories/now-open-62nd-gdu...No Text
/top-stories/now-open-62nd-gdu...Enter Our 62nd GDUSA Package Awards
/studentstowatch2025/students-...No Text
/studentstowatch2025/students-...2025 GDUSA Students To Watch
/top-stories/collins-rebrand-t...No Text
/top-stories/collins-rebrand-t...COLLINS Ups Target Private Label Brand
/news/cooper-hewitt-honors-mat...No Text
/news/cooper-hewitt-honors-mat...Cooper Hewitt Honors Matt Willey
/news/top-tips-for-pursuing-a-...No Text
/news/top-tips-for-pursuing-a-...Top Tips For Pursuing A Design Degree
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/top-stories/now-open-62nd-gdu...No Text
/top-stories/now-open-62nd-gdu...Text duplicate Enter Our 62nd GDUSA Package Awards
/category/news/freshText duplicate News
/news/leibowitz-campaign-conne...No Text
/news/leibowitz-campaign-conne...Leibowitz Multichannel Salute To Military Tuition Assistance Program
https://gdusa.com/category/careerHiring and Career Tips
/career/these-creative-skills-...No Text
/career/these-creative-skills-...These Creative Skills Can Boost Your Career in 2025
/ad/roberthalf/2025_salary_gui...IMG-ALT Robert Half 2025 Salary Guide
/category/resources/newslettersGDUSA Newsletters
/resources/newsletters/recentNo Text
/resources/newsletters/recentSign Up Now For Free Monthly Enewsletter
/category/packagingPackage Design USA
/top-stories/collins-rebrand-t...No Text
/top-stories/collins-rebrand-t...Text duplicate COLLINS Ups Target Private Label Brand
/category/magazineDigital Edition
https://gdusa.com/magazine/issuuNo Text
https://gdusa.com/magazine/issuu61st GDUSA Annual Showcase
/category/competitions/inhouse...Text duplicate Inhouse Design
/competitions/inhouse-design/2...No Text
/competitions/inhouse-design/2...2024 GDUSA Inhouse Award Showcase
/category/competitions/package...Text duplicate Package Design
/competitions/package-design/2...No Text
/competitions/package-design/2...2024 GDUSA Package Awards Showcase
/category/competitions/web-designWeb | UX | Interactive
/competitions/digital-design/2...No Text
/competitions/digital-design/2...2023 GDUSA Digital Design Showcase
/category/competitions/graphic...Text duplicate Graphic Design
/competitions/graphic-design/2...No Text
/competitions/graphic-design/2...2024 (61st) GDUSA Design Annual Showcase
https://bookshop.org/shop/gdusaExternal IMG-ALT GDUSA Store
/category/news/freshFRESH
/news/leibowitz-campaign-conne...No Text
/news/leibowitz-campaign-conne...Text duplicate Leibowitz Multichannel Salute To Military Tuition Assistance Program
/news/top-tips-for-pursuing-a-...Text duplicate Top Tips For Pursuing A Design Degree
/news/monotype-unveils-2025-ty...Monotype Unveils 2025 Type Trends Report
/news/beauty-campaign-says-fol...Beauty Campaign Says Follow The Science
/news/rizco-25th-anniversary-l...Rizco 25th Anniversary Logo Unveiled
/category/products-papersText duplicate Products + Papers
/products-papers/study-snack-f...No Text
/products-papers/study-snack-f...Study: Snack Food Packaging Market To $25+ Billion
/products-papers/message-from-...Message From Billerud | Sponsor of GDUSA’s 61st Design Annual
/products-papers/lindenmeyr-mu...Lindenmeyr Munroe Expands to Florida
/top-stories/domtar-brand-iden...Domtar Brand Defines Bright Future
/print-design-survey-2024/2024...Message From Billerud | Sponsor of GDUSA’s 61st Print Design Survey
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/career/these-creative-skills-...No Text
/career/these-creative-skills-...Text duplicate These Creative Skills Can Boost Your Career in 2025
/career/2025-hiring-and-compen...2025 Hiring and Compensation Trends For Creative Leaders
/top-stories/is-your-creative-...Is Your Creative Team Ready For The AI Revolution?
/career/why-working-for-an-age...Why Working For An Agency Could Boost Your Creative Career
/career/6-ways-to-add-creativi...6 Ways To Add Creativity Back Into Your Team’s Workday
/category/packagingText duplicate Package Design USA
/top-stories/collins-rebrand-t...No Text
/top-stories/collins-rebrand-t...Text duplicate COLLINS Ups Target Private Label Brand
/news/cf-napa-opens-window-to-...CF Napa Opens Window To Mountain Vineyards
/news/design-army-mashes-real-...Design Army’s Serpent-Forward Campaign
/news/hunt-hanson-transforms-f...Freixenet’s Brand Identity Features ‘X’ Element
/news/sunhouse-design-captures...Sunhouse Design Captures The Beauty of Simplicity
https://gdusa.com/category/blogGraphic Design Blog
/blog/kinetic-typography-studi...No Text
/blog/kinetic-typography-studi...Kinetic Typography Studio Moves With The Times
/blog/rachel-zorel-frameworks-...Zorel: Frameworks That Fuel Creativity
/blog/2025-designers-to-watch-...2025 Designers To Watch & Students To Watch
/blog/justin-ahrens-returns-to...Justin Ahrens Returns To Rule29
/blog/huot-on-airline-design-t...Huot: 2025 Airline Design Trends
/ad/tdc/tdc2025.php?b=RIMG-ALT Type Directors Club - 2025
/ad/billerud/sterling_premium.phpIMG-ALT Sterling Premium - Billerud
/ad/northwestern/intersection.phpIMG-ALT Northwestern: work at the intersection of data, design, and technology
/ad/oneshow/2025.php?b=rIMG-ALT One Show 2025
/ad/artisan/meet.phpIMG-ALT Artisan
/ad/fullsail/design_your_caree...IMG-ALT FullSail - design your future in 2025
/ad/syracuse_university/new_ta...IMG-ALT Syracuse University
/ad/roberthalf/2025_salary_gui...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Robert Half 2025 Salary Guide
/ad/sessions_college/advance_y...IMG-ALT Sessions College - Elevate Your Skills
/ad/adc/adc2025.php?b=RIMG-ALT Art Directors Club - 2025
/ad/academy_of_art_university/...IMG-ALT Academy of Art University
/ad/kallima/innovative_paperbo...IMG-ALT Kallima Paper - Ideal for all your printing needs.
/ad/domtar/paper_matters_2024....IMG-ALT Domtar - Paper Matters - 2024
https://bookshop.org/shop/gdusaExternal No Text
https://gdusa.com/Graphic Design USA
https://www.designwall.com/wor...External Subdomain DW Focus
A-TITLE WordPress News Theme
https://www.designwall.com/External Subdomain DesignWall
https://wordpress.org/External Proudly powered by WordPress
https://gdusa.com/No Text

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The checked page does not redirect to another URL.
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The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
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The page response time of 0.74 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 (83 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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This page has 39,718 backlinks.
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