Lifeathmrc.blog.gov.uk - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
79% 
Page quality
75% 
Page structure
98% 
Link structure
88% 
Server
97% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.45 s
File size
56.80 kB
Words
838
Media files
10
Number of links
57 internal / 15 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Life at HMRC – Find out more about working at HMRC and our available roles
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 699 pixels long. Optimize title
There are word repetitions in the page title.
Meta description
(Critically important)
Find out more about working at HMRC and our available roles
The length of the meta description is perfect. (381 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
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
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)
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
(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
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1, viewport-fit=cover
theme-color#0b0c0c
robotsmax-image-preview:large
descriptionFind out more about working at HMRC and our available roles
langen
twitter:cardsummary_large_image
twitter:creator@HMRCgovuk
twitter:site@HMRCgovuk
twitter:titleLife at HMRC
twitter:descriptionWelcome to HMRC digital - see blog posts
twitter:imagehttps://g.twimg.com/Twitter_logo_blue.png
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
This page contains 838 words. That's ok.
34.6% 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.
12 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 16.63 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, viewport-fit=cover" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The following tag is repeated too often: read more
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
5 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)
This page uses Google authorship information without an image.
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
...uploads/sites/20/2024/03/71-1024x576.pngImage of HMRC colleague. A career in your hands: My civil service journey. Read Jun's Blog. HMRC logo
.../uploads/sites/20/2023/12/1-1024x576.pngGreen graphic with headshot of a woman wearing glasses in a purple frame. Text: Tax Specialist Programme, Rebecca's Journey
.../uploads/sites/20/2023/12/2-1024x576.pngGreen graphic with headshot of a woman wearing glasses in a yellow frame. Text: Tax Specialist Programme, Michelle's Journey
...entice-of-the-year-Joseph-4-1024x576.pngNo alt attribute provided
...ndia-Buildings-Lucys-Blog-1-1024x576.pngNo alt attribute provided
...ans-story-Life-at-HMRC-Blog-1024x576.pngNo alt attribute provided
...e-Candice-Life-at-HMRC-Blog-1024x576.pngNo alt attribute provided
.../World-Youth-Skills-Day-1-1-1024x576.pngGreen image with headshot of a female wearing glasses. Text: World Youth Skills Day: developing skills at HMRC."My team have been really helpful with providing support and guidance to develop my skills. Anastasia
...n-Tech-Award-Win-Blog-Image-1024x576.pngFive HMRC employees standing on a stage holding a trophy at the Women in Tech Employer Awards. Text on a green background states: HMRC wins Women in Tech Employer award for the second year running
...ay-Honour-Life-at-HMRC-Blog-1024x576.pngNo alt attribute provided

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Blog Life at HMRC
The H1 heading is too short (17 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Blog Life at HMRC
H2 Climbing the career ladder
H2 Tax Specialist Programme: Rebecca's Journey
H2 Tax Specialist Programme: Michelle's Journey
H2 Celebrating success: Joseph takes home Apprentice of the Year Award
H2 India Buildings Liverpool: Where my story began
H2 South Asian Heritage Month: Chintan's story
H2 Care Leavers Internship Scheme: Candice's Story
H2 World Youth Skills Day: developing skills at HMRC
H2 HMRC wins Women in Tech Employer award for the second year running
H2 King Charles III recognises HMRC employees in Birthday Honours
H2 Related content and links
H2 Useful links
H3 HMRC jobs
H3 Current vacancies
H3 Find out more
H3 Recent Posts
H3 What we do
H3 Comments and moderation
H3 Sign up and manage updates
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 15 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://lifeathmrc.blog.gov.uk/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.gov.uk/External A-TITLE Go to the GOV.UK homepage
https://www.blog.gov.uk/External Subdomain Blog
https://lifeathmrc.blog.gov.uk/Subdomain Life at HMRC
https://www.gov.uk/government/...External HM Revenue & Customs
/2024/03/08/climbing-the-caree...Subdomain Climbing the career ladder
/author/june/Subdomain June
A-TITLE Posts by June
/category/diversity-and-inclus...Subdomain Diversity and inclusion
/category/general/Subdomain General
/2024/03/08/climbing-the-caree...Subdomain Read more of Climbing the career ladder
/2023/12/04/tax-specialist-pro...Subdomain Tax Specialist Programme: Rebecca's Journey
/author/rebecca/Subdomain Rebecca
A-TITLE Posts by Rebecca
/category/tax/Subdomain Tax
/2023/12/04/tax-specialist-pro...Subdomain Read more of Tax Specialist Programme: Rebecca's Journey
/2023/12/04/tax-specialist-pro...Subdomain Tax Specialist Programme: Michelle's Journey
/author/michelle/Subdomain Michelle
A-TITLE Posts by Michelle
/category/diversity-and-inclus...Subdomain Text duplicate Diversity and inclusion
/category/employee-support/Subdomain Employee support
/category/tax/Subdomain Text duplicate Tax
/2023/12/04/tax-specialist-pro...Subdomain Read more of Tax Specialist Programme: Michelle's Journey
/2023/10/16/celebrating-succes...Subdomain Celebrating success: Joseph takes home Apprentice of the Year Award
/author/joseph/Subdomain Joseph
A-TITLE Posts by Joseph
/category/apprenticeships/Subdomain Apprenticeships
/2023/10/16/celebrating-succes...Subdomain Read more of Celebrating success: Joseph takes home Apprentice of the Year Award
/2023/10/03/india-buildings-wh...Subdomain India Buildings Liverpool: Where my story began
/author/faye/Subdomain Faye
A-TITLE Posts by Faye
/author/lucy/Subdomain Lucy
A-TITLE Posts by Lucy
/category/general/Subdomain Text duplicate General
/2023/10/03/india-buildings-wh...Subdomain Read more of India Buildings Liverpool: Where my story began
/2023/07/28/south-asian-herita...Subdomain South Asian Heritage Month: Chintan's story
/author/chintan/Subdomain Chintan
A-TITLE Posts by Chintan
/category/diversity-and-inclus...Subdomain Text duplicate Diversity and inclusion
/category/general/Subdomain Text duplicate General
/2023/07/28/south-asian-herita...Subdomain Read more of South Asian Heritage Month: Chintan's story
/2023/07/17/care-leavers-inter...Subdomain Care Leavers Internship Scheme: Candice's Story
/author/candice/Subdomain Candice
A-TITLE Posts by Candice
/category/diversity-and-inclus...Subdomain Text duplicate Diversity and inclusion
/category/general/Subdomain Text duplicate General
/2023/07/17/care-leavers-inter...Subdomain Read more of Care Leavers Internship Scheme: Candice's Story
/2023/07/14/world-youth-skills...Subdomain World Youth Skills Day: developing skills at HMRC
/author/anastasia/Subdomain Anastasia
A-TITLE Posts by Anastasia
/category/general/Subdomain Text duplicate General
/2023/07/14/world-youth-skills...Subdomain Read more of World Youth Skills Day: developing skills at HMRC
/2023/06/28/hmrc-wins-women-in...Subdomain HMRC wins Women in Tech Employer award for the second year running
/author/sarahmusgrove/Subdomain Sarah
A-TITLE Posts by Sarah
/category/general/Subdomain Text duplicate General
/2023/06/28/hmrc-wins-women-in...Subdomain Read more of HMRC wins Women in Tech Employer award for the second year running
/2023/06/28/hmrc-wins-women-in...Subdomain Anchor 1 comment
/2023/06/23/king-charles-iii-r...Subdomain King Charles III recognises HMRC employees in Birthday Honours
/author/faye/Subdomain Text duplicate Faye
A-TITLE Posts by Faye
/category/general/Subdomain Text duplicate General
/2023/06/23/king-charles-iii-r...Subdomain Read more of King Charles III recognises HMRC employees in Birthday Honours
/page/2/Subdomain Page 2
/page/17/Subdomain Page 17
/page/2/Subdomain Next page
https://www.civil-service-care...External Subdomain Working for HMRC
https://www.civilservicejobs.s...External Subdomain Current vacancies
https://hmrc-jobs.career-inspi...External Subdomain Ask us a question
/2024/03/08/climbing-the-caree...Subdomain Text duplicate Climbing the career ladder
/2023/12/04/tax-specialist-pro...Subdomain Text duplicate Tax Specialist Programme: Rebecca's Journey
/2023/12/04/tax-specialist-pro...Subdomain Text duplicate Tax Specialist Programme: Michelle's Journey
https://hmrcdigital.blog.gov.u...External Subdomain Read our guidelines
/subscribe/Email
/feed/Subdomain Atom
https://www.blog.gov.uk/External Subdomain All GOV.UK blogs
https://www.blog.gov.uk/all-po...External Subdomain All GOV.UK blog posts
https://www.gov.uk/External GOV.UK
https://www.gov.uk/government/...External All departments
https://www.blog.gov.uk/access...External Subdomain Accessibility statement
https://www.blog.gov.uk/cookiesExternal Subdomain Cookies
https://www.nationalarchives.g...External Subdomain Open Government Licence v3.0
https://www.nationalarchives.g...External Subdomain © Crown copyright

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://lifeathmrc.blog.gov.uk/"
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 of 0.45 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 (57 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 46 referring domains.
This page has 293 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 45 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

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Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
Disallow: */xmlrpc.php
Disallow: */wp-*.php
Disallow: */trackback/
Disallow: *?wptheme=
Disallow: *?comments=
Disallow: *?replytocom
Disallow: */comment-page-
Disallow: *?s=
plugins/

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User-agent: Twitterbot
Disallow:

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