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Meta information
73% 
Page quality
86% 
Page structure
79% 
Link structure
82% 
Server
80% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.83 s
File size
65.60 kB
Words
581
Media files
19
Number of links
115 internal / 6 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
PCAOB | Driving improvement in audit quality to protect investors
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 585 pixels long. Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
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The PCAOB is a nonprofit corporation established by Congress to oversee the audits of public companies in order to protect investors and further the public interest in the preparation of informative, accurate, and independent audit reports. The PCAOB also oversees the audits of brokers and dealers, including compliance reports filed pursuant to federal securities laws.
The meta description is too long: 2273 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
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There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
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http://pcaobus.org/
The specified canonical link points to a different page.
Language
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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
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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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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
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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.
Favicon
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The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 581 words. That's ok.
24.3% 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.
5 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 11.2 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" 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 12 tags for this page.
Image SEO
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10 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
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There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
Additional markup
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No additional page markup was found.
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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The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 Driving improvement in audit quality to protect investors
H2 Information for:
H2 Featured
H2 Your Tips Help the PCAOB Protect Investors
H2 Recent Updates
H3 The PCAOB released 2023 annual inspection reports, a new Spotlight on 2023 inspection findings, and website enhancements for inspection data.
H3 A record 676 students have been named PCAOB Scholars for the 2024-2025 academic year, and the scholarship amount has increased to $15,000 per student.
H3 A new staff report provides observations from the PCAOB’s target team, a group of inspectors who focus on emerging audit risks and other topics.
H3 The PCAOB has sanctioned five audit firms for violations related to audit committee communications or reporting requirements.
H3 Enforcement Actions
H3 Registered Firms
H3 Firm Inspection Reports
H3 Auditing Standards
H3 Subscribe to our Newsletter
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
There are 3 links with a trivial anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 6 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

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https://pcaobus.org/Anchor Skip to Main Content
https://pcaobus.org/Anchor Skip to Footer
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https://pcaobus.org/careersCareers
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/about/pcaobupdatesSubscribe
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https://pcaobus.org/aboutAbout
/about/the-boardThe Board
/about/senior-staffSenior Staff
/about/mission-vision-valuesMission, Vision, and Values
/about/strategic-plan-budgetStrategic Plan & Annual Budget
/about/annual-reportAnnual Report
/about/rules-rulemakingRules & Rulemaking
/about/rules-rulemaking/rulesRules of the Board
/about/rules-rulemaking/rulema...Rulemaking Docket
/about/accounting-support-feeAccounting Support Fee
/about/advisory-groupsAdvisory Groups
/about/advisory-groups/investo...Investor Advisory Group
/about/advisory-groups/standar...Standards and Emerging Issues Advisory Group
/about/advisory-groups/archive...Archive - Advisory Groups
/about/working-groups-task-forcesWorking Groups and Task Forces
/about/working-groups-task-for...Technology Innovation Alliance Working Group
/about/scholars-programPCAOB Scholars Program
/about/internal-oversightInternal Oversight
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/oversight/standards/standard-...Standard-Setting, Research, and Rulemaking Projects
/oversight/standards/implement...Implementation Resources for PCAOB Standards and Rules
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/oversight/standards/economic-...Economic Analysis
/oversight/standards/pirPost-Implementation Review
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/oversight/inspections/firm-in...Firm Inspection Reports
/oversight/inspections/global-...Global Network Firms Inspection Data
/oversight/inspections/non-aff...Non-Affiliated Firms Inspection Data
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/oversight/inspections/basics-...Basics of Inspections
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/oversight/enforcement/staff-c...Updated PCAOB Staff Considerations on Recommending the Identification of Issuers and/or Broker-Dealers in Settled Enforcement Orders
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/oversight/registration/disapp...Registration Disapproval Notices
https://pcaobus.org/resourcesResources
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/resources/information-for-inv...Investor Advisories and Bulletins
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/resources/information-for-aca...Publications and Working Papers
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/resources/other-research-proj...Other Research Projects
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/news-events/events/conference...Conference on Auditing and Capital Markets
/news-events/events/internatio...PCAOB International Institute on Audit Regulation
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Read more
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/oversight/enforcement/enforce...More Information
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https://pcaobus.org/Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)
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https://www.youtube.com/channe...External Subdomain IMG-ALT YouTube Icon_White
https://pcaobus.org/aboutText duplicate About
/oversight/enforcement/tips-re...Submit a Tip
https://pcaobus.org/oversightText duplicate Oversight
/about/rules-rulemaking/rulema...Comment Now
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HTTP redirects
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HTTP header
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Performance
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The page response time of 0.83 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 (66 kB).

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PCAOB | Driving improvement in audit quality to protect investors
The PCAOB is a nonprofit corporation established by Congress to oversee the audits of public companies in order to protect investors and further the public interest in the preparation of informative, accurate, and independent audit reports. The PCAOB also oversees the audits of brokers and dealers, including compliance reports filed pursuant to federal securities laws.

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Audit68%Check
Investors66%Check
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protect65%Check
audit quality60%Check
Independent Audit58%Check
Reports56%Check
PCAOB Scholars56%Check
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