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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
70% 
Page structure
55% 
Link structure
53% 
Server
83% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.57 s
File size
144.40 kB
Words
1648
Media files
18
Number of links
179 internal / 8 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Port Houston | Gulf Coast Efficiency Driving International Trade
The length of the page title is perfect. (566 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Port Houston owns, manages, and operates 8 public terminals along the 52-mile waterway, including the area’s largest breakbulk facility and two of the most efficient container terminals in the country.
The meta description is too long: 1225 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://porthouston.com/
There is a valid canonical link 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)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
This page contains 1648 words. That's ok.
25.5% of the text are stop words.
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
24 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 21.12 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, shrink-to-fit=no" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
Some tags are too long. With 176 characters this one is longer than 70 characters:
"for over a century, port houston has served as a strategic leader for the houston ship channel and is ..."
The following tag is repeated too often: topic:
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
9 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
...ent/uploads/2022/09/logo_porthouston.pngPort Houston
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...nt/themes/understrap-child/images/hr.svgNo alt attribute provided
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...oads/2022/10/pho_resource_governance.jpg...
.../pho_resource_board_meetings_agendas.jpg...
...s/2022/10/pho_resource_environmental.jpg...
...022/10/pho_resource_vendor_diversity.jpg...
...22/10/pho_resource_plans_development.jpg...
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/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Jobs.pngNo alt attribute provided
...23/06/Annual-National-Economic-Value.pngNo alt attribute provided
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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Port Houston
The H1 heading is too short (12 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
There are 42 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Port Houston
H2 The International Port of Texas
H2 Port Resources
H2 TOOLS TO MOVE YOUR BUSINESS FORWARD
H2 PORT STATISTICS
H2 Port Blog
H2 Event Calendar
H2 Contact Us
H2 Explore
H2 Empty heading
H2 Stay Connected
H2 You are now leaving Port Houston's website
H3 FACILITIES & CAPABILITIES
H3 FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY
H3 PUBLIC MEETINGS AND AGENDAS
H3 ENVIRONMENTAL
H3 Vendor Diversity
H3 PLANS & DEVELOPMENT
H3 TERMINAL TOOLBOX
H3 CONTAINER TERMINAL RESOURCES
H3 MULTI-PURPOSE BREAKBULK & CARGO
H3 PRICING & TARIFF RATES
H3 Rail Connectivity Enhances Efficiencies at Port Houston
H3 Port Houston Awarded Nearly $27 Million For Clean Truck Program
H3 Houston Ship Channel Still No. 1 Waterway
H3 Port Houston Regular Commission Meeting – April 23, 2024
H3 Port Houston Surpasses 1M TEU Mark in First Quarter Container Volumes up 15% year-to-date
H3 VIEW MORE
H3 Address
H3 Mail
H3 Phone
H3 Contact Directory
H4 TERMINAL TOOLBOX HAS THE TOOLS TO MOVE YOUR BUSINESS FORWARD.
H4 Explore our new Price Estimate Tool
H4 2022 Sustainability Report
H4 Community Outreach
H4 Our 2040 Plan
H4 HOUSTON INTERNATIONAL MARITIME CONFERENCE
H4 May 01 2024
H4 Apr 25 2024
H4 Apr 24 2024
H4 Apr 22 2024
H4 Apr 18 2024
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 8 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://porthouston.com/Anchor Skip to content
https://porthouston.com/IMG-ALT Port Houston
/business/become-a-customer/bu...Become a Customer
/business/become-a-customer/bu...Business Overview
/business/become-a-customer/gl...Global Trade
/business/become-a-customer/ca...Carrier Services
/business/become-a-customer/fo...Foreign Trade Zone
/business/become-a-customer/ft...FTZ Public Facilities
/business/become-a-customer/ec...Economic Development
/business/become-a-customer/re...Real Estate
/business/vendor-opportunities...Vendor Opportunities
/business/vendor-opportunities...Procurement Overview
/business/vendor-opportunities...Current & Future Projects
https://buyspeed.porthouston.c...External Subdomain Search Open Bids & Proposals (BuySpeed)
/business/vendor-opportunities...Proposal Process & Procedures
/business/vendor-diversity/bus...Vendor Diversity
/business/vendor-diversity/bus...Business Equity
/business/vendor-diversity/bus...Business Equity Enrollment Process
/business/vendor-diversity/too...Resource Toolkit for S/MWBEs
https://porthouston.smwbe.com/New window External Subdomain Anchor Business Equity Compliance System
/business/vendor-diversity/opp...Opportunity U & Training Events
/toolbox/terminals/overview/Learn More
/toolbox/terminals/overview/Terminal Toolbox
/toolbox/terminals/overview/Terminal Toolbox Overview
/toolbox/terminals/hours-and-s...Hours of Operation & Holiday Schedules
/toolbox/terminals/faqs/FAQs
/toolbox/container-terminals/g...Container Terminal Resources
/toolbox/container-terminals/s...Schedules & Arrivals
/toolbox/container-terminals/p...Shipping Information & Lynx Portal
/toolbox/container-terminals/b...Berth Applications
/toolbox/container-terminals/g...Gate Information
/toolbox/container-terminals/c...Crane & Trucker Information
/toolbox/container-terminals/h...Hazardous Documentation Requests
/toolbox/rates/tariffs/Pricing & Tariff Rates
/toolbox/rates/tariffs/Tariffs
/toolbox/rates/price-estimate-...Price Estimate Tool
/toolbox/rates/online-payments/Online Credit Card Payments
/toolbox/multi-purpose-termina...Multi-Purpose, Breakbulk & Project Cargo Resources
/toolbox/multi-purpose-termina...Schedules, Gate Information & Additional Information
/toolbox/multi-purpose-termina...Berth Application
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/stewardship/environment/stewa...Environmental Stewardship
/stewardship/environment/water...Water Quality & Marsh Restoration
/stewardship/environment/report/ES2G & Sustainability Report
/financial/information/Financial Information
/financial/overview/Financial Transparency Overview
/financial/financial-information/Traditional Finances
/financial/debt/Debt Obligations
/financial/pension-benefits/Public Pensions & Benefits
/financial/archive/Financial Archive
/stewardship/environment/report/Text duplicate Learn More
/community/outreach/overview/Community Outreach
/community/outreach/overview/Community Relations Overview
/community/outreach/sponsorships/Sponsorships
/community/outreach/community-...Community Grants Program
/community/outreach/community-...Community Feedback
/community/education/maritime-...Education
/community/education/maritime/Maritime Education
/community/request-a-speaker/s...Request a Speaker
/community/request-a-speaker/s...Speakers Bureau
/community/tours/sam-houston-b...Port Tours
/community/tours/sam-houston-b...Sam Houston Boat Tour
/community/tours/reservations/Boat Tour Reservations
/community/tours/special-tours/Special Tours
/community/outreach/overview/Text duplicate Learn More
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/infrastructure/development/ov...Infrastructure Overview
/infrastructure/development/20...2040 Plan
/infrastructure/development/ch...Channel Infrastructure
/infrastructure/development/na...Navigation Information & Soundings
https://www.expandthehoustonsh...New window External Subdomain Anchor Project 11 Website
/infrastructure/resources/dred...Resources
/infrastructure/resources/dred...Dredging & Marine Permits & Licenses
/infrastructure/resources/asse...Asset Management/FICAP
/infrastructure/facilities-cap...Facilities & Capabilities
/infrastructure/facilities-cap...Bayport Container Terminal
/infrastructure/facilities-cap...Barbours Cut Container Terminal
/infrastructure/facilities-cap...Multi-Purpose, Breakbulk & Project Cargo
/infrastructure/facilities-cap...Interactive Port Map
/infrastructure/safety-securit...Safety & Security
/infrastructure/safety-securit...Port Security & Public Safety
/infrastructure/safety-securit...Emergency Management
/infrastructure/safety-securit...Security & Credential Information
/infrastructure/safety-securit...Hurricane Procedures Manuals
/infrastructure/safety-securit...Terminal Security & Access
/infrastructure/development/20...Text duplicate Learn More
/about/our-port/overview/Our Port
/about/our-port/about-port-hou...Overview
/about/our-port/executive-admi...Executive Administration
/about/our-port/background-his...Background & History
/about/our-port/statistics/Port Statistics
/about/our-port/location-hours...Location, Hours & Directions
/about/our-port/contact-us/Contact Us
/about/public-meetings/agendas...Public Meetings
/about/public-meetings/agendas...Public Meetings & Minutes
/financial/information/Text duplicate Financial Information
/financial/overview/Text duplicate Financial Transparency Overview
/financial/financial-information/Text duplicate Traditional Finances
/financial/debt/Text duplicate Debt Obligations
/financial/pension-benefits/Text duplicate Public Pensions & Benefits
/financial/archive/Text duplicate Financial Archive
/governance/overview/Governance
/about/governance/overview/Governance Overview
/about/governance/the-port-com...The Port Commission
/financial/overview/Text duplicate Financial Transparency Overview
/about/governance/policies-pro...Policies, Procedures & Standards
/about/governance/public-infor...Public Information Requests
/about/governance/landowners-b...Landowner’s Bill of Rights
/about/governance/government-r...Government Relations
/about/governance/partners/Port Partners
/about/governance/report-fraud/Report Fraud
/about/our-people/careers/Our People
/about/our-people/careers/Careers
/about/our-people/employee-gat...Employee Gateway
/about/our-people/dei-at-port-...DEI at Port Houston
/about/our-people/employee-ben...Employee Benefits
/about/our-people/internship-p...Internship Program
/about/our-people/applicant-no...Applicant Notices
https://porthouston.com/himc/Text duplicate Learn More
/notices-alerts/Notices & Alerts (2)
/news-media-press/press-releases/Press
https://porthouston.com/events/Calendar
/about/our-people/careers/Text duplicate Careers
/about/our-port/contact-us/Contact
/about/our-port/about-port-hou...Text duplicate Learn More
/infrastructure/facilities-cap...FACILITIES & CAPABILITIES Discover the 8 public wharves and facilities that Port Houston owns and operates along the Houston Ship Channel.
/financial/overview/FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Locate financial documents, summaries, visualizations, downloadable data and other relevant information.
/about/public-meetings/agendas...PUBLIC MEETINGS AND AGENDAS Review Port Commission monthly meetings, agendas, minutes, and webcasts.
/stewardship/environment/envir...ENVIRONMENTAL Read about Port Houston’s commitment to responsible development, sustainability, and environmental stewardship.
/business/vendor-diversity/bus...Vendor Diversity Register to bid on Port Houston projects, log in to our BuySpeed portal, and learn more about our Small, Minority, and Woman-Owned Business ...
/infrastructure/development/ov...PLANS & DEVELOPMENT Learn more about ongoing investments in capital projects and infrastructure essential in driving economic growth.
/toolbox/terminals/overview/TERMINAL TOOLBOX Find helpful facts about our container terminals, hours of operation, vessel schedules and other customer service tools.
/toolbox/container-terminals/p...CONTAINER TERMINAL RESOURCES Track your container, get access to berth applications, manage bookings, review gate information, and more.
/toolbox/multi-purpose-termina...MULTI-PURPOSE BREAKBULK & CARGO Each facility is uniquely designed to handle a wide range of cargo types, including steel, breakbulk, project and heavy-lift ...
/toolbox/rates/tariffs/PRICING & TARIFF RATES Find current fees, rates, and regulations pertaining to all terminals operated by Port Houston.
/about/our-port/statistics/LEARN MORE
/news-media-press/blog/New window Head to our blog for more news about Port Houston.
/rail-connectivity-enhances-ef...Rail Connectivity Enhances Efficiencies at Port Houston
/rail-connectivity-enhances-ef...Trivial anchor text
More
/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Po...Anchor Port Houston Awarded Nearly $27 Million For Clean Truck Program
/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Po...Anchor Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
More
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/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Ho...Anchor Houston Ship Channel Still No. 1 Waterway
/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Ho...Anchor Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
More
A-TITLE Houston Ship Channel Still No. 1 Waterway
/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Pu...Port Houston Regular Commission Meeting – April 23, 2024
/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Pu...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
More
A-TITLE Port Houston Regular Commission Meeting – April 23, 2024
/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/04...Port Houston Surpasses 1M TEU Mark in First Quarter Container Volumes up 15% year-to-date
/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/04...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
More
A-TITLE Port Houston Surpasses 1M TEU Mark in First Quarter Container Volumes up 15% year-to-date
/news-media-press/blog/VIEW MORE
https://porthouston.com/events/FULL CALENDAR
/about/our-port/contact-us/Link to Contact Directory
/business/become-a-customer/bu...Text duplicate Become a Customer
/business/vendor-opportunities...Text duplicate Vendor Opportunities
/business/vendor-diversity/bus...Text duplicate Vendor Diversity
/toolbox/terminals/overview/Text duplicate Terminal Toolbox Overview
/toolbox/container-terminals/g...Text duplicate Container Terminal Resources
/toolbox/multi-purpose-termina...Text duplicate Multi-Purpose, Breakbulk & Project Cargo Resources
/toolbox/rates/tariffs/Text duplicate Pricing & Tariff Rates
/stewardship/environment/envir...Text duplicate Environmental Overview
/financial/financial-information/Text duplicate Traditional Finances
/news-media-press/blog/Blog
/news-media-press/port-report/...Port Report
/news-media-press/brand-guidel...Brand Guidelines
/news-media-press/press-releases/Press Releases
/news-media-press/gallery/Photo & Video Gallery
/community/outreach/overview/Text duplicate Community Relations Overview
/community/education/maritime/Text duplicate Maritime Education
/community/request-a-speaker/s...Text duplicate Request a Speaker
/community/tours/sam-houston-b...Text duplicate Port Tours
/infrastructure/development/ov...Text duplicate Plans & Development
/infrastructure/resources/dred...Text duplicate Resources
/infrastructure/facilities-cap...Text duplicate Facilities & Capabilities
/infrastructure/safety-securit...Text duplicate Safety & Security
/about/our-port/overview/Text duplicate Our Port
/about/public-meetings/agendas...Text duplicate Public Meetings
/about/governance/overview/Text duplicate Governance
/about/our-people/careers/Text duplicate Careers
https://www.facebook.com/PortHOUNew window External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/Port_HoustonNew window External No Text
https://www.youtube.com/c/Port...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/port...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain No Text
/community/outreach/community-...Text duplicate Community Feedback
/legal-disclaimerLegal Disclaimer

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://porthouston.com/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.57 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 (144 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

Blacklists
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This website is not classified "for adult only".
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 1,432 referring domains.
This page has 6,494 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 909 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

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Port Houston | Gulf Coast Efficiency Driving International Trade
Port Houston owns, manages, and operates 8 public terminals along the 52-mile waterway, including the area’s largest breakbulk facility and two of the most efficient container terminals in the country.

Most important keywords

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KeywordResultRecheck
Port97%Check
Houston97%Check
Port Houston97%Check
Port Houston owns83%Check
Houston Ship73%Check
Port Statistics69%Check
Port Commission69%Check
North Houston68%Check
Houston Ship Channel63%Check
Container59%Check
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