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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
95% 
Page quality
61% 
Page structure
79% 
Link structure
88% 
Server
79% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.68 s
File size
81.00 kB
Words
300
Media files
25
Number of links
58 internal / 10 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Sarnia News Today
The page title is too short. (175 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Discover the latest events, stories and breaking news in Sarnia on Sarnia News Today. Stay informed with our reliable coverage. Call +519-541-6397 now!
The length of the meta description is perfect. (950 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)
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
There are only 300 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
22% of the text are stop words.
7 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 21.43 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width" 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 6 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
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
https://sarnianewstoday.ca/logos/sarnia.svgsarnia
https://sarnianewstoday.ca/drawer/home.svgTop Stories
/drawer/closures.svgClosures
/drawer/weather.svgWeather
/drawer/podcast.svgPodcasts
/drawer/contact.svgContact
/logos/socials/facebook.svgfacebook
/logos/socials/twitter.svgtwitter
...wstoday.ca/i/dkpNyn9v/355/205&w=750&q=75Teamsters union members picketing near Indian Road and Plank Road in Sarnia. August 22, 2024. (Photo by Natalia Vega)
...wstoday.ca/i/m98ddZ9r/355/205&w=750&q=75A mask seized by Sarnia Police Service - Aug 22/24 (Photo courtesy of Sarnia Police Service)
...wstoday.ca/i/8eX6nLqR/355/205&w=750&q=75Morag Davies BlackburnNews.com file photo.
...wstoday.ca/i/4exDD8eZ/355/205&w=750&q=75Buttons by Unusually Dunn Designs and Woodsongs By Brandy. Photo courtesy of Mitton Village Block Party via Facebook.
...wstoday.ca/i/Zqy6nNkb/355/205&w=750&q=75Tractors parked at LCCVI in Petrolia - June 1/22 (Photo courtesy of Town of Petrolia via Facebook)
...wstoday.ca/i/zeVlyEqG/355/205&w=750&q=75Hard Oil Music Festival in Petrolia. August 15-17, 2024. (Photo credit Kerry's Klips Photography)
...wstoday.ca/i/dkpy0Mev/355/205&w=750&q=75Downtown Sarnia 2023. (Blackburn Media file photo)
...wstoday.ca/i/EkEYYokQ/355/205&w=750&q=75(Photo of Keanu Reeves courtesy of the Windsor Spitfires)
...wstoday.ca/i/r9aXJ7e8/355/205&w=750&q=75Police Briefs
...wstoday.ca/i/0k2BBgkb/355/205&w=750&q=75Baseball facilities at Bert Lacasse Park in Tecumseh, August 23, 2024. (Photo by Maureen Revait)
...wstoday.ca/i/3qoRXL9K/355/205&w=750&q=75Welcome to Georgian bluffs sign. (Photo: Blackburnnews.com File photo)
...ogos/blackburn-media-logo.png&w=640&q=75Blackburn media logo
/logos/socials/facebook.svgfacebook
/logos/socials/twitter.svgtwitter
https://sarnianewstoday.ca/logos/cfgxfm.svg99.9 The Fox
https://sarnianewstoday.ca/logos/chksfm.svgCool 106.3
https://sarnianewstoday.ca/logos/chokfm.svg103.9 CHOK

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
There is no H1 heading specified.
Headings
(Important)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 Teamsters issues 72-hour strike notice to CN Rail
H2 Wanted York robbery suspect arrested at Rainbow Park
H2 Unsolved murders highlighted on anniversary of Morag Davies death
H2 Summertime tradition returns to Mitton Village
H2 Grand Ole Power Days return to Florence
H2 Petrolia organizers reflect on Hard Oil Music Festival
H2 Peaceful gathering planned to highlight crime and safety concerns in Sarnia
H2 Spitfires sign Keanu Reeves
H2 CK police briefs - Friday, August 23, 2024
H2 Tecumseh hosting national baseball tournament
H2 Georgian Bluffs looking for input for 2025 budget
H3 Regional News
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 10 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://sarnianewstoday.ca/IMG-ALT sarnia
/category/newsNews
/weatherWeather
/closuresClosures
/category/sportsSports
/podcastsPodcastsheadphones_icon
/weather25°C | 77°F
https://sarnianewstoday.ca/Top Stories
IMG-ALT Top Stories
/category/newsLocal News
/region/chathamChatham
/region/midwesternMidwestern Ontario
/region/windsorWindsor
/category/sportsText duplicate Sports
/category/agricultureAgriculture
https://chok.com/real-estateExternal Real Estate Guide
/closuresText duplicate Closures
IMG-ALT Closures
/weatherText duplicate Weather
IMG-ALT Weather
/podcastsPodcasts
IMG-ALT Podcasts
/contactContact
IMG-ALT Contact
/contactSubmit A News Tip
/contactAdvertise
https://www.facebook.com/Sarni...External Subdomain IMG-ALT facebook
https://twitter.com/sarnianews...External IMG-ALT twitter
/sarnia/news/2024/08/23/teamst...IMG-ALT Teamsters union members picketing near Indian Road and Plank Road in Sarnia. August 22, 2024. (Photo by Natalia Vega)
/sarnia/news/2024/08/23/teamst...Teamsters issues 72-hour strike notice to CN Rail
/category/newsText duplicate News
/sarnia/news/2024/08/23/wanted...IMG-ALT A mask seized by Sarnia Police Service - Aug 22/24 (Photo courtesy of Sarnia Police Service)
/sarnia/news/2024/08/23/wanted...Wanted York robbery suspect arrested at Rainbow Park
/category/newsText duplicate News
/sarnia/news/2024/08/23/unsolv...IMG-ALT Morag Davies BlackburnNews.com file photo.
/sarnia/news/2024/08/23/unsolv...Unsolved murders highlighted on anniversary of Morag Davies death
/category/newsText duplicate News
/sarnia/news/2024/08/23/summer...IMG-ALT Buttons by Unusually Dunn Designs and Woodsongs By Brandy. Photo courtesy of Mitton Village Block Party via Facebook.
/sarnia/news/2024/08/23/summer...Summertime tradition returns to Mitton Village
/category/newsText duplicate News
/sarnia/news/2024/08/23/grand-...IMG-ALT Tractors parked at LCCVI in Petrolia - June 1/22 (Photo courtesy of Town of Petrolia via Facebook)
/sarnia/news/2024/08/23/grand-...Grand Ole Power Days return to Florence
/category/newsText duplicate News
/sarnia/news/2024/08/23/petrol...IMG-ALT Hard Oil Music Festival in Petrolia. August 15-17, 2024. (Photo credit Kerry's Klips Photography)
/sarnia/news/2024/08/23/petrol...Petrolia organizers reflect on Hard Oil Music Festival
/category/newsText duplicate News
/sarnia/news/2024/08/23/peacef...IMG-ALT Downtown Sarnia 2023. (Blackburn Media file photo)
/sarnia/news/2024/08/23/peacef...Peaceful gathering planned to highlight crime and safety concerns in Sarnia
/category/newsText duplicate News
/chatham/news/2024/08/23/spitf...Spitfires sign Keanu Reeves
/region/chathamText duplicate Chatham
/chatham/news/2024/08/23/spitf...IMG-ALT (Photo of Keanu Reeves courtesy of the Windsor Spitfires)
/chatham/news/2024/08/23/ck-po...CK police briefs - Friday, August 23, 2024
/region/chathamText duplicate Chatham
/chatham/news/2024/08/23/ck-po...IMG-ALT Police Briefs
/windsor/news/2024/08/23/tecum...Tecumseh hosting national baseball tournament
/region/windsorText duplicate Windsor
/windsor/news/2024/08/23/tecum...IMG-ALT Baseball facilities at Bert Lacasse Park in Tecumseh, August 23, 2024. (Photo by Maureen Revait)
/midwestern/news/2024/08/23/ge...Georgian Bluffs looking for input for 2025 budget
/region/midwesternMidwestern
/midwestern/news/2024/08/23/ge...IMG-ALT Welcome to Georgian bluffs sign. (Photo: Blackburnnews.com File photo)
https://blackburnmedia.ca/External IMG-ALT Blackburn media logo
https://www.facebook.com/Sarni...External Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT facebook
https://twitter.com/sarnianews...External Text duplicate IMG-ALT twitter
https://foxfm.com/External IMG-ALT 99.9 The Fox
https://sarnia.coolradio.ca/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Cool 106.3
https://chok.com/External IMG-ALT 103.9 CHOK
/contactText duplicate Contact
https://blackburnmedia.ca/acce...External Accessibility
/contactSubmit A Tip
/contactText duplicate Advertise
/terms-of-useTerms of use
/privacy-policyPrivacy policy

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://sarnianewstoday.ca/"
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 0.68 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 (81 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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varyAccept-Encoding
content-encodinggzip
strict-transport-securitymax-age=15724800; includeSubDomains
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 208 referring domains.
This page has 27,656 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 169 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

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Allow: /
Disallow: /preview
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