Smcvt.edu - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
67% 
Page structure
58% 
Link structure
72% 
Server
60% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.05 s
File size
878.70 kB
Words
845
Media files
14
Number of links
142 internal / 22 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home | Saint Michael's College
The length of the page title is perfect. (281 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Saint Michael's College is a liberal arts, fully residential college located just outside Burlington, Vermont - a beautiful college town.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (798 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.smcvt.edu/
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)
This page contains 845 words. That's ok.
28.8% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
12 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 19.24 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
The file size of the HTML document is very large (878.7 kB).
A viewport "width=device-width" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 17 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
13 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
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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Experience Saint Michael’s College!
Too many H1 headings
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 27 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Experience Saint Michael’s College!
H1 Schedule A Visit!
H1 Take our Virtual Tour!
H2 Passionate Curiosity, Intellectual Opportunity
H2 Admission
H2 Admission Duplicate text
H2 Alumni
H2 News See more news
H2 Events See more events
H3 Undergraduate Students
H3 Graduate Students
H3 Transfer Students
H3 Apply Now
H3 Schedule a Visit
H3 Register for Reunion!
H3 Saint Michael’s community celebrates Class of 2024 with Senior Awards Brunch
H3 Saint Michael’s College students inducted into honor societies in spring 2024
H3 Commencement 2024
H3 Reunion 2024!
H3 Saint Michael’s Commitment to an Inclusive Environment
H3 Who is Saint Michael? Learn More
H4 Commencement 2024 Information >
H4 May 10, 2024
H4 May 10, 2024 Duplicate text
H4 May 12, 2024
H4 May 31, 2024
H4 Contact
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.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are 22 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

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/outcomes/commencement/Subdomain Commencement 2024 Information >
/admission-aid/Subdomain Prospective Students
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/current-students/New window Subdomain Current Students
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/outcomes/alumni/reunion/Subdomain Reunion
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/outcomes/commencement/Subdomain Commencement
A-TITLE Commencement
/admission-aid/request-info/Subdomain Request Info
A-TITLE Request Info
/admission-aid/apply/Subdomain Apply
A-TITLE Apply
/admission-aid/schedule-a-visit/Subdomain Visit
A-TITLE Visit
https://www.smcvt.edu/giving/Subdomain Give
A-TITLE Give
https://www.smcvt.edu/Subdomain IMG-ALT St Michaels College
/admission-aid/request-info/Subdomain Text duplicate Request Info
A-TITLE Request Info
/admission-aid/apply/Subdomain Text duplicate Apply
A-TITLE Apply
/admission-aid/schedule-a-visit/Subdomain Text duplicate Visit
A-TITLE Visit
https://www.smcvt.edu/giving/Subdomain Text duplicate Give
A-TITLE Give
https://www.smcvt.edu/about-smc/Subdomain About
A-TITLE About
https://www.smcvt.edu/about-smc/Subdomain About Overview
/about-smc/why-saint-michaels/Subdomain Why Saint Michael’s?
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/about-smc/catholic-identity/Subdomain Catholic Identity
A-TITLE Catholic Identity
/about-smc/saint-michaels-coll...Subdomain Quick Facts
A-TITLE Quick Facts
/about-smc/saint-michaels-coll...Subdomain Accolades
A-TITLE Accolades
/outcomes/commencement/Subdomain Text duplicate Commencement
A-TITLE Commencement
/offices-and-services/presiden...Subdomain Office of the President
A-TITLE Office of the President
https://map.concept3d.com/?id=80New window External Subdomain Campus Map
A-TITLE Campus Map
/about-smc/burlington/Subdomain Burlington and Vermont
A-TITLE Burlington and Vermont
/about-smc/contact-us/Subdomain Contact Us
A-TITLE Contact Us
/about-smc/news/Subdomain News
A-TITLE News
/offices-and-services/Subdomain Offices and Services
A-TITLE Offices and Services
/solareclipse2024/Subdomain 2024 Solar Eclipse
A-TITLE 2024 Solar Eclipse
https://www.smcvt.edu/academics/Subdomain Academics
A-TITLE Academics
https://www.smcvt.edu/academics/Subdomain Academics Overview
/majors-minors-and-curriculum/Subdomain Majors and Minors
A-TITLE Majors and Minors
/academics/graduate-programs/Subdomain Graduate Programs
A-TITLE Graduate Programs
/purposeful-learning/Subdomain Purposeful Learning
A-TITLE Purposeful Learning
/academics/study-abroad/Subdomain Study Abroad
A-TITLE Study Abroad
/academics/online-programs/Subdomain Summer and Online Programs
A-TITLE Summer and Online Programs
/outcomes/career-education/Subdomain Career Education
A-TITLE Career Education
/academics/honors-opportunities/Subdomain Honors Opportunities
A-TITLE Honors Opportunities
/academics/student-research/Subdomain Student Research
A-TITLE Student Research
/academics/center-for-global-e...Subdomain Center for Global Engagement
A-TITLE Center for Global Engagement
/academics/center-for-the-envi...Subdomain Center for the Environment
A-TITLE Center for the Environment
/academics/academic-centers/Subdomain Academic Centers
A-TITLE Academic Centers
/academics/academic-calendar/Subdomain Academic Calendar
A-TITLE Academic Calendar
/academics/academic-support/Subdomain Academic Support
A-TITLE Academic Support
/academics/registrar-and-catalog/Subdomain Registrar
A-TITLE Registrar
http://catalog.smcvt.edu/External Subdomain Catalog
A-TITLE Catalog
/academics/library/Subdomain Library
A-TITLE Library
/admission-aid/Subdomain Admission & Aid
A-TITLE Admission & Aid
/admission-aid/Subdomain Admission & Aid Overview
/admission-aid/apply/Subdomain Text duplicate Apply
A-TITLE Apply
/admission-aid/financial-aid/Subdomain Tuition and Aid
A-TITLE Tuition and Aid
/admission-aid/schedule-a-visit/Subdomain Schedule a Visit
A-TITLE Schedule a Visit
/admission-aid/admitted-students/Subdomain Admitted Students
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/admission-aid/request-info/Subdomain Request Information
A-TITLE Request Information
/admission-aid/new-students/or...Subdomain Orientation 2024
A-TITLE Orientation 2024
/admission-aid/apply/transfer-...Subdomain Transfer Students
A-TITLE Transfer Students
/admission-aid/contact-us/my-a...Subdomain Meet Your Admission Counselor
A-TITLE Meet Your Admission Counselor
/academics/graduate-programs/g...Subdomain Graduate Admission
A-TITLE Graduate Admission
/admission-aid/applysmc/Subdomain International Admission
A-TITLE International Admission
/student-life/veterans/Subdomain Veterans
A-TITLE Veterans
/admission-aid/home-state-prom...Subdomain Home State Promise
A-TITLE Home State Promise
/admission-aid/contact-us/Subdomain Text duplicate Contact Us
A-TITLE Contact Us
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A-TITLE Check Your Admission Status
/student-life/Subdomain Student Life
A-TITLE Student Life
/student-life/Subdomain Student Life Overview
/student-life/student-activities/Subdomain Student Activities
A-TITLE Student Activities
/student-life/housing-and-dining/Subdomain Housing and Dining
A-TITLE Housing and Dining
/purposeful-learning/Subdomain Text duplicate Purposeful Learning
A-TITLE Purposeful Learning
/student-life/campus-ministry/Subdomain Edmundite Campus Ministry
A-TITLE Edmundite Campus Ministry
/student-life/health-and-safety/Subdomain Health and Safety
A-TITLE Health and Safety
/student-life/student-activiti...Subdomain Mobilization of Volunteer Efforts
A-TITLE Mobilization of Volunteer Efforts
/student-life/student-activiti...Subdomain Adventure Sports Center
A-TITLE Adventure Sports Center
/student-life/diversity-and-in...Subdomain Diversity and Inclusion
A-TITLE Diversity and Inclusion
/event-calendar/Subdomain Event Calendar
A-TITLE Event Calendar
/student-life/diversity-and-in...Subdomain Center for Student Diversity, Empowerment & Community
A-TITLE Center for Student Diversity, Empowerment & Community
https://www.smcvt.edu/athletics/Subdomain Athletics
A-TITLE Athletics
https://www.smcvt.edu/athletics/Subdomain Athletics Overview
http://www.smcathletics.com/New window External Subdomain SMCAthletics.com
A-TITLE SMCAthletics.com
https://www.smcathletics.com/i...External Subdomain NCAA Requirements
A-TITLE NCAA Requirements
http://smcathletics.com/inform...New window External Intramurals + Recreation
A-TITLE Intramurals + Recreation
/student-life/student-activiti...Subdomain Ski and Ride
A-TITLE Ski and Ride
/athletics/alpine-racing-club/Subdomain Alpine Racing Club
A-TITLE Alpine Racing Club
/athletics/club-sports/Subdomain Club Sports
A-TITLE Club Sports
https://smcathletics.com/infor...External Staff and Coach Directory
A-TITLE Staff and Coach Directory
https://www.smcvt.edu/outcomes/Subdomain Outcomes
A-TITLE Outcomes
https://www.smcvt.edu/outcomes/Subdomain Outcomes Overview
/outcomes/alumni/Subdomain Alumni & Family Engagement
A-TITLE Alumni & Family Engagement
/outcomes/career-education/Subdomain Text duplicate Career Education
A-TITLE Career Education
/activities/category/alumni/Subdomain Alumni Events Calendar
A-TITLE Alumni Events Calendar
/outcomes/alumni/reunion/Subdomain Text duplicate Reunion
A-TITLE Reunion
/outcomes/achieving-outcomes/Subdomain Success After St. Mike’s
A-TITLE Success After St. Mike’s
/outcomes/alumni/stay-connected/Subdomain Stay Connected
A-TITLE Stay Connected
https://www.smcvt.edu/spotlight/Subdomain Alumni Profiles
A-TITLE Alumni Profiles
/outcomes/alumni/alumni-profil...Subdomain Alumni Profile Form
A-TITLE Alumni Profile Form
/outcomes/alumni/alumni-associ...Subdomain Alumni Association
A-TITLE Alumni Association
/outcomes/alumni/graduate-alumni/Subdomain Graduate Alumni
A-TITLE Graduate Alumni
/outcomes/alumni/contact-our-s...Subdomain Contact Our Staff
A-TITLE Contact Our Staff
/outcomes/alumni/purple-knight...Subdomain Purple Knight Small Business Guide
A-TITLE Purple Knight Small Business Guide
/outcomes/gallup-survey/Subdomain Gallup Survey
A-TITLE Gallup Survey
/outcomes/alumni/stay-connecte...Subdomain Monthly Alumni E-News
A-TITLE Monthly Alumni E-News
/admission-aid/apply/New window Subdomain Apply Now
/admission-aid/schedule-a-visit/Subdomain Explore our visit options
/admission-aid/apply/first-yea...Subdomain Learn more
/academics/graduate-programs/Subdomain Text duplicate Learn more
/admission-aid/apply/transfer-...Subdomain Text duplicate Learn more
/admission-aid/apply/Subdomain Text duplicate Apply Now
/admission-aid/schedule-a-visit/Subdomain Learn More
/outcomes/alumni/reunion/Subdomain Register Now!
https://tour.concept3d.com/sha...External Subdomain Take the tour
/about-smc/news/Subdomain See more news
/about-smc/news/2024/may/saint...Subdomain Saint Michael’s community celebrates Class of 2024 with Senior Awards Brunch
/about-smc/news/2024/may/saint...Subdomain Text duplicate Learn more
/about-smc/news/2024/may/saint...Subdomain Saint Michael’s College students inducted into honor societies in spring 2024
/about-smc/news/2024/may/saint...Subdomain Text duplicate Learn more
/event-calendarSubdomain See more events
/event/commencement-2024/Subdomain Commencement 2024
/event/reunion-2024/Subdomain Reunion 2024!
/about-smc/who-is-saint-michael/Subdomain Text duplicate Learn More
https://www.google.com/maps/di...New window External Subdomain One Winooski Park Colchester, Vermont, USA 05439
http://www.facebook.com/SaintM...New window External Subdomain Facebook
https://twitter.com/saintmichaelsNew window External Twitter
http://youtube.com/saintmichae...New window External Youtube
http://instagram.com/saintmich...New window External Instagram
/current-students/Subdomain Resources
https://smcvt.instructure.com/External Subdomain Canvas
https://my.smcvt.edu/student/P...External Subdomain mySMC
https://www.office.com/?auth=2External Subdomain Webmail
/academics/registrar-and-catalog/Subdomain Text duplicate Catalog
https://lib.smcvt.edu/library/External Subdomain Text duplicate Library
/academics/academic-calendar/Subdomain Text duplicate Academic Calendar
/faculty-and-staff-resources/Subdomain Faculty and Staff Resources
/academics/graduate-programs/g...Subdomain Graduate Student Resources
/academics/center-for-the-envi...Subdomain Text duplicate Center for the Environment
/academics/center-for-global-e...Subdomain Text duplicate Center for Global Engagement
/admission-aid/Subdomain Text duplicate Prospective Students
/admission-aid/request-info/Subdomain Text duplicate Request Info
/admission-aid/apply/Subdomain Text duplicate Apply
/admission-aid/schedule-a-visit/Subdomain Text duplicate Schedule a Visit
/admission-aid/financial-aid/Subdomain Financial Aid
/majors-minors-and-curriculum/Subdomain Text duplicate Majors and Minors
/offices-and-services/campus-s...Subdomain Campus Store
/admission-aid/contact-us/Subdomain Text duplicate Contact Us
/outcomes/alumni/Subdomain Alumni
https://www.smcvt.edu/giving/Subdomain Giving
/?page_id=1440Subdomain Text duplicate Alumni Events Calendar
/outcomes/alumni/reunion/Subdomain Text duplicate Reunion
/outcomes/alumni/get-involved/Subdomain Get Involved
/outcomes/alumni/contact-our-s...Subdomain Text duplicate Contact Us
https://www.smcvt.edu/about-smc/Subdomain Text duplicate About
/about-smc/news/Subdomain Text duplicate News
/event-calendar/Subdomain Events
https://www.smcvt.edu/directory/Subdomain Directory
/offices-and-services/Subdomain Text duplicate Offices and Services
/student-life/housing-and-dini...Subdomain Title IX & Sexual Misconduct
/privacy/website/Subdomain Website Privacy Policy
/heoa-consumer-disclosures/Subdomain HEOA Consumer Disclosures
https://egqw.fa.us2.oracleclou...External Subdomain Employment Opportunities
https://www.smcvt.edu/covid/Subdomain COVID-19 Information
http://www.facebook.com/SaintM...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
https://twitter.com/saintmichaelsNew window External Text duplicate Twitter
http://youtube.com/saintmichae...New window External Text duplicate Youtube
http://instagram.com/saintmich...New window External Text duplicate Instagram
/privacy-policy-2/New window Subdomain Privacy Policy
/sitemap_index.xmlNew window Subdomain Sitemap

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.smcvt.edu/"
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 is slow (1.05 seconds). The response time should be less than 0.4 seconds. Slow websites are bad for search engine bots and also result in bad user experience.
The file size of the HTML document is very large (879 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

Blacklists
(Nice to have)
This website is not classified "for adult only".
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 2,029 referring domains.
This page has 352,892 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,362 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.

Robots.txt

No valid Robots.txt file was found.

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www.smcvt.edu
Home | Saint Michael's College
Saint Michael's College is a liberal arts, fully residential college located just outside Burlington, Vermont - a beautiful college town.

Most important keywords

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College79%Check
Saint Michael78%Check
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Saint Michael's College62%Check
college students62%Check
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