Sos.state.mn.us - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
79% 
Page quality
55% 
Page structure
79% 
Link structure
83% 
Server
74% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.59 s
File size
53.20 kB
Words
585
Media files
6
Number of links
97 internal / 25 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Minnesota Secretary Of State - Home
The length of the page title is perfect. (337 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
SOS Meta Description
The meta description is too short. (140 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length) Optimize description
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
descriptionSOS Meta Description
titleHome
keywordsSecretary of State, Minnesota, SOS Home
robotsSystem.String[]
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
langen
og:urlhttp://sos.state.mn.us/
og:typewebsite
og:titleOffice of the State Of Minnesota Secretary of State
og:descriptionOffice of the State Of Minnesota Secretary of State
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge
charsetUTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
The average number of words per sentence of 34 words is high.
This page contains 585 words. That's ok.
19.5% 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.
3 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.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
This page loads 9 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 12 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
6 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
...ages/6Pack-CapitolStatue-DanAndersen.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...mages/6Pack-NotesMural-ChrisAndersen.jpgNo alt attribute provided
....us/Images/6Pack-Guthrie-DanAnderson.jpgNo alt attribute provided
....us/Images/6Pack-Mailboxes-LirenChen.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...mn.us/Images/6Pack-Students-TomKerby.jpgNo alt attribute provided
.../Images/6Pack-PaulBabe-AaronErickson.jpgNo alt attribute provided

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon
H3 Elections & Administration
H3 Safe At Home
H3 Business Services
H4 Official Documents
H4 Notary & Apostille
H4 Boards & Commissions
H4 Safe at Home
H4 Study Abroad
H4 Learn About Minnesota
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 25 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://sos.state.mn.us/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.sos.state.mn.us/Subdomain Office Of The Minnesota Secretary Of State Steve Simon
A-TITLE Minnesota Secretary Of State Home Page
https://www.sos.state.mn.us/homeSubdomain Home
A-TITLE MN Secretary Of State Home Page
/elections-voting/Subdomain Elections & Voting
A-TITLE Elections & Voting
/elections-voting/register-to-...Subdomain Register to Vote
A-TITLE Register to Vote
/elections-voting/election-day...Subdomain Election Day Voting
A-TITLE Election Day Voting
/elections-voting/other-ways-t...Subdomain Other Ways to Vote
A-TITLE Other Ways to Vote
/elections-voting/whats-on-my-...Subdomain What's on My Ballot?
A-TITLE What's on My Ballot?
/elections-voting/election-res...Subdomain Election Results
A-TITLE Election Results
/elections-voting/find-county-...Subdomain Find County Election Office
A-TITLE Find County Election Office
/elections-voting/secure-and-f...Subdomain Secure and Fair Elections
A-TITLE Secure and Fair Elections
/elections-voting/get-involvedSubdomain Get Involved!
A-TITLE Get Involved!
/elections-voting/how-election...Subdomain How Elections Work
A-TITLE How Elections Work
/elections-voting/Subdomain More...
A-TITLE More Elections and Voting
/election-administration-campa...Subdomain Election Administration
A-TITLE Election Administration
/election-administration-campa...Subdomain Become a Candidate
A-TITLE Become a Candidate
/election-administration-campa...Subdomain Campaigning
A-TITLE Campaigning
/election-administration-campa...Subdomain Data & Maps
A-TITLE Data & Maps
/election-administration-campa...Subdomain Text duplicate Election Administration
A-TITLE Election Administration
/election-administration-campa...Subdomain Elections Calendar
A-TITLE Elections Calendar
/election-administration-campa...Subdomain Text duplicate More...
A-TITLE More Elections Administration
/business-liensSubdomain Business & Liens
A-TITLE Business & Liens
https://mblsportal.sos.state.m...External Subdomain Business Filings Online
A-TITLE Business Filings Online
https://mblsportal.sos.state.m...External Subdomain UCC / Tax Liens Online
A-TITLE UCC / Tax Liens Online
https://mblsportal.sos.state.m...External Subdomain CNS Liens Online
A-TITLE CNS Liens Online
https://mblsportal.sos.state.m...External Subdomain Online Subscriptions
A-TITLE Online Subscriptions
/business-liens/ucc-cns-tax-li...Subdomain UCC, CNS & Tax Liens Help
A-TITLE UCC, CNS & Tax Liens Help
/business-liens/ucc-tax-cns-fo...Subdomain UCC, Tax & CNS Forms & Fees
A-TITLE UCC, Tax & CNS Forms & Fees
/business-liens/start-a-busine...Subdomain Start a Business
A-TITLE Start a Business
/business-liens/business-help/Subdomain Business Help
A-TITLE Business Help
/business-liens/business-forms...Subdomain Business Forms & Fees
A-TITLE Business Forms & Fees
/business-liens/Subdomain Text duplicate More...
A-TITLE More Business Forms & Fees
/notary-apostille/Subdomain Notary & Apostille
A-TITLE Notary & Apostille
https://notary.sos.state.mn.us...External Subdomain Find a Notary
A-TITLE Find a Notary
https://notary.sos.state.mn.us...External Subdomain Existing Notaries
A-TITLE Existing Notaries
/notary-apostille/become-a-not...Subdomain Become a Notary
A-TITLE Become a Notary
/notary-apostille/notary-train...Subdomain Notary Training & Supplies
A-TITLE Notary Training & Supplies
/notary-apostille/notary-help/Subdomain Notary Help
A-TITLE Notary Help
/notary-apostille/notary-forms/Subdomain Notary Forms
A-TITLE Notary Forms
/notary-apostille/apostille-au...Subdomain Apostille Authentication
A-TITLE Apostille Authentication
https://apostille.sos.state.mn...External Subdomain Apostille Verification
A-TITLE Apostille Verification
/notary-apostille/Subdomain Text duplicate More...
A-TITLE More Apostille and Authentication
/study-abroad/Subdomain Study Abroad
A-TITLE Study Abroad
/study-abroad/international-ex...Subdomain International Exchange Organizations in Minnesota
A-TITLE International Exchange Organizations in Minnesota
/study-abroad/college-universi...Subdomain College & University Study Abroad Safety
A-TITLE College & University Study Abroad Safety
/study-abroad/high-school-stud...Subdomain High School Study Abroad Safety
A-TITLE High School Study Abroad Safety
/study-abroad/international-sa...Subdomain International Safety Resources
A-TITLE International Safety Resources
/study-abroad/hosting-studying...Subdomain Hosting & Studying Abroad
A-TITLE Hosting & Studying Abroad
/study-abroad/Subdomain Text duplicate More...
A-TITLE More Study Abroad Information
/boards-commissions/Subdomain Boards & Commissions
A-TITLE Boards & Commissions
https://commissionsandappointm...External Subdomain Open Positions
A-TITLE Open Positions
https://commissionsandappointm...External Subdomain Text duplicate Boards & Commissions
A-TITLE Boards & Commissins
https://commissionsandappointm...External Subdomain Appointing Authorities
A-TITLE Appointing Authorities
https://commissionsandappointm...External Subdomain Members
A-TITLE Members
/boards-commissions/help-how-tos/Subdomain Help & How To
A-TITLE Help & How To
/boards-commissions/Subdomain Text duplicate More...
A-TITLE More Boards and Commissions Information
/safe-at-home/Subdomain Safe at Home
A-TITLE Safe At Home
/safe-at-home/about-safe-at-home/Subdomain About Safe at Home
A-TITLE About Safe at Home
/safe-at-home/enroll-in-safe-a...Subdomain Enroll in Safe at Home
A-TITLE Enroll in Safe at Home
/safe-at-home/resources-for-sa...Subdomain Resources for Safety
A-TITLE Resources for Safety
/safe-at-home/application-assi...Subdomain Application Assistants
A-TITLE Application Assistants
/safe-at-home/safe-at-home-news/Subdomain Safe at Home News
A-TITLE Safe at Home News
/safe-at-home/safe-at-home-out...Subdomain Safe at Home Outreach
A-TITLE Safe at Home Outreach
/safe-at-home/Subdomain Text duplicate More...
A-TITLE More Safe at Home
/about-minnesota/Subdomain About Minnesota
A-TITLE Learn About Minnesota
/about-minnesota/minnesota-in-...Subdomain Minnesota in Profile
A-TITLE Minnesota in Profile
/about-minnesota/minnesota-gov...Subdomain Minnesota Government
A-TITLE Minnesota Government
/about-minnesota/state-symbols/Subdomain State Symbols
A-TITLE State Symbols
/about-minnesota/get-a-blue-book/Subdomain Get a Blue Book!
A-TITLE Get a Blue Book!
/about-minnesota/minnesota-vet...Subdomain Minnesota Veterans
A-TITLE Minnesota Veterans
https://officialdocuments.sos....External Subdomain Official Documents
A-TITLE Official Documents
/about-minnesota/Subdomain Text duplicate More...
A-TITLE More About Minnesota
/about-the-office/Subdomain About the Office
A-TITLE About the Office
/about-the-office/about-the-of...Subdomain Text duplicate About the Office
A-TITLE About the Office
/about-the-office/office-initi...Subdomain Office Initiatives
A-TITLE Office Initiatives
/about-the-office/around-minne...Subdomain Around Minnesota
A-TITLE Around Minnesota
/about-the-office/news-room/Subdomain News Room
A-TITLE News Room
/about-the-office/rulemaking-d...Subdomain Rulemaking & Data Practice
A-TITLE Rulemaking & Data Practice
/about-the-office/Subdomain Text duplicate More...
A-TITLE More About the Office
/site-photography/site-photogr...About the Photography
https://electionresults.sos.mn...External Subdomain 2024 Presidential Nomination Primary
/business-liens/renewals/Renew A Business
https://outlook.office365.com/...External Subdomain Business Appointments
/business-liens/start-a-busine...Register A Business
https://mblsportal.sos.state.m...External Subdomain Search For A Business
/business-liens/ucc-cns-tax-li...Search And File Liens
/business-liens/beneficial-own...Beneficial Ownership Info
/notary-apostille/become-a-not...Become A Notary
/notary-apostille/apostille-au...Text duplicate Apostille Authentication
/business-liens/New window Text duplicate Business & Liens
A-TITLE Business & Liens
/elections-voting/register-to-...Register To Vote
/elections-voting/other-ways-t...Vote Early by Absentee
/elections-voting/election-res...Text duplicate Election Results
/elections-voting/other-ways-t...Track your ballot
/elections-voting/New window Text duplicate Elections & Voting
A-TITLE Elections & Voting
/about-the-office/about-the-of...About Steve Simon
/about-the-office/office-initi...Text duplicate Office Initiatives
/about-the-office/around-minne...Text duplicate Around Minnesota
/about-the-office/about-the-of...Contact The Office
/about-the-office/about-the-of...New window Text duplicate About the Office
A-TITLE About the Office
https://officialdocuments.sos....New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Official Documents
A-TITLE Official Documents
https://officialdocuments.sos....New window External Subdomain See Official Documents
A-TITLE See Official Documents
/notary-apostille/New window Text duplicate Notary & Apostille
A-TITLE Notary & Apostille
/notary-apostille/New window Find or Become a Notary
A-TITLE Find or Become a Notary
/boards-commissions/New window Text duplicate Boards & Commissions
A-TITLE Boards & Commissions
https://commissionsandappointm...New window External Subdomain Search Open Positions
A-TITLE Search Open Positions
/safe-at-home/New window Text duplicate Safe at Home
A-TITLE Safe at Home
/safe-at-home/New window Join the Program
A-TITLE Join the Program
/study-abroad/New window Text duplicate Study Abroad
A-TITLE Study Abroad
/study-abroad/New window Find Placement Organizations
A-TITLE Find Placement Organizations
/about-minnesota/New window Learn About Minnesota
A-TITLE Learn About Minnesota
/about-minnesota/get-a-blue-book/New window Get the Blue book!
A-TITLE Get the Blue book!
https://maps.app.goo.gl/PZqseU...External Subdomain Get Directions
A-TITLE Get Directions
/safe-at-home/about-safe-at-ho...Subdomain Contact Safe at Home
A-TITLE Contact Us
https://outlook.office365.com/...External Subdomain Schedule an appointment
A-TITLE Schedule an appointment
https://www.google.com/maps/di...External Subdomain Text duplicate Get Directions
A-TITLE Get Directions
/about-the-office/about-the-of...Subdomain Terms & Conditions
A-TITLE Terms & Conditions
https://www.facebook.com/MNSte...Nofollow External Subdomain Steve Simon on Facebook. Like Us!
A-TITLE Steve Simon on Facebook. Like Us!
https://twitter.com/mnsecofstateNofollow External Steve Simon on Twitter. Follow Us!
A-TITLE Steve Simon on Twitter. Follow Us!
https://www.youtube.com/channe...Nofollow External Subdomain Steve Simon on YouTube. Follow Us!
A-TITLE Steve Simon on YouTube. Follow Us!
https://public.govdelivery.com...External Subdomain Subscribe for email updates!
A-TITLE Subscribe for email updates!
/about-the-office/about-the-of...Subdomain Vulnerability Disclosure

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://sos.state.mn.us/"
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 is very slow (1.59 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.
This page loads 6 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 9 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (53 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
cache-controlprivate
content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
dateSat, 27 Apr 2024 03:29:36 GMT
connectionclose
set-cookie223 Characters
varyAccept-Encoding
content-encodinggzip
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x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
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x-content-type-optionsnosniff
strict-transport-securitymax-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload;
referrer-policyno-referrer-when-downgrade
expect-ctmax-age=60; enforce
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/1.1

External factors

Blacklists
(Nice to have)
This website is not classified "for adult only".
This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 156 referring domains.
This page has 328 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 132 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.

Links from Wikipedia

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Robots.txt

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User-agent: *
Disallow: /aspnet_client/
Disallow: /bin/
Disallow: /config/
Disallow: /css/
Disallow: /data/
Disallow: /install/
Disallow: /masterpages/
Disallow: /python/
Disallow: /scripts/
Disallow: /umbraco/
Disallow: /umbraco_client/
Disallow: /usercontrols/
Disallow: /xslt/

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sos.state.mn.us
Minnesota Secretary Of State - Home
SOS Meta Description

Most important keywords

Following keywords were found. You can check the keyword optimization of this page for each keyword.

KeywordResultRecheck
State80%Check
Minnesota State76%Check
Secretary State73%Check
Minnesota70%Check
Minnesota Secretary70%Check
Secretary66%Check
sos56%Check
Office55%Check
Minnesota Street54%Check
Steve50%Check
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