Surfersjournal.com - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
96% 
Page quality
67% 
Page structure
37% 
Link structure
25% 
Server
46% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
3.02 s
File size
125.80 kB
Words
955
Media files
56
Number of links
122 internal / 6 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
The Surfer's Journal
The page title is too short. (183 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
A reader-supported surf publication, The Surfer’s Journal is a vivid and independent document delivering purist surf energy in each bimonthly edition.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (916 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.surfersjournal.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)
This page contains 955 words. That's ok.
27.2% 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.
10 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 22.31 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 62 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" 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 19 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
52 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

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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
The Surfers Journal
Too many H1 headings
The H1 heading is too short (19 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 The Surfers Journal
H1 The Surfers Journal Duplicate text
H1 Homepage – Not Logged In
H1 Empty heading
H1 Empty heading
H1 Empty heading
H1 Empty heading
H1 Empty heading
H1 Empty heading
H1 Empty heading
H1 Empty heading
H1 Empty heading
H1 Empty heading
H1 SOUNDINGS with Jamie Brisick
H1 SOUNDINGS with Jamie Brisick Duplicate text
H1 Vivid. Authoritative. Independent.
H1 Vivid. Authoritative. Independent. Duplicate text
H2 Current issue: 33.5
H2 Current issue: 33.5 Duplicate text
H2 Empty heading
H2 Empty heading
H2 Empty heading
H2 Empty heading
H2 Empty heading
H2 Empty heading
H2 Empty heading
H2 Empty heading
H2 Empty heading
H2 Empty heading
H2 Editor’s Picks
H2 Editor’s Picks Duplicate text
H2 Member Benefits
H2 Member Benefits Duplicate text
H2 The TSJ Company Store
H2 The TSJ Company Store Duplicate text
H2 TSJ
H2 Memberships
H2 Shop
H2 Support
H2 Connect
H2 Address
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
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.
10 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
There are 6 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.surfersjournal.com/Anchor Skip to content
/start-your-membership/Subdomain New Membership
/renew-now/Subdomain Renew Membership
/give-a-gift/Subdomain Gift Memberships
/member-benefits/Subdomain Why Join?
/current-issue/Current Issue
/featuresFeatures
/category/interview/Subdomain Interviews
/category/essay/Subdomain Essays
/category/films/Subdomain Films
/category/portfolio/Subdomain Portfolios
/soundings-with-jamie-brisick/Subdomain About Soundings
/category/podcast/Subdomain All Episodes
/the-tsj-company-store/Subdomain New & Featured
/product-category/apparel/Subdomain Apparel
/product-category/gear/Subdomain Gear
/product-category/books/Subdomain Books
/product-category/prints/Subdomain The Print Shop
/product-category/back-issues/Subdomain Back Issues
/properties/Subdomain Surf Properties
/product-category/shop-all/Subdomain Shop All
/features/?source=magazine&vie...Subdomain The Archives
/features/?source=magazine&vie...Subdomain Explore The Archives
/my-account/Subdomain Member Login
/category/podcast/Soundings: New episodes now available
https://www.surfersjournal.com/Subdomain IMG-ALT The Surfers Journal
/my-account/Subdomain Text duplicate Member Login
/start-your-membershipSubscribe
https://www.surfersjournal.com/Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT The Surfers Journal
/start-your-membership/Subdomain Text duplicate New Membership
/renew-now/Subdomain Text duplicate Renew Membership
/give-a-gift/Subdomain Text duplicate Gift Memberships
/member-benefits/Subdomain Text duplicate Why Join?
/current-issue/Text duplicate Current Issue
/features/Subdomain Text duplicate Features
/category/interview/Subdomain Text duplicate Interviews
/category/essay/Subdomain Text duplicate Essays
/category/films/Subdomain Text duplicate Films
/category/portfolio/Subdomain Text duplicate Portfolios
/soundings-with-jamie-brisick/Subdomain Text duplicate About Soundings
/category/podcast/Subdomain Text duplicate All Episodes
/the-tsj-company-store/Subdomain Text duplicate New & Featured
/product-category/apparel/Subdomain Text duplicate Apparel
/product-category/gear/Subdomain Text duplicate Gear
/product-category/books/Subdomain Text duplicate Books
/product-category/prints/Subdomain Text duplicate The Print Shop
/product-category/back-issues/Subdomain Text duplicate Back Issues
/properties/Subdomain Text duplicate Surf Properties
/product-category/shop-all/Subdomain Text duplicate Shop All
/features/?source=magazine&vie...Subdomain Text duplicate The Archives
/features/?source=magazine&vie...Subdomain Text duplicate Explore The Archives
/my-account/Subdomain Text duplicate Member Login
/start-your-membershipText duplicate Subscribe
/current-issuePreview Issue
/start-your-membershipText duplicate Subscribe
/features/Subdomain View All Features
/features/Subdomain Text duplicate View All Features
/editorial/peter-schroff-a-lou...Subdomain A Lousy Slave Avant-garde artist, shaper, and performer Peter Schroff emerged from Echo Beach in the 1980s, a decade ahead of his time. Thirty-years later, h...
/editorial/mikey-february/Subdomain February Watch “Changing Tempo,” a 15-minute film featuring Michael February in African point surf.
/editorial/lucas-lecacheur-per...Subdomain This is Not a Surfboard France’s Lucas Lecacheur & nature as culture.
/editorial/finding-andrew-blau...Subdomain Finding Andrew Thirty years of documenting the woods, the marshes, the people, and the surf of Long Island’s East End with Andrew Blauschild.
/editorial/yusuke-hanai-standi...Subdomain “Standing Up” with Yusuke Hanai Alex Weinstein talks with the Japanese artist about the power of art and the underdog.
/editorial/walter-hoffman-bati...Subdomain Batik with Chili Pepper Crab Remembering big-wave and textile industry pioneer Walter Hoffman, (1931-2024).
/editorial/surf-travel-paradis...Subdomain Paradise Lost Are there any lessons to learn from the myriad ways traveling surfers have mangled paradise? A look at three hotly debated locations—in Mexico,...
/editorial/harrison-roach-film/Subdomain Harrison Roach in “Proper by Any Measure” A short film featuring the TSJ 33.3 profile subject riding boards from his diverse quiver.
/editorial/david-ramos-flores-...Subdomain A Nahua Way of Knowledge Camping, surfing, and farming on the edge of a Nahua village in Michoacán with local David “El Vaquero” Ramos Flores.
/editorial/last-one-handshapers/Subdomain The Last One Surfing is losing its greatest generation of handshapers. What will happen to the culture and the practice of building surfboards when they’re g...
/editorial/jordan-rodin-billy-...Subdomain Soup Jockeys A short film featuring Jordan Rodin’s finless surfing and Billy Cervi’s cinematography.
/editorial/taj-burrow-run-a-kn...Subdomain Run a Knife Taj Burrow on transitioning from the professional tour to the real world, dealing with inevitable regression as a middle-aged surfer, and his fav...
/editorial/karina-rozunko-film/Subdomain Now Playing: Karina Rozunko in “Title TK” A short film featuring the TSJ 33.2 profile subject.
/editorial/breaking-everything...Subdomain “Breaking Everything” with Artist Fritz Chesnut A short film exploring the TSJ 33.2 profile subject’s destructive process.
/editorial/robert-longo-artist/Subdomain September Tsunami Charcoal drawings by Robert Longo.
/editorial/harry-bryant/Subdomain Portrait of the Surfer as a Young Man Full speed, no brakes (except for a few snapped bones and a broken heart) with the conflicted old soul of Harry Bryant.
/editorial/noseride-obsessive/Subdomain Noseride Obsessive “The whole thing feels like a cool, sophisticated LSD trip.”
/category/podcast/Subdomain No Text
/category/podcast/Subdomain Listen Now
/category/podcast/Subdomain Text duplicate Listen Now
/start-your-membership/Join Now
/start-your-membership/Text duplicate Join Now
/memberships/membership-setup/Subdomain The Surfer’s Journal Receive independent surf storytelling in the physical form six times yearly
/product-category/tsj-gear/Subdomain Member Discount Up to 25% member-only discount in the TSJ Company Store
/the-archives/Subdomain The Archives Unlimited access to every TSJ article ever published
/soundings-season-03/Subdomain Soundings Priority access to each new episode of TSJ’s podcast series
https://mailchi.mp/surfersjour...External The High Line Our monthly newsletter, regularly guest-edited, featuring a selection of surf digs
/memberships/membership-setup/Subdomain Private Film Screenings Watch the latest member-exclusive film screenings on surfersjournal.com
/start-your-membership/No Text
/start-your-membership/Get Started
/start-your-membership/Text duplicate Get Started
/the-tsj-company-store/Subdomain Text duplicate Shop All
/the-tsj-company-store/Subdomain Text duplicate Shop All
/product/the-classics-corduroy...Subdomain The Classics Corduroy Hat $35.00 / Member Price: $28.00
/product/the-classics-crew/Subdomain The Classics Crew $72.00 / Member Price: $57.60
/product/the-classics-hoodie/Subdomain The Classics Hoodie $72.00 / Member Price: $57.60
/product/the-classics-tee/Subdomain The Classics Tee $40.00 / Member Price: $32.00
/product/the-shadow-tote/Subdomain The Shadow Tote $28.00 / Member Price: $22.40
/product/yeti-x-tsj-rambler-lo...Subdomain YETI × TSJ Lowball $30.00 / Member Price: $24.00
/product/yeti-tsj-rambler-20oz...Subdomain YETI × TSJ Tumbler $45.00 / Member Price: $36.00
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/sponsor/rainbow/Subdomain No Text
/sponsors/yetiSubdomain No Text
/sponsor/fcs/Subdomain No Text
/sponsor/vans/Subdomain No Text
/sponsor/howler-brothers/Subdomain No Text
/sponsor/finisterre/Subdomain No Text
/sponsor/outerknown/Subdomain No Text
/about/Subdomain About
/supporters/Subdomain Supporters
/current-issue/Subdomain Text duplicate Current Issue
/start-your-membership/Subdomain Text duplicate New Membership
/renew-now/Subdomain Text duplicate Renew Membership
/give-a-gift/Subdomain Text duplicate Gift Memberships
/premium-membership/Subdomain Premium Membership
/my-account/Subdomain Manage Membership
/member-benefits/Subdomain Text duplicate Why Join?
/product-category/books/Subdomain Text duplicate Books
/product-category/prints/Subdomain Text duplicate The Print Shop
/product-category/back-issues/Subdomain Text duplicate Back Issues
/properties/Subdomain Text duplicate Surf Properties
/faqs/Subdomain FAQs
/privacy-policy/Subdomain Privacy Policy
/user-agreement-payment-terms/Subdomain User Agreement
/tsj-affiliate-terms/Subdomain TSJ Affiliate Terms
/contact/Subdomain Contact
https://www.facebook.com/surfe...External Subdomain Facebook
https://twitter.com/surfersjou...External X (formerly Twitter)
https://www.instagram.com/surf...External Subdomain Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/channe...External Subdomain YouTube
https://open.spotify.com/show/...External Subdomain Spotify

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.surfersjournal.com/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
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 (3.02 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 19 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 62 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (126 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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expiresThu, 19 Nov 1981 08:52:00 GMT
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External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 910 referring domains.
This page has 31,464 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 514 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

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