Virginianaturalgas.com - SEO Checker

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Meta information
99% 
Page quality
82% 
Page structure
75% 
Link structure
81% 
Server
78% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.88 s
File size
69.40 kB
Words
793
Media files
25
Number of links
122 internal / 11 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home | Virginia Natural Gas
The length of the page title is perfect. (252 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
With roots that stretch back to 1850, Virginia Natural Gas serves more than 300,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in southeast Virginia.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (952 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.virginianaturalgas.com/
There is a valid canonical link 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 name is very long.
The domain is no subdomain.
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)
There are 4 text duplicates on this page:
  • Duplicate 1: Choosing natural gas is an environmentally responsible way to get the ...
  • Duplicate 2: For National Preparedness Month, take steps to protect yourself, your ...
This page contains 793 words. That's ok.
24.6% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
14 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
The average number of words per sentence of 17.67 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
Multiple viewport tags are given. There should only be one.
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 16 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
3 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
...virginianaturalgas/logos/VNG_desktop.pngVirginia Natural Gas logo
...ia-power/site-icons/icon_lock_button.pngNo alt attribute provided
.../hero-severeweather-sept-2024-mobile.jpgFor National Preparedness Month, take steps to protect yourself, your family and your home in case natural disaster strikes.
...heading/hero-severeweather-sept-2024.jpgSevere Weather
...callout-icons/icons_home_pay-my-bill.pngBuilder's Page
...ons-business_rates-riders-businesses.pngrebates
...-icons/icons_home_start-stop-service.pngStart service
...ons-business_energysmart-residential.pngEmergencies
...-programs-imagery.jpg.imgw.1280.1280.jpgwoman with child at a laptop
...olding-debit-card.png.imgw.1280.1280.pngwoman thinking while holding debit card
.../vng-rebate-promo.jpg.imgw.1280.1280.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...carbon-screenshot.png.imgw.1280.1280.pngnatural gas low carbon
...find-a-contractor.jpg.imgw.1280.1280.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...n-your-neighborhood.png.imgw.640.640.pngman standing with work helmet
...le/cooking-with-gas.png.imgw.640.640.pngperson at computer while with a notepad
...e/pp_community-news.jpg.imgw.640.640.jpgCommunity News
...dam/global/icons/icon-facebook-white.svgFacebook
...dam/global/icons/icon-facebook-hover.svgFacebook hover state
.../dam/global/icons/icon-twitter-white.svgTwitter
.../dam/global/icons/icon-twitter-hover.svgTwitter hover state
...am/global/icons/icon-instagram-white.svgInstagram
...am/global/icons/icon-instagram-hover.svgInstagram hover state
.../dam/global/icons/icon-youtube-white.svgYouTube
.../dam/global/icons/icon-youtube-hover.svgYouTube hover state
/content/dam/global/logos/VNG_h_rgb_rev.pngVirginia Natural Gas logo

Page structure

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

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 National Preparedness Month
H2 National Preparedness Month Duplicate text
H2 Bill Payment Assistance Programs
H2 Avoid unpredictable bills
H2 Rebates are back!
H2 Providing Sustainable Solutions to Lower Emissions
H2 Need a Contractor?
H3 Pay My Bill
H3 Energy Efficiency Program
H3 Start / Stop Service
H3 Smell Gas? Act Fast!
H3 Work in Your Neighborhood
H3 Request Natural Gas Service
H3 Community News
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
2 links don't have an anchor text.
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 11 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
/Anchor Skip to main content.
/IMG-ALT Virginia Natural Gas logo
/residential.htmlResidential Open Sub Navigation
/residential.htmlResidential
/residential/manage-your-accou...Manage Your Account
A-TITLE Residential - Manage Your Account
/residential/manage-your-accou...Start/Stop/Transfer Service
A-TITLE Residential - Manage Your Account - Start/Stop/Transfer Service
/residential/manage-your-accou...Start Service
A-TITLE Residential - Manage Your Account - Start/Stop/Transfer Service - Start Service
/residential/manage-your-accou...Transfer Service
A-TITLE Residential - Manage Your Account - Start/Stop/Transfer Service - Transfer Service
/residential/manage-your-accou...Stop Service
A-TITLE Residential - Manage Your Account - Start/Stop/Transfer Service - Stop Service
/residential/manage-your-accou...Reading Your Meter
A-TITLE Residential - Manage Your Account - Reading Your Meter
/residential/manage-your-accou...Why Use Natural Gas
A-TITLE Residential - Manage Your Account - Why Use Natural Gas
/residential/manage-your-accou...Online Bill Pay FAQs
A-TITLE Residential - Manage Your Account - Online Bill Pay FAQs
/residential/pricing-and-rate-...Pricing and Rate Plans
A-TITLE Residential - Pricing and Rate Plans
/residential/pricing-and-rate-...WNA for Residential Customers
A-TITLE Residential - Pricing and Rate Plans - WNA for Residential Customers
/residential/pricing-and-rate-...Rate Request
A-TITLE Residential - Pricing and Rate Plans - Rate Request
/residential/billing-and-payme...Billing and Payment Options
A-TITLE Residential - Billing and Payment Options
/residential/billing-and-payme...Payments Options
A-TITLE Residential - Billing and Payment Options - Payments Options
/residential/billing-and-payme...Understanding Your Bill
A-TITLE Residential - Billing and Payment Options - Understanding Your Bill
/residential/billing-and-payme...Energy Assistance Programs
A-TITLE Residential - Billing and Payment Options - Energy Assistance Programs
/residential/billing-and-payme...Budget Plan
A-TITLE Residential - Billing and Payment Options - Energy Assistance Programs - Budget Plan
/residential/billing-and-payme...Deferred Payment Arrangement
A-TITLE Residential - Billing and Payment Options - Energy Assistance Programs - Deferred Payment Arrangement
/residential/billing-and-payme...FAQ
A-TITLE Residential - Billing and Payment Options - FAQ
/residential/billing-and-payme...Glossary
A-TITLE Residential - Billing and Payment Options - Glossary
/residential/billing-and-payme...Paperless Bill Inserts
A-TITLE Residential - Billing and Payment Options - Paperless Bill Inserts
/residential/ways-to-save.htmlWays to Save Energy
A-TITLE Residential - Ways to Save Energy
/residential/ways-to-save/find...Find a Contractor
A-TITLE Residential - Ways to Save Energy - Find a Contractor
/residential/ways-to-save/appl...Appliances
A-TITLE Residential - Ways to Save Energy - Appliances
/residential/ways-to-save/ener...Energy Saving Tips
A-TITLE Residential - Ways to Save Energy - Energy Saving Tips
/residential/ways-to-save/ener...Energy Efficiency Glossary
A-TITLE Residential - Ways to Save Energy - Energy Saving Tips - Energy Efficiency Glossary
/residential/ways-to-save/reba...Rebates
A-TITLE Residential - Ways to Save Energy - Rebates
/residential/ways-to-save/reba...Text duplicate Rebates
A-TITLE Residential - Ways to Save Energy - Rebates
/residential/fraud-protection....Fraud Protection
A-TITLE Residential - Fraud Protection
/business.htmlBusiness Open Sub Navigation
/business.htmlBusiness
/business/manage-business-acco...Manage Business Account
A-TITLE Business - Manage Business Account
/business/builders-and-develop...Builders and Developers
A-TITLE Business - Builders and Developers
/business/builders-and-develop...New Service Application for Builders
A-TITLE Business - Builders and Developers - New Service Application for Builders
/business/builders-and-develop...Builder Account Deactivation Request
A-TITLE Business - Builders and Developers - Builder Account Deactivation Request
/business/builders-and-develop...Multifamily Incentive Program
A-TITLE Business - Builders and Developers - Multifamily Incentive Program
/business/builders-and-develop...Gas Operators
A-TITLE Business - Builders and Developers - Gas Operators
/business/pricing-and-rate-pla...Text duplicate Pricing and Rate Plans
A-TITLE Business - Pricing and Rate Plans
/business/pricing-and-rate-pla...WNA for Commercial Customers
A-TITLE Business - Pricing and Rate Plans - WNA for Commercial Customers
/business/billing-and-payment-...Text duplicate Billing and Payment Options
A-TITLE Business - Billing and Payment Options
/business/billing-and-payment-...Electronic Data Interchange
A-TITLE Business - Billing and Payment Options - Electronic Data Interchange
/business/billing-and-payment-...Text duplicate Understanding Your Bill
A-TITLE Business - Billing and Payment Options - Understanding Your Bill
/business/equipment.htmlEquipment
A-TITLE Business - Equipment
/business/natural-gas-vehicles...Natural Gas Vehicles
A-TITLE Business - Natural Gas Vehicles
/business/natural-gas-vehicles...CNG vs Traditional Fueling
A-TITLE Business - Natural Gas Vehicles - CNG vs Traditional Fueling
/business/natural-gas-vehicles...Station Maintenance and Locations
A-TITLE Business - Natural Gas Vehicles - CNG vs Traditional Fueling - Station Maintenance and Locations
/business/natural-gas-vehicles...Fueling for NGV
A-TITLE Business - Natural Gas Vehicles - CNG vs Traditional Fueling - Fueling for NGV
/business/natural-gas-vehicles...Business Fleets
A-TITLE Business - Natural Gas Vehicles - Business Fleets
/business/natural-gas-vehicles...Natural Gas Vehicles Survey
A-TITLE Business - Natural Gas Vehicles - Natural Gas Vehicles Survey
/safety.htmlSafety Open Sub Navigation
/safety.htmlSafety
/safety/emergency-information....Emergency Information
A-TITLE Safety - Emergency Information
/safety/safety-precautions.htmlSafety Precautions
A-TITLE Safety - Safety Precautions
/safety/safety-precautions/sev...Severe Weather
A-TITLE Safety - Safety Precautions - Severe Weather
/safety/safety-precautions/pip...Pipeline Safety
A-TITLE Safety - Safety Precautions - Pipeline Safety
/safety/safety-precautions/pip...Transmission Integrity Management Plan
A-TITLE Safety - Safety Precautions - Pipeline Safety - Transmission Integrity Management Plan
/safety/safety-precautions/pip...Excess Flow Valve
A-TITLE Safety - Safety Precautions - Pipeline Safety - Excess Flow Valve
/safety/safety-precautions/rem...Removing Sewer Blockage Safely
A-TITLE Safety - Safety Precautions - Removing Sewer Blockage Safely
/safety/safety-precautions/app...Appliance and Equipment Safety
A-TITLE Safety - Safety Precautions - Appliance and Equipment Safety
/safety/safety-precautions/app...Appliance Connectors
A-TITLE Safety - Safety Precautions - Appliance and Equipment Safety - Appliance Connectors
/safety/safety-precautions/met...Meter Safety and Inspections
A-TITLE Safety - Safety Precautions - Meter Safety and Inspections
/safety/safety-precautions/sew...Sewer Line Safety
A-TITLE Safety - Safety Precautions - Sewer Line Safety
/safety/safety-precautions/sew...Call 811 Before You Clear
A-TITLE Safety - Safety Precautions - Sewer Line Safety - Call 811 Before You Clear
/safety/safety-precautions/sew...Sewer Line Safety for Contractors
A-TITLE Safety - Safety Precautions - Sewer Line Safety - Sewer Line Safety for Contractors
/safety/safety-precautions/sew...Sewer Inspection Work in Your Neighborhood
A-TITLE Safety - Safety Precautions - Sewer Line Safety - Sewer Inspection Work in Your Neighborhood
/safety/safety-activities-for-...Safety Activities for Kids
A-TITLE Safety - Safety Activities for Kids
/safety/digging.htmlCall 811 Before You Dig
A-TITLE Safety - Call 811 Before You Dig
/company.htmlCompany Open Sub Navigation
/company.htmlCompany
/company/about-us.htmlAbout Us
A-TITLE Company - About Us
/company/about-us/charitable-g...Charitable Giving
A-TITLE Company - About Us - Charitable Giving
/company/our-service-area.htmlOur Service Area
A-TITLE Company - Our Service Area
/company/our-service-area/econ...Economic Development
A-TITLE Company - Our Service Area - Economic Development
/company/our-service-area/work...Work in Your Neighborhood
A-TITLE Company - Our Service Area - Work in Your Neighborhood
/company/careers.htmlCareers
A-TITLE Company - Careers
/company/careers/diversity-and...Diversity and Inclusion
A-TITLE Company - Careers - Diversity and Inclusion
/company/press-room.htmlPress Room
A-TITLE Company - Press Room
/company/press-room/virginia-n...Virginia Natural Gas shares essential energy saving tips
A-TITLE Company - Press Room - Virginia Natural Gas shares essential energy saving tips
/news.htmlNews Open Sub Navigation
/news.htmlNews
/news/sustainability.htmlSustainability
A-TITLE News - Sustainability
/news/customer-focus.htmlCustomer Focus
A-TITLE News - Customer Focus
/news/safety-reliability.htmlSafety & Reliability
A-TITLE News - Safety & Reliability
/news/community.htmlCommunity
A-TITLE News - Community
/news/press-releases.htmlPress Releases
A-TITLE News - Press Releases
/news/press-releases/2024.html2024 Press Releases
A-TITLE News - Press Releases - 2024 Press Releases
/news/press-releases/2023.html2023 Press Releases
A-TITLE News - Press Releases - 2023 Press Releases
/news/press-releases/2022.html2022 Press Releases
A-TITLE News - Press Releases - 2022 Press Releases
/news/press-releases/2021.html2021 Press Releases
A-TITLE News - Press Releases - 2021 Press Releases
/news/press-releases/2020.html2020 Press Releases
A-TITLE News - Press Releases - 2020 Press Releases
/news/press-releases/2019.html2019 Press Releases
A-TITLE News - Press Releases - 2019 Press Releases
/news/press-releases/2018.html2018 Press Releases
A-TITLE News - Press Releases - 2018 Press Releases
https://customerportal.souther...New window External Subdomain My Account
/es/seguridad.htmlSpanish
/contact-us.htmlContact Us
/safety/safety-precautions.htmlSubdomain No Text
/safety/safety-precautions.htmlSubdomain View Safety Precautions
/safety/safety-precautions.htmlSubdomain No Text
/safety/safety-precautions.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate View Safety Precautions
https://customerportal.souther...New window External Subdomain Pay My Bill Pay via My Account using a checkings/savings account or a credit/debit card.
IMG-ALT Builder's Page
/residential/ways-to-save.htmlEnergy Efficiency Program Tips and tools to take control of your energy bills
IMG-ALT rebates
/residential/manage-your-accou...Start / Stop Service Start, transfer, or stop your natural gas service
IMG-ALT Start service
/safety/emergency-information....Smell Gas? Act Fast! Report possible leaks, odors or emergencies immediately!
IMG-ALT Emergencies
/residential/billing-and-payme...Subdomain Learn More
/residential/billing-and-payme...Subdomain Text duplicate Learn More
/residential/ways-to-save/reba...Subdomain Text duplicate Learn More
/news/sustainability/natural-g...Subdomain Text duplicate Learn More
/residential/ways-to-save/find...Find One Here
/company/our-service-area/work...Text duplicate Work in Your Neighborhood
IMG-ALT man standing with work helmet
https://externalrequestportal....New window External Subdomain Request Natural Gas Service
IMG-ALT person at computer while with a notepad
/news.htmlCommunity News
IMG-ALT Community News
/contact-us.htmlText duplicate Contact Us
A-TITLE Contact Us Button
https://www.facebook.com/Virgi...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Facebook
https://twitter.com/VaNaturalGasNew window External IMG-ALT Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/virg...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/channe...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT YouTube
/residential.htmlText duplicate Residential
/business.htmlText duplicate Business
/safety.htmlText duplicate Safety
/company.htmlText duplicate Company
/company/press-room.htmlText duplicate Press Room
/company/careers.htmlText duplicate Careers
https://assets.ctfassets.net/n...New window External Subdomain Code of Ethics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...New window External Subdomain Ethics & Compliance Training
/content/southern-co-gas/virgi...Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act Policy
/miscellaneous-pages/visual-si...Sitemap
/es/seguridad.htmlText duplicate Spanish
http://www.southerncompany.com...External Subdomain Terms and Conditions
http://www.southerncompany.com...External Subdomain Privacy Statement
/contact-us.htmlText duplicate Contact Us
A-TITLE Contact Us Link

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.virginianaturalgas.com/"
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 of 0.88 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 (69 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 339 referring domains.
This page has 2,528 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 281 different ip addresses.

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Home | Virginia Natural Gas
With roots that stretch back to 1850, Virginia Natural Gas serves more than 300,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in southeast Virginia.

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Gas81%Check
Natural Gas81%Check
Virginia Natural Gas79%Check
Natural77%Check
Virginia73%Check
Virginia Natural Gas serves71%Check
natural gas service69%Check
Natural Gas Vehicles65%Check
Gas Service64%Check
smell gas61%Check
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