Bestlawyers.com - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
77% 
Page quality
70% 
Page structure
100% 
Link structure
65% 
Server
75% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.93 s
File size
136.00 kB
Words
885
Media files
32
Number of links
123 internal / 15 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Best Lawyers | Top-Rated Attorneys Near Me | Purely Peer Reviewed® Lawyer Rankings
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 800 pixels long. Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Best Lawyers is the only Purely Peer Reviewed® guide to the legal profession. We provide lawyer rankings so identifying highly respected attorneys is simple.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (975 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.bestlawyers.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 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)
No favicon is linked in the HTML code.

Meta tags

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viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
descriptionBest Lawyers is the only Purely Peer Reviewed® guide to the legal profession. We provide lawyer rankings so identifying highly respected attorneys is simple.
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og:site_nameBest Lawyers
og:titleBest Lawyers | Top-Rated Attorneys Near Me | Purely Peer Reviewed® Lawyer Rankings
og:descriptionBest Lawyers is the only Purely Peer Reviewed® guide to the legal profession. We provide lawyer rankings so identifying highly respected attorneys is simple.
og:urlhttps://www.bestlawyers.com/
og:imagehttps://cdn.blrankings.com/best-lawyers/social/best-lawyers-share
og:typewebsite
charsetUTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
These Typos were found:
  • cmo => com
This page contains 885 words. That's ok.
26.6% 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 13.63 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 18 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
This page is optimized perfectly for social networks.
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
....com/best-lawyers/logos/best-lawyers.svgBest Lawyers logo
....com/best-lawyers/logos/best-lawyers.svgBest Lawyers logo
...website/loading/loading-circle-white.svgSpinning circle
...yers/website/loading/loading-b-white.svgBig letter B
...website/loading/loading-circle-white.svgSpinning circle
...yers/website/loading/loading-b-white.svgBig letter B
...site/loading/loading-circle-charcoal.svgSpinning circle
...awyers/website/loading/loading-b-red.svgBig letter B

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Best Lawyers® - Purely Peer Review™
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Best Lawyers® - Purely Peer Review™
H2 "Lawyer of the Year" Honorees {{Geolocation}}
H2 Lawyers {{Geolocation}}
H2 Best Lawyers Publications
H2 Firms {{Geolocation}}
H2 Latest Insights
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
1 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 15 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.bestlawyers.com/IMG-ALT Best Lawyers logo
/store/publications-and-subscr...A-TITLE Store
https://sso.bestlawyers.com/ac...External Subdomain Log In
A-TITLE Log In
/find-a-lawyerFind a Lawyer
/legal-guide/united-states/cor...Subdomain Corporate Law & Commercial Litigation
A-TITLE Corporate Law & Commercial Litigation
/legal-guide/united-states/inj...Subdomain Injury & Malpractice
A-TITLE Injury & Malpractice
/legal-guide/united-states/emp...Subdomain Employment Law
A-TITLE Employment Law
/legal-guide/united-states/fam...Subdomain Family Law
A-TITLE Family Law
/legal-guide/united-states/imm...Subdomain Immigration Law
A-TITLE Immigration Law
/legal-guide/united-states/cri...Subdomain Criminal Law
A-TITLE Criminal Law
/legal-insightsView All Insights
/legal-insights/results/trendingTrending Articles
/legal-insights/results/for-cl...Insights for Clients
/publicationsView All Publications
/publications/women-in-the-law...Subdomain Women in the Law 2025
A-TITLE Women in the Law 2025
/publications/global-2024Subdomain Global 2024
A-TITLE Global 2024
/publications/litigation-2024Subdomain Litigation 2024
A-TITLE Litigation 2024
/publications/global-2023Subdomain Global 2023
A-TITLE Global 2023
/publications/pennsylvania-2025Subdomain Pennsylvania 2025
A-TITLE Pennsylvania 2025
/publications/texas-2025Subdomain Texas 2025
A-TITLE Texas 2025
/publications/new-england-2025Subdomain New England 2025
A-TITLE New England 2025
/publications/georgia-2025Subdomain Georgia 2025
A-TITLE Georgia 2025
/publications/colorado-2025Subdomain Colorado 2025
A-TITLE Colorado 2025
/highlightedHighlighted Firms & Lawyers
/in-the-newsIn the News
/digital-marketing-platformGrow Leads for Your Firm
/ones-to-watchOnes to Watch
/legal-insightsText duplicate View All Insights
/legal-insights/results/trendingText duplicate Trending Articles
/legal-insights/results/for-la...Insights for Lawyers
/digital-marketing-platformBuild Your Law Firm Brand
/nominateNominate a Lawyer
/methodology/publicizing-guide...Publicizing Guidelines
https://www.bestlawyers.com/storeText duplicate Store
/legal-insightsText duplicate View All Insights
/legal-insights/results/trendingText duplicate Trending Articles
/legal-insights/results/for-ma...Insights for Marketers
/find-a-lawyerText duplicate Find a Lawyer
/find-a-lawyerBrowse All Lawyers
/demand-generation-bundlesSubdomain Text duplicate Grow Leads for Your Firm
https://www.bestlawfirms.com/p...New window External Subdomain Best Law Firms - California Region 2025
/article/ai-tools-for-lawyers-...Subdomain Best Lawyers Introduces Smithy AI
/publications/pennsylvania-2025Subdomain Pennsylvania's Best Lawyers 2025
/legal-guide/united-states/cor...Subdomain Corporate Law & Commercial Litigation Legal Guide
/methodologyOur Methodology
https://www.bestlawfirms.com/r...External Subdomain View Rankings
/publications/pennsylvania-2025Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Pennsylvania's Best Lawyers 2025
/publications/texas-2025Subdomain A-TITLE Texas' Best Lawyers 2025
/publications/texas-2025Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Texas' Best Lawyers 2025
/publications/texas-2025Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Texas' Best Lawyers 2025
/publications/texas-2025Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Texas' Best Lawyers 2025
/publications/women-in-the-law...Subdomain A-TITLE Business Edition 2025: Women in the Law 2025
/publications/new-england-2025Subdomain A-TITLE New England's Best Lawyers 2025
/publications/georgia-2025Subdomain A-TITLE Georgia's Best Lawyers 2025
/publications/colorado-2025Subdomain A-TITLE Colorado's Best Lawyers 2025
/publications/canada-2025Subdomain A-TITLE The Best Lawyers in Canada 2025
/publications/new-york-area-2025Subdomain A-TITLE New York Area's Best Lawyers 2025
/publications/southern-califor...Subdomain A-TITLE Southern California's Best Lawyers 2025
/publications/south-florida-2025Subdomain A-TITLE South Florida's Best Lawyers 2025
/publicationsSee More Publications
/legal-insightsText duplicate View All Insights
/article/divorce-rights-ny/6759A-TITLE Understanding Divorce Rights in NY
/article/ai-tools-for-lawyers-...A-TITLE AI Tools for Lawyers: How Smithy AI Solves Key Challenges
/article/divorce-in-california...A-TITLE Divorce in California: What You Need to Know
/article/online-networking-for...A-TITLE Build Your Legal Practice with Effective Online Networking
/article/blogging-for-law-firm...A-TITLE Blogging for Law Firms: Turning Content into Client Connections
/searchNo Text
https://www.bestlawyers.com/Home
https://sso.bestlawyers.com/ac...External Subdomain Text duplicate Log In
/nominateBegin Nomination
/find-a-lawyerText duplicate Find a Lawyer
/legal-guide/united-states/cor...Subdomain Corporate Law & Commercial Litig...
A-TITLE Corporate Law & Commercial Litigation
/legal-guide/united-states/inj...Subdomain Text duplicate Injury & Malpractice
A-TITLE Injury & Malpractice
/legal-guide/united-states/emp...Subdomain Text duplicate Employment Law
A-TITLE Employment Law
/legal-guide/united-states/fam...Subdomain Text duplicate Family Law
A-TITLE Family Law
/legal-guide/united-states/imm...Subdomain Text duplicate Immigration Law
A-TITLE Immigration Law
/legal-guide/united-states/cri...Subdomain Text duplicate Criminal Law
A-TITLE Criminal Law
/legal-insightsText duplicate View All Insights
/legal-insights/results/trendingText duplicate Trending Articles
/legal-insights/results/for-cl...For Clients
/publicationsText duplicate View All Publications
/publications/women-in-the-law...Subdomain Text duplicate Women in the Law 2025
A-TITLE Women in the Law 2025
/publications/global-2024Subdomain Text duplicate Global 2024
A-TITLE Global 2024
/publications/litigation-2024Subdomain Text duplicate Litigation 2024
A-TITLE Litigation 2024
/publications/global-2023Subdomain Text duplicate Global 2023
A-TITLE Global 2023
/publications/pennsylvania-2025Subdomain Text duplicate Pennsylvania 2025
A-TITLE Pennsylvania 2025
/publications/texas-2025Subdomain Text duplicate Texas 2025
A-TITLE Texas 2025
/publications/new-england-2025Subdomain Text duplicate New England 2025
A-TITLE New England 2025
/publications/georgia-2025Subdomain Text duplicate Georgia 2025
A-TITLE Georgia 2025
/publications/colorado-2025Subdomain Text duplicate Colorado 2025
A-TITLE Colorado 2025
/publications/partnershipsPartnerships
/highlightedHighlighted Lawyers & Firms
/in-the-newsIn The News
/digital-marketing-platformText duplicate Grow Leads for Your Firm
/ones-to-watchText duplicate Ones to Watch
/legal-insightsText duplicate View All Insights
/legal-insights/results/trendingText duplicate Trending Articles
/legal-insights/results/for-la...For Lawyers
/digital-marketing-platformText duplicate Build Your Law Firm Brand
/methodology/publicizing-guide...Text duplicate Publicizing Guidelines
/legal-insightsText duplicate View All Insights
/legal-insights/results/trendingText duplicate Trending Articles
/legal-insights/results/for-ma...For Marketers
/about-usAbout Us
/historyHistory
/leadershipLeadership
/advisory-boardAdvisory Board
/cmo-advisory-boardCMO Advisory Board
/community-sustainability-and-...Community Impact
/global-presenceGlobal Presence
https://www.bestlawyers.com/pressPress
/methodologyMethodology Overview
/methodology/timelineTimelines
/methodology/practice-areasPractice Areas
/methodology/faqFAQs
/contact-usContact Us
https://www.bestlawyers.com/storeText duplicate Store
https://www.facebook.com/BestL...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/best...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/bestlawyersNew window External No Text
/find-a-lawyerText duplicate Find a Lawyer
/nominateNominate
https://sso.bestlawyers.com/ac...External Subdomain Text duplicate Log In
/about-usAbout
/careersCareers
https://www.bestlawyers.com/pressText duplicate Press
/contact-usText duplicate Contact Us
https://www.facebook.com/BestL...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/best...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/bestlawyersNew window External No Text
/privacy-policyPrivacy Policy
/cookie-policyCookie Policy
/terms-and-conditionsTerms and Conditions
https://www.bestlawfirms.com/New window External Subdomain Best Law Firms
https://good2bsocial.com/New window External Good2bSocial
/cookie-policyText duplicate Cookie Policy

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.bestlawyers.com/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.93 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 (136 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 1,897 referring domains.
This page has 99,591 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,312 different ip addresses.

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