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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
98% 
Page quality
89% 
Page structure
100% 
Link structure
38% 
Server
60% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.89 s
File size
131.00 kB
Words
825
Media files
19
Number of links
94 internal / 52 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
The Linguist - A polyglot's blog on language learning
The length of the page title is perfect. (465 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
I speak 20 languages and I’m working on my 21st. On my blog I share my language learning experience, day-to-day activities as well as tools and resources.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (962 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://blog.thelinguist.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 prev meta tag on this page.
Rel next URL https://blog.thelinguist.com/page/2/
The rel next and prev tags are set correctly.
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

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og:typewebsite
og:titleThe Linguist - A polyglot's blog on language learning
og:descriptionI speak 20 languages fluently and I'm working on my 21st! My ability to speak many languages has brought me much personal success and enjoyment. Through the blog I share my language learning experience, day-to-day activities as well as tools and resources that I find useful for successful learning. I believe that learning can be fun and effective with the right approach and attitude.
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
This page contains 825 words. That's ok.
39.5% 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.
11 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 20.15 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
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 17 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
data:[...] Base64Steve Kaufmann. Website
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data:[...] Base64Steve Kaufmann about LingQSteve Kaufmann about LingQ
data:[...] Base64Follow Steve Kaufmann on X
data:[...] Base64Follow Steve Kaufmann on Facebook
data:[...] Base64Watch Steve Kaufmann on YouTube
data:[...] Base64Listen to Steve Kaufmann on Facebook
data:[...] Base64Follow Steve Kaufmann on Instagram
data:[...] Base64Follow Steve Kaufmann on TikTok

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
For people who love language, or would but were discouraged.
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 For people who love language, or would but were discouraged.
H2 Italki Review: How Does italki Work for Language Learners?
H2 How to Learn Vocabulary: A Polyglot’s Guide to Making Words Stick
H2 How To Learn Portuguese
H2 How Long Should it Take to Learn a Language?
H2 How To Improve Your Speaking Skills
H2 How to Speak Better in Any Language: 7 Key Tips
H2 My 7 Goals of Language Learning
H2 How to Think in Another Language (Without Forcing It)
H2 Google Translate Doesn’t Work? I disagree.
H2 Learning Similar Languages: The Pros & Cons
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
There are 10 links with a trivial 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 too many external links (52) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.thelinguist.com/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Steve Kaufmann. Website
https://www.thelinguist.com/External Subdomain Home
https://www.thelinguist.com/ab...External Subdomain About
https://www.thelinguist.com/as...External Subdomain Ask Steve
https://blog.thelinguist.com/Subdomain Blog
/mentions/Mentions
https://www.lingq.com/External Subdomain LingQ
https://www.thelinguist.com/External Subdomain Get Steve’s 10 Secrets
A-TITLE Get Steve’s 10 Secrets
https://www.lingq.com/?utm_sou...External Subdomain Try LingQ Free
/category/recommended/Subdomain Recommended
/category/techniques/Subdomain Techniques
/category/learning-techniques/Subdomain Learning Techniques
/category/product-reviews/Subdomain Product Reviews
/category/motivation/Subdomain Motivation
/category/learning-languages/Subdomain Learning Languages
/category/qa/Subdomain Q&A Archives - My answers to commonly asked questions
/category/uncategorized/Subdomain Uncategorized
/category/learning-chinese/Subdomain Learning Chinese
/category/learning-japanese/Subdomain Learning Japanese
/category/learning-korean/Subdomain Learning Korean
/category/traditional-instruct...Subdomain Traditional Instruction
/category/learning-french/Subdomain Learning French
/category/learning-portuguese/Subdomain Learning Portuguese
/category/日本語/Subdomain 日本語
/category/apprendre-langlais/Subdomain Apprendre l’anglais
/category/aprender-ingles/Subdomain Aprender Inglés
/category/учим-английский-язык/Subdomain Учим английский язык
/category/learning-english/Subdomain Learning English
/category/90-day-challenge/Subdomain 90-Day Challenge
/category/interview/Subdomain Interview
/category/reading/Subdomain Reading
/category/online-learning/Subdomain Online Learning
/category/my-language-learning...Subdomain My Language Learning Goals
/category/vocabulary/Subdomain Vocabulary
/category/learning-spanish/Subdomain Learning Spanish
/category/education/Subdomain Education
/category/learning-italian/Subdomain Learning Italian
/category/francais/Subdomain Français
/category/learning-german/Subdomain Learning German
/category/learning-arabic/Subdomain Learning Arabic
/category/portuguese-posts/Subdomain Portuguese Posts
/category/русский/Subdomain русский
/category/politics-2/Subdomain Politics
/category/travel/Subdomain Travel
/category/espanol/Subdomain Español
/category/deutsche/Subdomain Deutsche
/category/off-topic/Subdomain Off-Topic
/category/learning-russian/Subdomain Learning Russian
/category/reaction/Subdomain Reaction
/category/aprendiendo-ingles/Subdomain Aprendiendo Inglés
/category/learning-greek/Subdomain Learning Greek
/category/learning-swedish/Subdomain Learning Swedish
/italki-review/Subdomain IMG-ALT What it’s like and how italki really works
/category/product-reviews/Subdomain Text duplicate Product Reviews
A-TITLE Product Reviews posts
/italki-review/Subdomain Italki Review: How Does italki Work for Language Learners?
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/italki-review/Subdomain Trivial anchor text
Read more
A-TITLE Read more: Italki Review: How Does italki Work for Language Learners?
https://www.facebook.com/share...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Share on Facebook
https://twitter.com/intent/twe...New window External A-TITLE Share on X
https://www.linkedin.com/shari...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Share on LinkedIn
/how-to-learn-vocabulary/Subdomain IMG-ALT effectively study vocabulary words
/category/learning-techniques/Subdomain Text duplicate Learning Techniques
A-TITLE Learning Techniques posts
/how-to-learn-vocabulary/Subdomain How to Learn Vocabulary: A Polyglot’s Guide to Making Words Stick
A-TITLE How to Learn Vocabulary: A Polyglot’s Guide to Making Words Stick
/how-to-learn-vocabulary/Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
A-TITLE Read more: How to Learn Vocabulary: A Polyglot’s Guide to Making Words Stick
https://www.facebook.com/share...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Share on Facebook
https://twitter.com/intent/twe...New window External Text duplicate A-TITLE Share on X
https://www.linkedin.com/shari...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Share on LinkedIn
/how-to-learn-portuguese/Subdomain IMG-ALT How To Learn Portuguese
/category/learning-portuguese/Subdomain Text duplicate Learning Portuguese
A-TITLE Learning Portuguese posts
/how-to-learn-portuguese/Subdomain Text duplicate How To Learn Portuguese
A-TITLE How To Learn Portuguese
/how-to-learn-portuguese/Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
A-TITLE Read more: How To Learn Portuguese
https://www.facebook.com/share...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Share on Facebook
https://twitter.com/intent/twe...New window External Text duplicate A-TITLE Share on X
https://www.linkedin.com/shari...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Share on LinkedIn
/how-long-should-it-take-to-le...Subdomain IMG-ALT How Long Should it Take to Learn a Language?
/category/learning-techniques/Subdomain Text duplicate Learning Techniques
A-TITLE Learning Techniques posts
/how-long-should-it-take-to-le...Subdomain Text duplicate How Long Should it Take to Learn a Language?
A-TITLE How Long Should it Take to Learn a Language?
/how-long-should-it-take-to-le...Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
A-TITLE Read more: How Long Should it Take to Learn a Language?
https://www.facebook.com/share...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Share on Facebook
https://twitter.com/intent/twe...New window External Text duplicate A-TITLE Share on X
https://www.linkedin.com/shari...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Share on LinkedIn
/improve-speaking-skills/Subdomain IMG-ALT How To Improve Your Speaking Skills
/category/motivation/Subdomain Text duplicate Motivation
A-TITLE Motivation posts
/improve-speaking-skills/Subdomain Text duplicate How To Improve Your Speaking Skills
A-TITLE How To Improve Your Speaking Skills
/improve-speaking-skills/Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
A-TITLE Read more: How To Improve Your Speaking Skills
https://www.facebook.com/share...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Share on Facebook
https://twitter.com/intent/twe...New window External Text duplicate A-TITLE Share on X
https://www.linkedin.com/shari...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Share on LinkedIn
/how-to-speak-better-in-any-la...Subdomain IMG-ALT How to Speak Better in Any Language: 7 Key Tips
/category/techniques/Subdomain Text duplicate Techniques
A-TITLE Techniques posts
/how-to-speak-better-in-any-la...Subdomain Text duplicate How to Speak Better in Any Language: 7 Key Tips
A-TITLE How to Speak Better in Any Language: 7 Key Tips
/how-to-speak-better-in-any-la...Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
A-TITLE Read more: How to Speak Better in Any Language: 7 Key Tips
https://www.facebook.com/share...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Share on Facebook
https://twitter.com/intent/twe...New window External Text duplicate A-TITLE Share on X
https://www.linkedin.com/shari...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Share on LinkedIn
/my-7-goals-of-language-learning/Subdomain IMG-ALT My 7 Goals of Language Learning
/category/my-language-learning...Subdomain Text duplicate My Language Learning Goals
A-TITLE My Language Learning Goals posts
/my-7-goals-of-language-learning/Subdomain Text duplicate My 7 Goals of Language Learning
A-TITLE My 7 Goals of Language Learning
/my-7-goals-of-language-learning/Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
A-TITLE Read more: My 7 Goals of Language Learning
https://www.facebook.com/share...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Share on Facebook
https://twitter.com/intent/twe...New window External Text duplicate A-TITLE Share on X
https://www.linkedin.com/shari...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Share on LinkedIn
/how-to-think-in-another-langu...Subdomain IMG-ALT think in another language
/category/techniques/Subdomain Text duplicate Techniques
A-TITLE Techniques posts
/tag/languagelearning/Subdomain Language learning
A-TITLE Language learning posts
/tag/language-tips/Subdomain Language Tips
A-TITLE Language Tips posts
/how-to-think-in-another-langu...Subdomain How to Think in Another Language (Without Forcing It)
A-TITLE How to Think in Another Language (Without Forcing It)
/how-to-think-in-another-langu...Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
A-TITLE Read more: How to Think in Another Language (Without Forcing It)
https://www.facebook.com/share...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Share on Facebook
https://twitter.com/intent/twe...New window External Text duplicate A-TITLE Share on X
https://www.linkedin.com/shari...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Share on LinkedIn
/google-translate-doesnt-work/Subdomain IMG-ALT Google Translate Doesn’t Work? I disagree.
/category/techniques/Subdomain Text duplicate Techniques
A-TITLE Techniques posts
/tag/google-translate/Subdomain Google Translate
A-TITLE Google Translate posts
/tag/languagelearning/Subdomain Text duplicate Language learning
A-TITLE Language learning posts
/google-translate-doesnt-work/Subdomain Text duplicate Google Translate Doesn’t Work? I disagree.
A-TITLE Google Translate Doesn’t Work? I disagree.
/google-translate-doesnt-work/Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
A-TITLE Read more: Google Translate Doesn’t Work? I disagree.
https://www.facebook.com/share...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Share on Facebook
https://twitter.com/intent/twe...New window External Text duplicate A-TITLE Share on X
https://www.linkedin.com/shari...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Share on LinkedIn
/learning-similar-languages-th...Subdomain IMG-ALT Italian and Spanish - classic example of learning similar languages
/category/techniques/Subdomain Text duplicate Techniques
A-TITLE Techniques posts
/tag/languagelearning/Subdomain Text duplicate Language learning
A-TITLE Language learning posts
/tag/language-tips/Subdomain Text duplicate Language Tips
A-TITLE Language Tips posts
/learning-similar-languages-th...Subdomain Learning Similar Languages: The Pros & Cons
A-TITLE Learning Similar Languages: The Pros & Cons
/learning-similar-languages-th...Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
A-TITLE Read more: Learning Similar Languages: The Pros & Cons
https://www.facebook.com/share...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Share on Facebook
https://twitter.com/intent/twe...New window External Text duplicate A-TITLE Share on X
https://www.linkedin.com/shari...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Share on LinkedIn
/page/2/Subdomain Anchor 2
/page/30/Subdomain Anchor 30
/page/2/Subdomain Anchor >
https://www.thelinguist.com/External Subdomain Get my 10 Free Secrets
https://www.lingq.com/en/?_gl=...New window External Subdomain Try LingQ Now
A-TITLE Try LingQ Now
https://lingq.com/?_gl=1*1k8h0...New window External No Text
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/ap...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://market.android.com/det...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/lingosteveNew window External IMG-ALT Follow Steve Kaufmann on X
A-TITLE Follow Steve Kaufmann on X
https://www.facebook.com/lingo...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Follow Steve Kaufmann on Facebook
A-TITLE Follow Steve Kaufmann on Facebook
https://www.youtube.com/@Theli...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Watch Steve Kaufmann on YouTube
A-TITLE Watch Steve Kaufmann on YouTube
https://open.spotify.com/show/...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Listen to Steve Kaufmann on Facebook
A-TITLE Listen to Steve Kaufmann on Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/ling...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Follow Steve Kaufmann on Instagram
A-TITLE Follow Steve Kaufmann on Instagram
https://www.tiktok.com/@lingos...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Follow Steve Kaufmann on TikTok
A-TITLE Follow Steve Kaufmann on TikTok
https://www.thelinguist.com/External Subdomain The Linguist Institute, Inc.
https://www.thelinguist.com/External Subdomain Text duplicate Home
https://www.thelinguist.com/ab...External Subdomain Anchor Method
https://www.thelinguist.com/ab...External Subdomain Text duplicate About

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://blog.thelinguist.com/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.89 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 (131 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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wpo-cache-statuscached
last-modifiedMon, 28 Jul 2025 20:10:27 GMT
expiresMon, 25 Aug 2025 23:37:28 GMT
varyAccept-Encoding
content-encodinggzip
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http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 83 referring domains.
This page has 460 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 77 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

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The Linguist - A polyglot's blog on language learning
I speak 20 languages and I’m working on my 21st. On my blog I share my language learning experience, day-to-day activities as well as tools and resources.

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