Blurb.com - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
67% 
Page quality
51% 
Page structure
91% 
Link structure
60% 
Server
74% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.03 s
File size
93.90 kB
Words
2357
Media files
20
Number of links
119 internal / 3 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Create, Print & Sell Professional-Quality Books, Magazines & More | Blurb
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 662 pixels long. Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Blurb is your one-stop shop for self-publishing professional books, magazines and more with user-friendly tools, global distribution and premium book printing services.
The meta description is too long: 1026 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.blurb.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)
Language for link pointing to page itself inaccurate
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 character encoding is not specified in the HTTP header.
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)
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.
There are 8 text duplicates on this page:
  • Duplicate 1: We are the agency of record for an elite alliance of luxury residentia...
  • Duplicate 2: One huge advantage I’ve found with making this expanded edition of 344...
  • Duplicate 3: I chose Blurb because it allowed for the best way to self-publish my b...
  • Duplicate 4: Submit your book for printing. Blurb offers both volume printing and p...
This page contains 2357 words. That's ok.
34.9% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
47 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
The average number of words per sentence of 17.34 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
This page loads 8 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "user-scalable=no, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, width=device-width" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
Empty bold or strong tags were found on 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
...5935268a6c6b05c918934e743d66da7a81a2.pngLarge square custom photo book titled Modern Spaces with an architectural image on the cover.
...0f9d88be19f966cff7ce4654bd85c5073ac3.pngTwo trade books stacked on top of one another titled Impact Report with a green cover and an image of a person holding a tree branch.
...7e8cd35e6aa1a9096789f6bde1a6e65c7286.pngMagazine shown open with information about an art exhibit in a gallery.
...e9d521f2adce1af75a7dbfa3465bbd41112d.pngNotebook shown open with one page showing a graphic design, the other with blank lined notebook paper.
...62956c96bda6c88af65bfe43d5cfb446e000.pngLaptop screen showing the Blurb BookWright book design software.
...355480763486458f07a44153e9704b06fdce.pngLaptop screen showing the Blurb plugin for Adobe InDesign.
...5342be0687d70577323b701486706c7f71a4.pngLaptop screen showing the Blurb presets for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic
...b66c93f436b9825beaeca0eef032df3aef8e.pngLaptop screen showing the Blurb PDF book uploader.
...2d60a30733dd28d6a0846508b63b41ed711a.svgBack Arrow
...932ae888482d521a46ad2fc41b62c5cf1d6c.pngThe Rabe x Birch team members
...7a8efef48a0da7d102065fdff2cdbcd342d7.svgForward Arrow
...2d60a30733dd28d6a0846508b63b41ed711a.svgBack Arrow
...2eb9b4a87da65a05467175e352c6b9631f80.pngIllustrated book titled 344 Questions.
...7a8efef48a0da7d102065fdff2cdbcd342d7.svgForward Arrow
...2d60a30733dd28d6a0846508b63b41ed711a.svgBack Arrow
...06e5d7b22e421e05dbaa23d011095a3d7612.pngPerson holding the 52 Hikes for 52 Weeks book.
...7a8efef48a0da7d102065fdff2cdbcd342d7.svgForward Arrow
...932ae888482d521a46ad2fc41b62c5cf1d6c.pngThe Rabe x Birch team members
...2eb9b4a87da65a05467175e352c6b9631f80.pngIllustrated book titled 344 Questions.
...06e5d7b22e421e05dbaa23d011095a3d7612.pngPerson holding the 52 Hikes for 52 Weeks book.

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Save 20% on trade books, notebooks and magazines*
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Save 20% on trade books, notebooks and magazines*
H1 Bring your creative vision to life
H2 Your story starts here
H2 Empty heading
H2 Empty heading
H2 Empty heading
H2 Design your book, your way
H2 Ready to get started?
H2 What book formats can I create with Blurb?
H2 How do I create my own book with Blurb?
H2 How do I self-publish a book with Blurb?
H2 How much does it cost to self-publish a book?
H2 How long does it take to produce and ship my book?
H2 Does Blurb offer volume pricing?
H3 RABE x BIRCH
H3 Stefan Bucher
H3 Hike Oregon
H3 Frequently Asked Questions
H4 Frequently Asked Questions Duplicate text
H5 Blurb BookWright
H5 Blurb plugin for Adobe InDesign
H5 Blurb Presets for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic
H5 Blurb PDF Uploader
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 3 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.blurb.com/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.blurb.com/A-TITLE Blurb
https://www.blurb.com/formatsProducts
https://www.blurb.com/formatsOverview
https://www.blurb.com/photo-booksPhoto Books
/layflat-photo-booksLayflat Books
https://www.blurb.com/trade-booksTrade Books
https://www.blurb.com/magazineMagazines
/notebooks-journalsNotebooks
/custom-wall-artWall Art
https://www.blurb.com/pricingPricing
https://www.blurb.com/pricingText duplicate Overview
https://www.blurb.com/pricingPricing Calculator
https://www.blurb.com/shippingShipping Calculator
/bookmaking-toolsDesign Tools
/bookmaking-toolsText duplicate Overview
https://www.blurb.com/bookwrightBookWright
https://www.blurb.com/pdf-to-bookPDF To Book
/indesign-pluginAdobe InDesign
https://www.blurb.com/lightroomAdobe Lightroom
/photoshop-pluginAdobe Photoshop
https://www.blurb.com/mobileiOS App
https://www.blurb.com/templatesBookWright Templates
/sell-and-distributeSell & Self-Publish
/sell-and-distributeText duplicate Overview
/sell-through-blurbBlurb Bookstore
https://www.blurb.com/amazonAmazon
https://www.blurb.com/ingramIngram
/large-order-servicesLarge Order Services
/print-api-softwareAPI Printing
https://www.blurb.com/bookstoreBookstore
https://www.blurb.com/bookstoreText duplicate Overview
/bookstore/categoryAll Categories
/bookstore/c-arts-photographyPhotography
/bookstore/c-portfoliosPortfolios
/bookstore/c-cookingCookbooks
/bookstore/c-travelTravel
/bookstore/c-biographies-memoirsBiographies & Memoirs
/bookstore/c-childrenChildren’s Books
/bookstore/c-business-economicsBusiness & Economics
/bookstore/c-literature-fictionLiterature & Fiction
https://support.blurb.com/hc/e...External Subdomain Resources
https://www.blurb.com/blogText duplicate Overview
https://www.blurb.com/blogBlog
https://www.blurb.com/templatesText duplicate BookWright Templates
https://support.blurb.com/hc/e...External Subdomain Help Center
/large-order-servicesText duplicate Large Order Services
/print-api-softwareText duplicate API Printing
/my/account/registerStart Project
/my/dashboardMy Dashboard
https://www.blurb.com/photo-booksText duplicate Photo Books
/layflat-photo-booksText duplicate Layflat Books
https://www.blurb.com/trade-booksText duplicate Trade Books
https://www.blurb.com/magazineText duplicate Magazines
/notebooks-journalsNotebooks & Journals
/custom-wall-artText duplicate Wall Art
https://www.blurb.com/pricingText duplicate Pricing Calculator
https://www.blurb.com/shippingText duplicate Shipping Calculator
https://www.blurb.com/bookwrightText duplicate BookWright
https://www.blurb.com/pdf-to-bookText duplicate PDF To Book
/indesign-pluginText duplicate Adobe InDesign
https://www.blurb.com/lightroomText duplicate Adobe Lightroom
/photoshop-pluginText duplicate Adobe Photoshop
https://www.blurb.com/mobileText duplicate iOS App
https://www.blurb.com/templatesText duplicate BookWright Templates
/sell-through-blurbText duplicate Blurb Bookstore
https://www.blurb.com/amazonText duplicate Amazon
https://www.blurb.com/ingramText duplicate Ingram
/large-order-servicesText duplicate Large Order Services
/print-api-softwareText duplicate API Printing
/bookstore/categoryText duplicate All Categories
/bookstore/c-arts-photographyText duplicate Photography
/bookstore/c-portfoliosText duplicate Portfolios
/bookstore/c-cookingText duplicate Cookbooks
/bookstore/c-travelText duplicate Travel
/bookstore/c-biographies-memoirsText duplicate Biographies & Memoirs
/bookstore/c-childrenText duplicate Children’s Books
/bookstore/c-business-economicsText duplicate Business & Economics
/bookstore/c-literature-fictionText duplicate Literature & Fiction
https://www.blurb.com/blogText duplicate Blog
https://www.blurb.com/templatesText duplicate BookWright Templates
https://support.blurb.com/hc/e...External Subdomain Text duplicate Help Center
/large-order-servicesText duplicate Large Order Services
/print-api-softwareText duplicate API Printing
/getting-startedGet started
https://www.blurb.com/photo-booksPhoto books
https://www.blurb.com/trade-booksTrade books
https://www.blurb.com/magazineText duplicate Magazines
/notebooks-journalsNotebooks & journals
/creative-proTell me more
/large-order-servicesText duplicate Tell me more
https://www.blurb.com/termsTerms & Conditions
https://www.blurb.com/privacyPrivacy Policy
/self-publishLearn more
https://www.blurb.com/bookwrightText duplicate Learn more
/indesign-pluginText duplicate Learn more
https://www.blurb.com/lightroomText duplicate Learn more
https://www.blurb.com/pdf-to-bookText duplicate Learn more
/getting-startedCreate a book now
https://www.blurb.com/Anchor What book formats can I create with Blurb?
https://www.blurb.com/Anchor How do I create my own book with Blurb?
https://www.blurb.com/Anchor How do I self-publish a book with Blurb?
https://www.blurb.com/Anchor How much does it cost to self-publish a book?
https://www.blurb.com/Anchor How long does it take to produce and ship my book?
https://www.blurb.com/Anchor Does Blurb offer volume pricing?
/portfolio-bookportfolios
/novels-and-poetrynovels and poetry books
https://www.blurb.com/Anchor Back to top
/sell-through-blurbsell your self-published book online
https://www.blurb.com/Anchor Text duplicate Back to top
https://www.blurb.com/Anchor Text duplicate Back to top
https://www.blurb.com/pricingpricing page
https://www.blurb.com/Anchor Text duplicate Back to top
https://www.blurb.com/Anchor Text duplicate Back to top
/large-order-serviceslarge order services
https://www.blurb.com/Anchor Text duplicate Back to top
/portfolio-bookText duplicate portfolios
https://www.blurb.com/bookwrightText duplicate BookWright
https://www.blurb.com/pdf-to-bookPDF to book uploads
/sell-and-distributesell and distribute your book
https://www.blurb.com/pricingcost of printing
/blog/what-is-print-on-demand/print-on-demand

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.blurb.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 is slow (1.03 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 8 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
This page only loads 3 CSS files. That's ok.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (94 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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servernginx
dateThu, 31 Jul 2025 03:16:12 GMT
content-typetext/html
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connectionkeep-alive
expiresThu, 31 Jul 2025 03:16:12 GMT
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content-encodinggzip
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/1.1

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 1,481 referring domains.
This page has 6,096 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 970 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

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Magazines79%Check
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Books Book77%Check
Blurb75%Check
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