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Meta information
95% 
Page quality
89% 
Page structure
35% 
Link structure
47% 
Server
71% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.83 s
File size
448.90 kB
Words
665
Media files
24
Number of links
89 internal / 9 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Book of the Month | Fiction, forward
The length of the page title is perfect. (316 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Every month, we bring you a shortlist of the best new fiction we’ve come across. You pick what speaks to you. We send it your way. Repeat. Happy reading :)
The length of the meta description is perfect. (965 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.bookofthemonth.com/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Server location: United States of America
The language is not specified in the HTML markup.
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 665 words. That's ok.
34.6% 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.
6 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 17.5 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=1.0, viewport-fit=cover" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The following tag is repeated too often: 5-7
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
5 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
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

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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
These are good books.
Too many H1 headings
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 28 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 These are good books.
H1 The books you’ve been looking for, the books you haven’t been looking for.
H1 Our selections for July.
H2 Our app is where it’s at.
H2 Every month, we bring you a shortlist of the BEST new fiction we’ve come across.
H2 This is a good gift.
H3 We’ll make this quick.
H3 You did it!
H3 Our app is where it’s at. Duplicate text
H3 We are improving our password security.
H3 A birthday treat.
H3 Pick what speaks to you.
H3 We send it your way.
H3 Happy reading, guaranteed.
H3 A well-chosen 5-7 new books each month.
H3 Books in YOUR reading sweet spot and intriguing outliers.
H3 EVERY book is selected by the BOTM editorial team.
H3 Create your free account.
H4 Pick what speaks to you. Duplicate text
H4 We send it your way. Duplicate text
H4 Happy reading, guaranteed. Duplicate text
H4 A well-chosen 5-7 new books each month. Duplicate text
H4 Books in YOUR reading sweet spot and intriguing outliers. Duplicate text
H4 EVERY book is selected by the BOTM editorial team. Duplicate text
H5 Browse by
H5 Genres
H5 Popular right now
H5 Top Bookmoji
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.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are 9 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
/the-best-new-booksJoin today.
/terms-of-membershipTerms of use
/privacy-policyPrivacy policy
https://www.bookofthemonth.com/Pick a book later
/the-best-new-booksCurrent books
/all-hardcoversAll books
/best-books-of-the-yearBook of the Year
/about-usAbout us
/subscribeWhy BOTM
/botm-liveBOTM Live
/relationship-statusRelationship Status
/volume0VOLUME Ø
https://aspenliteraryfestival....New window External Aspen Literary Festival
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/giftGive a gift
/gift-redeemRedeem a gift
/corporateGroup gifting
/help-centerHelp center
/join-our-teamCareers
https://www.bookofthemonth.com/Sign up
https://www.bookofthemonth.com/Sign in.
https://www.bookofthemonth.com/No Text
/the-best-new-booksText duplicate Current books
/all-hardcoversText duplicate All books
/about-usText duplicate About us
/subscribeText duplicate Why BOTM
/giftGifts
/loginLog in
https://www.bookofthemonth.com/Text duplicate Sign up
/all-monthsAll months
/category-hardcovers/modern-cl...Modern classics
/category-hardcovers/famous-au...Famous authors
/category-hardcovers/thrillerThriller books
/category-hardcovers/historica...Historical fiction books
/category-hardcovers/romanceRomance books
/category-hardcovers/fantasyFantasy books
/category-hardcovers/literary-...Literary fiction books
/category-hardcovers/mysteryMystery books
/category-hardcovers/contempor...Contemporary fiction books
/category-hardcovers/horrorHorror books
/category-hardcovers/legal-thr...Legal thriller books
/category-hardcovers/sci-fiSci-fi books
/category-hardcovers/young-adultYoung adult books
/category-hardcovers/narrative...Narrative nonfiction books
/category-hardcovers/memoirMemoir books
/category-hardcovers/historyHistory books
/category-hardcovers/true-crimeTrue crime books
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/all-hardcovers/the-love-hater...The Love Haters
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/all-hardcovers/first-time-cal...First-Time Caller
/all-hardcovers/enchantra-2416...Enchantra
/all-hardcovers/the-invisible-...The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
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/category-hardcovers/lgbtq-themesLGBTQ+ themes
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/the-best-new-booksText duplicate Join today.
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https://www.bookofthemonth.com/Subdomain Explore here.
https://www.bookofthemonth.com/No thanks
/the-best-new-booksSee July's books
/giftText duplicate Give a gift
https://www.bookofthemonth.com/Give BOTM a try
https://www.bookofthemonth.com/Text duplicate Give BOTM a try
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/privacy-policyText duplicate Privacy policy
/giftText duplicate Give a gift
/about-usMore about us
/terms-of-membershipText duplicate Terms of use
/privacy-policyText duplicate Privacy policy
/the-best-new-booksText duplicate Current books
/all-hardcoversText duplicate All books
/best-books-of-the-yearText duplicate Book of the Year
/about-usText duplicate About us
/subscribeText duplicate Why BOTM
/botm-liveText duplicate BOTM Live
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/gift-redeemText duplicate Redeem a gift
/corporateText duplicate Group gifting
/help-centerText duplicate Help center
/join-our-teamText duplicate Careers
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/privacy-policyText duplicate Privacy policy
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Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.bookofthemonth.com/"
HTTP header
(Important)
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 0.83 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 (449 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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Every month, we bring you a shortlist of the best new fiction we’ve come across. You pick what speaks to you. We send it your way. Repeat. Happy reading :)

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Fiction Books60%Check
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