Boston.ac.za - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
84% 
Page structure
84% 
Link structure
30% 
Server
95% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.81 s
File size
378.00 kB
Words
1108
Media files
28
Number of links
264 internal / 16 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Accredited Online Degrees & Diplomas | Boston City Campus
The length of the page title is perfect. (550 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
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Boston City Campus offers accredited online degrees and diplomas in South Africa. Study flexibly with online support and nationwide centres. Apply today.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (946 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.boston.ac.za/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-za
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en-za
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
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There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
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The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
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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
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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
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Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
There are 2 text duplicates on this page:
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This page contains 1108 words. That's ok.
18.5% of the text are stop words.
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
5 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
The average number of words per sentence of 15.75 words is good.
Frames
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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
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Some tags are too long. With 84 characters this one is longer than 70 characters:
"student data deal: r99 for 10gb daytime and 20gb night-time data get your data here."
Image SEO
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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

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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Boston City Campus
The H1 heading is too short (18 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
There are 32 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 Boston City Campus
H2 Higher Education
H2 Short Learning Programmes
H2 Personal Development and Occasional Study
H2 Prospectus
H2 Fields of Study
H2 Serious about Education. Serious about You.
H2 Our Videos
H2 Our Latest News
H2 Stay Fully Connected!
H3 Accounting & Financial Services
H3 Advertising, Communication & PR
H3 Business Management & Leadership, Marketing, Administration & Service
H3 Education
H3 Hospitality, Events & Tourism
H3 Information Communications Technologies (ICT)
H3 Law & Human Resources
H3 Lifestyle & Digital Music
H3 Personal Development, Digital Learning Badges & Occasional Studies
H3 Social Science, Health & Sports
H3 International Accreditation
H3 Student Advisor
H3 Graduate+
H3 Graduate Support Services
H3 TEXTBOOKS+ Included
H3 Higher Certificate Subsidy
H3 Manifesto
H3 Why choose Boston City Campus?
H3 Graduation June 2025
H3 How the SAIT endorsement of Boston Accounting Qualifications Opens New Pathways for Your Career in Tax
H3 How Messaging Shapes Organisational Success and Strategic Communication
H3 Your Questions About Postgraduate Study Answered 2026
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
16 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 16 external links on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.boston.ac.za/Anchor Skip to navigation
https://www.boston.ac.za/Anchor Skip to main content
https://portal.myboston.co.za/New window External Subdomain Student Portal
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https://www.colcampus.com/logi...New window External Subdomain Colcampus
A-TITLE Colcampus
https://portal.myboston.co.za/New window External Subdomain Pay your fees
A-TITLE Pay your fees
/information-hub/student-data-...Data & Device Deals
https://boston.stream/New window External IMG-ALT Boston Broadcasts
https://www.facebook.com/share...New window Nofollow External Subdomain No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/share...New window Nofollow External Subdomain No Text
https://api.whatsapp.com/send?...New window Nofollow External Subdomain No Text
https://www.boston.ac.za/IMG-ALT Boston City Campus South Africa
https://www.boston.ac.za/Home
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/accreditation/Accreditation
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/study-methodology/Study Methodology
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https://www.boston.ac.za/faqs/FAQs
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/career-compass/Career Compass
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/higher-education/higher-certi...Human Resource Management Practice
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/higher-education/higher-certi...Marketing Practice
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/higher-education/higher-certi...Tourism & Travel Management Practice
/information-communications-te...Web and User Interface Design
/short-learning-programmes/Short Learning Programmes
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/accounting-financial-services...Assistant Bookkeeper
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/accounting-financial-services...Credit Controller / Assistant Bookkeeper
/accounting-financial-services...Debt Collector
/accounting-financial-services...Executive Secretary Financial
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/advertising-communication-pub...Media Consultant
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/business-administration-servi...Administrative Assistant
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/business-administration-servi...Customer Helpdesk Consultant
/business-administration-servi...Executive Secretary
/business-administration-servi...General Secretary
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/business-administration-servi...Receptionist
/business-administration-servi...Receptionist Secretary
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/the-lay-counsellor/The Lay Counsellor
/sports-management/Sports Management
/sports-club-administration/Sports Club Administration
/human-resources-legal-studies/HR / Legal Studies
/human-resources-legal-studies...Conveyancing Secretary
/accounting-financial-services...Executive Secretary Legal
/human-resources-legal-studies...Paralegal
/hospitality-events-tourism/Hospitality / Events / Tourism
/hospitality-events-tourism/bo...Booking Agent
/hospitality-events-tourism/ho...Hospitality Management
/short-learning-programmes/hot...Hotel and Catering Operations
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/lifestyle-digital-music/Lifestyle and Digital Music
/lifestyle-digital-music/digit...Digital DJ’ing on Rekordbox
/lifestyle-digital-music/djing...DJ’ing Fundamentals
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/business-administration-service/Management / marketing
/advertising-communication-pub...Marketing 101
/project-management/Project Management
/the-essentials-of-management/The Essentials of Management
/the-retail-marketer/The Retail Marketer
/the-sales-representative/The Sales Representative
/the-small-business-owner/The Small Business Owner
/the-warehouse-supervisor/The Warehouse Supervisor
/information-communications-te...ICT Studies
/information-communications-te...Artificial Intelligence (AI)
/information-communications-te...Applied C++ Coding for Software and Systems
/information-communications-te...CISCOS Continuous Professional Development
/information-communications-te...Coding for Data and Web Applications
/information-communications-te...Cloud Computing Essentials
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/information-communications-te...IoT and Industrial Automation
/information-communications-te...Introduction to Programming
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/information-communications-te...Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate
/information-communications-te...Mobile App Development
/information-communications-te...Networking Specialist
/information-communications-te...Network Technician
/information-communications-te...Principles of Database Programming
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A-TITLE Personal Dev & Occasional Studies
/personal-development-occasion...Employment Readiness Programme
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/digital-learning-credentials-...Digital Learning Credential-Badges
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/digital-learning-credentials-...Micro-Credential Badges
/digital-learning-credentials-...Nano-Credential Badges
/paying-for-your-studies/Paying for your studies
A-TITLE Paying for your studies
/bursaries/Bursaries
A-TITLE Bursaries
/boston-education-trust/Boston Education Trust
A-TITLE Boston Education Trust
/corporate/Corporate
A-TITLE Corporate
https://www.boston.ac.za/blog/Info Hub
A-TITLE Info Hub
https://www.boston.ac.za/blog/Blog
https://www.boston.ac.za/blog/All Blogs
/brochures/boston-times/editio...New window Edition 24
/brochures/boston-times/editio...New window Edition 25
/brochures/boston-times/editio...New window Edition 26
/brochures/scholarly-review/vo...New window Volume 1
/brochures/scholarly-review/vo...New window Volume 2
/brochures/scholarly-review/vo...New window Volume 3
/international-accreditation/International Accreditation
/student-advisor/Student Advisor
/graduate-plus/Graduate +
/graduate-support-services/Graduate Support Services
/textbooks-included/TEXTBOOKS+ Included
/higher-certificates-subsidy/Higher Certificate Subsidy
/contact-us/Contact us
A-TITLE Contact us
https://www.boston.ac.za/apply/APPLY/ENQUIRE NOW!
https://www.boston.ac.za/Text duplicate IMG-ALT Boston City Campus South Africa
https://www.boston.ac.za/apply/Apply / Enquire
/blog/textbooks-reimagining-le...New window IMG-ALT dummy
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/blog/textbooks-reimagining-le...New window Text duplicate IMG-ALT dummy
/higher-education/Postgraduate, Advanced, Degrees, Diplomas and Higher Certificates VIEW
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/brochures/prospectus/New window Text duplicate VIEW
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/business-administration-service/No Text
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/lifestyle-digital-music/No Text
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/international-accreditation/Text duplicate International Accreditation
/student-advisor/No Text
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/graduate-plus/No Text
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/graduate-support-services/No Text
/graduate-support-services/Text duplicate Graduate Support Services
/textbooks-included/No Text
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/higher-certificates-subsidy/No Text
/higher-certificates-subsidy/Text duplicate Higher Certificate Subsidy
https://www.boston.ac.za/blog/Our Latest News
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/blog/sait-endorsement-boston-...How the SAIT endorsement of Boston Accounting Qualifications Opens New Pathways for Your Career in Tax
/blog/how-messaging-shapes-org...IMG-ALT Communication Across Different Functions
/blog/how-messaging-shapes-org...How Messaging Shapes Organisational Success and Strategic Communication
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/special-mtn-data-offer-for-bo...Student Data Deal: R99 for 10GB daytime and 20GB night-time data Get your data here.
/information-hub/student-data-...Stay Fully Connected! EXCLUSIVE offers for Boston students
IMG-ALT Student Data & Device Deals
/higher-education/Text duplicate Higher Education
/short-learning-programmes/Text duplicate Short Learning Programmes
/personal-development-occasion...Personal Development & Occasional Studies
https://www.boston.ac.za/Text duplicate Home
/why-boston-city-campus/Why Boston
https://www.boston.ac.za/blog/Text duplicate Blog
https://www.boston.ac.za/apply/Enquire
/contact-us/Contact Us
https://www.boston.ac.za/faqs/Text duplicate FAQs
/textbooks-included/TEXTBOOKS+
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/social-science-health-sports-...Text duplicate Social Science, Health & Sports
/contact-us/Contact
https://www.boston.ac.za/apply/Text duplicate APPLY/ENQUIRE NOW!
https://www.boston.ac.za/apply/DOWNLOAD PROSPECTUS
/certificate/New window Registration Certificate No. 2003/HE07/002
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https://www.facebook.com/Bosto...New window Nofollow External Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/bost...New window Nofollow External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/@Bosto...New window Nofollow External Subdomain No Text
https://za.linkedin.com/school...New window Nofollow External Subdomain No Text
https://www.tiktok.com/@boston...New window Nofollow External Subdomain No Text
/privacy-policy/Privacy Policy
A-TITLE Privacy Policy
/brochures/paia/New window PAIA
A-TITLE PAIA
https://www.boston.ac.za/apply/APPLY NOW!
A-TITLE APPLY NOW!
https://www.boston.ac.za/Text duplicate Home
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/about-us/Text duplicate About Us
/why-boston-city-campus/Text duplicate Why Boston City Campus
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/study-methodology/Text duplicate Study Methodology
A-TITLE Study Methodology
https://www.boston.ac.za/faqs/Text duplicate FAQs
A-TITLE FAQs
/additional-info/Text duplicate Additional Info
A-TITLE Additional Info
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A-TITLE Learning Pathways
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A-TITLE Career Compass
/higher-education/Text duplicate Higher Education
A-TITLE Higher Education
/personal-development-occasion...Text duplicate Personal Development & Occasional Studies
A-TITLE Personal Development & Occasional Studies
/short-learning-programmes/Text duplicate Short Learning Programmes
A-TITLE Short Learning Programmes
/digital-learning-credentials-...Digital Learning in Credentials-Badges
A-TITLE Digital Learning in Credentials-Badges
/paying-for-your-studies/Paying For Your Studies
A-TITLE Paying For Your Studies
/bursaries/Text duplicate Bursaries
A-TITLE Bursaries
/boston-education-trust/Text duplicate Boston Education Trust
A-TITLE Boston Education Trust
https://www.boston.ac.za/blog/Text duplicate Blog
A-TITLE Blog
/brochures/boston-times/editio...Text duplicate Edition 25
A-TITLE Boston Times Edition 25
/brochures/boston-times/editio...New window Text duplicate Edition 26
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/brochures/scholarly-review/vo...New window Volume 2 (2021/2022)
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/contact-us/Text duplicate Contact us
A-TITLE Contact us
https://portal.myboston.co.za/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Student Portal
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https://portal.myboston.co.za/New window External Subdomain Pay Your Fees
A-TITLE Pay Your Fees
/information-hub/student-data-...Text duplicate Data & Device Deals
https://boston.stream/New window External Text duplicate Boston Broadcasts
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Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.boston.ac.za/"
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 very slow (1.81 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.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (378 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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