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Meta information
68% 
Page quality
82% 
Page structure
70% 
Link structure
36% 
Server
71% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.83 s
File size
86.90 kB
Words
591
Media files
20
Number of links
145 internal / 6 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home - CRAFT
The page title is too short. (138 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The meta description is missing.
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.craftliterary.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 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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og:localeen_US
og:typewebsite
og:titleHome - CRAFT
og:descriptionAbout Us Established in 2017 as a literary magazine for fiction, CRAFT expanded in 2020 to publish creative nonfiction as well. We explore how writing works, reading pieces with a focus on the elements of craft, on the art of prose. We…
og:urlhttps://www.craftliterary.com/
og:site_nameCRAFT
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Only 2 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
This page contains 591 words. That's ok.
11.7% 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.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 17 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 12 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
4 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

URLAlt attributeTitle
...themes/craftliterary/assets/img/logo.svgCRAFT Literary
.../craftliterary/assets/icons/menu-fff.svgNo alt attribute provided
...ftliterary/assets/icons/facebook-fff.svgFacebook
...aftliterary/assets/icons/twitter-fff.svgTwitter
...tliterary/assets/icons/instagram-fff.svgInstagram
...025/05/Interview_Jesse-Lee-Kercheval.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...-Friends_Kit-Lea-Cheang_Sienna-Liu-1.jpgImage is the book cover for FOOD PORN by Sienna Liu; title card for the new interview with Kit Lea Cheang.
...ash-Interview_Tara-Isabel-Zambrano-1.jpgImage is the book cover for RUINED A LITTLE WHEN WE ARE BORN by Tara Isabel Zambrano; title card for the new flash interview with Rebecca Loggia.
.../2025/05/Interview_T.-J.-Martinson-1.jpgImage is the book cover for HER NEW EYES by T. J. Martinson; title card for the new interview with Kari Shemwell.
...s-life-as-a-series-of-rooms-1024x697.jpgImage is a black and white blueprint; title card for the flash fiction story, “My Sister’s Life as a Series of Rooms,” by Nora Nadjarian.
...x.-The-Back-to-Back-to-Back-1024x680.jpgImage is a color image of a mannequin; title card for the essay, “Black Tax: The Back-to-Back-to-Back Breaking of Black Hair, Black Bank Accounts, and Black Beauty Salon Culture,” by Exodus Oktavia Brownlow.
...ploads/2025/04/Horse-Mother-1024x576.jpgImage is a color photograph of a toy horse; title card for the new short story, “Horse Mother,” by Franz Jørgen Neumann.
...s/2025/04/Drawing-My-Mother-1024x684.jpgImage is a color photograph of a wooden toy on the beach; title card for the flash creative nonfiction essay, "Drawing My Mother," by Jesse Lee Kercheval
...ads/2025/05/Interview_Annell-Lopez-1.jpgImage is the book cover for I'LL GIVE YOU A REASON by Annell López; title card for the new interview with Marguerite Sheffer.
...igmund-B-x4VaIriRc-unsplash-1024x683.jpgImage is a color photograph of a puzzle with a missing piece; title card for the 2024 Flash Prose Prize Winner, “Conundrum,” by Will McMillan.
.../version4/assets/images/loader_sblue.gifNo alt attribute provided
...themes/craftliterary/assets/img/logo.svgNo alt attribute provided
...ftliterary/assets/icons/facebook-fff.svgFacebook
...aftliterary/assets/icons/twitter-fff.svgTwitter
...tliterary/assets/icons/instagram-fff.svgInstagram

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Interview: Jesse Lee Kercheval
Too many H1 headings
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Interview: Jesse Lee Kercheval
H1 Conversations Between Friends: Sienna Liu and Kit Lea Cheang
H1 Flash Interview: Tara Isabel Zambrano
H1 Interview: T. J. Martinson
H1 My Sister’s Life as a Series of Rooms by Nora Nadjarian
H1 Black Tax: The Back-to-Back-to-Back Breaking of Black Hair, Black Bank Accounts, and Black Beauty Salon Culture by Exodus Oktavia Brownlow
H1 Horse Mother by Franz Jørgen Neumann
H1 Drawing My Mother by Jesse Lee Kercheval
H1 Interview: Annell López
H1 Conundrum by Will McMillan
H2 Send Us Your Work
H2 About Us
H2 Subscribe to Our Newsletter
H2 CRAFT
H2 About
H3 exploring the art of prose
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
1 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 6 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.craftliterary.com/IMG-ALT CRAFT Literary
https://www.craftliterary.com/Anchor Menu
/fiction/Subdomain Fiction
/excerpts/Subdomain Excerpts
/short-stories/Subdomain Short Stories
/flash-fiction/Subdomain Flash Fiction
/creative-nonfiction/Subdomain CNF
/longform-creative-nonfiction/Subdomain Longform Creative Nonfiction
/flash-creative-nonfiction/Subdomain Flash Creative Nonfiction
/craft/Subdomain Craft
/classroom/Subdomain Classroom
/essays/Subdomain Craft & Critical Essays
/interviews/Subdomain Interviews
/books/Subdomain Books
/roundups/Subdomain Roundups
/books-by-craft-contributors/Subdomain Books by CRAFT Contributors
/craft-dialogue-challenge-2025/Subdomain CRAFT Dialogue Challenge 2025
/awards/Subdomain Awards
/craft-short-fiction-prize-2025/Subdomain Short Fiction Prize 2025
/craft-novelette-print-prize-2...Subdomain Novelette Print Prize 2025
/craft-memoir-excerpt-essay-co...Subdomain Memoir Excerpt & Essay Contest 2024
/craft-flash-prose-prize-2024/Subdomain Flash Prose Prize 2024
/craft-dialogue-challenge-2024/Subdomain Dialogue Challenge 2024
/craft-first-chapters-contest-...Subdomain First Chapters Contest 2024
/craft-ecolit-challenge-2024/Subdomain EcoLit Challenge 2024
/craft-short-fiction-prize-2024/Subdomain Short Fiction Prize 2024
/craft-novelette-print-prize-2...Subdomain Novelette Print Prize 2024
/craft-memoir-excerpt-essay-co...Subdomain Memoir Excerpt & Essay Contest 2023
/craft-flash-prose-prize-2023/Subdomain Flash Prose Prize 2023
/craft-setting-sketch-challeng...Subdomain Setting Sketch Challenge 2023
/craft-first-chapters-contest-...Subdomain First Chapters Contest 2023
/craft-character-sketch-challe...Subdomain Character Sketch Challenge 2023
/craft-short-fiction-prize-202...Subdomain Short Fiction Prize 2023
/craft-hybrid-writing-contest-...Subdomain Hybrid Writing Contest 2023
/craft-cnf-award-2022/Subdomain Creative Nonfiction Award 2022
/craft-amelia-gray-2k-contest-...Subdomain Amelia Gray 2K Contest 2022
/craft-first-chapters-contest-...Subdomain First Chapters Contest 2022
/craft-short-fiction-prize-2022/Subdomain Short Fiction Prize 2022
/craft-hybrid-writing-contest/Subdomain Hybrid Writing Contest 2022
/craft-cnf-award-2021/Subdomain Creative Nonfiction Award 2021
/craft-flash-fiction-contest-2...Subdomain Flash Fiction Contest 2021
/first-chapters-contest-2021/Subdomain First Chapters Contest 2021
/short-fiction-prize-2021/Subdomain Short Fiction Prize 2021
/short-fiction-prize-2020/Subdomain Short Fiction Prize 2020
/flash-fiction-contest-2020/Subdomain Flash Fiction Contest 2020
/craft-cnf-award-2020/Subdomain Creative Nonfiction Award 2020
/craft-elements-contest-2020/Subdomain Elements Contest 2020: Conflict
/craft-short-fiction-prize-2019/Subdomain Short Fiction Prize 2019
/flash-fiction-contest-2019/Subdomain Flash Fiction Contest 2019
/first-chapters-contest-2019/Subdomain First Chapters Contest 2019
/craft-short-fiction-prize/Subdomain Short Fiction Prize 2018
/craft-elements-contest-2/Subdomain Elements Contest 2018: Character | Dialogue Setting
/about-us/Subdomain About
/about-us/Subdomain About Us
/calendar/Subdomain Calendar
/craft-fast-response/Subdomain Fast Response
/editorial-feedback-platform/Subdomain Editorial Feedback Platform
/submit/Subdomain Submit
https://www.facebook.com/craft...New window External Subdomain Facebook
IMG-ALT Facebook
https://twitter.com/craftliteraryNew window External Twitter
IMG-ALT Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/craf...New window External Subdomain Instagram
IMG-ALT Instagram
/2025/05/30/interview-jesse-le...Subdomain No Text
/interviews/Subdomain Text duplicate Interviews
/2025/05/28/conversations-betw...Subdomain IMG-ALT Image is the book cover for FOOD PORN by Sienna Liu; title card for the new interview with Kit Lea Cheang.
/interviews/Subdomain Text duplicate Interviews
/2025/05/23/flash-interview-ta...Subdomain IMG-ALT Image is the book cover for RUINED A LITTLE WHEN WE ARE BORN by Tara Isabel Zambrano; title card for the new flash interview with Rebecca Loggia.
/interviews/Subdomain Text duplicate Interviews
/2025/05/21/interview-t-j-mart...Subdomain IMG-ALT Image is the book cover for HER NEW EYES by T. J. Martinson; title card for the new interview with Kari Shemwell.
/interviews/Subdomain Text duplicate Interviews
/2025/05/16/my-sisters-life-as...Subdomain IMG-ALT Image is a black and white blueprint; title card for the flash fiction story, “My Sister’s Life as a Series of Rooms,” by Nora Nadjarian.
/flash-fiction/Subdomain Text duplicate Flash Fiction
/2025/05/14/black-tax-back-to-...Subdomain IMG-ALT Image is a color image of a mannequin; title card for the essay, “Black Tax: The Back-to-Back-to-Back Breaking of Black Hair, Black Bank Accounts, and Black ...
/longform-creative-nonfiction/Subdomain Longform CNF
/2025/05/09/horse-mother-franz...Subdomain IMG-ALT Image is a color photograph of a toy horse; title card for the new short story, “Horse Mother,” by Franz Jørgen Neumann.
/fiction/Subdomain Text duplicate Fiction
/2025/05/07/drawing-my-mother-...Subdomain IMG-ALT Image is a color photograph of a wooden toy on the beach; title card for the flash creative nonfiction essay, "Drawing My Mother," by Jesse Lee Kercheval
/flash-creative-nonfiction/Subdomain Flash CNF
/2025/05/02/interview-annell-l...Subdomain IMG-ALT Image is the book cover for I'LL GIVE YOU A REASON by Annell López; title card for the new interview with Marguerite Sheffer.
/interviews/Subdomain Text duplicate Interviews
/2025/04/25/conundrum-will-mcm...Subdomain IMG-ALT Image is a color photograph of a puzzle with a missing piece; title card for the 2024 Flash Prose Prize Winner, “Conundrum,” by Will McMillan.
/craft-flash-prose-prize-2024/Subdomain FPP 2024
/submit/Submit to CRAFT
/about-us/Subdomain Read More →
/classroom/Subdomain Text duplicate Classroom
/craft/Subdomain Text duplicate Craft
/creative-nonfiction/Subdomain Text duplicate CNF
/fiction/Subdomain Text duplicate Fiction
/interviews/Subdomain Text duplicate Interviews
/about-us/Subdomain Text duplicate About Us
/submit/Subdomain Text duplicate Submit
/terms-conditions-2/Subdomain Terms & Conditions
/privacy-policy/Subdomain Privacy
https://www.facebook.com/craft...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
IMG-ALT Facebook
https://twitter.com/craftliteraryNew window External Text duplicate Twitter
IMG-ALT Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/craf...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Instagram
IMG-ALT Instagram
/fiction/Subdomain Text duplicate Fiction
/excerpts/Subdomain Text duplicate Excerpts
/short-stories/Subdomain Text duplicate Short Stories
/flash-fiction/Subdomain Text duplicate Flash Fiction
/creative-nonfiction/Subdomain Text duplicate CNF
/longform-creative-nonfiction/Subdomain Text duplicate Longform Creative Nonfiction
/flash-creative-nonfiction/Subdomain Text duplicate Flash Creative Nonfiction
/craft/Subdomain Text duplicate Craft
/classroom/Subdomain Text duplicate Classroom
/essays/Subdomain Text duplicate Craft & Critical Essays
/interviews/Subdomain Text duplicate Interviews
/books/Subdomain Text duplicate Books
/roundups/Subdomain Text duplicate Roundups
/books-by-craft-contributors/Subdomain Text duplicate Books by CRAFT Contributors
/craft-dialogue-challenge-2025/Subdomain Text duplicate CRAFT Dialogue Challenge 2025
/awards/Subdomain Text duplicate Awards
/craft-short-fiction-prize-2025/Subdomain Text duplicate Short Fiction Prize 2025
/craft-novelette-print-prize-2...Subdomain Text duplicate Novelette Print Prize 2025
/craft-memoir-excerpt-essay-co...Subdomain Text duplicate Memoir Excerpt & Essay Contest 2024
/craft-flash-prose-prize-2024/Subdomain Text duplicate Flash Prose Prize 2024
/craft-dialogue-challenge-2024/Subdomain Text duplicate Dialogue Challenge 2024
/craft-first-chapters-contest-...Subdomain Text duplicate First Chapters Contest 2024
/craft-ecolit-challenge-2024/Subdomain Text duplicate EcoLit Challenge 2024
/craft-short-fiction-prize-2024/Subdomain Text duplicate Short Fiction Prize 2024
/craft-novelette-print-prize-2...Subdomain Text duplicate Novelette Print Prize 2024
/craft-memoir-excerpt-essay-co...Subdomain Text duplicate Memoir Excerpt & Essay Contest 2023
/craft-flash-prose-prize-2023/Subdomain Text duplicate Flash Prose Prize 2023
/craft-setting-sketch-challeng...Subdomain Text duplicate Setting Sketch Challenge 2023
/craft-first-chapters-contest-...Subdomain Text duplicate First Chapters Contest 2023
/craft-character-sketch-challe...Subdomain Text duplicate Character Sketch Challenge 2023
/craft-short-fiction-prize-202...Subdomain Text duplicate Short Fiction Prize 2023
/craft-hybrid-writing-contest-...Subdomain Text duplicate Hybrid Writing Contest 2023
/craft-cnf-award-2022/Subdomain Text duplicate Creative Nonfiction Award 2022
/craft-amelia-gray-2k-contest-...Subdomain Text duplicate Amelia Gray 2K Contest 2022
/craft-first-chapters-contest-...Subdomain Text duplicate First Chapters Contest 2022
/craft-short-fiction-prize-2022/Subdomain Text duplicate Short Fiction Prize 2022
/craft-hybrid-writing-contest/Subdomain Text duplicate Hybrid Writing Contest 2022
/craft-cnf-award-2021/Subdomain Text duplicate Creative Nonfiction Award 2021
/craft-flash-fiction-contest-2...Subdomain Text duplicate Flash Fiction Contest 2021
/first-chapters-contest-2021/Subdomain Text duplicate First Chapters Contest 2021
/short-fiction-prize-2021/Subdomain Text duplicate Short Fiction Prize 2021
/short-fiction-prize-2020/Subdomain Text duplicate Short Fiction Prize 2020
/flash-fiction-contest-2020/Subdomain Text duplicate Flash Fiction Contest 2020
/craft-cnf-award-2020/Subdomain Text duplicate Creative Nonfiction Award 2020
/craft-elements-contest-2020/Subdomain Text duplicate Elements Contest 2020: Conflict
/craft-short-fiction-prize-2019/Subdomain Text duplicate Short Fiction Prize 2019
/flash-fiction-contest-2019/Subdomain Text duplicate Flash Fiction Contest 2019
/first-chapters-contest-2019/Subdomain Text duplicate First Chapters Contest 2019
/craft-short-fiction-prize/Subdomain Text duplicate Short Fiction Prize 2018
/craft-elements-contest-2/Subdomain Text duplicate Elements Contest 2018: Character | Dialogue Setting
/about-us/Subdomain Text duplicate About
/about-us/Subdomain Text duplicate About Us
/calendar/Subdomain Text duplicate Calendar
/craft-fast-response/Subdomain Text duplicate Fast Response
/editorial-feedback-platform/Subdomain Text duplicate Editorial Feedback Platform
/submit/Subdomain Text duplicate Submit

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.craftliterary.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 (87 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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cache-controlmax-age=600, must-revalidate
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http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 56 referring domains.
This page has 227 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 53 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

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Jesse58%Check
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