Dceo.illinois.gov - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
68% 
Page quality
62% 
Page structure
79% 
Link structure
91% 
Server
86% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.69 s
File size
78.60 kB
Words
442
Media files
4
Number of links
62 internal / 19 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity - Home
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 607 pixels long. Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Energy Assistance
The meta description is too short. (114 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length) Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://dceo.illinois.gov/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: Germany
The following language is defined by HTML: en
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)
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

NameValue
descriptionEnergy Assistance
templateHome Page
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
langen
twitter:cardsummary
twitter:urlhttps://dceo.illinois.gov/en.html
twitter:titleDCEO
twitter:descriptionEnergy Assistance
og:urlhttps://dceo.illinois.gov/en.html
og:typeagency-home-page
og:titleDCEO
og:descriptionEnergy Assistance
og:localeen
Last-Modified30-06-2025 10:48:34
X-UA-Compatibleie=edge
charsetUTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
There are only 442 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
The average number of words per sentence of 26 words is high.
20.4% 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.
4 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 9 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
2 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
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
.../web/global/images/logos/header-logo.svgIllinois.gov
.../web/global/images/icons/agency-icon.svgNo alt attribute provided
...web/global/images/icons/service-icon.svgNo alt attribute provided
...web/dceo/images/DCEO_ColorLogoWhite1.pngDCEO

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
There is no H1 heading specified.
Headings
(Important)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 Footer
H3 INFORMATION
H3 QUICK LINKS
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 19 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://dceo.illinois.gov/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.illinois.gov/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Illinois.gov
https://www.illinois.gov/searc...New window External Subdomain Agencies
https://www.illinois.gov/searc...New window External Subdomain Services
https://dceo.illinois.gov/IMG-ALT DCEO
https://lp.constantcontactpage...External Subdomain Stay Connected
/businesshelp.htmlAssistance for Businesses
/businesshelp/getassistance.htmlBusiness Resources
/businesshelp/smallbusinessass...Small Business Assistance
/businesshelp/incentivesandtax...Incentives and Tax Credits
/businesshelp/relocateandgrow....Expand or Relocate
/businesshelp/lowinterestloanp...Low Interest Loan Programs
/businesshelp/illinois-works-b...Illinois Works Contractor Resources
/assistanceforindividuals.htmlAssistance for Individuals
/assistanceforindividuals/ener...Energy Assistance
/assistanceforindividuals/jobt...Job Training
/assistanceforindividuals/inco...Income Qualified Assistance
/assistanceforindividuals/tour...Office of Tourism - Assistance for Individuals
/assistanceforcommunities.htmlAssistance for Communities
/assistanceforcommunities/comm...Community Development
/assistanceforcommunities/broa...Broadband Expansion
/assistanceforcommunities/illi...Illinois Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program
/assistanceforcommunities/tax-...Tax Increment Financing
/aboutdceo.htmlAbout Us
/aboutdceo/aipfa.htmlAccountability for the Investment of Public Funds Act
/aboutdceo/contactus.htmlContact Us
/aboutdceo/dceo-leadership.htmlDCEO Leadership
/aboutdceo/employmentopportuni...Employment Opportunities
/aboutdceo/state-eo-officer.htmlEqual Opportunity Monitoring and Compliance
/aboutdceo/events-and-public-n...Events and Public Notices
/aboutdceo/foia-requests.htmlFOIA Requests
/aboutdceo/grant-opportunities...Grant Opportunities
/aboutdceo/illinois-corporate-...Illinois Corporate Accountability
/aboutdceo/legislation.htmlLegislation & Reporting
/aboutdceo/news.htmlNews
/aboutdceo/redirect-whyillinoi...Why Illinois?
https://lp.constantcontactpage...External Subdomain Text duplicate Stay Connected
https://dceo.illinois.gov/Text duplicate DCEO
/communityservices/homeweather...Learn More
/smallbizassistance/advantagei...Text duplicate Learn More
/dceo-grants.htmlText duplicate Learn More
/businesshelp/incentivesandtax...Text duplicate Incentives and Tax Credits
/oe3.htmlEquity-Focused Business Support
/smallbizassistance/export.htmlTrade & Investment
/communitydevelopment.htmlCommunity Development Resources
/whyillinois/keyindustries.htmlKey Industries
https://www.illinoissbdc.com/External Subdomain Illinois SBDC
/econplan2024.htmlIllinois’ 2024 Economic Growth Plan Five-Year Economic Growth Plan outlining vision to advance economic development
/smallbizassistance/regionspec...Regional Economic Development Region specific assistance for businesses
/workforcedevelopment.htmlEmployment and Training Workforce Development opportunities for both individuals and businesses
/events/events.htmlWebinars and Events
/ceja.htmlClimate and Equitable Jobs Act Programs to train for clean energy jobs and support communities in an energy transition
/assistanceforcommunities.htmlLocal Government Support ARPA and CARES relief dollars for local governments of Illinois
/businesshelp/smallbusinessass...Small Business Services Programs to help start, support and grow your business
/smallbizassistance/export.htmlInternational Business Development Services Trade & Investment’s virtual services and export financial reimbursement program for Illinois businesses
/broadband.htmlBroadband Expansion Connect Illinois, the effort to expand broadband through a $400m grant
/oe3.htmlMinority, Veteran & Woman Owned Business Resources The Office of Economic Equity & Empowerment offers tailored assistance for Minority, Veteran & Woman-owned...
/oe3/cannabisequity.htmlCannabis Social Equity Low-interest loans for social equity candidates in the cannabis industry
/illinois-grocery-initiative.htmlIllinois Grocery Initiative The Illinois Grocery Initiative is intended to address inadequate access to fresh foods, especially in “food deserts”
/whyillinois/film.htmlIllinois Film Office
https://www.enjoyillinois.com/External Subdomain Illinois Office of Tourism
https://www.intersectillinois....New window External Subdomain intersectillinois.org
/econplan2024.htmlIllinois Economic Plan
https://dceoapps.ildceo.net/il...New window External Subdomain Corporate Accountability
http://granttracker.ildceo.net/New window External Subdomain Awarded Grants
/expandrelocate/incentives/edg...EDGE Agreements
/dceo-program-inquiry.htmlConnect with a DCEO Representative
/smallbizassistance/regionspec...Locate Your Business In IL
/smallbizassistance/beginhere....Start Your Business in IL
/smallbizassistance/beginhere/...Get Answers to Questions
/contactus.htmlText duplicate Contact Us
/dceo-epay-redirect.htmlNew window Illinois E-Pay
https://www.facebook.com/illin...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/IllinoisDCEONew window External No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://doit.illinois.gov/init...New window External Subdomain Web Accessibility
http://www.missingkids.com/New window External Subdomain Missing & Exploited Children
http://www.amberillinois.org/New window External Subdomain Amber Alerts
https://www.illinois.gov/about...New window External Subdomain Illinois Privacy Info
https://gov.illinois.gov/New window External Subdomain Governor JB Pritzker
A-TITLE Governor JB Pritzker
https://www.illinois.gov/New window External Subdomain State of Illinois
A-TITLE State of Illinois

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://dceo.illinois.gov/"
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 of 0.69 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 (79 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
content-typetext/html;charset=utf-8
serverApache
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x-vhostpublish illinois
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
last-modifiedSun, 27 Jul 2025 06:36:51 GMT
accept-rangesbytes
content-encodinggzip
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
content-length11630
expiresSun, 27 Jul 2025 07:48:44 GMT
cache-controlmax-age=0, no-cache, no-store
pragmano-cache
dateSun, 27 Jul 2025 07:48:44 GMT
varyAccept-Encoding
strict-transport-securitymax-age=31536000 ; includeSubDomains
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 317 referring domains.
This page has 40,714 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 246 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

User-agent: * 
Allow: /

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Illinois Department53%Check
DCEO50%Check
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