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Meta information
80% 
Page quality
88% 
Page structure
79% 
Link structure
26% 
Server
95% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
6.67 s
File size
63.70 kB
Words
517
Media files
7
Number of links
177 internal / 15 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home | Washington Department of Revenue
The length of the page title is perfect. (394 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
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://dor.wa.gov/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: Canada
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)
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 517 words. That's ok.
18% 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.
3 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 24.67 words is good.
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=1.0" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 10 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
1 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
/sites/default/files/hero_new_lrg.jpegNo alt attribute provided
...e_custom/assets/images/DOR_logo_blue.svgHome
...-03/Survey_icon-05.png?uid=688ab139c87c8How are we doing? Take our survey
/sites/default/files/images/facebook.pngDepartment of Revenue Facebook page
/sites/default/files/2023-11/web_icon_X.pngDepartment of Revenue Twitter feed
/sites/default/files/images/linkedin.pngDepartment of Revenue LinkedIn page.
/sites/default/files/images/youtube.pngDepartment of Revenue YouTube channel

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 Search Form - Mindbreeze
H2 I want to...I want to...
H2 Businesses
H2 Tax professionals
H2 Individuals & families
H2 Home
H2 Open a business
H2 Manage a business
H2 Taxes & rates
H2 File & pay taxes
H2 Education
H2 Forms & publications
H3 Expanded Voluntary Disclosure Program
H3 Services newly subject to retail sales tax
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 15 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://dor.wa.gov/Anchor Skip to main content
https://dor.wa.gov/English
/informacion-en-espanolEspañol
https://dor.wa.gov/ZH中文
https://dor.wa.gov/KO한국어
https://dor.wa.gov/RUРусский
https://dor.wa.gov/VITiếng Việt
/language-servicesLanguage Help
https://dor.wa.gov/IMG-ALT Home
A-TITLE Home
https://dor.wa.gov/Washington Department of Revenue
A-TITLE Home
https://dor.wa.gov/laws-rulesLaws & rules
/contact/subscribe-govdelivery...Subscribe
https://dor.wa.gov/about/careersCareers
https://dor.wa.gov/contactContact
https://dor.wa.gov/node/505About
https://secure.dor.wa.gov/home...External Subdomain Log in
https://dor.wa.gov/Text duplicate English
/informacion-en-espanolText duplicate Español
https://dor.wa.gov/ZHText duplicate 中文
https://dor.wa.gov/KOText duplicate 한국어
https://dor.wa.gov/RUText duplicate Русский
https://dor.wa.gov/VIText duplicate Tiếng Việt
/language-servicesText duplicate Language Help
https://secure.dor.wa.gov/home...External Subdomain Text duplicate Log in
https://dor.wa.gov/Text duplicate Home
https://dor.wa.gov/open-businessOpen a business
https://dor.wa.gov/open-businessGet started
/open-business/apply-business-...Apply for a license
/open-business/apply-business-...Plan for taxes
/manage-businessManage a business
/manage-business/run-businessRun
/manage-business/grow-businessGrow
/manage-business/close-businessClose
https://dor.wa.gov/taxes-ratesTaxes & rates
/taxes-rates/sales-use-tax-ratesSales & use tax rates
/taxes-rates/tax-incentivesTax incentives
/taxes-rates/business-occupati...Business & occupation tax
/taxes-rates/retail-sales-taxRetail sales tax
/taxes-rates/use-taxUse tax
/taxes-rates/property-taxProperty tax
/taxes-rates/other-taxesOther taxes
/taxes-rates/income-taxIncome tax
https://dor.wa.gov/file-pay-taxesFile & pay taxes
/file-pay-taxes/filing-frequen...Filing frequencies & due dates
/file-pay-taxes/file-or-amend-...File or amend my return
/file-pay-taxes/report-no-busi...Report no business activity
/file-pay-taxes/late-filingLate filing
/file-pay-taxes/reviews-and-ap...Reviews and appeals
/file-pay-taxes/businesses-app...Apply for a tax refund
https://dor.wa.gov/educationEducation
/education/industry-guidesIndustry guides
/education/events-workshopsEvents & workshops
/education/watch-online-worksh...Watch a video
/education/auditsAudits
/forms-publicationsForms & publications
/forms-publications/forms-nameForms by name
/forms-publications/forms-subjectForms by subject
/forms-publications/publicatio...Publications by name
/forms-publications/publicatio...Publications by subject
https://dor.wa.gov/laws-rulesText duplicate Laws & rules
/contact/subscribe-govdelivery...Text duplicate Subscribe
https://dor.wa.gov/about/careersText duplicate Careers
https://dor.wa.gov/contactText duplicate Contact
https://dor.wa.gov/aboutText duplicate About
https://dor.wa.gov/Anchor Menu
A-TITLE Menu
https://dor.wa.gov/Anchor I want to...
https://secure.dor.wa.gov/home...New window External Subdomain Get or renew a license
https://secure.dor.wa.gov/home...New window External Subdomain File taxes online
https://webgis.dor.wa.gov/taxr...New window External Subdomain Find a sales and use tax rate
https://secure.dor.wa.gov/gteu...New window External Subdomain Look up a business
/taxes-rates/retail-sales-tax/...Learn about reseller permits
https://ucp.dor.wa.gov/New window External Subdomain Search unclaimed property
/open-business/apply-business-...temporary program starting July 1, 2025
/taxes-rates/retail-sales-tax/...sellers must begin collecting sales tax on these services on October 1, 2025
https://dor.wa.gov/businessesBusinesses
https://dor.wa.gov/open-businessText duplicate Open a business
/manage-businessManage or renew a business license
/manage-business/grow-business...Hire employees
https://dor.wa.gov/file-pay-taxesFile a return
/manage-business/my-dor-helpMy DOR help
https://dor.wa.gov/businessesAdditional resources for businesses...
/tax-professionalsTax professionals
https://dor.wa.gov/laws-rulesFind a law or rule
/contact/request-tax-rulingSubdomain Get a binding ruling
/taxes-rates/other-taxes/capit...Capital gains tax
/open-business/apply-business-...Learn about voluntary disclosure
/laws-rules/rule-making-agendaView our rule making agenda
/tax-professionalsAdditional resources for tax professionals...
/individuals-familiesIndividuals & families
/taxes-rates/tax-incentives/cr...Working families tax credit
http://ucp.dor.wa.gov/New window External Subdomain Claim your cash or property
/file-pay-taxes/consumers-appl...Apply for a sales tax refund
/taxes-rates/property-taxLearn about property tax
/taxes-rates/other-taxes/capit...Text duplicate Capital gains tax
/individuals-familiesAdditional resources for individuals & families...
https://dor.wa.gov/laws-rulesText duplicate Laws & rules
https://dor.wa.gov/about/careersText duplicate Careers
https://dor.wa.gov/contactText duplicate Contact
https://dor.wa.gov/aboutText duplicate About
https://dor.wa.gov/nodeText duplicate Home
https://dor.wa.gov/aboutText duplicate About
https://dor.wa.gov/about/careersText duplicate Careers
https://dor.wa.gov/contactText duplicate Contact
https://dor.wa.gov/node/38501Help us improve!
https://public.govdelivery.com...New window External Subdomain Join our mailing lists
https://dor.wa.gov/laws-rulesText duplicate Laws & rules
/about/news-releasesNews releases
/about/statistics-reportsStatistics & reports
https://dor.wa.gov/open-businessText duplicate Open a business
https://dor.wa.gov/open-businessText duplicate Get started
/open-business/apply-business-...Text duplicate Apply for a license
/open-business/apply-business-...Text duplicate Plan for taxes
/manage-businessText duplicate Manage a business
/manage-business/run-businessText duplicate Run
/manage-business/grow-businessText duplicate Grow
/manage-business/close-businessText duplicate Close
https://dor.wa.gov/taxes-ratesText duplicate Taxes & rates
/taxes-rates/sales-use-tax-ratesText duplicate Sales & use tax rates
/taxes-rates/tax-incentivesText duplicate Tax incentives
/taxes-rates/business-occupati...Text duplicate Business & occupation tax
/taxes-rates/retail-sales-taxText duplicate Retail sales tax
/taxes-rates/use-taxText duplicate Use tax
/taxes-rates/property-taxText duplicate Property tax
/taxes-rates/other-taxesText duplicate Other taxes
/taxes-rates/income-taxText duplicate Income tax
https://dor.wa.gov/file-pay-taxesText duplicate File & pay taxes
/file-pay-taxes/filing-frequen...Text duplicate Filing frequencies & due dates
/file-pay-taxes/file-or-amend-...Text duplicate File or amend my return
/file-pay-taxes/report-no-busi...Text duplicate Report no business activity
/file-pay-taxes/late-filingText duplicate Late filing
/file-pay-taxes/reviews-and-ap...Text duplicate Reviews and appeals
/file-pay-taxes/consumers-appl...Text duplicate Apply for a tax refund
https://dor.wa.gov/educationText duplicate Education
/education/industry-guidesText duplicate Industry guides
/education/events-workshopsEvents and workshops
/education/watch-online-worksh...Text duplicate Watch a video
/education/auditsText duplicate Audits
/forms-publicationsText duplicate Forms & publications
/forms-publications/forms-nameText duplicate Forms by name
/forms-publications/forms-subjectText duplicate Forms by subject
/forms-publications/publicatio...Text duplicate Publications by name
/forms-publications/publicatio...Text duplicate Publications by subject
https://survey.alchemer.com/s3...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT How are we doing? Take our survey
https://www.facebook.com/WARev...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Department of Revenue Facebook page
https://twitter.com/WAStateDORNew window External IMG-ALT Department of Revenue Twitter feed
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Department of Revenue LinkedIn page.
https://www.youtube.com/user/W...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Department of Revenue YouTube channel
https://public.govdelivery.com...New window External Subdomain Subscribe to receive notifications
/about/taxpayer-rights-and-res...Taxpayer Rights and Responsibilities
/contact/your-privacyYour Privacy
/contact/accessibilityAccessibility
/staff-only-accessDOR Staff only
https://dor.wa.gov/Text duplicate Home
https://dor.wa.gov/open-businessText duplicate Open a business
https://dor.wa.gov/open-businessText duplicate Get started
/open-business/apply-business-...Text duplicate Apply for a license
/open-business/apply-business-...Text duplicate Plan for taxes
/manage-businessText duplicate Manage a business
/manage-business/run-businessText duplicate Run
/manage-business/grow-businessText duplicate Grow
/manage-business/close-businessText duplicate Close
https://dor.wa.gov/taxes-ratesText duplicate Taxes & rates
/taxes-rates/sales-use-tax-ratesText duplicate Sales & use tax rates
/taxes-rates/tax-incentivesText duplicate Tax incentives
/taxes-rates/business-occupati...Text duplicate Business & occupation tax
/taxes-rates/retail-sales-taxText duplicate Retail sales tax
/taxes-rates/use-taxText duplicate Use tax
/taxes-rates/property-taxText duplicate Property tax
/taxes-rates/other-taxesText duplicate Other taxes
/taxes-rates/income-taxText duplicate Income tax
https://dor.wa.gov/file-pay-taxesText duplicate File & pay taxes
/file-pay-taxes/filing-frequen...Text duplicate Filing frequencies & due dates
/file-pay-taxes/file-or-amend-...Text duplicate File or amend my return
/file-pay-taxes/report-no-busi...Text duplicate Report no business activity
/file-pay-taxes/late-filingText duplicate Late filing
/file-pay-taxes/reviews-and-ap...Text duplicate Reviews and appeals
/file-pay-taxes/businesses-app...Text duplicate Apply for a tax refund
https://dor.wa.gov/educationText duplicate Education
/education/industry-guidesText duplicate Industry guides
/education/events-workshopsText duplicate Events & workshops
/education/watch-online-worksh...Text duplicate Watch a video
/education/auditsText duplicate Audits
/forms-publicationsText duplicate Forms & publications
/forms-publications/forms-nameText duplicate Forms by name
/forms-publications/forms-subjectText duplicate Forms by subject
/forms-publications/publicatio...Text duplicate Publications by name
/forms-publications/publicatio...Text duplicate Publications by subject
https://dor.wa.gov/laws-rulesText duplicate Laws & rules
/contact/subscribe-govdelivery...Text duplicate Subscribe
https://dor.wa.gov/about/careersText duplicate Careers
https://dor.wa.gov/contactText duplicate Contact
https://dor.wa.gov/aboutText duplicate About

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://dor.wa.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 is very slow (6.67 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 (64 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 817 referring domains.
This page has 846,443 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 573 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

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# robots.txt
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# This file is to prevent the crawling and indexing of certain parts
# of your site by web crawlers and spiders run by sites like Yahoo!
# and Google. By telling these "robots" where not to go on your site,
# you save bandwidth and server resources.
#
# This file will be ignored unless it is at the root of your host:
# Used:    http://example.com/robots.txt
# Ignored: http://example.com/site/robots.txt
#
# For more information about the robots.txt standard, see:
# http://www.robotstxt.org/robotstxt.html

User-agent: *
# CSS, JS, Images
Allow: /core/*.css$
Allow: /core/*.css?
Allow: /core/*.js$
Allow: /core/*.js?
Allow: /core/*.gif
Allow: /core/*.jpg
Allow: /core/*.jpeg
Allow: /core/*.png
Allow: /core/*.svg
Allow: /profiles/*.css$
Allow: /profiles/*.css?
Allow: /profiles/*.js$
Allow: /profiles/*.js?
Allow: /profiles/*.gif
Allow: /profiles/*.jpg
Allow: /profiles/*.jpeg
Allow: /profiles/*.png
Allow: /profiles/*.svg
# Directories
Disallow: /core/
Disallow: /profiles/
# Files
Disallow: /README.md
Disallow: /composer/Metapackage/README.txt
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/ProjectMessage/README.md
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/Scaffold/README.md
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/VendorHardening/README.txt
Disallow: /composer/Template/README.txt
Disallow: /modules/README.txt
Disallow: /sites/README.txt
Disallow: /themes/README.txt
Disallow: /web.config
# Paths (clean URLs)
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /comment/reply/
Disallow: /filter/tips
Disallow: /node/add/
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /user/register
Disallow: /user/password
Disallow: /user/login
Disallow: /user/logout
Disallow: /media/oembed
Disallow: /*/media/oembed
# Paths (no clean URLs)
Disallow: /index.php/admin/
Disallow: /index.php/comment/reply/
Disallow: /index.php/filter/tips
Disallow: /index.php/node/add/
Disallow: /index.php/search/
Disallow: /index.php/user/password
Disallow: /index.php/user/register
Disallow: /index.php/user/login
Disallow: /index.php/user/logout
Disallow: /index.php/media/oembed
Disallow: /index.php/*/media/oembed

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Following keywords were found. You can check the keyword optimization of this page for each keyword.

KeywordResultRecheck
Department48%Check
Revenue48%Check
DOR48%Check
Washington Department47%Check
or renew47%Check
Washington46%Check
tax43%Check
business43%Check
taxes43%Check
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