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87% 
Page quality
72% 
Page structure
36% 
Link structure
20% 
Server
78% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.76 s
File size
618.10 kB
Words
1564
Media files
103
Number of links
210 internal / 29 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
GolfDigest.com: Golf Instruction, Equipment, Courses, Travel, News
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 608 pixels long. Optimize title
The domain is used in the page's title.
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
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GolfDigest.com is the worldwide authority on how to play, what to play, and where to play golf.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (575 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
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There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
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https://www.golfdigest.com/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
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Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en
Alternate/Hreflang Links
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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
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The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
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The favicon is linked correctly.

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Page quality

Content
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This page contains 1564 words. That's ok.
30.1% 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.
13 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 21.13 words is good.
Frames
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This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
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The file size of the HTML document is very large (618.1 kB).
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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The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 31 tags for this page.
Image SEO
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101 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
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This page is optimized perfectly for social networks.
Additional markup
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No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
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This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

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Page structure

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Stepping up
Too many H1 headings
The H1 heading is too short (11 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
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Some headings occur twice on the page.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Stepping up
H1 The best new golf balls of 2025
H1 Golf Digest Videos
H2 Latest
H2 Where to Play
H2 2-Minute Clinics
H2 The latest videos on how to play, what to play, and where to play, along with analysis of what's happening in the game.
H2 The Loop
H3 Follow Us
H3 Follow Us Duplicate text
H3 Sections
H3 Support
H3 Services
H3 Magazine
H3 Newsletter
H3 Social
H3 Newsletter Duplicate text
H3 Sections Duplicate text
H3 Support Duplicate text
H3 Services Duplicate text
H3 Social Duplicate text
H3 Magazine Duplicate text
H4 The Memorial presented by Workday
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
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.
3 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
There are too many external links (29) on this page.

Found links on this page

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/subscribe-golf-digest-plusSubdomain Text duplicate SIGN UP
https://www.golfdigest.com/how-toSubdomain How To
/equipmentSubdomain Equipment
/coursesSubdomain Courses
/golf-newsSubdomain News
https://www.golfdigest.com/womenSubdomain Women
https://www.golfdigest.com/videoSubdomain Video
https://www.golfdigest.com/Subdomain No Text
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A-TITLE Golf Digest Plus
/newsletter/subscribeSubdomain Newsletter Sign-up
https://archive.golfdigest.com/External Subdomain Golf Digest Archive
/subscribe-golf-digest-certifi...Subdomain Instruction Certification
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/how-to/certification/director...Subdomain Golf Digest Certification Directory
/open?utm_medium=web&utm_sourc...Subdomain Golf Digest Open
/golf-digest-plus-partner-offersSubdomain Golf Digest+ Partner Offers
/contact-usSubdomain Contact
https://www.wbdprivacy.com/pol...External Subdomain Privacy & Cookies Notice
/visitor-agreementSubdomain Visitor Agreement
https://www.instagram.com/golf...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://x.com/GolfDigestNew window External No Text
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https://www.golfdigest.com/how-toSubdomain Text duplicate How To
https://www.golfdigest.com/how-toSubdomain All
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/how-to/drivingSubdomain Driving
/how-to/approach-shotsSubdomain Approach Shots
/how-to/short-gameSubdomain Short Game
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/story/pga-championship-quail-...Subdomain PGA Championship Where have all the Cinderella major winners gone?
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/video/adp-questions-2025Subdomain 59 Questions Video Series: Episodes 1-4
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/story/texas-heat-construction...Subdomain Texas is booming with some of golf’s most exciting course projects
/story/the-best-i-ever-did-bra...Subdomain The Best I Ever Did: Brad Faxon
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/story/condoleezza-rice-deserv...Subdomain Why Condoleeza Rice deserves the Dinah Award
/story/joel-dahmen-heartbreak-...Subdomain Voices Golf learned more about Joel Dahmen in heartbreak than any victory could teach
/story/hats-off-differentiatin...Subdomain Hat Trick: The secret to finding the right lid
/story/rules-of-golf-review-se...Subdomain Rules Review Rules of Golf Review: I was looking for my ball and broke several branches of a bush trying to locate it. Is that a penalty?
/story/2025-masters-tour-pro-t...Subdomain 7 things I learned from tour pros at the 2025 Masters
/story/we-just-watched-the-las...Subdomain At Long Last We just watched the last great golf story
/story/masters-2025-how-to-tel...Subdomain Rooting sections Masters 2025: How to tell a Rory fan from a Bryson fan
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/story/golf-ball-hot-listSubdomain Hot List The best new golf balls of 2025 Finding the right golf ball for your game starts with our 2025 Hot List. Read Story
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/story/low-net-course-designSubdomain A crash course on golf course design
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/courses/guides/new-york-best-...Subdomain The best golf courses in New York
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/courses/guides/arizona-best-g...Subdomain The best golf courses in Arizona
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/courses/guides/rhode-island-b...Subdomain The best golf courses in Rhode Island
/courses/guides/pennsylvania-b...Subdomain The best golf courses in Pennsylvania
/courses/guides/oregon-best-go...Subdomain The best golf courses in Oregon
/courses/guides/oklahoma-best-...Subdomain The best golf courses in Oklahoma
/courses/guides/ohio-best-golf...Subdomain The best golf courses in Ohio
/courses/guides/north-dakota-b...Subdomain The best golf courses in North Dakota
/courses/guides/north-carolina...Subdomain The best golf courses in North Carolina
/courses/guides/new-mexico-bes...Subdomain The best golf courses in New Mexico
/courses/guides/new-jersey-bes...Subdomain The best golf courses in New Jersey
/courses/guides/new-hampshire-...Subdomain The best golf courses in New Hampshire
/courses/guides/nevada-best-go...Subdomain The best golf courses in Nevada
/courses/guides/nebraska-best-...Subdomain The best golf courses in Nebraska
/how-to/2-minute-clinic/uphill...Subdomain Uphill Lie Checklist
/how-to/2-minute-clinic/power-...Subdomain Power Fade Formula
/how-to/2-minute-clinic/crispy...Subdomain How to Hit Crispy Iron Shots
/how-to/2-minute-clinic/the-lo...Subdomain The Low Chip Shot
/how-to/2-minute-clinic/readin...Subdomain Reading Grain on Greens
/how-to/2-minute-clinic/improv...Subdomain Improve Your Aim
/how-to/2-minute-clinic/how-to...Subdomain How to Chip off a Downslope
/how-to/2-minute-clinic/3-step...Subdomain 3 Steps to Perfect Sequencing
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