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Meta information
80% 
Page quality
75% 
Page structure
2% 
Link structure
85% 
Server
91% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.36 s
File size
64.80 kB
Words
756
Media files
18
Number of links
114 internal / 1 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home - Lewes and Eastbourne Councils
The length of the page title is perfect. (359 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The meta description is empty.
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://lewes-eastbourne.gov.uk/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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)
There are 2 text duplicates on this page:
  • Duplicate: We're looking at moving to fortnightly refuse collections to increase ...
This page contains 756 words. That's ok.
28.4% 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.
8 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
The average number of words per sentence of 21.36 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" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 15 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
16 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

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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Home
The H1 heading contains the words Home! Use important keywords instead.
The H1 heading consists of only one word. There should be more information given.
The H1 heading is too short (4 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 46 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 Home
H2 This website uses cookies
H2 Choose or change your council
H2 Improving recycling in Lewes district
H2 Top task panel 1
H2 Top task panel 2
H2 Top task panel 3
H2 Additional services panel 1
H2 Additional services panel 2
H2 Additional services panel 3
H2 Additional services panel 4
H2 Improving recycling in Lewes district Duplicate text
H2 Lewes District Council news
H2 Eastbourne Borough Council news
H2 News Room
H2 Follow us
H3 Garden waste
H3 Report a missed bin collection
H3 When is my bin collection day?
H3 Pay your Council Tax
H3 Pay your rent
H3 Housing
H3 How to claim Housing Benefit or Council Tax reduction
H3 Apply for a single person discount
H3 Search and view planning applications
H3 Make a payment
H3 Report a problem
H3 Current job vacancies
H3 Cabinet and committees
H3 Who are my councillors?
H3 Elections and voting
H3 What can I put in my bin?
H3 Council Tax empty homes review
H3 Planning policy
H3 Check your Council Tax band
H3 Car parking
H3 Help with money and debt
H3 Temporary scaffolding removed from 'landmark development'
H3 Brighton takeover - Council Leader 'I will fight this every step of the way'
H3 Cabinet approves groundbreaking plan for all-electric waste collections
H3 Former Eastbourne Mayor presents over £8,800 to good causes
H3 Council cracks down on fly-tippers in Eastbourne
H3 Sovereign Centre drop-in events
H3 Keep Me Posted
H3 Eastbourne Borough Council news Duplicate text
H3 Lewes District Council news Duplicate text
Baselink: https://lewes-eastbourne.gov.uk/
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 1 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://lewes-eastbourne.gov.uk/Anchor Skip to main content
/article/752/CookiesChange cookie preferences
/article/752/CookiesText duplicate Change cookie preferences
https://lewes-eastbourne.gov.uk/Link to "Lewes and Eastbourne Councils" homepage
/loginLogin
/article/2083/Choose-or-change...Both councils - choose council
/report-a-problem-menuReport a problem
/article/965/Find-my-nearestFind my nearest
/article/966/Find-my-servicesFind my services
/article/967/Councillors-and-c...Councillors and committees
/my-accountMy Account
/about-the-councilsAbout the councils
/access-to-informationAccess to information
/benefits-and-grantsBenefits and grants
/bins-waste-and-recyclingBins, waste and recycling
/business-ratesBusiness rates
/business-supportBusiness support
/cemeteries-and-crematoriumCemeteries and crematorium
/communityCommunity
/consultationsConsultations
/council-buildingsCouncil buildings
/council-taxCouncil Tax
/councillors-committees-and-me...Councillors, committees and meetings
/elections-and-votingElections and voting
/environmental-problemsEnvironmental problems
/extreme-weatherExtreme weather
/food-safety-and-hygieneFood safety and hygiene
/health-and-safetyHealth and safety
/help-and-accessibilityHelp and accessibility
/housingHousing
/jobsJobs
/leisure-and-eventsLeisure and events
/licensing-and-registrationsLicensing and registrations
/paymentsMake a payment
/news-roomNews Room
/planning-and-building-controlPlanning and building control
/planning-policyPlanning policy
/town-parish-councilsTown and parish councils
/partnershipsPartnerships
/regenerationRegeneration
/spending-and-performanceSpending and performance
/streets-parking-and-travelStreets, parking and travel
/tenders-and-procurementTenders and procurement
/health-and-social-careHealth and social care
/mental-healthMental health support
/report-a-problemText duplicate Report a problem
/MissingAddressReport a missing address
/planningPlanning
/article/2086/Search-ApplicationsSearch Applications
/article/2087/Application-SummaryApplication Summary
/article/2101/Advanced-SearchAdvanced Search
/site-mapA-Z of key services
/article/2103/PlanningText duplicate Planning
/websiteAbout our website
https://lewes-eastbourne.gov.uk/Anchor Toggle menu
/article/753/Improving-recycli...Improving recycling in Lewes district
/gardenwasteGarden waste
/article/977/Report-a-missed-b...Report a missed bin collection
/article/978/When-is-my-bin-co...When is my bin collection day?
/article/975/Top-task-panel-1See More Top task panel 1
/article/980/Pay-your-Council-TaxPay your Council Tax
/article/981/Pay-your-rentPay your rent
/article/982/HousingText duplicate Housing
/article/979/Top-task-panel-2See More Top task panel 2
/article/984/How-to-claim-Hous...How to claim Housing Benefit or Council Tax reduction
/article/985/Apply-for-a-singl...Apply for a single person discount
/article/986/Search-and-view-p...Search and view planning applications
/article/983/Top-task-panel-3See More Top task panel 3
/article/991/Make-a-paymentText duplicate Make a payment
/article/992/Report-a-problemText duplicate Report a problem
/article/993/Current-job-vacan...Current job vacancies
/article/987/Additional-servic...See More Additional services panel 1
/article/994/Cabinet-and-commi...Cabinet and committees
/article/995/Who-are-my-counci...Who are my councillors?
/article/996/Elections-and-votingText duplicate Elections and voting
/article/988/Additional-servic...See More Additional services panel 2
/article/997/What-can-I-put-in...What can I put in my bin?
/article/998/Council-Tax-empty...Council Tax empty homes review
/article/999/Planning-policyText duplicate Planning policy
/article/989/Additional-servic...See More Additional services panel 3
/article/1000/Check-your-Counc...Check your Council Tax band
/article/1001/Car-parkingCar parking
/article/1002/Help-with-money-...Help with money and debt
/article/990/Additional-servic...See More Additional services panel 4
/AWCSee More Improving recycling in Lewes district
/lewes-district-council-newsLewes District Council news
/article/4620/Temporary-scaffo...Temporary scaffolding removed from 'landmark development'
/article/4601/Brighton-takeove...Brighton takeover - Council Leader 'I will fight this every step of the way'
/article/4600/Cabinet-approves...Cabinet approves groundbreaking plan for all-electric waste collections
/lewes-district-council-newsText duplicate Lewes District Council news
/eastbourne-borough-council-newsEastbourne Borough Council news
/article/4603/Former-Eastbourn...Former Eastbourne Mayor presents over £8,800 to good causes
/article/4595/Council-cracks-d...Council cracks down on fly-tippers in Eastbourne
/article/3294/Sovereign-Centre...Sovereign Centre drop-in events
/eastbourne-borough-council-newsText duplicate Eastbourne Borough Council news
/news-roomText duplicate News Room
/keep-me-postedKeep Me Posted
/eastbourne-borough-council-newsText duplicate Eastbourne Borough Council news
/article/4603/Former-Eastbourn...Text duplicate Former Eastbourne Mayor presents over £8,800 to good causes
/article/4595/Council-cracks-d...Text duplicate Council cracks down on fly-tippers in Eastbourne
/article/3294/Sovereign-Centre...Text duplicate Sovereign Centre drop-in events
/article/3292/Statement-from-E...Statement from Eastbourne Borough Council
/lewes-district-council-newsText duplicate Lewes District Council news
/article/4620/Temporary-scaffo...Text duplicate Temporary scaffolding removed from 'landmark development'
/article/4601/Brighton-takeove...Text duplicate Brighton takeover - Council Leader 'I will fight this every step of the way'
/article/4600/Cabinet-approves...Text duplicate Cabinet approves groundbreaking plan for all-electric waste collections
/article/4599/Council-targets-...Council targets recycling boost with new collection proposals
/news-roomText duplicate News Room
/contact-usContact us
/article/767/Accessibility-sta...Accessibility statement
/article/752/CookiesCookies
/article/1007/Privacy-noticePrivacy notice
/facebook-accountsNew window Subdomain IMG-ALT Facebook icon
A-TITLE Facebook page
/twitter-accountsNew window Subdomain IMG-ALT Twitter icon
A-TITLE X (Twitter) Accounts
https://www.gossinteractive.com/New window External Subdomain Powered by GOSS
A-TITLE Digital platform technology, online self-service and web content management provided by GOSS

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://lewes-eastbourne.gov.uk/"
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 is excellent with 0.36 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (65 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

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This page has 130 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 74 different ip addresses.

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