Masslegalservices.org - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
75% 
Page quality
60% 
Page structure
16% 
Link structure
58% 
Server
98% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.43 s
File size
39.70 kB
Words
708
Media files
3
Number of links
107 internal / 12 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home | Mass Legal Services
The length of the page title is perfect. (256 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://www.masslegalservices.org/home
The specified canonical link points to a different page.
Language
(Somewhat important)
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
(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 name is very long.
The domain is no subdomain.
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: On May 5, 2026, the Senate Committee on Ways and Means (SWM) released ...
The average number of words per sentence of 37.67 words is high.
This page contains 708 words. That's ok.
21% 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.
5 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
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)
Some tags are too long. With 77 characters this one is longer than 70 characters:
"dta connect - apply for snap, get case information, or send documents to dta!"
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
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

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Home
The H1 heading contains the words Home! Use important keywords instead.
Too many H1 headings
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.
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Home
H1 Welcome to MassLegalServices.org, the online poverty law library and collaboration resource for legal services advocates in Massachusetts.
H2 Mobile Menu
H2 Latest Library Content
H2 Senate Ways and Means FY 2027 Budget Proposal: MLRI's Preliminary Analysis of Selected Issues
H2 Senate Ways and Means FY 2027 Budget Proposal: MLRI's Preliminary Analysis of Selected Issues Duplicate text
H2 30A Challenging MassHealth Policy Denying Retroactive Coverage
H2 House Ways and Means FY 2027 Budget Proposal: MLRI's Preliminary Analysis of Selected Issues
H2 Coercive Control Statutes in Other States
H2 Practice Areas
H2 Popular Today
H2 Upcoming Events
H2 IMCO June Meeting
H2 Latest Announcements
H2 Basic Benefits Trainings September 2025 - June 2026
H2 MassProBono.org Relaunches to Connect Massachusetts Lawyers with Those in Need
H2 Community Legal Aid Launches New DIY Web-Based Module for Guardianship and Caregiver Support
H2 Massachusetts Law Reform Institute Unveils Newly Designed MassLegalHelp Website
H2 MassProBono.org highlights volunteer opportunities for Pro Bono Week
H4 The Online Resource for Massachusetts Poverty Law Advocates
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.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are 12 external links on this page.
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/Anchor Skip to main content
/faqhelp
A-TITLE FAQ
/contactemail
A-TITLE Contact Us
/A-TITLE Follow us on Twitter
/A-TITLE Follow us on Youtube
/IMG-ALT MassLegalServices
https://masslrf.org/External Find Legal Aid / LRF
/calendarCalendar
/blogAnnouncements & Blogs
/libraryPractice Areas Library
/library-directory/benefitsBenefits
/library-directory/child-welfareChild Welfare
/library-directory/consumerConsumer & Tax
/library-directory/coriCORI
/library-directory/disability-...Disability Benefits
/library-directory/disability-...Disability Rights and Services
/library-directory/disaster-re...Disaster Relief and Recovery
/library-directory/educationEducation
/library-directory/elderElder
/library-directory/employmentEmployment
/library-directory/family-lawFamily Law
/library-directory/foreclosure...Foreclosure Defense
/library-directory/health-careHealth Care
/library-directory/housingHousing
/library-directory/immigrationImmigration
/library-directory/lgbtLGBT
/library-directory/language-ac...Language Access
/library-directory/legal-servi...Legal Services Administration
/library-directory/legislative...Legislative Advocacy
/library-directory/medicareMedicare
/library-directory/racial-justiceRacial Justice
/library-directory/research-an...Research and Litigation
/library-directory/websites-pr...Websites Project and Technology
/librarysearch
/user/login?destination=/node/...Login
https://masslrf.org/External Text duplicate Find Legal Aid / LRF
/calendarText duplicate Calendar
/blogText duplicate Announcements & Blogs
/libraryText duplicate Practice Areas Library
/library-directory/benefitsText duplicate Benefits
/library-directory/child-welfareText duplicate Child Welfare
/library-directory/consumerText duplicate Consumer & Tax
/library-directory/coriText duplicate CORI
/library-directory/disability-...Text duplicate Disability Benefits
/library-directory/disability-...Text duplicate Disability Rights and Services
/library-directory/disaster-re...Text duplicate Disaster Relief and Recovery
/library-directory/educationText duplicate Education
/library-directory/elderText duplicate Elder
/library-directory/employmentText duplicate Employment
/library-directory/family-lawText duplicate Family Law
/library-directory/foreclosure...Text duplicate Foreclosure Defense
/library-directory/health-careText duplicate Health Care
/library-directory/housingText duplicate Housing
/library-directory/immigrationText duplicate Immigration
/library-directory/lgbtText duplicate LGBT
/library-directory/language-ac...Text duplicate Language Access
/library-directory/legal-servi...Text duplicate Legal Services Administration
/library-directory/legislative...Text duplicate Legislative Advocacy
/library-directory/medicareText duplicate Medicare
/library-directory/racial-justiceText duplicate Racial Justice
/library-directory/research-an...Text duplicate Research and Litigation
/library-directory/websites-pr...Text duplicate Websites Project and Technology
http://www.masslegalhelp.org/New window External Subdomain MassLegalHelp
http://www.masslrf.org/New window External Subdomain Massachusetts Legal Resource Finder
http://www.massprobono.org/New window External Subdomain Mass Pro Bono
http://www.masslegalhelp.org/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate MassLegalHelp
http://massprobono.org/New window External MassProBono
/LegalAdvocacyGuidesLegal Advocacy Guides
/content/bbt-training-materialsBasic Benefits Trainings Overviews
/trainingsTrainings for Poverty Law and Social Services Advocates
/content/federal-poverty-guide...2025 Federal Poverty Guidelines
/content/senate-ways-and-means...Senate Ways and Means FY 2027 Budget Proposal: MLRI's Preliminary Analysis of Selected Issues
/content/FY27_SWM_AnalysisText duplicate Senate Ways and Means FY 2027 Budget Proposal: MLRI's Preliminary Analysis of Selected Issues
/content/30a-challenging-massh...30A Challenging MassHealth Policy Denying Retroactive Coverage
/FY27_HWM_AnalysisHouse Ways and Means FY 2027 Budget Proposal: MLRI's Preliminary Analysis of Selected Issues
/content/coercive-control-stat...Coercive Control Statutes in Other States
/library-directory/benefitsText duplicate Benefits
/library-directory/child-welfareText duplicate Child Welfare
/library-directory/consumerText duplicate Consumer & Tax
/library-directory/coriText duplicate CORI
/library-directory/disability-...Text duplicate Disability Benefits
/library-directory/disability-...Text duplicate Disability Rights and Services
/library-directory/disaster-re...Text duplicate Disaster Relief and Recovery
/library-directory/educationText duplicate Education
/library-directory/elderText duplicate Elder
/library-directory/employmentText duplicate Employment
/library-directory/family-lawText duplicate Family Law
/library-directory/foreclosure...Text duplicate Foreclosure Defense
/library-directory/health-careText duplicate Health Care
/library/directory/housingText duplicate Housing
/library-directory/immigrationText duplicate Immigration
/library-directory/language-ac...Text duplicate Language Access
/library-directory/legal-servi...Text duplicate Legal Services Administration
/library-directory/legislative...Text duplicate Legislative Advocacy
/library-directory/lgbtText duplicate LGBT
/library-directory/medicareText duplicate Medicare
/library-directory/racial-justiceText duplicate Racial Justice
/library-directory/research-an...Text duplicate Research and Litigation
/library-directory/websites-pr...Text duplicate Websites Project and Technology
/content/online-snap-calculatorOnline SNAP Calculator
/content/2026-federal-poverty-...2026 Federal Poverty Guidelines
/content/snap-self-employed-an...SNAP for Self-Employed and Gig Workers
/content/family-law-advocacy-l...Family Law Advocacy for Low & Moderate Income Litigants
/content/dta-connect-apply-sna...DTA Connect - apply for SNAP, get case information, or send documents to DTA!
/content/imco-june-meeting-0IMCO June Meeting
/content/basic-benefits-traini...Basic Benefits Trainings September 2025 - June 2026
/content/massprobonoorg-relaun...MassProBono.org Relaunches to Connect Massachusetts Lawyers with Those in Need
/content/community-legal-aid-l...Community Legal Aid Launches New DIY Web-Based Module for Guardianship and Caregiver Support
/content/massachusetts-law-ref...Massachusetts Law Reform Institute Unveils Newly Designed MassLegalHelp Website
/content/massprobonoorg-highli...MassProBono.org highlights volunteer opportunities for Pro Bono Week
/aboutusAbout Us
/content/terms-useTerms of Use
/content/privacy-policyPrivacy Policy
/faqFAQ
https://www.mlac.org/careers.htmlExternal Subdomain Jobs
https://www.facebook.com/MassL...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Facebook
https://twitter.com/MassLSNew window External A-TITLE Twitter
https://www.youtube.com/user/M...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE YouTube
http://mlac.org/New window External Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.masslegalservices.org/"
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 0.43 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 (40 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 47 referring domains.
This page has 454 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 45 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

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Home | Mass Legal Services

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