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Meta information
100% 
Page quality
63% 
Page structure
29% 
Link structure
76% 
Server
87% 
External factors
45% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.52 s
File size
167.00 kB
Words
526
Media files
6
Number of links
48 internal / 6 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Washington DC & Jackson, Mississippi Wedding Photographers
The length of the page title is perfect. (571 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Washington DC & Mississippi wedding photographers to capture your wedding and create timeless images and albums to remember the day.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (866 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://michellewhitley.com/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en-us
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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descriptionWashington DC & Mississippi wedding photographers to capture your wedding and create timeless images and albums to remember the day.
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article:modified_time2023-02-12T18:44:25+00:00
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og:typewebsite
og:titleWashington DC & Jackson, Mississippi Wedding Photographers
og:descriptionWashington DC & Mississippi wedding photographers to capture your wedding and create timeless images and albums to remember the day.
og:urlhttps://michellewhitley.com/
og:site_nameMichelle Whitley Photography
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charsetUTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
Only 1 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
The average number of words per sentence of 26 words is high.
This page contains 526 words. That's ok.
42.8% of the text are stop words.
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
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)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 11 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)
This page is optimized perfectly for social networks.
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
...ssippi-State-Capitol-Engagement_1021.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...5/02/Baltimore-Backyard-Wedding_0172.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...02/DC-Cherry-Blossom-Engagement_0053.jpgMichelle captures a couple's engagement at the cherry blossoms on the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C.
...-Club-of-Jackson-Wedding-Photos_0061.jpgElizabeth and Taylor's classic wedding at the Country Club of Jackson in Ridgeland, Mississippi.
...ridal-Session-Moongate-Garden_1013-2.jpgMoongate Gardens bridal photography session in Washington DC, featuring a wedding dress by Modern Trousseau.
...xel/ac77de5f4d93d3b79a97feabd031affa.gifCleantalk PixelCleantalk Pixel

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Honest, Enduring Photography for Life’s Most Exceptional Moments
Too many H1 headings
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 49 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 Honest, Enduring Photography for Life’s Most Exceptional Moments
H1 You love freely and live life beautifully. You deserve images that honor that magic.
H1 Washington D.C. & Mississippi Wedding Photographer
H1 Here to suspend this moment in time—so you can savor every second of it for seasons to come.
H1 My work is driven by our desire to capture your energy in an organic & honest way. What makes your story yours can’t be recreated—but, with an expert eye behind the lens, it can be preserved artful...
H1 From the Journal
H1 Who said once-in-a-lifetime can’t last forever?
H1 Title
H2 Celebrate the beauty of your story for generations to come—with striking, spirited images that capture the emotion behind every moment, memory, and milestone.
H2 Whether you’re tying the knot at a historic venue, an expansive estate, or out in the open air—yours is bound to be a celebration grounded in meaning and alive with energy. As a seasoned Mississipp...
H2 I'm Michelle, and I'm so thrilled you landed here—welcome!
H2 Explore the Portfolio
H2 Michelle was a delight to work with-- she was fun, engaging, and gave great tips on how to pose and look in pictures. Her film photography is beautiful, and I will treasure these photos forever!
H2 Michelle was a delight to work with-- she was fun, engaging, and gave great tips on how to pose and look in pictures. Her film photography is beautiful, and I will treasure these photos forever! Duplicate text
H2 You may have seen us somewhere before ...
H2 From loving glances and glasses raised—to easy embraces, inside jokes, and tears shed—there’s nothing I love more than using the age-old art of photography to turn modern moments into enduring memo...
H2 Modern wedding photography services for couples in Mississippi, Washington D.C., and the surrounding areas. Enveloped in luxury, informed by expertise, and inspired by your legacy.
H2 Home
H2 About
H2 Portfolio
H2 Services
H2 Experience
H2 Get in Touch
H2 Journal
H3 home
H3 about
H3 portfolio
H3 services
H3 experience
H3 menu
H3 journal
H3 contact
H3 Modern & exceptional wedding photography.
H3 My Offerings
H3 DIGITAL & FILM WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY
H3 meet your photographer
H3 the work
H3 - Margaret Anne & Ben
H3 - Margaret Anne & Ben Duplicate text
H3 More on the journal
H3 Late Fall Mississippi State Capitol Engagement Session
H3 Baltimore Backyard Wedding with Vintage Dresses & Gelato
H3 Cherry Blossom Engagement at the DC Tidal Basin
H3 Country Club of Jackson Wedding with Pops of Pink & Green
H3 Washington DC Bridal Session at Moongate Garden
H3 My Offerings Duplicate text
H3 site credits /
H3 privacy policy
H3 EXPLORE
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
6 links don't have an anchor text.
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 6 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
http://www.michellewhitley.com/Subdomain home
/about-michelleabout
/portfolioportfolio
/servicesservices
/experienceexperience
/journaljournal
/contactcontact
/contactNo Text
https://www.instagram.com/mich...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.pinterest.com/mich...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.facebook.com/miche...New window External Subdomain No Text
/servicesNo Text
/servicesMy Offerings
/about-michelleNo Text
/about-michellemeet your photographer
/portfolioExplore the Portfolio
/portfolioNo Text
/journalNo Text
/journalMore on the journal
/blog/mississippi-state-capito...Late Fall Mississippi State Capitol Engagement Session
/blog/mississippi-state-capito...Text duplicate A-TITLE Late Fall Mississippi State Capitol Engagement Session
/blog/mississippi-state-capito...view post
A-TITLE Late Fall Mississippi State Capitol Engagement Session
/blog/baltimore-backyard-weddi...Baltimore Backyard Wedding with Vintage Dresses & Gelato
/blog/baltimore-backyard-weddi...Text duplicate A-TITLE Baltimore Backyard Wedding with Vintage Dresses & Gelato
/blog/baltimore-backyard-weddi...Text duplicate view post
A-TITLE Baltimore Backyard Wedding with Vintage Dresses & Gelato
/blog/cherry-blossom-engagemen...Cherry Blossom Engagement at the DC Tidal Basin
/blog/cherry-blossom-engagemen...Text duplicate A-TITLE Cherry Blossom Engagement at the DC Tidal Basin
/blog/cherry-blossom-engagemen...Text duplicate view post
A-TITLE Cherry Blossom Engagement at the DC Tidal Basin
/blog/country-club-of-jackson-...Country Club of Jackson Wedding with Pops of Pink & Green
/blog/country-club-of-jackson-...Text duplicate A-TITLE Country Club of Jackson Wedding with Pops of Pink & Green
/blog/country-club-of-jackson-...Text duplicate view post
A-TITLE Country Club of Jackson Wedding with Pops of Pink & Green
/blog/moongate-garden-bridal-s...Washington DC Bridal Session at Moongate Garden
/blog/moongate-garden-bridal-s...Text duplicate A-TITLE Washington DC Bridal Session at Moongate Garden
/blog/moongate-garden-bridal-s...Text duplicate view post
A-TITLE Washington DC Bridal Session at Moongate Garden
/servicesNo Text
/servicesText duplicate My Offerings
https://www.instagram.com/mich...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.pinterest.com/mich...New window External Subdomain No Text
http://www.michellewhitley.com/Subdomain Home
/about-michelleAbout
/portfolioPortfolio
/servicesServices
/experienceExperience
/site-creditsite credits /
/contactGet in Touch
https://www.facebook.com/miche...New window External Subdomain No Text
/journalJournal
http://www.michellewhitley.com/Subdomain Text duplicate Home
/about-michelleText duplicate About
/servicesSERVICES
/experienceEXPERIENCE
/portfolioText duplicate Portfolio
/journalThe journal
/contactContact

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://michellewhitley.com/"
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 very slow (1.52 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 (167 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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servernginx
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content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
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set-cookie66 Characters
x-showithosted
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x-si-plugin-ver4.1.0
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x-powered-byWP Engine
x-cacheableSHORT
cache-controlmax-age=600, must-revalidate
x-cacheMISS
x-cache-groupnormal
content-encodingbr
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http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This page has only a few links from other websites.
This page only has backlinks from 15 referring domains.
This page only has 20 backlinks.
This page only has few backlinks from 15 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

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Disallow:

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Washington DC & Jackson, Mississippi Wedding Photographers
Washington DC & Mississippi wedding photographers to capture your wedding and create timeless images and albums to remember the day.

Most important keywords

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KeywordResultRecheck
Mississippi70%Check
Mississippi Wedding70%Check
wedding68%Check
Washington68%Check
Wedding Photographer68%Check
Washington DC68%Check
Washington DC Jackson65%Check
Jackson Mississippi63%Check
Wedding Photography61%Check
Michelle58%Check
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