Ncsbn.org - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
91% 
Page structure
89% 
Link structure
75% 
Server
24% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.85 s
File size
50.20 kB
Words
593
Media files
29
Number of links
48 internal / 29 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
National Council of State Boards of Nursing | NCSBN
The length of the page title is perfect. (476 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) is a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to provide an organization through which boards of nursing act and counsel together on matters of common interest and concern affecting the public health, safety and welfare, including the development of licensing examinations in nursing.
The meta description is too long: 2127 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
No canonical link is specified.
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 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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keywordsAll Pages
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 593 words. That's ok.
29.2% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
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.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 20.3 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0" 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 12 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
18 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
https://ncsbn.org/images/ncsbn.svgNo alt attribute provided
/images/ncsbn/Home-Hero-Lg.jpgNo alt attribute provided
https://ncsbn.org/images/video-play.svgNo alt attribute provided
/images/ncsbn/nclex-logo.svgNCLEX
/images/ncsbn/nursys-logo.svgNursys
https://ncsbn.org/images/ncsbn/nlc-logo.svgNurse Licensure Compact (NLC)
/images/ncsbn/aprn-logo.svgAPRN Compact
...n/journal-of-nursing-regulation-logo.svgJournal of Nursing Regulation: Advancing Nursing Excellence for Public Protection
/images/ncsbn/icrs-logo.svgInternational Center for Regulatory Scholarship (ICRS)
/images/ncsbn/atlas-logo.svgGlobal Regulatory Atlas
...csbn/HomePromoImages--NLC-800x700-v4.pngNo alt attribute provided
...ncsbn/HomePromoImages-NLG-800x700-v1.pngNo alt attribute provided
/images/ncsbn/Home-InFocus-275x200-v3.pngIn Focus
/images/ncsbn/Nursysenotify-275x200-v2.pngNursys
/images/news/news-2024-trireg.pngNo alt attribute provided
/images/news-2024-workforce.pngNo alt attribute provided
/images/annual-report-img-news.pngNo alt attribute provided
/images/events/2025-mym-promo-square.pngNo alt attribute provided
https://ncsbn.org/images/when-icon.svgNo alt attribute provided
https://ncsbn.org/images/where-icon.svgNo alt attribute provided
https://ncsbn.org/images/register-icon.svgNo alt attribute provided
/images/ncsbn/ncsbn-white.svgNCSBN
https://ncsbn.org/images/ncsbn/x-round.svgNo alt attribute provided
https://ncsbn.org/images/facebook-round.svgNo alt attribute provided
/images/instagram-round.svgNo alt attribute provided
https://ncsbn.org/images/linkedin-round.svgNo alt attribute provided
https://ncsbn.org/images/youtube-round.svgNo alt attribute provided
https://ncsbn.org/images/vimeo-round.svgNo alt attribute provided
Video URLWidthHeight
...sbn/2023-NCSBN-Moment-Full-Final-web.mp4

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
We’re There in the Moments of Nursing
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 28 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 We’re There in the Moments of Nursing
H2 We’re There in the Moments of Nursing Duplicate text
H2 The World Leader in Nursing Regulatory Knowledge and Advancement
H2 Increasing Access to Care
H2 Nurse Licensure Guidance
H2 Latest News
H2 Contact a Board of Nursing
H2 Stay Current with NCSBN
H2 Follow Us
H2 Explore NCSBN
H2 Resources
H2 Related Links
H2 Need Help?
H2 Members Only
H3 Licensure Compacts
H3 Licensure
H3 2025 NCSBN Annual Meeting
H3 Associate Member
H3 Exam User Member
H4 In Focus
H4 Nursys e-Notify
H4 Celebrate the Power of Nurses during National Nurses Week 2025
H4 NCSBN Research Highlights Small Steps Toward Nursing Workforce Recovery; Burnout and Staffing Challenges Persist
H4 Nurse Licensure Compact Commission Annual Report Now Available
H4 Featured Event
H4 When
H4 Where
H4 Register By
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
1 links don't have an anchor text.
There are 3 links with a trivial 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 too many external links (29) on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://ncsbn.org/Anchor Skip to Main Content
/members-only.pageMember Sign In
https://ncsbn.org/index.pageNo Text
https://ncsbn.org/exams.pageExams
/nursing-regulation.pageNursing Regulation
https://ncsbn.org/compacts.pageCompacts
https://ncsbn.org/policy.pagePolicy
https://ncsbn.org/research.pageResearch
https://ncsbn.org/membership.pageMembership
https://ncsbn.org/about.pageAbout
https://ncsbn.org/exams.pageText duplicate Exams
/nursing-regulation.pageText duplicate Nursing Regulation
https://ncsbn.org/compacts.pageText duplicate Compacts
https://ncsbn.org/policy.pageText duplicate Policy
https://ncsbn.org/research.pageText duplicate Research
https://ncsbn.org/membership.pageText duplicate Membership
https://ncsbn.org/about.pageText duplicate About
/members-only.pageText duplicate Member Sign In
https://ncsbnmediaservices01st...External Subdomain Download video
https://www.nclex.com/New window External Subdomain The World’s Premier Licensure Exams The world's premier examinations use innovation and superior psychometrics to measure what matters.
IMG-ALT NCLEX
https://www.nursys.com/New window External Subdomain Innovative Licensure Data Solutions The only national nurse licensure and disciplinary database for RNs, PN/LVNs and APRNs.
IMG-ALT Nursys
https://www.nursecompact.com/New window External Subdomain For a Stronger Nursing Workforce
IMG-ALT Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC)
https://www.aprncompact.com/New window External Subdomain Advanced Care Everywhere
IMG-ALT APRN Compact
http://www.journalofnursingreg...New window External Subdomain Groundbreaking Research
IMG-ALT Journal of Nursing Regulation: Advancing Nursing Excellence for Public Protection
https://www.icrsncsbn.org/New window External Subdomain Leadership & Scholarship
IMG-ALT International Center for Regulatory Scholarship (ICRS)
https://www.regulatoryatlas.com/New window External Subdomain Regulation Around the World
IMG-ALT Global Regulatory Atlas
https://ncsbn.org/compacts.pageMore About Compacts
/nursing-regulation/licensure/...Get Started
/about/subscribe.pageSubscribe to In Focus
https://www.nursys.com/EN/ENDe...New window External Subdomain Access e-Notify
/about/news/all-news.pageSee All News
/news/celebrate-the-power-of-n...Trivial anchor text
Read More
/news/ncsbn-research-highlight...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
/news/nurse-licensure-compact-...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
https://cvent.me/Y9roLdNew window External Register Now
/events/2025-ncsbn-annual-meetingView All Details
/membership/us-members/contact...Select Your Location
/membership/associate-members/...Contact an Associate Member
/membership/exam-user-members/...Contact an Exam User
/about/subscribe.pageSubscribe to our Mailing List
https://ncsbn.org/IMG-ALT NCSBN
https://twitter.com/NCSBNNew window External No Text
https://www.facebook.com/NCSBN...New window External Subdomain No Text
http://www.instagram.com/ncsbnNew window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/user/N...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://vimeo.com/ncsbninterac...New window External No Text
https://ncsbn.org/exams.pageText duplicate Exams
/nursing-regulation.pageText duplicate Nursing Regulation
https://ncsbn.org/compacts.pageText duplicate Compacts
https://ncsbn.org/policy.pageText duplicate Policy
https://ncsbn.org/research.pageText duplicate Research
https://ncsbn.org/membership.pageText duplicate Membership
https://ncsbn.org/about.pageText duplicate About
https://ncsbn.org/about/news.pageNews
/about/events.pageEvents
https://ncsbn.org/resources.pageResource Center
https://regulatoryatlas.com/New window External Regulatory Atlas
https://icrsncsbn.org/New window External ICRS
https://www.journalofnursingre...New window External Subdomain JNR
/about/governance-and-staff/ca...Careers
https://www.aprncompact.com/New window External Subdomain APRN Compact
https://www.nclex.com/New window External Subdomain NCLEX
https://www.nursecompact.com/New window External Subdomain NLC
https://www.nursys.com/New window External Subdomain NURSYS
https://rexpn.com/New window External REx-PN
/about/contact.pageContact NCSBN
https://ncsbn.zendesk.com/hc/e...New window External Subdomain NCSBN Help Center
/membership/us-members/contact...Contact a Board of Nursing
/sites/ncsbn/members-only.pageSign in
/members-only.pageMember Resources
https://passport.ncsbn.org/homeNew window External Subdomain NCSBN Passport
https://www.policies.ncsbn.org...New window External Subdomain Terms
https://policies.ncsbn.org/ter...New window External Subdomain Anchor Trademarks
https://www.policies.ncsbn.org...New window External Subdomain Privacy
https://ncsbn.org/about/help.pageHelp
https://ncsbn.org/sitemap.pageSitemap

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://ncsbn.org/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The HTML page should be transferred using GZip compression.
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.85 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 (50 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 133 referring domains.
This page has 246 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 108 different ip addresses.

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ncsbn.org
National Council of State Boards of Nursing | NCSBN
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) is a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to provide an organization through which boards of nursing act and counsel together on matters of common interest and concern affecting the public health, safety and welfare, including the development of licensing examinations in nursing.

Most important keywords

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NCSBN80%Check
national63%Check
Nursing Workforce61%Check
National Council60%Check
NCSBN members60%Check
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state58%Check
State Boards58%Check
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