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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
88% 
Page structure
70% 
Link structure
70% 
Server
87% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.51 s
File size
44.60 kB
Words
500
Media files
5
Number of links
79 internal / 13 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
National Chimney Sweep Guild | Home
The length of the page title is perfect. (347 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The National Chimney Sweep Guild (NCSG) is a community of professionals that lead the chimney and venting industry.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (739 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://ncsg.org/
There is a valid canonical link 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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viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
generatorSEOmatic
descriptionThe National Chimney Sweep Guild (NCSG) is a community of professionals that lead the chimney and venting industry.
referrerno-referrer-when-downgrade
robotsall
langen
twitter:cardsummary_large_image
twitter:creator@
twitter:titleHome
twitter:descriptionThe National Chimney Sweep Guild (NCSG) is a community of professionals that lead the chimney and venting industry.
og:localeen_US
og:site_nameNational Chimney Sweep Guild
og:typewebsite
og:urlhttps://ncsg.org/
og:titleHome
og:descriptionThe National Chimney Sweep Guild (NCSG) is a community of professionals that lead the chimney and venting industry.
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 500 words. That's ok.
23% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
5 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 17.09 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)
Empty bold or strong tags were found on this page.
The following tag is repeated too often: learn more
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)
This page uses Google authorship information without an image.
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
..._medium/logo_2025-01-13-211052_yawv.webpNational Chimney Sweep Guild
..._medium/logo_2025-01-13-211052_yawv.webpNational Chimney Sweep Guild
...om/Events/_rectangle/25512/NCSG2026.webp2026 NCSG Convention & Trade Show
...975/Mentor-Connect-April-7_1200x628.webpMentor Connect ft. TBD
...randing/_medium/523/logo-ncs-footer.webpNational Chimney Sweep Guild

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Are you a homeowner?
Too many H1 headings
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Are you a homeowner?
H1 Upcoming Events
H1 JOIN TODAY
H2 Serving Those Who Service America's Chimneys
H2 Our Guild
H3 Find an NCSG Member Business or Certified Chimney Professional for service you can trust!
H3 Events
H3 Education and Certifications
H3 Advocacy
H3 2026 NCSG Convention & Trade Show
H3 Sweep's Week at Warrior Horse
H3 Mentor Connect ft. TBD
H4 Join our community of nearly 1000 chimney sweeps and suppliers today!
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 13 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://ncsg.org/National Chimney Sweep Guild
https://ncsg.org/Text duplicate IMG-ALT National Chimney Sweep Guild
/membership/why-joinWhy Join?
/membership/become-a-memberNew window Become A Member
/membership/join-a-committeeJoin a Committee
/membership/get-involvedGet Involved
/membership/certifications-2New window Sweep Shop
/membership/ethics-pledgeEthics Pledge
https://ncsg.org/membership/faqFAQ
https://ncsg.org/certificationsNew window Certifications
/events-education/event-calendarEvent Calendar
/events-education/2025-convent...New window National Convention & Trade Show
/events-education/ncsg-convent...NCSG Convention Exhibitor Portal
/events-education/360CSR 360°
/events-education/house-pressu...House Pressure Training (HAM House)
/events-education/competent-pe...Competent Person Roof Safety Training
/events-education/apprenticesh...Apprenticeship Program
/events-education/virtual-realityNew window Virtual Reality
/events-education/list-my-even...List My Event with NCSG
https://ncsg.org/advocacyAdvocacy
/chimney-pro-center/overviewOverview
/chimney-pro-center/state-and-...State and Regional Associations
/chimney-pro-center/business-e...Business Education
/chimney-pro-center/mentor-pro...Mentor Program
/chimney-pro-center/sweeping-m...Sweeping Magazine
/chimney-pro-center/publicationsPublications
/find-a-sweep/find-an-ncsg-memberFind an NCSG Member
/find-a-sweep/find-a-supplier-...Find a Supplier Member
/find-a-sweep/find-a-certified...Find a Certified Sweep
/about/mission-visionMission & Vision
/about/board-of-directorsBoard of Directors
https://ncsg.org/about/staffStaff
https://ncsg.org/about/by-lawsBylaws
https://ncsg.org/about/trademarkTrademark
https://ncsg.org/about/contactContact
/about/in-memoriamIn Memoriam
https://ncsg.org/blogBlog
https://ncsg.memberclicks.net/...New window External Subdomain Join Now
https://ncsg.memberclicks.net/...New window External Subdomain Login
/membership/why-joinText duplicate Why Join?
/membership/become-a-memberNew window Text duplicate Become A Member
/membership/join-a-committeeText duplicate Join a Committee
/membership/get-involvedText duplicate Get Involved
/membership/certifications-2New window Text duplicate Sweep Shop
/membership/ethics-pledgeText duplicate Ethics Pledge
https://ncsg.org/membership/faqText duplicate FAQ
https://ncsg.org/certificationsNew window Text duplicate Certifications
/events-education/event-calendarText duplicate Event Calendar
/events-education/2025-convent...New window Text duplicate National Convention & Trade Show
/events-education/ncsg-convent...Text duplicate NCSG Convention Exhibitor Portal
/events-education/360Text duplicate CSR 360°
/events-education/house-pressu...Text duplicate House Pressure Training (HAM House)
/events-education/competent-pe...Text duplicate Competent Person Roof Safety Training
/events-education/apprenticesh...Text duplicate Apprenticeship Program
/events-education/virtual-realityNew window Text duplicate Virtual Reality
/events-education/list-my-even...Text duplicate List My Event with NCSG
https://ncsg.org/advocacyText duplicate Advocacy
/chimney-pro-center/overviewText duplicate Overview
/chimney-pro-center/state-and-...Text duplicate State and Regional Associations
/chimney-pro-center/business-e...Text duplicate Business Education
/chimney-pro-center/mentor-pro...Text duplicate Mentor Program
/chimney-pro-center/sweeping-m...Text duplicate Sweeping Magazine
/chimney-pro-center/publicationsText duplicate Publications
/find-a-sweep/find-an-ncsg-memberText duplicate Find an NCSG Member
/find-a-sweep/find-a-supplier-...Text duplicate Find a Supplier Member
/find-a-sweep/find-a-certified...Text duplicate Find a Certified Sweep
/about/mission-visionText duplicate Mission & Vision
/about/board-of-directorsText duplicate Board of Directors
https://ncsg.org/about/staffText duplicate Staff
https://ncsg.org/about/by-lawsText duplicate Bylaws
https://ncsg.org/about/trademarkText duplicate Trademark
https://ncsg.org/about/contactText duplicate Contact
/about/in-memoriamText duplicate In Memoriam
https://ncsg.org/blogText duplicate Blog
https://ncsg.memberclicks.net/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Join Now
https://ncsg.memberclicks.net/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Login
https://ftfvr.com/ncsg-support/External No Text
https://a.co/d/4cJup4ZExternal No Text
https://ncsg.memberclicks.net/...External Subdomain No Text
https://ncsg.memberclicks.net/...External Subdomain No Text
https://certifiedchimneyprofes...External No Text
https://ncsg.org/homeowners-clubVisit the Homeowners Club
https://ncsg.memberclicks.net/...External Subdomain Become a Certified Chimney Professional today.
/event/ncsg-convention-trade-showLearn More
/event/sweeps-weekText duplicate Learn More
/event/mentor-connect-april-7Text duplicate Learn More
https://ncsg.memberclicks.net/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Become A Member
https://ncsg.org/certificationsGet Certified
https://ncsg.org/Text duplicate IMG-ALT National Chimney Sweep Guild
https://ncsg.memberclicks.net/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Join Now
https://ncsg.memberclicks.net/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Login
https://ncsg.org/privacy-policyPrivacy Policy

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://ncsg.org/"
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 (1.51 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 (45 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
servernginx
dateThu, 26 Feb 2026 01:52:34 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
varyAccept-Encoding
x-powered-byCraft CMS
x-robots-tagall
link<https://ncsg.org/>; rel='canonical'
referrer-policyno-referrer-when-downgrade
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
x-xss-protection1; mode=block
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
content-encodinggzip
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 191 referring domains.
This page has 363 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 70 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

# robots.txt for https://ncsg.org/

sitemap: https://ncsg.org/sitemaps-1-sitemap.xml

    # live - don't allow web crawlers to index cpresources/ or vendor/

    User-agent: *
    Disallow: /cpresources/
    Disallow: /vendor/
    Disallow: /.env
    Disallow: /cache/


# Disallow ChatGPT bot, as there's no benefit to allowing it to index your site
User-agent: GPTBot
Disallow: /

# Disallow Google Bard and Vertex AI bots, as there's no benefit to allowing it to index your site
User-agent: Google-Extended
Disallow: /

# Disallow Perplexity bot, as there's no benefit to allowing it to index your site
User-agent: PerplexityBot
Disallow: /

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National Chimney Sweep Guild | Home
The National Chimney Sweep Guild (NCSG) is a community of professionals that lead the chimney and venting industry.

Most important keywords

Following keywords were found. You can check the keyword optimization of this page for each keyword.

KeywordResultRecheck
Chimney74%Check
Chimney Sweep71%Check
NCSG70%Check
Chimney Sweep Guild70%Check
National Chimney Sweep Guild68%Check
Sweep65%Check
Guild65%Check
National61%Check
Certified Chimney60%Check
Chimney Sweeps58%Check
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