Rgs.org - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
83% 
Page quality
97% 
Page structure
89% 
Link structure
60% 
Server
62% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.86 s
File size
284.80 kB
Words
726
Media files
19
Number of links
120 internal / 6 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home - RGS
The page title is too short. (114 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) is a learned society and professional body for geography. Explore our resources and events, and join our community.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (986 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.rgs.org/
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)
This page contains 726 words. That's ok.
30.2% of the text are stop words.
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
13 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 17.35 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" 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 15 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
3 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

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...26315789475,0.5614035087719298&width=195Two hikers on a seaside cliff on a sunny day. One is assisting the other by taking their hand and pulling them up.
...9649122807,0.38318017265385684&width=195Hormazd Narwiella as seen from behind, standing in front of his mural at the Society and viewing it.
...1575048503734,0.69491527578925&width=195Three seals on a small iceberg in the middle of the sea with snow-covered mountain in the background
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...280&rxy=0.5,0.6336675020885547&width=368Elephants, birds and other animals converge within landscape of mass litter and waste.
...6893866655,0.40425186589522966&width=368Field sketch book with drawings of leaves and black spruce. Lying on the page are also sketching tools such as a knife and pen
...89079707439,0.5483242763647688&width=368Stuck In Ice
...ark.png?height=298&rxy=0.5,0.5&width=624Three students sit in a park and chat.
...or.jpeg?height=180&rxy=0.5,0.5&width=240Two people sat at a desk in an office in front of a monitor and a laptop. One person is pointing to the laptop screen. There are other people working at a desk in the background.
...set.png?height=180&rxy=0.5,0.5&width=240Filming in Oman at sunset
...280701047426,0.562332616171301&width=240University of Sussex campus showing buildings and students sitting and walking on the grass.
...tools-to-explore-nature.jpeg?rxy=0.5,0.5Students in a forest using digital tools to explore nature.
...4820759684,0.49331994609879476&width=348A grass covered patio bordered by a rectangular stone path. This lays surrounded by the red bricked Society building.
...26315789475,0.5614035087719298&width=348Two hikers on a seaside cliff on a sunny day. One is assisting the other by taking their hand and pulling them up.
...29798381215,0.6457366178294742&width=348Outside view of the RGS' building with people passing by the RGS pavilion on Exhibition Road.
...ji.jpeg?height=288&rxy=0.5,0.5&width=348Skyline of Tokyo on a bright sunny day with in the background the snow capped top of Mount Fuji.
...288&rxy=0.5,0.5824282929546087&width=348A researcher collecting water temperature measurements at the edge of a river in a baron landscape, with mountains in the background.
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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Join the Society
The H1 heading is too short (16 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 27 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 Join the Society
H2 Discover your Member benefits
H2 What's on
H2 Latest news
H2 Join our mailing list
H2 About us
H2 Donate
H2 Join us
H2 What is geography?
H2 Grants
H2 Resources for schools
H2 Research publications
H3 About us Duplicate text
H3 Choose geography
H3 Schools
H3 Research
H3 Professionals
H3 In the field
H3 Our Collections
H3 Events
H3 Survey shows geography students highly satisfied
H3 Supporting geographical work experience opportunities
H3 Teaching sustainability and biodiversity through the case of Oman
H3 New geography programmes accredited
H4 Earth Photo 2025 exhibition
H4 Global GeoARTBlitz 2025
H4 Earth Photo: Lamport Hall
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
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.
There are 6 external links on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.rgs.org/A-TITLE Royal Geographical Society
/auth/Login?returnUrl=/Login
https://www.rgs.org/join-us/Join us
https://www.rgs.org/about-us/About us
/about-us/our-work/Our work
/about-us/support-us/Support us
/about-us/governance/Governance
/about-us/our-history/Our history
/about-us/our-people/Our people
/about-us/what-is-geography/What is geography?
/about-us/press-and-media/Press and media
/about-us/work-for-us/Work for us
/about-us/visit-us/Visit us
/about-us/contact-us/Contact us
/about-us/support-us/donate/Donate
/choose-geography/Choose geography
/choose-geography/i-am-a-geogr...I am a geographer
/choose-geography/choose-geogr...Choose geography at school
/choose-geography/choose-geogr...Choose geography at university
/choose-geography/choose-geogr...Choose geography apprenticeships
/choose-geography/choose-geogr...Choose geography as a postgraduate
/choose-geography/choose-a-car...Choose a career with geography
/choose-geography/professional...Professional Ambassadors
https://www.rgs.org/schools/Schools
/schools/resources-for-schools/Resources for schools
/schools/teacher-events/Teacher events
/schools/school-student-events/School student events
/schools/careers-and-progression/Careers and progression
/schools/fieldwork-in-schools/Fieldwork in schools
/join-us/school-membership/School Membership
/schools/projects-and-partners...Projects and Partnerships
/schools/geography-for-all/Geography for all
/schools/competitions/Competitions and awards
/in-the-field/grants/teacher-g...Teacher grants
/schools/curriculum-and-profes...Curriculum and professional support
/schools/get-into-teaching/Get into teaching
/schools/connect-with-us/Connect with us
https://www.rgs.org/research/Research
/research/annual-international...Annual Conference
/research/research-publications/Research publications
/research/research-groups/Research Groups
/research/programme-accreditat...Programme accreditation
/research/student-awards-and-r...Student awards and recognition
/research/higher-education-res...Higher Education resources
/research/support-for-undergra...Support for undergraduates
/research/support-for-postgrad...Support for postgraduates
/research/academic-news-and-up...Academic news and updates
/research/connect-with-us/Text duplicate Connect with us
/professionals/Professionals
/professionals/developing-your...Developing your career
/professionals/professional-pa...Professional Pathway to Chartered Geographer
/professionals/chartered-geogr...Chartered Geographer
/professionals/continuing-prof...Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
/professionals/geography-in-pr...Geography in practice
/professionals/professional-st...Professional standards and best practice
/professionals/professional-pr...Professional Practice Groups
/professionals/professional-ne...Professional news and events
/professionals/connect-with-us/Text duplicate Connect with us
https://www.rgs.org/in-the-field/In the field
/in-the-field/explore-festival...Explore 2025
/in-the-field/grants/Grants
/in-the-field/advice-and-train...Advice and information
/in-the-field/expedition-reports/Expedition reports
/in-the-field/field-research-p...Field research programme
/in-the-field/news-roundup/News roundup
/our-collections/Our Collections
/our-collections/about-our-col...About our Collections
/our-collections/search-our-co...Search our Collections
/our-collections/research-usin...Research using our Collections
/our-collections/stories-from-...Stories from our Collections
/our-collections/buy-and-licen...Buy and license images
/our-collections/stories-from-...Explore our Collections
https://www.rgs.org/events/Events
/events/upcoming-events/Upcoming events
/events/upcoming-events/summit...Summit Photo
/events/hire-our-venue/Hire our venue
/events/talks-on-demand/Talks on demand
/events/talks-on-demand?filter...Subdomain Monday night lecture recordings
/events/upcoming-events/summit...Summit Photo 2025
https://www.rgs.org/about-us/Text duplicate About us
/choose-geography/Text duplicate Choose geography
https://www.rgs.org/schools/Text duplicate Schools
https://www.rgs.org/research/Text duplicate Research
/professionals/Text duplicate Professionals
https://www.rgs.org/in-the-field/Text duplicate In the field
/our-collections/Text duplicate Our Collections
https://www.rgs.org/events/Text duplicate Events
https://www.rgs.org/join-us/Text duplicate Join us
/auth/Login?returnUrl=/Text duplicate Login
https://www.rgs.org/join-us/Join the Society Discover your Member benefits Inspiring events and conversations, exclusive discounts, valuable resources and expertise, and a network of pe...
/events/upcoming-events/Text duplicate Upcoming events
/events/upcoming-events/earth-...IMG-ALT Elephants, birds and other animals converge within landscape of mass litter and waste.
A-TITLE Earth Photo 2025 exhibition
/events/upcoming-events/earth-...Earth Photo 2025 exhibition
A-TITLE Earth Photo 2025 exhibition
/events/upcoming-events/earth-...More Info
/events/upcoming-events/global...IMG-ALT Field sketch book with drawings of leaves and black spruce. Lying on the page are also sketching tools such as a knife and pen
A-TITLE Global GeoARTBlitz 2025
/events/upcoming-events/global...Global GeoARTBlitz 2025
A-TITLE Global GeoARTBlitz 2025
/events/upcoming-events/global...Text duplicate More Info
/events/upcoming-events/earth-...IMG-ALT Stuck In Ice
A-TITLE Earth Photo: Lamport Hall
/events/upcoming-events/earth-...Earth Photo: Lamport Hall
A-TITLE Earth Photo: Lamport Hall
/events/upcoming-events/earth-...Text duplicate More Info
/about-us/our-work/latest-news/Latest news
/about-us/our-work/latest-news...Survey shows geography students highly satisfied The results of 2025 National Student Survey (NSS) once again show the value of studying geography, with stud...
IMG-ALT Three students sit in a park and chat.
A-TITLE More Info
/about-us/our-work/latest-news...Supporting geographical work experience opportunities Friday 18 Jul 2025 RGS-IBG news
IMG-ALT Two people sat at a desk in an office in front of a monitor and a laptop. One person is pointing to the laptop screen. There are other people working at a de...
A-TITLE More Info
/about-us/our-work/latest-news...Teaching sustainability and biodiversity through the case of Oman Wednesday 16 Jul 2025 Schools and education
IMG-ALT Filming in Oman at sunset
A-TITLE More Info
/about-us/our-work/latest-news...New geography programmes accredited Monday 14 Jul 2025 RGS-IBG news
IMG-ALT University of Sussex campus showing buildings and students sitting and walking on the grass.
A-TITLE More Info
https://portal.rgs.org/account...External Subdomain Sign me up
A-TITLE Sign up button linking to login portal
https://www.rgs.org/about-us/About us We’re dedicated to the promotion of geographical knowledge and its application to societal and environmental challenges and opportunities.
IMG-ALT A grass covered patio bordered by a rectangular stone path. This lays surrounded by the red bricked Society building.
A-TITLE About us
/about-us/support-us/donate/Donate Please consider supporting the Society today. Your generosity will help to sustain our independent and inspirational work.
IMG-ALT Two hikers on a seaside cliff on a sunny day. One is assisting the other by taking their hand and pulling them up.
A-TITLE Donate
https://www.rgs.org/join-us/Join us Unlock the benefits that our network of people passionate about the planet's places and environments offers.
IMG-ALT Outside view of the RGS' building with people passing by the RGS pavilion on Exhibition Road.
A-TITLE Join us
/about-us/what-is-geography/What is geography? Geography is unique in bridging the social and natural sciences. Find out what makes it essential in understanding the world in which we l...
IMG-ALT Skyline of Tokyo on a bright sunny day with in the background the snow capped top of Mount Fuji.
A-TITLE What is geography?
/in-the-field/grants/Grants Our grants programme develops new knowledge and advances geographical science, supporting geographical research in the UK and overseas.
IMG-ALT A researcher collecting water temperature measurements at the edge of a river in a baron landscape, with mountains in the background.
A-TITLE Grants
/schools/resources-for-schools/Resources for schools Browse our catalogue of award-winning resources to enhance geographical learning.
A-TITLE Resources for schools
/research/research-publications/Research publications Our publications provide a high-quality outlet for the dissemination of research, and sharing of skills across the breadth of the disci...
A-TITLE Research publications
/auth/Login?returnUrl=/Text duplicate Login
/about-us/contact-us/Contact
/about-us/support-us/donate/Text duplicate Donate
/about-us/press-and-media/Press
/about-us/work-for-us/Careers
https://www.facebook.com/RGS.IBG/New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Facebook
https://x.com/rgs_ibgNew window External A-TITLE Twitter
https://www.youtube.com/user/R...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE YouTube
https://www.instagram.com/rgs_ibgNew window External Subdomain A-TITLE Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE LinkedIn
/privacy-notice/Privacy notice
/accessibility/Accessibility
/support-pages/site-map/Site Map

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.rgs.org/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
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 of 0.86 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 (285 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 1,032 referring domains.
This page has 813,213 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 661 different ip addresses.

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www.rgs.org
Home - RGS
The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) is a learned society and professional body for geography. Explore our resources and events, and join our community.

Most important keywords

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geography54%Check
Royal Geographical Society53%Check
Resources52%Check
events50%Check
Professional50%Check
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