Sdcorp.co.za - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
82% 
Page structure
79% 
Link structure
63% 
Server
0% 
External factors
18% 
SEO Score
Response time
5.64 s
File size
284.30 kB
Words
1105
Media files
40
Number of links
97 internal / 6 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
SDC – The Skills Development Corporation
The length of the page title is perfect. (387 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://sdcorp.co.za/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-za
Server location: South Africa
The following language is defined by HTML: en-za
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 1105 words. That's ok.
27.5% 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.
19 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 18.58 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 42 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-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 22 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
10 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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...nt/uploads/2024/08/student-resources.jpgNo alt attribute provided
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...-justified-square-double-vertical-xl.pngWhy should Companies Create Awareness for Mental Health in the Workplace?
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...t-thegem-product-justified-square-xl.pngBeyond Training: How Peer Mentoring at SDC Fosters Growth and Connection for Impactful Skills Development
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...t-thegem-product-justified-square-xl.pngBeyond Training: How Peer Mentoring at SDC Fosters Growth and Connection for Impactful Skills Development
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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
There is no H1 heading specified.
Headings
(Important)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 We are an Accredited Learning Institution
H2 A Full Turn-key Solution To Businesses
H2 Trusted By
H2 Recent Articles
H3 Student Quick Links
H3 For Businesses
H4 Achieve Real Transformation
H4 Your Partner in Skills Training
H4 Establish Skills Development B-BBEE points
H5 Upskill the Youth of SA.
H5 Student Application Process
H5 Disabled Learner Application
H5 Abled Learner Application
H5 About B-BBEE Skills Development
H5 A Turn-key Solution
H5 Client Benefits
H5 Contact Us
H5 Business Links
H5 Student Links
H6 WHAT WE DO
H6 B-BBEE SKILLS TRAINING
H6 OUR EXPERT SERVICES
H6 QUICK LINKS
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
2 links don't have an anchor text.
There are 6 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 6 external links on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://sdcorp.co.za/Anchor Scroll Top
https://web.facebook.com/skill...New window External Subdomain Facebook-f
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain Linkedin-in
https://www.instagram.com/sdc_...New window External Subdomain Instagram
/student-hub/student-applicati...Become a Learner
/contact-us/clients/Become a Client
https://sdcorp.co.za/IMG-ALT SDC
https://sdcorp.co.za/Home
/about-sdc/our-story/Our Story
/about-sdc/meet-the-team/Meet the Team
/about-sdc/vacancies/Vacancies
/about-sdc/sponsorships/Sponsorships
/about-sdc/community/Community
/about-sdc/sdc-group/SDC Group
/services/b-bbee-skills-develo...B-BBEE Skills Development Portfolio Management
/services/our-b-bbee-accredite...Our B-BBEE Accredited Learnerships
/services/accredited-short-cou...Accredited Short Courses/Skills Programs
/services/learner-sourcing-and...Learner Sourcing and Placement
/services/ed-sd-sed-beneficiary/ED/SD/SED Beneficiary
/services/wsp-atr-pivotal-plans/WSP/ATR/PIVOTAL Plans
/services/application-for-seta...Application for SETA Grants
/services/employment-equity/Employment Equity
/student-hub/student-applicati...Student Application Process
/student-hub/disabled-learner-...Disabled Learner Application – Johannesburg
/student-hub/disabled-learner-...Disabled Learner Application – Cape Town
/student-hub/abled-learner-app...Abled Learner Application – Johannesburg
/student-hub/abled-learner-app...Abled Learner Application – Cape Town
/student-hub/student-stories/Student Stories
/client-info/understanding-b-b...Understanding B-BBEE Skills Development
/client-info/client-benefits/Client Benefits
https://sdcorp.co.za/news/News
/contact-us/student-certificates/Student Certificates
/contact-us/clients/Clients
https://web.facebook.com/skill...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Facebook
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE LinkedIn
https://www.instagram.com/skil...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Instagram
/services/our-b-bbee-accredite...Trivial anchor text
Read More
/services/accredited-short-cou...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
/services/b-bbee-skills-develo...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
/services/our-b-bbee-accredite...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
/services/b-bbee-skills-develo...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
/about-sdc/our-story/Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
/services/b-bbee-skills-develo...New window Nofollow No Text
/services/our-b-bbee-accredite...New window Nofollow No Text
/services/accredited-short-cou...New window Nofollow No Text
/services/learner-sourcing-and...New window Nofollow No Text
/services/ed-sd-sed-beneficiary/New window Nofollow No Text
/services/wsp-atr-pivotal-plans/New window Nofollow No Text
/services/application-for-seta...New window Nofollow No Text
/services/employment-equity/New window Nofollow No Text
/student-hub/student-applicati...New window Nofollow No Text
/student-hub/disabled-learner-...New window Nofollow No Text
/student-hub/abled-learner-app...New window Nofollow No Text
/client-info/understanding-b-b...New window Nofollow No Text
/services/b-bbee-skills-develo...New window Nofollow No Text
/client-info/client-benefits/New window Nofollow No Text
/why-should-companies-create-a...IMG-ALT calm-businesswoman-professional-taking-break-meditating-sitting-table-office-meeting-ignoring
/why-should-companies-create-a...Why should Companies Create Awareness for Mental Health in the Workplace?
/category/business/Business
/beyond-training-how-peer-ment...IMG-ALT teacher-training-peer-mentoring
/beyond-training-how-peer-ment...Beyond Training: How Peer Mentoring at SDC Fosters Growth and Connection for Impactful Skills Development
/category/culture/Culture
/skills-development-on-your-b-...IMG-ALT young-woman-skills-development-bbbee
/skills-development-on-your-b-...Skills Development on Your B-BBEE Scorecard: Unpacking the Benefits and How it Works
/category/business/Text duplicate Business
/skills-development-and-your-b...IMG-ALT young-student-skills-development-bbbee
/skills-development-and-your-b...Skills Development and Your B-BBEE Scorecard: What Every Business Needs to Know
/category/business/Text duplicate Business
/skills-development-and-your-b...Text duplicate IMG-ALT young-student-skills-development-bbbee
/skills-development-and-your-b...Text duplicate Skills Development and Your B-BBEE Scorecard: What Every Business Needs to Know
/skills-development-on-your-b-...Text duplicate IMG-ALT young-woman-skills-development-bbbee
/skills-development-on-your-b-...Text duplicate Skills Development on Your B-BBEE Scorecard: Unpacking the Benefits and How it Works
/beyond-training-how-peer-ment...Text duplicate IMG-ALT teacher-training-peer-mentoring
/beyond-training-how-peer-ment...Text duplicate Beyond Training: How Peer Mentoring at SDC Fosters Growth and Connection for Impactful Skills Development
/why-should-companies-create-a...Text duplicate IMG-ALT calm-businesswoman-professional-taking-break-meditating-sitting-table-office-meeting-ignoring
/why-should-companies-create-a...Text duplicate Why should Companies Create Awareness for Mental Health in the Workplace?
/about-sdc/our-story/About Us
/services/b-bbee-skills-develo...Our Services
/services/our-b-bbee-accredite...B-BBEE Learnerships
/services/ed-sd-sed-beneficiary/Text duplicate ED/SD/SED Beneficiary
/services/wsp-atr-pivotal-plans/Text duplicate WSP/ATR/PIVOTAL Plans
/contact-us/clients/Contact Us
/about-sdc/our-story/Text duplicate About Us
/services/b-bbee-skills-develo...Text duplicate Our Services
/services/our-b-bbee-accredite...Text duplicate B-BBEE Learnerships
/services/ed-sd-sed-beneficiary/Text duplicate ED/SD/SED Beneficiary
/services/wsp-atr-pivotal-plans/Text duplicate WSP/ATR/PIVOTAL Plans
/contact-us/clients/Text duplicate Contact Us
/student-hub/student-applicati...Application Process
/student-hub/disabled-learner-...Disabled Learner Application – JHB
/student-hub/abled-learner-app...Abled Learner Application – JHB
/student-hub/disabled-learner-...Disabled Learner Application – CPT
/student-hub/abled-learner-app...Abled Learner Application – CPT
/student-hub/student-applicati...Text duplicate Application Process
/student-hub/disabled-learner-...Text duplicate Disabled Learner Application – JHB
/student-hub/abled-learner-app...Text duplicate Abled Learner Application – JHB
/student-hub/disabled-learner-...Text duplicate Disabled Learner Application – CPT
/student-hub/abled-learner-app...Text duplicate Abled Learner Application – CPT
/contact-us/student-certificates/Text duplicate Contact Us
https://sdcorp.co.za/No Text
https://sdcorp.co.za/Anchor No Text
/contact-us/clients/No Text
/student-hub/student-applicati...No Text

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://sdcorp.co.za/"
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 is very slow (5.64 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.
This page loads 55 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 42 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (284 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

This page has only a few links from other websites.
This page only has backlinks from 6 referring domains.
This page only has 6 backlinks.
This page only has few backlinks from 6 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

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Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
SDC Skills Development62%Check
SDC61%Check
Skills58%Check
Development58%Check
Skills Development58%Check
Skills Development Corporation56%Check
Skills Development Training54%Check
B-BBEE Skills Development53%Check
Development Corporation53%Check
Skills Development B-BBEE53%Check

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