Spotlight.com - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
86% 
Page structure
70% 
Link structure
88% 
Server
98% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.43 s
File size
130.00 kB
Words
629
Media files
41
Number of links
41 internal / 16 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Spotlight: The Home of Casting
The length of the page title is perfect. (281 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Since 1927, Spotlight has connected performers with roles in theatre, television, and film productions around the world.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (729 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.spotlight.com/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-gb
Server location: Canada
The following language is defined by HTML: en-gb
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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og:descriptionSince 1927, Spotlight has connected performers with roles in theatre, television, and film productions around the world.
og:urlhttps://www.spotlight.com/
og:site_nameSpotlight
charsetUTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
This page contains 629 words. That's ok.
37.2% of the text are stop words.
7 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 19.27 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 13 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
...24/08/Spotlight-White-Powered-By-TS.webpSpotlight logo
...ina-Performer-Type-Desktop-750x652-2.jpgPerformers
...ung-Performer-Type-Desktop-750x652-1.jpgYoung Performers
...tina-Graduate-Type-Desktop-750x652-1.jpgGraduates
...ting-Director-Type-Desktop-750x652-1.jpgCasting Professionals
...Retina-Agent-Type-Desktop-750x652_V3.jpgAgents
/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/studio.jpgStudios
/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/vo_booth.jpgVoiceover Booth
...Spotlight-RoomsLaunchParty-Web-011-1.jpgBoost Events
/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/partners.pngPeople on Stage
...ight-Entrance-and-Walkway-21-Low-Res.jpgPeople on Stage
...Joanna-Nicole-Photography-272-scaled.jpgWorkshop Rental Library
...ds/2024/10/Get-in-touch-552-x-456-px.pngHelp Centre
...t/uploads/2024/10/Industry-Resources.pngIndustry Resources
/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_0436.webpThe Casting Director Index
...762e5aedba3a578fc870c76bed02-scaled.jpegNo alt attribute provided
..._Images_Carousel_Desktop_02-1-scaled.jpgHero
...page-Hero-Desktop-2880x1590-1-scaled.jpgHome Page - Hero
...tina-Homepage-Hero-Mobile-750x1146-1.jpgHome Page - Hero
...11/a2b8be111ba4e9515d51fa6783b8d98c.jpegNo alt attribute provided
...epage_Hero_Images_Carousel_Mobile_02.jpgActor in the spotlight
...ina-Performer-Type-Desktop-750x652-1.jpgActors and performers.
...Retina-Agent-Type-Desktop-750x652_V3.jpgTalent agents and representatives.
...ting-Director-Type-Desktop-750x652-1.jpgCasting directors.
...ung-Performer-Type-Desktop-750x652-1.jpgChild actors and young performers.
...tina-Graduate-Type-Desktop-750x652-1.jpgDrama school graduates.
...Spotlight-Contacts-Desktop-700x720-1.jpgSpotlight Contacts connects you to the entertainment industry.
...Spotlight-Podcasts-Desktop-700x720-1.jpgSpotlight podcasts keep you current.
...-Spotlight-Support-Desktop-700x720-1.jpgSpotlight offers mental health and wellbeing services.
...robantu-on-Netflixs-Wednesday-scaled.jpgVictor Teodor Dorobantu as 'Thing' on the set of 'Wednesday'
...ilding-Your-Brand-as-an-Actor-scaled.jpgAn actor looking at his smartphone
...ut-Vertical-Short-Form-Dramas-scaled.jpgA group of people looking down at their phones held vertically
/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/logo-1.pngAmazon Prime
/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/logo-2.pngDisney
/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/logo-3.pngNetflix
/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/logo-5.pngParamount+
/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/logo-4.pngBBC
/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/logo-6.png4
...24/08/Spotlight-White-Powered-By-TS.webpSpotlight logo
/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image.pngSecurity Compliance and Privacy
Video URLWidthHeight
...com/5727_3C_Spotlight_R03_MR01_NoTag.mp4

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Welcome to the home of casting
The H1 heading contains the words Welcome to! Use important keywords instead.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Welcome to the home of casting
H2 By the numbers
H2 Calling all creatives
H2 Your story starts here
H2 Your passion. Our purpose.
H2 News & Advice
H2 Find your Spotlight
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 16 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.spotlight.com/Anchor Skip to content
https://www.spotlight.com/IMG-ALT Spotlight logo
/join-us/performers/Performers
/join-us/young-performers/Young Performers
/join-us/graduates/Graduates
/join-us/casting-professionals/Casting Professionals
/join-us/agents/Agents
/rooms-and-studios/studios/Studios
/rooms-and-studios/voiceover-b...Voiceover Booth
https://app.spotlight.com/cont...New window External Subdomain Contacts Listings
/news-and-advice/News & Advice
/about-us/About Us
/our-partners/Our Partners
/press-centre/Press Centre
/spotlight-prize/The Spotlight Prize
https://support.spotlight.com/...External Subdomain Help Centre
/industry-resources/Industry Resources
/the-casting-director-index/The Casting Director Index
https://app.spotlight.com/myhomeExternal Subdomain Sign In
/join-us/performers/Performer
/join-us/young-performers/Young Performer
/join-us/graduates/Graduate
/join-us/casting-professionals/Casting Professional
/join-us/agents/Agent
/join-us/performers/Actors and Performers
IMG-ALT Actors and performers.
/join-us/agents/Talent Agents
IMG-ALT Talent agents and representatives.
/join-us/casting-professionals/Casting Directors
IMG-ALT Casting directors.
/join-us/young-performers/Young 
Performers
IMG-ALT Child actors and young performers.
/join-us/graduates/Text duplicate Graduates
IMG-ALT Drama school graduates.
https://app.spotlight.com/cont...External Subdomain Spotlight Contacts Connecting you with a career in entertainment Learn more
IMG-ALT Spotlight Contacts connects you to the entertainment industry.
/news-and-advice/?category=The...Spotlight Podcasts Stories and advice from industry experts Learn more
IMG-ALT Spotlight podcasts keep you current.
/news-and-advice/supporting-yo...Supporting Our Members Mental health and wellbeing resources catered to creatives Learn more
IMG-ALT Spotlight offers mental health and wellbeing services.
/news-and-advice/my-casting-st...The Industry My Casting Story: Victor Teodor Dorobantu on Netflix’s ‘Wednesday’ Performer Victor Teodor Dorobantu shares how he brought the non-verbal charac...
IMG-ALT Victor Teodor Dorobantu as 'Thing' on the set of 'Wednesday'
/news-and-advice/how-to-build-...The Essentials Building Your Brand as an Actor Discover what personal branding is and what it means for you as a performer. At its core, personal branding is...
IMG-ALT An actor looking at his smartphone
/news-and-advice/what-to-know-...The Industry What You Need to Know About Vertical Short-Form Dramas Discover what vertical short-form content is, why it’s so popular and how appearing in on...
IMG-ALT A group of people looking down at their phones held vertically
/news-and-advicesee more +
https://www.youtube.com/spotli...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.facebook.com/spotl...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/spot...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.tiktok.com/@spotli...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.talentsystems.com/...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Security Compliance and Privacy
https://support.spotlight.com/...New window External Subdomain Get In Touch
/about-usText duplicate About Us
https://app.spotlight.com/cont...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Contacts Listings
/our-partnersText duplicate Our Partners
https://calendar.spotlight.com/New window External Subdomain Spotlight Performance Calendar
/contacts-infoGet Listed on Contacts
https://status.spotlight.com/New window External Subdomain Website Status Page
/the-small-print/new-on-spotlightWhat's New on Spotlight
/the-small-print/promoting-inc...Promoting Inclusivity in Our Industry
/the-small-print/terms-conditionsTerms & Conditions
/the-small-print/privacy-policyPrivacy Policy
/help-and-faqsHelp & FAQs
/the-small-print/safeguarding-...Safeguarding Policy
https://security.talentsystems...External Subdomain Security & Trust
https://www.google.com/maps/pl...New window External Subdomain 16 Garrick Street, London WC2E 9BA

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.spotlight.com/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.43 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 (130 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 434 referring domains.
This page has 8,552 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 358 different ip addresses.

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Spotlight: The Home of Casting
Since 1927, Spotlight has connected performers with roles in theatre, television, and film productions around the world.

Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
Spotlight77%Check
Casting65%Check
Casting Director52%Check
Casting Directors51%Check
Performer50%Check
Welcome50%Check
Performers48%Check
roles46%Check
productions46%Check
connected46%Check
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