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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
70% 
Page structure
58% 
Link structure
37% 
Server
83% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.57 s
File size
101.70 kB
Words
609
Media files
20
Number of links
66 internal / 54 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
StoryCorps - Stories from people of all backgrounds and beliefs
The length of the page title is perfect. (566 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://storycorps.org/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Server location: Canada
The following language is defined by HTML: en-us
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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googleEmpty
robotsindex, follow, max-image-preview:large, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1
article:publisherhttp://facebook.com/storycorps
article:modified_time2023-02-01T18:07:00+00:00
langen-us
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twitter:site@StoryCorps
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og:site_nameStoryCorps
og:descriptionStories from people of all backgrounds and beliefs
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og:image:width250
og:image:height250

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
Only 2 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
This page contains 609 words. That's ok.
28.4% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 14 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 12 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)
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
...c-player/assets/images/sc-logo-white.pngStoryCorps Logo
...c-player/assets/images/sc-logo-white.pngStoryCorps Logo
...c-player/assets/images/sc-logo-white.pngStoryCorps Logo
...c-player/assets/images/sc-logo-white.pngStoryCorps Logo
...c-player/assets/images/sc-logo-white.pngStoryCorps Logo
...c-player/assets/images/sc-logo-white.pngStoryCorps Logo
...go-black-65e9d5f4afeb7-65e9d5f4afeba.pngCPB logo
...-6405c3a5a635b-6405c3a5a635c-636x208.pngNPR Logo
...e1daa3-1-6405c3c9028bb-6405c3c9028bd.pngLibrary of Congress
...8e7c44-1-6405c3e6230e0-6405c3e6230e1.pngActon Family Giving
...095aa2-1-6405c402a71ac-6405c402a71ae.pngThe Kaplen Brothers Fund
...ooter-v2-64e61a820e685-64e61a820e688.pngNo alt attribute provided
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...onsor-8L-6405c4b80609b-6405c4b80609d.pngNo alt attribute provided
Audio URL
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...s/Lahr-1-686fd0eb79eaa-686fd0eb79eac.mp3
.../Godfrey-6866cd16bdd56-6866cd16bdd57.mp3

Page structure

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

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 Take One Small Step
H2 Get to Know StoryCorps
H2 Explore Our Programs
H3 One Small Step Montage
H3 A Republican “Kingmaker” And a Civil Rights Leader Take One Small Step to Heal Toxic Polarization In Columbus, GA
H3 Cassandra and Dave's One Small Step Conversation
H3 “Is there one thing that you respect about the way that I see the world?”
H3 Mobile Tour
H3 Military Voices Initiative
H3 One Small Step
H3 Brightness in Black
H3 Who we are
H3 What we do
H3 How to support us
H3 Where to learn more
H3 Major Supporters and partners
H4 Share this interview
H4 Share this interview Duplicate text
H4 Share this interview Duplicate text
H4 Share this interview Duplicate text
H4 Share this interview Duplicate text
H4 Share this interview Duplicate text
H4 One Small Step is a national effort to remind us of the humanity in everyone — even those we disagree with. Learn more about our initiative to bridge political divides, one conversation at a time.
H4 Build connections and encourage compassion through the power of conversation.
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.
11 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are too many external links (54) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://storycorps.org/?sNo Text
https://donate.storycorps.org/...External Subdomain Donate
https://storycorps.org/No Text
https://storycorps.org/stories/Stories
https://storycorps.org/discover/Programs
/participate/Participate
/storycorps-studios/StoryCorps Studios
https://storycorps.org/about/About
https://storycorps.org/contact/Contact
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/...External Subdomain Podcast
https://donate.storycorps.org/...External Subdomain Text duplicate Donate
https://storycorps.org/?sSearch
https://donate.storycorps.org/...External Subdomain Text duplicate Donate
https://facebook.com/storycorpsExternal Facebook
https://twitter.com/StoryCorpsExternal Twitter
https://instagram.com/storycorps/External Instagram
https://storycorps.org/contactEmail
/stories/deafblind-teen-shares...“I want to be a marine biologist / dolphin trainer!”
https://www.npr.org/podcasts/5...New window External Subdomain Subscribe
https://donate.storycorps.org/...New window External Subdomain Support
https://www.facebook.com/share...New window External Subdomain Share
https://twitter.com/share/?url...New window External Tweet
https://www.npr.org/podcasts/5...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Subscribe
https://donate.storycorps.org/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Support
/stories/park-rangers-clean-mt..."I’ve been blessed to help clean an icon of our country."
https://www.npr.org/podcasts/5...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Subscribe
https://donate.storycorps.org/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Support
https://www.facebook.com/share...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Share
https://twitter.com/share/?url...New window External Text duplicate Tweet
https://www.npr.org/podcasts/5...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Subscribe
https://donate.storycorps.org/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Support
/stories/tony-goldwyn-ben-sauc...Tony Goldwyn and Ben Sauceda Take One Small Step
https://www.npr.org/podcasts/5...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Subscribe
https://donate.storycorps.org/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Support
https://www.facebook.com/share...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Share
https://twitter.com/share/?url...New window External Text duplicate Tweet
https://www.npr.org/podcasts/5...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Subscribe
https://donate.storycorps.org/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Support
/podcast/the-taste-of-summer/The Taste of Summer
https://www.npr.org/podcasts/5...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Subscribe
https://donate.storycorps.org/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Support
https://www.facebook.com/share...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Share
https://twitter.com/share/?url...New window External Text duplicate Tweet
https://www.npr.org/podcasts/5...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Subscribe
https://donate.storycorps.org/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Support
/stories/construction-site-cat..."We will all be transformed, those who worked on this project."
https://www.npr.org/podcasts/5...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Subscribe
https://donate.storycorps.org/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Support
https://www.facebook.com/share...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Share
https://twitter.com/share/?url...New window External Text duplicate Tweet
https://www.npr.org/podcasts/5...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Subscribe
https://donate.storycorps.org/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Support
/stories/florida-friends-veter...“It took people that knew me to bring me into the light.”
https://www.npr.org/podcasts/5...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Subscribe
https://donate.storycorps.org/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Support
https://www.facebook.com/share...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Share
https://twitter.com/share/?url...New window External Text duplicate Tweet
https://www.npr.org/podcasts/5...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Subscribe
https://donate.storycorps.org/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Support
/discover/onesmallstep/Learn more about our initiative to bridge political divides, one conversation at a time.
/stories/one-small-step-montage/No Text
/stories/one-small-step-montage/One Small Step Montage
/stories/one-small-step-montage/Text duplicate One Small Step Montage
/animation/wane-and-alton/No Text
/animation/wane-and-alton/A Republican “Kingmaker” And a Civil Rights Leader Take One Small Step to Heal Toxic Polarization In Columbus, GA
/animation/wane-and-alton/Text duplicate A Republican “Kingmaker” And a Civil Rights Leader Take One Small Step to Heal Toxic Polarization In Columbus, GA
/discover/onesmallstep/convers...No Text
/discover/onesmallstep/convers...Cassandra and Dave's One Small Step Conversation
/discover/onesmallstep/convers...Text duplicate Cassandra and Dave's One Small Step Conversation
/stories/strangers-talk-in-hop...No Text
/stories/strangers-talk-in-hop...“Is there one thing that you respect about the way that I see the world?”
/stories/strangers-talk-in-hop...Text duplicate “Is there one thing that you respect about the way that I see the world?”
https://donate.storycorps.org/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Donate
/animation/an-introduction-to-...No Text
/animation/an-introduction-to-...An Introduction to StoryCorps from our Founder
/heartwarming/No Text
/heartwarming/Stories to Lift Your Spirit
/email-sign-up/New window Sign Up
/mobile-tour/No Text
/mobile-tour/Mobile Tour
/mobile-tour/Mobile Tour Recording the stories of everyday Americans across the country.
/discover/military-voices/No Text
/discover/military-voices/Military Voices Initiative
/discover/military-voices/Military Voices Initiative Preserving stories of veterans, service members, and military families.
/discover/onesmallstep/No Text
/discover/onesmallstep/One Small Step
/discover/onesmallstep/One Small Step Helping bridge our political divides—one conversation at a time.
/discover/brightness-in-black/No Text
/discover/brightness-in-black/Brightness in Black
/discover/brightness-in-black/Brightness in Black Sharing joyous and bold Black stories, and countering harmful narratives.
https://storycorps.org/about/Mission & History
/leadership/Our Leadership
/performance-impact/Our Performance & Impact
https://storycorps.org/jobs/Work at StoryCorps
https://archive.storycorps.org...External Subdomain Terms of Use
https://archive.storycorps.org...External Subdomain Privacy Policy
/discover/archive/The StoryCorps Archive
/mobile-tour/Text duplicate Mobile Tour
/discover/onesmallstep/Text duplicate One Small Step
/discover/military-voices/Text duplicate Military Voices Initiative
/participate/Ways to Participate
/participate/storycorps-diy/StoryCorps DIY
/storycorps-studios/StoryCorps Studios | Brand Studio
https://donate.storycorps.org/...External Subdomain Make a Donation
https://storycorps.org/gala2025/StoryCorps Gala 2025
/ways-to-support/Ways to Give
https://storycorps.org/sponsor/Corporate Partnerships
https://storycorps.org/events/Special Events
https://www.storycorpsstore.com/External Subdomain StoryStore
https://support.storycorps.me/...External Subdomain Help Center
/about/press-room-news/Press Room & News
https://storycorps.org/blog/StoryCorps Blog
/email-sign-up/Get our Email
https://storycorps.org/contact/Contact Us
https://facebook.com/storycorpsNew window External Text duplicate Facebook
https://twitter.com/StoryCorpsNew window External Text duplicate Twitter
https://instagram.com/storycorps/New window External Text duplicate Instagram
/email-sign-upEmail Sign-up
https://tiktok.com/@storycorpsExternal Tiktok
https://youtube.com/@storycorpsExternal youtube

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://storycorps.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 of 0.57 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 (102 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 1,561 referring domains.
This page has 8,746 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,193 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

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Stories46%Check
people46%Check
One43%Check
Small43%Check
Step43%Check
Share43%Check
conversation43%Check
One Small Step43%Check
Support43%Check
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