Taxact.com - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
94% 
Page quality
93% 
Page structure
45% 
Link structure
38% 
Server
75% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.94 s
File size
338.60 kB
Words
1430
Media files
34
Number of links
59 internal / 7 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
File Taxes Online with TaxAct®
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)
File your taxes online with confidence using TaxAct’s accurate solutions for individuals and businesses.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (631 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.taxact.com/
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)
Language for link pointing to page itself inaccurate
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)
No favicon is linked in the HTML code.

Meta tags

NameValue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
descriptionFile your taxes online with confidence using TaxAct’s accurate solutions for individuals and businesses.
authorTaxAct
robotsindex, follow
publisherTaxAct
langen
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og:titleFile Taxes Online with TaxAct®
og:urlhttps://www.taxact.com/
og:descriptionFile your taxes online with confidence using TaxAct’s accurate solutions for individuals and businesses.
og:site_nameTaxAct
og:typewebsite
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
There are 2 text duplicates on this page:
  • Duplicate: "This was my first time ever doing my own taxes and because of taxact ...
This page contains 1430 words. That's ok.
34.9% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
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.
The average number of words per sentence of 13.6 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)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 29 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
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
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...87da0e0d3d337da08a32f04c/TaxAct_Logo.svgBlack TaxAct Logo
...1a66d97f604a1b16cdf552/portfolio-bag.svgPortfolio icon
...68c0b249411b9fb96aa/student-cap-icon.svgStudent cap icon
...d93ec5a4f8842f2f22a39c29/family-icon.svgFamily icon
...73be7ed08f58f42bafd5acff1/house-icon.svgHome icon
...d93ec5a4f8842f2f22a39c29/family-icon.svgFamily icon
...b9420250d8d967b0eb969f06a/heart-icon.svgHeart icon
data:[...] Base64Price Tag
...ae6c12fa1d4bdf30b54a5/stocks-up-icon.svgStocks up icon
...2357f749762f27b773bc/real-state-icon.svgReal State icon
...b5f392ed4065cb5af/rental-income-icon.svgRental income icon
data:[...] Base64Price Tag
...6b20274ee3f79fcc2b12716a0cb/car-icon.svgCar icon
...4a31b2fd6ae9b258a8a7c3cb5/store-icon.svgStore icon
...d53b970871a3b4acb03ebc/partners-icon.svgPartner Icon
data:[...] Base64Price Tag
...e32747288e7/icon_nav_consumer_online.svgArrow with 3 dots
...c5d07961353ca25b8c11560/Help_anytime.svgGet extra help anytime
...bfa674/icon_nav_calc_self_employment.svgicon of business suitecase
...ndedHighlight_Xpert_Assist_Primary_2.svgLogo Xpert Logo
...d3fe6173046b42ddfd9a2962f4e6/Layer_2.svgxpert assist logo
...7f84b11fd8d7b0cd342376e5c1147/Vector.svgcheckmark with circle around it
...7f84b11fd8d7b0cd342376e5c1147/Vector.svgcheckmark with circle around it
...7f84b11fd8d7b0cd342376e5c1147/Vector.svgcheckmark with circle around it
...7f84b11fd8d7b0cd342376e5c1147/Vector.svgcheckmark with circle around it
...3c637e11099d36/icon_large_max_refund.svgIcon of bubble with a dollar sign in it
...8d5bca/icon_large_accuracy_guarantee.svgIcon of light blue target with an arrow in the bullseye
...c5d07961353ca25b8c11560/Help_anytime.svgGet extra help anytime
...rid=001bd33c-81cd-4043-a17a-7e1ba12c4698TRUSTe
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...21ac07f003e59861dae84885/badge-efile.pngAn e-file badge that says Authorized e-file provider
...b48a961fc0094e7b22959ce/Flat_Rate_54.svg45 States Extension
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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Still need to file your tax return?
Too many H1 headings
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 29 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 Still need to file your tax return?
H1 Still need to file your tax return? Duplicate text
H2 Still need to file your tax return? Duplicate text
H2 Don't pay more penalties when filing is this easy.
H2 Don't pay more penalties when filing is this easy. Duplicate text
H2 Don't pay more penalties when filing is this easy. Duplicate text
H2 A solution for every tax situation
H2 Do it yourself
H2 Get expert help, anytime
H2 Business taxes, made easy
H2 Still deciding? Compare your filing options
H2 Unlimited Access
H2 Your max refund, guaranteed
H2 Accuracy Guaranteed—or we pay you
H2 100% credentialed tax experts, always
H2 Frequently Asked Questions
H3 Free
H3 Free Federal
H3 Deluxe
H3 Home & Family
H3 Premier
H3 Investments
H3 Self-Employed
H3 Entrepreneur
H3 Gain confidence for less effort, time, and money
H3 About
H3 Help and Support
H3 Tax Tools and Tips
H3 Stay Connected
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.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are 7 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.taxact.com/IMG-ALT Black TaxAct Logo
https://www.taxact.com/auth/Sign In
/auth/create-accountCreate Account
/tax-xpert-assistLearn more
/tax-xpert-assistText duplicate Learn more
/business-returnsTaxAct Business
/professional/TaxAct Professional
https://www.taxact.com/Text duplicate IMG-ALT Black TaxAct Logo
/auth/create-accountText duplicate Create Account
https://www.taxact.com/auth/Text duplicate Sign In
/consumer/reviews/all31,102+ Reviews
/consumer/reviews/allText duplicate 31,102+ Reviews
/products/register-online/v3?p...File your taxes now
/products/register-online/v3?p...Text duplicate File your taxes now
/individual-taxes/online/freeFree
/products/register-online/v3?p...Start for Free
https://www.taxact.com/Anchor See if you qualify
/individual-taxes/online/deluxeDeluxe
/products/register-online/v3?p...Get Started
/individual-taxes/online/premierPremier
/products/register-online/v3?p...Text duplicate Get Started
/individual-taxes/online/self-...Self-Employed
/products/register-online/v3?p...Text duplicate Get Started
/lp/business-returns/onlineSee options
/taxes-onlineExplore DIY Filing
/tax-xpert-assistWork with a tax pro
/business-returnsText duplicate Get Started
/products/register-online/v3?p...Text duplicate Start for Free
/products/register-online/v3?p...Text duplicate Get Started
/products/register-online/v3?p...Text duplicate Get Started
/products/register-online/v3?p...Text duplicate Get Started
/tax-xpert-assistSee How Experts Can Help
/products/register-online/v3?p...Text duplicate Get Started
/consumer/reviews/all31,832+ Reviews
/taxes-onlinepaid tax filing options
/company/about-usAbout TaxAct
/company/guaranteesTaxAct Guarantees
/press/press-releasesPress Center
/refer-a-friendRefer and Earn
/company/joinCareers
https://www.taxact.com/securitySecurity
/alliance/affiliate-overviewAffiliates
/post-filing/efile-refund-statusCheck E-file Status
https://www.taxact.com/supportService and Support
https://blog.taxact.com/External Subdomain TaxAct Blog
/sitemap-oldSite Map
/support/requestContact Us
/tools/tax-calculatorTax Calculator
/tools/self-employed-calculatorSelf-Employment Calculator
/tools/tax-bracket-calculatorTax Bracket Calculator
/w4-calculatorW-4 Calculator
https://www.taxact.com/tax-centerTax Center
/file-irs-tax-extensionTax Extensions
https://www.facebook.com/TaxAct/External Subdomain Facebook
https://x.com/TaxActExternal Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/taxact/External Subdomain Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/taxactExternal Subdomain YouTube
https://privacy.truste.com/pri...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT TRUSTe
https://seal.securetrust.com/c...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT This site is protected by Trustwave's Trusted Commerce program
/post-filing/efile-refund-statusIMG-ALT An e-file badge that says Authorized e-file provider
/terms-of-serviceTerms of Service
/privacy-noticePrivacy Notice
/GLBA-noticeGLBA Notice
/do-not-sell-or-shareDo Not Sell or Share My Personal Information
/lp/disaster-relief-extension?...Text duplicate Get Started
/lp/disaster-relief-extension?...Text duplicate Get Started

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.taxact.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 0.94 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 (339 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
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x-xss-protection1; mode=block
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content-encodingbr
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http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 1,463 referring domains.
This page has 7,770 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 960 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

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Disallow: /shopping-cart
Disallow: /account-recovery
Disallow: /support/results?searchText=
Disallow: /search/results/?term=
Disallow: /alliance/sent
Disallow: /ccpa/success-request
Disallow: /ccpa/success-delete
Disallow: /survey
Disallow: /support/support-thankyou
Disallow: /survey/thank-you
Disallow: /shopping-cart/empty
Disallow: /checkout
Disallow: /unsubscribe
Disallow: /s_shopcart/
Disallow: /tag/


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file81%Check
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Tax Return73%Check
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