Cbic.org - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
61% 
Page quality
78% 
Page structure
42% 
Link structure
66% 
Server
79% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.51 s
File size
30.50 kB
Words
603
Media files
25
Number of links
69 internal / 18 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
CBIC
The page title is too short. (48 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
The page title is only one word.
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (CBIC) endorses the concept of voluntary, periodic certification for all infection prevention and control professionals meeting educational and practice requirements.
The meta description is too long: 1413 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
No canonical link is 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)
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

NameValue
google-site-verificationP2QLN-ICuYD3XMwneujS6aDztjEwIBxqT-C79Ou_QP4
viewportinitial-scale=1,maximum-scale=4.0,minimum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=yes,width=device-width
generatorTitan CMS 7.5
DocID1
TitleCBIC
KeywordsEmpty
DescriptionThe Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (CBIC) endorses the concept of voluntary, periodic certification for all infection prevention and control professionals meeting educational and practice requirements.
AbstractThe Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (CBIC) endorses the concept of voluntary, periodic certification for all infection prevention and control professionals meeting educational and practice requirements.
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 603 words. That's ok.
30.2% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
10 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 15.61 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 "initial-scale=1,maximum-scale=4.0,minimum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=yes,width=device-width" is provided.
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)
15 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
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
https://www.cbic.org/CBIC/cbic-pms.pngCertification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (CBIC®)
...24-Rebranding/CBIC-final_A-IPC.png?SmallNo alt attribute provided
...2024-Rebranding/CBIC-final_CIC.png?SmallNo alt attribute provided
...anding/CBIC-final_CIC-Emeritus.png?SmallNo alt attribute provided
...BIC-final-live-08-2024_LTC-CIP.png?SmallNo alt attribute provided
...ive-04-2025-large_AL-CIP-large.jpg?SmallNo alt attribute provided
/CBIC/applications-icon1.png?MediumNo alt attribute provided
/CBIC/locate-a-test-center-icon1.png?MediumNo alt attribute provided
/CBIC/certificate-icon11.png?MediumNo alt attribute provided
...are-1200x1200-white-background.png?SmallNo alt attribute provided
...ve-08-2024-large_LTC-CIP-large.png?SmallNo alt attribute provided
...are-1200x1200-white-background.png?SmallNo alt attribute provided
/CBIC/podcast-2665179_640.pngNo alt attribute provided
/CBIC/CIC-i/PICTURE-11.jpg?MediumNo alt attribute provided
/CBIC/why-certify.png?LargeNo alt attribute provided
https://www.cbic.org/CBIC/Black.pngNo alt attribute provided
https://www.cbic.org/CBIC/cbic-white.pngCBIC logo

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
12,509:
Too many H1 headings
The H1 heading is too short (7 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 12,509:
H1 1,240:
H1 826:
H3 Number of individuals Certified in Infection Control (CIC®).
H3 Number of individuals certified in Long-Term Care Certification in Infection Prevention (LTC-CIP®).
H3 Number of individuals certified in Associate – Infection Prevention and Control (a-IPCTM).
H3 79%
H3 36%
H3 82%
H4 CBIC Multimedia
H4 CIC® in the Spotlight
H4 Why Certify?
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
13 links don't have an 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 18 external links on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://portal.cbic.org/s/storeNew window External Subdomain Certification Center
https://portal.cbic.org/s/find...New window External Subdomain Find a Certificant
/CBIC/Candidate-Handbook.htmNew window Candidate Handbook
/CBIC/About-CBIC.htmAbout CBIC
https://www.jimcolemanstore.co...New window External Subdomain Merchandise
https://www.cbic.org/CBIC.htmIMG-ALT Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (CBIC®)
/CBIC/Get-Certified.htmGet Certified
/CBIC/Exam-Prep-Resources/Prom...New window Prometric Experience
/CBIC/Get-Certified/Get-Starte...Get Started
/CBIC/CIC-Certification/About-...CIC®
/CBIC/Get-Certified/CIC--Espan...CIC® - Español
/CBIC/Get-Certified/Get-Starte...Advanced Leadership Certification in Infection Prevention
/CBIC/Get-Certified/Get-Starte...a-IPC™
/CBIC/Long-term-care-certifica...LTC-CIP®
/CBIC/Exam-Preparation-Resourc...Exam Preparation Resources
/CBIC/Certification-Forms.htmExam Applications and Forms
/CBIC/CIC-Certification/Why-Ce...Why Certify?
/CBIC/Recertify.htmRecertify
/CBIC/Recertification.htmCIC® Recertification by Proctored Examination
/CBIC/Recertify/aIPC-Recertifi...a-IPC™ Recertification by Exam
/CBIC/Recertify/aIPC--Recertif...a-IPC™ Recertification by IPUs
/CBIC/Recertify/AL-CIP-Recerti...AL-CIP Recertification
/CBIC/Recertify/Recertificatio...CIC® Recertification by Continuing Education
/CBIC/Recertify/Recertificatio...IPU Provider Approval Requests
/CBIC/Recertify/LTC-CIP-Recert...LTC-CIP® Recertification by IPUs
/CBIC/Recertify/LTC-CIP-Recert...LTC-CIP® Recertification by Exam
/CBIC/My-Certification.htmMy Certification
https://portal.cbic.org/s/logi...New window External Subdomain My Profile
/CBIC/My-Certification/CBIC-Di...CBIC Digital Badging
/CBIC/My-Certification/Emeritu...Emeritus CIC®
/CBIC/News-and-Media.htmNews & Media
/CBIC/CBIC-Spotlight/Around-th...Around the World with CICs
https://blog.cbic.org/External Subdomain CBIC Blog
https://blog.cbic.org/mileston...External Subdomain CBIC Milestones
/CBIC/News-and-Media/CBIC-Spot...CBIC Spotlight
/CBIC/CBIC-Spotllight/a-IPC-in...a-IPC in the Spotlight
/CBIC/News-and-Media/CBIC-Spot...AL-CIP in the Spotlight
/CBIC/CIC-in-the-Spotlight.htmCIC® in the Spotlight
/CBIC/CBIC-Spotlight/LTC-CIP-i...LTC-CIP® in the Spotlight
/CBIC/CIC-in-the-Spotlight/Pan...Pandemic Stories
/CBIC/News-and-Media/College-H...College Health
/CBIC/News-and-Media/CBIC-Mult...CBIC Multimedia
/CBIC/Certification-FAQs.htmCertification FAQs
/CBIC/Exam-and-Certification-F...CIC FAQs
/CBIC/Certification-FAQs/Long-...LTC-CIP FAQs
/CBIC/Certification-FAQs/a-IPC...a-IPC FAQs
/CBIC/Certification-FAQs/AL-CI...AL-CIP FAQs
/CBIC/Certification-FAQs/Recer...Recertification by IPUs FAQs
/CBIC/APIC.htmNew window APIC
https://learnipc.apic.org/a-ip...New window External Subdomain a-IPC™ Certification Preparation
https://learnipc.apic.org/cic-...New window External Subdomain CIC® Certification Preparation
https://learnipc.apic.org/ltc-...New window External Subdomain LTC-CIP® Certification Preparation
https://apic.org/member-servic...New window External Join or Renew APIC Membership
https://portal.cbic.org/s/storeNew window External Subdomain Text duplicate Certification Center
https://portal.cbic.org/s/find...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Find a Certificant
/CBIC/Candidate-Handbook.htmNew window Text duplicate Candidate Handbook
/CBIC/About-CBIC.htmText duplicate About CBIC
https://www.jimcolemanstore.co...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Merchandise
https://portal.cbic.org/s/New window External Subdomain Anchor Click here for more
/CBIC/CIC-Certification/About-...New window What are you waiting for?
/CBIC/Get-Certified/Get-Starte...New window No Text
/CBIC/Get-Certified/Get-Starte...New window Associate – Infection Prevention and Control (a-IPC)
/CBIC/CIC-Certification/About-...New window No Text
/CBIC/Candidate-Handbook/Eligi...New window Am I Eligible?
/CBIC/My-Certification/Emeritu...New window No Text
/CBIC/My-Certification/Emeritu...New window Emeritus CIC® (eCIC) Status
/CBIC/Long-term-care-certifica...New window No Text
/CBIC/Get-Certified/Get-Starte...New window No Text
/CBIC/Long-term-care-certifica...New window Text duplicate Am I Eligible?
/CBIC/Get-Certified/Get-Starte...New window Text duplicate Am I Eligible?
/CBIC/Certification-Forms.htmNo Text
https://www.prometric.com/test...New window External Subdomain No Text
/CBIC/My-Certification.htmNew window No Text
/CBIC/CIC-Certification/About-...New window No Text
/CBIC/Get-Certified/Get-Starte...New window No Text
/CBIC/News-and-Media/CBIC-Mult...No Text
/CBIC/News-and-Media/CBIC-Mult...Read More...
/CBIC/CIC-in-the-Spotlight.htmNo Text
/CBIC/CIC-in-the-Spotlight.htmText duplicate Read More...
/CBIC/CIC-Certification/Why-Ce...No Text
/CBIC/CIC-Certification/Why-Ce...Text duplicate Read More...
/CBIC/About-CBIC.htmNew window No Text
https://www.facebook.com/CBICinc/New window External Subdomain Facebook
https://twitter.com/CBICNew window External Twitter
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain LinkedIn
/OffNav/Privacy-Policy.htmPrivacy Policy
/CBIC/Contact-Us.htmContact Us

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.cbic.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 is very slow (1.51 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.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (31 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
cache-controlprivate
content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
content-encodinggzip
varyAccept-Encoding
serverMicrosoft-IIS/10.0
set-cookie82 Characters
x-aspnetmvc-version5.3
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
x-aspnet-version4.0.30319
x-powered-byASP.NET
dateFri, 23 Oct 2026 14:07:24 GMT
content-length9938
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 125 referring domains.
This page has 277 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 96 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

User-agent: *
Disallow: /Views/Display/Blocks
Disallow: /*?*PrintPage=yes*#Titan CMS Content Sites
sitemap:https://www.cbic.org/sitemap_1.xml
#Titan CMS Data Sites
#Doctors
sitemap:https://www.cbic.org/sitemap_4.xml

Search preview

www.cbic.org
CBIC
The Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (CBIC) endorses the concept of voluntary, periodic certification for all infection prevention and control professionals meeting educational and practice requirements.

Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
CBIC82%Check
Infection61%Check
control61%Check
Infection Control61%Check
Infection Prevention60%Check
Certification56%Check
Associate Infection Prevention55%Check
Certification Board54%Check
CIC Certification54%Check
Practice51%Check

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