Cosca.org.uk - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
91% 
Page quality
71% 
Page structure
71% 
Link structure
86% 
Server
69% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.71 s
File size
28.90 kB
Words
340
Media files
32
Number of links
64 internal / 9 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
COSCA - Counselling and Psychotherapy in Scotland
The length of the page title is perfect. (478 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Scotland’s professional body for counselling and psychotherapy supporting and promoting professional development and supervision for individuals and organisations.
The meta description is too long: 1022 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.cosca.org.uk/
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)
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
descriptionScotland’s professional body for counselling and psychotherapy supporting and promoting professional development and supervision for individuals and organisations.
generatorconcrete5 - 8.3.2
msapplication-TileImagehttps://www.cosca.org.uk/application/files/8615/3736/3082/ms-icon-144x144.png
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
langen
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
There are only 340 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
21.8% 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.
4 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 17.5 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" 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 7 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)
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
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...files/9615/1843/6071/icon-counsellor.pngNo alt attribute provided
...n/files/9015/1843/6066/icon-training.pngNo alt attribute provided
...ation/files/5015/1843/6072/icon-join.pngNo alt attribute provided
...15/1843/6065/icon-recognition-scheme.pngNo alt attribute provided
...files/9715/1843/6067/icon-validation.pngNo alt attribute provided
...ion/files/7815/1843/6068/icon-videos.pngNo alt attribute provided
...n/files/1315/1808/2366/icon-facebook.pngicon-facebook.png
...les/7915/1808/2365/icon-adobe-reader.pngicon-adobe-reader.png
...n/files/5115/1808/2618/footer-logo01.pngfooter-logo01.png
...n/files/6915/1808/2614/footer-logo02.pngfooter-logo02.png
...n/files/6515/1808/2615/footer-logo03.pngfooter-logo03.png
...ils/4b224f2540aa50b5277fc72c6ddbaa50.jpgNo alt attribute providedScotland’s professional body for counselling and psychotherapy
...tion/themes/cosca/images/slider-dots.pngNo alt attribute provided
...n/files/2015/1878/8616/mobile-banner.jpgNo alt attribute providedScotland’s professional body for counselling and psychotherapy
...tion/themes/cosca/images/slider-dots.pngNo alt attribute provided
...iles/9615/9412/8474/complaints-thumb.jpgcomplaints-thumb.jpg
...ation/files/6015/3737/1185/service01.jpgservice01.jpg
...ation/files/1515/3737/1135/service02.jpgservice02.jpg
...s/7615/7174/2457/The_Kelpies_Falkirk.jpgThe_Kelpies_Falkirk.jpg
...ation/files/4915/3737/1167/service03.jpgservice03.jpg
.../6181/Carousel_Accreditation_CURRENT.jpgCarousel_Accreditation_CURRENT.jpg
/application/files/5216/7714/9017/Soar.jpgSoar.jpg
...s/5615/3432/6041/Carousel_Validation.jpgCarousel_Validation.jpg
...5/5563/Carousel_Video_Camera_CURRENT.jpgCarousel_Video_Camera_CURRENT.jpg
...on/files/1415/1808/1738/contact-icon.pngcontact-icon.png
...on/files/1415/1808/1738/contact-icon.pngcontact-icon.png
...n/files/1315/1808/2366/icon-facebook.pngicon-facebook.png
...les/7915/1808/2365/icon-adobe-reader.pngicon-adobe-reader.png
...n/files/5115/1808/2618/footer-logo01.pngfooter-logo01.png
...n/files/6915/1808/2614/footer-logo02.pngfooter-logo02.png
...n/files/6515/1808/2615/footer-logo03.pngfooter-logo03.png

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 COSCA (Counselling & Psychotherapy in Scotland)
H2 Our Services
H2 Information
H2 Scotland’s professional body for counselling and psychotherapy
H2 Scotland’s professional body for counselling and psychotherapy Duplicate text
H2 Our Vision: A listening, caring society that values people’s wellbeing
H2 Our Services Duplicate text
H2 COSCA Register of Counsellors and Psychotherapy
H2 COSCA - Counselling & Psychotherapy in Scotland contact-icon.png
H2 Contact contact-icon.png
H3 Complaints
H3 Find a Counsellor/Organisation
H3 Find a Training Course
H3 Advertising with COSCA
H3 Join COSCA
H3 Accreditation
H3 COSCA Recognition Scheme
H3 Course Validation
H3 Videos
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
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 9 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.cosca.org.uk/IMG-ALT logo-cosca.jpg
/our-services/find-counsellor/...Find a Counsellor/Organisation
/our-services/find-training-co...Find a Training Course
/our-services/join-cosca/join-...Join COSCA
/our-services/accreditation/co...Accreditation
/our-services/cosca-recognitio...COSCA Recognition Scheme
/our-services/course-validatio...Course Validation
/our-services/videos/videos-listVideos
/about-us/core-valuesCore Values
/about-us/visions-aimsVision & Aims
/about-us/structure-governanceStructure & Governance
/about-us/staffStaff
/about-us/vacanciesVacancies
/about-us/historyHistory
/about-us/feesFees
/about-us/advertising-coscaAdvertising with COSCA
/about-us/volunteering-donationsVolunteering & Donations
/about-us/pdf-fillable-formsPDF Fillable Forms
/counselling/counselling-overviewCounselling
/counselling/counselling-childrenCounselling For Children
/counselling/supervisionSupervision
/counselling/research/research...Research Network
/counselling/research/research...Research Dialogue
/counselling/journal/journal-c...Journal
/counselling/journal/journal-a...Journal Archive
/counselling/publishersPublishers
/guidance-policies/ethicsEthics
/guidance-policies/complaints/...Complaints - General Information
/guidance-policies/complaints/...Making a Complaint
/guidance-policies/complaints/...Members Complained Against
/guidance-policies/complaints/...Member Information
/guidance-policies/equal-oppor...Equal Opportunities
http://finder.cosca.org.uk/sea...New window External Subdomain Search
/cosca-register-counsellors-ps...Registrant Information
/news-events/cosca-eventsCOSCA Events
/news-events/other-eventsOther Events
/news-events/latest-newsLatest News
/contact-us/get-in-touchGet In Touch
/contact-us/location-mapLocation Map
https://www.facebook.com/cosca...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT icon-facebook.png
https://get.adobe.com/uk/reader/New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT icon-adobe-reader.png
https://www.katanasword.is/External Subdomain katanasword.is
/about-us/core-valuesAbout Us
/guidance-policies/complaints/...Complaints
IMG-ALT complaints-thumb.jpg
/our-services/find-counsellor/...Text duplicate Find a Counsellor/Organisation
IMG-ALT service01.jpg
/our-services/find-training-co...Text duplicate Find a Training Course
IMG-ALT service02.jpg
/about-us/advertising-coscaText duplicate Advertising with COSCA
IMG-ALT The_Kelpies_Falkirk.jpg
/our-services/join-cosca/join-...Text duplicate Join COSCA
IMG-ALT service03.jpg
/our-services/accreditation/co...Text duplicate Accreditation
IMG-ALT Carousel_Accreditation_CURRENT.jpg
/our-services/cosca-recognitio...Text duplicate COSCA Recognition Scheme
IMG-ALT Soar.jpg
/our-services/course-validatio...Text duplicate Course Validation
IMG-ALT Carousel_Validation.jpg
/our-services/videos/videos-listText duplicate Videos
IMG-ALT Carousel_Video_Camera_CURRENT.jpg
http://finder.cosca.org.uk/sea...New window External Subdomain Search The Register
/about-us/core-valuesText duplicate About Us
/counselling/counselling-overviewText duplicate Counselling
/guidance-policies/ethicsGuidance & Policies
http://finder.cosca.org.uk/sea...External Subdomain COSCA Register of Counsellors & Psychotherapists
/news-events/cosca-eventsEvents & News
/contact-us/get-in-touchContact Us
/our-services/find-counsellor/...Text duplicate Find a Counsellor/Organisation
/our-services/find-training-co...Text duplicate Find a Training Course
/our-services/join-cosca/join-...Text duplicate Join COSCA
/our-services/accreditation/co...Text duplicate Accreditation
/our-services/cosca-recognitio...Text duplicate COSCA Recognition Scheme
/our-services/course-validatio...Text duplicate Course Validation
/our-services/videos/videos-listText duplicate Videos
/info/accessibilityAccessibility
/info/terms-conditionsTerms & Conditions
/info/privacy-policyPrivacy Notice
https://www.facebook.com/cosca...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT icon-facebook.png
https://get.adobe.com/uk/reader/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT icon-adobe-reader.png
http://www.vizibilitydesign.co...New window External Subdomain Vizibility
/info/privacy-policyprivacy policy

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.cosca.org.uk/"
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 of 0.71 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 (29 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
cache-controlno-cache, private
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
content-encodinggzip
varyAccept-Encoding
serverMicrosoft-IIS/10.0
set-cookie54 Characters
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
x-powered-byASP.NET
dateFri, 13 Mar 2026 13:15:11 GMT
content-length7647
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 107 referring domains.
This page has 5,230 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 90 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

User-agent: *
Disallow: /application/attributes
Disallow: /application/authentication
Disallow: /application/bootstrap
Disallow: /application/config
Disallow: /application/controllers
Disallow: /application/elements
Disallow: /application/helpers
Disallow: /application/jobs
Disallow: /application/languages
Disallow: /application/mail
Disallow: /application/models
Disallow: /application/page_types
Disallow: /application/single_pages
Disallow: /application/tools
Disallow: /application/views
Disallow: /ccm/system/captcha/picture

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www.cosca.org.uk
COSCA - Counselling and Psychotherapy in Scotland
Scotland’s professional body for counselling and psychotherapy supporting and promoting professional development and supervision for individuals and organisations.

Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
COSCA74%Check
Counselling68%Check
Psychotherapy68%Check
Counselling Psychotherapy68%Check
Scotland66%Check
org64%Check
COSCA Register58%Check
professional56%Check
body56%Check
professional body56%Check
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