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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
54% 
Page structure
75% 
Link structure
88% 
Server
98% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.43 s
File size
48.30 kB
Words
367
Media files
11
Number of links
34 internal / 14 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home | Creative Scotland
The length of the page title is perfect. (229 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Creative Scotland is the public body that supports the creative and cultural sector across all parts of Scotland on behalf of everyone who lives, works or visits here.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (998 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
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: Canada
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

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dcterms.creatorCreative Scotland
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dcterms.identifierhttps://www.creativescotland.com/
descriptionCreative Scotland is the public body that supports the creative and cultural sector across all parts of Scotland on behalf of everyone who lives, works or visits here.
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article:tagEmpty
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twitter:cardsummary
twitter:site@creativescots
twitter:titleHome
twitter:descriptionCreative Scotland is the public body that supports the creative and cultural sector across all parts of Scotland on behalf of everyone who lives, works or visits here.
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og:titleHome
og:typewebsite
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og:descriptionCreative Scotland is the public body that supports the creative and cultural sector across all parts of Scotland on behalf of everyone who lives, works or visits here.
og:site_nameCreative Scotland
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
There are only 367 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
The average number of words per sentence of 33.75 words is high.
26.2% 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.
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=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, minimum-scale=1.0" is provided.
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)
3 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
...gos/cs-tnl-logo-lock-up-test-website.pngCreative Scotland Home
...land/funding/myf-br-homepage-thumb-1.pngMulti Year Funding Programme
...-your-embrace-image-by-emily-nicholl.jpgDancer Laura Fisher performs FORGED in the tender heat of your embrace - she is a blonde woman wearing a black top, moving with a piece of copper metal in front of a light background
...k-theatre_home_credit_mornaross-16x9.jpgTwo women stand on stage, one with her arms in the air and her tongue out
...s/major-projects/tnl-30th-homepage-1.pngNo alt attribute provided
...otland/stock-images/gradient-5-green.jpgGreen gradient
...our-creative-voice-generic-1600x900-copyRainbow background
...-creative-excellence-place-programme.pngNo alt attribute provided
...cullen-courtesy-scotland-venice-1300.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ity-festival-attracts-40000-people-2.jpgPerformers in colourful red and white uniforms stand in Merchant City Glasgow
...1---jack-wolf-at-astar-for-cs---16x9.jpgA diverse group of people gathered outdoors, engaged in conversation against a backdrop of green fields and a clear blue sky.

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
There is no H1 heading specified.
Headings
(Important)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 Menu
H2 Welcome to Creative Scotland
H2 Empty heading
H2 Latest News
H2 Useful Links
H2 Sign up
H3 Multi-Year Funding
H3 Showcasing Scotland
H3 Open Funding
H3 30 Years of The National Lottery
H3 Read our Climate Emergency and Sustainability Plan
H3 Our Creative Voice
H3 Targeted Funding
H3 The Illustrated Freelancer's Guide
H3 Impact of unique Festivals programme revealed
H3 Bugarin + Castle to represent Scotland at the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia in 2026, in a project curated by Mount Stuart Trust
H3 2025 Merchant City Festival attracts 40,000 people
H3 Buain Gaelic Arts Gathering Returns for 2025 – Now Open for Registration
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 14 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.creativescotland.com/Creative Scotland
https://www.screen.scot/External Subdomain Screen Scotland
https://opportunities.creative...External Subdomain Opportunities
https://my.creativescotland.co...External Subdomain Funding Portal
/aboutAbout Us
/fundingFunding
/resources-publicationsResources and Publications
/news-storiesNews and Stories
/contact-usContact Us
https://www.creativescotland.com/IMG-ALT Creative Scotland Home
https://www.creativescotland.com/Anchor Menu
A-TITLE Menu
/aboutText duplicate About Us
/fundingText duplicate Funding
/resources-publicationsText duplicate Resources and Publications
/news-storiesText duplicate News and Stories
/contact-usText duplicate Contact Us
/aboutWelcome to Creative Scotland
/contact-usText duplicate Contact Us
/fundingApply for funding
/news-stories/latest-newsLatest news
/funding/funding-programmes/mu...Multi-Year Funding The Multi-Year Funding Programme offers funding for creative and cultural organisations - supporting core costs and their programmes of wo...
IMG-ALT Multi Year Funding Programme
/about/major-projects/showcasi...Showcasing Scotland Projects that aim to showcase Scotland's arts, screen and creative industries to the rest of the world.
IMG-ALT Dancer Laura Fisher performs FORGED in the tender heat of your embrace - she is a blonde woman wearing a black top, moving with a piece of copper metal in fr...
/funding/funding-programmes/op...Open Funding Open Funding is one of our key funding routes, supporting the wide range of activity initiated by organisations, artists, writers, producers and...
IMG-ALT Two women stand on stage, one with her arms in the air and her tongue out
/about/major-projects/30-years...30 Years of The National Lottery From 19 November 2024, join us in celebrating 30 years of The National Lottery!
/resources-publications/public...Read our Climate Emergency and Sustainability Plan
IMG-ALT Green gradient
https://www.ourcreativevoice.s...External Subdomain Our Creative Voice We’ve launched Our Creative Voice to highlight the value and impact of creativity and culture.
IMG-ALT Rainbow background
/funding/funding-programmes/ta...Targeted Funding Targeted Funds exist to support specific activities - learn more about what's available.
/resources-publications/guides...The Illustrated Freelancer's Guide Supporting freelancers to understand their rights and navigate their careers.
/news-stories/latest-news/arch...Impact of unique Festivals programme revealed 24 July 2025
/news-stories/latest-news/arch...Bugarin + Castle to represent Scotland at the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia in 2026, in a project curated by Mount Stuart Trust ...
/news-stories/latest-news/arch...2025 Merchant City Festival attracts 40,000 people 21 July 2025
IMG-ALT Performers in colourful red and white uniforms stand in Merchant City Glasgow
/news-stories/latest-news/arch...Buain Gaelic Arts Gathering Returns for 2025 – Now Open for Registration 21 July 2025
IMG-ALT A diverse group of people gathered outdoors, engaged in conversation against a backdrop of green fields and a clear blue sky.
https://www.instagram.com/crea...External Subdomain A-TITLE Instagram
https://www.facebook.com/Creat...External Subdomain A-TITLE Facebook
https://vimeo.com/creativescot...External A-TITLE Vimeo
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...External Subdomain A-TITLE LinkedIn
https://cultureforclimate.scot/External Culture for Climate Scotland
http://www.hie.co.uk/External Subdomain Highlands and Islands Enterprise
https://www.sdi.co.uk/External Subdomain Scottish Development International
https://www.scottish-enterpris...External Subdomain Scottish Enterprise
http://www.sfc.ac.uk/External Subdomain Scottish Funding Council
https://www.skillsdevelopments...External Subdomain Skills Development Scotland
/about/contact/sign-up-for-upd...Sign up Sign up for the Creative Scotland newsletter
/terms-and-conditionsTerms & Conditions
/site-mapSite Map
/accessibility-statementAccessibility
/privacy-policyPrivacy Notice
/contact-us/press-and-media-en...Media Centre

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.creativescotland.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 (48 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 1,449 referring domains.
This page has 1,149,131 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 811 different ip addresses.

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