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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
79% 
Page structure
79% 
Link structure
81% 
Server
38% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.48 s
File size
40.20 kB
Words
992
Media files
6
Number of links
74 internal / 4 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home | Electrotechnical Certification Scheme
The length of the page title is perfect. (403 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS) accredits the qualifications and experience of workers in the electrotechnical industry
The length of the meta description is perfect. (825 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: 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

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descriptionThe Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS) accredits the qualifications and experience of workers in the electrotechnical industry
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
langen
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge,chrome=1
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 992 words. That's ok.
33.8% 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.
14 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 17.96 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
This page loads 24 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
Some tags are too long. With 140 characters this one is longer than 70 characters:
"ecs underpins a safer, better skilled and more productive workforce - supporting delivery of the uk’s ..."
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
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
...a/root/site assets/ecs-logo.jpg?ext=.jpgECS LogoECS Logo
... assets/ecs-logo-horizontal.png?ext=.pngECS LogoECS Logo

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.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 Certify your skills with ECS
H2 Important Announcements
H2 ECS is the industry-recognised standard for electrotechnical competence
H3 A structured digital system
H3 Employer-backed assurance
H3 A digital skills solution
H3 Industry governance and integrity
H3 Verification at scale
H3 Low Carbon and Green Skills - Updating your CPD Record
H3 Simpler process for applying for your ECS card
H3 ECS Online Assessments - what you need to know
H3 Take your ECS HSE Awareness Assessment Online Now
H3 ECS Employer Portal Guidance
H3 Need your first ECS card?
H3 Need to renew your card?
H3 Health & Safety Assessment
H4 Quick Help
H4 Site-wide Search: Explore the ECS Card Website with Ease
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
There are 5 links with a trivial anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 4 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.ecscard.org.uk/HomeMore Info
/card-typesECS Card Types
A-TITLE ECS Card Types
/content/CPDContinuing Professional Development - CPD
A-TITLE Continuing Professional Development - CPD
/content/18th-Edition-BS7671-201818th Edition BS7671:2018
A-TITLE 18th Edition BS7671:2018
/content/ECS-CheckECS Check
A-TITLE ECS Check
/content/JIB-GradingJIB Grading
A-TITLE JIB Grading
/content/ECS-Registered-Electr...ECS Registered Electrician
A-TITLE ECS Registered Electrician
/content/If-you-have-non-UK-qu...If you have non-UK qualifications...
A-TITLE If you have non-UK qualifications...
/content/how-to-apply-Experien...Experienced Worker Assessment
A-TITLE Experienced Worker Assessment
/content/Routes-to-Gold-CardRoutes to Gold Card
A-TITLE Routes to Gold Card
/content/Manage-your-card-with...Manage your card with MyECS
A-TITLE Manage your card with MyECS
/content/HomeownersHomeowners
A-TITLE Homeowners
/content/Fire-Emergency-and-Se...Fire, Emergency and Security Systems (FESS)
A-TITLE Fire, Emergency and Security Systems (FESS)
/content/Electrical-Safety-Uni...Electrical Safety Unit Assessment
A-TITLE Electrical Safety Unit Assessment
/content/Network-InfrastructureNetwork Infrastructure
A-TITLE Network Infrastructure
/frequently-asked-questionsFrequently Asked Questions
A-TITLE Frequently Asked Questions
/content/ECS-Online-Assessment...ECS Online Assessment Service
A-TITLE ECS Online Assessment Service
/content/DBS-Checks-and-ECS-CardsDBS Checks and ECS Cards
A-TITLE DBS Checks and ECS Cards
/content/Apprentices-applying-...Apprentices applying for their first gold card
A-TITLE Apprentices applying for their first gold card
/content/Online-Training-and-A...Online Training and Assessment
A-TITLE Online Training and Assessment
https://www.ecscard.org.uk/IMG-ALT ECS Logo
/content/About-the-ECSAbout ECS
A-TITLE About ECS
/content/Training-ProvidersTraining Providers
A-TITLE Training Providers
https://www.ecscard.org.uk/newsNews
A-TITLE News
/content/ECS-CheckText duplicate ECS Check
A-TITLE ECS Check
/card-typesCard Types
A-TITLE Card Types
/ecs-landingMyECS
https://www.ecscard.org.uk/loginSign in
/content/Already-have-an-ECS-cardExisting Cardholders
A-TITLE Existing Cardholders
/content/EmployersEmployers
A-TITLE Employers
/content/Who-s-working-on-your...Clients & Specifiers
A-TITLE Clients & Specifiers
/content/Health,-Safety-Enviro...Health & Safety Assessment
A-TITLE Health & Safety Assessment
/content/How-to-ApplyHow to Apply
A-TITLE How to Apply
/ecs-check-card-searchCheck an ECS Card is Valid
/card-typesECS Cards & Qualifications
/content/ECS-Employer-PortalEmployer Portal
/HSE-AssessmentECS HS&E Assessment
/content/Low-Carbon-and-Green-...Low Carbon and Green Skills - Updating your CPD Record
/content/Low-Carbon-and-Green-...Trivial anchor text
Read more
A-TITLE Low Carbon and Green Skills - Updating your CPD Record
/content/Simpler-process-and-E...Simpler process for applying for your ECS card
/content/How-to-ApplyHow to make an ECS application
/content/Simpler-process-and-E...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
A-TITLE Simpler process for applying for your ECS card
/content/ECS-Online-AssessmentsECS Online Assessments - what you need to know
/content/FESS-AssessmentFire, Emergency and Security Systems (FESS) Operative
/content/Network-Infrastructur...Network Infrastructure Awarness
/content/Electrical-Safety-Uni...Electrical Safety Unit
/content/Electrical-Safety-Uni...​
/content/ECS-Online-AssessmentsText duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
A-TITLE ECS Online Assessments - what you need to know
/content/ECS-Health,-Safety-an...Take your ECS HSE Awareness Assessment Online Now
http://www.ecscard.org.uk/RISTrivial anchor text
here
/content/ECS-Health,-Safety-an...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
A-TITLE Take your ECS HSE Awareness Assessment Online Now
/content/ECS-Employer-PortalA-TITLE ECS Employer Portal Guidance
/content/ECS-Employer-PortalECS Employer Portal Guidance The ECS Employer Portal saves time and money by allowing you to view and manage all your employees' ECS card details and applica...
A-TITLE ECS Employer Portal Guidance
/content/ECS-Employer-PortalText duplicate A-TITLE ECS Employer Portal Guidance
/content/ECS-Employer-PortalFind out more
/content/How-to-ApplyA-TITLE Need your first ECS card?
/content/How-to-ApplyNeed your first ECS card? Take a look at our help and advice to get you started with your first ECS card application
A-TITLE Need your first ECS card?
/content/How-to-ApplyText duplicate A-TITLE Need your first ECS card?
/content/How-to-ApplyApplication Help
/content/Renew-your-ECS-cardA-TITLE Need to renew your card?
/content/Renew-your-ECS-cardNeed to renew your card? Renewing your ECS card is easy - follow a few simple steps and away you go...
A-TITLE Need to renew your card?
/content/Renew-your-ECS-cardText duplicate A-TITLE Need to renew your card?
/content/Renew-your-ECS-cardRenew Your Card
/content/Health,-Safety-Enviro...Text duplicate A-TITLE Health & Safety Assessment
/content/Health,-Safety-Enviro...Health & Safety Assessment Find out more about taking ECS Health and Safety Assessments in a physical centre
A-TITLE Health & Safety Assessment
/content/Health,-Safety-Enviro...Text duplicate A-TITLE Health & Safety Assessment
/content/Health,-Safety-Enviro...More about In-Centre H&S Assessments
http://www.jib.org.uk/New window External Subdomain Joint Industry Board
http://www.sjib.org.uk/New window External Subdomain Scottish Joint Industry Board
/conditions-of-useTerms and conditions of using this website
/content/Policies-and-DocumentsPolicies and Documents
/frequently-asked-questionsText duplicate Frequently Asked Questions
https://www.ecscard.org.uk/myecsText duplicate MyECS
/contact-usContact Us
http://www.sjib.org.uk/External Subdomain Scottish ECS Card Applications
/content/Premium-ServicePremium Service
/content/ECS-CheckText duplicate ECS Check
https://twitter.com/?ref_src=t...External Follow @ECS_Card

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.ecscard.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 0.48 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.
This page loads 20 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 24 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (40 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateMon, 15 Jun 2026 01:36:18 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
transfer-encodingchunked
connectionkeep-alive
set-cookie94 Characters
serverMicrosoft-IIS/10.0
content-encodinggzip
varyAccept-Encoding
strict-transport-securitymax-age=31536000
request-contextappId=cid-v1:e898c15b-6d45-4c02-909c-4b61513fd0b5
x-powered-byASP.NET
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/1.1

External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 153 referring domains.
This page has 282,316 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 139 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

No valid Robots.txt file was found.

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www.ecscard.org.uk
Home | Electrotechnical Certification Scheme
The Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS) accredits the qualifications and experience of workers in the electrotechnical industry

Most important keywords

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KeywordResultRecheck
ECS72%Check
ECS Card64%Check
Electrotechnical62%Check
electrotechnical industry62%Check
Electrotechnical Certification60%Check
Card59%Check
industry59%Check
Electrotechnical Certification Scheme59%Check
Certification58%Check
Certification Scheme58%Check
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