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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
98% 
Page quality
94% 
Page structure
75% 
Link structure
91% 
Server
80% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.84 s
File size
201.20 kB
Words
735
Media files
13
Number of links
60 internal / 23 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home and Garden | HowStuffWorks
The length of the page title is perfect. (318 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
HowStuffWorks can answer your home and garden questions. Find explanations, reviews, opinions and prices on home and garden items at HowStuffWorks.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (964 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://home.howstuffworks.com/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Language defined in HTTP-Equiv meta tag: en-us
Server location: Germany
The following language is defined by HTML: en-us
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)
This page is hosted on a subdomain. Use a top level domain for better SEO results.
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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descriptionHowStuffWorks can answer your home and garden questions. Find explanations, reviews, opinions and prices on home and garden items at HowStuffWorks.
theme-color#151538
article:publisherhttps://www.howstuffworks.com
article:published_time2006-01-29T00:00:00-05:00
langen-us
twitter:dnton
fb:admins100001675325868
fb:app_id899104866837181
fb:pages20767777944
og:titleHome & Garden
og:urlhttps://home.howstuffworks.com/
og:site_nameHowStuffWorks
og:descriptionHowStuffWorks Home answers your home and lifestyle questions. Find explanations, reviews, opinions and prices on appliances, home improvement, lawn care and more.
og:imagehttps://cdn.hswstatic.com/gif/home-garden-90x130.jpg
og:image:width90
og:image:height130
og:typearticle
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge
content-languageen-us
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 735 words. That's ok.
41.6% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
8 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 12.18 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,minimum-scale=1" 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 15 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
5 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
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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Home & Garden
The H1 heading is too short (13 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 Home & Garden
H3 How to Clean a Hairbrush (and Why It's Important)
H3 Is Your Shower Head Leaking? Try These Easy Fixes
H3 How to Use a Coping Saw
H3 Set Your Dryer to Perm Press ... Meaning What, Exactly?
H3 Trending in Home & Garden
H3 Lilac vs. Lavender Color Palettes and Plant Properties
H3 15 Types of Flowers to Brighten Your Garden or Bouquet
H3 How to Clean Jewelry of All Types
H3 How to Clean Gold Jewelry Without Causing Damage
H3 Appliances
H3 Green Living
H3 Home Decor
H3 Community Living
H3 Home Improvement
H3 Lawn & Garden
H3 Stain Removal
H3 Real Estate
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
There are 1 links with a trivial 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 23 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.howstuffworks.com/External Subdomain No Text
https://science.howstuffworks....External Subdomain Science
https://electronics.howstuffwo...External Subdomain Tech
https://home.howstuffworks.com/Subdomain Home & Garden
https://auto.howstuffworks.com/External Subdomain Auto
https://people.howstuffworks.c...External Subdomain Culture
https://health.howstuffworks.com/External Subdomain Health
https://money.howstuffworks.com/External Subdomain Money
https://animals.howstuffworks....External Subdomain Animals
https://lifestyle.howstuffwork...External Subdomain Lifestyle
https://entertainment.howstuff...External Subdomain Entertainment
https://play.howstuffworks.com/External Subdomain Quizzes
https://coupons.howstuffworks....External Subdomain Coupons
https://science.howstuffworks....External Subdomain Text duplicate Science
https://electronics.howstuffwo...External Subdomain Text duplicate Tech
https://home.howstuffworks.com/Subdomain Text duplicate Home & Garden
https://auto.howstuffworks.com/External Subdomain Text duplicate Auto
https://people.howstuffworks.c...External Subdomain Text duplicate Culture
https://health.howstuffworks.com/External Subdomain Text duplicate Health
https://money.howstuffworks.com/External Subdomain Text duplicate Money
https://animals.howstuffworks....External Subdomain Text duplicate Animals
https://lifestyle.howstuffwork...External Subdomain Text duplicate Lifestyle
https://entertainment.howstuff...External Subdomain Text duplicate Entertainment
https://play.howstuffworks.com/External Subdomain Text duplicate Quizzes
https://coupons.howstuffworks....External Subdomain Text duplicate Coupons
/home-improvement/home-diy/pai...Subdomain How to Paint Galvanized Metal
/home-improvement/home-diy/pai...Subdomain Trivial anchor text
Read More
/home-improvement.htmSubdomain Home Improvement
/home-appliances.htmSubdomain Appliances
/real-estateSubdomain Real Estate
/lawn-and-garden.htmSubdomain Lawn & Garden
/stain-removal.htmSubdomain Stain Removal
/green-livingSubdomain Green Living
/community-livingSubdomain Community Living
/home-decorSubdomain Home Decor
/home-improvement/household-hi...Subdomain How to Clean a Hairbrush (and Why It's Important)
IMG-ALT How to Clean a Hairbrush (and Why It's Important)
/home-improvement/plumbing/how...Subdomain Is Your Shower Head Leaking? Try These Easy Fixes
IMG-ALT Is Your Shower Head Leaking? Try These Easy Fixes
/coping-saw.htmSubdomain How to Use a Coping Saw
IMG-ALT How to Use a Coping Saw
/steam-dryers-eliminate-the-ne...Subdomain Set Your Dryer to Perm Press ... Meaning What, Exactly?
IMG-ALT Set Your Dryer to Perm Press ... Meaning What, Exactly?
/lilac-vs-lavender.htmSubdomain Lilac vs. Lavender Color Palettes and Plant Properties
IMG-ALT Lilac vs. Lavender Color Palettes and Plant Properties
/types-of-flowers.htmSubdomain 15 Types of Flowers to Brighten Your Garden or Bouquet
IMG-ALT 15 Types of Flowers to Brighten Your Garden or Bouquet
/home-improvement/household-hi...Subdomain How to Clean Jewelry of All Types
IMG-ALT How to Clean Jewelry of All Types
/home-improvement/household-hi...Subdomain How to Clean Gold Jewelry Without Causing Damage
IMG-ALT How to Clean Gold Jewelry Without Causing Damage
/home-appliances.htmSubdomain Text duplicate Appliances
/ceiling-fan-direction.htmSubdomain Can Your Ceiling Fan Direction Impact Energy Costs? FIND OUT MORE
/laundry-pods-powder-liquid-de...Subdomain Pods vs. Powder vs. Liquid Detergent: Which Works Best? FIND OUT MORE
/dishwasher-hand-washing-dishe...Subdomain Stop Hand-washing Your Dishes! FIND OUT MORE
/water-fridge-taste-bad.htmSubdomain Does Your Fridge Water Taste Bad? Here's How to Fix It FIND OUT MORE
/green-livingSubdomain Text duplicate Green Living
/green-living/ways-to-reuse-eg...Subdomain Get Cracking! 10 Ways to Reuse Egg Cartons FIND OUT MORE
/green-living/spring-cleanings...Subdomain Spring Cleaning Tips and Tricks: Life Hacks Edition FIND OUT MORE
/green-living/uses-old-pill-bo...Subdomain Empty Pill Bottles Piling Up? Here Are 15 Great Ways to Reuse Them FIND OUT MORE
/green-living/reuses-bread-tag...Subdomain 15 Fab Reuses for Bread Tags and Twist Ties FIND OUT MORE
/home-decorSubdomain Text duplicate Home Decor
/home-decor/decorating-styles-...Subdomain Is All That Shines Really Sterling Silver? FIND OUT MORE
/home-decor/decorating-styles-...Subdomain What Is Porcelain, and Why Has It Been Cherished For Centuries? FIND OUT MORE
/home-decor/decorating-styles-...Subdomain From Cows to Cabinetry: Milk Paint and 6 Awesome Uses for It FIND OUT MORE
/home-decor/decorating-styles-...Subdomain 6 Tips for Creating a Cozy, Charming Farmhouse Look FIND OUT MORE
/community-livingSubdomain Text duplicate Community Living
/community-living/how-often-sh...Subdomain How often should you dust your dorm room? FIND OUT MORE
/community-living/can-you-get-...Subdomain Dorms: Can you get athlete's foot from the dorm shower? FIND OUT MORE
/community-living/keep-dorm-ro...Subdomain How to Keep Your Dorm Room Clean (Without Annoying Your Roommate) FIND OUT MORE
/community-living/good-bathroo...Subdomain 10 Tips for Surviving Communal Bathrooms FIND OUT MORE
/home-improvement.htmSubdomain Text duplicate Home Improvement
/home-improvement/household-hi...Subdomain How to Clean Nespresso Vertuo Machines in 6 Simple Steps FIND OUT MORE
/home-improvement/household-hi...Subdomain How to Clean a Coffee Maker for a Better-tasting Cuppa Joe FIND OUT MORE
/home-improvement/household-hi...Subdomain How to Clean Baseboards With a Dryer Sheet FIND OUT MORE
/home-improvement/household-hi...Subdomain How to Clean Shower Glass: A Quick and Easy Method FIND OUT MORE
/lawn-and-garden.htmSubdomain Text duplicate Lawn & Garden
/easiest-vegetables-to-grow.htmSubdomain 11 Easiest Vegetables to Grow Throughout the Year FIND OUT MORE
/gardening/garden-design/squar...Subdomain Square Foot Gardening: The Planting Method Created By an Engineer FIND OUT MORE
/rooting-hormone.htmSubdomain How to Use Rooting Hormone to Propagate New Plants From Cuttings FIND OUT MORE
/gardening/garden-design/hugel...Subdomain Hugelkultur Bed: Creating the Perfect Soil for Your Garden FIND OUT MORE
/stain-removal.htmSubdomain Text duplicate Stain Removal
/how-to-get-nail-polish-out-of...Subdomain How to Get Nail Polish out of Clothes: 6 Steps for Stain Removal FIND OUT MORE
/how-to-clean-birkenstocks.htmSubdomain How to Clean Birkenstocks in 4 Simple Steps FIND OUT MORE
/how-to-remove-oil-stains-from...Subdomain How to Remove Oil Stains From Clothes: A Simple Method FIND OUT MORE
/how-to-clean-suede-shoes.htmSubdomain How to Clean Suede Shoes in 6 Easy Steps FIND OUT MORE
/real-estateSubdomain Text duplicate Real Estate
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Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://home.howstuffworks.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 0.84 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 (201 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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content-typetext/html;charset=UTF-8
dateSun, 25 May 2025 22:09:19 GMT
servernginx
expiresMon, 26 May 2025 00:09:19 -0400
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statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 143 referring domains.
This page has 360 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 130 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

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Robots.txt

User-agent: *
Disallow: /framed.htm
Disallow: /editor/

User-agent: Mediapartners-Google
Disallow:

Sitemap: https://home.howstuffworks.com/home-sitemap-index.xml

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Home and Garden | HowStuffWorks
HowStuffWorks can answer your home and garden questions. Find explanations, reviews, opinions and prices on home and garden items at HowStuffWorks.

Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
Garden79%Check
HowStuffWorks69%Check
FIND46%Check
Clean44%Check
Types44%Check
Jewelry44%Check
Living43%Check
Community Living42%Check
Shower40%Check
Easy40%Check
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