Valdosta.edu - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
72% 
Page quality
77% 
Page structure
29% 
Link structure
63% 
Server
42% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.88 s
File size
79.10 kB
Words
715
Media files
10
Number of links
134 internal / 42 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Valdosta State University - Valdosta State University
There are word repetitions in the page title.
The length of the page title is perfect. (466 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
Meta description
(Critically important)
Yes, we are a place where all doors are open and you will never feel invisible. Consider the next four years your launching pad. Whatever your goals, Valdosta State can get you there. Your academic trajectory is shaped by innovative learning environments, hands-on research, and small class sizes.
The meta description is too long: 1836 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.valdosta.edu/welcome.php
The specified canonical link points to a different page.
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)
No favicon is linked in the HTML code.

Meta tags

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viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=yes
descriptionYes, we are a place where all doors are open and you will never feel invisible. Consider the next four years your launching pad. Whatever your goals, Valdosta State can get you there. Your academic trajectory is shaped by innovative learning environments, hands-on research, and small class sizes.
keywordsGeorgia Bachelor's Degree, Georgia College Degrees, Georgia Degree Completion, Georgia Master's Degree, Georgia OnMyLine, Georgia Online Degrees, Kings Bay Programs, Military Programs, Moody AFB Programs, North Florida, South Georgia, Southeast, VSU, Valdosta, Valdosta State, Valdosta State University, Veteran Programs, eCore, eMajor, Valdosta State College, Blazers, South Georgia Graduate Degrees, North Florida Graduate Degrees, Doctoral Degrees
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
This page contains 715 words. That's ok.
18.5% 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 9.56 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 12 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=yes" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The following tag is repeated too often: vsu
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
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
/_files/images/redlogo-1.pngValdosta State University image Logo
/_files/images/redlogo-1.pngValdosta State letter mark
/_images/pedmall.webpVSU students walking up and down the pedestrian mall.
/_images/onlinecollegestudent.webpVSU online college student working on his laptop outdoors.
/_images/student-with-book.jpgClose up shot of student reading a book
...age-modules/53671045252_1300e77cc7_o.jpgDate Set for Blazer Bag Bingo, VSU Football's Biggest Fundraiser
/_images/v-state_logo_2018_2c.svgvsu-logo
Video URLWidthHeight
...lay=1&loop=1&playlist=9BrqS7v2Bkw&mute=1

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
One University. Three opportunities.
Too many H1 headings
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.
There are 60 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 One University. Three opportunities.
H1 Jul 22
H1 Jul 21
H1 Jul 16
H1 Jul 15
H1 Jul 15 Duplicate text
H1 Jul 09
H2 About
H2 Academics
H2 Admissions
H2 Athletics
H2 Campus Life
H2 Alumni & Giving
H2 Strategic Priorities
H2 Success is not one-size-fits-all
H4 Resources for
H5 On Campus
H5 Online Campus
H5 Graduate Degrees
H5 Date Set for Blazer Bag Bingo, VSU Football's Biggest Fundraiser
H5 Latest News
H5 Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
H5 Military Times Best for Vets Colleges
H5 Georgia Professional Standards Commission
H5 Best Masters Program Instructional Design
H5 Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
H5 Military Friendly School - G.I. Jobs
H5 Most affordable online - Doctors of Education
H5 National Association of Schools of Art and Design
H5 Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business Duplicate text
H5 Military Times Best for Vets Colleges Duplicate text
H5 Georgia Professional Standards Commission Duplicate text
H5 Best Masters Program Instructional Design Duplicate text
H5 Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs Duplicate text
H5 Military Friendly School - G.I. Jobs Duplicate text
H5 Most affordable online - Doctors of Education Duplicate text
H5 National Association of Schools of Art and Design Duplicate text
H6 About Valdosta State
H6 Administration
H6 Employment Opportunities
H6 Colleges
H6 Majors and Degrees
H6 Academic Resources
H6 Admission to VSU
H6 Paying for College
H6 Costs
H6 Blazer Athletics
H6 Life at VSU
H6 Housing and Residence Life
H6 Student Services
H6 VSU Alumni Association
H6 Make a Gift
H6 Alumni & Friends
H6 A culture of excellence
H6 Graduates Give Back to VSU to Help Current, Future Students Write Their Own Success Story
H6 Registration Now Open for VSU’s The Happening
H6 VSU RDI Inspires Brooks County Leaders to Renew Commitment to Focused Growth, Community Engagement
H6 Terrell County Leaders Ready To Build New Relationships After VSU RDI
H6 Appling County Leaders Leave VSU RDI Ready to Establish Community Brand
H6 VSU Alumni Relations Wins 2025 CASE Circle of Excellence Award
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
2 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 too many external links (42) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.valdosta.edu/Anchor Skip to content
http://assistive.usablenet.com...External Subdomain Text Only
https://www.valdosta.edu/Subdomain IMG-ALT Valdosta State University image Logo
https://myvsu.valdosta.edu/External Subdomain MyVSU
/about/directory/Subdomain Directory
/admissions/undergraduate/appl...Subdomain Undergraduate
/academics/graduate-school/app...Subdomain Graduate
https://www.givecampus.com/cam...External Subdomain Give
/admissions/undergraduate/visi...Subdomain Visit
https://myvsu.valdosta.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate MyVSU
/admissions/undergraduate/appl...Subdomain Text duplicate Undergraduate
/academics/graduate-school/app...Subdomain Text duplicate Graduate
https://community.valdostastat...External Subdomain Text duplicate Give
/admissions/undergraduate/visi...Subdomain Text duplicate Visit
/colleges/education/career-adv...Subdomain No Text
/colleges/education/career-adv...Subdomain Online Campus
https://vsubookstore.bncollege...External Subdomain No Text
https://vsubookstore.bncollege...External Subdomain Bookstore
/main/a-z-index.phpSubdomain No Text
/main/a-z-index.phpSubdomain A-Z Index
https://www.valdosta.edu/about/Subdomain About Valdosta State
/about/news/Subdomain News Room
/admissions/undergraduate/visi...Subdomain On Campus Tour Registration
/admissions/undergraduate/visi...Subdomain Our Community
/about/directory/Subdomain Campus Directory
/administration/Subdomain Administration
/administration/president/Subdomain Office of the President
/academics/academic-affairs/Subdomain Academic Affairs
/administration/student-affairs/Subdomain Student Affairs
/administration/council-on-sta...Subdomain Staff Affairs
/administration/finance-admin/Subdomain Finance Administration
/administration/institutional-...Subdomain Institutional Research
/administration/finance-admin/...Subdomain Employment Opportunities
/administration/finance-admin/...Subdomain Human Resources
/administration/finance-admin/...Subdomain Faculty and Staff Positions
/student/student-services/care...Subdomain Student Positions
https://hcm-sso.onehcm.usg.edu/External Subdomain OneUSG Connect
/administration/finance-admin/...Subdomain Careers Information
/administration/finance-admin/...Subdomain Employee Resources
/colleges/Subdomain Colleges
/colleges/arts/Subdomain College of the Arts
https://www.valdosta.edu/chss/Subdomain College of Humanities and Social Sciences
https://www.valdosta.edu/csm/Subdomain College of Science and Mathematics
/colleges/nursing-and-health-s...Subdomain College of Nursing and Health Sciences
/colleges/business/Subdomain Harley Langdale, Jr. College of Business Administration
/colleges/education/Subdomain James L. and Dorothy H. Dewar College of Education and Human Services
/colleges/education/career-adv...Subdomain Online College for Career Advancement
/colleges/university-college/Subdomain The University College
/programs/Subdomain Majors and Degrees
/programs/f/associate-bachelor/Subdomain Text duplicate Undergraduate
/programs/f/master/Subdomain Text duplicate Graduate
/programs/f/specialist/Subdomain Specialist
/programs/f/doctoral/Subdomain Doctoral
/programs/f/certificates/Subdomain Certificates
/academics/academic-affairs/Subdomain Text duplicate Academic Affairs
/advising/Subdomain University Advising & Student Transitions
/academics/library/Subdomain Odum Library
https://vsubookstore.bncollege...External Subdomain Book Store
https://www.valdosta.edu/asc/Subdomain Academic Support Center
/academics/freshman-learning/Subdomain First-Year Programs
/academics/amp/Subdomain Adult & Military Programs
/admissions/undergraduate/Subdomain Undergraduate Admissions
/academics/graduate-school/gra...Subdomain Graduate Admissions
/admissions/undergraduate/stud...Subdomain Transfer Students
/admissions/undergraduate/stud...Subdomain International Students
/colleges/education/career-adv...Subdomain Text duplicate Online College for Career Advancement
/on-campus-students/paying-for...Subdomain Paying for College
/admissions/financial-aid/Subdomain Financial Aid
/admissions/financial-aid/scho...Subdomain Scholarships
/admissions/financial-aid/grants/Subdomain Grants
/admissions/financial-aid/loans/Subdomain Loans
/admissions/financial-aid/vete...Subdomain Veterans Affairs
/admissions/financial-aid/proc...Subdomain Verification
/administration/finance-admin/...Subdomain Tuition and Fees
/admissions/Subdomain Anchor Cost Calculator
/administration/finance-admin/...Subdomain Bursary
/academics/registrar/Subdomain Registrar
https://vstateblazers.com/External Blazer Athletics
http://www.vstateblazers.com/c...External Subdomain Schedules
http://www.vstateblazers.com/s...External Subdomain Booster Information
/administration/advancement/gi...Subdomain V-State Club
http://www.vstateblazers.com/s...External Subdomain NCAA Compliance
https://vstateblazers.com/spor...External Tickets
http://www.vstateblazers.com/s...External Subdomain Watch LIVE
http://www.vstateblazers.com/s...External Subdomain Statistics and Records
http://www.vstateblazers.com/s...External Subdomain Athletics Staff
https://www.valdosta.edu/student/Subdomain Life at VSU
/student/rec-wellness/campus-r...Subdomain Recreation
/student/student-life/Subdomain Student Activities
/student/rec-wellness/campus-r...Subdomain Trips and Events
/student/student-life/student-...Subdomain Student Organizations
https://valdosta.campusdish.com/External Subdomain Dining
https://www.valdosta.edu/housing/Subdomain Housing and Residence Life
https://www.valdosta.edu/housing/Subdomain Residence Halls
/housing/get-involved/Subdomain Get Involved
/housing/apply/Subdomain How to Apply
/housing/learning-communities.phpSubdomain Residential Communities
/student/student-services/care...Subdomain Career Services
/student/student-services/coun...Subdomain Counseling Center
/student/disability/Subdomain Disability Services
/academics/international-progr...Subdomain International Services
/administration/student-affair...Subdomain Health Center
/student/student-life/student-...Subdomain Student Union
https://www.valdostastate.org/External Subdomain VSU Alumni Association
https://www.valdostastate.org/...External Subdomain Text duplicate Get Involved
https://www.valdostastate.org/...External Subdomain Chapters
https://www.valdostastate.org/...External Subdomain Board Members
https://community.valdostastat...External Subdomain Alumni Directory
https://www.valdostastate.org/...External Subdomain Make a Gift
https://www.valdostastate.org/...External Subdomain How to Give
/administration/advancement/gi...Subdomain 1906 Society
/administration/advancement/gi...Subdomain Text duplicate V-State Club
https://www.valdostastate.org/External Subdomain Alumni & Friends
https://www.valdostastate.org/...External Subdomain Event Calendar
https://www.valdostastate.org/...External Subdomain In the News
/strategicplan/Subdomain Strategic Plan
/administration/student-affair...Subdomain Blazer Ready
/diversity/Subdomain Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
/blazer-wellness/welcome.phpSubdomain Blazer Wellness
https://myvsu.valdosta.edu/External Subdomain Current Students
https://myvsu.valdosta.edu/External Subdomain Faculty/Staff
https://www.valdostastate.org/External Subdomain Alumni
/about/community/Subdomain Community
/admissions/undergraduate/visi...Subdomain Visitors
/on-campus-students/Subdomain On Campus On Campus
/on-campus-students/Subdomain On Campus
/on-campus-students/Subdomain Text duplicate On Campus
/colleges/career-advancement/Subdomain Online Campus Online Campus
/colleges/career-advancement/Subdomain Text duplicate Online Campus
/colleges/career-advancement/Subdomain Text duplicate Online Campus
/academics/graduate-school/Subdomain Graduate Degrees Graduate Degrees
/academics/graduate-school/Subdomain Graduate Degrees
/academics/graduate-school/Subdomain Text duplicate Graduate Degrees
/on-campus-students/welcome.phpSubdomain IMG-ALT VSU students walking up and down the pedestrian mall.
/on-campus-students/welcome.phpSubdomain Explore More
/colleges/career-advancement/w...Subdomain IMG-ALT VSU online college student working on his laptop outdoors.
/colleges/career-advancement/w...Subdomain Learn More
/academics/graduate-school/wel...Subdomain IMG-ALT Close up shot of student reading a book
/academics/graduate-school/wel...Subdomain Text duplicate Learn More
https://vstateblazers.com/External Athletics 10 National Championships. Purchase your tickets today.
https://www.valdostastate.org/External Subdomain Alumni & Giving Connecting through involvement and support.
/about/community/Subdomain Community Outreach Increasing community and regional impact.
/about/news/releases/2025/05/b...Subdomain Date Set for Blazer Bag Bingo, VSU Football's Biggest Fundraiser
/about/news/releases/2025/07/g...Subdomain Graduates Give Back to VSU to Help Current, Future Students Write Their Own Success Story
/about/news/releases/2025/07/r...Subdomain Registration Now Open for VSU’s The Happening
/about/news/releases/2025/07/v...Subdomain VSU RDI Inspires Brooks County Leaders to Renew Commitment to Focused Growth, Community Engagement
/about/news/releases/2025/07/t...Subdomain Terrell County Leaders Ready To Build New Relationships After VSU RDI
/about/news/releases/2025/07/a...Subdomain Appling County Leaders Leave VSU RDI Ready to Establish Community Brand
/about/news/releases/2025/07/v...Subdomain VSU Alumni Relations Wins 2025 CASE Circle of Excellence Award
/about/news/releases/Subdomain Read More Stories
https://www.valdosta.edu/Subdomain IMG-ALT vsu-logo
https://www.valdosta.edu/about/Subdomain About
/admissions/Subdomain Admissions
/academics/Subdomain Academics
https://www.valdosta.edu/student/Subdomain Campus Life
http://www.vstateblazers.com/External Subdomain Athletics
https://www.valdostastate.org/External Subdomain Text duplicate Alumni
/student/disability/Subdomain Accessibility
/administration/student-affair...Subdomain Title IX Reporting
/administration/policies/docum...Subdomain Privacy Statement
/administration/policies/docum...Subdomain Ethics Hotlines
/student/emergency/Subdomain Safety Information
https://gbi.georgia.gov/human-...External Subdomain Human Trafficking Notice
/administration/finance-admin/...Subdomain Employment
/mforms/request-info.phpSubdomain Request Info
https://maps.valdosta.edu/New window External Subdomain Interactive Campus Map
/about/documents/campus-direct...New window Subdomain Printable Campus Map
/admissions/undergraduate/visi...Subdomain Visit Campus
/admissions/undergraduate/appl...Subdomain Apply to VSU
https://www.givecampus.com/cam...External Subdomain Text duplicate Make a Gift
http://www.facebook.com/valdos...New window External Subdomain No Text
http://www.twitter.com/valdost...New window External Subdomain No Text
http://www.instagram.com/valdo...New window External Subdomain No Text
http://www.youtube.com/user/va...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.valdosta.edu/Subdomain © 2025 Valdosta State University A Comprehensive University of the University System of Georgia
/administration/policies/docum...New window Subdomain Privacy Notice

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.valdosta.edu/"
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 (1.88 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.
This page loads 10 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 12 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (79 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateWed, 23 Jul 2025 06:53:45 GMT
serverApache/2.4.37 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux)
x-powered-byPHP/7.2.24
varyAccept-Encoding
content-encodinggzip
nSa
access-control-allow-originhttps://blazercentraldev.valdosta.edu
content-length13960
connectionclose
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
set-cookie83 Characters
strict-transport-securitymax-age=156780000
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/1.1

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 884 referring domains.
This page has 942,031 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 449 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

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User-agent: Googlebot
Disallow: /fake-department/
Disallow: /cascade_trng/
Disallow: /email/
Disallow: /administration/emc/web-services/demo-pages/
Disallow: /main/athletics-contact/
Disallow: /media2/residence-hall-displays/
Disallow: /media2/video.php
Disallow: /colleges/arts/communication-arts/mass-media/course-descriptions-new.php
Disallow: /about/events-test/
Disallow: /portals/
Disallow: /admissions/undergraduate/forms/registration/focus-counselor.php
Disallow: /admissions/undergraduate/forms/registration/focus-parent.php
Disallow: /admissions/undergraduate/forms/registration/focus-student.php
Disallow: /programs/a/liberal-arts-and-social-sciences/
Disallow: /programs/a/communications/
Disallow: /programs/a/public-administration-and-social-service/
Disallow: /programs/a/visual-and-performing-arts/
Disallow: /programs/s/
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Valdosta State University - Valdosta State University
Yes, we are a place where all doors are open and you will never feel invisible. Consider the next four years your launching pad. Whatever your goals, Valdosta State can get you there. Your academic trajectory is shaped by innovative learning environments, hands-on research, and small class sizes.

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Valdosta State74%Check
Valdosta State University70%Check
State University64%Check
University63%Check
State College57%Check
Academic54%Check
Opportunities54%Check
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VSU49%Check
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