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SEO Report for https://www.selfbuildonline.co.uk

Your general SEO Checkup Score


SEO Score70/100
Average SEO score of top 100 sites: 75%

Your site scored 70/100, below the 75 average for top sites. We found 16 issues to fix, and clearing them is how you move up.

16 Failed
4 Warnings
36 Passed

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Issues to fix

HIGH
Enable HTML compression to reduce page size and loading times.
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HIGH
Consider using structured data in your webpage as it can help search engines gain a better understanding of your content.
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HIGH
To improve the website experience for your visitors, it is recommended to eliminate any render-blocking resources on this webpage.
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HIGH
Using images in a modern format can significantly reduce the file size and improve the loading speed of a webpage, providing a better user experience and potentially increasing engagement.
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HIGH
HTTP/2 protocol offers several key improvements, including faster page load times, improved performance, better security and more efficient use of network resources.
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HIGH
By creating a custom 404 error page with helpful links and information, users are more likely to stay on the site and continue to explore.
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MEDIUM
Consider adding cache headers for images to improve website performance. With cache headers, browsers can cache images and serve them quickly to returning visitors, rather than re-fetching them each time.
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MEDIUM
Avoid using distorted images, as they can have a negative impact on the user experience.
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MEDIUM
Consider adding cache headers for CSS resources to speed up the webpage for returning users.
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MEDIUM
Using social media meta tags can improve the appearance and content of shared links on social media platforms, potentially increasing click-through rates and engagement with the page.
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MEDIUM
Avoid performance and security issues by adding "rel=noopener" or "rel=noreferrer" to your "target=_blank" links.
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LOW
Without an SPF record, spammers can easily spoof emails from this domain, potentially leading to compromised email security and deliverability issues.
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LOW
Using more than 20 HTTP requests on a webpage can negatively impact the loading time.
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LOW
Strip out any unnecessary metadata to improve loading time, security, and privacy. Metadata should not exceed 16% of the image size.
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LOW
Consider adding the Strict-Transport-Security header to your webpage to ensure that web traffic is encrypted over HTTPS, mitigating the risk of man-in-the-middle attacks and other security threats.
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Common SEO issues

Score:86
Failed:2
Warnings:1
Passed:16
Meta Title Test
100% of top 100 sites passed
This webpage is using a title tag.
Text: Self Build Insurance by ProAktive - Get A Quote Today
Length: 53 characters
Meta Description Test
97% of top 100 sites passed
This webpage is using a meta description tag.
Text: We have 30 years experience of providing Self Build Insurance Quotes for clients wanting to build their own property. Get a quote online or call us today!
Length: 154 characters
Google Search Results Preview Test
Desktop version
https://www.selfbuildinsure.co.uk/Self Build Insurance by ProAktive - Get A Quote TodayWe have 30 years experience of providing Self Build Insurance Quotes for clients wanting to build their own property. Get a quote online or call us today!
Mobile version
https://www.selfbuildinsure.co.uk/Self Build Insurance by ProAktive - Get A Quote TodayWe have 30 years experience of providing Self Build Insurance Quotes for clients wanting to build their own property. Get a quote online or call us today!
Social Media Meta Tags Test
83% of top 100 sites passed
This webpage is not using social media meta tags! While this type of meta tags don't affect what people see when they visit the webpage, they exist to provide information about it to search engines and social media platforms.
Most Common Keywords Test
There is likely no optimal keyword density (search engine algorithms have evolved beyond keyword density metrics as a significant ranking factor). It can be useful, however, to note which keywords appear most often on your page and if they reflect the intended topic of your page. More importantly, the keywords on your page should appear within natural sounding and grammatically correct copy.
26build
25self
25insurance
10proaktive
6property
Keywords Usage Test
81% of top 100 sites passed
The most common keywords of this webpage are distributed well across the important HTML tags. This helps search engines to properly identify the topic of this webpage.
Keyword
Title tag
Meta description
Headings
build
self
insurance
proaktive
property
Keywords Cloud Test
able
accurate
blog
brokers
build
builders
building
button
case
click
committed
complaint
completed
construction
consumers
contact
contracts
conversion
converting
cost
cover
customer
damage
details
developed
developer
developers
discuss
does
doncaster
england
enjoying
ensure
enviable
excellent
exchange
experts
extending
extension
faced
financial
group
guidance
happy
have
helping
home
industry
initial
insurance
insured
land
leaders
leading
liability
members
moment
need
north
offering
ombudsman
online
people
plot
point
policy
pride
proaktive
process
project
property
protect
provide
provides
providing
quality
question
quotation
quote
regarding
renovating
renovation
reputation
requirements
right
risks
self
service
simple
simply
site
staff
started
starts
structure
success
unusual
vote
watch
website
Competitor Domains Test
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Heading Tags Test
70% of top 100 sites passed
This webpage contains headings tags.
H1 tags
Self Build Insurance from ProAktive Self Build
H2 tags
Self Build Insurance
Robots.txt Test
94% of top 100 sites passed
This website is using a robots.txt file.
Sitemap Test
75% of top 100 sites passed
This website has a sitemap file.
Image Alt Test
71% of top 100 sites passed
This webpage is using "img" tags with empty or missing "alt" attribute!
Responsive Image Test
38% of top 100 sites passed
All images in this webpage are properly sized for different users' viewports.
Image Aspect Ratio Test
72% of top 100 sites passed
Not all image display dimensions match the natural aspect ratio! Fix aspect ratio issues to avoid distorted images on this website!
Deprecated HTML Tags Test
99% of top 100 sites passed
This webpage does not use HTML deprecated tags.
Google Analytics Test
69% of top 100 sites passed
This webpage is using Google Analytics.
Favicon Test
100% of top 100 sites passed
favicon
This website appears to have a favicon.
JS Error Test
74% of top 100 sites passed
There are no severe JavaScript errors on this webpage.
Console Errors Test
33% of top 100 sites passed
This webpage doesn't have any warnings or errors caught by the Chrome DevTools Console.
Charset Declaration Test
100% of top 100 sites passed
This webpage has a character encoding declaration.
Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8

Speed optimizations

Score:63
Failed:7
Warnings:2
Passed:9
HTML Page Size Test
34% of top 100 sites passed
The size of this webpage's HTML is 22.27 Kb and is under the average webpage's HTML size of 33 Kb. Faster loading websites result in a better user experience, higher conversion rates, and generally better search engine rankings.
DOM Size Test
17% of top 100 sites passed
The Document Object Model (DOM) of this webpage has 999 nodes which is less than the recommended value of 1,500 nodes.
HTML Compression/GZIP Test
96% of top 100 sites passed
This webpage doesn't use HTML compression! We recommend to compress the HTML code in order to reduce the page size and page loading times - this will help a website to retain visitors and increase page views. If the HTML compression will be enabled, the HTML size will be decreased by 68% - from 22.27 Kb to 7.02 Kb .
Site Loading Speed Test
68% of top 100 sites passed
The loading time of this webpage (measured from N. Virginia, US) is around 2.05 seconds and this is under the average loading speed which is 5 seconds.
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JS Execution Time Test
79% of top 100 sites passed
The JavaScript code used by this webpage is executed in less than 2 seconds.
Page Objects Test
This webpage is using more than 20 http requests, which can slow down page loading and negatively impact user experience!
Content size by content type
Content type
Percent
Size
image
70.9 %
1.16 Mb
javascript
21.9 %
364.96 Kb
css
2.8 %
46.38 Kb
font
2.8 %
46.18 Kb
html
1.5 %
25.36 Kb
other
0.2 %
2.76 Kb
TOTAL
100%
1.63 Mb
Requests by content type
Content type
Percent
Requests
image
42.9 %
18
javascript
21.4 %
9
other
16.7 %
7
html
7.1 %
3
css
7.1 %
3
font
4.8 %
2
TOTAL
100%
42
Content size by domain
Domain
Percent
Size
selfbuildinsure.co.uk
74.3 %
1.21 Mb
googletagmanager.com
8.9 %
147.75 Kb
code.jquery.com
7.8 %
130.09 Kb
widget.trustpilot.com
2.8 %
47.17 Kb
fonts.gstatic.com
2.8 %
46.18 Kb
ajax.googleapis.com
2.0 %
33.42 Kb
google-analytics.com
1.2 %
20.58 Kb
googleads.g.doubleclick.net
0.1 %
1.84 Kb
fonts.googleapis.com
0.0 %
852 B
google.com
0.0 %
455 B
TOTAL
100%
1.63 Mb
Requests by domain
Domain
Percent
Requests
selfbuildinsure.co.uk
45.2 %
19
widget.trustpilot.com
23.8 %
10
google-analytics.com
7.1 %
3
code.jquery.com
4.8 %
2
googletagmanager.com
4.8 %
2
fonts.gstatic.com
4.8 %
2
fonts.googleapis.com
2.4 %
1
ajax.googleapis.com
2.4 %
1
googleads.g.doubleclick.net
2.4 %
1
google.com
2.4 %
1
TOTAL
100%
42
CDN Usage Test
96% of top 100 sites passed
This webpage is not serving all resources (images, javascript and css) from CDNs!
Modern Image Format Test
32% of top 100 sites passed
This webpage is not serving images in a modern format! Image formats like JPEG 2000, JPEG XR, and WebP often provide better compression than PNG or JPEG, which means faster downloads and less data consumption.
Image Metadata Test
This webpage is using images with large metadata (more than 16% of the image size)! Stripping out unnecessary metadata tags can improve not only the loading time but also the security and privacy of a webpage.
Image Caching Test
99% of top 100 sites passed
This website is not using cache headers for images. Setting cache headers can help speed up the serving of a webpage for returning users. Learn more about how to add expires headers to your images.
JavaScript Caching Test
98% of top 100 sites passed
This webpage is not using uncached JavaScript resources from same domain!
CSS Caching Test
98% of top 100 sites passed
This webpage is not using cache headers for CSS resources! Setting cache headers can help to speed up the webpage for returning users.
JavaScript Minification Test
93% of top 100 sites passed
All JavaScript files used by this webpage are minified.
CSS Minification Test
97% of top 100 sites passed
All CSS resources used by this webpage are minified.
Render Blocking Resources Test
29% of top 100 sites passed
This webpage is using render blocking resources! Eliminating render-blocking resources can help this webpage to load significantly faster and will improve the website experience for your visitors.
URL Redirects Test
96% of top 100 sites passed
This URL performed 1 redirects! While redirects are typically not advisable (as they can affect search engine indexing issues and adversely affect site loading time), one redirect may be acceptable, particularly if the URL is redirecting from a non-www version to its www version, or vice-versa.
Largest Contentful Paint Test
The Largest Contentful Paint duration of this webpage is 1.42 seconds. To provide a good user experience, sites should strive to have Largest Contentful Paint of 2.5 seconds or less.
1.42 s
2.5 s
4 s
Largest Contentful Paint element within the viewport:
<div id="inner-banner-container" style="background-image: url('/uploads/banners/home.jpg')...">
Cumulative Layout Shift Test
The CLS score of this webpage is 0.014. To provide a good user experience, sites should strive to have a CLS score of 0.1 or less.
0.0139
0.1
0.25
DOM element which contributes the most to CLS score:
Text: Self Build Insurance from ProAktive Self Build ProAktive Self build developed t...
Html: <div id="home-content-container">
Score: 0.0129

Server and security

Score:68
Failed:3
Warnings:0
Passed:4
URL Canonicalization Test
92% of top 100 sites passed
SSL Checker and HTTPS Test
100% of top 100 sites passed
This website is successfully using HTTPS, a secure communication protocol over the Internet.
The certificate is not used before the activation date.
The certificate has not expired.
The hostname "www.selfbuildinsure.co.uk" is correctly listed in the certificate.
The certificate should be trusted by all major web browsers.
The certificate was not revoked.
The certificate was signed with a secure hash.
Certificate Chain:
Server certificate
Common Name
selfbuildinsure.co.uk
Subject Alternative Names
selfbuildinsure.co.uk, www.selfbuildinsure.co.uk
Not Valid Before
Mon, March 20, 2023 at 12:00:00 AM UTC
Not Valid After
Sat, March 23, 2024 at 11:59:59 PM UTC
Signature Algorithm
sha256WithRsaEncryption
Issuer
Sectigo RSA Domain Validation Secure Server CA
Intermediate certificate
Common Name
Sectigo RSA Domain Validation Secure Server CA
Organization
Sectigo Limited
Location
Salford, Greater Manchester, GB
Not Valid Before
Fri, November 2, 2018 at 12:00:00 AM UTC
Not Valid After
Tue, December 31, 2030 at 11:59:59 PM UTC
Signature Algorithm
sha384WithRsaEncryption
Issuer
USERTrust RSA Certification Authority
Root certificate
Common Name
USERTrust RSA Certification Authority
Organization
The USERTRUST Network
Location
Jersey City, New Jersey, US
Not Valid Before
Mon, February 1, 2010 at 12:00:00 AM UTC
Not Valid After
Mon, January 18, 2038 at 11:59:59 PM UTC
Signature Algorithm
sha384WithRsaEncryption
Issuer
USERTrust RSA Certification Authority
Mixed Content Test (HTTP over HTTPS)
100% of top 100 sites passed
This webpage does not use mixed content - both the initial HTML and all other resources are loaded over HTTPS.
HTTP2 Test
92% of top 100 sites passed
This webpage is not using the HTTP/2 protocol!
HSTS Test
This webpage is not using the Strict-Transport-Security header! This is a security header that was created as a way to force the browser to use secure connections when a site is running over HTTPS.
Plaintext Emails Test
93% of top 100 sites passed
This webpage does not include email addresses in plaintext.

Mobile usability

Score:100
Failed:0
Warnings:0
Passed:3
Meta Viewport Test
94% of top 100 sites passed
This webpage is using a viewport meta tag.
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
Media Query Responsive Test
99% of top 100 sites passed
This webpage is using CSS media queries, which is the base for responsive design functionalities.
Mobile Snapshot Test
Mobile view

Advanced SEO

Score:29
Failed:4
Warnings:1
Passed:4
Structured Data Test
59% of top 100 sites passed
This webpage doesn't take the advantages of HTML Microdata or JSON-LD specifications in order to use structured data! View Google's guide for getting started with structured data.
Custom 404 Error Page Test
75% of top 100 sites passed
This website is not using a custom 404 error page! Default 404 error pages result in a poor experience - it can mislead users into thinking an entire site is down or broken, greatly increases the chance they leave the website entirely, and looks unprofessional. We recommend to have a custom 404 error page in order to improve the website's user experience by letting users know that only a specific page is missing/broken (and not the entire site), providing them helpful links, the opportunity to report bugs, and potentially track the source of broken links.
Noindex Tag Test
99% of top 100 sites passed
This webpage does not use the noindex meta tag. This means that it can be indexed by search engines.
Canonical Tag Test
95% of top 100 sites passed
This webpage is using the canonical link tag. This tag specifies that the URL: https://www.selfbuildinsure.co.uk/ is preferred to be used in search results. Please ensure that this specification is correct, as canonical tags are often hard-coded and may not always reflect the latest changes in a site's URL structure.
<link href="https://www.selfbuildinsure.co.uk/" rel="canonical"/>
Nofollow Tag Test
This webpage is using the nofollow meta tag! We recommend to use this tag carefully since search engines will not crawl all links from this webpage.
Disallow Directive Test
Your robots.txt file includes a disallow command which instructs search engines to avoid certain parts of your website! You are advised to confirm if access to these resources or pages are intended to be blocked (e.g., if they contain internal-only content or sensitive information).
Meta Refresh Test
95% of top 100 sites passed
This webpage is not using a meta refresh tag.
SPF Records Test
94% of top 100 sites passed
This DNS server is not using an SPF record! SPF (Sender Policy Framework) allows administrators to specify which hosts are allowed to send mail from a given domain by creating a specific SPF record or TXT record in the Domain Name System (DNS). You can find more information about SPF records here.
Ads.txt Validation Test
80% of top 100 sites passed
This website doesn't use an ads.txt file! Ads.txt is a text file that contains a list of Authorized Digital Sellers. The purpose of ads.txt files is to give advertisers and advertising networks the ability to verify who is allowed to sell advertising on your website.

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