Nibbler SEO audit for howquote.com
Summary
Overall7.6
The overall score for this website.
Accessibility8.0
How accessible the website is to mobile and disabled users.
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Experience6.6
How satisfying the website is likely to be for users.
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Marketing7.1
How well marketed, and popular the website is.
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Technology8.4
How well designed and built the website is.
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Nibbler tested a sample of 5 pages from this website at 13:57 on 3 Apr 2024 (BST).
Top priorities for website improvement
- Add meaningful anchor text that describes the link's destination. If the link contains an image, ensure you have provided alt text. (read more)
- Consider updating this website regularly with new content. (read more)
- Add printable stylesheets for all pages, wherever possible. In most cases, websites can share printable stylesheets over many or all pages, as with screen-based stylesheets. (read more)
Internal links0.0
- 49 links have no text describing their destination. Links on a page should describe their destination for the benefit of both screen readers and search engine spiders.
- Add meaningful anchor text that describes the link's destination. If the link contains an image, ensure you have provided alt text.
Empty link text
- Add meaningful anchor text that describes the link's destination. If the link contains an image, ensure you have provided alt text.
Printability0.0
0% of pages are optimised for printing
- 5 pages of this website do not appear to be optimised for printing (using CSS).
- Add printable stylesheets for all pages, wherever possible. In most cases, websites can share printable stylesheets over many or all pages, as with screen-based stylesheets.
Print optimised pages
Page Print howquote.com/ Not detected howquote.com/sign-in Not detected howquote.com/about-us Not detected howquote.com/how-it-works Not detected howquote.com/services Not detected
- Add printable stylesheets for all pages, wherever possible. In most cases, websites can share printable stylesheets over many or all pages, as with screen-based stylesheets.
Media specific CSS detected
| Media | Min width | Max width | CSS file |
| only screen | - | 600px | howquote.com/include/style.css |
Freshness0.8
Last updated May 3, 2020
- It looks like this website was last updated on Sunday, 3 May 2020. This is bad because visitors may dismiss this website as outdated. Websites that are not updated regularly are also spidered by search engines less often.
- Consider updating this website regularly with new content.
- To find this information we used the last modified dates reported by this website's server in addition to looking for dates written on each page.
Amount of content6.7
Rendering Chart...
- This website has an average of 214 words per page. The amount of content on a website has been shown to correlate with its search engine ranking.
- Consider the amount of text on this website and increase it if appropriate.
Amount of content discovered
| Page | Characters | Words |
| howquote.com/ | 1678 | 266 |
| howquote.com/sign-in | 285 | 43 |
| howquote.com/about-us | 1366 | 226 |
| howquote.com/how-it-works | 2775 | 481 |
| howquote.com/services | 477 | 55 |
Mobile8.6
- All of this website appears to be optimised for viewing on a mobile phone (using CSS media queries) but it is not optimised for tablet viewing. It is important to make sure your content is optimised for a wide range of devices as a growing percentage of web browsing is done on phones and tablets.
- Check how the website looks using a tablet and consider adding tablet-only styling using media queries. Some websites employ other techniques for mobile and tablet visitors which we cannot currently detect.
Device optimised pages
Page Mobile Tablet Viewport howquote.com/ Detected Not detected Detected howquote.com/sign-in Detected Not detected Detected howquote.com/about-us Detected Not detected Detected howquote.com/how-it-works Detected Not detected Detected howquote.com/services Detected Not detected Detected
- Check how the website looks using a tablet and consider adding tablet-only styling using media queries. Some websites employ other techniques for mobile and tablet visitors which we cannot currently detect.
Media specific CSS detected
| Media | Min width | Max width | CSS file |
| only screen | - | 600px | howquote.com/include/style.css |
Server behaviour10.0
404 page
Compression
- This website handles missing pages correctly by sending a 404 HTTP status code.
- This website was served with GZIP encoding. This is very good because it reduces the loading time of a web page.
- This website follows the best practice of using a permanent (HTTP 301) redirect between URLs with/without trailing slashes. This is ideal.
- This website follows the best practice of using a permanent (HTTP 301) redirect from http://www.howquote.com to http://howquote.com. This is ideal.
Analytics10.0
100% of pages use analytics
Multiple Analytics Solutions
- Every page in this website is using some form of analytics software. This is excellent and should allow for a complete analysis of visitor behaviour.
Analytics Software Found
| Software Name |
| Google Analytics |
Page titles10.0
100% of pages have defined titles
0% of page titles are weak
- All pages were found to use page titles appropriately. Page titles appear in search results and at the top of the browser's window when visiting the site. Appropriate page titles are particularly important for search engine optimisation.
Headings10.0
- All pages were found to use defined headings. This is excellent as it allows visitors and search engines to summarise the content of webpages quickly. Correctly defined headings aid accessibility and are particularly important for search engine optimisation.
Page headings detail
| URL | Heading | Level |
| howquote.com/ | Find local professionals for your home project | H1 |
| howquote.com/ | Get free cost estimates.Find full list of services here. | H2 |
| howquote.com/ | 60-Day FREE TRIAL No Credit Card Required | H2 |
| howquote.com/ | Give a quote or get a quoteIt's what we are all about. | H2 |
| howquote.com/ | Connect with the best pros for any project. | H2 |
| howquote.com/ | It is easy and free to get started. | H2 |
| howquote.com/ | Individuals | H2 |
| howquote.com/ | Get a Free Quote Today | H2 |
| howquote.com/ | Most Popular Services: | H2 |
| howquote.com/ | Businesses | H2 |
| howquote.com/ | All businesses are welcome | H2 |
| howquote.com/ | A great way to make your business more successful | H2 |
| howquote.com/ | Insurance, Roofing, Cleaning, Painting, Plumbing, Electrical, Swimming Pools and Spas, Lawn-care and many more. | H3 |
| howquote.com/ | This is the platform to connect customers with service providers. See how it works. | H3 |
| howquote.com/sign-in | Sign in | H1 |
| howquote.com/about-us | About Us | H1 |
| howquote.com/about-us | Local E-Marketplace Services | H2 |
| howquote.com/how-it-works | How it works | H1 |
| howquote.com/how-it-works | 1. Register | H2 |
| howquote.com/how-it-works | 2. Request a quote | H2 |
| howquote.com/how-it-works | 3. Wait for response | H2 |
| howquote.com/how-it-works | Fast, simple and easy registration | H3 |
| howquote.com/how-it-works | Privacy - Get anonymous quote | H3 |
| howquote.com/how-it-works | A+ Security | H3 |
| howquote.com/how-it-works | Save money | H3 |
| howquote.com/how-it-works | Save time | H3 |
| howquote.com/how-it-works | We will NOT ask you for: | H3 |
| howquote.com/how-it-works | There is no better way to get a quote or an estimate. | H3 |
| howquote.com/how-it-works | 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed: | H3 |
| howquote.com/how-it-works | Flat fee | H3 |
| howquote.com/how-it-works | Real Leads | H3 |
| howquote.com/how-it-works | Flexible | H3 |
| howquote.com/how-it-works | It is effective. | H3 |
| howquote.com/services | Service Category | H1 |
| howquote.com/services | Air Conditioning | H2 |
| howquote.com/services | Carpenter | H2 |
| howquote.com/services | Cleaning Services | H2 |
| howquote.com/services | Electrical | H2 |
| howquote.com/services | Flooring and Surfaces | H2 |
| howquote.com/services | Handyman | H2 |
| howquote.com/services | Insurance | H2 |
| howquote.com/services | Landscape, Yard, Garden | H2 |
| howquote.com/services | Painting | H2 |
| howquote.com/services | Pest Control | H2 |
| howquote.com/services | Plumbing | H2 |
| howquote.com/services | Roofing | H2 |
| howquote.com/services | Swimming Pools, Spas | H2 |
| howquote.com/services | Windows and Doors | H2 |
Images10.0
100% of images have a clearly defined size
No images are being resized by the browser
- All images have defined sizes using width and height attributes in the HTML. These attributes are optional, but strongly recommended as they help the browser arrange the page more quickly.
Meta tags10.0
This is how this website will look in Google search listings:
HowQuote.com | Get A Free Quote Today. E-Marketplace Services
howquote.com/
Choose what is good for you! Get quote on Insurance, Roofing, Cleaning, Painting, Lawn-care and many more. It is Free, Fast, Easy and Anonymous.
- All pages were found to include a meta description. This is good because search engines (like Google) show this text in search result pages.
Meta Tags (name attribute)
| Page URL | Name | Content |
| howquote.com/ | description | Choose what is good for you! Get quote on Insurance, Roofing, Cleaning, Painting, Lawn-care and many more. It is Free, Fast, Easy and Anonymous. |
| howquote.com/ | keywords | quote, estimate, insurance, roofing, cleaning, painting, lawn-care, free, fast, easy, quick, simple, anonymous |
| howquote.com/ | author | John Smith |
| howquote.com/ | twitter:card | summary |
| howquote.com/ | twitter:site | @HowQuote_com |
| howquote.com/ | twitter:title | Get a Quote on just about anything | HowQuote.com |
| howquote.com/ | twitter:description | Get the best of local serivces, HowQuote.com makes it easy. |
| howquote.com/ | twitter:image | https://howquote.com/android-chrome-256x256.png |
| howquote.com/ | twitter:image:alt | Logo of HowQuote.com |
| howquote.com/ | twitter:url | https://howquote.com |
| howquote.com/ | robots | index, follow |
| howquote.com/ | revisit-after | 7 days |
| howquote.com/ | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1 |
| howquote.com/ | theme-color | #ffffff |
| howquote.com/sign-in | description | Sign in to request quotes and estimaes or respond to quote request, change settings. |
| howquote.com/sign-in | keywords | |
| howquote.com/sign-in | author | John Smith |
| howquote.com/sign-in | robots | index, follow |
| howquote.com/sign-in | revisit-after | 7 days |
| howquote.com/sign-in | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1 |
| howquote.com/sign-in | theme-color | #ffffff |
| howquote.com/about-us | description | Welcome to HowQuote.com, your number one source for all quotes and estimates. |
| howquote.com/about-us | keywords | |
| howquote.com/about-us | author | John Smith |
| howquote.com/about-us | twitter:card | summary |
| howquote.com/about-us | twitter:title | Get a Quote on just about anything | HowQuote.com |
| howquote.com/about-us | twitter:description | Get the best of home serivces, HowQuote.com makes it easy. |
| howquote.com/about-us | twitter:image | https://howquote.com/android-chrome-256x256.png |
| howquote.com/about-us | robots | index, follow |
| howquote.com/about-us | revisit-after | 7 days |
| howquote.com/about-us | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1 |
| howquote.com/about-us | theme-color | #ffffff |
| howquote.com/how-it-works | description | Find out how you can get best quote or estimate on services you need. |
| howquote.com/how-it-works | keywords | |
| howquote.com/how-it-works | author | John Smith |
| howquote.com/how-it-works | robots | index, follow |
| howquote.com/how-it-works | revisit-after | 7 days |
| howquote.com/how-it-works | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1 |
| howquote.com/how-it-works | theme-color | #ffffff |
| howquote.com/services | description | Estimate Your Residential or Commercial Project for Free. Compare different offers. Choose Quality and Value. Get the best price. |
| howquote.com/services | keywords | |
| howquote.com/services | author | John Smith |
| howquote.com/services | robots | index, follow |
| howquote.com/services | revisit-after | 7 days |
| howquote.com/services | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1 |
| howquote.com/services | theme-color | #ffffff |
Meta Tags (http-equiv attribute)
| Page URL | Name | Content |
| howquote.com/ | content-type | text/html; charset=utf-8 |
| howquote.com/sign-in | content-type | text/html; charset=utf-8 |
| howquote.com/about-us | content-type | text/html; charset=utf-8 |
| howquote.com/how-it-works | content-type | text/html; charset=utf-8 |
| howquote.com/services | content-type | text/html; charset=utf-8 |
URL format10.0
Every URL is well written
- This website uses appropriate web addresses (URLs) throughout. This is excellent and will help search engine placement, usability and the marketability of this website.
Twitteri
This website does not appear to be associated with a Twitter account.
- There was a problem checking the Twitter accounts associated with this website.
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