Nibbler SEO audit for alison.com
Summary
Overall9.3
The overall score for this website.
Accessibility9.7
How accessible the website is to mobile and disabled users.
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Experience9.6
How satisfying the website is likely to be for users.
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Marketing9.8
How well marketed and popular the website is.
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Technology9.2
How well designed and built the website is.
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Nibbler tested a sample of 5 pages from this website at 2:57 AM on Apr 19, 2024 (BST).
Top priorities for website improvement
- Add width and height attributes to all image tags. The width and height you specify should be the same as the source image. If you want to resize an image in the browser, use CSS. (read more)
- Consider using descriptive words or phrases (e.g. 'News', 'September 2012 financial results') in your anchor tag to benefit search engine optimization. (read more)
- Make sure that all the pages of this website include a meta description. If you don't include one, Google will choose a sample of text from the page to appear in the search engine result. By including a meta description, you can control how your search engine result will appear. (read more)
Images5.6
57% of images have a clearly defined size
19 images are being resized by the browser
- Some images (43.0%) don't 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.
- Add width and height attributes to all image tags. The width and height you specify should be the same as the source image. If you want to resize an image in the browser, use CSS.
Non Explicitly Sized Images
- Add width and height attributes to all image tags. The width and height you specify should be the same as the source image. If you want to resize an image in the browser, use CSS.
- 20 images are not in a web-friendly format.
- Make sure all images on this website are JPEG, PNG, SVG or GIF format.
Non Web-Format Images
- Make sure all images on this website are JPEG, PNG, SVG or GIF format.
- 19 images are being stretched in the browser.
- The width and height you specify in an image tag should be the same as the source image. If you want to resize an image in the browser, use the CSS width and height properties.
Stretched Images
- The width and height you specify in an image tag should be the same as the source image. If you want to resize an image in the browser, use the CSS width and height properties.
Internal links7.9
- 4 links are weakly described. Common weak links include 'click here' and 'read more'. These links fail to describe the content the link points to.
- Consider using descriptive words or phrases (e.g. 'News', 'September 2012 financial results') in your anchor tag to benefit search engine optimization.
Weak link text
- Consider using descriptive words or phrases (e.g. 'News', 'September 2012 financial results') in your anchor tag to benefit search engine optimization.
- 36 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.
Amount of content9.9
Rendering Chart...
- This website has an average of 1,640 words per page. The amount of content on a website has been shown to correlate with its search engine ranking.
Amount of content discovered
| Page | Characters | Words |
| alison.com/ | 5019 | 786 |
| alison.com/diploma-courses | 8926 | 1394 |
| alison.com/free-lms-programme | 18964 | 3035 |
| alison.com/courses/it | 9050 | 1419 |
| alison.com/courses/health | 10002 | 1568 |
Mobile10.0
- All of this website appears to be optimised for viewing on a mobile phone or a tablet.
Media specific CSS detected
Server behavior10.0
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.alison.com to http://alison.com. This is ideal.
Analytics10.0
100% of pages use analytics
Google Tag Manager
- Every page in this website is using Google Tag Manager. This is excellent and should allow for a complete analysis of visitor behavior.
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 optimization.
Headings10.0
- All pages were found to use defined headings. This is excellent as it allows visitors and search engines to summarize the content of webpages quickly. Correctly defined headings aid accessibility and are particularly important for search engine optimization.
Page headings detail
| URL | Heading | Level |
| alison.com/ | Free Online Courses With Certificates & Diplomas | H1 |
| alison.com/ | Want to upskill your whole team for free? | H2 |
| alison.com/ | Explore 5000+ Free Online Courses | H2 |
| alison.com/ | Not sure where to begin? Or even what you want to do? | H2 |
| alison.com/ | Learn From The World's Leading Experts | H2 |
| alison.com/ | Advance Your Career. Learn In-demand Skills. | H2 |
| alison.com/ | A Faster Way For Your Employees To Grow And Upskill | H2 |
| alison.com/ | Top Diplomas | H3 |
| alison.com/ | Top Certificates | H3 |
| alison.com/ | Get to know yourself better! | H3 |
| alison.com/ | Get hired for your dream job! | H3 |
| alison.com/ | Over 40 million learners have used Alison to empower themselves | H3 |
| alison.com/ | The best place to learn? Wherever you are. | H3 |
| alison.com/ | IT | H4 |
| alison.com/ | Health | H4 |
| alison.com/ | Language | H4 |
| alison.com/ | Business | H4 |
| alison.com/ | Management | H4 |
| alison.com/ | Personal Development | H4 |
| alison.com/ | Sales & Marketing | H4 |
| alison.com/ | Engineering & Construction | H4 |
| alison.com/ | Teaching & Academics | H4 |
| alison.com/ | English | H4 |
| alison.com/ | I want to upskill in my current career | H4 |
| alison.com/ | I want to find a new career | H4 |
| alison.com/ | header.all_certificate_courses | H5 |
| alison.com/ | IT | H5 |
| alison.com/ | Health | H5 |
| alison.com/ | Language | H5 |
| alison.com/ | Business | H5 |
| alison.com/ | Management | H5 |
| alison.com/ | Personal Development | H5 |
| alison.com/ | Sales & Marketing | H5 |
| alison.com/ | Engineering & Construction | H5 |
| alison.com/ | Teaching & Academics | H5 |
| alison.com/ | Answer a few short questions and we'll provide you with a Career Ready Plan! | H5 |
| alison.com/ | Do you represent a business or organization that would like to train and upskill their employees? | H6 |
| alison.com/ | Do you represent a business or organization that would like to train and upskill their employees? | H6 |
| alison.com/diploma-courses | Explore Free Online Courses With Diplomas | H1 |
| alison.com/diploma-courses | Explore Courses By Category | H2 |
| alison.com/diploma-courses | Explore In-Demand Careers | H2 |
| alison.com/diploma-courses | Explore Subjects | H2 |
| alison.com/diploma-courses | Not sure where to begin? What is your main goal on Alison? | H2 |
| alison.com/diploma-courses | Frequently Asked Questions | H2 |
| alison.com/diploma-courses | Benefits Of An Alison Diploma | H3 |
| alison.com/diploma-courses | Over 40 million learners have used Alison to empower themselves | H3 |
| alison.com/diploma-courses | header.all_certificate_courses | H5 |
| alison.com/diploma-courses | IT | H5 |
| alison.com/diploma-courses | Health | H5 |
| alison.com/diploma-courses | Language | H5 |
| alison.com/diploma-courses | Business | H5 |
| alison.com/diploma-courses | Management | H5 |
| alison.com/diploma-courses | Personal Development | H5 |
| alison.com/diploma-courses | Sales & Marketing | H5 |
| alison.com/diploma-courses | Engineering & Construction | H5 |
| alison.com/diploma-courses | Teaching & Academics | H5 |
| alison.com/diploma-courses | Certify Your Skills | H5 |
| alison.com/diploma-courses | Stand Out From The Crowd | H5 |
| alison.com/diploma-courses | Advance in Your Career | H5 |
| alison.com/diploma-courses | What is your main goal on Alison? | H5 |
| alison.com/diploma-courses | Do you represent a business or organization that would like to train and upskill their employees? | H6 |
| alison.com/diploma-courses | Do you represent a business or organization that would like to train and upskill their employees? | H6 |
| alison.com/free-lms-programme | Unleash Your Team’s Potential: Free LMS, Unlimited Users | H1 |
| alison.com/free-lms-programme | Manage Your Upskilling Needs, All For Free | H1 |
| alison.com/free-lms-programme | Top-Tier Learning Resources for Organisations Of All Sizes | H1 |
| alison.com/free-lms-programme | Our Clients Trust Us, You Can Too Verified Reviews From Organisations | H2 |
| alison.com/free-lms-programme | Frequently Asked Questions | H2 |
| alison.com/free-lms-programme | Terms & Conditions | H2 |
| alison.com/free-lms-programme | Set Up Your Free LMS in Under 5 Minutes! | H3 |
| alison.com/free-lms-programme | 🎉 We're rewarding our new Free LMS partners! | H3 |
| alison.com/free-lms-programme | See The Potential Of Free LMS With A Video Tour | H3 |
| alison.com/free-lms-programme | Track Your Team’s Learning and Development Progress | H3 |
| alison.com/free-lms-programme | Get Free LMS For Unlimited Users | H3 |
| alison.com/free-lms-programme | Do More With Free LMS | H3 |
| alison.com/free-lms-programme | Unlock More Features With LMS+ | H3 |
| alison.com/free-lms-programme | Getting Started Is Easy But We’ll Make It Easier | H3 |
| alison.com/courses/it | Free Online IT and Computing Courses | H1 |
| alison.com/courses/it | Explore Top Subjects | H2 |
| alison.com/courses/it | Explore Courses By Category | H2 |
| alison.com/courses/it | Explore In-Demand Careers | H2 |
| alison.com/courses/it | Explore Subjects | H2 |
| alison.com/courses/it | Not sure where to begin? What is your main goal on Alison? | H2 |
| alison.com/courses/it | Frequently Asked Questions | H2 |
| alison.com/courses/it | Benefits Of An Alison Certificate | H3 |
| alison.com/courses/it | Over 40 million learners have used Alison to empower themselves | H3 |
| alison.com/courses/it | header.all_certificate_courses | H5 |
| alison.com/courses/it | IT | H5 |
| alison.com/courses/it | Health | H5 |
| alison.com/courses/it | Language | H5 |
| alison.com/courses/it | Business | H5 |
| alison.com/courses/it | Management | H5 |
| alison.com/courses/it | Personal Development | H5 |
| alison.com/courses/it | Sales & Marketing | H5 |
| alison.com/courses/it | Engineering & Construction | H5 |
| alison.com/courses/it | Teaching & Academics | H5 |
| alison.com/courses/it | Certify Your Skills | H5 |
| alison.com/courses/it | Stand Out From The Crowd | H5 |
| alison.com/courses/it | Advance in Your Career | H5 |
| alison.com/courses/it | What is your main goal on Alison? | H5 |
| alison.com/courses/it | Do you represent a business or organization that would like to train and upskill their employees? | H6 |
| alison.com/courses/it | Do you represent a business or organization that would like to train and upskill their employees? | H6 |
| alison.com/courses/health | Free Online Health and Medicine Courses | H1 |
| alison.com/courses/health | Explore Top Subjects | H2 |
| alison.com/courses/health | Explore Courses By Category | H2 |
| alison.com/courses/health | Explore In-Demand Careers | H2 |
| alison.com/courses/health | Explore Subjects | H2 |
| alison.com/courses/health | Not sure where to begin? What is your main goal on Alison? | H2 |
| alison.com/courses/health | Frequently Asked Questions | H2 |
| alison.com/courses/health | Benefits Of An Alison Certificate | H3 |
| alison.com/courses/health | Over 40 million learners have used Alison to empower themselves | H3 |
| alison.com/courses/health | header.all_certificate_courses | H5 |
| alison.com/courses/health | IT | H5 |
| alison.com/courses/health | Health | H5 |
| alison.com/courses/health | Language | H5 |
| alison.com/courses/health | Business | H5 |
| alison.com/courses/health | Management | H5 |
| alison.com/courses/health | Personal Development | H5 |
| alison.com/courses/health | Sales & Marketing | H5 |
| alison.com/courses/health | Engineering & Construction | H5 |
| alison.com/courses/health | Teaching & Academics | H5 |
| alison.com/courses/health | Certify Your Skills | H5 |
| alison.com/courses/health | Stand Out From The Crowd | H5 |
| alison.com/courses/health | Advance in Your Career | H5 |
| alison.com/courses/health | What is your main goal on Alison? | H5 |
| alison.com/courses/health | Do you represent a business or organization that would like to train and upskill their employees? | H6 |
| alison.com/courses/health | Do you represent a business or organization that would like to train and upskill their employees? | H6 |
Meta tags10.0
This is how this website will look in Google search listings:
Alison | Free Online Courses & Online Learning
alison.com/
Free online courses with certificates. Join 8 million graduates and empower your career. Study, learn, certify, upskill with free online learning and training
- Nearly every page was found to include the description meta tag. The description meta data is important as it appears on Google's search result pages.
- Make sure that all the pages of this website include a meta description. If you don't include one, Google will choose a sample of text from the page to appear in the search engine result. By including a meta description, you can control how your search engine result will appear.
Meta Tags (name attribute)
| Page URL | Name | Content |
| alison.com/ | keywords | alison courses |
| alison.com/ | description | Free online courses with certificates. Join 8 million graduates and empower your career. Study, learn, certify, upskill with free online learning and training |
| alison.com/ | twitter:card | summary |
| alison.com/ | twitter:site | @AlisonCourses |
| alison.com/ | twitter:creator | @AlisonCourses |
| alison.com/ | twitter:url | https://alison.com/ |
| alison.com/ | twitter:title | Alison | Free Online Courses & Online Learning |
| alison.com/ | twitter:description | Free online courses with certificates. Join 8 million graduates and empower your career. Study, learn, certify, upskill with free online learning and training |
| alison.com/ | twitter:image | https://cdn01.alison-static.net/public/html/site/img/sharing/alison-share-careers.png |
| alison.com/ | csrf-token | QIGaxEt7k8Hk1fxOdFTo0GcVD0Eh0yWR118JUYl9 |
| alison.com/ | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1 |
| alison.com/ | theme-color | #ffffff |
| alison.com/diploma-courses | keywords | diploma courses, online courses, education, self-paced learning, MOOC |
| alison.com/diploma-courses | description | Alison offers hundreds of free online diploma programs in categories such as Health, IT, Business and more. Start your free online diploma today. |
| alison.com/diploma-courses | twitter:card | summary |
| alison.com/diploma-courses | twitter:site | @AlisonCourses |
| alison.com/diploma-courses | twitter:creator | @AlisonCourses |
| alison.com/diploma-courses | twitter:url | https://alison.com/diploma-courses |
| alison.com/diploma-courses | twitter:title | Free Online Diploma Programs | Alison |
| alison.com/diploma-courses | twitter:description | Alison offers hundreds of free online diploma programs in categories such as Health, IT, Business and more. Start your free online diploma today. |
| alison.com/diploma-courses | twitter:image | https://cdn01.alison-static.net/public/html/site/img/sharing/alison-share-careers.png |
| alison.com/diploma-courses | csrf-token | QIGaxEt7k8Hk1fxOdFTo0GcVD0Eh0yWR118JUYl9 |
| alison.com/diploma-courses | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1 |
| alison.com/diploma-courses | theme-color | #ffffff |
| alison.com/free-lms-programme | keywords | Free LMS, Alison |
| alison.com/free-lms-programme | description | Unlock learning excellence with our free LMS. Streamline education, engage learners, and transform your organisation's training with Alison’s free courses. |
| alison.com/free-lms-programme | og:image | https://cdn01.alison-static.net/public/html/site/img/free-lms/flms.png |
| alison.com/free-lms-programme | twitter:card | summary |
| alison.com/free-lms-programme | twitter:site | @AlisonCourses |
| alison.com/free-lms-programme | twitter:creator | @AlisonCourses |
| alison.com/free-lms-programme | twitter:url | https://alison.com/free-lms-programme |
| alison.com/free-lms-programme | twitter:title | Free learning management system - free LMS | Alison |
| alison.com/free-lms-programme | twitter:description | Unlock learning excellence with our free LMS. Streamline education, engage learners, and transform your organisation's training with Alison’s free courses. |
| alison.com/free-lms-programme | twitter:image | https://cdn01.alison-static.net/public/html/site/img/free-lms/flms.png |
| alison.com/free-lms-programme | csrf-token | QIGaxEt7k8Hk1fxOdFTo0GcVD0Eh0yWR118JUYl9 |
| alison.com/free-lms-programme | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=1.0, minimum-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0 |
| alison.com/free-lms-programme | theme-color | #ffffff |
| alison.com/free-lms-programme | keywords | Alison, LMS, Learn, Courses, Online Courses, Learnings |
| alison.com/free-lms-programme | description | Unlock learning excellence with our free LMS. Streamline education, engage learners, and transform your organisation's training with Alison’s free courses |
| alison.com/courses/it | keywords | |
| alison.com/courses/it | description | Discover free online IT and computing courses. Enrol today and grow your IT and computing skills and boost your career with Alison. |
| alison.com/courses/it | twitter:card | summary |
| alison.com/courses/it | twitter:site | @AlisonCourses |
| alison.com/courses/it | twitter:creator | @AlisonCourses |
| alison.com/courses/it | twitter:url | https://alison.com/courses/it |
| alison.com/courses/it | twitter:title | Free Online IT and Computing Courses | Alison |
| alison.com/courses/it | twitter:description | Discover free online IT and computing courses. Enrol today and grow your IT and computing skills and boost your career with Alison. |
| alison.com/courses/it | twitter:image | https://cdn01.alison-static.net/public/html/site/img/sharing/alison-share-careers.png |
| alison.com/courses/it | csrf-token | QIGaxEt7k8Hk1fxOdFTo0GcVD0Eh0yWR118JUYl9 |
| alison.com/courses/it | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1 |
| alison.com/courses/it | theme-color | #ffffff |
| alison.com/courses/health | keywords | |
| alison.com/courses/health | description | Discover free online health and medicine courses covering caregiving, mental health, nutrition, fitness and more on Alison. Start your learning journey today. |
| alison.com/courses/health | twitter:card | summary |
| alison.com/courses/health | twitter:site | @AlisonCourses |
| alison.com/courses/health | twitter:creator | @AlisonCourses |
| alison.com/courses/health | twitter:url | https://alison.com/courses/health |
| alison.com/courses/health | twitter:title | Free Online Health and Medicine Courses | Alison |
| alison.com/courses/health | twitter:description | Discover free online health and medicine courses covering caregiving, mental health, nutrition, fitness and more on Alison. Start your learning journey today. |
| alison.com/courses/health | twitter:image | https://cdn01.alison-static.net/public/html/site/img/sharing/alison-share-careers.png |
| alison.com/courses/health | csrf-token | QIGaxEt7k8Hk1fxOdFTo0GcVD0Eh0yWR118JUYl9 |
| alison.com/courses/health | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1 |
| alison.com/courses/health | theme-color | #ffffff |
Printability10.0
100% of pages are optimized for printing
- All pages of this website appear to be optimized for printing (using CSS).
Media specific CSS detected
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.
Freshness10.0
Last updated April 18, 2024
- It looks like this website was last updated on Thursday, April 18, 2024. This is good because visitors perceive up-to-date websites as more credible. Websites that are updated regularly are also spidered by search engines more often.
- 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.
All dates found
Twitteri
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