WebSite Grade For www.lifehacker.com : 97/100 (October 01, 2007)
A website grade of 97 for www.lifehacker.com means that of the thousands of websites that have previously been submitted to the tool, our algorithm has calculated that this site scores higher than 97% of them in terms of its marketing effectiveness. The algorithm uses a proprietary blend of over a dozen different variables, including search engine data, website structure, approximate traffic, site performance, and others.The software is constantly being upgraded and the algorithm enhanced. The number of potential recommendations provided by the tool is also increasing frequently. Please check back often.
Score Summary
| Section | www.lifehacker.com |
|---|---|
| Website Grade | 97 |
| Google Page Rank | 7 |
| Alexa Rank | 1,131 |
| Technorati Rank | 6 |
| Google Inbound Links | 78,100 |
| Yahoo Inbound Links | 1,142,464 |
| Delicious Saved Count | 22,022 |
| Google Indexed Pages | 2,490 |
Google PageRank : 7
"Google PageRank relies on the uniquely democratic nature of the web by using its vast link structure as an indicator of an individual page's value. In essence, Google interprets a link from page A to page B as a vote, by page A, for page B. But, Google looks at more than the sheer volume of votes, or links a page receives; it also analyzes the page that casts the vote. Votes cast by pages that are themselves important weigh more heavily and help to make other pages important."-From Google
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| Title : | Lifehacker, tips and downloads for getting things done |
| Description : | -- Missing -- |
| Meta Keywords : | -- Missing -- |
No search words were entered for this report generation.
Though search words (and how the website ranks for them) is not used in the calculation of the SiteGrade, there are several important checks that the software makes related to the words entered. You may want to consider re-running the report for important words related to the site.
Though search words (and how the website ranks for them) is not used in the calculation of the SiteGrade, there are several important checks that the software makes related to the words entered. You may want to consider re-running the report for important words related to the site.
Meta-Keywords Not Found
There were no keywords detected in the meta-data of the website.
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Since it doesn't hurt you to have meta-keywords, we'd suggest going ahead and adding them to the page.
There were no keywords detected in the meta-data of the website.
Though Google does not seem to place high relevance on meta keywords to determine the content of a website, other engines like Yahoo! may still look at these.
Since it doesn't hurt you to have meta-keywords, we'd suggest going ahead and adding them to the page.
Page Description Not Found
The HTML for the page does not contain a description element in the meta-data.
The description is used by search engines both for indexing and possibly for determing what summary to show for your page when it matches a search queyr. By not having a description, the site is missing out on an important search engine optimization (SEO) tactic.
The HTML for the page does not contain a description element in the meta-data.
The description is used by search engines both for indexing and possibly for determing what summary to show for your page when it matches a search queyr. By not having a description, the site is missing out on an important search engine optimization (SEO) tactic.
Website seems to be using Google Analytics
Domain Info
| Registrar : | MARKMONITOR INC. |
| Registered On : | September 08, 2004 @ 12:00 AM |
| Domain Age (days) : | 1,118 |
| Expires On : | September 08, 2008 @ 12:00 AM |
| Days To Expiration : | 342 |
Domain Expires Within A Year
The domain for this website is set to expire in less than a year (342 days).
We would suggest renewing this domain with your registrar. Google and other search engines may penalize websites with domains that are set to expire soon. The reason for this is that many spam sites are often registered for short periods of time. Most registrars support paying upfront for several years and the cost is usually only about $10-$20 per year, so it is generally worth it.
The domain for this website is set to expire in less than a year (342 days).
We would suggest renewing this domain with your registrar. Google and other search engines may penalize websites with domains that are set to expire soon. The reason for this is that many spam sites are often registered for short periods of time. Most registrars support paying upfront for several years and the cost is usually only about $10-$20 per year, so it is generally worth it.
Permanent Redirect Not Found
Search engines often regard www.lifehacker.com and lifehacker.com as two different websites unless you take specific measures to signal to them that they are the same site.
The best way to handle this situation is to setup what is known as a permanent redirect (or a "301" redirect) from one of these sites to the other. This way, any links that are pointing to the secondary site benefit the primary site, from an SEO perspective.
We could not detect a permanent redirect for this site, so it may be experiencing the negative effects of link fragmentation (some of the inbound links may point to www.lifehacker.com and others to lifehacker.com) For example, www.lifehacker.com seems to have 1,142,464 inbound links whereas lifehacker.com has 5,780,020 inbound links. By correctly configuring a permanent 301 redirect, the search rankings might improve as all inbound links are correctly counted for the website.
Search engines often regard www.lifehacker.com and lifehacker.com as two different websites unless you take specific measures to signal to them that they are the same site.
The best way to handle this situation is to setup what is known as a permanent redirect (or a "301" redirect) from one of these sites to the other. This way, any links that are pointing to the secondary site benefit the primary site, from an SEO perspective.
We could not detect a permanent redirect for this site, so it may be experiencing the negative effects of link fragmentation (some of the inbound links may point to www.lifehacker.com and others to lifehacker.com) For example, www.lifehacker.com seems to have 1,142,464 inbound links whereas lifehacker.com has 5,780,020 inbound links. By correctly configuring a permanent 301 redirect, the search rankings might improve as all inbound links are correctly counted for the website.
Heading Summary
Similar to how newspapers and magazines use headings and sub-headings to help readers, websites can use special tags in their HTML. These tags not only help human readers read the content, they also help search engine spiders better understand the content on a page and what is most important. It is generally a good idea to use heading tags to help signal to the search engines, what the web page is about.
Heading Summary
| Heading Type | Text |
|---|---|
| First-Level (H1) | Lifehacker |
| Second-Level (H2) | Save a Life With Your Computer |
| Second-Level (H2) | Carry a Long Rope on Your Back |
| Second-Level (H2) | Access GCal from the Command Line |
| Second-Level (H2) | Route All Your Internet Traffic Through a Proxy |
| Second-Level (H2) | Mint.com Initial Review |
| Second-Level (H2) | Add Smooth Transitions and Slide Effects with KeyJnote |
| Second-Level (H2) | Create Outlook Task, Note, Contact and Appointment Shortcuts |
| Second-Level (H2) | Title Bar Browser Timer |
| Second-Level (H2) | Back Up a Folder with Automator |
| Second-Level (H2) | September '07's Most Popular Posts |
| Second-Level (H2) | Get Global Calls for Local Rates With Maxroam |
| Second-Level (H2) | Cancel Services Quickly |
| Third-Level (H3) | |
| Third-Level (H3) | |
| Third-Level (H3) | |
| Third-Level (H3) | |
| Third-Level (H3) |
Image Summary
Images are a great way to enhance a website from a user's perspective. However, it is important to note that search engine crawlers cannot really "see" images. So, if you have lots of images that contain textual content within the image itself, this content will not be seen by the crawlers.HTML helps address this issue by providing a way to specify the textual content for an image using the "alt" attribute. The alt attribute allows web pages to assign specific text as the "alternative" content for images for those that cannot view the images themselves. This can be search engine crawlers or text-only web browsers.
Image List
| URL | Text |
|---|---|
| http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img//x.gif | Tips |
| http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/gm.lifehacker/front;ptile=1;sz=160x600;ord=41971659? | |
| http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/gm.lifehacker/front;ptile=2;sz=160x160;ord=41971659? | |
| http://cache.gawker.com/assets/v4.lifehacker.com/img/texts/team.gif | Team |
| http://cache.gawker.com/assets/v4.lifehacker.com/img/texts/shop.gif | Lifehacker Shop |
| http://cache.gawker.com/assets/v4.lifehacker.com/img//lifehacker-book-cover-sm.jpg | |
| http://cache.gawker.com/assets/v4.lifehacker.com/img/texts/about.gif | About |
| http://cache.gawker.com/assets/v4.lifehacker.com/img/texts/syndication.gif | Syndication |
| http://cache.gawker.com/assets/v4.lifehacker.com/img//texts/jobs.gif | Jobs |
| http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base.v4/img/gawkermedia.png | Gawker Media |
| /assets/base/img/site/www.lifehacker.com/thumb.png | |
| http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/gm.lifehacker/front;ptile=3;sz=728x90;ord=41971659? | |
| http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/17/2007/10/hands-charity-1.png | hands-charity-1.png |
| http://cache.gawker.com/assets/v4.lifehacker.com/img/special_bug.gif | Feature |
| http://cache.gawker.com/assets/v4.lifehacker.com/img/unordered_list_icon.gif | |
| http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/17/2007/10/gcalcli.png | gcalcli.png |
| http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/gm.lifehacker/front;ptile=4;sz=300x250;ord=41971659? | |
| http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/17/2007/10/smallish_airport_proxy.jpg | airport_proxy.jpg |
| http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/31/2007/10/smallish_mintdotcomreview.jpg | mintdotcomreview.jpg |
| http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/17/2007/10/smallish_keyjnotetrans.jpg | keyjnotetrans.jpg |
| http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/17/2007/10/smallish_outlook-new-task.png | outlook-new-task.png |
| http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/17/2007/10/smallish_browsercountdown.png | browsercountdown.png |
| http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/17/2007/10/smallish_automator-icon.png | automator-icon.png |
| http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/17/2007/09/smallish_maxroam.png | maxroam.png |
| http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/17/2007/09/smallish_stop.png | stop.png |
| http://sm3.sitemeter.com/meter.asp?site=sm3lifehacker | Site Meter |
| http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-d4P3FpSypJrlA.gif | Quantcast |
Google Indexed Pages : 2,490
Measures the approximate number of pages on http://www.lifehacker.com/ that have been stored in the Google index. The Google web crawler will visit the website periodically and look for new content and store it in its index. Generally, the more pages a website has within the Google cache, the better.Google Crawl Date : September 30, 2007 @ 09:37 AM
Google will periodically crawl websites looking for new and updated content. In general, it is desired to have the frequency with which Google crawls a site to be higher, rather than lower. Sites that get crawled more often have more frequent updates and more authority.Conversion Methods
The WebSite grader attempts to measure both the ability for a website to attract traffic and the ability to convert that traffic into qualified leads and prospects. The software searches for common conversion mechanisms such as "calls to action". Examples include RSS feeds, email subscription forms and other ways that site visitors can express interest in the offering.Inbound Links
One of the most important measures for a website is how many other sites are linking to it. The more links the better.
Links Summary
| Google : | 78,100 |
| Yahoo : | 1,142,464 |
Technorati Ranking : 6
Technorati is a popular website ranking service. It measures the popularity of a given website as compared to all other sites that have been submitted to its system.This website currently has a Technorati ranking of 6.
del.icio.us bookmarks : 22,022
del.icio.us is a web-based bookmarking site. Delicious users save their bookmarks on the website so they can access them from any browser. A website that has many users bookmarking it is generally popular and will get more traffic. http://www.lifehacker.com/ has about 22,022 bookmarks stored.Alexa Traffic Ranking : 1,131
Alexa is an online service that measures the approximate traffic for millions of sites on the Internet.The website http://www.lifehacker.com/ has a ranking of 1,131. This means that it is the 1,131th most trafficed site on the web -- as measured by Alexa.
Readability Level : 8th Grade
This score measures the approximate level of education necessary to read and understand the web page content. In most cases, the content should be made to be simple so that a majority of the target audience can understand it.digg.com Submission Summary
The website www.lifehacker.com has had 100 articles submitted to digg.com. These articles received a total of 5695 diggs (votes) and 4 of these articles made it to the front page of digg.com.Historical Data Available
The website www.lifehacker.com has been previously processed by Website Grader. There are approximately 10 data points in our database, dating back to 11/28/2006 .Historical data is available only to users of Website Grader Pro.
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