HoningKopen.nl
Complete SEO Audit
A full technical, on-page, content, product, schema, competitor, and keyword strategy audit of honingkopen.nl โ the Netherlands' pure honey e-commerce store. Built by ADAM Technology, Noord-Brabant.
Understanding the business behind the website before diving into technical fixes. Context drives better SEO strategy.
Technical SEO covers crawlability, indexation, URL structure, site speed indicators, security, mobile readiness, and server configuration.
index, follow with max-image-preview:large on key pages, and hreflang is appropriately set to nl_NL.
honingkopen.nl/about/ in the "Contact ยท Over ons" link. The actual About page lives at /over-ons/. This is a footer template issue โ one fix in WordPress resolves all 83 instances simultaneously.
width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 โ mobile-first viewport set properlymaximum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no blocks zoom โ an accessibility violation and Google Core Web Vitals concern/product/2475/sidr-honing-marokko-lotusbloesem/. The number (2475) is not needed for SEO and adds unnecessary characters. Clean URLs like /product/sidr-honing-marokko-lotusbloesem/ are preferable โ but only change if you're at the start (redirects required otherwise).
On-page SEO covers title tags, meta descriptions, H-tag hierarchy, content quality, internal linking, and keyword optimisation for each page type.
| Element | Current Value | Status | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Title Tag | Honing kopen | Puur Nederlandse & Marokkaanse honing | HoningKopen.nl | ~75 chars | Trim to โค60 chars: "Honing kopen โ Pure Nederlandse & Marokkaanse honing" |
| Meta Description | Koop 100% pure honing: Nederlandse imkerhoningโฆ รฉn Marokkaanse honingโฆ | Present โ | Good โ add CTA: "Bestel vandaag, 1โ2 werkdagen bezorgd." |
| H1 Tag | โ | Missing โ | Add H1: "Pure honing kopen โ direct van de imker" or similar with primary keyword |
| Canonical | https://honingkopen.nl/ | Correct โ | No action needed |
| OG Image | honingkopen-nl-honing-kopenโฆbanner.webp (1536ร1024) | Present โ | Good size for social sharing. Add alt text. |
| Structured Data | None detected | Missing โ | Add Organization + WebSite schema (see Schema section) |
| Internal Links | Nav + product grid links | Partial | Add text-based editorial links to top categories in body content |
What content exists, how good is it, and what's missing? This section is critical for a Dutch honey e-commerce site where content drives both trust and organic traffic.
| Page Type | Count | Content Quality |
|---|---|---|
| Product Pages | 13 | Variable โ 1 excellent, rest need work |
| Category Pages | 5+ | Thin โ no intro text |
| Blog Posts | 2 | Good quality, too few |
| Static Pages | 8 | Over Ons: good ยท Others: thin |
| Tag Archive Pages | 45+ | Empty โ no content |
| FAQ Page | 1 | Present โ not audited for depth |
meta robots: noindex to all tag pages and use the URLs only for internal navigation. This will focus crawl budget on pages that actually rank.
WooCommerce product pages are the money pages. Each product needs its own keyword focus, rich content, and schema markup to rank and convert.
| Product | Price | Meta Desc | H1 | Content Depth | Schema | Priority Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidr honing (Lotusbloesem) 500g | โฌ24,99 | โ | H1 โ | ~800w โ | None โ | Add Product schema |
| Zomerhoning 450g (Noord-Brabant) -20% | โฌ19,95 | Check | Check | ~200w | None โ | Expand content + schema |
| Crรจmehoning 450g (Noord-Brabant) -20% | โฌ19,95 | Check | Check | ~200w | None โ | Expand content + schema |
| Acaciahoning 450g (Noord-Brabant) | โฌ24,95 | Check | Check | ~200w | None โ | Expand content + schema |
| Heidehoning 450g (Noord-Brabant) | โฌ24,95 | Check | Check | ~200w | None โ | Add "heidehoning" keyword focus |
| Daghmous honing (Euphorbia) 500g | โฌ39,95 | Check | Check | ~150w | None โ | Educate: "wat is daghmous?" very low competition |
| Za'tar (tijm) honing 500g | โฌ29,99 | Check | Check | ~150w | None โ | Target "tijmhoning marokko" |
| Habba Sawda (zwartzaad) 500g | โฌ24,95 | Check | Check | ~150w | None โ | Target "nigella sativa honing NL" |
| Oranjebloesemhoning (citrus) 500g | โฌ19,95 | Check | Check | ~150w | None โ | Target "oranjebloesemhoning kopen" |
| Amlou amandelpasta argan 400g | โฌ24,99 | Check | Check | ~200w | None โ | Target "amlou kopen Nederland" |
| Ouzlim Bio Amlou 500g -14% | โฌ29,99 | Check | Check | ~150w | None โ | Target "biologische amlou" |
| Honingproefpakket 4ร50g | โฌ29,99 | Check | Check | ~150w | None โ | Target "honingpakket cadeau" |
| Glazen honingpot 250g + deksel | โฌ3,45 | Check | Check | Thin | None โ | Upsell item โ focus on cross-sell positioning |
Structured data (Schema.org JSON-LD) tells Google exactly what your content is, enabling rich results like price stars, review ratings, FAQs, and breadcrumbs in search results.
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "Product",
"name": "Sidr honing uit Marokko 500g",
"description": "Pure Marokkaanse sidr honing (lotusbloesem)...",
"sku": "MA-SIDR-500G",
"brand": { "@type": "Brand", "name": "HoningKopen.nl" },
"offers": {
"@type": "Offer",
"price": "24.99",
"priceCurrency": "EUR",
"availability": "InStock",
"url": "https://honingkopen.nl/product/..."
}
// + AggregateRating once reviews collected
Understanding the competitive landscape helps prioritise where to invest SEO effort. HoningKopen.nl has a unique positioning advantage โ but faces strong established players.
A mapped keyword strategy segmented by intent, competition, and priority โ specific to the Dutch market and HoningKopen.nl's product catalogue.
| Keyword (NL) | Intent | Competition | Target Page |
|---|---|---|---|
| honing kopen | Commercial | High | Homepage |
| pure honing kopen | Commercial | Medium | Homepage |
| Nederlandse honing kopen | Commercial | Medium | /categorie/honing/nederlandse-honing/ |
| Marokkaanse honing kopen | Commercial | Low-Med | /categorie/honing/marokkaanse-honing/ |
| sidr honing kopen | Transactional | Low | Sidr product page |
| honingproefpakket kopen | Transactional | Low | Proefpakket product page |
| honing als cadeau | Commercial | Low | Cadeaus category |
| acacia honing kopen | Transactional | Low | Acaciahoning product |
| Keyword (NL) | Volume Est. | Funnel Stage |
|---|---|---|
| wat is sidr honing | Medium | Awareness |
| honing kristallisatie normaal | Medium | Awareness |
| verschil acacia bloemenhoning | Medium | Consideration |
| rauwe honing voordelen | High | Awareness |
| wat is daghmous honing | Low | Easy Win |
| habba sawda honing | Low | Easy Win |
| streekhoning Noord-Brabant | Low | Easy Win |
| honing voor kinderen leeftijd | Medium | Awareness |
AI search (Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT search, Bing Copilot) is reshaping how people discover products. HoningKopen.nl has an excellent technical foundation for AI discoverability.
Every issue from this audit organised into a clear, time-sequenced action plan. Estimated effort and expected impact included for each action.
- Fix /about/ footer link โ /over-ons/ (30 min) โ resolves 83 broken links immediately
- Remove user-scalable=no from viewport meta tag (15 min)
- Fix/update the 3 social media footer links (Facebook, Instagram, X) to actual profiles or remove (20 min)
- Identify and fix the 1 page returning 4XX error (30 min)
- Submit XML sitemap to Google Search Console (20 min)
- Rerun Semrush crawl to verify fixes (auto)
- Remove nofollow from all internal links (plugin/theme setting โ 1 hour)
- Add H1 tags to all product pages via Elementor template (2 hours)
- Write meta descriptions for top 20 pages (3 hours)
- Fix 3 pages with title tags over 60 characters (30 min)
- noindex all WordPress tag archive pages (30 min via Yoast/RankMath)
- Canonicalize ?orderby= and other parameter URLs (1 hour)
- Add Product schema to all 13 product pages (4 hours)
- Add Organization + WebSite schema to homepage (1 hour)
- Add FAQPage schema to Sidr honing + FAQ page (1 hour)
- Write category page intro text for all 5 categories (3 hours)
- Expand product descriptions for remaining 12 products (8 hours)
- Fix 84 anchor-less links (3 hours)
- Audit and collapse 166 redirect chains (2 hours)
- Write 4 blog posts from content gap list (8 hours)
- Create "Onze Imkers" page with beekeeper stories + photos
- Set up post-purchase review email sequence
- Integrate Kiyoh or Trustpilot for review aggregation
- Launch Instagram profile with product photography
- Publish 2 blog posts/month minimum
- Target Turkish + Manuka honey with pre-launch content
- Set up Google Merchant Center for Shopping ads
- Build local Noord-Brabant landing pages
| # | Issue | Type | Impact | Effort | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Footer /about/ link โ 404 (83 pages) | Error | Critical | 30 min | 1 |
| 2 | 1 page returning 4XX status | Error | High | 30 min | 1 |
| 3 | 593 internal links with nofollow | Error | High | 1 hr | 2 |
| 4 | 67 pages missing meta descriptions | Warning | High | 5 hrs | 2โ3 |
| 5 | 64 pages missing H1 tag | Warning | High | 3 hrs | 2 |
| 6 | 82 pages low text-to-HTML ratio | Warning | Medium | 10 hrs | 3 |
| 7 | 3 pages with title tags too long | Warning | Medium | 30 min | 2 |
| 8 | 1 page with very low word count | Warning | Medium | 1 hr | 3 |
| 9 | 415 external links with nofollow | Notice | Low | 2 hrs | 3 |
| 10 | 166 URLs with permanent redirects | Notice | Medium | 3 hrs | 3 |
| 11 | 84 links with no anchor text | Notice | Medium | 3 hrs | 3 |
| 12 | 8 pages with only 1 internal link | Notice | Medium | 2 hrs | 3 |
| 13 | No structured data / schema markup | New Finding | High | 5 hrs | 3 |
| 14 | Zero customer reviews on all products | New Finding | High | Ongoing | 4 |
| 15 | Social media links broken (generic URLs) | New Finding | Medium | 30 min | 1 |
| 16 | 45+ tag pages thin/unoptimised | New Finding | Medium | 1 hr | 2 |
| 17 | Category pages have no intro content | New Finding | High | 4 hrs | 3 |
| 18 | Blog only 2 posts in 6 months | New Finding | High | Ongoing | 4 |
| 19 | Homepage H1 missing | New Finding | High | 15 min | 2 |
| 20 | user-scalable=no in viewport meta | New Finding | Medium | 10 min | 1 |
| 21 | ?orderby= parameters not canonicalized | New Finding | Medium | 1 hr | 2 |
| 22 | No XML sitemap confirmed in GSC | New Finding | Medium | 20 min | 1 |
Social media links are present in the footer but currently point to generic platform homepages โ not the brand's own profiles. This reveals a significant branding gap.