amherstbulletin.com, read 1 day ago. Back to the report
80 to 100 in 11 steps
Do them in this order. Each step says what to change, on which pages, and what it adds. Hand the whole plan to your agent, or work through it yourself.
Now #109,627 of 263,586Step 1 top 25%Step 11 full marks
Worked out from this read, with every step before it done. A score says pages are well formed. It does not say an assistant cites the site.
The steps
Each is one change across the pages named. When one is live, read the site again and mttr marks it done.
- 1
Add a tap-to-call link
+6 points, to 86, and #54,235, 55,392 places up, and into the top 25%
Add a tap-to-call phone link.
100 pages, 98 of them under /2016/03/
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- /2016/03/01/arts-books-novel-shows-life-for-polish-children-during-holocaust
- /2016/03/01/arts-encores-and-curtain-calls-van-anh-vo-voice-of-2-worlds
- /2016/03/01/home-debate-rages-in-courts-over-high-sensitivity-dna-analysis
- /2016/03/01/home-district-court-logs-feb-18-to-23-2016
- /2016/03/01/life-food-food-and-farms-dont-miss-the-annual-chowder-fest-at-berkshire-east
- /2016/03/01/life-food-fruits-of-their-labor
- /2016/03/01/life-food-living-through-the-blender
- /2016/03/01/life-food-savoring-the-seasons-local-food-even-in-a-rush
- /2016/03/01/life-home-garden-what-will-spring-bring
- and 90 more in the copied plan
- 2
Show sources on guides
+5 points, to 91
Link the sources for the guide's facts where a reader can see them. Official and primary sources carry the most weight.
95 pages, 94 of them under /2016/03/
See the pages
- /2016/03/01/arts-books-novel-shows-life-for-polish-children-during-holocaust
- /2016/03/01/home-debate-rages-in-courts-over-high-sensitivity-dna-analysis
- /2016/03/01/home-district-court-logs-feb-18-to-23-2016
- /2016/03/01/life-food-food-and-farms-dont-miss-the-annual-chowder-fest-at-berkshire-east
- /2016/03/01/life-food-fruits-of-their-labor
- /2016/03/01/life-food-living-through-the-blender
- /2016/03/01/life-food-savoring-the-seasons-local-food-even-in-a-rush
- /2016/03/01/life-home-garden-what-will-spring-bring
- /2016/03/01/life-outdoors-audubon
- /2016/03/01/life-outdoors-speaking-of-nature-leap-into-nature-on-this-leap-day
- and 85 more in the copied plan
- 3
Answer the first question right under it
+3 points, to 94
Answer the first question in the paragraph right under it, in 25 to 90 words. Whether the paragraph truly answers is for the judge or a person to say.
99 pages, 98 of them under /2016/03/
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- /2016/03/01/arts-books-novel-shows-life-for-polish-children-during-holocaust
- /2016/03/01/arts-encores-and-curtain-calls-van-anh-vo-voice-of-2-worlds
- /2016/03/01/home-debate-rages-in-courts-over-high-sensitivity-dna-analysis
- /2016/03/01/home-district-court-logs-feb-18-to-23-2016
- /2016/03/01/life-food-food-and-farms-dont-miss-the-annual-chowder-fest-at-berkshire-east
- /2016/03/01/life-food-fruits-of-their-labor
- /2016/03/01/life-food-living-through-the-blender
- /2016/03/01/life-food-savoring-the-seasons-local-food-even-in-a-rush
- /2016/03/01/life-home-garden-what-will-spring-bring
- /2016/03/01/life-outdoors-audubon
- and 89 more in the copied plan
- 4
Fix description lengths
+2 points, to 96
Write a meta description of 70 to 165 characters that summarizes the page.
100 pages, 98 of them under /2016/03/
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- /2016/03/01/arts-books-novel-shows-life-for-polish-children-during-holocaust
- /2016/03/01/arts-encores-and-curtain-calls-van-anh-vo-voice-of-2-worlds
- /2016/03/01/home-debate-rages-in-courts-over-high-sensitivity-dna-analysis
- /2016/03/01/home-district-court-logs-feb-18-to-23-2016
- /2016/03/01/life-food-food-and-farms-dont-miss-the-annual-chowder-fest-at-berkshire-east
- /2016/03/01/life-food-fruits-of-their-labor
- /2016/03/01/life-food-living-through-the-blender
- /2016/03/01/life-food-savoring-the-seasons-local-food-even-in-a-rush
- /2016/03/01/life-home-garden-what-will-spring-bring
- and 90 more in the copied plan
- 5
Describe images
+1 point, to 97
Describe every content image in its alt text.
100 pages, 98 of them under /2016/03/
See the pages
- /
- /2016/03/01/arts-books-novel-shows-life-for-polish-children-during-holocaust
- /2016/03/01/arts-encores-and-curtain-calls-van-anh-vo-voice-of-2-worlds
- /2016/03/01/home-debate-rages-in-courts-over-high-sensitivity-dna-analysis
- /2016/03/01/home-district-court-logs-feb-18-to-23-2016
- /2016/03/01/life-food-food-and-farms-dont-miss-the-annual-chowder-fest-at-berkshire-east
- /2016/03/01/life-food-fruits-of-their-labor
- /2016/03/01/life-food-living-through-the-blender
- /2016/03/01/life-food-savoring-the-seasons-local-food-even-in-a-rush
- /2016/03/01/life-home-garden-what-will-spring-bring
- and 90 more in the copied plan
- 6
Put figures in tables
+2 points, to 99
Where the guide compares options or gives figures, put them in a table.
99 pages, 98 of them under /2016/03/
See the pages
- /2016/03/01/arts-books-novel-shows-life-for-polish-children-during-holocaust
- /2016/03/01/arts-encores-and-curtain-calls-van-anh-vo-voice-of-2-worlds
- /2016/03/01/home-debate-rages-in-courts-over-high-sensitivity-dna-analysis
- /2016/03/01/home-district-court-logs-feb-18-to-23-2016
- /2016/03/01/life-food-food-and-farms-dont-miss-the-annual-chowder-fest-at-berkshire-east
- /2016/03/01/life-food-fruits-of-their-labor
- /2016/03/01/life-food-living-through-the-blender
- /2016/03/01/life-food-savoring-the-seasons-local-food-even-in-a-rush
- /2016/03/01/life-home-garden-what-will-spring-bring
- /2016/03/01/life-outdoors-audubon
- and 89 more in the copied plan
- 7
Let AI crawlers in
Under a point
Remove the robots.txt rules that shut out AI crawlers. On Cloudflare, also turn off "Block AI bots", which writes these rules for you.
Once, for the whole site
Steps for your host: Cloudflare, WordPress, Namecheap and more - 8
Make near-copy pages distinct
Under a point
Rewrite or merge pages that share most of their text. A page that only swaps a city or product name is what search engines treat as doorway or scaled content.
Once, for the whole site
- 9
Add an llms.txt
Under a point
Add /llms.txt: a short plain text map of the site for assistants. Its effect is unproven, so treat it as cheap insurance.
Once, for the whole site
- 10
Set a share image
Under a point
Set og:image so links to the page carry a picture.
62 pages under /2016/03/
See the pages
- /2016/03/01/arts-books-novel-shows-life-for-polish-children-during-holocaust
- /2016/03/01/arts-encores-and-curtain-calls-van-anh-vo-voice-of-2-worlds
- /2016/03/01/home-debate-rages-in-courts-over-high-sensitivity-dna-analysis
- /2016/03/01/home-district-court-logs-feb-18-to-23-2016
- /2016/03/01/life-food-food-and-farms-dont-miss-the-annual-chowder-fest-at-berkshire-east
- /2016/03/01/life-food-fruits-of-their-labor
- /2016/03/01/life-food-living-through-the-blender
- /2016/03/01/life-food-savoring-the-seasons-local-food-even-in-a-rush
- /2016/03/01/life-home-garden-what-will-spring-bring
- /2016/03/01/life-outdoors-audubon
- and 52 more in the copied plan
- 11
Fix title lengths
+1 point, to 100, and full marks
Write a title of 15 to 65 characters that leads with what the page covers.
20 pages under /2016/03/
See the pages
- /2016/03/01/life-food-food-and-farms-dont-miss-the-annual-chowder-fest-at-berkshire-east
- /2016/03/01/life-outdoors-audubon
- /2016/03/01/life-outdoors-trail-mix
- /2016/03/01/news-business-meeting-a-growing-demand-organic-farm-supplier-angling-for-medical-pot-market
- /2016/03/01/news-local-going-with-the-flow-firstlight-selling-hydroelectric-properties-to-canadian-company
- /2016/03/01/news-local-greenfield-public-schools-greenfield-police-investigating-unsafe-conduct-at-4-corners
- /2016/03/01/news-local-keeping-greenfield-beautiful-one-local-man-s-mission-of-cleaning-up-the-streets
- /2016/03/01/news-local-soon-to-open-scenic-quabbin-retreat-will-offer-drug-mental-health-rehab
- /2016/03/01/news-world-europes-crisis-worsens-as-migrants-face-razor-wire-tear-gas-in-greece
- /2016/03/16/arts-leisure-an-intimate-dance-new-film-about-contact-improv-debuts-at-academy-581735
- and 10 more in the copied plan
3 more, to tidy up after 100
- 12
Add depth to thin pages
Under a point
Add true, specific detail until the page covers its subject.
12 pages under /2016/03/
See the pages
- /2016/03/01/life-food-food-and-farms-dont-miss-the-annual-chowder-fest-at-berkshire-east
- /2016/03/01/life-outdoors-audubon
- /2016/03/01/news-business-brooklyn-federal-judge-sides-with-apple-in-iphone-encryption-case
- /2016/03/01/news-local-fire-levels-garage-in-shelburne-center
- /2016/03/01/news-local-turners-bridge-closure
- /2016/03/01/opinion-letters-letter-proven-record
- /2016/03/01/opinion-letters-letter-stop-the-persecution
- /2016/03/01/opinion-letters-letters-feeding-our-neighbors
- /2016/03/01/special-sections-going-green-spring-2016
- /2016/03/16/news-south-deerfield-man-faces-a-b-charges-704847
- and 2 more in the copied plan
- 13
Replace unsupported sales claims
Under a point
Replace the sales claim with a fact that can be checked.
4 pages under /2016/03/
See the pages
- /2016/03/01/sports-high-school-wildcats-swat-away-tech-50-25
- /2016/03/16/arts-leisure-an-intimate-dance-new-film-about-contact-improv-debuts-at-academy-581735
- /2016/03/24/commentary-election-letters-1114610
- /2016/03/24/commentary-vote-for-true-representative-democracy-1112572
- 14
Use one main heading
Under a point
Give the page exactly one h1 that says what it is about.
The home page
Done since the first read
Speed up the server
Done, seen on the read of October 24. It failed on 1 page before.
What else the read found
Half its pages start answering within 20 ms, inside the 800 ms a crawler is patient with. One fetch a page, the way a crawler sees it.
/2016/03/01/life-food-savoring-the-seasons-local-food-even-in-a-rush143 ms/2026/10/22/the-lehrer-report-oct-22-2026138 ms/134 ms/2016/03/01/news-local-from-munch-to-mulch-at-discovery-school-in-greenfield131 ms/2016/03/01/news-local-bernardston-master-plan-close-to-completion131 ms
Fastest: /2016/03/01/news-local-fire-levels-garage-in-shelburne-center, 11 ms. Heaviest: /2016/03/24/commentary-election-letters-1114610, 49 KB.
Read from its home page’s code and the headers its server sent. A tool that loads later, or only on other pages, is not seen here.
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From the structured data on its home page, as the site says it: an Organization named Amherst Bulletin. mttr does not check the profiles it names.
- FacebookAmherstBulletin
- Xamherstbulletin
- pages with strong signs
- 0
- hidden characters
- 0
- chat, markdown or placeholders left in
- 0
- dashes per 1,000 words
- 1.8
A sign is not proof. Hidden characters can carry a watermark or instructions meant for an AI, and they come off with a clean copy of the text.
/fails 4: Use one main heading, Add a tap-to-call link and Fix description lengths1 page/2016/98 fail a rule. Worst: /2016/03/01/life-food-food-and-farms-dont-miss-the-annual-chowder-fest-at-berkshire-east, 9 rules98 pages/2026/1 fail a rule. Worst: /2026/10/22/the-lehrer-report-oct-22-2026, 6 rules1 page
The read stopped at its page limit, so pages no link leads to cannot be told from pages it did not reach, and neither is reported.
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