baystatesavings.com, read 23 hours ago. Back to the report

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Now #96,884 of 263,580Step 1 top 25%Step 14 full marks

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  1. 1

    Add structured data

    +7 points, to 89, and #32,268, 64,616 places up, and into the top 25%

    Add valid JSON-LD that says what the page is.

    91 pages

    See the pages
    • /about-us/board-of-directors
    • /about-us/financial-empowerment
    • /about-us/financial-empowerment/5-common-myths-about-banks
    • /about-us/financial-empowerment/P10
    • /about-us/financial-empowerment/building-your-financial-future-this-america-saves-week
    • /about-us/financial-empowerment/encouraging-good-financial-habits-for-the-summer-months
    • /about-us/financial-empowerment/five-simple-ways-small-businesses-can-strengthen-their-financial-health
    • /about-us/financial-empowerment/how-strong-commercial-banking-supports-business-growth
    • /about-us/financial-empowerment/how-to-spot-a-scammer
    • /about-us/financial-empowerment/practice-safe-checks-simple-tips-to-protect-your-money
    • and 81 more in the copied plan
  2. 2

    Describe images

    +3 points, to 92

    Describe every content image in its alt text.

    97 pages

    See the pages
    • /
    • /about-us
    • /about-us/board-of-directors
    • /about-us/financial-empowerment
    • /about-us/financial-empowerment/5-common-myths-about-banks
    • /about-us/financial-empowerment/P10
    • /about-us/financial-empowerment/building-your-financial-future-this-america-saves-week
    • /about-us/financial-empowerment/encouraging-good-financial-habits-for-the-summer-months
    • /about-us/financial-empowerment/five-simple-ways-small-businesses-can-strengthen-their-financial-health
    • /about-us/financial-empowerment/how-strong-commercial-banking-supports-business-growth
    • and 87 more in the copied plan
  3. 3

    Link straight to the final address

    +2 points, to 94

    Point links and the sitemap at the final address, not at one that redirects.

    97 pages

    See the pages
    • /about-us
    • /about-us/board-of-directors
    • /about-us/financial-empowerment
    • /about-us/financial-empowerment/5-common-myths-about-banks
    • /about-us/financial-empowerment/P10
    • /about-us/financial-empowerment/building-your-financial-future-this-america-saves-week
    • /about-us/financial-empowerment/encouraging-good-financial-habits-for-the-summer-months
    • /about-us/financial-empowerment/five-simple-ways-small-businesses-can-strengthen-their-financial-health
    • /about-us/financial-empowerment/how-strong-commercial-banking-supports-business-growth
    • /about-us/financial-empowerment/how-to-spot-a-scammer
    • and 87 more in the copied plan
  4. 4

    Set a share image

    +2 points, to 96

    Set og:image so links to the page carry a picture.

    97 pages

    See the pages
    • /
    • /about-us
    • /about-us/board-of-directors
    • /about-us/financial-empowerment
    • /about-us/financial-empowerment/5-common-myths-about-banks
    • /about-us/financial-empowerment/P10
    • /about-us/financial-empowerment/building-your-financial-future-this-america-saves-week
    • /about-us/financial-empowerment/encouraging-good-financial-habits-for-the-summer-months
    • /about-us/financial-empowerment/five-simple-ways-small-businesses-can-strengthen-their-financial-health
    • /about-us/financial-empowerment/how-strong-commercial-banking-supports-business-growth
    • and 87 more in the copied plan
  5. 5

    Fix title lengths

    +1 point, to 97

    Write a title of 15 to 65 characters that leads with what the page covers.

    46 pages, 24 of them under /about-us/

    See the pages
    • /
    • /about-us
    • /about-us/financial-empowerment/5-common-myths-about-banks
    • /about-us/financial-empowerment/building-your-financial-future-this-america-saves-week
    • /about-us/financial-empowerment/encouraging-good-financial-habits-for-the-summer-months
    • /about-us/financial-empowerment/five-simple-ways-small-businesses-can-strengthen-their-financial-health
    • /about-us/financial-empowerment/your-guide-to-recognizing-and-avoiding-fraud
    • /about-us/news
    • /about-us/news/P10
    • /about-us/news/P20
    • and 36 more in the copied plan
  6. 6

    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

  7. 7

    Phrase headings as questions

    +1 point, to 98

    Phrase at least one heading as the question a person would ask.

    7 pages under /locations/

    See the pages
    • /locations/123-auburn-st-auburn
    • /locations/275-mill-st-worcester
    • /locations/28-franklin-st-worcester
    • /locations/378-burncoat-st-worcester
    • /locations/50-boston-turnpike-shrewsbury
    • /locations/628-main-st-holden
    • /locations/799-grafton-st-worcester
  8. 8

    Link to orphaned pages

    Under a point

    Link to each of these from a related page. A page only the sitemap knows about is treated as unimportant.

    Once, for the whole site

    All 6 sites Gemini cites beside it pass this one.

  9. 9

    Match structured data to the page

    Under a point

    Use the schema type that matches the page: Article for guides, Service or Product for offers, Organization or WebSite for the home page.

    7 pages under /locations/

    See the pages
    • /locations/123-auburn-st-auburn
    • /locations/275-mill-st-worcester
    • /locations/28-franklin-st-worcester
    • /locations/378-burncoat-st-worcester
    • /locations/50-boston-turnpike-shrewsbury
    • /locations/628-main-st-holden
    • /locations/799-grafton-st-worcester
  10. 10

    Add depth to thin pages

    +1 point, to 99

    Add true, specific detail until the page covers its subject.

    7 pages under /locations/

    See the pages
    • /locations/123-auburn-st-auburn
    • /locations/275-mill-st-worcester
    • /locations/28-franklin-st-worcester
    • /locations/378-burncoat-st-worcester
    • /locations/50-boston-turnpike-shrewsbury
    • /locations/628-main-st-holden
    • /locations/799-grafton-st-worcester
  11. 11

    Speed up the server

    Under a point

    Cache pages or speed up the server. Crawlers give a slow site fewer visits.

    Once, for the whole site

    All 6 sites Gemini cites beside it pass this one.

  12. 12

    Add breadcrumb data

    Under a point

    Add BreadcrumbList schema so the page has a place in the site.

    7 pages under /locations/

    See the pages
    • /locations/123-auburn-st-auburn
    • /locations/275-mill-st-worcester
    • /locations/28-franklin-st-worcester
    • /locations/378-burncoat-st-worcester
    • /locations/50-boston-turnpike-shrewsbury
    • /locations/628-main-st-holden
    • /locations/799-grafton-st-worcester
  13. 13

    Use one main heading

    Under a point

    Give the page exactly one h1 that says what it is about.

    12 pages

    5 of the 6 sites Gemini cites beside it pass this one.

    See the pages
    • /about-us/financial-empowerment/squeeze-in-more-summer-moments-at-community-attractions
    • /about-us/financial-empowerment/squeeze-in-more-summer-moments-at-local-restaurants-cafes
    • /about-us/financial-empowerment/squeeze-in-more-summer-moments-parks-trails-outdoor-spaces
    • /about-us/news/empower-your-future-save-for-life-s-milestones-with-purpose
    • /about-us/news/the-power-of-saving-automatically-let-bay-state-bank-help-you-start-today
    • /application-submit
    • /business
    • /business/commercial-lending
    • /community-partnerships
    • /financial-empowerment-page
    • and 2 more in the copied plan
  14. 14

    Fix description lengths

    +1 point, to 100, and full marks

    Write a meta description of 70 to 165 characters that summarizes the page.

    8 pages

    See the pages
    • /about-us/board-of-directors
    • /about-us/financial-empowerment/squeeze-in-more-summer-moments-at-community-attractions
    • /about-us/news/bay-state-bank-welcomes-richard-hayward-jr-as-chief-financial-officer
    • /about-us/news/kevin-j-hussey-promoted-to-senior-vice-president-of-credit-and-risk-administration
    • /application-submit
    • /community-vote
    • /personal/mortgages-loans/home-buyer/mass-housing-finance-agency
    • /thank-you-for-voting
5 more, to tidy up after 100
  1. 15

    Replace unsupported sales claims

    Under a point

    Replace the sales claim with a fact that can be checked.

    2 pages

    See the pages
    • /about-us/news/bay-state-bank-leads-worcesters-america-250-celebration-with-community-music-and-fireworks
    • /about-us/news/worcester-celebrates-americas-250th-anniversary-and-annual-independence-day-celebration-presented-by-bay-state-bank
  2. 16

    Set each page's canonical address

    Under a point

    Add a canonical link that points to the page itself.

    1 page

    See the pages
    • /application-submit
  3. 17

    Bring deep pages closer to home

    Under a point

    Link to the page from a hub or a related page so it sits within three clicks of the home page.

    1 page

    See the pages
    • /financial-empowerment-page
  4. 18

    Add a way to get in touch

    Under a point

    Give the page a form or a clear link to request a quote or get in touch.

    1 page

    See the pages
    • /application-submit
  5. 19

    Add a tap-to-call link

    Under a point

    Add a tap-to-call phone link.

    1 page

    See the pages
    • /application-submit

What else the read found

Half its pages take over 1,359 ms to start answering, past the 800 ms a crawler is patient with. Caching or a faster server helps every page at once. One fetch a page, the way a crawler sees it.

  • /rates4.3 s
  • /personal/mortgages-loans/home-loans3.5 s
  • /disclosures3.0 s
  • /fighting-fraud3.0 s
  • /business/credit-cards2.9 s

Fastest: /application-submit, 142 ms. Heaviest: the home page, 21 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.

  • Google Tag ManagerAnalytics
  • jQueryLibrary
  • BootstrapLibrary
  • Google FontsFonts
pages with strong signs
10
hidden characters
1
chat, markdown or placeholders left in
31
dashes per 1,000 words
3
  • /about-us/news/unlock-financial-success-celebrating-financial-literacy-month markdown never turned into formatting
  • /about-us/news/building-your-financial-future-this-america-saves-week markdown never turned into formatting
  • /about-us/news/your-guide-to-starting-the-homebuying-journey-with-confidence markdown never turned into formatting
  • /about-us/news/invest-in-your-well-being-this-year-the-link-between-financial-wellness-and-your-overall-health markdown never turned into formatting
  • /about-us/news/the-power-of-saving-automatically-let-bay-state-bank-help-you-start-today markdown never turned into formatting

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 3: Describe images, Fix title lengths and Set a share image1 page
  • /application-submit fails 9: Add a way to get in touch, Add structured data and Set each page's canonical address1 page
  • /community-vote fails 6: Add structured data, Fix description lengths and Describe images1 page
  • /financial-empowerment-page fails 6: Add structured data, Use one main heading and Describe images1 page
  • /business fails 5: Use one main heading, Describe images and Fix title lengths1 page
  • /careers fails 5: Add structured data, Describe images and Fix title lengths1 page
  • /community-partnerships fails 5: Add structured data, Use one main heading and Describe images1 page
  • /digital-wallet fails 5: Add structured data, Describe images and Fix title lengths1 page
  • /ez-statements fails 5: Add structured data, Describe images and Fix title lengths1 page
  • /fighting-fraud fails 5: Add structured data, Describe images and Fix title lengths1 page
  • /help fails 5: Add structured data, Describe images and Fix title lengths1 page
  • /online-banking fails 5: Add structured data, Describe images and Fix title lengths1 page

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