cavecreekranch.com, read 13 hours ago. Back to the report
70 to 100 in 21 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 #180,394 of 263,590Step 1 #153,078Step 2 top 50%Step 21 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 way to get in touch
+4 points, to 74, and #153,078, 27,316 places up
Give the page a form or a clear link to request a quote or get in touch.
47 pages under /wp-content/uploads/
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- /wp-content/uploads/2013/02/untitled.bmp
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Black-Bird.png
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Chipmunk.jpg
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Flooded-hom-1.jpg
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Owl-Close-up.jpg
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Red-head-bird-in-snow.jpg
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/01/flooded-home-2.jpg
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Bird-with-purple-flower.jpg
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Hummingbird-1.jpg
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Hummingbird-2.jpg
- and 37 more in the copied plan
- 2
Add structured data
+3 points, to 77, and into the top 50%
Add valid JSON-LD that says what the page is.
47 pages under /wp-content/uploads/
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- /wp-content/uploads/2013/02/untitled.bmp
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Black-Bird.png
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Chipmunk.jpg
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Flooded-hom-1.jpg
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Owl-Close-up.jpg
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Red-head-bird-in-snow.jpg
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/01/flooded-home-2.jpg
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Bird-with-purple-flower.jpg
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Hummingbird-1.jpg
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Hummingbird-2.jpg
- and 37 more in the copied plan
- 3
Set each page's canonical address
+4 points, to 81
Add a canonical link that points to the page itself.
47 pages under /wp-content/uploads/
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- /wp-content/uploads/2013/02/untitled.bmp
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Black-Bird.png
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Chipmunk.jpg
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Flooded-hom-1.jpg
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Owl-Close-up.jpg
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Red-head-bird-in-snow.jpg
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/01/flooded-home-2.jpg
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Bird-with-purple-flower.jpg
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Hummingbird-1.jpg
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Hummingbird-2.jpg
- and 37 more in the copied plan
- 4
Add a tap-to-call link
+3 points, to 84
Add a tap-to-call phone link.
47 pages under /wp-content/uploads/
See the pages
- /wp-content/uploads/2013/02/untitled.bmp
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Black-Bird.png
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Chipmunk.jpg
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Flooded-hom-1.jpg
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Owl-Close-up.jpg
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Red-head-bird-in-snow.jpg
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/01/flooded-home-2.jpg
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Bird-with-purple-flower.jpg
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Hummingbird-1.jpg
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Hummingbird-2.jpg
- and 37 more in the copied plan
- 5
Show sources on guides
+2 points, to 86
Link the sources for the guide's facts where a reader can see them. Official and primary sources carry the most weight.
14 pages
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- /56-2
- /cave-creek-ranch-news-june-29-2014
- /cave-creek-ranch-news-september-8-2014
- /december-13-2012-news
- /february-21-2013
- /february-3-2013
- /january-11-2012
- /january-13-2013
- /january-23-2013
- /march-9-2013
- and 4 more in the copied plan
- 6
Fix description lengths
+2 points, to 88
Write a meta description of 70 to 165 characters that summarizes the page.
80 pages, 47 of them under /wp-content/uploads/
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- /56-2
- /about/about-cave-creek-canyon
- /about/exploring-se-arizona
- /about/southeastern-arizona
- /butterflies
- /category/uncategorized
- /cave-creek-ranch-news-august-11-2016
- /cave-creek-ranch-news-january-18-2015
- /cave-creek-ranch-news-june-29-2014
- /cave-creek-ranch-news-march-19-2015
- and 70 more in the copied plan
- 7
Use one main heading
+2 points, to 90
Give the page exactly one h1 that says what it is about.
50 pages, 47 of them under /wp-content/uploads/
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- /cave-creek-ranch-news-june-29-2014
- /plein-air-sketching-class-at-the-ranch-in-august
- /ranch-news
- /wp-content/uploads/2013/02/untitled.bmp
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Black-Bird.png
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Chipmunk.jpg
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Flooded-hom-1.jpg
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Owl-Close-up.jpg
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Red-head-bird-in-snow.jpg
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/01/flooded-home-2.jpg
- and 40 more in the copied plan
- 8
Fix title lengths
+2 points, to 92
Write a title of 15 to 65 characters that leads with what the page covers.
55 pages, 47 of them under /wp-content/uploads/
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- /about-the-chiricahua-mountains
- /about/about-cave-creek-canyon
- /area-info
- /lodging
- /plein-air-sketching-class-at-the-ranch-in-august
- /ranch-news
- /research
- /weddings-retreats
- /wp-content/uploads/2013/02/untitled.bmp
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Black-Bird.png
- and 45 more in the copied plan
- 9
Link straight to the final address
+2 points, to 94
Point links and the sitemap at the final address, not at one that redirects.
87 pages, 46 of them under /wp-content/uploads/
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- /56-2
- /about
- /about-the-chiricahua-mountains
- /about/about-cave-creek-canyon
- /about/exploring-se-arizona
- /about/southeastern-arizona
- /area-info
- /birds
- /butterflies
- /category/uncategorized
- and 77 more in the copied plan
- 10
Answer the first question right under it
+1 point, to 95
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.
13 pages
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- /56-2
- /cave-creek-ranch-news-june-29-2014
- /december-13-2012-news
- /february-21-2013
- /february-3-2013
- /january-11-2012
- /january-13-2013
- /january-23-2013
- /march-9-2013
- /november-news
- and 3 more in the copied plan
- 11
Phrase headings as questions
+1 point, to 96
Phrase at least one heading as the question a person would ask.
13 pages
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- /56-2
- /cave-creek-ranch-news-june-29-2014
- /december-13-2012-news
- /february-21-2013
- /february-3-2013
- /january-11-2012
- /january-13-2013
- /january-23-2013
- /march-9-2013
- /november-news
- and 3 more in the copied plan
- 12
Put figures in tables
Under a point
Where the guide compares options or gives figures, put them in a table.
19 pages
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- /56-2
- /cave-creek-ranch-news-august-11-2016
- /cave-creek-ranch-news-january-18-2015
- /cave-creek-ranch-news-june-29-2014
- /cave-creek-ranch-news-march-19-2015
- /cave-creek-ranch-news-may-9-2016
- /cave-creek-ranch-news-september-8-2014
- /december-13-2012-news
- /february-21-2013
- /february-3-2013
- and 9 more in the copied plan
- 13
Add depth to thin pages
+1 point, to 97
Add true, specific detail until the page covers its subject.
11 pages
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- /
- /56-2
- /december-13-2012-news
- /february-21-2013
- /february-3-2013
- /january-11-2012
- /january-13-2013
- /january-23-2013
- /march-9-2013
- /plein-air-sketching-class-at-the-ranch-in-august
- and 1 more in the copied plan
- 14
Set a share image
+1 point, to 98
Set og:image so links to the page carry a picture.
67 pages, 47 of them under /wp-content/uploads/
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- /
- /56-2
- /category/uncategorized
- /cave-creek-ranch-news-june-29-2014
- /contact-us
- /december-13-2012-news
- /directions
- /guest-comments
- /january-11-2012
- /january-13-2013
- and 57 more in the copied plan
- 15
Replace unsupported sales claims
+1 point, to 99
Replace the sales claim with a fact that can be checked.
11 pages, 10 of them under /wp-content/uploads/
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- /cave-creek-ranch-news-march-19-2015
- /wp-content/uploads/2013/02/untitled.bmp
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Hummingbird-2.jpg
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Hummingbird-3.jpg
- /wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Blue-Birds.jpg
- /wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Owls.jpg
- /wp-content/uploads/2016/08/baors.png
- /wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Green-Blue-Bird.jpg
- /wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Green-and-Black-Bird.png
- /wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Grey-Bird.jpg
- and 1 more in the copied plan
- 16
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
- 17
Publish a sitemap
Under a point
Publish /sitemap.xml listing every page that should rank, and name it in robots.txt.
Once, for the whole site
- 18
Compress pages
Under a point
Turn on gzip or Brotli for HTML on the server or CDN.
Once, for the whole site
- 19
Add lists or tables
Under a point
Add a table, a list, or a definition list. Assistants quote these more readily than prose.
13 pages
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- /56-2
- /cave-creek-ranch-news-june-29-2014
- /december-13-2012-news
- /february-21-2013
- /february-3-2013
- /january-11-2012
- /january-13-2013
- /january-23-2013
- /march-9-2013
- /november-news
- and 3 more in the copied plan
- 20
Add real images to content
Under a point
Add a photo, drawing, or chart as an img with alt text. A CSS background image has no alt text and is not read as part of the page.
9 pages
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- /56-2
- /cave-creek-ranch-news-june-29-2014
- /december-13-2012-news
- /january-11-2012
- /january-13-2013
- /january-23-2013
- /november-news
- /spring-2014-news
- /summer-news
- 21
Put the text in the HTML
+1 point, to 100, and full marks
Put the page text in the HTML the server sends. Most AI crawlers do not run scripts.
3 pages
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- /
- /56-2
- /february-21-2013
1 more, to tidy up after 100
- 22
Describe images
Under a point
Describe every content image in its alt text.
11 pages
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- /cave-creek-ranch-news-august-11-2016
- /cave-creek-ranch-news-january-18-2015
- /cave-creek-ranch-news-march-19-2015
- /cave-creek-ranch-news-may-9-2016
- /cave-creek-ranch-news-september-8-2014
- /february-21-2013
- /february-3-2013
- /lodging
- /march-9-2013
- /news-from-cave-creek-ranch-october-7-2015
- and 1 more in the copied plan
What else the read found
Half its pages start answering within 7 ms, inside the 800 ms a crawler is patient with. One fetch a page, the way a crawler sees it.
/1.0 s/february-3-2013965 ms/cave-creek-ranch-news-september-8-2014937 ms/sitemap900 ms/cave-creek-ranch-news-january-18-2015890 ms
Fastest: /wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Green-and-Black-Bird.png, 4 ms. Heaviest: /wp-content/uploads/2013/02/untitled.bmp, 800 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.
WordPressPlatform
ApacheServer
Google Tag ManagerAnalytics
- GGoogle AnalyticsAnalytics
HotjarAnalytics
jQueryLibrary
Google FontsFonts
Font AwesomeFonts
- pages with strong signs
- 27
- hidden characters
- 63
- chat, markdown or placeholders left in
- 2
- dashes per 1,000 words
- 1.2
/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/baors.pnghidden characters a reader cannot see/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Yellow-Flower.jpghidden characters a reader cannot see/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/untitled.bmphidden characters a reader cannot see, markdown never turned into formatting/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Owl-Close-up.jpghidden characters a reader cannot see/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Hummingbird-3.jpghidden characters a reader cannot see
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: Put the text in the HTML, Add depth to thin pages and Set a share image1 page/56-2fails 11: Answer the first question right under it, Put the text in the HTML and Show sources on guides1 page/cave-creek-ranch-news-june-29-2014fails 10: Answer the first question right under it, Show sources on guides and Use one main heading1 page/december-13-2012-newsfails 10: Answer the first question right under it, Show sources on guides and Add depth to thin pages1 page/february-21-2013fails 10: Answer the first question right under it, Put the text in the HTML and Show sources on guides1 page/january-11-2012fails 10: Answer the first question right under it, Show sources on guides and Add depth to thin pages1 page/january-13-2013fails 10: Answer the first question right under it, Show sources on guides and Add depth to thin pages1 page/january-23-2013fails 10: Answer the first question right under it, Show sources on guides and Add depth to thin pages1 page/plein-air-sketching-class-at-the-ranch-in-augustfails 10: Answer the first question right under it, Add depth to thin pages and Use one main heading1 page/summer-newsfails 10: Answer the first question right under it, Show sources on guides and Add depth to thin pages1 page/february-3-2013fails 9: Answer the first question right under it, Show sources on guides and Add depth to thin pages1 page/march-9-2013fails 9: Answer the first question right under it, Show sources on guides and Add depth to thin pages1 page
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