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82 to 100 in 14 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.

8282 nownow881top 25%902923934945956977978989991099119912991310014full marks

Now #89,407 of 263,697Step 1 top 25%Step 14 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. 1

    Set each page's canonical address

    +6 points, to 88, and #39,170, 50,237 places up, and into the top 25%

    Add a canonical link that points to the page itself.

    53 pages

    See the pages
    • /
    • /1224s-high-speed-splitter
    • /about-us
    • /about-us/contactus
    • /about-us/feed-drawer
    • /about-us/press
    • /automatic-block-production-lines-by-techmatik
    • /automatic-block-production-lines-by-techmatik-2
    • /blog
    • /blog/12972-2
    • and 43 more in the copied plan
  2. 2

    Show sources on guides

    +2 points, to 90

    Link the sources for the guide's facts where a reader can see them. Official and primary sources carry the most weight.

    10 pages under /blog/

    See the pages
    • /blog/12972-2
    • /blog/celebrating-80-years-innovation
    • /blog/cpm-plus-line
    • /blog/customer-profile-wdl-concrete
    • /blog/longleaf-packaging-llc-challenging-bagging-industry-standards
    • /blog/mansfield-brick-raising-the-bar-in-plant-performance
    • /blog/phoenix-paver
    • /blog/robotic-solutions-advance-concrete-production
    • /blog/stowell-concrete-commissions-state-of-the-art-columbia-cpm60-concrete-products-plant-at-their-yatton-hq-in-somerset-uk
    • /blog/uk-master-mold-builder-class
  3. 3

    Show when guides were updated

    +2 points, to 92

    Show when the guide was last updated, and set dateModified in its schema.

    10 pages under /blog/

    See the pages
    • /blog/12972-2
    • /blog/celebrating-80-years-innovation
    • /blog/cpm-plus-line
    • /blog/customer-profile-wdl-concrete
    • /blog/longleaf-packaging-llc-challenging-bagging-industry-standards
    • /blog/mansfield-brick-raising-the-bar-in-plant-performance
    • /blog/phoenix-paver
    • /blog/robotic-solutions-advance-concrete-production
    • /blog/stowell-concrete-commissions-state-of-the-art-columbia-cpm60-concrete-products-plant-at-their-yatton-hq-in-somerset-uk
    • /blog/uk-master-mold-builder-class
  4. 4

    Describe images

    +1 point, to 93

    Describe every content image in its alt text.

    34 pages

    See the pages
    • /
    • /about-us
    • /about-us/feed-drawer
    • /automatic-block-production-lines-by-techmatik
    • /automatic-block-production-lines-by-techmatik-2
    • /blog/customer-profile-wdl-concrete
    • /blog/longleaf-packaging-llc-challenging-bagging-industry-standards
    • /blog/stowell-concrete-commissions-state-of-the-art-columbia-cpm60-concrete-products-plant-at-their-yatton-hq-in-somerset-uk
    • /br
    • /br/columbia-vibration-technology
    • and 24 more in the copied plan
  5. 5

    Answer the first question right under it

    +1 point, 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.

    10 pages under /blog/

    See the pages
    • /blog/12972-2
    • /blog/celebrating-80-years-innovation
    • /blog/cpm-plus-line
    • /blog/customer-profile-wdl-concrete
    • /blog/longleaf-packaging-llc-challenging-bagging-industry-standards
    • /blog/mansfield-brick-raising-the-bar-in-plant-performance
    • /blog/phoenix-paver
    • /blog/robotic-solutions-advance-concrete-production
    • /blog/stowell-concrete-commissions-state-of-the-art-columbia-cpm60-concrete-products-plant-at-their-yatton-hq-in-somerset-uk
    • /blog/uk-master-mold-builder-class
  6. 6

    Phrase headings as questions

    +1 point, to 95

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

    16 pages, 10 of them under /blog/

    See the pages
    • /blog/12972-2
    • /blog/celebrating-80-years-innovation
    • /blog/cpm-plus-line
    • /blog/customer-profile-wdl-concrete
    • /blog/longleaf-packaging-llc-challenging-bagging-industry-standards
    • /blog/mansfield-brick-raising-the-bar-in-plant-performance
    • /blog/phoenix-paver
    • /blog/robotic-solutions-advance-concrete-production
    • /blog/stowell-concrete-commissions-state-of-the-art-columbia-cpm60-concrete-products-plant-at-their-yatton-hq-in-somerset-uk
    • /blog/uk-master-mold-builder-class
    • and 6 more in the copied plan
  7. 7

    Match structured data to the page

    +2 points, to 97

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

    16 pages, 10 of them under /blog/

    See the pages
    • /blog/12972-2
    • /blog/celebrating-80-years-innovation
    • /blog/cpm-plus-line
    • /blog/customer-profile-wdl-concrete
    • /blog/longleaf-packaging-llc-challenging-bagging-industry-standards
    • /blog/mansfield-brick-raising-the-bar-in-plant-performance
    • /blog/phoenix-paver
    • /blog/robotic-solutions-advance-concrete-production
    • /blog/stowell-concrete-commissions-state-of-the-art-columbia-cpm60-concrete-products-plant-at-their-yatton-hq-in-somerset-uk
    • /blog/uk-master-mold-builder-class
    • and 6 more in the copied plan
  8. 8

    Put figures in tables

    Under a point

    Where the guide compares options or gives figures, put them in a table.

    10 pages under /blog/

    See the pages
    • /blog/12972-2
    • /blog/celebrating-80-years-innovation
    • /blog/cpm-plus-line
    • /blog/customer-profile-wdl-concrete
    • /blog/longleaf-packaging-llc-challenging-bagging-industry-standards
    • /blog/mansfield-brick-raising-the-bar-in-plant-performance
    • /blog/phoenix-paver
    • /blog/robotic-solutions-advance-concrete-production
    • /blog/stowell-concrete-commissions-state-of-the-art-columbia-cpm60-concrete-products-plant-at-their-yatton-hq-in-somerset-uk
    • /blog/uk-master-mold-builder-class
  9. 9

    Name the publisher

    +1 point, to 98

    Name the author or publisher in the Article schema.

    10 pages under /blog/

    See the pages
    • /blog/12972-2
    • /blog/celebrating-80-years-innovation
    • /blog/cpm-plus-line
    • /blog/customer-profile-wdl-concrete
    • /blog/longleaf-packaging-llc-challenging-bagging-industry-standards
    • /blog/mansfield-brick-raising-the-bar-in-plant-performance
    • /blog/phoenix-paver
    • /blog/robotic-solutions-advance-concrete-production
    • /blog/stowell-concrete-commissions-state-of-the-art-columbia-cpm60-concrete-products-plant-at-their-yatton-hq-in-somerset-uk
    • /blog/uk-master-mold-builder-class
  10. 10

    Add lists or tables

    +1 point, to 99

    Add a table, a list, or a definition list. Assistants quote these more readily than prose.

    13 pages, 10 of them under /blog/

    See the pages
    • /blog/12972-2
    • /blog/celebrating-80-years-innovation
    • /blog/cpm-plus-line
    • /blog/customer-profile-wdl-concrete
    • /blog/longleaf-packaging-llc-challenging-bagging-industry-standards
    • /blog/mansfield-brick-raising-the-bar-in-plant-performance
    • /blog/phoenix-paver
    • /blog/robotic-solutions-advance-concrete-production
    • /blog/stowell-concrete-commissions-state-of-the-art-columbia-cpm60-concrete-products-plant-at-their-yatton-hq-in-somerset-uk
    • /blog/uk-master-mold-builder-class
    • and 3 more in the copied plan
  11. 11

    Add depth to thin pages

    Under a point

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

    5 pages, 4 of them under /blog/

    See the pages
    • /blog/12972-2
    • /blog/celebrating-80-years-innovation
    • /blog/longleaf-packaging-llc-challenging-bagging-industry-standards
    • /blog/uk-master-mold-builder-class
    • /products/plant-designs
  12. 12

    Fix title lengths

    Under a point

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

    6 pages, 4 of them under /blog/

    See the pages
    • /blog/cpm-plus-line
    • /blog/longleaf-packaging-llc-challenging-bagging-industry-standards
    • /blog/mansfield-brick-raising-the-bar-in-plant-performance
    • /blog/stowell-concrete-commissions-state-of-the-art-columbia-cpm60-concrete-products-plant-at-their-yatton-hq-in-somerset-uk
    • /multi-color-mix-paver-large-slabs-production
    • /techmatik-ams
  13. 13

    Allow pages to be indexed

    Under a point

    Remove noindex when the page is ready to be found.

    1 page

    Steps for your host: Cloudflare, WordPress, Namecheap and more
    See the pages
    • /blog
  14. 14

    Link to orphaned pages

    +1 point, to 100, and full marks

    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

    7 of the 8 sites Gemini cites beside it pass this one.

4 more, to tidy up after 100
  1. 15

    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

  2. 16

    Fix description lengths

    Under a point

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

    2 pages

    See the pages
    • /blog
    • /techmatik-ams
  3. 17

    Replace unsupported sales claims

    Under a point

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

    2 pages

    6 of the 8 sites Gemini cites beside it pass this one.

    See the pages
    • /about-us
    • /concrete-molds
  4. 18

    Link straight to the final address

    Under a point

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

    1 page

    6 of the 8 sites Gemini cites beside it pass this one.

    See the pages
    • /blog

Done since the first read

  1. Add a way to get in touch

    Done, seen on the read of October 24. It failed on 1 page before.

  2. Use one main heading

    Done, seen on the read of October 24. It failed on 1 page before.

  3. Make near-copy pages distinct

    Done, seen on the read of October 24. It failed on 1 page before.

  4. Add a tap-to-call link

    Done, seen on the read of October 24. It failed on 1 page before.

  5. Set a share image

    Done, seen on the read of October 24. It failed on 1 page before.

  6. Add structured data

    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 206 ms, inside the 800 ms a crawler is patient with. One fetch a page, the way a crawler sees it.

  • /multi-color-mix-paver-large-slabs-production661 ms
  • /planetary-mixers-for-concrete587 ms
  • /br/columbia-vibration-technology326 ms
  • /es/products/product-handling325 ms
  • /es/products/plant-designs324 ms

Fastest: /concrete-molds, 28 ms. Heaviest: /customer-care/find-a-rep, 30 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
  • Google Tag ManagerAnalytics
  • Google reCAPTCHALibrary
  • jQueryLibrary
  • Google FontsFonts

From the structured data on its home page, as the site says it: an Organization named Columbia Machine. mttr does not check the profiles it names.

  • Facebookcolumbiamachineinc
  • Xcolmac_inc
  • LinkedIncolumbia-machine-inc.
  • YouTubeColumbiaMachineInc
pages with strong signs
0
hidden characters
0
chat, markdown or placeholders left in
0
dashes per 1,000 words
6.2

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 2: Set each page's canonical address and Describe images1 page
  • /blog fails 4: Allow pages to be indexed, Set each page's canonical address and Fix description lengths1 page
  • /techmatik-ams fails 4: Set each page's canonical address, Fix description lengths and Describe images1 page
  • /about-us fails 3: Set each page's canonical address, Describe images and Replace unsupported sales claims1 page
  • /concrete-molds fails 3: Set each page's canonical address, Describe images and Replace unsupported sales claims1 page
  • /multi-color-mix-paver-large-slabs-production fails 3: Set each page's canonical address, Describe images and Fix title lengths1 page
  • /automatic-block-production-lines-by-techmatik fails 2: Set each page's canonical address and Describe images1 page
  • /automatic-block-production-lines-by-techmatik-2 fails 2: Set each page's canonical address and Describe images1 page
  • /br fails 2: Set each page's canonical address and Describe images1 page
  • /columbia-vibration-technology fails 2: Set each page's canonical address and Describe images1 page
  • /es fails 2: Set each page's canonical address and Describe images1 page
  • /mold-and-tamper-head-inspection-device fails 2: Set each page's canonical address and Describe images1 page

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