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86 to 100 in 13 steps

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Now #54,279 of 263,590Step 1 #32,224Step 2 top 10%Step 13 full marks

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The steps

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  1. 1

    Answer the first question right under it

    +3 points, to 89, and #32,224, 22,055 places up

    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.

    91 pages

    See the pages
    • /america-pennsylvania-and-the-coronavirus
    • /are-white-nationalists-really-behind-the-riots-in-americas-black-communities
    • /at-va-compassion-and-duty-are-keys-to-winning-the-war-against-covid-19
    • /award-winning-pa-teachers-share-top-learn-at-home-tips-for-mom-and-dad
    • /benefield-pennsylvanians-deserve-an-apology-from-gov-wolf
    • /bernie-bows-out-what-does-that-mean-for-pennsylvania-dems
    • /bidens-fracking-remarks-reignite-pas-energy-battle-keeping-trumps-hopes-high
    • /brouillette-believe-the-political-science
    • /bucks-commish-offended-by-suggestion-that-nursing-home-stats-idea-is-uncaring
    • /bucks-county-legislator-proposes-to-open-states-real-estate-business
    • and 81 more in the copied plan
  2. 2

    Phrase headings as questions

    +3 points, to 92, and into the top 10%

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

    91 pages

    See the pages
    • /america-pennsylvania-and-the-coronavirus
    • /are-white-nationalists-really-behind-the-riots-in-americas-black-communities
    • /at-va-compassion-and-duty-are-keys-to-winning-the-war-against-covid-19
    • /award-winning-pa-teachers-share-top-learn-at-home-tips-for-mom-and-dad
    • /benefield-pennsylvanians-deserve-an-apology-from-gov-wolf
    • /bernie-bows-out-what-does-that-mean-for-pennsylvania-dems
    • /bidens-fracking-remarks-reignite-pas-energy-battle-keeping-trumps-hopes-high
    • /brouillette-believe-the-political-science
    • /bucks-commish-offended-by-suggestion-that-nursing-home-stats-idea-is-uncaring
    • /bucks-county-legislator-proposes-to-open-states-real-estate-business
    • and 81 more in the copied plan
  3. 3

    Put figures in tables

    +1 point, to 93

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

    91 pages

    See the pages
    • /america-pennsylvania-and-the-coronavirus
    • /are-white-nationalists-really-behind-the-riots-in-americas-black-communities
    • /at-va-compassion-and-duty-are-keys-to-winning-the-war-against-covid-19
    • /award-winning-pa-teachers-share-top-learn-at-home-tips-for-mom-and-dad
    • /benefield-pennsylvanians-deserve-an-apology-from-gov-wolf
    • /bernie-bows-out-what-does-that-mean-for-pennsylvania-dems
    • /bidens-fracking-remarks-reignite-pas-energy-battle-keeping-trumps-hopes-high
    • /brouillette-believe-the-political-science
    • /bucks-commish-offended-by-suggestion-that-nursing-home-stats-idea-is-uncaring
    • /bucks-county-legislator-proposes-to-open-states-real-estate-business
    • and 81 more in the copied plan
  4. 4

    Describe images

    +2 points, to 95

    Describe every content image in its alt text.

    93 pages

    See the pages
    • /
    • /america-pennsylvania-and-the-coronavirus
    • /are-white-nationalists-really-behind-the-riots-in-americas-black-communities
    • /at-va-compassion-and-duty-are-keys-to-winning-the-war-against-covid-19
    • /award-winning-pa-teachers-share-top-learn-at-home-tips-for-mom-and-dad
    • /benefield-pennsylvanians-deserve-an-apology-from-gov-wolf
    • /bernie-bows-out-what-does-that-mean-for-pennsylvania-dems
    • /bidens-fracking-remarks-reignite-pas-energy-battle-keeping-trumps-hopes-high
    • /brouillette-believe-the-political-science
    • /bucks-commish-offended-by-suggestion-that-nursing-home-stats-idea-is-uncaring
    • and 83 more in the copied plan
  5. 5

    Add lists or tables

    +1 point, to 96

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

    85 pages

    See the pages
    • /america-pennsylvania-and-the-coronavirus
    • /are-white-nationalists-really-behind-the-riots-in-americas-black-communities
    • /at-va-compassion-and-duty-are-keys-to-winning-the-war-against-covid-19
    • /award-winning-pa-teachers-share-top-learn-at-home-tips-for-mom-and-dad
    • /benefield-pennsylvanians-deserve-an-apology-from-gov-wolf
    • /bernie-bows-out-what-does-that-mean-for-pennsylvania-dems
    • /bidens-fracking-remarks-reignite-pas-energy-battle-keeping-trumps-hopes-high
    • /brouillette-believe-the-political-science
    • /bucks-commish-offended-by-suggestion-that-nursing-home-stats-idea-is-uncaring
    • /bucks-county-legislator-proposes-to-open-states-real-estate-business
    • and 75 more in the copied plan
  6. 6

    Fix title lengths

    +1 point, to 97

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

    65 pages

    See the pages
    • /
    • /are-white-nationalists-really-behind-the-riots-in-americas-black-communities
    • /at-va-compassion-and-duty-are-keys-to-winning-the-war-against-covid-19
    • /award-winning-pa-teachers-share-top-learn-at-home-tips-for-mom-and-dad
    • /biden-uses-philly-speech-to-recast-presidential-contest
    • /bidens-fracking-remarks-reignite-pas-energy-battle-keeping-trumps-hopes-high
    • /bucks-commish-offended-by-suggestion-that-nursing-home-stats-idea-is-uncaring
    • /bucks-county-legislator-proposes-to-open-states-real-estate-business
    • /bucks-county-officials-tell-wolf-administration-firm-reopening-date-is-needed
    • /bucks-county-says-nursing-home-numbers-shouldt-keep-economy-closed
    • and 55 more in the copied plan
  7. 7

    Add breadcrumb data

    +1 point, to 98

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

    91 pages

    See the pages
    • /america-pennsylvania-and-the-coronavirus
    • /are-white-nationalists-really-behind-the-riots-in-americas-black-communities
    • /at-va-compassion-and-duty-are-keys-to-winning-the-war-against-covid-19
    • /award-winning-pa-teachers-share-top-learn-at-home-tips-for-mom-and-dad
    • /benefield-pennsylvanians-deserve-an-apology-from-gov-wolf
    • /bernie-bows-out-what-does-that-mean-for-pennsylvania-dems
    • /bidens-fracking-remarks-reignite-pas-energy-battle-keeping-trumps-hopes-high
    • /brouillette-believe-the-political-science
    • /bucks-commish-offended-by-suggestion-that-nursing-home-stats-idea-is-uncaring
    • /bucks-county-legislator-proposes-to-open-states-real-estate-business
    • and 81 more in the copied plan
  8. 8

    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.

    6 pages

    See the pages
    • /biden-uses-philly-speech-to-recast-presidential-contest
    • /climate-extremism-is-dividing-democrats
    • /delaware-countys-main-rationale-for-a-health-department-local-local-local
    • /exclusive-updated-federal-essential-worker-guidance-will-expand-energy-sector-definitions
    • /trump-jabs-gov-wolf-over-coronavirus-lockdown-policy
    • /with-students-staying-home-empty-college-towns-hit-hard-by-coronavirus-crisis
  9. 9

    Set each page's canonical address

    +1 point, to 99

    Add a canonical link that points to the page itself.

    6 pages

    See the pages
    • /biden-uses-philly-speech-to-recast-presidential-contest
    • /climate-extremism-is-dividing-democrats
    • /delaware-countys-main-rationale-for-a-health-department-local-local-local
    • /exclusive-updated-federal-essential-worker-guidance-will-expand-energy-sector-definitions
    • /trump-jabs-gov-wolf-over-coronavirus-lockdown-policy
    • /with-students-staying-home-empty-college-towns-hit-hard-by-coronavirus-crisis
  10. 10

    Put the text in the HTML

    Under a point

    Put the page text in the HTML the server sends. Most AI crawlers do not run scripts.

    3 pages

    See the pages
    • /podcast-democrats-push-back-politely-on-wolfs-lockdown-plans
    • /podcast-the-2020-potus-race-will-come-down-to-pa
    • /podcast-why-delaware-valley-is-seeing-red-over-gov-wolfs-stoplight-covid-system
  11. 11

    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

  12. 12

    Add depth to thin pages

    Under a point

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

    8 pages

    See the pages
    • /bucks-county-legislator-proposes-to-open-states-real-estate-business
    • /gov-wolf-signs-bill-moving-pa-primary-election-to-june
    • /pennsylvania-waives-yet-another-medical-licensing-barrier-in-coronavirus-battle
    • /podcast-campaign-veteran-bob-shrum-talks-pa-potus-and-politics
    • /podcast-delaware-valley-journal-is-on-the-air
    • /podcast-democrats-push-back-politely-on-wolfs-lockdown-plans
    • /podcast-the-2020-potus-race-will-come-down-to-pa
    • /podcast-why-delaware-valley-is-seeing-red-over-gov-wolfs-stoplight-covid-system
  13. 13

    Use one main heading

    +1 point, to 100, and full marks

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

    8 pages

    See the pages
    • /
    • /biden-uses-philly-speech-to-recast-presidential-contest
    • /climate-extremism-is-dividing-democrats
    • /delaware-countys-main-rationale-for-a-health-department-local-local-local
    • /exclusive-updated-federal-essential-worker-guidance-will-expand-energy-sector-definitions
    • /news
    • /trump-jabs-gov-wolf-over-coronavirus-lockdown-policy
    • /with-students-staying-home-empty-college-towns-hit-hard-by-coronavirus-crisis
5 more, to tidy up after 100
  1. 14

    Add structured data

    Under a point

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

    6 pages

    See the pages
    • /biden-uses-philly-speech-to-recast-presidential-contest
    • /climate-extremism-is-dividing-democrats
    • /delaware-countys-main-rationale-for-a-health-department-local-local-local
    • /exclusive-updated-federal-essential-worker-guidance-will-expand-energy-sector-definitions
    • /trump-jabs-gov-wolf-over-coronavirus-lockdown-policy
    • /with-students-staying-home-empty-college-towns-hit-hard-by-coronavirus-crisis
  2. 15

    Fix description lengths

    Under a point

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

    7 pages

    See the pages
    • /biden-uses-philly-speech-to-recast-presidential-contest
    • /climate-extremism-is-dividing-democrats
    • /delaware-countys-main-rationale-for-a-health-department-local-local-local
    • /exclusive-updated-federal-essential-worker-guidance-will-expand-energy-sector-definitions
    • /news
    • /trump-jabs-gov-wolf-over-coronavirus-lockdown-policy
    • /with-students-staying-home-empty-college-towns-hit-hard-by-coronavirus-crisis
  3. 16

    Set a share image

    Under a point

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

    8 pages

    See the pages
    • /
    • /biden-uses-philly-speech-to-recast-presidential-contest
    • /climate-extremism-is-dividing-democrats
    • /delaware-countys-main-rationale-for-a-health-department-local-local-local
    • /exclusive-updated-federal-essential-worker-guidance-will-expand-energy-sector-definitions
    • /news
    • /trump-jabs-gov-wolf-over-coronavirus-lockdown-policy
    • /with-students-staying-home-empty-college-towns-hit-hard-by-coronavirus-crisis
  4. 17

    Fix pages that fail to load

    Under a point

    Fix or remove the link. Every linked page should return 200.

    1 page

    See the pages
    • /pa-nursing-homes-we-must-not-be-forced-to-take-covid-19-patients
  5. 18

    Replace unsupported sales claims

    Under a point

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

    2 pages

    See the pages
    • /award-winning-pa-teachers-share-top-learn-at-home-tips-for-mom-and-dad
    • /podcast-delaware-valley-journal-is-on-the-air

Done since the first read

  1. Add a tap-to-call link

    Done, seen on the read of October 24. It failed on 76 pages before.

What else the read found

Half its pages start answering within 65 ms, inside the 800 ms a crawler is patient with. One fetch a page, the way a crawler sees it.

  • /needs-update-schools-closed-daycares-open-states-decisions-leave-some-parents-puzzled2.0 s
  • /no-health-department-delaware-county-still-has-red-tape-to-clear222 ms
  • /how-should-christians-respond-to-the-coronavirus-pandemic220 ms
  • /news219 ms
  • /coronavirus-highlights-danger-of-importing-pets-from-high-risk-regions219 ms

Fastest: /snell-pa-sepa-depend-on-the-marcus-hook-industrial-complex, 27 ms. Heaviest: /benefield-pennsylvanians-deserve-an-apology-from-gov-wolf, 20 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
  • CloudflareHosting
  • Cloudflare Web AnalyticsAnalytics

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

  • XInsideSourcesDC
page with strong signs
1
hidden characters
1
chat, markdown or placeholders left in
0
dashes per 1,000 words
5.7
  • /delaware-valley-rep-people-should-know-that-pa-is-under-3-emergency-declarations hidden 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 4: Use one main heading, Describe images and Fix title lengths1 page
  • /pa-nursing-homes-we-must-not-be-forced-to-take-covid-19-patients passes every rule1 page
  • /podcast-democrats-push-back-politely-on-wolfs-lockdown-plans fails 9: Answer the first question right under it, Put the text in the HTML and Add depth to thin pages1 page
  • /podcast-why-delaware-valley-is-seeing-red-over-gov-wolfs-stoplight-covid-system fails 9: Answer the first question right under it, Put the text in the HTML and Add depth to thin pages1 page
  • /award-winning-pa-teachers-share-top-learn-at-home-tips-for-mom-and-dad fails 8: Answer the first question right under it, Phrase headings as questions and Put figures in tables1 page
  • /bucks-county-legislator-proposes-to-open-states-real-estate-business fails 8: Answer the first question right under it, Add depth to thin pages and Phrase headings as questions1 page
  • /pennsylvania-waives-yet-another-medical-licensing-barrier-in-coronavirus-battle fails 8: Answer the first question right under it, Add depth to thin pages and Phrase headings as questions1 page
  • /podcast-delaware-valley-journal-is-on-the-air fails 8: Answer the first question right under it, Add depth to thin pages and Phrase headings as questions1 page
  • /podcast-the-2020-potus-race-will-come-down-to-pa fails 8: Answer the first question right under it, Put the text in the HTML and Add depth to thin pages1 page
  • /are-white-nationalists-really-behind-the-riots-in-americas-black-communities fails 7: Answer the first question right under it, Phrase headings as questions and Put figures in tables1 page
  • /at-va-compassion-and-duty-are-keys-to-winning-the-war-against-covid-19 fails 7: Answer the first question right under it, Phrase headings as questions and Put figures in tables1 page
  • /biden-uses-philly-speech-to-recast-presidential-contest fails 7: Add a way to get in touch, Add structured data and Set each page's canonical address1 page

And 88 more parts of the site.

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