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88 to 100 in 20 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 #42,846 of 263,577Step 1 top 10%Step 20 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
Phrase headings as questions
+2 points, to 90, and #25,840, 17,006 places up, and into the top 10%
Phrase at least one heading as the question a person would ask.
86 pages, 70 of them under /services/
See the pages
- /about
- /blog
- /careers
- /contact
- /direct-mail
- /free-quote
- /gallery
- /gallery/image-gallery
- /gallery/video-gallery
- /locations
- and 76 more in the copied plan
- 2
Remove ratings with no visible reviews
+2 points, to 92
Remove rating schema unless the reviews it counts are shown on the page.
18 pages
See the pages
- /blog
- /blog/benefits-of-aeration-overseeding
- /blog/common-sprinkler-system-issues
- /blog/fall-lawn-preparation
- /blog/how-to-get-rid-of-mosquitoes-in-your-yard
- /blog/lawn-weed-control-guide-nebraska
- /blog/spring-lawn-preparation-and-treatment
- /blog/summer-lawn-preparation
- /blog/why-is-my-lawn-turning-brown
- /blog/year-round-nebraska-lawn-care-calendar
- and 8 more in the copied plan
- 3
Show when guides were updated
+1 point, to 93
Show when the guide was last updated, and set dateModified in its schema.
10 pages under /blog/
See the pages
- /blog/benefits-of-aeration-overseeding
- /blog/common-sprinkler-system-issues
- /blog/fall-lawn-preparation
- /blog/how-to-get-rid-of-mosquitoes-in-your-yard
- /blog/lawn-weed-control-guide-nebraska
- /blog/spring-lawn-preparation-and-treatment
- /blog/spring-tree-shrub-care
- /blog/summer-lawn-preparation
- /blog/why-is-my-lawn-turning-brown
- /blog/year-round-nebraska-lawn-care-calendar
- 4
Fix description lengths
+2 points, to 95
Write a meta description of 70 to 165 characters that summarizes the page.
79 pages, 55 of them under /services/
See the pages
- /
- /blog/benefits-of-aeration-overseeding
- /blog/common-sprinkler-system-issues
- /blog/fall-lawn-preparation
- /blog/how-to-get-rid-of-mosquitoes-in-your-yard
- /blog/lawn-weed-control-guide-nebraska
- /blog/spring-lawn-preparation-and-treatment
- /blog/spring-tree-shrub-care
- /blog/summer-lawn-preparation
- /blog/why-is-my-lawn-turning-brown
- and 69 more in the copied plan
- 5
Fix title lengths
+1 point, to 96
Write a title of 15 to 65 characters that leads with what the page covers.
73 pages, 70 of them under /services/
See the pages
- /
- /blog/how-to-get-rid-of-mosquitoes-in-your-yard
- /blog/why-is-my-lawn-turning-brown
- /services/aeration-overseeding
- /services/aeration-overseeding/bellevue-ne
- /services/aeration-overseeding/bennington-ne
- /services/aeration-overseeding/blair-ne
- /services/aeration-overseeding/council-bluffs-ia
- /services/aeration-overseeding/elkhorn-ne
- /services/aeration-overseeding/gretna-ne
- and 63 more in the copied plan
- 6
Add breadcrumb data
+1 point, to 97
Add BreadcrumbList schema so the page has a place in the site.
97 pages, 70 of them under /services/
See the pages
- /about
- /blog
- /blog/benefits-of-aeration-overseeding
- /blog/common-sprinkler-system-issues
- /blog/fall-lawn-preparation
- /blog/how-to-get-rid-of-mosquitoes-in-your-yard
- /blog/lawn-weed-control-guide-nebraska
- /blog/spring-lawn-preparation-and-treatment
- /blog/spring-tree-shrub-care
- /blog/summer-lawn-preparation
- and 87 more in the copied plan
- 7
Set a share image
+1 point, to 98
Set og:image so links to the page carry a picture.
88 pages, 70 of them under /services/
See the pages
- /
- /about
- /blog
- /careers
- /contact
- /direct-mail
- /free-quote
- /gallery
- /gallery/image-gallery
- /gallery/video-gallery
- and 78 more in the copied plan
- 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
Settle on one address
Under a point
Redirect http, https, www, and the bare domain to one address, so the site is not indexed as several.
Once, for the whole site
- 10
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
- 11
Answer the first question right under it
Under a point
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.
6 pages under /blog/
See the pages
- /blog/common-sprinkler-system-issues
- /blog/lawn-weed-control-guide-nebraska
- /blog/spring-lawn-preparation-and-treatment
- /blog/spring-tree-shrub-care
- /blog/summer-lawn-preparation
- /blog/year-round-nebraska-lawn-care-calendar
- 12
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/benefits-of-aeration-overseeding
- /blog/common-sprinkler-system-issues
- /blog/fall-lawn-preparation
- /blog/how-to-get-rid-of-mosquitoes-in-your-yard
- /blog/lawn-weed-control-guide-nebraska
- /blog/spring-lawn-preparation-and-treatment
- /blog/spring-tree-shrub-care
- /blog/summer-lawn-preparation
- /blog/why-is-my-lawn-turning-brown
- /blog/year-round-nebraska-lawn-care-calendar
- 13
List your profiles in your structured data
+1 point, to 99
Add sameAs to the Organization, Person or LocalBusiness on your home page, listing the address of each profile: Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, X, LinkedIn. It is how assistants tie your site to you elsewhere.
Once, for the whole site
- 14
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
- 15
Add lists or tables
Under a point
Add a table, a list, or a definition list. Assistants quote these more readily than prose.
14 pages
See the pages
- /about
- /blog
- /careers
- /contact
- /direct-mail
- /free-quote
- /gallery
- /locations
- /meet-team
- /redeem-coupon
- and 4 more in the copied plan
- 16
Add depth to thin pages
Under a point
Add true, specific detail until the page covers its subject.
8 pages
See the pages
- /free-quote
- /gallery
- /gallery/image-gallery
- /gallery/video-gallery
- /locations
- /meet-team
- /services
- /special-offers
- 17
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.
5 pages
See the pages
- /free-quote
- /gallery
- /gallery/image-gallery
- /locations
- /meet-team
- 18
Link to pages from related content
Under a point
Link to this page from the text of a related page. Navigation links say a page exists; links in content say what it is related to.
6 pages
See the pages
- /careers
- /direct-mail
- /meet-team
- /privacy-policy
- /referral
- /welcome-home
- 19
Use one main heading
Under a point
Give the page exactly one h1 that says what it is about.
4 pages
See the pages
- /careers
- /direct-mail
- /referral
- /welcome-home
- 20
Replace unsupported sales claims
+1 point, to 100, and full marks
Replace the sales claim with a fact that can be checked.
5 pages
See the pages
- /
- /redeem-coupon
- /services
- /services/aeration-overseeding/lincoln-ne
- /welcome-home
2 more, to tidy up after 100
- 21
Allow pages to be indexed
Under a point
Remove noindex when the page is ready to be found.
2 pages
Steps for your host: Cloudflare, WordPress, Namecheap and moreSee the pages
- /privacy-policy
- /redeem-coupon
- 22
Describe images
Under a point
Describe every content image in its alt text.
1 page
See the pages
- /gallery/video-gallery
What else the read found
Half its pages start answering within 195 ms, inside the 800 ms a crawler is patient with. One fetch a page, the way a crawler sees it.
/services/tree-shrub-care/elkhorn-ne5.4 s/services/landscaping/gretna-ne3.9 s/services/landscaping/blair-ne3.9 s/services/landscaping/council-bluffs-ia3.9 s/services/landscaping/bennington-ne3.6 s
Fastest: /about, 11 ms. Heaviest: /services/aeration-overseeding, 37 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.
DrupalPlatform
- FFastlyHosting
nginxServer
Google Tag ManagerAnalytics
jQueryLibrary
From the structured data on its home page, as the site says it: a Local business named Heartland Lawns. mttr does not check the profiles it names.
- pages with strong signs
- 2
- hidden characters
- 1
- chat, markdown or placeholders left in
- 1
- dashes per 1,000 words
- 1
/locationshidden characters a reader cannot see/meet-teamplaceholders never filled in
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: Fix description lengths, Replace unsupported sales claims and Fix title lengths1 page/meet-teamfails 9: Put the text in the HTML, Remove ratings with no visible reviews and Add depth to thin pages1 page/locationsfails 8: Put the text in the HTML, Remove ratings with no visible reviews and Add depth to thin pages1 page/servicesfails 8: Remove ratings with no visible reviews, Add depth to thin pages and Phrase headings as questions1 page/welcome-homefails 8: Use one main heading, Phrase headings as questions and Fix description lengths1 page/careersfails 7: Use one main heading, Phrase headings as questions and Fix description lengths1 page/direct-mailfails 7: Use one main heading, Phrase headings as questions and Fix description lengths1 page/free-quotefails 7: Put the text in the HTML, Remove ratings with no visible reviews and Add depth to thin pages1 page/galleryfails 7: Put the text in the HTML, Remove ratings with no visible reviews and Add depth to thin pages1 page/redeem-couponfails 7: Allow pages to be indexed, Phrase headings as questions and Fix description lengths1 page/special-offersfails 7: Remove ratings with no visible reviews, Add depth to thin pages and Phrase headings as questions1 page/privacy-policyfails 6: Allow pages to be indexed, Phrase headings as questions and Fix description lengths1 page
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