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87 to 100 in 14 steps

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8787 nownow941top 10%952953964975976987988999991099119912991310014full marks

Now #54,282 of 263,860Step 1 top 10%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

    Remove ratings with no visible reviews

    +7 points, to 94, and #7,452, 46,830 places up, and into the top 10%

    Remove rating schema unless the reviews it counts are shown on the page.

    64 pages

    See the pages
    • /about
    • /about/resources
    • /arborist-service
    • /blog
    • /blog/page/2
    • /blog/page/3
    • /contact
    • /emergency-tree-service
    • /employment-opportunities
    • /faq/how-mud-season-affects-tree-removal-timing-in-northern-vermont
    • and 54 more in the copied plan
  2. 2

    Publish a sitemap

    +1 point, to 95

    Publish /sitemap.xml listing every page that should rank, and name it in robots.txt.

    Once, for the whole site

  3. 3

    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.

    16 pages

    See the pages
    • /faq/how-mud-season-affects-tree-removal-timing-in-northern-vermont
    • /franchise-vs-local-tree-removal-burlington-vermont
    • /how-do-you-tell-if-a-tree-needs-to-be-cut-down
    • /how-to-choose-the-right-emergency-tree-service-in-burlington-vt
    • /licensed-insured-tree-service-benefits
    • /near/copley-hospital
    • /near/sterling-gorge-falls
    • /pricing-guide-how-much-does-it-cost-to-remove-a-tree
    • /seasonal-tree-maintenance-morristown-vt
    • /the-importance-of-regular-tree-maintenance
    • and 6 more in the copied plan
  4. 4

    Put figures in tables

    +1 point, to 96

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

    21 pages

    See the pages
    • /benefits-of-hiring-qualified-arborist
    • /faq/how-mud-season-affects-tree-removal-timing-in-northern-vermont
    • /finding-best-tree-service-vermont
    • /how-do-you-tell-if-a-tree-needs-to-be-cut-down
    • /how-to-choose-the-right-emergency-tree-service-in-burlington-vt
    • /if-a-tree-has-no-leaves-is-it-dead-what-you-should-know
    • /is-tree-service-covered-by-insurance-in-vermont-emergency-tree-falls
    • /licensed-insured-tree-service-benefits
    • /local-vs-national-tree-service-vermont
    • /near/copley-hospital
    • and 11 more in the copied plan
  5. 5

    Phrase headings as questions

    +1 point, to 97

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

    42 pages

    See the pages
    • /about
    • /choosing-the-right-tree-service-company-in-johnson-vermont
    • /contact
    • /cookies-policy
    • /faq/how-mud-season-affects-tree-removal-timing-in-northern-vermont
    • /faqs
    • /gallery
    • /how-do-you-tell-if-a-tree-needs-to-be-cut-down
    • /how-to-identify-and-treat-common-tree-diseases-in-morristown-vt
    • /licensed-insured-tree-service-benefits
    • and 32 more in the copied plan
  6. 6

    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

  7. 7

    Link straight to the final address

    +1 point, to 98

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

    52 pages

    See the pages
    • /about
    • /about/resources
    • /blog
    • /blog/page/2
    • /blog/page/3
    • /choosing-the-right-tree-service-company-in-johnson-vermont
    • /contact
    • /cookies-policy
    • /emergency-tree-service
    • /employment-opportunities
    • and 42 more in the copied plan
  8. 8

    Fix title lengths

    Under a point

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

    14 pages

    See the pages
    • /about
    • /about/resources
    • /emergency-tree-service
    • /faq/how-mud-season-affects-tree-removal-timing-in-northern-vermont
    • /is-tree-service-covered-by-insurance-in-vermont-emergency-tree-falls
    • /land-clearing
    • /local-vs-national-tree-service-vermont
    • /pricing-guide-how-much-does-it-cost-to-remove-a-tree
    • /tree-cutting
    • /tree-removal
    • and 4 more in the copied plan
  9. 9

    Fix description lengths

    +1 point, to 99

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

    14 pages

    See the pages
    • /blog
    • /blog/page/2
    • /blog/page/3
    • /cookies-policy
    • /employment-opportunities
    • /faqs
    • /finding-best-tree-service-vermont
    • /gallery
    • /how-do-you-tell-if-a-tree-needs-to-be-cut-down
    • /privacy-policy
    • and 4 more in the copied plan
  10. 10

    Add depth to thin pages

    Under a point

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

    9 pages

    See the pages
    • /contact
    • /cookies-policy
    • /employment-opportunities
    • /faq/how-mud-season-affects-tree-removal-timing-in-northern-vermont
    • /gallery
    • /how-often-should-you-schedule-tree-services-in-elmore-vermont
    • /near/copley-hospital
    • /near/sterling-gorge-falls
    • /service-areas
  11. 11

    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
    • /contact
    • /employment-opportunities
    • /gallery
  12. 12

    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 more
    See the pages
    • /blog/page/2
    • /blog/page/3
  13. 13

    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

  14. 14

    Show sources on guides

    +1 point, to 100, and full marks

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

    3 pages

    See the pages
    • /faq/how-mud-season-affects-tree-removal-timing-in-northern-vermont
    • /if-a-tree-has-no-leaves-is-it-dead-what-you-should-know
    • /near/sterling-gorge-falls
5 more, to tidy up after 100
  1. 15

    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.

    6 pages

    See the pages
    • /contact
    • /cookies-policy
    • /employment-opportunities
    • /privacy-policy
    • /residential-tree-service-morristown-vt
    • /terms-and-conditions
  2. 16

    Show every FAQ question on the page

    Under a point

    Show every question in the FAQ schema on the page, word for word.

    3 pages

    See the pages
    • /blog
    • /blog/page/2
    • /blog/page/3
  3. 17

    Add lists or tables

    Under a point

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

    3 pages

    See the pages
    • /contact
    • /cookies-policy
    • /privacy-policy
  4. 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.

    2 pages

    See the pages
    • /about/resources
    • /employment-opportunities
  5. 19

    Describe images

    Under a point

    Describe every content image in its alt text.

    1 page

    See the pages
    • /pricing-guide-how-much-does-it-cost-to-remove-a-tree

Done since the first read

  1. Speed up the server

    Done, seen on the read of October 25. It failed on 1 page before.

  2. Serve a robots.txt

    Done, seen on the read of October 25. It failed on 1 page before.

What else the read found

Half its pages start answering within 777 ms, inside the 800 ms a crawler is patient with. One fetch a page, the way a crawler sees it.

  • /tree-service-cambridge-vt1.8 s
  • /pricing-guide-how-much-does-it-cost-to-remove-a-tree1.5 s
  • /tree-service-lyndon-vt1.5 s
  • /service-areas/lower-village1.5 s
  • /blog/page/21.3 s

Fastest: /how-to-identify-and-treat-common-tree-diseases-in-morristown-vt, 27 ms. Heaviest: the home page, 43 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
  • nginxServer
  • Google Tag ManagerAnalytics
  • Google AnalyticsAnalytics
  • Microsoft ClarityAnalytics
  • jQueryLibrary
  • Google FontsFonts
  • Font AwesomeFonts

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

pages with strong signs
57
hidden characters
144
chat, markdown or placeholders left in
0
dashes per 1,000 words
0.9
  • /benefits-of-hiring-qualified-arborist hidden characters a reader cannot see
  • /faq/how-mud-season-affects-tree-removal-timing-in-northern-vermont hidden characters a reader cannot see
  • /finding-best-tree-service-vermont hidden characters a reader cannot see
  • /franchise-vs-local-tree-removal-burlington-vermont hidden characters a reader cannot see
  • /how-to-choose-the-right-emergency-tree-service-in-burlington-vt 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.

  • / passes every rule1 page
  • /contact fails 7: Put the text in the HTML, Remove ratings with no visible reviews and Add depth to thin pages1 page
  • /employment-opportunities fails 7: Put the text in the HTML, Remove ratings with no visible reviews and Add depth to thin pages1 page
  • /cookies-policy fails 6: Add depth to thin pages, Phrase headings as questions and Fix description lengths1 page
  • /gallery fails 6: Put the text in the HTML, Remove ratings with no visible reviews and Add depth to thin pages1 page
  • /pricing-guide-how-much-does-it-cost-to-remove-a-tree fails 6: Answer the first question right under it, Remove ratings with no visible reviews and Phrase headings as questions1 page
  • /how-do-you-tell-if-a-tree-needs-to-be-cut-down fails 5: Answer the first question right under it, Remove ratings with no visible reviews and Phrase headings as questions1 page
  • /privacy-policy fails 5: Remove ratings with no visible reviews, Phrase headings as questions and Fix description lengths1 page
  • /service-areas fails 5: Remove ratings with no visible reviews, Add depth to thin pages and Phrase headings as questions1 page
  • /about fails 4: Remove ratings with no visible reviews, Phrase headings as questions and Fix title lengths1 page
  • /blog fails 4: Remove ratings with no visible reviews, Show every FAQ question on the page and Fix description lengths1 page
  • /faqs fails 4: Remove ratings with no visible reviews, Phrase headings as questions and Fix description lengths1 page

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