jemplumbingnow.com, read 9 hours ago. Back to the report
87 to 100 in 18 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 #47,355 of 263,590Step 1 #32,224Step 2 top 10%Step 18 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
Fix description lengths
+2 points, to 89, and #32,224, 15,131 places up
Write a meta description of 70 to 165 characters that summarizes the page.
41 pages
See the pages
- /
- /author/matt
- /blog
- /category/commercial-plumbing-projects
- /category/general-plumbing
- /category/plumbing-services
- /commercial-plumbing-projects/from-dirt-to-doors-open
- /commercial-plumbing-projects/how-do-you-plumb-a-car-wash
- /customer-reviews
- /customer-testimonials
- and 31 more in the copied plan
- 2
Show sources on guides
+1 point, to 90, and into the top 10%
Link the sources for the guide's facts where a reader can see them. Official and primary sources carry the most weight.
5 pages
See the pages
- /commercial-plumbing-projects/from-dirt-to-doors-open
- /commercial-plumbing-projects/how-do-you-plumb-a-car-wash
- /general-plumbing/excavation-and-vactor-services
- /general-plumbing/hydro-vac-excavation-services
- /plumbing-services/sewer-odor-detection-smoke-testing
- 3
Show when guides were updated
+1 point, to 91
Show when the guide was last updated, and set dateModified in its schema.
6 pages
See the pages
- /commercial-plumbing-projects/from-dirt-to-doors-open
- /commercial-plumbing-projects/how-do-you-plumb-a-car-wash
- /general-plumbing/excavation-and-vactor-services
- /general-plumbing/hydro-vac-excavation-services
- /page/2
- /plumbing-services/sewer-odor-detection-smoke-testing
- 4
Match structured data to the page
+2 points, to 93
Use the schema type that matches the page: Article for guides, Service or Product for offers, Organization or WebSite for the home page.
19 pages, 18 of them under /services/
See the pages
- /
- /services/appliance-installation
- /services/backflow-installation
- /services/backwater-valves
- /services/bathtubs-showers
- /services/boiler-hydronic
- /services/camera-inspection
- /services/clogged-drains
- /services/commercial-plumbing
- /services/downspouts-drainage
- and 9 more in the copied plan
- 5
Use one main heading
+1 point, to 94
Give the page exactly one h1 that says what it is about.
14 pages
See the pages
- /
- /customer-reviews
- /jem-plumbing-team
- /locations-served/green-plumber
- /locations-served/hartville-plumber
- /locations-served/northcanton-plumber
- /page/2
- /services/backflow-installation
- /services/backwater-valves
- /services/camera-inspection
- and 4 more in the copied plan
- 6
Fix pages that fail to load
+1 point, to 95
Fix or remove the link. Every linked page should return 200.
5 pages, 3 of them under /services/
See the pages
- /northcanton-plumber
- /products
- /services/boiler-installation
- /services/drain-clearance
- /services/water-supply
- 7
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.
5 pages
See the pages
- /commercial-plumbing-projects/from-dirt-to-doors-open
- /commercial-plumbing-projects/how-do-you-plumb-a-car-wash
- /general-plumbing/excavation-and-vactor-services
- /page/2
- /plumbing-services/sewer-odor-detection-smoke-testing
- 8
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
- 9
Put figures in tables
Under a point
Where the guide compares options or gives figures, put them in a table.
6 pages
See the pages
- /commercial-plumbing-projects/from-dirt-to-doors-open
- /commercial-plumbing-projects/how-do-you-plumb-a-car-wash
- /general-plumbing/excavation-and-vactor-services
- /general-plumbing/hydro-vac-excavation-services
- /page/2
- /plumbing-services/sewer-odor-detection-smoke-testing
- 10
Name the publisher
+1 point, to 96
Name the author or publisher in the Article schema.
6 pages
See the pages
- /commercial-plumbing-projects/from-dirt-to-doors-open
- /commercial-plumbing-projects/how-do-you-plumb-a-car-wash
- /general-plumbing/excavation-and-vactor-services
- /general-plumbing/hydro-vac-excavation-services
- /page/2
- /plumbing-services/sewer-odor-detection-smoke-testing
- 11
Phrase headings as questions
+1 point, to 97
Phrase at least one heading as the question a person would ask.
12 pages, 9 of them under /services/
See the pages
- /commercial-plumbing-projects/from-dirt-to-doors-open
- /commercial-plumbing-projects/how-do-you-plumb-a-car-wash
- /general-plumbing/excavation-and-vactor-services
- /services/appliance-installation
- /services/boiler-hydronic
- /services/camera-inspection
- /services/commercial-plumbing
- /services/faucets-fixtures
- /services/gas-line-repair
- /services/grease-traps
- and 2 more in the copied plan
- 12
Add depth to thin pages
+1 point, to 98
Add true, specific detail until the page covers its subject.
12 pages, 9 of them under /services/
See the pages
- /commercial-plumbing-projects/from-dirt-to-doors-open
- /general-plumbing/excavation-and-vactor-services
- /page/2
- /services/boiler-hydronic
- /services/clogged-drains
- /services/commercial-plumbing
- /services/downspouts-drainage
- /services/gas-line-repair
- /services/grease-traps
- /services/home-winterization
- and 2 more in the copied plan
- 13
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
- 14
Link to your profiles
Under a point
Link from the home page, in its header or footer, to each profile you keep: Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, X, LinkedIn.
Once, for the whole site
- 15
Link to pages from related content
+1 point, to 99
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 under /services/
See the pages
- /services/backwater-valves
- /services/boiler-hydronic
- /services/clogged-drains
- /services/commercial-plumbing
- /services/faucets-fixtures
- /services/water-lines
- 16
Fix title lengths
Under a point
Write a title of 15 to 65 characters that leads with what the page covers.
10 pages, 7 of them under /services/
See the pages
- /author/matt
- /locations-served/green-plumber
- /services/clogged-drains
- /services/grease-traps
- /services/lift-stations
- /services/sewer-lines
- /services/sump-pumps
- /services/water-heaters
- /services/water-lines
- /work-jem
- 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 under /services/
See the pages
- /services/bathtubs-showers
- /services/boiler-hydronic
- /services/commercial-plumbing
- 18
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.
1 page
See the pages
- /services/commercial-plumbing
7 more, to tidy up after 100
- 19
Describe images
Under a point
Describe every content image in its alt text.
3 pages
See the pages
- /commercial-plumbing-projects/how-do-you-plumb-a-car-wash
- /services/downspouts-drainage
- /services/sump-pumps
- 20
Replace unsupported sales claims
Under a point
Replace the sales claim with a fact that can be checked.
2 pages
See the pages
- /locations-served/northcanton-plumber
- /services/grease-traps
- 21
Add structured data
Under a point
Add valid JSON-LD that says what the page is.
1 page
See the pages
- /blog
- 22
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.
1 page
See the pages
- /services/appliance-installation
- 23
Set each page's canonical address
Under a point
Add a canonical link that points to the page itself.
1 page
See the pages
- /page/2
- 24
Add breadcrumb data
Under a point
Add BreadcrumbList schema so the page has a place in the site.
1 page
See the pages
- /page/2
- 25
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
See the pages
- /author/matt
What else the read found
Half its pages start answering within 80 ms, inside the 800 ms a crawler is patient with. One fetch a page, the way a crawler sees it.
/plumbing-services/sewer-odor-detection-smoke-testing258 ms/general-plumbing/excavation-and-vactor-services248 ms/commercial-plumbing-projects/how-do-you-plumb-a-car-wash241 ms/223 ms/services/sewer-lines193 ms
Fastest: /services/boiler-hydronic, 57 ms. Heaviest: /commercial-plumbing-projects/how-do-you-plumb-a-car-wash, 23 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
jQueryLibrary
Font AwesomeFonts
- pages with strong signs
- 2
- hidden characters
- 0
- chat, markdown or placeholders left in
- 2
- dashes per 1,000 words
- 9.7
/faqplaceholders never filled in/terms-conditionsplaceholders 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 3: Use one main heading, Match structured data to the page and Fix description lengths1 page/northcanton-plumberpasses every rule1 page/productspasses every rule1 page/work-jemfails 3: Use one main heading, Fix description lengths and Fix title lengths1 page/blogfails 2: Add structured data and Fix description lengths1 page/customer-reviewsfails 2: Use one main heading and Fix description lengths1 page/jem-plumbing-teamfails 2: Use one main heading and Fix description lengths1 page/customer-testimonialsfails 1: Fix description lengths1 page/locations-servedfails 1: Fix description lengths1 page/recommended-productsfails 1: Fix description lengths1 page/servicesfails 1: Fix description lengths1 page/terms-conditionsfails 1: Fix description lengths1 page
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