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78 to 100 in 18 steps

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  1. 1

    Add a tap-to-call link

    +6 points, to 84, and #70,947, 57,190 places up

    Add a tap-to-call phone link.

    95 pages, 78 of them under /article/

    See the pages
    • /
    • /article/a-beloved-father-and-friend-found-murdered-but-clues-lead-back-to-law-enforcement/74126118
    • /article/actor-michael-gray-died/74224331
    • /article/assemblyman-investigation-nursing-home/74233626
    • /article/bristol-foundation-annual-haunted-forest-memory-alive/74235536
    • /article/bug-infestation-vermont/74233212
    • /article/burlington-shooting-mcgee-loucks-investigation/74232219
    • /article/caitlin-abrams-cleaning-graves-vermont/74233543
    • /article/captioning-contacts/3293824
    • /article/champlain-college-inspires-next-generation-of-women-in-cybersecurity/74235812
    • and 85 more in the copied plan
  2. 2

    Answer the first question right under it

    +2 points, to 86, and into the top 25%

    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.

    74 pages under /article/

    See the pages
    • /article/a-beloved-father-and-friend-found-murdered-but-clues-lead-back-to-law-enforcement/74126118
    • /article/actor-michael-gray-died/74224331
    • /article/assemblyman-investigation-nursing-home/74233626
    • /article/bristol-foundation-annual-haunted-forest-memory-alive/74235536
    • /article/burlington-shooting-mcgee-loucks-investigation/74232219
    • /article/caitlin-abrams-cleaning-graves-vermont/74233543
    • /article/captioning-contacts/3293824
    • /article/champlain-college-inspires-next-generation-of-women-in-cybersecurity/74235812
    • /article/clinton-county-time-capsule-opened/74232690
    • /article/contact-us/3614559
    • and 64 more in the copied plan
  3. 3

    Use one main heading

    +2 points, to 88

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

    79 pages, 78 of them under /article/

    See the pages
    • /article/a-beloved-father-and-friend-found-murdered-but-clues-lead-back-to-law-enforcement/74126118
    • /article/actor-michael-gray-died/74224331
    • /article/assemblyman-investigation-nursing-home/74233626
    • /article/bristol-foundation-annual-haunted-forest-memory-alive/74235536
    • /article/bug-infestation-vermont/74233212
    • /article/burlington-shooting-mcgee-loucks-investigation/74232219
    • /article/caitlin-abrams-cleaning-graves-vermont/74233543
    • /article/captioning-contacts/3293824
    • /article/champlain-college-inspires-next-generation-of-women-in-cybersecurity/74235812
    • /article/clinton-county-time-capsule-opened/74232690
    • and 69 more in the copied plan
  4. 4

    Phrase headings as questions

    +2 points, to 90

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

    71 pages under /article/

    See the pages
    • /article/a-beloved-father-and-friend-found-murdered-but-clues-lead-back-to-law-enforcement/74126118
    • /article/actor-michael-gray-died/74224331
    • /article/assemblyman-investigation-nursing-home/74233626
    • /article/bristol-foundation-annual-haunted-forest-memory-alive/74235536
    • /article/burlington-shooting-mcgee-loucks-investigation/74232219
    • /article/caitlin-abrams-cleaning-graves-vermont/74233543
    • /article/captioning-contacts/3293824
    • /article/champlain-college-inspires-next-generation-of-women-in-cybersecurity/74235812
    • /article/clinton-county-time-capsule-opened/74232690
    • /article/contact-us/3614559
    • and 61 more in the copied plan
  5. 5

    Put figures in tables

    +2 points, to 92

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

    78 pages under /article/

    See the pages
    • /article/a-beloved-father-and-friend-found-murdered-but-clues-lead-back-to-law-enforcement/74126118
    • /article/actor-michael-gray-died/74224331
    • /article/assemblyman-investigation-nursing-home/74233626
    • /article/bristol-foundation-annual-haunted-forest-memory-alive/74235536
    • /article/bug-infestation-vermont/74233212
    • /article/burlington-shooting-mcgee-loucks-investigation/74232219
    • /article/caitlin-abrams-cleaning-graves-vermont/74233543
    • /article/captioning-contacts/3293824
    • /article/champlain-college-inspires-next-generation-of-women-in-cybersecurity/74235812
    • /article/clinton-county-time-capsule-opened/74232690
    • and 68 more in the copied plan
  6. 6

    Describe images

    +1 point, to 93

    Describe every content image in its alt text.

    79 pages, 73 of them under /article/

    See the pages
    • /
    • /article/a-beloved-father-and-friend-found-murdered-but-clues-lead-back-to-law-enforcement/74126118
    • /article/actor-michael-gray-died/74224331
    • /article/assemblyman-investigation-nursing-home/74233626
    • /article/bristol-foundation-annual-haunted-forest-memory-alive/74235536
    • /article/bug-infestation-vermont/74233212
    • /article/burlington-shooting-mcgee-loucks-investigation/74232219
    • /article/caitlin-abrams-cleaning-graves-vermont/74233543
    • /article/captioning-contacts/3293824
    • /article/champlain-college-inspires-next-generation-of-women-in-cybersecurity/74235812
    • and 69 more in the copied plan
  7. 7

    Link straight to the final address

    +2 points, to 95

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

    95 pages, 79 of them under /article/

    See the pages
    • /article/a-beloved-father-and-friend-found-murdered-but-clues-lead-back-to-law-enforcement/74126118
    • /article/actor-michael-gray-died/74224331
    • /article/assemblyman-investigation-nursing-home/74233626
    • /article/bristol-foundation-annual-haunted-forest-memory-alive/74235536
    • /article/bug-infestation-vermont/74233212
    • /article/burlington-shooting-mcgee-loucks-investigation/74232219
    • /article/caitlin-abrams-cleaning-graves-vermont/74233543
    • /article/captioning-contacts/3293824
    • /article/champlain-college-inspires-next-generation-of-women-in-cybersecurity/74235812
    • /article/clinton-county-time-capsule-opened/74232690
    • and 85 more in the copied plan
  8. 8

    Set each page's canonical address

    +1 point, to 96

    Add a canonical link that points to the page itself.

    17 pages

    See the pages
    • /article/glee-reboot-cast-news-details/74205144
    • /article/greensboro-student-military-mom-reunion/74234286
    • /article/high-school-football-coach-dies/74238414
    • /article/influencer-clavicular-pleads-not-guilty-rape-charge/74218193
    • /article/oklahoma-state-forensic-team-identifies-man-in-the-barrel-las-vegas-bone-fragment-murder-mystery/74238125
    • /article/raw-oyster-salmonella-recall-little-wicomico/74221571
    • /article/world-series-brewers-first-pitch-record/74235556
    • /news-team/0df191ca-530a-46cc-9249-39cb0200cfe1
    • /news-team/3afa302b-5e9f-4bc3-943b-9a930326c0fb
    • /news-team/8289d208-c626-4760-8e34-ba95f9c1cd80
    • and 7 more in the copied plan
  9. 9

    Let AI crawlers in

    Under a point

    Remove the robots.txt rules that shut out AI crawlers. On Cloudflare, also turn off "Block AI bots", which writes these rules for you.

    Once, for the whole site

    Steps for your host: Cloudflare, WordPress, Namecheap and more
  10. 10

    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

  11. 11

    Add depth to thin pages

    +1 point, to 97

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

    43 pages under /article/

    See the pages
    • /article/a-beloved-father-and-friend-found-murdered-but-clues-lead-back-to-law-enforcement/74126118
    • /article/actor-michael-gray-died/74224331
    • /article/assemblyman-investigation-nursing-home/74233626
    • /article/burlington-shooting-mcgee-loucks-investigation/74232219
    • /article/captioning-contacts/3293824
    • /article/clinton-county-time-capsule-opened/74232690
    • /article/early-voting-in-new-york/74232657
    • /article/early-voting-numbers-vermont/74230904
    • /article/fire-danger-vermont-drought-conditions/74232497
    • /article/flynn-center-women-plus-edge-democracy-election-day/74223040
    • and 33 more in the copied plan
  12. 12

    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

  13. 13

    Fix title lengths

    +1 point, to 98

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

    36 pages, 29 of them under /article/

    See the pages
    • /article/assemblyman-investigation-nursing-home/74233626
    • /article/burlington-shooting-mcgee-loucks-investigation/74232219
    • /article/caitlin-abrams-cleaning-graves-vermont/74233543
    • /article/contact-us/3614559
    • /article/cracking-a-smile-regularly-may-be-good-not-just-for-your-mood-but-for-your-health-social-welfare/74238356
    • /article/cychlorphine-opioid-fentanyl-facts/74222562
    • /article/ghostbusters-dan-aykroyd-great-grandfather-paranormal/74218347
    • /article/greensboro-student-military-mom-reunion/74234286
    • /article/halloween-spooktacular-berlin-vermont/74231181
    • /article/hearst-television-to-spotlight-people-efforts-across-america-working-to-unite-communities/25806848
    • and 26 more in the copied plan
  14. 14

    Fix description lengths

    Under a point

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

    27 pages, 20 of them under /article/

    See the pages
    • /article/burlington-shooting-mcgee-loucks-investigation/74232219
    • /article/captioning-contacts/3293824
    • /article/contact-us/3614559
    • /article/dry-weather-and-drought-conditions-raise-fire-risk-across-vermont/74238118
    • /article/flynn-center-women-plus-edge-democracy-election-day/74223040
    • /article/get-nbc5-news-on-the-go/44045403
    • /article/ghostbusters-dan-aykroyd-great-grandfather-paranormal/74218347
    • /article/halloween-spooktacular-berlin-vermont/74231181
    • /article/hearst-television-news-policy-statements/14471973
    • /article/how-to-license-footage-from-wptz-and-hearst-television/64514441
    • and 17 more in the copied plan
  15. 15

    Add structured data

    +1 point, to 99

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

    10 pages

    See the pages
    • /news-team/0df191ca-530a-46cc-9249-39cb0200cfe1
    • /news-team/3afa302b-5e9f-4bc3-943b-9a930326c0fb
    • /news-team/8289d208-c626-4760-8e34-ba95f9c1cd80
    • /news-team/8f99f13c-0d80-4615-b33c-d74d815941f5
    • /news-team/bc71d570-30c0-4512-ae49-c991f02f7cc5
    • /nowcast
    • /sitemap
    • /subscribe
    • /traffic
    • /weather/radar
  16. 16

    Allow pages to be indexed

    Under a point

    Remove noindex when the page is ready to be found.

    6 pages under /article/

    Steps for your host: Cloudflare, WordPress, Namecheap and more
    See the pages
    • /article/get-nbc5-news-on-the-go/44045403
    • /article/glee-reboot-cast-news-details/74205144
    • /article/greensboro-student-military-mom-reunion/74234286
    • /article/high-school-football-coach-dies/74238414
    • /article/oklahoma-state-forensic-team-identifies-man-in-the-barrel-las-vegas-bone-fragment-murder-mystery/74238125
    • /article/raw-oyster-salmonella-recall-little-wicomico/74221571
  17. 17

    Set a share image

    Under a point

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

    21 pages

    See the pages
    • /article/captioning-contacts/3293824
    • /article/contact-us/3614559
    • /article/hearst-television-news-policy-statements/14471973
    • /article/how-to-license-footage-from-wptz-and-hearst-television/64514441
    • /article/htv-terms-of-use/63785703
    • /article/privacy-notice/63785056
    • /article/rss/3614659
    • /article/text-free-zone/3614486
    • /article/wptz-fcc-license-application/35703695
    • /article/yourdata/73277808
    • and 11 more in the copied plan
  18. 18

    Add real images to content

    +1 point, to 100, and full marks

    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 under /article/

    See the pages
    • /article/hearst-television-news-policy-statements/14471973
    • /article/how-to-license-footage-from-wptz-and-hearst-television/64514441
    • /article/htv-terms-of-use/63785703
    • /article/privacy-notice/63785056
    • /article/text-free-zone/3614486
    • /article/wptz-fcc-license-application/35703695
6 more, to tidy up after 100
  1. 19

    Add lists or tables

    Under a point

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

    4 pages under /article/

    See the pages
    • /article/hearst-television-news-policy-statements/14471973
    • /article/how-to-license-footage-from-wptz-and-hearst-television/64514441
    • /article/text-free-zone/3614486
    • /article/wptz-fcc-license-application/35703695
  2. 20

    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.

    2 pages

    See the pages
    • /article/text-free-zone/3614486
    • /article/wptz-fcc-license-application/35703695
  3. 21

    Show sources on guides

    Under a point

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

    2 pages

    See the pages
    • /article/text-free-zone/3614486
    • /article/wptz-fcc-license-application/35703695
  4. 22

    Replace unsupported sales claims

    Under a point

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

    2 pages

    See the pages
    • /article/a-beloved-father-and-friend-found-murdered-but-clues-lead-back-to-law-enforcement/74126118
    • /article/hearst-television-to-spotlight-people-efforts-across-america-working-to-unite-communities/25806848
  5. 23

    Match structured data to the page

    Under a point

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

    The home page

  6. 24

    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.

    1 page

    See the pages
    • /living-with-schizophrenia-a-new-treatment-option-with-weltruza

Done since the first read

  1. Fix pages that fail to load

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

  • /article/plattsburgh-150-million-housing-project/742240041.6 s
  • /news-team/8f99f13c-0d80-4615-b33c-d74d815941f51.2 s
  • /article/fire-danger-vermont-drought-conditions/742324971.1 s
  • /article/ghostbusters-dan-aykroyd-great-grandfather-paranormal/74218347886 ms
  • /article/world-series-brewers-first-pitch-record/74235556829 ms

Fastest: /article/john-anderson-country-singer-dead-at-71/74211190, 11 ms. Heaviest: /article/privacy-notice/63785056, 175 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.

  • Next.jsFramework
  • FastlyHosting
pages with strong signs
0
hidden characters
0
chat, markdown or placeholders left in
0
dashes per 1,000 words
3.2

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 3: Add a tap-to-call link, Match structured data to the page and Describe images1 page
  • /living-with-schizophrenia-a-new-treatment-option-with-weltruza fails 7: Add a way to get in touch, Use one main heading and Add a tap-to-call link1 page
  • /sitemap fails 7: Add structured data, Set each page's canonical address and Add a tap-to-call link1 page
  • /traffic fails 7: Add structured data, Set each page's canonical address and Add a tap-to-call link1 page
  • /nowcast fails 6: Add structured data, Set each page's canonical address and Add a tap-to-call link1 page
  • /subscribe fails 6: Add structured data, Set each page's canonical address and Add a tap-to-call link1 page
  • /contests fails 4: Add a tap-to-call link, Fix description lengths and Describe images1 page
  • /local-news fails 4: Add a tap-to-call link, Describe images and Fix title lengths1 page
  • /politics fails 4: Add a tap-to-call link, Describe images and Fix title lengths1 page
  • /sports fails 4: Add a tap-to-call link, Describe images and Fix title lengths1 page
  • /weather fails 3: Add a tap-to-call link, Describe images and Link straight to the final address1 page
  • /article/ 79 fail a rule. Worst: /article/text-free-zone/3614486, 13 rules79 pages

And 2 more parts of the site.

The read stopped at its page limit, so pages no link leads to cannot be told from pages it did not reach, and neither is reported.

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