novahomeloans.com, read 1 day ago. Back to the report
80 to 100 in 11 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 #111,108 of 263,577Step 1 top 25%Step 11 full marks
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The steps
Each is one change across the pages named. When one is live, read the site again and mttr marks it done.
- 1
Show sources on guides
+5 points, to 85, and #62,472, 48,636 places up, and into the top 25%
Link the sources for the guide's facts where a reader can see them. Official and primary sources carry the most weight.
95 pages
See the pages
- /5-common-myths-about-reverse-mortgages
- /additional-economic-takeaways
- /additional-highlights-housing-growth-and-unemployment
- /additional-indicators-signal-a-softer-job-market
- /additional-labor-and-economic-highlights
- /additional-labor-data-supports-a-resilient-outlook
- /annual-core-inflation-hits-nearly-five-year-low
- /annual-home-appreciation-forecast-increased
- /appreciation-forecasts-highlight-value-of-homeownership-2
- /beige-book-gains-importance-amid-shutdown-delays
- and 85 more in the copied plan
- 2
Answer the first question right under it
+3 points, to 88
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.
90 pages
See the pages
- /5-common-myths-about-reverse-mortgages
- /additional-economic-takeaways
- /additional-highlights-housing-growth-and-unemployment
- /additional-indicators-signal-a-softer-job-market
- /additional-labor-and-economic-highlights
- /additional-labor-data-supports-a-resilient-outlook
- /annual-core-inflation-hits-nearly-five-year-low
- /annual-home-appreciation-forecast-increased
- /appreciation-forecasts-highlight-value-of-homeownership-2
- /beige-book-gains-importance-amid-shutdown-delays
- and 80 more in the copied plan
- 3
Add depth to thin pages
+2 points, to 90
Add true, specific detail until the page covers its subject.
91 pages
See the pages
- /additional-economic-takeaways
- /additional-highlights-housing-growth-and-unemployment
- /additional-indicators-signal-a-softer-job-market
- /additional-labor-and-economic-highlights
- /additional-labor-data-supports-a-resilient-outlook
- /annual-core-inflation-hits-nearly-five-year-low
- /annual-home-appreciation-forecast-increased
- /appreciation-forecasts-highlight-value-of-homeownership-2
- /beige-book-gains-importance-amid-shutdown-delays
- /beneath-the-surface-of-decembers-jobs-report
- and 81 more in the copied plan
- 4
Phrase headings as questions
+2 points, to 92
Phrase at least one heading as the question a person would ask.
89 pages
See the pages
- /5-common-myths-about-reverse-mortgages
- /additional-economic-takeaways
- /additional-highlights-housing-growth-and-unemployment
- /additional-indicators-signal-a-softer-job-market
- /additional-labor-and-economic-highlights
- /additional-labor-data-supports-a-resilient-outlook
- /annual-core-inflation-hits-nearly-five-year-low
- /annual-home-appreciation-forecast-increased
- /appreciation-forecasts-highlight-value-of-homeownership-2
- /beige-book-gains-importance-amid-shutdown-delays
- and 79 more in the copied plan
- 5
Put figures in tables
+2 points, to 94
Where the guide compares options or gives figures, put them in a table.
96 pages
See the pages
- /5-common-myths-about-reverse-mortgages
- /additional-economic-takeaways
- /additional-highlights-housing-growth-and-unemployment
- /additional-indicators-signal-a-softer-job-market
- /additional-labor-and-economic-highlights
- /additional-labor-data-supports-a-resilient-outlook
- /annual-core-inflation-hits-nearly-five-year-low
- /annual-home-appreciation-forecast-increased
- /appreciation-forecasts-highlight-value-of-homeownership-2
- /beige-book-gains-importance-amid-shutdown-delays
- and 86 more in the copied plan
- 6
Link straight to the final address
+1 point, to 95
Point links and the sitemap at the final address, not at one that redirects.
99 pages
See the pages
- /5-common-myths-about-reverse-mortgages
- /additional-economic-takeaways
- /additional-highlights-housing-growth-and-unemployment
- /additional-indicators-signal-a-softer-job-market
- /additional-labor-and-economic-highlights
- /additional-labor-data-supports-a-resilient-outlook
- /annual-core-inflation-hits-nearly-five-year-low
- /annual-home-appreciation-forecast-increased
- /appreciation-forecasts-highlight-value-of-homeownership-2
- /beige-book-gains-importance-amid-shutdown-delays
- and 89 more in the copied plan
- 7
Put the text in the HTML
+2 points, to 97
Put the page text in the HTML the server sends. Most AI crawlers do not run scripts.
20 pages
See the pages
- /annual-home-appreciation-forecast-increased
- /appreciation-forecasts-highlight-value-of-homeownership-2
- /builder-confidence-steady-outlook-improves
- /builder-confidence-weaker-in-april
- /consumer-spending-and-unemployment-update
- /existing-home-sales-post-modest-gain
- /forecast-signals-opportunity-for-homebuyers
- /home-equity-remains-a-key-wealth-building-tool
- /homeownership-remains-a-solid-investment-option-2
- /housing-starts-fall-to-pandemic-era-lows
- and 10 more in the copied plan
- 8
Add real images to content
+1 point, to 98
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.
65 pages
See the pages
- /5-common-myths-about-reverse-mortgages
- /additional-economic-takeaways
- /additional-highlights-housing-growth-and-unemployment
- /additional-indicators-signal-a-softer-job-market
- /additional-labor-and-economic-highlights
- /additional-labor-data-supports-a-resilient-outlook
- /annual-core-inflation-hits-nearly-five-year-low
- /annual-home-appreciation-forecast-increased
- /beige-book-gains-importance-amid-shutdown-delays
- /benefits-of-assumable-mortgages-for-homebuyers-and-sellers
- and 55 more in the copied plan
- 9
Add breadcrumb data
+1 point, to 99
Add BreadcrumbList schema so the page has a place in the site.
98 pages
See the pages
- /5-common-myths-about-reverse-mortgages
- /additional-economic-takeaways
- /additional-highlights-housing-growth-and-unemployment
- /additional-indicators-signal-a-softer-job-market
- /additional-labor-and-economic-highlights
- /additional-labor-data-supports-a-resilient-outlook
- /annual-core-inflation-hits-nearly-five-year-low
- /annual-home-appreciation-forecast-increased
- /appreciation-forecasts-highlight-value-of-homeownership-2
- /beige-book-gains-importance-amid-shutdown-delays
- and 88 more in the copied plan
- 10
Describe images
Under a point
Describe every content image in its alt text.
35 pages
See the pages
- /
- /appreciation-forecasts-highlight-value-of-homeownership-2
- /beneath-the-surface-of-decembers-jobs-report
- /blog
- /builder-confidence-steady-outlook-improves
- /builder-confidence-weaker-in-april
- /buyer-activity-supports-home-values
- /buyer-demand-supports-home-prices
- /existing-home-sales-post-modest-gain
- /fed-holds-rates-steady-inflation-shows-improvement
- and 25 more in the copied plan
- 11
Set a share image
+1 point, to 100, and full marks
Set og:image so links to the page carry a picture.
58 pages
See the pages
- /
- /additional-economic-takeaways
- /additional-highlights-housing-growth-and-unemployment
- /additional-indicators-signal-a-softer-job-market
- /additional-labor-and-economic-highlights
- /additional-labor-data-supports-a-resilient-outlook
- /annual-core-inflation-hits-nearly-five-year-low
- /annual-home-appreciation-forecast-increased
- /beige-book-gains-importance-amid-shutdown-delays
- /blog
- and 48 more in the copied plan
7 more, to tidy up after 100
- 12
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 - 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
List your profiles in your structured data
Under a point
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
- 15
Fix description lengths
Under a point
Write a meta description of 70 to 165 characters that summarizes the page.
5 pages
See the pages
- /blog
- /expanding-homeownership-with-the-homestart-100-program
- /jumbo-loans-the-key-to-financing-high-value-properties
- /uptick-in-augusts-job-openings-not-whole-story
- /va-loans-homeownership-for-veterans-active-military
- 16
Use one main heading
Under a point
Give the page exactly one h1 that says what it is about.
2 pages
See the pages
- /can-you-get-an-fha-loan-with-a-550-580-fico-credit-score-2
- /what-are-conforming-loans-essential-guide-to-homeownership
- 17
Add a tap-to-call link
Under a point
Add a tap-to-call phone link.
2 pages
See the pages
- /
- /blog
- 18
Fix title lengths
Under a point
Write a title of 15 to 65 characters that leads with what the page covers.
1 page
See the pages
- /blog
What else the read found
Half its pages start answering within 112 ms, inside the 800 ms a crawler is patient with. One fetch a page, the way a crawler sees it.
/family-hack-of-the-week-128327 ms/321 ms/hotter-inflation-puts-the-fed-in-focus297 ms/existing-home-sales-post-modest-gain285 ms/opportunities-remain-in-housing252 ms
Fastest: /benefits-of-assumable-mortgages-for-homebuyers-and-sellers, 86 ms. Heaviest: /dscr-loans-arizona, 42 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
Google Tag ManagerAnalytics
- GGoogle AnalyticsAnalytics
jQueryLibrary
BootstrapLibrary
Google FontsFonts
Font AwesomeFonts
From the structured data on its home page, as the site says it: an Organization named Nova Home Loans. mttr does not check the profiles it names.
- pages with strong signs
- 0
- hidden characters
- 0
- chat, markdown or placeholders left in
- 0
- dashes per 1,000 words
- 0.8
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, Describe images and Set a share image1 page/annual-home-appreciation-forecast-increasedfails 10: Answer the first question right under it, Put the text in the HTML and Show sources on guides1 page/consumer-spending-and-unemployment-updatefails 10: Answer the first question right under it, Put the text in the HTML and Show sources on guides1 page/forecast-signals-opportunity-for-homebuyersfails 10: Answer the first question right under it, Put the text in the HTML and Show sources on guides1 page/home-equity-remains-a-key-wealth-building-toolfails 10: Answer the first question right under it, Put the text in the HTML and Show sources on guides1 page/homeownership-remains-a-solid-investment-option-2fails 10: Answer the first question right under it, Put the text in the HTML and Show sources on guides1 page/jobless-claims-at-a-glancefails 10: Answer the first question right under it, Put the text in the HTML and Show sources on guides1 page/persistent-continuing-claims-highlight-slower-hiringfails 10: Answer the first question right under it, Put the text in the HTML and Show sources on guides1 page/uptick-in-augusts-job-openings-not-whole-storyfails 10: Answer the first question right under it, Show sources on guides and Add depth to thin pages1 page/what-to-look-for-this-week-22fails 10: Answer the first question right under it, Put the text in the HTML and Show sources on guides1 page/what-to-watch-aheadfails 10: Answer the first question right under it, Put the text in the HTML and Show sources on guides1 page/what-to-watch-ahead-2fails 10: Answer the first question right under it, Put the text in the HTML and Show sources on guides1 page
And 88 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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