pierceflooring.com, read 2 days ago. Back to the report

86 to 100 in 19 steps

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The steps

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  1. 1

    Show sources on guides

    +4 points, to 90, and #25,806, 35,592 places up, 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.

    59 pages, 32 of them under /flooring/

    See the pages
    • /about/locations/billings-mt-59102
    • /about/locations/billings-mt-59102/our-team
    • /about/locations/bozeman-mt-59718
    • /about/locations/bozeman-mt-59718/our-team
    • /about/locations/missoula-mt-59801
    • /about/locations/missoula-mt-59801/our-team
    • /about/pierce-promise
    • /accessibility
    • /blog
    • /cabinets
    • and 49 more in the copied plan
  2. 2

    Answer the first question right under it

    +2 points, to 92

    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.

    66 pages

    See the pages
    • /4-flooring-tips-for-small-rooms
    • /5-signs-time-replace-your-flooring-montana
    • /about/financing
    • /about/locations
    • /about/locations/billings-mt-59102
    • /about/locations/billings-mt-59102/our-team
    • /about/locations/bozeman-mt-59718
    • /about/locations/bozeman-mt-59718/our-team
    • /about/locations/missoula-mt-59801
    • /about/locations/missoula-mt-59801/our-team
    • and 56 more in the copied plan
  3. 3

    Add depth to thin pages

    +1 point, to 93

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

    58 pages, 31 of them under /flooring/

    See the pages
    • /about/financing
    • /about/locations
    • /about/locations/billings-mt-59102
    • /about/locations/billings-mt-59102/our-team
    • /about/locations/bozeman-mt-59718
    • /about/locations/bozeman-mt-59718/our-team
    • /about/locations/missoula-mt-59801
    • /about/locations/missoula-mt-59801/our-team
    • /accessibility
    • /blog
    • and 48 more in the copied plan
  4. 4

    Put figures in tables

    +2 points, to 95

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

    76 pages

    See the pages
    • /4-flooring-tips-for-small-rooms
    • /about/financing
    • /about/locations
    • /about/locations/billings-mt-59102
    • /about/locations/billings-mt-59102/our-team
    • /about/locations/bozeman-mt-59718
    • /about/locations/bozeman-mt-59718/our-team
    • /about/locations/missoula-mt-59801
    • /about/locations/missoula-mt-59801/our-team
    • /about/pierce-promise
    • and 66 more in the copied plan
  5. 5

    Add lists or tables

    +1 point, to 96

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

    49 pages

    See the pages
    • /about/financing
    • /about/locations/billings-mt-59102
    • /about/locations/billings-mt-59102/our-team
    • /about/locations/bozeman-mt-59718
    • /about/locations/bozeman-mt-59718/our-team
    • /about/locations/missoula-mt-59801
    • /about/locations/missoula-mt-59801/our-team
    • /about/pierce-promise
    • /cabinets
    • /cabinets/bathroom-vanities
    • and 39 more in the copied plan
  6. 6

    Set a share image

    Under a point

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

    79 pages

    See the pages
    • /
    • /about
    • /about/financing
    • /about/locations
    • /about/locations/billings-mt-59102
    • /about/locations/billings-mt-59102/our-team
    • /about/locations/bozeman-mt-59718
    • /about/locations/bozeman-mt-59718/our-team
    • /about/locations/missoula-mt-59801
    • /about/locations/missoula-mt-59801/our-team
    • and 69 more in the copied plan
  7. 7

    Put the text in the HTML

    +1 point, to 97

    Put the page text in the HTML the server sends. Most AI crawlers do not run scripts.

    16 pages, 10 of them under /flooring/

    See the pages
    • /about/locations/billings-mt-59102
    • /about/locations/bozeman-mt-59718
    • /about/locations/missoula-mt-59801
    • /commercial/gallery
    • /flooring/area-rugs/gallery
    • /flooring/carpet/gallery
    • /flooring/hardwood/gallery
    • /flooring/hardwood/hardwood-brands
    • /flooring/hardwood/products
    • /flooring/laminate/gallery
    • and 6 more in the copied plan
  8. 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. 9

    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

  10. 10

    Speed up the server

    Under a point

    Cache pages or speed up the server. Crawlers give a slow site fewer visits.

    Once, for the whole site

  11. 11

    Fix description lengths

    +1 point, to 98

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

    24 pages

    See the pages
    • /about/locations/billings-mt-59102
    • /about/locations/bozeman-mt-59718
    • /about/locations/missoula-mt-59801
    • /author/dealer-team
    • /author/dealer-team/page/2
    • /author/jasmine-meymandi
    • /best-flooring-for-montana-basements
    • /best-flooring-for-pets-in-montana
    • /blog
    • /category/area-rugs
    • and 14 more in the copied plan
  12. 12

    Fix title lengths

    Under a point

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

    19 pages

    See the pages
    • /4-flooring-tips-for-small-rooms
    • /about/pierce-promise
    • /area-rug-placement-guide
    • /cabinets/bathroom-vanities
    • /cabinets/maintenance
    • /flooring
    • /flooring/area-rugs
    • /flooring/carpet
    • /flooring/hardwood
    • /flooring/laminate
    • and 9 more in the copied plan
  13. 13

    Phrase headings as questions

    Under a point

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

    9 pages

    See the pages
    • /about/locations/billings-mt-59102
    • /about/locations/bozeman-mt-59718
    • /about/locations/missoula-mt-59801
    • /accessibility
    • /blog
    • /commercial
    • /privacy-policy
    • /summer-sale
    • /terms-of-use
  14. 14

    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.

    12 pages

    See the pages
    • /about/locations/billings-mt-59102
    • /about/locations/bozeman-mt-59718
    • /about/locations/missoula-mt-59801
    • /accessibility
    • /blog
    • /commercial/gallery
    • /inspiration-gallery
    • /privacy-policy
    • /residential-gallery
    • /services
    • and 2 more in the copied plan
  15. 15

    Add real images to content

    +1 point, to 99

    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.

    12 pages

    See the pages
    • /about/locations
    • /about/locations/billings-mt-59102
    • /about/locations/bozeman-mt-59718
    • /about/locations/missoula-mt-59801
    • /accessibility
    • /commercial
    • /locations/billings-mt-59102
    • /locations/bozeman-mt-59718
    • /locations/ennis-mt-59729
    • /locations/missoula-mt-59801
    • and 2 more in the copied plan
  16. 16

    Show every FAQ question on the page

    Under a point

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

    8 pages

    See the pages
    • /5-signs-time-replace-your-flooring-montana
    • /best-flooring-for-montana-basements
    • /best-flooring-for-pets-in-montana
    • /flooring-missoula-mt
    • /flooring-trends-spring-refresh-billings-mt
    • /hardwood-floor-installation-billings-mt
    • /lvp-vs-engineered-hardwood-bozeman
    • /match-flooring-paint-colors
  17. 17

    Allow pages to be indexed

    Under a point

    Remove noindex when the page is ready to be found.

    3 pages under /author/

    Steps for your host: Cloudflare, WordPress, Namecheap and more
    See the pages
    • /author/dealer-team
    • /author/dealer-team/page/2
    • /author/jasmine-meymandi
  18. 18

    Set each page's canonical address

    Under a point

    Add a canonical link that points to the page itself.

    4 pages, 3 of them under /author/

    See the pages
    • /author/dealer-team
    • /author/dealer-team/page/2
    • /author/jasmine-meymandi
    • /locations.kml
  19. 19

    Use one main heading

    +1 point, to 100, and full marks

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

    4 pages, 3 of them under /about/locations/

    See the pages
    • /about/locations/billings-mt-59102
    • /about/locations/bozeman-mt-59718
    • /about/locations/missoula-mt-59801
    • /locations.kml
7 more, to tidy up after 100
  1. 20

    Link straight to the final address

    Under a point

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

    4 pages, 3 of them under /author/

    See the pages
    • /author/dealer-team
    • /author/dealer-team/page/2
    • /author/jasmine-meymandi
    • /category/flooring/page/2
  2. 21

    Replace unsupported sales claims

    Under a point

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

    2 pages

    See the pages
    • /hardwood-floor-installation-billings-mt
    • /services
  3. 22

    Add structured data

    Under a point

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

    1 page

    See the pages
    • /locations.kml
  4. 23

    Show when guides were updated

    Under a point

    Show when the guide was last updated, and set dateModified in its schema.

    1 page

    See the pages
    • /match-flooring-paint-colors
  5. 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
    • /locations.kml
  6. 25

    Add a tap-to-call link

    Under a point

    Add a tap-to-call phone link.

    1 page

    See the pages
    • /locations.kml
  7. 26

    Describe images

    Under a point

    Describe every content image in its alt text.

    1 page

    See the pages
    • /what-types-of-carpet-are-there

What else the read found

Half its pages take over 1,315 ms to start answering, past the 800 ms a crawler is patient with. Caching or a faster server helps every page at once. One fetch a page, the way a crawler sees it.

  • /3.2 s
  • /flooring-ennis-mt2.8 s
  • /is-lvp-flooring-truly-waterproof-billings2.8 s
  • /commercial-flooring-billings-mt2.8 s
  • /flooring-missoula-mt2.7 s

Fastest: /locations.kml, 591 ms. Heaviest: the home page, 81 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
  • Amazon CloudFrontHosting
  • ApacheServer
  • Google AnalyticsAnalytics
  • jQueryLibrary
  • Google FontsFonts

From the structured data on its home page, as the site says it: a Home and construction business named Pierce Flooring. 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
5

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 1: Set a share image1 page
  • /summer-sale fails 9: Answer the first question right under it, Put the text in the HTML and Show sources on guides1 page
  • /accessibility fails 8: Answer the first question right under it, Show sources on guides and Add depth to thin pages1 page
  • /blog fails 8: Answer the first question right under it, Show sources on guides and Add depth to thin pages1 page
  • /commercial fails 8: Answer the first question right under it, Show sources on guides and Add depth to thin pages1 page
  • /locations.kml fails 8: Add a way to get in touch, Add structured data and Set each page's canonical address1 page
  • /services fails 8: Answer the first question right under it, Show sources on guides and Add depth to thin pages1 page
  • /inspiration-gallery fails 7: Answer the first question right under it, Put the text in the HTML and Show sources on guides1 page
  • /privacy-policy fails 7: Answer the first question right under it, Show sources on guides and Phrase headings as questions1 page
  • /terms-of-use fails 7: Answer the first question right under it, Show sources on guides and Phrase headings as questions1 page
  • /flooring fails 6: Answer the first question right under it, Show sources on guides and Add depth to thin pages1 page
  • /residential-gallery fails 6: Answer the first question right under it, Add depth to thin pages and Put figures in tables1 page

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