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polyphonylit.org, read 15 hours ago. Back to the report

73 to 100 in 20 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.

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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

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  1. 1

    Add a tap-to-call link

    +6 points, to 79, and #114,332, 51,259 places up, and into the top 50%

    Add a tap-to-call phone link.

    100 pages, 57 of them under /post/

    See the pages
    • /
    • /post/10-practical-tips-for-poets-beyond-the-page
    • /post/100-days-of-war
    • /post/16-02-22
    • /post/3-letters-not-my-war-story
    • /post/_june
    • /post/alka-joshi
    • /post/animal-farm-how-george-orwell-s-allegory-persists-as-a-mirror-for-american-decay
    • /post/artwork-by-claire-lin-and-ayah-al-masyabi
    • /post/beautifully-devastating-trauma-in-a-little-life-by-anoushka-poddar
    • and 90 more in the copied plan
  2. 2

    Add a way to get in touch

    +4 points, to 83

    Give the page a form or a clear link to request a quote or get in touch.

    43 pages, 27 of them under /product-page/

    See the pages
    • /
    • /product-page/around-the-world-of-poetry-in-80-days
    • /product-page/around-the-world-of-poetry-in-80-days-discount
    • /product-page/around-the-world-of-poetry-in-80-days-supporter
    • /product-page/copy-of-how-to-litmag-standard
    • /product-page/copy-of-summer-editing-apprenticeship-discount-2025
    • /product-page/editing-apprenticeship-supporter-2026-session-2
    • /product-page/how-to-litmag-discount
    • /product-page/how-to-litmag-supporter
    • /product-page/online-literary-editing-workshop
    • and 33 more in the copied plan
  3. 3

    Answer the first question right under it

    +2 points, to 85

    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.

    57 pages under /post/

    See the pages
    • /post/10-practical-tips-for-poets-beyond-the-page
    • /post/100-days-of-war
    • /post/16-02-22
    • /post/3-letters-not-my-war-story
    • /post/_june
    • /post/alka-joshi
    • /post/animal-farm-how-george-orwell-s-allegory-persists-as-a-mirror-for-american-decay
    • /post/artwork-by-claire-lin-and-ayah-al-masyabi
    • /post/beautifully-devastating-trauma-in-a-little-life-by-anoushka-poddar
    • /post/beth-kander
    • and 47 more in the copied plan
  4. 4

    Phrase headings as questions

    +2 points, to 87

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

    84 pages, 57 of them under /post/

    See the pages
    • /post/10-practical-tips-for-poets-beyond-the-page
    • /post/100-days-of-war
    • /post/16-02-22
    • /post/3-letters-not-my-war-story
    • /post/_june
    • /post/alka-joshi
    • /post/animal-farm-how-george-orwell-s-allegory-persists-as-a-mirror-for-american-decay
    • /post/artwork-by-claire-lin-and-ayah-al-masyabi
    • /post/beautifully-devastating-trauma-in-a-little-life-by-anoushka-poddar
    • /post/beth-kander
    • and 74 more in the copied plan
  5. 5

    Show sources on guides

    +3 points, to 90

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

    38 pages under /post/

    See the pages
    • /post/10-practical-tips-for-poets-beyond-the-page
    • /post/16-02-22
    • /post/3-letters-not-my-war-story
    • /post/alka-joshi
    • /post/animal-farm-how-george-orwell-s-allegory-persists-as-a-mirror-for-american-decay
    • /post/beautifully-devastating-trauma-in-a-little-life-by-anoushka-poddar
    • /post/beth-kander
    • /post/diane-brown
    • /post/editor-can-t-decide-whether-to-accept-or-reject-a-piece-humor
    • /post/eva-des-lauriers
    • and 28 more in the copied plan
  6. 6

    Put the text in the HTML

    +2 points, to 92

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

    27 pages under /product-page/

    See the pages
    • /product-page/around-the-world-of-poetry-in-80-days
    • /product-page/around-the-world-of-poetry-in-80-days-discount
    • /product-page/around-the-world-of-poetry-in-80-days-supporter
    • /product-page/copy-of-how-to-litmag-standard
    • /product-page/copy-of-summer-editing-apprenticeship-discount-2025
    • /product-page/editing-apprenticeship-supporter-2026-session-2
    • /product-page/how-to-litmag-discount
    • /product-page/how-to-litmag-supporter
    • /product-page/online-literary-editing-workshop
    • /product-page/online-literary-editing-workshop-discount
    • and 17 more in the copied plan
  7. 7

    Fix description lengths

    +1 point, to 93

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

    73 pages, 57 of them under /post/

    See the pages
    • /
    • /post/10-practical-tips-for-poets-beyond-the-page
    • /post/100-days-of-war
    • /post/16-02-22
    • /post/3-letters-not-my-war-story
    • /post/_june
    • /post/alka-joshi
    • /post/animal-farm-how-george-orwell-s-allegory-persists-as-a-mirror-for-american-decay
    • /post/artwork-by-claire-lin-and-ayah-al-masyabi
    • /post/beautifully-devastating-trauma-in-a-little-life-by-anoushka-poddar
    • and 63 more in the copied plan
  8. 8

    Link straight to the final address

    +2 points, to 95

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

    99 pages, 57 of them under /post/

    See the pages
    • /post/10-practical-tips-for-poets-beyond-the-page
    • /post/100-days-of-war
    • /post/16-02-22
    • /post/3-letters-not-my-war-story
    • /post/_june
    • /post/alka-joshi
    • /post/animal-farm-how-george-orwell-s-allegory-persists-as-a-mirror-for-american-decay
    • /post/artwork-by-claire-lin-and-ayah-al-masyabi
    • /post/beautifully-devastating-trauma-in-a-little-life-by-anoushka-poddar
    • /post/beth-kander
    • and 89 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

    Put figures in tables

    +1 point, to 96

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

    57 pages under /post/

    See the pages
    • /post/10-practical-tips-for-poets-beyond-the-page
    • /post/100-days-of-war
    • /post/16-02-22
    • /post/3-letters-not-my-war-story
    • /post/_june
    • /post/alka-joshi
    • /post/animal-farm-how-george-orwell-s-allegory-persists-as-a-mirror-for-american-decay
    • /post/artwork-by-claire-lin-and-ayah-al-masyabi
    • /post/beautifully-devastating-trauma-in-a-little-life-by-anoushka-poddar
    • /post/beth-kander
    • and 47 more in the copied plan
  12. 12

    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

  13. 13

    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

  14. 14

    Add depth to thin pages

    +1 point, to 97

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

    40 pages, 27 of them under /product-page/

    See the pages
    • /post/alka-joshi
    • /post/beth-kander
    • /post/diane-brown
    • /post/eva-des-lauriers
    • /post/interview-with-blog-founder-kelly-farley-and-blog-eic-riya-bajpai
    • /post/interview-with-former-polyphony-lit-eic-lara-katz
    • /post/love-in-the-time-of-banned-books-1-an-interview-with-librarian-erin-cain
    • /post/love-in-the-time-of-banned-books-2-imprisoned-by-rajveer-parekh
    • /post/parisa-ahkbari
    • /post/prerna-pickett
    • and 30 more in the copied plan
  15. 15

    Add breadcrumb data

    +1 point, to 98

    Add BreadcrumbList schema so the page has a place in the site.

    84 pages, 57 of them under /post/

    See the pages
    • /post/10-practical-tips-for-poets-beyond-the-page
    • /post/100-days-of-war
    • /post/16-02-22
    • /post/3-letters-not-my-war-story
    • /post/_june
    • /post/alka-joshi
    • /post/animal-farm-how-george-orwell-s-allegory-persists-as-a-mirror-for-american-decay
    • /post/artwork-by-claire-lin-and-ayah-al-masyabi
    • /post/beautifully-devastating-trauma-in-a-little-life-by-anoushka-poddar
    • /post/beth-kander
    • and 74 more in the copied plan
  16. 16

    Describe images

    Under a point

    Describe every content image in its alt text.

    44 pages, 36 of them under /post/

    See the pages
    • /
    • /post/100-days-of-war
    • /post/16-02-22
    • /post/3-letters-not-my-war-story
    • /post/_june
    • /post/animal-farm-how-george-orwell-s-allegory-persists-as-a-mirror-for-american-decay
    • /post/artwork-by-claire-lin-and-ayah-al-masyabi
    • /post/beautifully-devastating-trauma-in-a-little-life-by-anoushka-poddar
    • /post/emergency-backpack
    • /post/facts-and-other-poems
    • and 34 more in the copied plan
  17. 17

    Fix title lengths

    +1 point, to 99

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

    38 pages, 25 of them under /post/

    See the pages
    • /post/16-02-22
    • /post/_june
    • /post/alka-joshi
    • /post/animal-farm-how-george-orwell-s-allegory-persists-as-a-mirror-for-american-decay
    • /post/beautifully-devastating-trauma-in-a-little-life-by-anoushka-poddar
    • /post/beth-kander
    • /post/diane-brown
    • /post/how-creative-writing-and-college-essays-are-more-similar-than-you-might-think
    • /post/interview-with-donna-seaman-author-of-river-of-books-and-member-of-polyphony-lit-s-governing-boar
    • /post/interviews-with-fall-2024-issue-authors-anjanette-lin-jane-lee-and-sienna-morris
    • and 28 more in the copied plan
  18. 18

    Add structured data

    Under a point

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

    8 pages under /profile/

    See the pages
    • /profile/alexmitchellriccobon/profile
    • /profile/david/profile
    • /profile/ko-jihyun099892/profile
    • /profile/majesticgolden-crown/profile
    • /profile/mangowlcatsrule/profile
    • /profile/owlstaranshi/profile
    • /profile/selenali2027/profile
    • /profile/shawn/profile
  19. 19

    Add lists or tables

    Under a point

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

    8 pages under /post/

    See the pages
    • /post/beautifully-devastating-trauma-in-a-little-life-by-anoushka-poddar
    • /post/how-to-write-commentary-on-shorter-than-usual-pieces
    • /post/q-a-how-have-you-changed-as-an-editor-since-joining-polyphony
    • /post/q-a-to-what-extent-do-you-think-writing-should-represent-real-life
    • /post/q-a-to-what-extent-do-you-think-writing-should-represent-real-life-1
    • /post/submitting-to-writing-contests
    • /post/the-blank-page-every-writer-s-worst-nightmare
    • /post/your-life-as-a-narrative-a-guide-to-creative-nonfiction
  20. 20

    Allow pages to be indexed

    +1 point, to 100, and full marks

    Remove noindex when the page is ready to be found.

    3 pages under /profile/

    Steps for your host: Cloudflare, WordPress, Namecheap and more
    See the pages
    • /profile/alexmitchellriccobon/profile
    • /profile/majesticgolden-crown/profile
    • /profile/mangowlcatsrule/profile
2 more, to tidy up after 100
  1. 21

    Replace unsupported sales claims

    Under a point

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

    4 pages, 3 of them under /product-page/

    See the pages
    • /product-page/around-the-world-of-poetry-in-80-days
    • /product-page/around-the-world-of-poetry-in-80-days-discount
    • /product-page/around-the-world-of-poetry-in-80-days-supporter
    • /profile/chelseazhu12073/profile
  2. 22

    Use one main heading

    Under a point

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

    The home page

Done since the first read

  1. Set each page's canonical address

    Done, seen on the read of October 24. It failed on 48 pages before.

  2. Set a share image

    Done, seen on the read of October 24. It failed on 48 pages before.

What else the read found

Half its pages take over 1,879 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.

  • /post/alka-joshi9.1 s
  • /product-page/summer-editing-apprenticeship-supporter-2025-session28.8 s
  • /profile/ko-jihyun099892/profile7.7 s
  • /product-page/online-literary-editing-workshop-supporter4.5 s
  • /profile/chelseazhu12073/profile4.4 s

Fastest: /, 47 ms. Heaviest: /product-page/poetry-on-demand-hard-copy-poem, 265 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.

  • WixPlatform
  • ReactFramework
  • CloudflareHosting
  • Meta PixelMarketing

From the structured data on its home page, as the site says it: a Local business named Polyphony Lit. mttr does not check the profiles it names.

pages with strong signs
24
hidden characters
29
chat, markdown or placeholders left in
2
dashes per 1,000 words
2.6
  • / hidden characters a reader cannot see
  • /post/how-to-write-commentary-on-shorter-than-usual-pieces placeholders never filled in
  • /post/q-a-to-what-extent-do-you-think-writing-should-represent-real-life hidden characters a reader cannot see
  • /product-page/copy-of-how-to-litmag-standard hidden characters a reader cannot see
  • /product-page/how-to-litmag-discount 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.

  • / fails 5: Add a way to get in touch, Use one main heading and Add a tap-to-call link1 page
  • /post/ 57 fail a rule. Worst: /post/beautifully-devastating-trauma-in-a-little-life-by-anoushka-poddar, 11 rules57 pages
  • /product-page/ 27 fail a rule. Worst: /product-page/around-the-world-of-poetry-in-80-days, 8 rules27 pages
  • /profile/ 15 fail a rule. Worst: /profile/alexmitchellriccobon/profile, 6 rules15 pages

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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