pooleslawn.com, read 17 hours ago. Back to the report
75 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.
Now #147,528 of 263,582Step 1 top 50%Step 20 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
Add a tap-to-call link
+6 points, to 81, and #97,298, 50,230 places up, and into the top 50%
Add a tap-to-call phone link.
61 pages
See the pages
- /about
- /blog
- /blog/27th-anniversary
- /blog/28th-anniversary
- /blog/accepting-new-customers-for-the-2022-mowing-season
- /blog/back-to-school-specials_1
- /blog/benefits-of-thatching-and-aerating-your-lawn
- /blog/choosing-the-right-flowering-plants-for-your-texas-landscape
- /blog/cool-season-color-options-for-texas
- /blog/fall-is-a-great-time-for-planting-and-landscape-updates
- and 51 more in the copied plan
- 2
Add structured data
+3 points, to 84
Add valid JSON-LD that says what the page is.
51 pages, 27 of them under /blog/
See the pages
- /about
- /blog
- /blog/27th-anniversary
- /blog/28th-anniversary
- /blog/accepting-new-customers-for-the-2022-mowing-season
- /blog/back-to-school-specials_1
- /blog/benefits-of-thatching-and-aerating-your-lawn
- /blog/choosing-the-right-flowering-plants-for-your-texas-landscape
- /blog/cool-season-color-options-for-texas
- /blog/fall-is-a-great-time-for-planting-and-landscape-updates
- and 41 more in the copied plan
- 3
Answer the first question right under it
+2 points, to 86
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.
26 pages under /blog/
See the pages
- /blog/27th-anniversary
- /blog/28th-anniversary
- /blog/accepting-new-customers-for-the-2022-mowing-season
- /blog/back-to-school-specials_1
- /blog/choosing-the-right-flowering-plants-for-your-texas-landscape
- /blog/cool-season-color-options-for-texas
- /blog/fall-is-a-great-time-for-planting-and-landscape-updates
- /blog/fall-is-just-around-the-corner_1
- /blog/fire-ants
- /blog/guide-to-saving-money-on-lawn-care-in-texas
- and 16 more in the copied plan
- 4
Match structured data to the page
+1 point, to 87
Use the schema type that matches the page: Article for guides, Service or Product for offers, Organization or WebSite for the home page.
27 pages under /blog/
See the pages
- /blog/27th-anniversary
- /blog/28th-anniversary
- /blog/accepting-new-customers-for-the-2022-mowing-season
- /blog/back-to-school-specials_1
- /blog/benefits-of-thatching-and-aerating-your-lawn
- /blog/choosing-the-right-flowering-plants-for-your-texas-landscape
- /blog/cool-season-color-options-for-texas
- /blog/fall-is-a-great-time-for-planting-and-landscape-updates
- /blog/fall-is-just-around-the-corner_1
- /blog/fire-ants
- and 17 more in the copied plan
- 5
Phrase headings as questions
+2 points, to 89
Phrase at least one heading as the question a person would ask.
26 pages under /blog/
See the pages
- /blog/27th-anniversary
- /blog/28th-anniversary
- /blog/accepting-new-customers-for-the-2022-mowing-season
- /blog/back-to-school-specials_1
- /blog/choosing-the-right-flowering-plants-for-your-texas-landscape
- /blog/cool-season-color-options-for-texas
- /blog/fall-is-a-great-time-for-planting-and-landscape-updates
- /blog/fall-is-just-around-the-corner_1
- /blog/fire-ants
- /blog/guide-to-saving-money-on-lawn-care-in-texas
- and 16 more in the copied plan
- 6
Name the publisher
+1 point, to 90
Name the author or publisher in the Article schema.
27 pages under /blog/
See the pages
- /blog/27th-anniversary
- /blog/28th-anniversary
- /blog/accepting-new-customers-for-the-2022-mowing-season
- /blog/back-to-school-specials_1
- /blog/benefits-of-thatching-and-aerating-your-lawn
- /blog/choosing-the-right-flowering-plants-for-your-texas-landscape
- /blog/cool-season-color-options-for-texas
- /blog/fall-is-a-great-time-for-planting-and-landscape-updates
- /blog/fall-is-just-around-the-corner_1
- /blog/fire-ants
- and 17 more in the copied plan
- 7
Link straight to the final address
+2 points, to 92
Point links and the sitemap at the final address, not at one that redirects.
65 pages
See the pages
- /about
- /blog
- /blog/27th-anniversary
- /blog/28th-anniversary
- /blog/accepting-new-customers-for-the-2022-mowing-season
- /blog/back-to-school-specials_1
- /blog/benefits-of-thatching-and-aerating-your-lawn
- /blog/choosing-the-right-flowering-plants-for-your-texas-landscape
- /blog/cool-season-color-options-for-texas
- /blog/fall-is-a-great-time-for-planting-and-landscape-updates
- and 55 more in the copied plan
- 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
Link to pages from related content
+1 point, to 93
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.
27 pages under /blog/
See the pages
- /blog/27th-anniversary
- /blog/28th-anniversary
- /blog/accepting-new-customers-for-the-2022-mowing-season
- /blog/back-to-school-specials_1
- /blog/benefits-of-thatching-and-aerating-your-lawn
- /blog/choosing-the-right-flowering-plants-for-your-texas-landscape
- /blog/cool-season-color-options-for-texas
- /blog/fall-is-a-great-time-for-planting-and-landscape-updates
- /blog/fall-is-just-around-the-corner_1
- /blog/fire-ants
- and 17 more in the copied plan
- 10
Put figures in tables
+1 point, to 94
Where the guide compares options or gives figures, put them in a table.
27 pages under /blog/
See the pages
- /blog/27th-anniversary
- /blog/28th-anniversary
- /blog/accepting-new-customers-for-the-2022-mowing-season
- /blog/back-to-school-specials_1
- /blog/benefits-of-thatching-and-aerating-your-lawn
- /blog/choosing-the-right-flowering-plants-for-your-texas-landscape
- /blog/cool-season-color-options-for-texas
- /blog/fall-is-a-great-time-for-planting-and-landscape-updates
- /blog/fall-is-just-around-the-corner_1
- /blog/fire-ants
- and 17 more in the copied plan
- 11
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
- 12
Add depth to thin pages
+1 point, to 95
Add true, specific detail until the page covers its subject.
16 pages under /blog/
See the pages
- /blog/27th-anniversary
- /blog/28th-anniversary
- /blog/accepting-new-customers-for-the-2022-mowing-season
- /blog/back-to-school-specials_1
- /blog/cool-season-color-options-for-texas
- /blog/fall-is-a-great-time-for-planting-and-landscape-updates
- /blog/fall-is-just-around-the-corner_1
- /blog/fire-ants
- /blog/light-up-the-nightscape-this-fall_1
- /blog/rabbit-resistant-plants
- and 6 more in the copied plan
- 13
Add lists or tables
+1 point, to 96
Add a table, a list, or a definition list. Assistants quote these more readily than prose.
21 pages under /blog/
See the pages
- /blog/27th-anniversary
- /blog/28th-anniversary
- /blog/accepting-new-customers-for-the-2022-mowing-season
- /blog/back-to-school-specials_1
- /blog/cool-season-color-options-for-texas
- /blog/fall-is-a-great-time-for-planting-and-landscape-updates
- /blog/fall-is-just-around-the-corner_1
- /blog/fire-ants
- /blog/guide-to-saving-money-on-lawn-care-in-texas
- /blog/how-often-should-you-water-zoysia-turf-during-the-summer_2
- and 11 more in the copied plan
- 14
Add breadcrumb data
Under a point
Add BreadcrumbList schema so the page has a place in the site.
27 pages under /blog/
See the pages
- /blog/27th-anniversary
- /blog/28th-anniversary
- /blog/accepting-new-customers-for-the-2022-mowing-season
- /blog/back-to-school-specials_1
- /blog/benefits-of-thatching-and-aerating-your-lawn
- /blog/choosing-the-right-flowering-plants-for-your-texas-landscape
- /blog/cool-season-color-options-for-texas
- /blog/fall-is-a-great-time-for-planting-and-landscape-updates
- /blog/fall-is-just-around-the-corner_1
- /blog/fire-ants
- and 17 more in the copied plan
- 15
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
- 16
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
- 17
Use one main heading
+1 point, to 97
Give the page exactly one h1 that says what it is about.
19 pages
See the pages
- /chemical-maintenance
- /danette-poole
- /david-poole
- /fencing-installation
- /hardscapes-structural-elements
- /home
- /irrigation-systems
- /landscape-design-installation
- /landscape-services
- /landscape-services/sound-systems
- and 9 more in the copied plan
- 18
Fix description lengths
+1 point, to 98
Write a meta description of 70 to 165 characters that summarizes the page.
23 pages
See the pages
- /blog/27th-anniversary
- /blog/28th-anniversary
- /blog/fall-is-just-around-the-corner_1
- /blog/fire-ants
- /blog/rabbit-resistant-plants
- /blog/seasonal-watering-tips_1
- /blog/watering-in-preparation-for-a-freeze
- /blog/winter-watering-necessary-in-texas
- /chemical-maintenance
- /danette-poole
- and 13 more in the copied plan
- 19
Describe images
+1 point, to 99
Describe every content image in its alt text.
22 pages, 12 of them under /blog/
See the pages
- /blog/back-to-school-specials_1
- /blog/benefits-of-thatching-and-aerating-your-lawn
- /blog/fall-is-just-around-the-corner_1
- /blog/guide-to-saving-money-on-lawn-care-in-texas
- /blog/how-to-fertilize-your-lawn
- /blog/how-to-keep-your-lawn-weed-free
- /blog/light-up-the-nightscape-this-fall_1
- /blog/seasonal-watering-tips_1
- /blog/summer-lawn-care-tips-that-make-sense-in-texas
- /blog/texas-water-conservation
- and 12 more in the copied plan
- 20
Set a share image
+1 point, to 100, and full marks
Set og:image so links to the page carry a picture.
36 pages
See the pages
- /about
- /blog
- /chemical-maintenance
- /contact
- /danette-poole
- /david-poole
- /fencing-installation
- /hardscapes-structural-elements
- /highland-village-lawn-care-services
- /irrigation-systems
- and 26 more in the copied plan
3 more, to tidy up after 100
- 21
Fix title lengths
Under a point
Write a title of 15 to 65 characters that leads with what the page covers.
11 pages
See the pages
- /about
- /blog
- /blog/accepting-new-customers-for-the-2022-mowing-season
- /blog/fall-is-a-great-time-for-planting-and-landscape-updates
- /blog/how-often-should-you-water-zoysia-turf-during-the-summer_2
- /blog/spring-forward-and-into-action-with-pooles-lawn
- /danette-poole
- /david-poole
- /landscape-services/landscape-lighting-service
- /portfolio
- and 1 more in the copied plan
- 22
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.
1 page
See the pages
- /blog/28th-anniversary
- 23
Replace unsupported sales claims
Under a point
Replace the sales claim with a fact that can be checked.
2 pages
See the pages
- /blog/summer-lawn-care-tips-that-make-sense-in-texas
- /lawn-care-service-frisco
What else the read found
Half its pages start answering within 230 ms, inside the 800 ms a crawler is patient with. One fetch a page, the way a crawler sees it.
/home808 ms/landscape-services725 ms/lawn-maintenance-service568 ms/566 ms/about561 ms
Fastest: /irrigation-systems, 180 ms. Heaviest: /home, 63 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.
CloudflareHosting
Google Tag ManagerAnalytics
- GGoogle AnalyticsAnalytics
Cloudflare Web AnalyticsAnalytics
From the structured data on its home page, as the site says it: a Local business named Yardly Landscaping. mttr does not check the profiles it names.
- page with strong signs
- 1
- hidden characters
- 0
- chat, markdown or placeholders left in
- 2
- dashes per 1,000 words
- 1.9
/blog/how-often-should-you-water-zoysia-turf-during-the-summer_2markdown never turned into formatting
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.
/passes every rule1 page/chemical-maintenancefails 7: Add structured data, Use one main heading and Add a tap-to-call link1 page/danette-poolefails 7: Add structured data, Use one main heading and Add a tap-to-call link1 page/david-poolefails 7: Add structured data, Use one main heading and Add a tap-to-call link1 page/fencing-installationfails 7: Add structured data, Use one main heading and Add a tap-to-call link1 page/hardscapes-structural-elementsfails 7: Add structured data, Use one main heading and Add a tap-to-call link1 page/irrigation-systemsfails 7: Add structured data, Use one main heading and Add a tap-to-call link1 page/landscape-design-installationfails 7: Add structured data, Use one main heading and Add a tap-to-call link1 page/portfoliofails 7: Add structured data, Use one main heading and Add a tap-to-call link1 page/property-enhancements-specialty-workfails 7: Add structured data, Use one main heading and Add a tap-to-call link1 page/residential-commercial-servicesfails 7: Add structured data, Use one main heading and Add a tap-to-call link1 page/seasonal-color-mulchfails 7: Add structured data, Use one main heading and Add a tap-to-call link1 page
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