support.usgbc.org, read 1 day ago. Back to the report
86 to 100 in 5 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 #54,481 of 263,590Step 1 top 10%Step 5 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 structured data
+7 points, to 93, and #10,777, 43,704 places up, and into the top 10%
Add valid JSON-LD that says what the page is.
100 pages under /hc/
2 of the 3 sites Gemini cites beside it pass this one.
See the pages
- /hc/en-us
- /hc/en-us/articles/4403567555987-Why-isn-t-my-project-visible-in-the-LEED-project-directory
- /hc/en-us/articles/4403609140883-What-is-the-Green-Business-Certification-Inc-GBCI
- /hc/en-us/articles/4403664372115-What-is-the-LEED-project-directory
- /hc/en-us/articles/4403664415379-How-do-I-add-a-project-profile-to-the-LEED-project-directory
- /hc/en-us/articles/4403973138707-Where-can-I-find-USGBC-case-studies-research-and-presentations
- /hc/en-us/articles/4404097557651-Regional-Priority-RP-credits
- /hc/en-us/articles/4404108072211-Pilot-credits-and-pilot-alternative-compliance-paths-ACPs
- /hc/en-us/articles/4404340798483-EDGE-Experts-and-EDGE-Auditors
- /hc/en-us/articles/4404346657939-About-the-Green-Classroom-Professional-certificate
- and 90 more in the copied plan
- 2
Add a tap-to-call link
+6 points, to 99
Add a tap-to-call phone link.
100 pages under /hc/
See the pages
- /hc/en-us
- /hc/en-us/articles/4403567555987-Why-isn-t-my-project-visible-in-the-LEED-project-directory
- /hc/en-us/articles/4403609140883-What-is-the-Green-Business-Certification-Inc-GBCI
- /hc/en-us/articles/4403664372115-What-is-the-LEED-project-directory
- /hc/en-us/articles/4403664415379-How-do-I-add-a-project-profile-to-the-LEED-project-directory
- /hc/en-us/articles/4403973138707-Where-can-I-find-USGBC-case-studies-research-and-presentations
- /hc/en-us/articles/4404097557651-Regional-Priority-RP-credits
- /hc/en-us/articles/4404108072211-Pilot-credits-and-pilot-alternative-compliance-paths-ACPs
- /hc/en-us/articles/4404340798483-EDGE-Experts-and-EDGE-Auditors
- /hc/en-us/articles/4404346657939-About-the-Green-Classroom-Professional-certificate
- and 90 more in the copied plan
- 3
Settle on one address
Under a point
Redirect http, https, www, and the bare domain to one address, so the site is not indexed as several.
Once, for the whole site
All 3 sites Gemini cites beside it pass this one.
- 4
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
All 3 sites Gemini cites beside it pass this one.
- 5
Fix title lengths
+1 point, to 100, and full marks
Write a title of 15 to 65 characters that leads with what the page covers.
14 pages under /hc/en-us/articles/
See the pages
- /hc/en-us/articles/4404718625043-Badge-options
- /hc/en-us/articles/4404879056147-Publications
- /hc/en-us/articles/4404880158227-Learning-Lab
- /hc/en-us/articles/4404882646419-USGBC-Faculty
- /hc/en-us/articles/4417269259283-Refunds
- /hc/en-us/articles/4417277216915-Payment
- /hc/en-us/articles/4417277285395-Fee-related-changes-to-Gross-Floor-Area-timeline-and-or-rating-system
- /hc/en-us/articles/4417278599827-Choosing-between-LEED-for-Residential-and-LEED-for-Building-Design-and-Construction
- /hc/en-us/articles/4417589754643-Where-can-LEED-AP-s-and-LEED-Green-Associates-access-credential-logos
- /hc/en-us/articles/4417611092627-I-m-presenting-LEED-to-my-clients-Do-you-have-Powerpoint-slides-I-can-use
- and 4 more in the copied plan
4 more, to tidy up after 100
- 6
Describe images
Under a point
Describe every content image in its alt text.
6 pages under /hc/
See the pages
- /hc/en-us
- /hc/en-us/articles/4403664415379-How-do-I-add-a-project-profile-to-the-LEED-project-directory
- /hc/en-us/articles/4404465499155-Credits-page-and-credit-documentation-in-LEED-Online
- /hc/en-us/articles/4404512440595-Submitting-a-project-for-review
- /hc/en-us/articles/4404512648979-Documenting-certification-compliance
- /hc/en-us/articles/4404861350163-USGBC-online-course-catalog
- 7
Fix description lengths
Under a point
Write a meta description of 70 to 165 characters that summarizes the page.
1 page
See the pages
- /hc/en-us
- 8
Link straight to the final address
Under a point
Point links and the sitemap at the final address, not at one that redirects.
1 page
See the pages
- /hc/en-us
- 9
Set a share image
Under a point
Set og:image so links to the page carry a picture.
1 page
See the pages
- /hc/en-us
Done since the first read
Set each page's canonical address
Done, seen on the read of October 19. It failed on 16 pages before.
Fix pages that fail to load
Done, seen on the read of October 19. It failed on 9 pages before.
Add a way to get in touch
Done, seen on the read of October 19. It failed on 13 pages before.
Use one main heading
Done, seen on the read of October 19. It failed on 16 pages before.
Replace unsupported sales claims
Done, seen on the read of October 19. It failed on 5 pages before.
What else the read found
Half its pages start answering within 206 ms, inside the 800 ms a crawler is patient with. One fetch a page, the way a crawler sees it.
/hc/en-us/articles/4404351804819-Preparing-for-the-LEED-Green-Associate-exam572 ms/hc/en-us/articles/4404887659539-Emerging-Professionals508 ms/hc/en-us/articles/4403567555987-Why-isn-t-my-project-visible-in-the-LEED-project-directory493 ms/hc/en-us/articles/4425351942291-Using-Arc-in-schools473 ms/hc/en-us/articles/4404777671699-Post-course-review400 ms
Fastest: /hc/en-us, 27 ms. Heaviest: /hc/en-us/articles/4417277985299-Minimum-Program-Requirements-MPRs, 21 KB.
- page with strong signs
- 1
- hidden characters
- 3
- chat, markdown or placeholders left in
- 0
- dashes per 1,000 words
- 1.4
/hc/en-us/articles/4404407074323-LEED-certification-process-overviewhidden 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.
/hc/100 fail a rule. Worst: /hc/en-us, 6 rules100 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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