theabbeyresort.com, read 3 days ago. Back to the report
92 to 100 in 13 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 #15,523 of 264,436Step 1 top 5%Step 13 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
Fix description lengths
+2 points, to 94, and #7,458, 8,065 places up, and into the top 5%
Write a meta description of 70 to 165 characters that summarizes the page.
63 pages, 36 of them under /events/
See the pages
- /blog
- /elements
- /events
- /events/bonfire
- /events/creations-nail-art
- /events/creations-wind-chimes
- /events/explore-wind-sun
- /events/explorer-insects
- /events/explorer-navigation
- /events/explorer-navigation-1
- and 53 more in the copied plan
- 2
Link straight to the final address
+2 points, to 96
Point links and the sitemap at the final address, not at one that redirects.
99 pages
See the pages
- /blog
- /contact
- /elements
- /events
- /events/bonfire
- /events/creations-nail-art
- /events/creations-wind-chimes
- /events/explore-wind-sun
- /events/explorer-insects
- /events/explorer-navigation
- and 89 more in the copied plan
- 3
Answer the first question right under it
Under a point
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.
3 pages
See the pages
- /lake-geneva-events-meetings/meetings_guide
- /press
- /things-to-do-lake-geneva/lake-geneva-like-a-local
- 4
Phrase headings as questions
+1 point, to 97
Phrase at least one heading as the question a person would ask.
11 pages
See the pages
- /lake-geneva-accommodations
- /lake-geneva-accommodations/villas
- /lake-geneva-events-meetings/meetings_guide
- /lake-geneva-events-meetings/mindful-meetings
- /lake-geneva-resort-deals/midweek-escapes
- /lake-geneva-resort-deals/seasonal_adventures
- /lake-geneva-wisconsin-spa/membership
- /lake-geneva-wisconsin-spa/packages
- /press
- /things-to-do-lake-geneva/holidays-at-the-lake
- and 1 more in the copied plan
- 5
Show when guides were updated
Under a point
Show when the guide was last updated, and set dateModified in its schema.
3 pages
See the pages
- /lake-geneva-events-meetings/meetings_guide
- /press
- /things-to-do-lake-geneva/lake-geneva-like-a-local
- 6
Put figures in tables
Under a point
Where the guide compares options or gives figures, put them in a table.
3 pages
See the pages
- /lake-geneva-events-meetings/meetings_guide
- /press
- /things-to-do-lake-geneva/lake-geneva-like-a-local
- 7
Add depth to thin pages
Under a point
Add true, specific detail until the page covers its subject.
2 pages
See the pages
- /lake-geneva-wisconsin-spa/membership
- /lake-geneva-wisconsin-spa/packages
- 8
Fix title lengths
+1 point, to 98
Write a title of 15 to 65 characters that leads with what the page covers.
18 pages
See the pages
- /blog
- /elements
- /events
- /events/explorer-navigation
- /events/explorer-navigation-1
- /lake-geneva-events-meetings/mindful-meetings
- /lake-geneva-events-meetings/signature_events
- /lake-geneva-events-meetings/space-and-services
- /lake-geneva-events-meetings/start-planning
- /lake-geneva-events-meetings/team-building
- and 8 more in the copied plan
- 9
Use one main heading
Under a point
Give the page exactly one h1 that says what it is about.
12 pages
See the pages
- /
- /blog
- /elements
- /events
- /lake-geneva-weddings/packages
- /lake-geneva-weddings/start-planning
- /lake-geneva-wisconsin-spa
- /resort/directions
- /resort/lake-club-card/signup
- /site/assets/files/1/meeting_space_layout.pdf
- and 2 more in the copied plan
- 10
Set a share image
+1 point, to 99
Set og:image so links to the page carry a picture.
27 pages
See the pages
- /blog
- /events
- /lake-geneva-events-meetings/meetings_guide
- /lake-geneva-events-meetings/mindful-meetings
- /lake-geneva-events-meetings/start-planning
- /lake-geneva-resort-deals
- /lake-geneva-weddings/preferred-partners
- /lake-geneva-weddings/start-planning
- /lake-geneva-weddings/venues
- /lake-geneva-weddings/wedding_faq
- and 17 more in the copied plan
- 11
Set each page's canonical address
Under a point
Add a canonical link that points to the page itself.
7 pages, 5 of them under /things-to-do-lake-geneva/
See the pages
- /site/assets/files/1/meeting_space_layout.pdf
- /site/assets/files/1/resort-map.pdf
- /things-to-do-lake-geneva/abbey-resort-activities
- /things-to-do-lake-geneva/flavors-of-fall
- /things-to-do-lake-geneva/holidays-at-the-lake
- /things-to-do-lake-geneva/lake-geneva-like-a-local
- /things-to-do-lake-geneva/local-activities
- 12
Describe images
Under a point
Describe every content image in its alt text.
5 pages
See the pages
- /elements
- /lake-geneva-events-meetings
- /lake-geneva-weddings
- /resort/whats-new
- /things-to-do-lake-geneva/holidays-at-the-lake
- 13
Replace unsupported sales claims
+1 point, to 100, and full marks
Replace the sales claim with a fact that can be checked.
5 pages
See the pages
- /lake-geneva-events-meetings/meetings_guide
- /lake-geneva-weddings
- /resort
- /site/assets/files/1/meeting_space_layout.pdf
- /things-to-do-lake-geneva
3 more, to tidy up after 100
- 14
Add structured data
Under a point
Add valid JSON-LD that says what the page is.
2 pages
See the pages
- /site/assets/files/1/meeting_space_layout.pdf
- /site/assets/files/1/resort-map.pdf
- 15
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.
2 pages
See the pages
- /site/assets/files/1/meeting_space_layout.pdf
- /site/assets/files/1/resort-map.pdf
- 16
Add a tap-to-call link
Under a point
Add a tap-to-call phone link.
2 pages
See the pages
- /site/assets/files/1/meeting_space_layout.pdf
- /site/assets/files/1/resort-map.pdf
What else the read found
Half its pages start answering within 73 ms, inside the 800 ms a crawler is patient with. One fetch a page, the way a crawler sees it.
/resort/lake-club-card2.3 s/things-to-do-lake-geneva2.2 s/resort2.1 s/photo-gallery2.0 s/resort/history2.0 s
Fastest: /events/prime-rib-comfort-classic-1, 57 ms. Heaviest: /site/assets/files/1/meeting_space_layout.pdf, 4,288 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.
nginxServer
Google Tag ManagerAnalytics
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Google FontsFonts
- pages with strong signs
- 12
- hidden characters
- 108
- chat, markdown or placeholders left in
- 1
- dashes per 1,000 words
- 0.2
/site/assets/files/1/meeting_space_layout.pdfhidden characters a reader cannot see/lake-geneva-accommodationshidden characters a reader cannot see/lake-geneva-resort-deals/exclusive-offershidden characters a reader cannot see/lake-geneva-resort-deals/seasonal_adventureshidden characters a reader cannot see/lake-geneva-resort-deals/midweek-escapeshidden 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 1: Use one main heading1 page/blogfails 5: Use one main heading, Fix description lengths and Fix title lengths1 page/elementsfails 5: Use one main heading, Fix description lengths and Describe images1 page/eventsfails 5: Use one main heading, Fix description lengths and Fix title lengths1 page/pressfails 5: Answer the first question right under it, Show when guides were updated and Phrase headings as questions1 page/lake-geneva-weddingsfails 4: Fix description lengths, Describe images and Replace unsupported sales claims1 page/statements-policiesfails 4: Use one main heading, Fix description lengths and Link straight to the final address1 page/photo-galleryfails 3: Fix description lengths, Link straight to the final address and Set a share image1 page/things-to-do-lake-genevafails 3: Replace unsupported sales claims, Link straight to the final address and Set a share image1 page/lake-geneva-accommodationsfails 2: Phrase headings as questions and Link straight to the final address1 page/lake-geneva-events-meetingsfails 2: Describe images and Link straight to the final address1 page/lake-geneva-resort-dealsfails 2: Link straight to the final address and Set a share image1 page
And 15 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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