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76 to 100 in 16 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

Each is one change across the pages named. When one is live, read the site again and mttr marks it done.

  1. 1

    Fix pages that fail to load

    +4 points, to 80, and #105,958, 38,596 places up, and into the top 50%

    Fix or remove the link. Every linked page should return 200.

    37 pages

    See the pages
    • /2006/01/13/arts/television/13soap.html
    • /2006/01/19/business/19mcdonalds.html
    • /2006/01/19/technology/19maine.html
    • /Global/story.asp
    • /apps/pbcs.dll/article
    • /article/VR1117936215
    • /article/VR1117936231
    • /article/VR1117936248
    • /article/VR1117936354
    • /articles/SB113764087070150581
    • and 27 more in the copied plan
  2. 2

    Answer the first question right under it

    +3 points, to 83

    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.

    54 pages, 52 of them under /uncategorized/article/

    See the pages
    • /archives/la-xpm-2006-jan-19-fi-hill19-story.html
    • /archives/la-xpm-2011-jan-19-la-fi-0120-toyota-prius-20110120-story.html
    • /uncategorized/article/abc-cleans-up-at-golden-globes
    • /uncategorized/article/advanced-micro-ebay-soothe-tech-concerns
    • /uncategorized/article/apollo-media-measurement-service-launches
    • /uncategorized/article/belo-announces-executive-changes
    • /uncategorized/article/buena-vista-selling-lizzie-and-stevens
    • /uncategorized/article/cbs-and-dic-to-launch-saturday-kids-block
    • /uncategorized/article/cbs-pontiac-producing-microseries
    • /uncategorized/article/ceo-scripps-may-sell-off-its-tv-stations
    • and 44 more in the copied plan
  3. 3

    Show when guides were updated

    +4 points, to 87

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

    52 pages under /uncategorized/article/

    See the pages
    • /uncategorized/article/abc-cleans-up-at-golden-globes
    • /uncategorized/article/advanced-micro-ebay-soothe-tech-concerns
    • /uncategorized/article/apollo-media-measurement-service-launches
    • /uncategorized/article/belo-announces-executive-changes
    • /uncategorized/article/buena-vista-selling-lizzie-and-stevens
    • /uncategorized/article/cbs-and-dic-to-launch-saturday-kids-block
    • /uncategorized/article/cbs-pontiac-producing-microseries
    • /uncategorized/article/ceo-scripps-may-sell-off-its-tv-stations
    • /uncategorized/article/coca-cola-limits-caas-marketing-role
    • /uncategorized/article/disney-in-serious-talks-to-acquire-pixar
    • and 42 more in the copied plan
  4. 4

    Phrase headings as questions

    +2 points, to 89

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

    53 pages, 52 of them under /uncategorized/article/

    See the pages
    • /archives/la-xpm-2011-jan-19-la-fi-0120-toyota-prius-20110120-story.html
    • /uncategorized/article/abc-cleans-up-at-golden-globes
    • /uncategorized/article/advanced-micro-ebay-soothe-tech-concerns
    • /uncategorized/article/apollo-media-measurement-service-launches
    • /uncategorized/article/belo-announces-executive-changes
    • /uncategorized/article/buena-vista-selling-lizzie-and-stevens
    • /uncategorized/article/cbs-and-dic-to-launch-saturday-kids-block
    • /uncategorized/article/cbs-pontiac-producing-microseries
    • /uncategorized/article/ceo-scripps-may-sell-off-its-tv-stations
    • /uncategorized/article/coca-cola-limits-caas-marketing-role
    • and 43 more in the copied plan
  5. 5

    Add depth to thin pages

    +2 points, to 91

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

    45 pages under /uncategorized/article/

    See the pages
    • /uncategorized/article/abc-cleans-up-at-golden-globes
    • /uncategorized/article/advanced-micro-ebay-soothe-tech-concerns
    • /uncategorized/article/apollo-media-measurement-service-launches
    • /uncategorized/article/buena-vista-selling-lizzie-and-stevens
    • /uncategorized/article/cbs-pontiac-producing-microseries
    • /uncategorized/article/ceo-scripps-may-sell-off-its-tv-stations
    • /uncategorized/article/coca-cola-limits-caas-marketing-role
    • /uncategorized/article/disney-in-serious-talks-to-acquire-pixar
    • /uncategorized/article/expedia-launches-major-branding-ad-campaign
    • /uncategorized/article/eye-lift-for-paramount-television
    • and 35 more in the copied plan
  6. 6

    Put figures in tables

    +2 points, to 93

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

    54 pages, 52 of them under /uncategorized/article/

    See the pages
    • /archives/la-xpm-2006-jan-19-fi-hill19-story.html
    • /archives/la-xpm-2011-jan-19-la-fi-0120-toyota-prius-20110120-story.html
    • /uncategorized/article/abc-cleans-up-at-golden-globes
    • /uncategorized/article/advanced-micro-ebay-soothe-tech-concerns
    • /uncategorized/article/apollo-media-measurement-service-launches
    • /uncategorized/article/belo-announces-executive-changes
    • /uncategorized/article/buena-vista-selling-lizzie-and-stevens
    • /uncategorized/article/cbs-and-dic-to-launch-saturday-kids-block
    • /uncategorized/article/cbs-pontiac-producing-microseries
    • /uncategorized/article/ceo-scripps-may-sell-off-its-tv-stations
    • and 44 more in the copied plan
  7. 7

    Fix description lengths

    +1 point, to 94

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

    55 pages, 52 of them under /uncategorized/article/

    See the pages
    • /
    • /articles
    • /mediaweek-2024
    • /uncategorized/article/abc-cleans-up-at-golden-globes
    • /uncategorized/article/advanced-micro-ebay-soothe-tech-concerns
    • /uncategorized/article/apollo-media-measurement-service-launches
    • /uncategorized/article/belo-announces-executive-changes
    • /uncategorized/article/buena-vista-selling-lizzie-and-stevens
    • /uncategorized/article/cbs-and-dic-to-launch-saturday-kids-block
    • /uncategorized/article/cbs-pontiac-producing-microseries
    • and 45 more in the copied plan
  8. 8

    Describe images

    +2 points, to 96

    Describe every content image in its alt text.

    55 pages, 52 of them under /uncategorized/article/

    See the pages
    • /
    • /articles
    • /mediaweek-2024
    • /uncategorized/article/abc-cleans-up-at-golden-globes
    • /uncategorized/article/advanced-micro-ebay-soothe-tech-concerns
    • /uncategorized/article/apollo-media-measurement-service-launches
    • /uncategorized/article/belo-announces-executive-changes
    • /uncategorized/article/buena-vista-selling-lizzie-and-stevens
    • /uncategorized/article/cbs-and-dic-to-launch-saturday-kids-block
    • /uncategorized/article/cbs-pontiac-producing-microseries
    • and 45 more in the copied plan
  9. 9

    Add lists or tables

    +1 point, to 97

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

    39 pages under /uncategorized/article/

    See the pages
    • /uncategorized/article/abc-cleans-up-at-golden-globes
    • /uncategorized/article/advanced-micro-ebay-soothe-tech-concerns
    • /uncategorized/article/apollo-media-measurement-service-launches
    • /uncategorized/article/buena-vista-selling-lizzie-and-stevens
    • /uncategorized/article/cbs-pontiac-producing-microseries
    • /uncategorized/article/ceo-scripps-may-sell-off-its-tv-stations
    • /uncategorized/article/coca-cola-limits-caas-marketing-role
    • /uncategorized/article/disney-in-serious-talks-to-acquire-pixar
    • /uncategorized/article/expedia-launches-major-branding-ad-campaign
    • /uncategorized/article/eye-lift-for-paramount-television
    • and 29 more in the copied plan
  10. 10

    Link straight to the final address

    +1 point, to 98

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

    56 pages, 52 of them under /uncategorized/article/

    See the pages
    • /archives/la-xpm-2006-jan-19-fi-hill19-story.html
    • /archives/la-xpm-2011-jan-19-la-fi-0120-toyota-prius-20110120-story.html
    • /articles
    • /mediaweek-2024
    • /uncategorized/article/abc-cleans-up-at-golden-globes
    • /uncategorized/article/advanced-micro-ebay-soothe-tech-concerns
    • /uncategorized/article/apollo-media-measurement-service-launches
    • /uncategorized/article/belo-announces-executive-changes
    • /uncategorized/article/buena-vista-selling-lizzie-and-stevens
    • /uncategorized/article/cbs-and-dic-to-launch-saturday-kids-block
    • and 46 more in the copied plan
  11. 11

    Set a share image

    +1 point, to 99

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

    53 pages, 52 of them under /uncategorized/article/

    See the pages
    • /articles
    • /uncategorized/article/abc-cleans-up-at-golden-globes
    • /uncategorized/article/advanced-micro-ebay-soothe-tech-concerns
    • /uncategorized/article/apollo-media-measurement-service-launches
    • /uncategorized/article/belo-announces-executive-changes
    • /uncategorized/article/buena-vista-selling-lizzie-and-stevens
    • /uncategorized/article/cbs-and-dic-to-launch-saturday-kids-block
    • /uncategorized/article/cbs-pontiac-producing-microseries
    • /uncategorized/article/ceo-scripps-may-sell-off-its-tv-stations
    • /uncategorized/article/coca-cola-limits-caas-marketing-role
    • and 43 more in the copied plan
  12. 12

    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

  13. 13

    Serve a robots.txt

    Under a point

    Serve a plain text /robots.txt.

    Once, for the whole site

  14. 14

    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

  15. 15

    Fix title lengths

    Under a point

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

    5 pages

    See the pages
    • /
    • /archives/la-xpm-2006-jan-19-fi-hill19-story.html
    • /archives/la-xpm-2011-jan-19-la-fi-0120-toyota-prius-20110120-story.html
    • /articles
    • /mediaweek-2024
  16. 16

    Use one main heading

    +1 point, to 100, and full marks

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

    2 pages

    See the pages
    • /
    • /mediaweek-2024
5 more, to tidy up after 100
  1. 17

    Add structured data

    Under a point

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

    1 page

    See the pages
    • /mediaweek-2024
  2. 18

    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
    • /mediaweek-2024
  3. 19

    Set each page's canonical address

    Under a point

    Add a canonical link that points to the page itself.

    1 page

    See the pages
    • /mediaweek-2024
  4. 20

    Add breadcrumb data

    Under a point

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

    2 pages

    See the pages
    • /archives/la-xpm-2006-jan-19-fi-hill19-story.html
    • /archives/la-xpm-2011-jan-19-la-fi-0120-toyota-prius-20110120-story.html
  5. 21

    Replace unsupported sales claims

    Under a point

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

    1 page

    See the pages
    • /uncategorized/article/cbs-and-dic-to-launch-saturday-kids-block

Done since the first read

  1. Add a tap-to-call link

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

  2. Speed up the server

    Done, seen on the read of October 24. It failed on 1 page before.

What else the read found

Half its pages start answering within 694 ms, inside the 800 ms a crawler is patient with. One fetch a page, the way a crawler sees it.

  • /uncategorized/article/icahn-wants-broad-revamp-of-time-warner10.9 s
  • /uncategorized/article/disney-in-serious-talks-to-acquire-pixar10.8 s
  • /uncategorized/article/from-cbs-news-chief-new-hints-on-anchor-job10.4 s
  • /1.3 s
  • /mediaweek-20241.2 s

Fastest: /archives/la-xpm-2006-jan-19-fi-hill19-story.html, 48 ms. Heaviest: /archives/la-xpm-2006-jan-19-fi-hill19-story.html, 85 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
  • CloudflareHosting
  • StripeCommerce
  • Google AnalyticsAnalytics
  • jQueryLibrary
  • Font AwesomeFonts

From the structured data on its home page, as the site says it: an Organization named TV NewsCheck. mttr does not check the profiles it names.

  • FacebookTVNewsCheck
  • XTVNewsCheck
  • LinkedInnewscheckmedia-llc
page with strong signs
1
hidden characters
1
chat, markdown or placeholders left in
0
dashes per 1,000 words
3
  • / 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 4: Use one main heading, Fix description lengths and Describe images1 page
  • /news.cms passes every rule1 page
  • /mediaweek-2024 fails 8: Add a way to get in touch, Add structured data and Set each page's canonical address1 page
  • /articles fails 5: Fix description lengths, Describe images and Fix title lengths1 page
  • /uncategorized/ 52 fail a rule. Worst: /uncategorized/article/abc-cleans-up-at-golden-globes, 10 rules52 pages
  • /article/ 0 fail a rule4 pages
  • /business/ 0 fail a rule4 pages
  • /dynamic/ 0 fail a rule4 pages
  • /2006/ 0 fail a rule3 pages
  • /entertainment/ 0 fail a rule3 pages
  • /life/ 0 fail a rule3 pages
  • /archives/ 2 fail a rule. Worst: /archives/la-xpm-2011-jan-19-la-fi-0120-toyota-prius-20110120-story.html, 6 rules2 pages

And 11 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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