E-E-A-T: Expertise
Moderate:
Show expertise: author bio with credentials, citations to reputable sources, in-depth coverage of the topic, technical accuracy.
Moderate:
Show expertise: author bio with credentials, citations to reputable sources, in-depth coverage of the topic, technical accuracy.
Moderate:
Add trust signals: clear contact info, privacy policy, terms of service, customer reviews, security badges, real photos of team/location.
No gzip/brotli content-encoding header.
Enable gzip or Brotli compression on your server. Typically cuts text payload by 70-80% — easy LCP win.
230 words — below recommended minimum.
Expand the content. 300+ words is the minimum for a substantive page; 1000+ for competitive informational queries. Cover the topic thoroughly.
Moderate:
Demonstrate first-hand experience: original photos, personal anecdotes, before/after results, screenshots from the actual product/service.
Moderate:
Build authoritativeness: links from respected sites in your niche, mentions in industry publications, About page detailing your expertise.
Missing strict-transport-security header.
Add Strict-Transport-Security header so browsers refuse HTTP for your domain after the first visit. Bumps SSL Labs grade to A+.
Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains
3 external _blank links missing rel=noopener.
Add rel="noopener noreferrer" to target="_blank" links. Without noopener, the linked page can manipulate your window object — security + perf risk.
<a href="https://other.com" target="_blank">External</a>
<a href="https://other.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">External</a>
Flesch reading ease -54.6 — very difficult.
Simplify your prose. Shorter sentences (15-20 words), smaller words (1-2 syllables), more paragraph breaks. Target 8th-grade reading level for a general audience.
Moderate (5/10).
Lead each section with a direct, citable answer to the question users would ask. AI engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity) cite the clearest, most specific sentences.
Moderate (5/10).
Add concrete facts — numbers, dates, percentages, named sources. Vague prose doesn't get cited; specific data does.
Moderate (5/10).
Add bulleted lists, sub-headings, definitions, and TL;DR sections. AI engines prefer clearly structured content for extraction.
Moderate (5/10).
Cite authoritative external sources (links, references). Pages that cite reputable sources are themselves cited more often.
Heading levels skipped 3 times.
Headings should descend logically: H1 → H2 → H3, no jumps. Skipping levels (H1 → H3) breaks accessibility tools and confuses crawlers.
<h1>Page Title</h1> <h3>Section</h3> <!-- skipped H2 -->
<h1>Page Title</h1> <h2>Section</h2> <h3>Subsection</h3>
Fetched in 949 ms — acceptable but slow.
Server is slow. Investigate: enable a CDN, add page caching, optimise database queries, upgrade hosting. TTFB > 800ms hurts every Core Web Vital.
7/17 images use modern formats.
Convert images to WebP or AVIF — typically 25-50% smaller than JPEG/PNG with no visible quality loss. Use <picture> for fallback.
<img src="photo.jpg">
<picture> <source type="image/avif" srcset="photo.avif"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="photo.webp"> <img src="photo.jpg" alt="..."> </picture>
Missing x-content-type-options header.
Add X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff so browsers honour the Content-Type and don't MIME-sniff for malicious files.
X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff
Missing content-security-policy header.
Add a Content-Security-Policy header to block XSS by whitelisting allowed script/style sources.
Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'