Behind the audit

Know what’s being checked.

SiteClarity looks at how clearly your content answers a reader’s questions, and how easily those answers can be extracted. Here’s what goes into each finding.

Read the page

Fetch the served HTML and separate the main content into sections and passages.

Check the content

Apply structure and language rules, then ask the decision model focused questions.

Make findings actionable

Pair each observation with a next step and evidence verified against the extracted page.

Modules

9 of 10 built

SiteClarity is planned as 10 modules over one shared analysis. 9 are built, and every finding in a report is tagged with the module that produced it.

Answer readiness28 checks

Can a search engine or AI assistant find, understand and quote the answers on this page? Structured data, heading hierarchy, extractability, self-containment, promotional density, buried answers.

Evidence & trust3 checks

Does each marketing claim have proof beside it? Claims and evidence are both located deterministically and the distance between them is measured. Whether nearby proof is actually about the claim is the one judgement left to the model.

Messaging5 checks

Does the page make its case? Whether it names the problem it solves, says who it is for, says what makes it different, and offers a next step that states what it does.

Website understanding2 checks

What the page says it does, who for, the problem it solves and what makes it different — shown as the page’s own sentences. The model selects which sentence states each thing; it never writes one, so a dimension the page does not address is reported as not stated rather than paraphrased into existence.

Question coverage2 checks

Which buyer questions the site answers, partly answers, or leaves unanswered.

Buyer journey2 checks

Whether content exists for each stage from awareness through to decision.

Audience coverage5 checks

Which audiences the content actually addresses, against those it intends to.

Content overlap1 check

Pages competing for the same topic or intent.

Opportunities5 dimensions

A prioritised roll-up of everything the other modules found.

Planned: product portfolio.

Page structure

17 checks

Markup and shape. These run even when the decision model is unavailable.

Answer buried positionalFix first

Finding template

“{heading}” makes readers wade through {words} words before answering.

Why it matters

The answer is there, but it starts {words} words in. Readers scanning the page give up before reaching it, and AI tools quote whatever comes first — which here is preamble, not your answer.

Recommended action

Move the sentence that answers the heading to the top of the section, and put the background after it.

Check: answer_buried_positional

No structured dataWorth doing

Finding template

This page has no structured data.

Why it matters

Structured data tells search engines and AI what kind of page this is, instead of making them guess. Pages that spell it out are easier to trust and reuse.

Recommended action

Add a JSON-LD block saying what this page is — an article, a product, an FAQ — with a name, a description, and who wrote it.

Check: no_structured_data

Malformed structured dataFix first

Finding template

{count} structured-data block(s) on this page are broken.

Why it matters

A broken block is ignored completely, so the work of adding it is wasted — and it looks like the page has structured data when it does not.

Recommended action

Run the JSON-LD through a validator and fix the error. It is usually a stray comma or a missing quote.

Check: malformed_structured_data

Missing FAQ markupWorth doing

Finding template

This page has {count} question headings but no FAQ markup.

Why it matters

This page is already written as questions and answers. Marking it up properly makes it directly usable by AI tools — without it, they have to guess which answer goes with which question.

Recommended action

Add FAQ structured data linking each question heading to its answer.

Check: missing_faq_markup

No H1Worth doing

Finding template

This page has no H1.

Why it matters

The H1 is the clearest signal of what a page is about. Without one, search engines fall back to the title tag or guess from the text.

Recommended action

Add one H1 that plainly says what the page is about.

Check: no_h1

Multiple H1Minor

Finding template

This page has {count} H1 headings.

Why it matters

With more than one H1, it is unclear what the page is mainly about. Search engines have to pick one, and it may not be the one you want.

Recommended action

Keep one H1 — currently “{first}” — and change the others to H2.

Check: multiple_h1

Skipped heading levelsMinor

Finding template

Heading levels jump around in {count} place(s).

Why it matters

Heading levels show how sections sit inside each other. Skipping one makes the page outline confusing to anything reading the structure rather than the design.

Recommended action

Go one level at a time — {example}.

Check: skipped_heading_levels

No structured formatsWorth doing

Finding template

The page is {count} paragraphs with no lists or tables.

Why it matters

AI tools pull lists and tables much more easily than paragraphs, because it is obvious where the answer starts and stops. In solid prose, they have to guess.

Recommended action

Turn the steps, comparisons and option lists into bullet points or a table. Same words, different shape.

Check: no_structured_formats

Passages too longMinor

Finding template

{count} paragraph(s) are too long to quote — the longest is {longest} words.

Why it matters

A very long paragraph cannot be quoted without cutting it off, so tools usually pick something shorter from another site.

Recommended action

Split these into shorter paragraphs, one point each.

Check: passages_too_long

Meta noindexFix first

Finding template

This page tells search engines not to list it ({value}).

Why it matters

While this tag is there, the page will not show up in search at all. If that is on purpose, ignore this. If not, fix this before anything else.

Recommended action

Remove “noindex” from the robots meta tag if this page should be findable.

Check: meta_noindex

Meta noaiFix first

Finding template

This page tells AI tools not to use it ({value}).

Why it matters

This tells AI tools not to use your content. That may be what you want — but if not, nothing else on this page will help.

Recommended action

Remove the “noai” tag if you want AI tools to use this page.

Check: meta_noai

No canonicalMinor

Finding template

This page declares no canonical URL.

Why it matters

Without one, the same page reachable at several web addresses competes with itself and the credit gets split.

Recommended action

Add a canonical link pointing at the address you want people to land on.

Check: no_canonical

Canonical offsiteFix first

Finding template

The canonical link points at a different website.

Why it matters

This tells search engines the real version of this page lives on another site, handing them the credit. It is almost always a mistake.

Recommended action

Point the canonical at this page, unless the content really does belong to {canonical}.

Check: canonical_offsite

Canonical invalidWorth doing

Finding template

The canonical link is not a valid address ({canonical}).

Why it matters

A broken canonical is ignored, so the page behaves as if it had none at all.

Recommended action

Fix it to a full, valid web address.

Check: canonical_invalid

Weak titleWorth doing

Finding template

The page title is missing or very short.

Why it matters

The title is what shows in search results, in citations and when someone shares the link. A weak one costs you everywhere it appears.

Recommended action

Write a title that says specifically what the page is about, in about 50 to 60 characters.

Check: weak_title

No meta descriptionMinor

Finding template

This page has no meta description.

Why it matters

Without one, search engines grab whatever text comes first — often a menu or an intro line rather than a summary.

Recommended action

Add one sentence describing what this page answers.

Check: no_meta_description

JS dependentFix first

Finding template

This page builds its content with JavaScript.

Why it matters

The page sends almost no text to start with. Many AI tools do not run JavaScript, so they may see a nearly empty page where a visitor sees a full one.

Recommended action

Make the main content part of the page that is sent first, rather than loading it afterwards.

Check: js_dependent

Language signals

3 checks

Measured from the text itself — pronoun-heavy openings, vague quantifiers, sentence length. English only.

High anaphoraWorth doing

Finding template

{count} paragraph(s) start with “it”, “this” or “they” instead of naming the subject.

Why it matters

These words only make sense if you read what came before. AI tools quote one paragraph at a time, so the reader sees “it” with no idea what “it” is.

Recommended action

Start each paragraph with the actual name, so it still makes sense on its own.

Check: high_anaphora

Vague quantifiersMinor

Finding template

Some paragraphs use vague words — {words} — with no actual numbers.

Why it matters

Words like “many” and “several” sound specific but say nothing. A reader cannot judge them and an AI tool cannot quote them.

Recommended action

Put the real number in, or cut the word. “Several integrations” becomes “14 integrations”.

Check: vague_quantifiers

Long sentencesMinor

Finding template

{count} paragraph(s) have sentences averaging {mean} words.

Why it matters

Long sentences get cut off when quoted, so tools tend to pick shorter ones — often from someone else’s site.

Recommended action

Break the longest sentences up so each one makes a single point.

Check: long_sentences

Evidence & trust

3 checks

A passage counts as a claim only when it carries both a superlative and one of six claim families. Whether nearby proof is actually about the claim is the one judgement left to the model.

Claim without evidenceWorth doing

Finding template

A claim about {what} here has nothing to back it up.

Why it matters

The page asserts {what} but gives no number, source or example anywhere near it. A reader cannot check it, and an AI tool has no fact to quote — so the claim adds length without adding trust.

Recommended action

Add one concrete detail beside this claim: a figure, a named customer, a link to a case study, or the conditions it was measured under.

Check: claim_without_evidence

Evidence irrelevantWorth doing

Finding template

The detail next to a claim about {what} does not actually support it.

Why it matters

There is a real fact beside this claim, which makes the page look evidenced when it is not. A reader who checks will find the number answers a different question — and that costs more trust than having no number at all.

Recommended action

Replace it with something that speaks to {what} directly, or move this claim next to proof that does.

Check: evidence_irrelevant

Evidence too farMinor

Finding template

The proof for a claim about {what} sits {distance} paragraphs away.

Why it matters

The evidence exists but not beside the claim. AI tools quote a passage at a time, so the claim gets lifted without its support and reads as an empty boast.

Recommended action

Move {evidence} into the same paragraph as the claim, or repeat it there.

Check: evidence_too_far

Across the site

5 checks

Checks that need several pages together. Every page is judged on its own first; these count those judgements rather than re-reading anything, so they cost one short call over an inventory of page summaries.

Audience rarely namedFix first

Finding template

Only {named} of {pages} pages say who they are for.

Why it matters

A visitor landing on any single page has to work out whether it is meant for them. Most will not bother, and an AI assistant has nothing to match against someone describing their own situation.

Recommended action

Name the reader on each page that sells something — the role, the size of business, the situation. It need not be a whole section; one sentence near the top is enough.

Check: audience_rarely_named

Site has no next stepWorth doing

Finding template

{count} of {pages} pages offer no next step.

Why it matters

Someone convinced by one of these pages has nowhere to go from it. Every extra click they have to invent is somewhere to lose them.

Recommended action

Add one clear action to each — the same action is fine, as long as it says what happens.

Check: site_has_no_next_step

Site sells without explainingWorth doing

Finding template

{sell} of {pages} pages are selling; {explain} explain anything.

Why it matters

People search for their problem long before they search for a product. A site that only sells is invisible to everyone who has not yet decided they need one, and those are the searches AI assistants answer most.

Recommended action

Write for the earlier question. One page explaining the problem you solve reaches people no product page will.

Check: site_sells_without_explaining

Audience driftsFix first

Finding template

The audience shifts between pages without any page saying so.

Why it matters

Each page reads as if written for someone different, so a visitor cannot tell which parts apply to them. Serving several audiences is fine — leaving them to work out which one they are is not.

Recommended action

Either say on each page who it is for, or give each audience its own entry point that names them.

Check: audience_drifts

Audience none evidentFix first

Finding template

No audience is identifiable anywhere across these pages.

Why it matters

Nothing on the site tells a reader whether it is for them, so every visitor has to guess — and an AI assistant has nothing to match a person’s description of themselves against.

Recommended action

Decide who the site is for and say it plainly on the pages that matter most.

Check: audience_none_evident

Buyer journey

2 checks

Which moments in a buying decision the site writes for, and which it leaves empty. Each page is placed at a stage individually; the gaps are then arithmetic.

Journey stage missingWorth doing

Finding template

No page here is written for {audience}.

Why it matters

{cost}

Recommended action

Write one page for that moment. It does not need to be long — it needs to exist, and to use the words someone at that stage would actually type.

Check: journey_stage_missing

Journey concentratedWorth doing

Finding template

Most of this site sits at one stage: {stage}.

Why it matters

A visitor arrives at whatever stage they are already at. When the content clusters in one place, everyone arriving earlier or later finds nothing written for them and leaves.

Recommended action

Spread coverage outward from where it is thickest — one page earlier in the journey and one later will reach people the rest of the site currently misses.

Check: journey_concentrated

Content overlap

1 check

Pages competing for the same ground. Reported only when heading vocabulary overlaps heavily AND both pages sit at the same buying stage AND serve the same purpose — any one signal alone is noise.

Pages competeWorth doing

Finding template

Two pages cover the same ground: {a} and {b}.

Why it matters

Both are written for the same moment, about {shared}. Search engines have to pick one and may pick neither, and a reader who lands on the weaker one never learns the other exists.

Recommended action

Decide which page owns this topic. Make the other point at it, narrow it to a genuinely different angle, or merge the two.

Check: pages_compete

What you said it should say

2 checks

Optional, and only runs when you tell us what your content is meant to communicate. The model is asked which of your own sentences says it; never whether the statement is true, because nothing here can know that. On a site scan the question becomes which page says it, and the finding fires only when none does.

Focus not communicatedFix first

Finding template

You said this page is about “{focus}” — but no sentence here says so.

Why it matters

A reader or an AI assistant only knows what the page says. If this is central to what you do and the page never states it, nobody looking for it will find you here — and you would have no way of noticing, because you already know it.

Recommended action

Add a sentence that says it plainly, near the top. Use the words someone searching for it would use, not the internal name for it.

Check: focus_not_communicated

Focus not communicated sitewideFix first

Finding template

You said this site is about “{focus}” — none of the {checked} pages scanned says so.

Why it matters

This is central to what you do and no page states it, so nobody searching for it finds you and no assistant can answer with it. It is the hardest kind of gap to notice yourself, because you already know it is true.

Recommended action

Pick the page where it most belongs and say it plainly near the top, in the words someone searching for it would use.

Check: focus_not_communicated_sitewide

Customer questions

2 checks

A bank of 15 questions buyers ask, written by people and kept in the repository — nothing here is generated. A question is only put to the model when the page's own words raise it, so a page is never faulted for being about something else.

Question raised unansweredFix first

Finding template

This page raises “{question}” without answering it.

Why it matters

Bringing the subject up and leaving it open is worse than silence: the reader now has the question in mind and no way to resolve it here. An AI assistant asked the same thing will quote whichever site did answer it.

Recommended action

Answer it where you raise it — the figure, the limit, the timeframe. If it genuinely belongs elsewhere, link straight to the answer rather than to a section.

Check: question_raised_unanswered

Question unanswered sitewideFix first

Finding template

“{question}” comes up on {pages}, and is answered on none.

Why it matters

The subject runs through the site without ever being settled. Someone comparing options has to ask you directly or assume the worst, and an assistant answering for them has nothing here to quote.

Recommended action

Answer it once, properly, on the page where it most belongs, and point the others at it.

Check: question_unanswered_sitewide

Messaging

5 checks

Whether the page makes its case: the problem it solves, who it is for, what makes it different, and whether the next step says what it does.

Vague ctaWorth doing

Finding template

{count} link(s) on this page say nothing about where they go — {examples}.

Why it matters

"Click here" and "read more" tell a reader nothing, so fewer people follow them. They also give search engines no idea what the destination is about, which wastes the link.

Recommended action

Rewrite the link text to name the destination: "read the pricing guide" instead of "read more".

Check: vague_cta

No clear actionWorth doing

Finding template

This page has links but none of them offer an obvious next step.

Why it matters

A reader who is convinced has nowhere to go. Every link here is navigation or reading; none invites them to start, try, book or get in touch.

Recommended action

Add one clear action that names what happens — "Start a free trial", "Book a 20-minute call", "Download the guide".

Check: no_clear_action

No problem statedFix first

Finding template

The page describes what it offers but never says what problem it solves.

Why it matters

A reader arrives with a problem, not a shopping list. Without naming the situation this exists to fix, they have to work out for themselves whether it applies to them — and most will not bother.

Recommended action

Open with the problem in one sentence: what goes wrong today for the person you are writing for.

Check: no_problem_stated

Audience not namedWorth doing

Finding template

The page never says who it is for.

Why it matters

Writing for "teams" or "businesses" means writing for nobody. A reader cannot tell whether they qualify, and search and AI systems cannot match the page to a specific kind of person looking for it.

Recommended action

Name the reader plainly — the role, the size of business, the situation. "For WooCommerce stores with more than 500 products" beats "for growing businesses".

Check: audience_not_named

No differentiationWorth doing

Finding template

The page says it is good, but not what makes it different.

Why it matters

Every competitor claims to be powerful and easy, so those words carry no information. Without a specific difference — something it does that others do not, or a trade-off it chose — a reader has no basis for picking this.

Recommended action

State one concrete difference, and be willing to name the trade-off that comes with it.

Check: no_differentiation

Content understanding

8 checks

The decision model evaluates clarity and substance. Its typed answers select findings from these templates; it does not write the report copy.

Heading not answeredFix first

Finding template

“Section title” does not answer its own heading.

Why it matters

Google and AI tools pull the text sitting right under a heading. If the heading asks one thing and the text below answers something else, they skip it — even if the answer is further down the page.

Recommended action

Answer the heading in the first sentence or two. Add the detail after that.

Check: heading_not_answered · Question: answers_heading · only for headings that promise a question or topic

Not self containedWorth doing

Finding template

“Section title” only makes sense if you have read the rest of the page.

Why it matters

AI tools quote one section at a time, without the rest of the page. Words like “it”, “this” and “as mentioned above” have nothing to point at once the section is on its own, so it gets skipped.

Recommended action

Say the actual name instead of “it” or “this”. Make sure the section reads fine on its own.

Check: not_self_contained · Question: self_contained

Answer buriedFix first

Finding template

The answer in “Section title” is buried too far down.

Why it matters

The answer is there, but it takes digging to find. Pages that put the answer in the first line get quoted instead of yours.

Recommended action

Move the answer to the top. Put background, exceptions and selling points underneath.

Check: answer_buried · Question: extraction_readiness · only for headings that promise a question or topic

Answer absentFix first

Finding template

“Section title” has a heading but no real answer under it.

Why it matters

A heading tells readers and AI what to expect. When nothing useful follows it, visitors leave and AI tools have nothing to quote.

Recommended action

Either write a real answer under this heading, or delete the heading.

Check: answer_absent · Question: extraction_readiness · only for headings that promise a question or topic

Needs contextMinor

Finding template

“Section title” has the answer, but only if you read what comes before it.

Why it matters

On its own it would confuse someone, so AI tools are less likely to use it — even though what it says is correct.

Recommended action

Add one short sentence at the start explaining what this is about.

Check: needs_context · Question: extraction_readiness · only for headings that promise a question or topic

Heavily promotionalWorth doing

Finding template

“Section title” sounds like an advert instead of giving facts.

Why it matters

Words like “best” and “world-class” are not facts. There is nothing here an AI tool can quote, and nothing a reader can check.

Recommended action

Swap each of these words for the fact behind it — a number, a limit, or a real example.

Check: heavily_promotional · Question: promotional_intensity

Entity unclearFix first

Finding template

The page never says what it is actually about.

Why it matters

Saying only “we” or “our platform” leaves search engines and AI tools unable to work out which product or company this is.

Recommended action

Put the product or company name in the first paragraph and in at least one heading.

Check: entity_unclear · Question: entity_clarity

Vague claimMinor

Finding template

This claim is too vague to check.

Why it matters

A claim with no numbers cannot be checked by a reader or quoted by an AI tool. It adds words without adding trust.

Recommended action

Add a number or a source. What was measured, and compared to what?

Check: vague_claim · Question: claim_specificity

A model judgment still needs review. Typed answers can be incorrect. Answers below the configured confidence threshold are not reported, and every evidence quote must match an extracted passage.

Suggestions use predefined actions and words found in the page. SiteClarity identifies what to work on; it leaves the writing to you.

Website understanding

5 dimensions

This module describes rather than faults, so it produces no findings. For each dimension the model is shown a shortlist of the page’s own sentences and asked which one states that thing. The answer is a reference to a sentence, so the report shows your words verbatim — nothing is written by a model.

Every dimension can come back “not stated”, and does when the page does not say. That is the answer, not a failure to report. A closed list of business types is the one exception, because that genuinely is a fixed set.

What kind of business this isDescribes

What is asked

What kind of business or offering is this page for?

Why it matters

Everything else on the page is read against this. A reader who cannot tell whether they are looking at software, a service or a shop has to work the rest out from scratch.

If the page does not say it

Say plainly what you are, early. One clause in the opening line is enough.

Dimension: business_type · reported as “Nothing on this page makes the kind of business clear.”

What it doesDescribes

What is asked

Which sentence best says what this product or service does?

Why it matters

This is the sentence a search engine or AI assistant quotes when someone asks what you are. If no sentence says it, they quote something else — usually a claim or a call to action.

If the page does not say it

Write one plain sentence describing what it does, and put it near the top.

Dimension: what_it_does · reported as “No sentence on this page plainly says what it does.”

Who it is forDescribes

What is asked

Which sentence best says who this is for?

Why it matters

A reader decides whether to keep reading by finding themselves on the page. Without that sentence they have to guess, and most guess wrong or leave.

If the page does not say it

Name the reader — the role, the size of business, the situation. One sentence.

Dimension: who_its_for · reported as “No sentence on this page says who it is for.”

The problem it solvesDescribes

What is asked

Which sentence describes a difficulty the reader has, rather than a thing the product does?

Why it matters

People search for their problem long before they search for a product. A page that only lists capabilities is invisible to everyone still describing the difficulty.

If the page does not say it

State what goes wrong today for the person you are writing for, before describing the fix.

Dimension: problem_solved · reported as “No sentence on this page names the problem it solves.”

What makes it differentDescribes

What is asked

Which sentence names something this does that alternatives do not, or a trade-off it makes?

Why it matters

Every competitor claims to be powerful and easy, so those words distinguish nothing. Without a specific difference a reader has no basis for choosing.

If the page does not say it

Name one concrete difference, and be willing to state the trade-off that comes with it.

Dimension: differentiator · reported as “No sentence on this page says what makes it different.”

Where to start

3 grouping rules

A list sorted by severity is not a plan: the same problem appears on nine pages with nothing to say it is one job. This groups the findings into pieces of work — at most 6, because a backlog of thirty is not a backlog and every finding is still listed underneath.

No model runs here. Every input has already been judged, quoted and verified, so grouping is arithmetic — which means the plan still appears with the decision model switched off. Items are ordered, never scored: a rank says only do this before that, and that is all the evidence supports.

The same problem in 3 or more places10 kinds

How it groups

A check that fires across 3 or more pages is a template, a habit or a house style rather than a page problem, so it is reported once with the pages named. On a single-page audit the unit is occurrences instead, at 2 or more: the same fault twice on one page is already the same mistake twice, where twice across unrelated pages could be chance.

Rule: recurring

A finding that is already about the site9 kinds

How it groups

An empty buying stage, a drifting audience, two pages competing for the same ground, a question the site never answers. These are about the site by construction, so they pass through — reworded from what is wrong to what to do.

Rule: site_level

Unanswered questions in one subject10 kinds

How it groups

Three unanswered pricing questions are not three jobs; they are a missing pricing page. Grouping by the area the question bank already declares turns a checklist into a subject.

Rule: by_area

Questions the model sees

30 questions

Each question receives the relevant page, section or passage. Expand a question to inspect its available answers. Rubric answers are used internally, never as a page rating.

About the whole page

Asked once, against a compact page-scope state.

A reader arriving cold could say what product, service or organisation this page is about.Yes / no

Available answers

  • trueA full name appears that identifies the subject — something you could search for and find.
  • falseThe subject is only "we", "our platform", "the solution", or an acronym that is never expanded. A repeated label is not a name if nothing says what it stands for.

Question: entity_clarity

What is the primary purpose of this page?Multiple choice

Available answers

  • explainExplains a concept, topic or how something works.
  • sellPresents a product or service and encourages a purchase or signup.
  • compareCompares options, alternatives or approaches.
  • supportHelps an existing user accomplish or troubleshoot a task.
  • navigatePrimarily routes visitors elsewhere, with little content of its own.
  • unclearNo single purpose is discernible from the content.

Question: purpose_clarity

About one section

Asked once per section, against that section alone — feeding in the surrounding page would corrupt the self-containment answer.

The text under this heading answers what the heading asks or names.Yes / no

Available answers

  • trueA reader looking for what the heading promises finds it in this text.
  • falseThe heading promises something this text never delivers, however far down you read.

Question: answers_heading

This text is understandable on its own, quoted in isolation away from the rest of the page.Yes / no

Available answers

  • trueTerms, subjects and references resolve within the text itself.
  • falseIt depends on surrounding context — unresolved "it", "this", "as mentioned above" — and would confuse a reader who saw only this.

Question: self_contained

How usable is this section as a direct answer by a search or AI answering system?Multiple choice

Available answers

  • readyA clear, self-contained, specific answer that could be quoted as-is.
  • needs_contextContains the answer but requires surrounding context to make sense.
  • buriedThe answer is present but obscured by digression or promotional filler.
  • absentNo substantive answer is present, only framing or navigation.

Question: extraction_readiness

One change would help this text most. Which? Pick the single missing ingredient.Multiple choice

Available answers

  • add_a_numberIt claims a size, speed or amount but states no figure. THE MISSING THING IS A QUANTITY. Not this if the gap is trust or an undefined word.
  • cite_evidenceIt asks the reader to believe something about other people — who uses it, who trusts it, what results they got — with nobody named. THE MISSING THING IS AN ATTRIBUTABLE SOURCE: a named customer, a case study, a published result. Not this if a plain number would settle it.
  • define_the_termIt uses a product name, acronym or piece of jargon that a newcomer would not recognise, and never says what it means. THE MISSING THING IS A DEFINITION. Not this if the term is clear and only an illustration is missing.
  • give_an_exampleThe terms are all understandable, but it stays abstract and never shows the thing in use. THE MISSING THING IS A CONCRETE SCENARIO. Not this if a word first needs defining.
  • state_the_limitIt describes only what works, with no mention of who it is wrong for or what it cannot do. THE MISSING THING IS A BOUNDARY.
  • already_specificConcrete, checkable and clear as written. No single change stands out.

Question: improvement_type

Rate how promotional the language is, as opposed to informative.Descriptive rubric

Available answers

  • Purely factual and specific.
  • Mostly factual with light positive framing.
  • Balanced between informing and selling.
  • Mostly promotional, with claims outweighing substance.
  • Almost entirely superlatives and marketing language.

Question: promotional_intensity

About one passage

Asked per candidate claim.

A sceptical buyer would want proof of this before believing it.Yes / no

Available answers

  • trueIt asserts a benefit, a result, a comparison or a level of quality — the kind of statement a competitor might dispute.
  • falseIt describes how something works or what it contains, neutrally. Factual, but nothing a buyer would demand evidence for.

Question: is_claim

Rate how specific and checkable the claim is.Descriptive rubric

Available answers

  • Vague — no figures, scope or conditions ("dramatically better").
  • Somewhat vague — direction given but unquantified.
  • Partly specific — some detail, key terms undefined.
  • Specific — quantified with stated scope.
  • Fully specific — quantified, scoped and attributable to a source.

Question: claim_specificity

Claim and evidence

Asked once per claim that has evidence nearby. Proximity is measured; whether the proof is about the claim is not.

The supporting detail is evidence for THIS claim, not merely a nearby fact.Yes / no

Available answers

  • trueThe detail speaks to the same thing the claim asserts, so a sceptical reader would be satisfied by it.
  • falseThe detail is real but about something else — a different quality, a different metric — so it does not support this claim even though it sits beside it.

Question: evidence_supports_claim

Buyer journey

Asked once per page, riding in the existing page-scope call.

Where in a buying decision would someone read this page? Pick the earliest stage it genuinely serves.Multiple choice

Available answers

  • awarenessFor someone who has the problem but does not know solutions exist. Describes the situation, not a product.
  • educationFor someone who knows the problem and is learning how it is solved. Explains an approach or a concept.
  • considerationFor someone assessing whether this kind of product fits them. Covers capabilities, requirements, use cases.
  • comparisonFor someone weighing options against each other. Names alternatives, trade-offs or differences.
  • decisionFor someone close to committing. Pricing, plans, guarantees, what happens after buying.
  • purchaseThe transaction itself — checkout, signup, booking, contact form.
  • noneServes no stage: navigation, a legal page, or a listing that only links elsewhere.

Question: journey_stage

Across the site

Asked once over an inventory of page summaries — one short line per page, so twenty-five pages cost about a thousand tokens.

Reading the page titles and topics below as one site, how consistent is the audience being addressed?Multiple choice

Available answers

  • one_clearOne audience throughout, addressed consistently.
  • several_deliberateSeveral distinct audiences, each looking intentional.
  • driftingThe audience shifts between pages without any page acknowledging it.
  • none_evidentNo audience is identifiable from these pages at all.

Question: site_audience_consistency

Messaging

Asked against the page-scope state. These are properties of the whole argument rather than of one section.

The page says what problem it solves, not only what it offers.Yes / no

Available answers

  • trueA reader learns which situation or difficulty this exists to address.
  • falseIt lists features, qualities or a description with no sense of what goes wrong without it.

Question: states_the_problem

The page says who it is for.Yes / no

Available answers

  • trueA specific kind of person, role or business is named, so a reader can tell whether they qualify.
  • falseIt addresses "everyone", "teams", "businesses" or nobody in particular, so a reader cannot tell if it is meant for them.

Question: names_the_audience

The page says what makes this different from the alternatives.Yes / no

Available answers

  • trueIt names a specific difference — something it does that others do not, or a deliberate trade-off it makes.
  • falseIt only claims to be good. Being "powerful" or "easy" is not a difference, because every competitor says the same.

Question: states_differentiation

Customer questions

The full bank. At most 6 are asked of any one page — only those its own text raises — and they ride in the existing page-scope call, so the module adds no calls of its own.

A visitor asks: “What is this, in plain terms?” Does this page answer that?Multiple choice

Available answers

  • answers_itYes — the page states it plainly enough for the visitor to act on.
  • mentions_onlyThe subject comes up, but after reading it the visitor still would not know the answer.
  • not_addressedNothing on this page speaks to it.

Question: q_what_is_it

A visitor asks: “What problem does this solve for me?” Does this page answer that?Multiple choice

Available answers

  • answers_itYes — the page states it plainly enough for the visitor to act on.
  • mentions_onlyThe subject comes up, but after reading it the visitor still would not know the answer.
  • not_addressedNothing on this page speaks to it.

Question: q_what_problem

A visitor asks: “What does it cost?” Does this page answer that?Multiple choice

Available answers

  • answers_itYes — the page states it plainly enough for the visitor to act on.
  • mentions_onlyThe subject comes up, but after reading it the visitor still would not know the answer.
  • not_addressedNothing on this page speaks to it.

Question: q_what_it_costs

A visitor asks: “Is there a free version or a trial, and what are its limits?” Does this page answer that?Multiple choice

Available answers

  • answers_itYes — the page states it plainly enough for the visitor to act on.
  • mentions_onlyThe subject comes up, but after reading it the visitor still would not know the answer.
  • not_addressedNothing on this page speaks to it.

Question: q_free_tier

A visitor asks: “Is this meant for someone like me?” Does this page answer that?Multiple choice

Available answers

  • answers_itYes — the page states it plainly enough for the visitor to act on.
  • mentions_onlyThe subject comes up, but after reading it the visitor still would not know the answer.
  • not_addressedNothing on this page speaks to it.

Question: q_is_it_for_me

A visitor asks: “When is this the wrong choice?” Does this page answer that?Multiple choice

Available answers

  • answers_itYes — the page states it plainly enough for the visitor to act on.
  • mentions_onlyThe subject comes up, but after reading it the visitor still would not know the answer.
  • not_addressedNothing on this page speaks to it.

Question: q_when_not_to_use

A visitor asks: “What would I actually use this for?” Does this page answer that?Multiple choice

Available answers

  • answers_itYes — the page states it plainly enough for the visitor to act on.
  • mentions_onlyThe subject comes up, but after reading it the visitor still would not know the answer.
  • not_addressedNothing on this page speaks to it.

Question: q_what_can_i_do

A visitor asks: “How do I get started, and how long does it take?” Does this page answer that?Multiple choice

Available answers

  • answers_itYes — the page states it plainly enough for the visitor to act on.
  • mentions_onlyThe subject comes up, but after reading it the visitor still would not know the answer.
  • not_addressedNothing on this page speaks to it.

Question: q_how_to_start

A visitor asks: “Does it work with what I already use?” Does this page answer that?Multiple choice

Available answers

  • answers_itYes — the page states it plainly enough for the visitor to act on.
  • mentions_onlyThe subject comes up, but after reading it the visitor still would not know the answer.
  • not_addressedNothing on this page speaks to it.

Question: q_integrations

A visitor asks: “How is this different from the alternatives?” Does this page answer that?Multiple choice

Available answers

  • answers_itYes — the page states it plainly enough for the visitor to act on.
  • mentions_onlyThe subject comes up, but after reading it the visitor still would not know the answer.
  • not_addressedNothing on this page speaks to it.

Question: q_vs_alternatives

A visitor asks: “Who else uses this, and did it work for them?” Does this page answer that?Multiple choice

Available answers

  • answers_itYes — the page states it plainly enough for the visitor to act on.
  • mentions_onlyThe subject comes up, but after reading it the visitor still would not know the answer.
  • not_addressedNothing on this page speaks to it.

Question: q_who_uses_it

A visitor asks: “Who is behind this?” Does this page answer that?Multiple choice

Available answers

  • answers_itYes — the page states it plainly enough for the visitor to act on.
  • mentions_onlyThe subject comes up, but after reading it the visitor still would not know the answer.
  • not_addressedNothing on this page speaks to it.

Question: q_who_is_behind_it

A visitor asks: “What happens to my data?” Does this page answer that?Multiple choice

Available answers

  • answers_itYes — the page states it plainly enough for the visitor to act on.
  • mentions_onlyThe subject comes up, but after reading it the visitor still would not know the answer.
  • not_addressedNothing on this page speaks to it.

Question: q_data_safety

A visitor asks: “What help do I get if something goes wrong?” Does this page answer that?Multiple choice

Available answers

  • answers_itYes — the page states it plainly enough for the visitor to act on.
  • mentions_onlyThe subject comes up, but after reading it the visitor still would not know the answer.
  • not_addressedNothing on this page speaks to it.

Question: q_support

A visitor asks: “What happens if I sign up — and can I stop?” Does this page answer that?Multiple choice

Available answers

  • answers_itYes — the page states it plainly enough for the visitor to act on.
  • mentions_onlyThe subject comes up, but after reading it the visitor still would not know the answer.
  • not_addressedNothing on this page speaks to it.

Question: q_next_step

Read the limits with the findings.

An audit is a view of the content examined. Every report includes its scope and any analysis limitations.

  • A site scan is a sample. One-page mode examines one URL. Sitemap and URL-list modes examine up to 25 pages; they do not establish complete website coverage.
  • The served HTML is what we read. SiteClarity does not run the page’s JavaScript. Content loaded only in a browser can be missed.
  • Some content is excluded. Navigation and page chrome, detected testimonials and link cards, and sections with too little text are skipped. Exclusions and section limits are disclosed in the report.
  • Language and model availability matter. English-specific rules are skipped for unsupported languages. If the decision model cannot run, the report is labelled as static checks only.
  • Findings are suggestions, not a visibility prediction. SiteClarity does not report an overall score, rank, citation probability, search volume or traffic estimate. Review each finding in the context of your content and audience.
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