{"id":411,"date":"2017-09-19T12:49:09","date_gmt":"2017-09-19T16:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.articlez.com\/blog\/?p=411"},"modified":"2017-09-27T00:49:20","modified_gmt":"2017-09-27T04:49:20","slug":"just-how-good-is-your-website-content-take-this-quiz-and-find-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.articlez.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/19\/just-how-good-is-your-website-content-take-this-quiz-and-find-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Just How Good *IS* Your Website Content? Take This Quiz and Find Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.articlez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/questions-2758705_960_720-300x249.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.articlez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/questions-2758705_960_720-300x249.png 300w, https:\/\/www.articlez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/questions-2758705_960_720-768x638.png 768w, https:\/\/www.articlez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/questions-2758705_960_720-86x70.png 86w, https:\/\/www.articlez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/questions-2758705_960_720-132x110.png 132w, https:\/\/www.articlez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/questions-2758705_960_720-301x250.png 301w, https:\/\/www.articlez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/questions-2758705_960_720-655x544.png 655w, https:\/\/www.articlez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/questions-2758705_960_720.png 867w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Everyone finds a quiz interesting and informative, so here&#8217;s one you can use to evaluate t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.articlez.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/20\/10000-miles-deep-or-10000-miles-wide-website-content-success\/\">he present state of your website&#8217;s content<\/a>. Take a minute or two to run through the questions below and see how your site stacks up\u2026<\/p>\n<p>CHECKLIST &#8211; Each question is worth 1 point. Give yourself 1 point for every question that you can honestly answer &#8220;yes&#8221; to. Scoring guidelines are at the end of the quiz.<\/p>\n<h2>Website Content Focus 1: Keywords (3)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Have I properly researched the keyword phrases I want to rank for &#8211; or am I just guessing?<\/li>\n<li>Just how easy will it be to rank for those keywords?<\/li>\n<li>New sites &#8211; go for KW with low amount of competition<\/li>\n<li>A decent amount of search volume for that KW phrase<\/li>\n<li>Is the content reflective of the probable intent of the buyer if they use those search terms?(i.e., if they are looking to research a topic, or comparison shopping, or ready to buy, does this page of content match the stage they are at in their buying journey?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Website Content Focus 2: Headlines (4)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Is the main target KW in the main headline?<\/li>\n<li>Is the most important information in the headline towards the beginning? (In case the headline is cut off)?<\/li>\n<li>Is the headline wording enough to create enough interest and\/or intrigue that will capture attention and lure in the reader?<\/li>\n<li>Do you make use of subheadings after every 1-3 paragraphs?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Website Content Focus 3: Page Content and Layout (18)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Is your content written naturally?<\/li>\n<li>Have you over-used your target keywords?<\/li>\n<li>Are you saying anything new &#8211; or just rehashing what others have said?<\/li>\n<li>Is your content wording 100% unique text?<\/li>\n<li>Have you used the active voice in your writing?<\/li>\n<li>Is your page content at least 1,200 words, perhaps even 2,000-2,500 if you want to rank as an authority on that subject?<\/li>\n<li>Have you framed important questions in your content &#8212; and then answered those questions?<\/li>\n<li>Have you broken up large blocks of text?<\/li>\n<li>Is your content free from grammar and spelling mistakes?<\/li>\n<li>Have you stayed away from unnecessary technical terms and jargon?<\/li>\n<li>Does your webpage use a comfortable <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Font\">font style<\/a> and size?<\/li>\n<li>Are ads running on your page at a minimum?<\/li>\n<li>Is the content &#8220;above-the-fold&#8221;?<\/li>\n<li>Have you linked OUT to authority websites, from within your page content?<\/li>\n<li>Have you used &#8212; effectively &#8212; images and videos within your content?<\/li>\n<li>For your images and other visuals, have you optimized the alt text, titles and captions?<\/li>\n<li>Are images optimized to minimize image file size, so as to speed up page load times?<\/li>\n<li>Have you linked WITHIN to other important pages inside your website (key landing pages, product or service category pages) where you are trying to send traffic?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Website Content Focus 4: Page Title Tags Meta Descriptions (5)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Is your page meta description interesting, and eye-catching &#8211; to attract a click when it shows up on search results pages?<\/li>\n<li>Is the meta description unique to each page?<\/li>\n<li>Do your title tags also effectively encapsulate your page theme?<\/li>\n<li>Are the titles properly optimized for length, and not duplicate with other pages?<\/li>\n<li>Is your primary page keyword included in your page title?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Scoring and Results<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_419\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-419\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-419\" src=\"https:\/\/www.articlez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/quiz2-300x191.jpeg\" alt=\"website content quiz\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.articlez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/quiz2-300x191.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.articlez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/quiz2.jpeg 595w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-419\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">How&#8217;d Your Website Content Stack Up?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>How did your content rate overall?<\/p>\n<p>Here are some guidelines:<\/p>\n<p><strong>28 or higher:<\/strong> Congrats! Your content rates very high against the competition. Try to get a 30!<\/p>\n<p><strong>25-27:<\/strong> Nice Job! You have a few things to address, but you&#8217;ve done a good job so far.<\/p>\n<p><strong>22-24:<\/strong> Passable &#8211; but it could be better. Where do you need to make changes?<\/p>\n<p><strong>21 or lower:<\/strong> Oh-Oh\u2026 There&#8217;s definitely room for improvement here. 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