Public Audit Report

empireplumbers.com

https://empireplumbers.com/
Scanned on May 22, 2026
68
Overall
C
77
SEO
75/98 passed
60
AEO
31/52 passed
59
GEO
34/58 passed
140
Passed
68
Failed
208
Total Checks
Needs Work
Rating

Quick Wins — Top 5 Issues to Fix

SEO — 77/100 (23 issues)

Failed Checks (23)

  • No theme-color meta tag — improves mobile browser appearancemeta
  • Heading hierarchy has gaps (e.g. H1 to H3 without H2)content
  • 16 of 26 images use legacy formats (JPG/PNG/GIF) — convert to WebP/AVIF for 25-50% smaller filescontent
  • No hreflang tags — add if targeting multiple languagestechnical
  • Text-to-HTML ratio: 6.4% — too code-heavy, add more contenttechnical
  • Inline CSS: 17.4 KB — too much, move to external stylesheetperformance
  • 17 render-blocking scripts — add defer or async attributeperformance
  • No font preload/preconnect — add for faster renderingperformance
  • No Strict-Transport-Security headersecurity
  • Missing X-Content-Type-Options headersecurity
  • No Content-Security-Policy header — XSS risksecurity
  • No JSON-LD structured data foundschema
  • sitemap.xml found but not valid XML formattechnical
  • 3 target="_blank" links missing rel="noopener" — security risksecurity
  • No Web App Manifest — add for installability and modern web signalstechnical
  • No dns-prefetch or preconnect hints — add for faster third-party loadingperformance
  • Missing X-Frame-Options — clickjacking risksecurity
  • No Referrer-Policy header — may leak URL datasecurity
  • No Permissions-Policy — restrict camera/mic/geo accesssecurity
  • 1 paragraph(s) exceed 150 words — break up for readabilitycontent
  • 2 render-blocking script(s) in head — add defer or asyncperformance
  • No IndexNow integration — add for instant Bing/Yandex indexing on content changestechnical
  • 2 of 9 H2 sections have < 50 words — add more content or merge thin sectionscontent

Passed Checks (75)

  • Title tag found: "Trusted Sewer and Water Contractor in New York | Empire Plum..."meta
  • Title length: 64 characters (slightly long — aim for under 60)meta
  • Meta description found (147 chars)meta
  • Description length: 147 chars (optimal)meta
  • Viewport meta tag found (mobile-friendly)meta
  • UTF-8 charset declaredmeta
  • Language attribute set on HTML tagmeta
  • No meta refresh redirect (good)meta
  • Robots: "follow, index, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1, max-image-preview:large"meta
  • Single H1 tag foundcontent
  • Title-H1 alignment: 88% word overlap (good)content
  • 9 H2 tags foundcontent
  • 1738 words on page (good content depth)content
  • Readability: 47 (moderate — aim for 60+)content
  • 25% long sentences (>20 words) — good readabilitycontent
  • All 26 images have ALT textcontent
  • All 26 images have width/height attributes (prevents CLS)content
  • JS-based lazy loading detectedcontent
  • 54 internal links foundcontent
  • 19 external links foundcontent
  • No empty href attributes foundcontent
  • All link texts are descriptive (no "click here" or "read more")content
  • Open Graph title foundsocial
  • Open Graph description foundsocial
  • Open Graph image foundsocial
  • Open Graph URL foundsocial
  • og:type set to "website"social
  • og:site_name: "Empire Water Main &amp; Sewer Inc"social
  • Twitter Card: "summary_large_image"social
  • Twitter title foundsocial
  • Twitter description foundsocial
  • Twitter image foundsocial
  • HTTPS enabledtechnical
  • Canonical tag foundtechnical
  • Canonical tag is self-referencing (correct)technical
  • Favicon foundtechnical
  • Apple touch icon foundtechnical
  • Compression: brtechnical
  • URL length: 27 chars (good)technical
  • URL uses hyphens or no separators (good)technical
  • No deprecated HTML tags foundtechnical
  • Inline JS: 12.6 KB (acceptable)performance
  • Cache-Control: public, max-age=2678400performance
  • About page link found — builds trust and E-E-A-Ttrust
  • Contact page/email link foundtrust
  • Privacy Policy link foundtrust
  • Terms of Service link foundtrust
  • Author byline foundtrust
  • <!DOCTYPE html> declaredtechnical
  • No mixed content — all resources use HTTPStechnical
  • font-display: swap detected — prevents invisible textperformance
  • Viewport includes width=device-width (responsive)meta
  • robots.txt found and allows crawlingtechnical
  • robots.txt includes Sitemap referencetechnical
  • No AI crawlers blocked in robots.txt — AI search and training can access contenttechnical
  • All 5 checked internal links are workingcontent
  • 14% nofollow links (10/74) — good link equity flowcontent
  • OG image uses absolute URL (correct)social
  • 37 first-person pronouns — strong personal experiencecontent
  • 58% responsive images (srcset/picture)content
  • Title uses "|" separator — Google may rewrite it; consider using "—" insteadmeta
  • max-image-preview:large — eligible for Google Discover large imagesmeta
  • H1 length: 69 characters (optimal)content
  • Title and meta description are different (good)meta
  • OG URL matches canonical URL (consistent)social
  • Viewport allows zoom (good for accessibility)accessibility
  • 75 links on page (within limit)content
  • DOM size: ~970 elements (good)performance
  • No snippet blocking detected (good — content is fully accessible)technical
  • 2 third-party script domain(s) (acceptable)performance
  • ARIA landmarks present: nav, skip-linkaccessibility
  • All 0 form input(s) have labels or aria-labelsaccessibility
  • No duplicate IDs found (248 unique IDs)accessibility
  • 1 iframe(s) — all safe (known providers or sandboxed)security
  • 1 feed(s) discovered (RSS) — aids content discoverytechnical
AEO — 60/100 (21 issues)

Failed Checks (21)

  • No structured data — AI systems struggle to categorize your pagediscoverability
  • Only 0 content sections — segment your content betterdiscoverability
  • No definition lists (<dl>) — great for term/value pairsdiscoverability
  • No code blocks — add <code>/<pre> for technical contentdiscoverability
  • No data tables — tables help AI compare and cite datastructure
  • Few key-value patterns — use "**Label:** value" format for AIstructure
  • No author information — AI values attributed contentcitation
  • No date information — AI prefers fresh, dated contentcitation
  • No Organization schema — AI may not recognize your brandcitation
  • No Speakable schema — add for voice assistant optimizationvoice
  • First paragraph too long — aim for 20-60 words for AI citationsvoice
  • No SearchAction schema — add for enhanced search presencevoice
  • No summary section — add Key Takeaways for AI extractionvoice
  • Few Q&A blocks — add question headings followed by answer paragraphsvoice
  • No /llms.txt found — add one to guide AI crawlers (emerging standard)discoverability
  • No sameAs links in schema — add social profiles for brand recognitioncitation
  • Brand name inconsistent — align site name across title, og:site_name, Organization schemacitation
  • No Table of Contents — add jump links for AI content navigationstructure
  • No video content — multimedia increases AI engagement and citation ratediscoverability
  • Statistics lack source references — attribute data to boost AI trustcitation
  • Brand name used inconsistently (20 partial vs 2 full) — standardizecitation

Passed Checks (31)

  • 1738 words in HTML — good content for AI parsingdiscoverability
  • Clean URL structurediscoverability
  • 3 semantic HTML5 elements founddiscoverability
  • Description + OG description both present — clear topic signalsdiscoverability
  • 67 named entities found — helps AI understand contextdiscoverability
  • 54 internal links — good topic cluster signaldiscoverability
  • FAQ content detected — great for AI answers (Note: FAQ rich results limited to gov/health sites since Aug 2023)structure
  • Question-style headings found — ideal for AI snippetsstructure
  • 14 lists found — structured content for AIstructure
  • Concise answer paragraphs after headings — great for AI citationstructure
  • Step-by-step content detected — AI loves procedural answersstructure
  • 75% short sentences — easy for AI to extractstructure
  • 92% concise paragraphs — scannable for AIstructure
  • Avg 193 words/section — sufficient depthstructure
  • Statistics and data found in content — highly citablecitation
  • 3/5 E-E-A-T signals presentcitation
  • Source citations found — increases AI trustcitation
  • 15 external links — references authoritative sourcescitation
  • Content references 2026/2025 — fresh contentcitation
  • Topic focus: 100% — title keywords found in contentcitation
  • 4 answer-box-ready paragraphs found after headingscitation
  • 70 conversational words — good for AI summariesvoice
  • Avg 17 words/sentence — easy reading levelvoice
  • Active voice dominant (6% passive) — AI-friendlyvoice
  • Pronoun density: 1.4% — engaging, user-focusedvoice
  • 22 H2/H3 headings — good content structure for AIvoice
  • No AI-blocking robots directives — AI crawlers can access contentdiscoverability
  • Freshness signal found (Last-Modified header or dateModified)citation
  • AI crawlers allowed in robots.txt (0/4 explicitly listed)discoverability
  • Content updated within 90 days — fresh content gets 3.2x more AI citationscitation
  • 10 collapsible section(s) (<details>) — interactive AI-friendly contentstructure
GEO — 59/100 (24 issues)

Failed Checks (24)

  • Few question headings — add Q&A headings for AI Overviewoverview
  • No author schema — add for AI trust signalsauthority
  • Incomplete brand identity — add og:site_name + Organization schemaauthority
  • No expert quotes — add professional opinions for credibilityauthority
  • No examples or case studies — add real-world examplesauthority
  • No FAQ Schema — add for Google rich results + AI Overviewformat
  • No HowTo Schema — add for step-by-step rich resultsformat
  • No comparison content — add vs. sections for AI recommendationsformat
  • No summary section — add Key Takeaways or TL;DR for AIformat
  • No BreadcrumbList schema — add for better AI contextformat
  • No data tables or charts — add structured data visualizationsformat
  • Only one list type — use both <ul> and <ol> for content varietyformat
  • Only 1/6 formatting types — use bold, lists, tables, quotes, codeformat
  • Single-perspective content — add "on the other hand..." for balanceformat
  • No actionable content — add "you should...", "try...", tipsformat
  • No entity Schema types — add Person, Product, or Organization schemasemantic
  • No <time> elements — wrap dates in <time datetime="...">semantic
  • Few data points with units — add specific numbers (e.g., "300+ users")semantic
  • Only 0 Schema type(s) — add more for AI contexttechnical
  • 2 image(s) with generic/short ALT text — use descriptive textformat
  • Only 0 data points — add 5+ statistics for +30-40% AI visibility (Princeton study)authority
  • Author lacks credentials — anonymous content is a GEO penaltyauthority
  • No <figure>/<figcaption> — wrap images with descriptive captions for AIformat
  • No authoritative sameAs links — add Wikipedia/Wikidata/LinkedIn URIs to schema for Knowledge Graph alignmentauthority

Passed Checks (34)

  • Definition-style content found — featured snippet candidateoverview
  • Content freshness signals detectedoverview
  • Comprehensive content (1738 words, 9 sections)overview
  • Title and H1 are aligned — clear topic focusoverview
  • Step-by-step content detected — AI Overview friendlyoverview
  • 2-level heading hierarchy — deep content structureoverview
  • 75% optimal paragraphs (20-80 words) — AI-friendlyoverview
  • Source citations found — increases AI trustauthority
  • 3/5 trust signals foundauthority
  • Original research/data signals foundauthority
  • 4 industry terms used — domain expertise signalauthority
  • 11 links to authoritative sources — boosts credibilityauthority
  • 6 unique external domains — diverse sourcesauthority
  • 26 images all with ALT text — AI can understand visualsformat
  • Conclusion/recommendation found — helps AI provide answersformat
  • 5/14 semantic HTML5 elements — deep semantic structuresemantic
  • 100% title keywords in first 200 words — good prominencesemantic
  • 45 contextual links — good cross-referencingsemantic
  • Content categorization found — clear topic classificationsemantic
  • 3 sections have subtopics (H3) — deep coveragesemantic
  • Mobile-friendly (viewport set)technical
  • HTTPS secure — trusted by AI systemstechnical
  • Page size: 172 KB — reasonabletechnical
  • Open Graph fully configured (title, description, image)technical
  • Canonical URL set — prevents AI from citing duplicatestechnical
  • Page allows AI indexing (no noindex/nosnippet)technical
  • Language + OG locale set — clear language signaltechnical
  • 2 ARIA landmarks found — good accessibility for AItechnical
  • 1738 words — sufficient depth for AI analysisoverview
  • First 200 words contain topic keywords — AI extracts primarily from the startoverview
  • Definition + list combo — strong featured snippet candidateoverview
  • max-image-preview:large — optimal AI rich result displaytechnical
  • 4/6 question types (5W1H) in headings — comprehensiveoverview
  • Link anchor texts are descriptive — good AI context signalsemantic

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