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Title, description, headings, image alt text, links, language: what Google reads on your page, point by point, with what to fix.

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The basics, in order

  1. A clear title30 to 60 characters, what the page offers first, your name at the end.
  2. A description that makes people click70 to 160 characters. It doesn't change the ranking, but it changes the clicks.
  3. One h1, then h2 and h3Like a table of contents: levels follow the structure, not the font size.
  4. Alt text on useful imagesA short sentence saying what the image shows. Decorative images get alt="".
  5. Links that say where they go“See our prices” rather than “Click here”.

Good to know

Does alt text really help with Google?

Yes: it's how Google understands images, including for Google Images. And above all, it's what blind people hear. Accessibility and SEO go hand in hand.

Is my grade a ranking?

No. It sums up the technical basics on this page. Ranking also depends on your content, the links other sites make to yours, and speed.