Tsoden
Public audit for hackerznews.vercel.app

What we found

Hackerznews is 5 fixes away from more engagement.

5 things a visitor needs are missing. The ones costing you the most: no obvious button to start, no easy way to get in touch and AI assistants have nothing to read, plus 2 more below.

Read from 5 live pages · metadata, crawlability, trust, CTA, schema, sitemap, robots, llms.txt

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What buyers and AI/search engines see right now

Pages checked55 read in full
How we read itRead as crawlers doSame view buyers & bots get
Response time1476msUnder the 2.5s target
Checks verified8/135 need fixing

Diagnostics

What we checked, and what we found

40 checks across six areas — search visibility, AI & answer engines, performance, security, conversion and trust — each measured against Hackerznews's live site.

22 pass 3 warn 15 fail

Of the 40 checks we ran on your page

Anything we couldn’t read is its own segment — a page that blocks our reader is our limitation, not a mark against you, and it never lowers your score.

Fine as-is — 22Needs fixing — 15Couldn’t read — 3
See the numbers
StateCountShare
On your page2255%
Missing1538%
Couldn’t read38%

Where your page is strong, and where it isn’t

Each area is scored 0–100 against what a customer needs to find before they act.

strong (75+)close (50–74)needs work (under 50)
Can they take the next step 14
Reasons to believe you 31
Can people find you 62
Can AI assistants read it 44
Speed on a phone 33
A safe, trusted connection 100
See the numbers
Part of your pageScoreHow that reads
Can they take the next step14/100needs work
Reasons to believe you31/100needs work
Can people find you62/100close
Can AI assistants read it44/100needs work
Speed on a phone33/100needs work
A safe, trusted connection100/100strong

Priorities

Fix these first

Ranked by revenue impact. Each one is something readers — or an AI answer engine — need to see and currently can't. Fixing the top few moves your score the most.

01

No obvious button to start

Add a prominent call-to-action that encourages readers to explore more articles.

02

No easy way to get in touch

Make it easy to read articles from the homepage — a visible form, booking link, or tap-to-call number.

03

AI assistants have nothing to read

Publish /llms.txt with a concise machine-readable product summary, audience, pricing, and docs links.

04

Your page title doesn’t say what you do

Ensure the title clearly reflects the main focus of the news aggregator.

05

Search engines have no map of your site

Publish /sitemap.xml and submit it to search engines.

What we read on your page

What a customer finds — and doesn’t

3 of the 8 things we could check are already on your page. We found only 3 of the 8 things a customer looks for before they act. Most visitors are leaving without enough reason to call, book or buy.

Below is the breakdown: what's already working (with the exact text quoted from your page as proof), and the highest-impact additions to win more engagement — in priority order.

Scope: an automated scan of the 5 pages we could read across your site. Every “found” item quotes the exact text on your page so you can verify it. It doesn't judge copy quality or design.

Already on your page

  • Reviews or proof from real customers — we found “Review”, which points at it, but no actual review or rating on the page we read
  • A concrete number, not an adjective — we found “151 M”, which points at it, but no actual number on the page we read
  • A price, or at least a from-figure — found: “$26” (on /new)

What to add, in order of impact

  • A headline that says what you do — Lead with one headline that names the customer and the outcome they get, not a slogan.
  • An obvious button that starts the thing — Your visible link text is passive (found: "Learn more"). Replace it with an action CTA like "Start free" or "Book a demo".
  • Something that removes the risk of trying you — Lower perceived risk: free trial, money-back guarantee, no credit card, or cancel-anytime.
  • An easy way to get in touch — Give an easy capture path: short form, booking link, or contact route from the first screen.
  • Answers to the questions people ask before buying — Answer the top 3-5 buyer objections in an FAQ to remove hesitation before the CTA.

Deliverable

The full write-up is ready

We've already done the full work-up for Hackerznews — every fix written out, with copy and code ready to paste. Here's what's inside:

Complete fix plan (every issue, step by step)

1. No obvious button to start

Add a prominent call-to-action that encourages readers to explore more articles.

  1. Put one primary button on the first screen with action text (e.g. the suggested CTA below).
  2. Repeat the same CTA after the proof section and in the footer.
  3. Make the button visually dominant — one accent colour used only for the primary action.

2. No easy way to get in touch

Make it easy to read articles from the homepage — a visible form, booking link, or tap-to-call number.

  1. Add a visible booking link, short form, or tap-to-call number on the first screen.
  2. Keep the form to 3 fields max; every extra field drops completion.
  3. Confirm submissions with a clear success state, not a silent reload.

3. AI assistants have nothing to read

Publish /llms.txt with a concise machine-readable product summary, audience, pricing, and docs links.

  1. Publish /llms.txt with a plain-text product summary, audience, pricing and key links.
  2. Keep it concise — answer engines reward clear, factual structure.
  3. Update it when your offer or pricing changes.

4. Your page title doesn’t say what you do

Ensure the title clearly reflects the main focus of the news aggregator.

  1. Write a 50–60 character <title> in the format: Primary outcome for [audience] — [Brand].
  2. Put the most-searched term first; keep the brand at the end.
  3. Make every important page's title unique — never reuse the homepage title.

5. Search engines have no map of your site

Publish /sitemap.xml and submit it to search engines.

  1. Publish /sitemap.xml listing every indexable URL with <lastmod>.
  2. Reference it from robots.txt and submit it in Google Search Console.
  3. Regenerate it automatically whenever pages change.

Done-for-you assets — copy & paste

SEO title
Where to paste: Replace the <title> tag inside your page <head>.
HackerzNews - Your Clean News Hub
Meta description
Where to paste: In <head>, set <meta name="description" content="…"> to this (replace the old one).
Discover top tech stories with threaded comments and dark mode. Join HackerzNews for a clutter-free reading experience!
H1 — main page heading
Where to paste: Make this the single <h1> at the top of the homepage (real text, not an image).
Stay Updated with the Latest Tech News

— or one of these —
- Your Source for Clean Tech News
- Explore the Best in Tech Reporting
Primary CTA button
Where to paste: Use as the main button on the first screen; repeat it after your proof/services section.
Read Now
JSON-LD structured data (Organization)
Where to paste: Paste this entire block right before </head> (or before </body>).
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Organization",
  "name": "Hackerznews",
  "url": "https://hackerznews.vercel.app/",
  "description": "HackerzNews aggregates top technology stories for an enhanced reading experience.",
  "makesOffer": [
    {
      "@type": "Offer",
      "itemOffered": {
        "@type": "Service",
        "name": "Curated tech news articles"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Offer",
      "itemOffered": {
        "@type": "Service",
        "name": "Threaded comments for discussion"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Offer",
      "itemOffered": {
        "@type": "Service",
        "name": "Dark mode for comfortable reading"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Offer",
      "itemOffered": {
        "@type": "Service",
        "name": "User-friendly interface"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Offer",
      "itemOffered": {
        "@type": "Service",
        "name": "Real-time updates on trending topics"
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
llms.txt (for AI answer engines)
Where to paste: Create a plain text file at hackerznews.vercel.app/llms.txt with this content.
# Hackerznews

> Discover top tech stories with threaded comments and dark mode. Join HackerzNews for a clutter-free reading experience!

## Services
- Curated tech news articles
- Threaded comments for discussion
- Dark mode for comfortable reading
- User-friendly interface
- Real-time updates on trending topics

## Links
- https://hackerznews.vercel.app/

Page-by-page findings

PageWhat to fix
/2 H1s (should be 1)
/aboutlooks healthy
/new2 H1s (should be 1)
/ask2 H1s (should be 1)
/show2 H1s (should be 1)

Action order

48-Hour Fix Plan

  • Add a prominent call-to-action that encourages readers to explore more articles.
  • Make it easy to read articles from the homepage — a visible form, booking link, or tap-to-call number.
  • Publish /llms.txt with a concise machine-readable product summary, audience, pricing, and docs links.
  • Ensure the title clearly reflects the main focus of the news aggregator.
  • Publish /sitemap.xml and submit it to search engines.

Why it matters

The fastest readers do not read every page. They scan the first screen, trust signals, pricing cues and how easy it is to read articles. Missing signals make the offer harder to understand and easier to ignore.

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Verification

The exact wording we found

Every signal below was read from your live site — nothing is estimated. We checked 5 pages; “couldn’t verify” means a signal needs JavaScript to read and we won’t guess.

What we read

TitleHackerzNews
Meta description117 chars
H1 heading Found 5/5
Structured data Found

Crawl & AI files

robots.txt Found
sitemap.xml Missing
llms.txt (AI) Missing
Response time1476ms

Pages we checked

/
HackerzNews
Read
/about
HzN About
Read
/new
HzN New
Read
/ask
HzN Ask
Read
/show
HzN Show
Read

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