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Public audit for hnstats.com

What we found

How much of Hacker News is about AI? is 5 fixes away from more trial signups.

5 things a visitor needs are missing. The ones costing you the most: no obvious button to start, no price anywhere on the page and no easy way to get in touch, plus 2 more below.

Read from 1 live page · metadata, crawlability, trust, CTA, schema, sitemap, robots, llms.txt

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5 fixable leaks

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What buyers and AI/search engines see right now

Pages checked11 read in full
How we read itRead as crawlers doSame view buyers & bots get
Response time498msUnder 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 How much of Hacker News is about AI?'s live site.

26 pass 2 warn 12 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 — 26Needs fixing — 12Couldn’t read — 2
See the numbers
StateCountShare
On your page2665%
Missing1230%
Couldn’t read25%

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 21
Reasons to believe you 0
Can people find you 100
Can AI assistants read it 67
Speed on a phone 100
A safe, trusted connection 85
See the numbers
Part of your pageScoreHow that reads
Can they take the next step21/100needs work
Reasons to believe you0/100needs work
Can people find you100/100strong
Can AI assistants read it67/100close
Speed on a phone100/100strong
A safe, trusted connection85/100strong

Priorities

Fix these first

Ranked by revenue impact. Each one is something users — 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

Put a clear "Start free trial" button on the first screen so a visitor can start a free trial in one tap.

02

No price anywhere on the page

Show pricing or a "from…" anchor so users can self-qualify before they reach out.

03

No easy way to get in touch

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

04

AI assistants have nothing to read

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

05

Nothing on the page proves you’re a real business

Add the trust signals users look for — reviews, real cases or testimonials, credentials, and a privacy page.

What we read on your page

What a customer finds — and doesn’t

2 of the 8 things we could check are already on your page. We found only 2 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 trial signups — in priority order.

Scope: an automated scan of the 1 page 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

  • A headline that says what you do — found: “How much of today’s Hacker News is AI?”
  • A concrete number, not an adjective — we found “0 days”, which points at it, but no actual number on the page we read

What to add, in order of impact

  • An obvious button that starts the thing — Put one clear action button on the first screen (e.g. Start free, Book a demo).
  • Reviews or proof from real customers — Add a testimonial, customer logo, star rating, or an 'N customers' proof point near the top.
  • Something that removes the risk of trying you — Lower perceived risk: free trial, money-back guarantee, no credit card, or cancel-anytime.
  • A price, or at least a from-figure — Show pricing or a 'starting at' anchor so buyers can self-qualify without emailing.
  • 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 How much of Hacker News is about AI? — 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

Put a clear "Start free trial" button on the first screen so a visitor can start a free trial in one tap.

  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 price anywhere on the page

Show pricing or a "from…" anchor so users can self-qualify before they reach out.

  1. Show pricing, packages, or a 'from …' anchor so buyers can self-qualify.
  2. If pricing is bespoke, give a starting price or a typical range.
  3. Pair each price with what's included so it reads as value, not cost.

3. No easy way to get in touch

Make it easy to start a free trial 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.

4. 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.

5. Nothing on the page proves you’re a real business

Add the trust signals users look for — reviews, real cases or testimonials, credentials, and a privacy page.

  1. Add 2–3 real testimonials or case results with names/logos near the CTA.
  2. Link a privacy policy and terms page in the footer.
  3. Show any credentials, guarantees, security or compliance badges you hold.

Done-for-you assets — copy & paste

SEO title
Where to paste: Replace the <title> tag inside your page <head>.
Live AI Headline Counter for Hacker News
Meta description
Where to paste: In <head>, set <meta name="description" content="…"> to this (replace the old one).
Track AI mentions in Hacker News headlines live. Stay updated with real-time stats and never miss an AI story!
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 Live AI Headlines on Hacker News

— or one of these —
- Real-Time AI Headline Tracker for Hacker News
- Monitor AI Mentions in Hacker News Headlines Instantly
Primary CTA button
Where to paste: Use as the main button on the first screen; repeat it after your proof/services section.
Get Live Stats
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": "How much of Hacker News is about AI?",
  "url": "https://hnstats.com/",
  "description": "A live counter that tracks AI mentions in Hacker News headlines as they are posted.",
  "makesOffer": [
    {
      "@type": "Offer",
      "itemOffered": {
        "@type": "Service",
        "name": "Real-time AI headline tracking"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Offer",
      "itemOffered": {
        "@type": "Service",
        "name": "Live updates on AI story submissions"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Offer",
      "itemOffered": {
        "@type": "Service",
        "name": "Historical data on AI mentions"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Offer",
      "itemOffered": {
        "@type": "Service",
        "name": "Customizable time range views"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Offer",
      "itemOffered": {
        "@type": "Service",
        "name": "Detailed analytics on AI headline trends"
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
llms.txt (for AI answer engines)
Where to paste: Create a plain text file at hnstats.com/llms.txt with this content.
# How much of Hacker News is about AI?

> Track AI mentions in Hacker News headlines live. Stay updated with real-time stats and never miss an AI story!

## Services
- Real-time AI headline tracking
- Live updates on AI story submissions
- Historical data on AI mentions
- Customizable time range views
- Detailed analytics on AI headline trends

## Links
- https://hnstats.com/

Page-by-page findings

PageWhat to fix
/looks healthy

Action order

48-Hour Fix Plan

  • Put a clear "Start free trial" button on the first screen so a visitor can start a free trial in one tap.
  • Show pricing or a "from…" anchor so users can self-qualify before they reach out.
  • Make it easy to start a free trial 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.
  • Add the trust signals users look for — reviews, real cases or testimonials, credentials, and a privacy page.

Why it matters

The fastest users do not read every page. They scan the first screen, trust signals, pricing cues and how easy it is to start a free trial. 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 1 page; “couldn’t verify” means a signal needs JavaScript to read and we won’t guess.

What we read

TitleDays Since AI: live AI headline counter for Hacker News
Meta description135 chars
H1 heading Found 1/1
Structured data Found

Crawl & AI files

robots.txt Found
sitemap.xml Found
llms.txt (AI) Missing
Response time498ms

Pages we checked

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Days Since AI: live AI headline counter for Hacker News
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