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What Is a PageOptimizer Pro Optimization Score?

An optimization score, is a score given to your page when a report is generated with the marked the page as having been built. Inside every report generated this way, there will be a total of two scores. The Content Brief Optimization score, and the Signals Optimization score.

The difference between these scores, is one is based on the Content Brief tabs recommendations. More specifically the Important Terms Range at the top of each section. Which you can learn more about here.

While the other is based on the number of recommendations you have in the Compare Data sub-tab. We will cover where you can find either in PageOptimizer Pro reports. As well as what is a good score in either. If you are not interested in where you can find these scores. You can learn about what is a good score here. Though, it is important to note that there is information covered here that will not be covered inside the linked article.

Where You Can Find Your Score

You can find your score in a variety of places after your first report has been generated. You can learn how to generate your first POP Report, here.

The first place you can find your pages optimization score, is the reports, report card.

The optimization score that is displayed here, will depend on your selection within the reports 'Custom Strategy' tab. This is also true for the next tabs, which is the Custom Strategy Tab itself, as well as the 'Dashboard' sub-tab.

The Dashboard sub-tab, as shown above. Can be found under the 'Advanced Analysis' main tab. It is important to note that the Dashboard tabs overview section, will always display an overview of the recommendation and information found within the 'Compare Data' sub-tab. Regardless of the optimization score selected.

The final tab you can find an optimization score in, is the 'Content Brief' tab. Here you will only be able to view the Content Brief optimization score.

What Is a Good Score in PageOptimizer Pro

The Content Brief:

A good score inside of the content brief is a score of 80%. This is where a majority of our users notice movement for their pages. While this is the score where people notice movement. We recommend attaining a score of 100%, this is because the Content Brief was designed with the intention of it being possible to achieve a score of 100%.

The Signals Strategy:

The Signals strategy, is significantly different from the Content Brief. This is because these recommendations are based on recommendations for each signal covered in POP individually. These recommendations, are given based on data from your competitors for the report.

This is important to remember. As there is no SEO smoothing with this strategy, if you choose to follow 100% of the recommendations in the Compare Data sub-tab. Your page will reflect 1-1, what your competitor pages look like on average. We don't recommend this, because any issue present on your competitor pages after implementing the changes from this tab. Will then exist on your page. If you are not an experienced SEO, who has neither researched, or worked in the particular niche for your report. We recommend not using this strategy, and instead using the Content Brief.

Think of the Content Brief as a tab where recommendations are given to you, with an expert SEO looking over your shoulder at the same time.

A good score for the signals strategy is 60%, this is where users who utilize this tab will begin to notice movement for their page.

Important Things to Note

It is important to remember in PageOptimizer Pro, that there are many factors at play when assigning you a score. Chief among those, is your competitors for that particular report. If you are in a high position in the SERP's (Search Engine Results Page), while it is possible for those below you to have better On Page SEO. It is not a guarantee.

This is notable, because if your page has excellent on page optimization and you compare your page to those with worse on page optimization. Your page is likely to receive a lower score than you expect. As you are comparing an optimized page, to unoptimized pages or lesser optimized pages.