GradeMyContent — Score your content against Google's helpful-content guidelines

1. Tell us about the page

Page URL (paste text OR enter a URL — we'll fetch it for you)

Topic (optional — helps spot YMYL)

Paste the page text (optional if you entered a URL — nothing is stored)

2. Pick a scoring mode

Mode A — Equal
Every question worth the same Mode B — Section-weighted
Content 40% · Expertise 30% · People-first 20% · Search-first 10% (recommended) Mode C — YMYL
Expertise 40% — for health, finance, safety, legal topics

3. Answer the 32 questions

For each question choose Yes (PASS), No (FAIL), Partly (half credit), or N/A. Section 4 is reverse-scored — the questions are already rephrased so Yes always means good.

Content and Quality

Q1. Does the content provide original information, reporting, research, or analysis?

Yes No Partly N/A

Q2. Does the content provide a substantial, complete, or comprehensive description of the topic?

Yes No Partly N/A

Q3. Does the content provide insightful analysis or interesting information beyond the obvious?

Yes No Partly N/A

Q4. If drawing on other sources, does it avoid copying/rewriting and add substantial additional value?

Yes No Partly N/A

Q5. Does the main heading or page title provide a descriptive, helpful summary of the content?

Yes No Partly N/A

Q6. Does the main heading or page title avoid exaggerating or being shocking in nature?

Yes No Partly N/A

Q7. Is this the sort of page you'd want to bookmark, share with a friend, or recommend?

Yes No Partly N/A

Q8. Would you expect to see this content in or referenced by a printed magazine, encyclopedia, or book?

Yes No Partly N/A

Q9. Does the content provide substantial value when compared to other pages in search results?

Yes No Partly N/A

Q10. Is the content free of spelling or stylistic issues?

Yes No Partly N/A

Q11. Is the content produced well, rather than appearing sloppy or hastily produced?

Yes No Partly N/A

Q12. Is the content free of mass-production/outsourcing across a network so pages get individual care?

Yes No Partly N/A

Expertise

Q13. Does the content present information in a way that makes you want to trust it — clear sourcing, evidence of expertise, author/site background?

Yes No Partly N/A

Q14. If someone researched the site, would they come away seeing it as well-trusted or widely recognized as an authority on its topic?

Yes No Partly N/A

Q15. Is the content written or reviewed by an expert or enthusiast who demonstrably knows the topic well?

Yes No Partly N/A

Q16. Is the content free of easily-verified factual errors?

Yes No Partly N/A

People-First Content

Q17. Do you have an existing or intended audience that would find the content useful if they came directly to you?

Yes No Partly N/A

Q18. Does the content clearly demonstrate first-hand expertise and depth of knowledge (e.g., actually used the product or visited the place)?

Yes No Partly N/A

Q19. Does the site have a primary purpose or focus?

Yes No Partly N/A

Q20. After reading, will someone leave feeling they've learned enough about the topic to help achieve their goal?

Yes No Partly N/A

Q21. Will someone reading the content leave feeling they've had a satisfying experience?

Yes No Partly N/A

Avoid Search-Engine-First Content (reverse-scored) reverse-scored

Q22. Is the content NOT primarily made to attract visits from search engines?

Yes No Partly N/A

Q23. Is the site NOT producing lots of content on many different topics hoping some performs in search?

Yes No Partly N/A

Q24. Is the site NOT using extensive automation to produce content on many topics?

Yes No Partly N/A

Q25. Does the content add substantial value rather than mainly summarizing what others say?

Yes No Partly N/A

Q26. Is the content NOT written simply because the topic seems trending (rather than for the existing audience)?

Yes No Partly N/A

Q27. Does the content NOT leave readers feeling they need to search again for better information?

Yes No Partly N/A

Q28. Is the content NOT written to a particular word count because of a belief about a 'preferred' length?

Yes No Partly N/A

Q29. Did the site NOT enter this niche topic area without real expertise, mainly for search traffic?

Yes No Partly N/A

Q30. Does the content NOT promise to answer a question that actually has no answer (e.g., unconfirmed release dates)?

Yes No Partly N/A

Q31. Are page dates NOT being changed to seem fresh when content has not substantially changed?

Yes No Partly N/A

Q32. Is the site NOT adding/removing lots of content primarily to appear 'fresh' for rankings?

Yes No Partly N/A

4. Your scorecard

Self-serve: answer the questions yourself. AI grade: the model reads your pasted text and answers all 32 with evidence — recommended mode auto-selected (YMYL-aware).

Reading your page and scoring 32 questions… this takes ~30-60 seconds.