Headings are followed by a direct answer
One of 40 checks the scanner runs. This one is worth 3 points inside the Answer Readiness dimension, which carries 10% of the total score.
What does this check look at?
Of the first 30 heading-then-paragraph pairs (H2/H3 optionally followed by wrapper elements then a <p>), at least 60% have an opening paragraph of 80 words or fewer.
How do I fix it?
- Partial pass: Put the answer in the first sentence under each heading; long openers are rarely extracted intact.
- Structure sections as heading, then an immediate one-sentence answer, then detail.
Why is it worth 3 points?
Points are relative weights inside a dimension, and a dimension's weight decides how much of the total it can move. The reasoning for this dimension's weight is published rather than asserted:
| Dimension | Answer Readiness — 10% of the total score |
| Points for this check | 3 of 10 in this dimension |
| Worth at most | 3.0 of the 100 points |
Substantial, and largely mechanical to fix.
What else is measured in this dimension?
- Headings are phrased as real questions — 4 points
- FAQPage schema is present — 3 points
How do I see my own result?
Run a scan on your own domain. The report lists every failed check with the evidence that produced it, so you can tell a real failure from a check that does not apply.
Run a free GEO audit on your own site →
The full method, including the dimensions that are deliberately weighted low and the parts of the picture a single-URL scan cannot see, is on the methodology page.