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SEO score
The SEO score is BurstWriter’s 0–100 gauge of an article’s MECHANICAL on-page setup only: the title length, the meta-description length, and whether the article targets a clear keyword.
It deliberately does NOT score content quality, depth, originality, or word count — Google has no preferred word count, so rewarding length would let padded, thin content look healthy. A high score means the on-page mechanics are in place; it is not a measure of whether the article is genuinely good or will rank. Real ranking comes from useful, original, trustworthy content (see E-E-A-T). Averaged across your site, the score is a quick read on whether the mechanical basics are set, nothing more.