How the scores work.

Six dimensions, one comparison

Each dimension uses a 1–10 scale. These are subjective planning estimates for the backlink type, not measurements of a specific website, search-engine metrics, customer ratings, or promises of ranking improvements.

• Ease of finding: how readily suitable opportunities can be identified.
• Ease of acquiring: expected effort, eligibility and editorial barriers for a genuine participant.
• Longevity: likely durability of the placement, without a guaranteed lifespan.
• Spaminess: susceptibility to low-value or manipulative use. Lower is better.
• Page context: potential relevance of the surrounding page to the linked resource.
• Anchor context: potential for a natural, descriptive link in relevant surrounding text, rather than keyword stuffing.

The total score

All six dimensions carry equal weight. Spaminess is reversed before combining the scores. The theoretical minimum is 0 and maximum is 100.

Totals are rounded to one decimal. Lists sort by total descending; equal totals sort alphabetically. Easy acquisition does not automatically mean a valuable link. Review the individual dimensions and publisher rules.

Guides, discovery and moderation

The initial 100 types were supplied by the site owner. Their guides and scores are AI-assisted editorial starting points, not verified offers from individual publishers. New discovery searches run daily in Seattle time. New candidates and visitor submissions enter a private suggestion queue.

An administrator approves or rejects each candidate before source verification and guide generation. Unsupported candidates remain unpublished. The processor compares backlink mechanism and placement against existing types; changing an industry or platform name does not establish a new type.

Paid and user-generated placements may carry sponsored, ugc or nofollow attributes. Follow the publisher’s rules and inspect the actual link. A published placement is not a guarantee of crawling, indexing or ranking credit.

Google’s link qualification guidance ↗ · Google’s spam policies ↗