Scoring Methodology

A proposed, unrun protocol for checking writing-benchmark sources, scoring steps, synthetic fixtures, reproduction limits, and future audit records.

Our own product scored our five-month-old site 73/100 with zero clicks and seven referring domains. Here's why that number meant nothing, and what we replaced it with.

We audited our own evaluator and found a fail-open scoring defect letting collection errors score neutral 50. Here's the finding, scope, and the fix.

Learn what real SEO proof requires: permanent IDs, first-party GSC data, visible weak spots, and machine-readable records — tested on a live register.

Learn what a GEO score can measure today, what it cannot, and how TrustGrowth's GEO dimension scores structural readiness for AI extraction.

Learn what a visibility score measures in Google Search Console-backed data, what it does not prove, and why it belongs in TrustGrowth.

Why authority belongs in the TrustGrowth score: what authority measures, what it excludes, and how to inspect the evidence.

Learn how TrustGrowth score works, what it measures, why it changes, and where to verify live proof with timestamps and GSC-backed evidence.

Why content quality belongs beside technical, performance, and identity evidence in a responsible website trust assessment.

Learn what a growth score measures, why it matters, and how to inspect current search evidence with claim-safe, verifiable signals.

Why performance belongs in a website trust score: a plain-language guide to speed, stability, and why delivery itself is part of credibility.

E-E-A-T - Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trustworthiness - is the one signal family Google explicitly documented, and the one most sites and tools still skip. What the TrustGrowth Score's E-E-A-T pillar measures: would a careful stranger believe you?