Sourcing

Source Quality Note source_quality_note

A note the model makes on how far to trust a source it is using about a business, such as ranking the official site and licence registry above an old forum post.

What you can do: Keep your own site accurate and current, and fix outdated or wrong details on directories that are cited about you.

evidence.provenance · also called source credibility, source reliability

Checked by Your directory listings, found and matched · Term: authority-weighting

Used in 1 of 100 census runs this week: “reputable local business directories, Google reviews, Angie's List, Yelp, Better Business Bureau, Houzz, HomeAdvisor”

Aggregators And Directories aggregators_and_directories

Directories and aggregators the model draws on to find and cross-check businesses, such as Yelp, BBB or YellowPages, while sourcing candidates.

What you can do: Claim and correct your listings on the main directories so name, address, phone and hours match your site.

evidence.provenance · also called information aggregators, content directories

Checked by Your directory listings, found and matched · Term: local-citation