How the PetroHrys Score Works
The ten weighted editorial factors behind the PetroHrys Score, and what the score deliberately is not.
What the score measures
The PetroHrys Score is a first-party editorial assessment of how much value a listing on a given directory offers a serious business. It is not derived from Ahrefs, Semrush or any other third-party metric, and it is not a review rating.
It is deliberately not a popularity or traffic measure. A directory can be enormous and still score poorly if a listing there is worth little.
The ten factors
Each factor is scored from 0 to 10 by a human reviewer. The weights total exactly 100%, and the published score is the weighted sum:
| Factor | Weight |
|---|---|
| Editorial trust | 15% |
| Business usefulness | 15% |
| Verification quality | 12% |
| Platform reputation | 10% |
| Spam resistance | 10% |
| Industry importance | 10% |
| Long-term stability | 10% |
| Submission quality | 8% |
| Transparency | 5% |
| Moderation quality | 5% |
The weights are guarded in code: if they ever stop totalling 100, the build fails rather than silently producing skewed scores.
The score is derived, not asserted
Every record stores the ten factor values it was scored on. The validator recomputes the score from those factors and rejects any record whose stored number does not match. A score cannot be typed in; it can only be produced by the factors.
Each directory page publishes its own breakdown, so any reader can check the arithmetic.
What the score is not
- Not Domain Rating. Third-party metrics are recorded separately, with provider and measurement date, and never feed into this score.
- Not a review rating. No AggregateRating or Review structured data is emitted anywhere in this section.
- Not SEO value. A directory’s usefulness for link acquisition is not one of the ten factors.
Frequently asked questions
Can a directory pay to raise its score?
No. Nothing in this dataset is sold, sponsored, or accepted in exchange for payment, and paid inclusion is penalised rather than rewarded under the accessibility factor.
How often are scores reviewed?
Scores are revisited when a record is re-verified. Each record carries a next-verification date, set six months after its last verification.