Methodology

This section explains how US Directory measures local service businesses. We are building the method first, and we publish it here before the first ranking.

In this section

• Principles: the five parts of an open rating that we commit to.

Coming before the first ranking

• Factors and weights, with the current version.
• Sources and dates behind every fact.
• How a score adds up for each listing.
• A change log of the method.

Why we think ratings should be open: Why Business Ratings Should Be Open.