What it is
A growth system built on a public trust index
Traditional SEO tools stop at research. They surface hundreds of metrics, then leave you to interpret them, compare unrelated opportunities, and decide where the next hour or dollar goes. VerifiedDR exists to close that gap between measurement and action.
The foundation is a public trust index. Every listed site gets a profile that shows classic DR beside TrueDR, traffic validation, backlink evidence, founder context, and ownership verification, so anyone can judge whether a site's trust looks earned. Exploring the index is free.
VerifiedDR doesn't hand you another dashboard of metrics. It tells you the next move, why it beats the alternatives, and whether it worked.
Method
TrueDR checks whether a strong-looking DR has evidence behind it
The core score is TrueDR, a trust-adjusted companion to classic Domain Rating. It starts from the backlink profile, then checks whether the evidence around it holds up: referring-domain breadth, follow-link breadth, traffic validation, recent link changes, spam patterns, and owner verification.
A backlink profile assembled from spam networks or link schemes can still show a high classic DR. TrueDR discounts what the evidence doesn't support, so faked trust stops looking identical to earned trust. Site owners see the full per-signal breakdown in the dashboard and through the CLI.
- Referring-domain breadth
- Follow-link breadth
- Traffic validation
- Recent link changes
- Spam patterns
- Owner verification
The loop
From score to next action
Measuring trust is step one. The product's real job is the loop that follows: measure, find opportunities, prioritize, act, verify, repeat.
VerifiedDR looks for growth opportunities across every visibility channel it measures: verified link exchange matches, lost backlinks worth recovering, spam links that need review, keywords where your website can already compete with the live top 10, pages Google is excluding from its index, competitor gaps, and the sources AI engines cite when they answer questions in your category.
Opportunities become prioritized Visibility Growth actions, each with the evidence behind it. Where an action has external consequences, like sending a link exchange proposal, VerifiedDR drafts the outreach and waits for your explicit approval before anything is sent. The same loop is available to AI agents through the agent workflows, the API, and the vdr CLI.
Sources and standards
Search quality and link quality are separate questions
Domain Rating is useful, but it's often misread as proof of all-around trust. Ahrefs describes DR as a backlink-profile strength metric on a 100-point scale, not a complete trust score.
The method sits near established search and link-quality sources, including Ahrefs' Domain Rating documentation and Google Search spam policies. Those references explain why link strength, traffic, and manipulation risk deserve separate answers.
VerifiedDR doesn't claim access to private search ranking systems. It publishes a practical, independent score from public and owner-provided evidence so trust claims can be checked.
Public surfaces
Places the trust data shows up
The public product includes website profiles, the leaderboard, verified founder pages, the TrueDR method, badge embeds, copyable agent workflows, a REST API, and the vdr CLI on npm.
- Website profiles
- Leaderboard
- Verified founder pages
- TrueDR method
- Badge embeds
- Agent workflows
- Public API
- vdr CLI
Frequently Asked Questions
What is VerifiedDR?
VerifiedDR is a visibility growth system built on a public trust index. It measures how much trust a website has earned with classic DR and TrueDR, then finds and prioritizes the actions most likely to get it seen in search and AI answers: verified link exchanges, backlink recovery, winnable keywords, index fixes, and AI citation sources.
Who builds VerifiedDR?
VerifiedDR is an independent, founder-built product operated through verifieddr.com. The public directory, dashboard, API, CLI, and Chrome extension all run on the same trust and visibility data.
Is TrueDR a replacement for Domain Rating?
No. TrueDR is a companion score. Classic DR measures backlink-profile strength, while TrueDR adjusts it with trust and traffic evidence, so a profile built on spam or faked links stops scoring like earned trust.
Is VerifiedDR free to use?
The public index is free: the leaderboard, website profiles, TrueDR breakdowns, the Trust Map, and a basic SEO report PDF. Paid plans start at $39/month and add AI visibility tracking over time, link exchange proposals, keyword research, competitor monitoring, and prioritized Visibility Growth actions.
Contact
Support, data questions, and link exchanges
For support, data questions, or partnership requests, email contact@verifieddr.com.