To avoid confusion on what specific sections are evaluated on, here is an explanation: Audience: Based on the size of the site's audience what they do for them Community: Based on what how the interacts with other sites (affiliates, etc.) Content: Based on the amount of content Design: Based on the quality of the site's layout Growth: Based on how frequent updates are and the site's overall growth Interactivity: Based on features that interact with the user (forums, etc.) Organization: Based on the site's navigation Uniqueness: Based on unique features of the site Usefulness: Based on how useful the content is To find the overall rating, I find the average of all the scores added together.