Trust Flow explained: how to assess link quality

Majestic Trust Flow is a 0–100 model of link quality built from trusted seed sites and the relationships between pages. DomDetailer returns it as majesticTF. It is a provider score, not a statement from Google about a domain.

Read it alongside Citation Flow, the number of referring domains and the subject of those links. A score can help order a large candidate list; it cannot tell you whether an expired domain still has useful live links or whether its previous purpose fits your project.

Start with a comparison group: domains in the same topic, of a similar kind, measured at the same level. A local community resource and a national news website need different expectations. A single pass mark would hide that difference.

Build a small reference set of sites you already consider relevant. Check their TF and CF together, then look at where your candidates sit within that range. Keep the lookup date with the export. Changes between index updates are a reason to recheck the evidence, not proof that the site's content improved or deteriorated.

For an auction shortlist, a useful rule is procedural: require a plausible explanation for the score before bidding. Visit several referring pages, confirm the links still lead somewhere useful and compare the topical categories with your intended use.

Illustrative values, not current domain results: candidate A has TF 18 and CF 24; candidate B has TF 18 and CF 62. Their identical TF should not make them equivalent purchases.

A's ratio is 0.75. B's is about 0.29. B deserves a closer look at what accounts for the much larger CF: many repeated links, a broad audience, historic publicity or something less useful. The ratio alone cannot choose between those explanations.

Now add topic and evidence. If A's remaining links come from relevant editorial pages and B's come from unrelated directory pages, that review matters more than the tie on TF. If the links are no longer live, neither score establishes value today.

1. Prepare unique bare hostnames and keep the original auction row beside them.
2. Run the bulk DA, PA and Trust Flow checker.
3. Compare TF with CF and Topical Trust Flow; set review priorities rather than deleting every low-scoring candidate.
4. Use the bulk backlink checker on the shortlist to inspect sources, targets and anchors.
5. Save the results and your reasons for retaining each candidate.

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