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Thanks for the reply. Has some very good info on press releases. My only question is, is it a good idea for me to link to the press releases on my home page? Is it standard for businesses to link to the press releases, or do they just let clients find the press releases on Google.
Thanks again.
scamanalyst.net Looks half decent, but I don't know if it's the whole algorithm. I think you'd have to pay for API's but could scrape valuable data from Google, like how often the sit-ins updated. How old is it and how many years are pre-bought. How many reviews do they have on common review sites, and also factor in if they are good or bad reviews. (I'd do it as a separate variable.)
Lastly, they have sites like ripoff report. You could write a script with their permission (and all sites mentioned), that scrapes how many listing on the site. (The more the worse.) I'd focus on review sites like Yelp (even though I hate them, Google, and even social media. (How many likes,etc.)
I think you could do a better job, but cool site. Surprisingly accurate if that really is their whole algorithm.
Best way to manually find out if a site is a scam is to Google the site and check its normal SERPS...then I'd search: the site.com scam and see what comes up. I'd also Google the site.com reviews. I ALWAYS do this before purchasing and I always check how long they have been in business.
The site is fairly new but it's over a year so not bad. If a site is just registered using a cheap domain extension that should set off HUGE bells and whistles. It is a .net site which is pretty much equal to .com so you are good on that end. Hope that was of some help.
Updated Date: 26-apr-2014
Creation Date: 24-may-2013
Expiration Date: 24-may-2015
SO they only bought the domain a little over a year ago. That would be something I'd use in my choice for sure. Remember that sites like ripoffreport have a lot of competitors and jerks. Sites like the one you posted are a good tool, but manual is always the best if possible in my opinion.
I"m actually doing a very similar project. Is this going to be for one of your sites? The answer depends a lot on that.
My bad. I misunderstood and misread. Thanks for the update. 
Of course, not a problem. I was super tired and messed up some of the wording, but I think you understood what I meant.
One really important factor also is checking sites on Alexa. Alexa is a site that has for years trying to map out the most popular websites in the world. Please check out http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/scamanalyst.net
414,999 (They are currently roughly the 414,999 most popular site in the world. They were a lot better and down 382,500 ranks! (Google, Facebook, and Amazon for example are probably in the top 3)
160,626 Here is scamanalyst.net's USA rank.
Alexa Traffic Ranks
The global and country traffic ranks show how popular a site is relative to other sites.
Unique Visitors and Pageviews
The number of people who visit this site and the number of pages they view. Site owners who install the Alexa Certify Code on their website can choose to display their Certified Metrics, such as Monthly Unique Visitors and Pageviews, if they wish. Coming soon, estimated metrics will be displayed for many sites if Certified Metrics are not available.
How engaged are visitors to this site?
How engaged are visitors to this site?
Engagement metrics help you understand how interested a site's visitors are with the site's content. The metrics are updated daily based on the trailing 3 months.
Bounce Rate (%)
Percentage of visits to the site that consist of a single pageview.
Daily Pageviews per Visitor
Estimated daily unique pageviews per visitor on the site.
Daily Time on Site
Estimated daily time on site (mm:ss) per visitor to the site.
81.10% 15.00%
1.30 11.33%
1:19 10.00%
Just to compare to moz.com. It's roughly the 25 most used site in the world!
How is this site ranked relative to other sites?
256 25
199
Alexa Traffic Ranks
The global and country traffic ranks show how popular a site is relative to other sites.
Unique Visitors and Pageviews
The number of people who visit this site and the number of pages they view. Site owners who install the Alexa Certify Code on their website can choose to display their Certified Metrics, such as Monthly Unique Visitors and Pageviews, if they wish. Coming soon, estimated metrics will be displayed for many sites if Certified Metrics are not available.
50.40% 8.00%
3.42 12.10%
3:52 9.00%Oh and yep I was right, Google is number 1. It's just one factor but does tell you a lot. You might also find this useful http://biglistofwebsites.com/list-top-websites-like-scamanalyst.net It's a list of 100 sites that are most similar. (Remember nothing is totally 100% accurate, but it still gives you a very good estimate.)