Based on 831 businesses audited.
Media, News & Publishing Reputation: American Publishing Network (americanpublishingnetwork.com)
A high-gloss vanity press template that fails the most basic substance check by leaving literal ‘lorem ipsum’ style filler text on its main service pages. It claims to be a leader in US publishing while demonstrating the technical and editorial care of a placeholder site. The distance between its ‘Bestseller’ claims and its ‘mok-9.png’ portfolio is vast.
Media, News & Publishing Reputation: American Publishing Network (americanpublishingnetwork.com)
The website describes itself as a book writing and publishing network, which falls broadly under the Media and Publishing category. However, there is a total absence of the editorial standards, fact-checking policies, or named newsroom staff typical of a high-substance Media and News organization.
“The score of 29 is primarily driven by the 'Commodity Fingerprint' and 'Identity and Authority' pillars, as the site uses literal template placeholder text and lacks any structured data. Information Density was also penalized for excessive aspirational fluff. The score would be higher (more BS) if not for the consistent navigation and the inclusion of at least two named (though unverified) testimonials.”