What the 0-100 number on every listing actually measures, and why two similar-looking Nodes can score very differently.
Every published Node carries a Node Score from 0 to 100, broken into five weighted factors: Verification, Performance, Stability, Transferability, and Seller Trust.
The single biggest lever is Verification. TrafficNodes' verification ladder runs from Unverified (nothing has been checked; every figure is the seller's own claim) up through Self-Reported, Data-Connected, TN Verified, and Audited. Each rung places a hard ceiling on the total score — an Unverified listing cannot score above 58, no matter how good its other numbers look. This is deliberate: a Score is only as trustworthy as the evidence behind it.
Performance and Stability come from the Passport's own metrics — revenue, traffic, audience size, and how consistent those numbers have been over time. Transferability reflects how the asset actually changes hands and whether any risk flags are attached. Seller Trust factors in the seller's track record — dispute rate, on-time transfer rate, and reputation.
A Score is computed once, at publish time (or recompute), from exactly what's in the Passport at that moment — it's a snapshot, not a live number, and every persisted Score carries the algorithm version it was computed with.