Comments on: At a glance credibility – link to content ratio

By: josh

josh — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Basically if the site is all links, it has no credibility for me. If the site has some content on the other hand I might be fooled for a second, but it just depends. What I usually look for to determine if it’s a squatter site is whether all of the content is just about the same or if it has one keyword that’s displayed over and over throughout the page – these are dead giveaways.

By: david

david — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I never take time to read the links
if I hadn’t recognized Yahoo! as a brand name I wouldn’t skip that page instantly.
For me the ads/text ratio is also important. Large ads hurts credibility.

By: matt

matt — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

[mpt (Matthew Paul Thomas)](http://twitter.com/mpt) suggested this document from Stanford on this very subject. Perfect: [http://credibility.stanford.edu/guidelines/](http://credibility.stanford.edu/guidelines/)

By: Vadim P.

Vadim P. — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I think it’s a personal thing… because I take a moment to glance over the links, and they look legitimate (news, events..)