The Hire More Musicians search rank for musicians is based solely on listing completeness. The more information a listing has, the higher it ranks. This is the list of listing fields that have an effect on search rank:
Basic Information
- +1 for having a Name
- +1 for having a Description
- +1 for having a City
- +1 for having a State
- +1 for having a Zip Code
- +1 for having a Bio
- +1 for having at least one Ensemble Size
Contact Information
- +1 for having a Website
- +1 for having an Instagram
- +1 for having a Youtube Channel
- +1 for having a Spotify Artist URL
- +1 for having an Apple Music Artist Url
Search Terms
- +1 for having at least one Category
- +1 for having at least one Genre
- +1 for having at least one Subgenre
- +1 for having at least one Instrumentation
- +1 for having at least one Setting
- +1 for having at least one Keyword
- +1 for having at least one image or video tagged with a search term
Media
- +1 for each Listing Image up to 3 images. You can have more images but there is no impact on search rank after the 3rd.
- +1 for each Youtube video up to 3 videos. You can have more images but there is no impact on search rank after the 3rd.
- +1 for having at least one Stage plot image
- No points for having a cover image. Cover image is required to publish your listing.
Venues
- +1 for having at least one venue played
Verification
- +1 for being verified
- +1 for having verified venues played
Using this Rubric you can determine your search rank. If a listing is ranked higher than yours, it is most likely because they have more of these data fields filled out in their listing.