Search Algorithm

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.