Trust Signals
Visual and textual elements that establish credibility with human readers: testimonials, partner logos, author bios, certifications, and privacy policy.
This term is part of the 3LA EntityMap → /entitymap.html
Related terms
E-E-A-T
L1Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trustworthiness. Google's quality framework for content credibility, also used by AI models to assess citation worthiness.
Citation Worthiness
metricA sub-score within L3 measuring whether content contains verifiable, well-sourced claims that AI models will trust and cite.
L3 AI Layer
coreThe third layer in the Three-Layer Approach framework. Measures 12 metrics including Structural Proof Gap, Citation-Worthiness, Citation Readiness, Answer-First Format, LLMs.txt, and Chunk Optimization. Citation rate measured across ChatGPT (GPT-5.2), Claude Sonnet 4.6, Gemini 3.1 Pro in every audit. Weight: 30% of LayerScore. Platform average L3: 68/100. Typical lift after optimisation: +28 points.


