How results are ordered

These are the rules that decide the order of the catalogue. They are the same for everyone and they are not for sale.

Only real businesses

The catalogue shows real specialists. A place in the list cannot be bought — the order is set by the rules below.

Then the rating

Among real businesses, a higher average rating on Svoyi ranks higher. The rating is built only from reviews by clients with a confirmed booking; it cannot be bought or raised.

Filters do not reorder

Category, country, language and “verified only” simply hide what does not match. The order of everything else stays as it was.

Search does not reorder either

Searching by name, category or city narrows the list but lifts nobody up it. There is no hidden relevance score.

“Similar nearby” on a profile

First specialists in the same category with a higher rating, at most three. If there are fewer than three, we fill up from the same city.

No paid placement

Nobody can pay for a place in the list. If paid placement is ever introduced, it will be marked as advertising wherever it appears and this page will be updated.

If you disagree

Write to hi@svoyi.net — we will explain why your profile sits where it does, and fix it if it is wrong.