Understanding revenue confidence scores
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Every revenue entry in Glowr carries a confidence score. This tells you how reliable that number is and whether you should plan around it.
Confirmed
The number came directly from a platform API or you manually verified it against a bank deposit or payout statement. This is the most reliable type — you can budget and report from Confirmed entries.
Estimated
The number was calculated from known rates or averages — for example, CPM-based revenue estimates from view count data when the platform API doesn't return exact earnings. Estimated numbers are usually close to reality but may vary by 5–15%.
Approximate
You logged this income manually without verifying it against a payout. Common for sponsorship income you've agreed to but haven't received yet, or cash payments with no paper trail. Use Approximate as a planning placeholder.
Approximate entries are not shown in official revenue exports by default because they haven't been verified. Make sure to confirm or update them once payment is received.
When each appears
- ●Confirmed: auto-tracked from platforms with revenue APIs, or manually set to Confirmed after verification
- ●Estimated: auto-calculated when the platform provides view data but not exact payout data
- ●Approximate: manually logged entries at default confidence, or entries you've flagged as unverified
Why it matters
If your dashboard shows $8,000 this month but $3,000 of that is Approximate from a sponsorship deal still in negotiation, your real dependable income is closer to $5,000. Confidence scores make this visible at a glance.
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