Technorati Top 100K
Since day one I have been tracking this blogs Technorati ranking. While I do not feel that this is the best indicator of a blog’s performance, it does have a bit to offer. On August 11, 2007, I made a post discussing whether or not a high Technorati ranking is something to get excited about. Most people who commented felt that Technorati can be beneficial, but traffic is what matters the most. And I totally agree with this.
The first time that I checked my ranking it was 700,100. Of course, this was a few months back after my first post. As of writing this, my ranking has dropped to 94,996. As you can see, this is not the best ranking, but it does show that I am moving in the right direction. Even more so it shows that other bloggers are willing to link to ChrisBlogging.
Here are three things that have helped me to steadily increase my Technorati ranking.
1. I always take the time to comment on blogs with similar content as mine. This lets others know that I am out there, and in turn, helps to increase incoming links.
2. Do not be afraid to email other bloggers and ask to exchange links. While this may not always work, it has been successful for me a high percentage of the time. You may even get your blog mentioned without having to exchange!
3. There is no replacement for great content. If you provide posts that people want to read, you will increase your incoming link count. In turn, your Technorati ranking will continue to fall.
I don’t really have a goal as far as my Technorati ranking is concerned. But with that being said, I am interested in seeing just how low it can go!
August 20th, 2007 at 12:07 am
I’ve been watching my rating, and it puzzles me that I have more blogs linking to me than some other blogs, but their rating is higher. So I don’t place as much stock in that rating, instead still focus on increasing traffic.
August 20th, 2007 at 12:18 am
Well deserved…not sure what it really amounts to either but I agree the trend is in the right direction. “Trend monitoring” is something we would do in flying jets…regularly recording info from various gauges, no one of which would necessarily mean much on its own but watching the trend was well worth the effort, the better to head off a problem before it explodes on you…never a good thing up yonder…same I think for this, alexa, tech etc. watch them just to get a sense of what works and what doesn’t. Sorry for the loooong comment…I should make it a post on the Journal
August 20th, 2007 at 8:28 am
hey guy’s I have a blog just for getting faved take a peek the concept is easy just leave your Url and get faved.Fave others from the members and get even more faves…everyone there has the same goal so it works well..jil
August 20th, 2007 at 11:48 am
Coolio and Tom - I feel the same way about Technorati. It sometimes appears that the rankings are not up to date or as accurate as they could be. But like Tom said, trend monitoring is important for bloggers…
August 20th, 2007 at 12:55 pm
congratulations buddy.
August 20th, 2007 at 12:56 pm
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August 20th, 2007 at 11:48 pm
Congrats on breaking 100k. You must have jumped ahead of me recently. I think you were ahead, then I jumped ahead, and now you must have jumped ahead again. I was surprised I was ahead of you at any point, since I figured you have more traffic.
Then again, I could be thinking of someone else. Who knows.
Anyway, congrats for whatever it may be worth!
August 21st, 2007 at 12:30 am
I must have been thinking of someone else, probably–ahem–the other Chris, because you are way, way ahead of me. I have just broken 200k. So, I have a ways to go yet…
August 21st, 2007 at 2:42 pm
congrats Chris, your content is always high quality and you will only rise high (well lower ^_^) in the rankings
August 22nd, 2007 at 1:59 am
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August 22nd, 2007 at 9:35 am
Thanks for all the motivation guys! Even though I am not too concerned with my Technorati ranking, it is always nice to see progress in some way, shape, or form!
August 22nd, 2007 at 4:15 pm
we always appreciate your comments at BAYB
August 22nd, 2007 at 6:56 pm
How many blogs do you comment on a regular basis? And also if you don’t mind, how much time do you usually devote to comments?
August 23rd, 2007 at 7:50 am
Matthew - No problem. Your blog has great content, and of course, I love seeing you here as well!
Jason - I have a list of about 10 to 15 blogs that I visit everyday. Generally speaking, I try to read the most recent updates and then leave comments on them. As far as time is concerned, this usually takes about an hour or so of my afternoon!
August 24th, 2007 at 9:28 am
I’m at 250,000 or so with my blog that is only 3 weeks old. My goal is to get under the 100k by the end of October, but who knows !
Becks
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