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what does "rank" in blogcatalog mean?

Posted by pathfolio • 11/12/07 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: blogcatalog, blogcatalog rank

noticed a "rank" in blogcatalog - what does this mean, and where is it used?

is this related to pagerank or alexa rank in any fashion? how does one increase the rank, and what use it is to do so?

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11/12/07

pathfolio

also, what's the range for the blogcatalog rank? does it start from 0 and go upwards? how high can it go?

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11/12/07

crkian

goes to 100

Rank is done by a secret formula but profile views of your blogs page here, hits to your website count and ratings of your blog all count towards it. Its only for blogcatalog and nowhere else

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11/12/07

pathfolio

thanks! assume then that the front page discussion threads are those that are somehow a combination of most active and where the posts originate from those that have a high blogcatalog rank?

do notice various posts that have limited replies, but still appear on front page, maybe it is just rank related?

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11/12/07

crkian

Most things are updated hourly so with the discussions I should think it is the most popular within the last hour.

Edit . Just checked one of my discussions from 3 days ago is still there so Im not sure

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11/12/07

MeghnaK

The discussion which is last replied goes to the top. You can even reply any discussion on the other pages, whcich then comes to the top of first page (below the 'sticky' one presently at top)

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11/12/07

thelookout

the ranking decides where your blog appears in the directory:

www.blogcatalog.com/directory

the highest ranked blog goes to the top of the list in each category, lowest to the end (except for sponsored listings - highlighted with a 'hint of grey' background which jump straight to the top)

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11/18/07

pathfolio

Blog Rank - a special formula that analyzes your hits, views, comments, neighborhood members and other special secret ingredients to create a numeric score based on a 100 point scale. Your Blog Rank is primarily used to determine the order blogs appear in our Directory and Search Results. The higher your score the better your placement.

Views - The number of unique visitors that have looked at your BlogCatalog listing

Hits - The number of unique visitors that have clicked through to your blog from BlogCatalog.

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11/27/07

Wawaron

31... is it good or bad ?

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1. 1/22/08
  
  zura
  
  I see that no one has answered you, Waw. I wish they would. Even with the explanations, I don't know what a "good" ranking would be, numerically.
2. 1/22/08
  
  Daldianus
  
  I'd guess it's rather bad since 100 is the top?
3. 2/25/08
  
  Rich
  
  While 100 might be the top, many well visited blogs are in the 50s. So no, 31 is not bad. Hmmm ... a 1 might be considered bad.
2/20/08

deletedpenguin

This formula is like the Filet O Fish at McDonalds. We know it's there, but no one knows what it's comprised of....

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1. 2/20/08
  
  aningeniousname
  
  lol
2. 9/08/08
  
  listerpunk
  
  If we don't know how exactly it is calculated, no one can exploit and cheat it (which is good).
2/20/08

witewood

It's a formula which appears to make sense only to BC admin. The wildy fluctuating rankings give it zero credibility in my view.

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2/25/08

dflatley

Isn't it common knowledge that the filet o' fish is really kangaroo?

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1. 2/25/08
  
  deletedpenguin
  
  Great, now the secret is out.
2. 2/25/08
  
  Anok
  
  I just realized that the top blogs in the political section are all conservative blogs! Quick, rank my page and get the Anarchist front and center!
  
  Or not....LOL!
2/25/08

Rich

I know a little bit. A base is set when your blog is approved. After that, it's based on an automated algorithm that considers popularity, links, traffic, and lot of other things.

It's not like Alexa or any other system because there is no way to directly improve it. As for what's a good rank? No one really knows. It's probably more important to focus on the blog and not the rank. Rank will take care of itself.

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2/25/08

riverstyxxx

It actually doesn't mean anything in reality.
People with high rankings use it to undermine everyone else. People with low rankings use that as incentive to boost it. It works out for the site owners because it ensures people spend more on here. What happens when you have a really high ranking? Not much, really. No one sends you a card, you don't have naked women come over and have fun with you, and you don't even get paid.

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1. 3/30/08
  
  manumartin
  
  that's really true.
2. 9/08/08
  
  listerpunk
  
  What? No naked women come over to your house if you reach 100 rank points? I was lied to then
3/01/08

manish1231

mines 40 for the site www.racenascar.blogspot.com

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3/14/08

ivytan

Thanks for the wonderful question. I've been wondering too. Now I can make some sense out of my rank. I guess 65 isn't too bad for a 4 month old blog. LOL!

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3/21/08

inform4free

I added a blog yesterday that is already ranked at 41, it would seem that the ranking is indeed a very special secret formula. All said and done, cheers to blog catalog for making a great site that is useful in bringing readers to my blogs!

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3/21/08

damonm55

"Rank" is how bad your blog smells. Higher rank means, well, you know.

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1. 3/21/08
  
  gosmelltheflowers
  
  Cool , we're 84.5 as we smell all the time!
3/21/08

CaesarRomaus

What is bizzare isn't that the formual is a secret, but that the very thing it is supposed to rank is secret. The formula for Google Page Rank is secret, but I at least get what it is supposed to be measuring. I don't even know what Blog Rank is supposed to be measuring.

We don't know how it is calculated, we don't know what factors in to it, and we don't know what it represents.

They might as well just hand out random numbers.

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1. 3/21/08
  
  clioandme
  
  I believe their magic formula is supposed to be measuring quality and popularity combined with involvement in the BC community. The latter thing might have nothing to do with your blog, but if rank determines where you're placed in BC listings, the formula could make sense. Its exact measurement method would be secret, to keep people from gaming it though. --- But this is all speculation on my part. I could be completely misunderstanding the ranking magic here.
3/21/08

crkian

Rank isnt that when a bloke...nevermind

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3/21/08

gosmelltheflowers

LOL

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3/21/08

rosescollection

Anybody know how to increase the rank?

Thanks

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1. 3/23/08
  
  ivytan
  
  BlogCatalog participation and the amount of logins you make seem to have an effect on rank.
  
  Your site popularity is a definite.
  
  I personally think the comment-to-post:ratio on your site may be factored in too. I say this because I have pretty high rank (68.8) for a small site that has barely 100 unique visitors per day. For comparison's sake, Problogger.net (the A-list blogger) has a rank of 71.2, yet he has 10,000 times more hits and subscribers than I do. The only thing I have that can compete with his, is my comment-to-post ratio.
3/21/08

sophielc

Page rank, Alexa rank, Izea rank... I think lots of bloggers worry about the meaningless numbers when they should just try and post good content on their blogs!

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1. 3/23/08
  
  ivytan
  
  The reason for their preoccupation with ranks is because ranks can help bloggers make money. I totally understand that.
  
  But I have to agree with the good content bit. Write well, and write about the good stuff and your rank, subscribers, and comments are sure to go up.
3/23/08

jims

I have found that my blogcatalog rank improves when:
1)I placed their recent readers widget in my blog
2) I placed the blog ranking widget near to the recent widget blog
3) you get into all stupid discussions and blurt out something
4) when I went into an internet cafe, and placed a score of 10 in my blog ranking widget :-)
6)When I asked other bloggers to improve my ranking
7) when I started a free review contest.
But then none of these methods do any good to your traffic directly.It just becomes a score with which you can boast.

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3/30/08

MichianaWebline

I have noticed in my dashboard blog manager that my rank is @ 48. On my actual blog though, the widget shows a zero. Am i missing something?

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4/02/08

bebopp

At first when i saw the ranking 32 on www.thelovecook.blogspot.com i thought this was a very nice ranking, now that i read this im a bit dissapointed. Still room for improvements

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4/10/08

ncarey

When you rank a blog, the ratings are 1-10; is 10 high or is 1 high?

Ned Carey
baltimorerealestateinvestingblog.com/
it's about a 28 right now.

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4/10/08

machinehuman

Means competition.

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9/08/08

timethief

If you want to boost your BC blog rank then I recommend reading thegoodknife's post thegoodknife.tumblr.com/post/35037361/boosting-your-blogrank

Previous threads on the topic www.blogcatalog.com/discuss/search.php?q=Blog Catalog rank

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10/19/09

Khalzuri

I have a blog which I started only a month ago and only getting 30-40 visitors a day. However, it has a ranking of 50 on BlogCatalog. I would have expected less for a new blog. Really scratching my head.

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