For a little over a year now I’ve been using Hubspot’s Twitter Grader to measure my Twitter “score.” While Twitter obviously isn’t a race (although some will lead you to believe that it is) this online tool helps measure influence, track followers and other stats. Combined with other tools like Twitalyzer, you can get a pretty good idea of your influence and whether or not there are things that you need to improve to make yourself more noticeable on Twitter.
I kind of went off on a tangent there…
Like I said, I’ve been using Hubspot’s Twitter Grader for awhile now and it got me using their Website Grader as well. This grader takes numerous things into account to give your website a rough score out of 100. While it’s not perfect, it does give you a good idea of things that you need to improve on with your website like your SEO, content, images, etc.
The grading system is split into five main categories, each with their own sub-categories which give you a more in depth analysis. The categories are:
I. Create Content
- Blog Analysis
- Blog Grade
- Recent Blog Articles
- Google Indexed Pages
- Readability Level
II. Optimize
- Metadata
- Heading Summary
- Image Summary
- Interior Page Analysis
- Domain Info
- MOZ Rank
- Last Google Crawl Date
- Inbound Links
III. Promote
- del.icio.us Bookmarks
- Link Tweet Summary
- Twitter Grade
- Google Buzz Count
IV. Convert
- RSS Feed
- Conversion Form
V. Analyze
- Traffic Rank
- Score Summary
- Historical Data Available
The system isn’t perfect but it gives you a good idea of what you’re doing right and what you’re doing wrong and also gives you a good idea of what search engines are looking for as well as users. The site doesn’t leave you hanging with just a score, it gives you tips on how to improve the different aspects of your site as well. If you have a blog on your site, check out their Blog Grader as well for tips and tricks on how to increase the visibility of your blog.
I’ve been using the Website Grader for a little over a year now and it has helped me understand a bit more about visibility of websites. My initial grade was a somewhere in the low 30s but I’ve managed to increase it to a 77. It’s not something that I’m obsessing over but it’s nice to see it increase.
About Robb
Hi, I'm Robb Clarke - a Fredericton, New Brunswick based Web Designer and Developer. I'm currently working with OrangeSprocket as one of their Front End Developers. Please take a look around my site and give the Blog a read (or the Shorts if you're looking for a shorter read about none industry related stuff) or stop by my Portfolio to see what I've been up to lately. Most importantly - don't be a stranger.