This is a system of blog stats based on three criteria. The key is working to increase these three indicators of blog value. Google Page Rank, Alexa, and all the other blog rating systems in my opinion, should not be the sole basis on determining value, yet currently for many advertisers: they are. Watching these three criteria may increase your rank with those systems. You can be sure it will show you that you are improving with or without them. That way if an advertiser contacts you and says: “Hey, we really like your blog and want to pay you for advertising but your ranks aren’t that high.” Then you can show them your CAN Blog stats with pride.
Let me explain CAN Blog Stats – First, the acronym:
C: circulation (# of backlinks)
A: analytics (# of visitors)
N: net (# of dollars earned)
I measure my blog stats with this acronym each month and it really helps me see how far I’ve come, where I am, and most importantly, where I want to go. What’s below is just an example of how you might use this criteria. If you make your own C.A.N. system, feel free to use the buttons.
Here’s a “sample” stats rating formula: I have put it in the form of a 3 question quiz:
1. The number of your inlinks on Yahoo! Site Explorer is between:
A. zero to 500
B. 501 – 2,500
C. 2,501 – 4,500
D. 4,501 – 6,500
E. 6,501 – 8,500
F. 8,501 or higher
2. Your visitor count last month was between:
A. zero – 500
B. 500 – 1,500
C. 1,501 – 2,500
D. 2,501 – 3,500
E. 3,501 – 4,000
F. 4,001 or higher
3. The amount of money your blog earned last month was between:
A. zero – 100 dollars
B. 101 – 200 dollars
C. 201 – 300 dollars
D. 301 – 400 dollars
E. 401 – 500 dollars
F. 500 or higher
Where
A=0
B=1
C=2
D=3
E=4
F=5
respectively, add up the total value of the three letters in your answers: ie; B,C,D would equal 1+2+3=6 Then divide by the total possible(15) to get your can percentage: 6/15= 40%
Then assign your percentage a CAN Blog rating based on this scale (your scale could be anything you make it, mine is not always based on these numbers):
0 – 16%=CAN0 
16 – 33%=CAN1 
34 – 50%=CAN2 
51 – 67%=CAN3 
68 – 84%=CAN4 
85 – 100%=CAN5 
The example score of 40% is between 34 -50% so it earns a
Thanks for reading about my rating system. The criteria is always the same for me each month but the numbers change often. Remember that when you see a “4″ or “5″ in my sidebar ;) My results are based solely on my personal goals. If the number is high, it means I met my goals.
I recommend setting your own goals for your blog. These parameters work for me but certainly they are not universal. If you have any questions or comments about my system or a suggestion on how I can make it better, please leave me a comment. Follow your blog vision!
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5 Comments
While this system sounds like it could be good fundamentally, there is one critical flaw.
A CAN score of zero is impossible. Even the blog only gets an “A” on all three areas, it’d still get 3 points. 3/15 = 15%. Adjusting the scale so that there is an absolute zero would make more sense.
On a side note, something’s going on with your style sheet. You’ve got black text on a dark blue background, making it impossible to read without highlighting the text.
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@Michael Kwan: Thanks Michael for both heads up! The zero threw me and I didn’t double check it yet. It would be easy to do it without the zero, then the score breakdown would just be 20 40 60 80 100. Maybe I’ll do it that way then. Thanks bud. Hope you are well.
Glad to help!
Based on this formula both of my earner blogs are CAN.1 blogs, but my primary is close to a CAN.2.
Cool little algorithm, now write a script that does all the checking for you and spits out your number, put it on your site and have people hit it to learn their CAN score. ;)
Hmm, no way to check #3 remotely though.
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