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British Mum Bloggers Have Klout March Index

If you want to work with brands you need to know about Klout. Why? Because more and more brands are using their data to measure online influence. 

Klout are a social media analytics company that measures online influence using Twitter and Facebook data. They incorporate all sorts of stats, such as follow and following counts, retweets, lists, and influence of retweeters and mentioners. This information is blended with Facebook data such as, comments, likes, and the number of friends in your network, to come up with a "Klout Score". For the time being, Klout does not include blog stats, but I would not be surprised if that changed soon.

Here's our British Mum Bloggers Have Klout Index for March 2011. This month we are highlighting our members with the top 50 (ish) scores. Enjoy.

Rank	Twitter ID	Klout score
1	mediocre_mum	69
2	kateab	68
3	nickie72	67
4	porridgebrain	65
5	liveotherwise	64
6	englishmum	64
7	tara_cain	64
8	karamina	64
9	mumstheboss	63
10	susankmann	63
11	cosmicgirlie	63
12	mum_themadhouse	63
13	LizJarvisUK	62
14	Caroljs	62
15	MumsRock	62
16	theBitchinWife	62
17	Superamazingmum	62
18	RedTedArt	61
19	cafebebe	61
20	missielizzieb	61
21	beckicklesie	60
22	LindaSJones	60
23	Crystaljigsaw	60
24	and1moremeans5	60
25	Jax2000	60
26	michelletwinmum	60
27	01momonawire	60
28	simply_hayley	59
29	PippaD	59
30	WhimsicalWife	59
31	swhittle	59
32	christinemosler	59
33	exmoorjane	59
34	Cheshire_Claire	59
35	kateagreen	59
36	scottish_mum	59
37	cherylp59	59
38	maisoncupcake	59
39	mummytips	58
40	MTJAM	58
41	Melaina25	58
42	caro_mad	58
43	notesfromhome	58
44	jessies_online	58
45	petitmew	58
46	mumrablog	58
47	LauraAWNTYM	57
48	Erica	57
49	Kahanka	57
50	lauracymft	57
51	lakessinglemum	57

 Want to be evaluated in our next index? Make sure you fill out this form. 

Congrats to all that made this month's index. Go ahead and grab the code and tell the world!

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Here's a smaller version if you have a more petitie sidebar:

<a href="http://www.britishmummybloggers.co.uk" _mce_href="http://www.britishmummybloggers.co.uk" target="_blank"><img src=" http://cafebebe.co.uk/wp-content/themes/vigilance/images/top-banner/2011/02/BMBKlout2small.jpg" _mce_src=" http://cafebebe.co.uk/wp-content/themes/vigilance/images/top-banner/2011/02/BMBKlout2small.jpg" alt="" /> </a><a></a><a></a><a></a>

Here's a link to past British Mum Bloggger Have Klout rankings.

*These scores were recorded on 23 March 2011

-Susanna

Guest post: How to increase your #Klout score in 11 easy steps

Want to work with brands? Then you need to raise your Klout score and get on our new British Mum Bloggers have Klout index. Liz Jarvis, who blogs at The Mum Blog, shares her top 11 tips for upping your online influence.

I was very excited to see BMB’s new British Mum Bloggers Have Klout index and not just because I’m on it *cough*.

In my day job, and as a blogger, I work with a lot of big brands who use social media campaigns. When they’re trying to decide which blogs to work with, they rely on different independently-sourced criteria to establish reach, including wikio, but Klout is becoming increasingly important as a measure of online influence, including Twitter and Facebook.

British Mum Bloggers Have Klout February Index

If you want to work with brands you need to know about Klout. Why? Because more and more brands are using their data to measure online influence. 

Klout are a social media analytics company that measures online influence using Twitter and Facebook data. They incorporate all sorts of stats, such as follower and following counts, retweets, list memberships, and influence of retweeters and mentioners. This information is blended with Facebook data such as, comments, likes, and the number of friends in your network, to come up with a "Klout Score". For the time being, Klout does not include blog stats, but I would not be surprised if that changed soon.

British Mummy Bloggers has partnered with Klout to create this index of influential mum bloggers. We'll update the index monthly. Don't worry too much about the scores, they can vary wildly. Throughout the year I've been everything from a 16 to 65! Emphasis is based on the last 30 days of data. And the scores are now updated daily. One way to bump up your score is to add your Facebook account.

The British Mum Bloggers Have Klout Index February 2011

Rank	Twitter ID	Klout score
1	mediocre_mum	69
2	Livingwithkids	67
3	nickie72	65
4	cafebebe	64
5	susankmann	63
6	liveotherwise	62
7	porridgebrain	62
8	mumstheboss	62
9	cosmicgirlie	61
10	kateab	61
11	christinemosler	61
12	karamina	61
13	3bedroom	61
14	beckicklesie	60
15	PippaD	60
16	RedTedArt	60
17	amodernmother	60
18	mummytips	60
19	Caroljs	59
20	WhimsicalWife	58
21	swhittle	58
22	tara_cain	58
23	exmoorjane	58
24	MumsRock	57
25	vwallop	57
26	belgianwaffling	57
27	SingleMummyNet	56
28	lindasjones	56
29	verybusymama	56
30	vegemitevix	55
31	RosieScribble	55
32	Crystaljigsaw	55
33	Kahanka	55
34	that_kat	55
35	englishmum	54
36	LauraAWNTYM	54
37	violetposy	54
38	mum_themadhouse	54
39	and1moremeans5	53
40	jhowze	53
41	Cheshire_Claire	52
42	Erica	52
43	ellen27	52
44	peabee72	51
45	Suburbanmummyuk  Nataliya	51
46	VBinCatalunya	50
47	Melaina25	50
48	nataliemlue	49
49	kitschycoo	49
50	MTJAM	48

Want to be evaluated in our next index? Make sure you fill out this form. 

Congrats to all that made this month's index. Go ahead and grab the code and tell the world!

<a href="http://www.britishmummybloggers.co.uk" _mce_href="http://www.britishmummybloggers.co.uk" target="_blank"><img src="http://cafebebe.co.uk/wp-content/themes/vigilance/images/top-banner/2011/02/BMBKlout2.jpg" _mce_src="http://cafebebe.co.uk/wp-content/themes/vigilance/images/top-banner/2011/02/BMBKlout2.jpg" alt="" /> </a>

Here's a smaller version if you have a more petitie sidebar:

<a href="http://www.britishmummybloggers.co.uk" _mce_href="http://www.britishmummybloggers.co.uk" target="_blank"><img src=" http://cafebebe.co.uk/wp-content/themes/vigilance/images/top-banner/2011/02/BMBKlout2small.jpg" _mce_src=" http://cafebebe.co.uk/wp-content/themes/vigilance/images/top-banner/2011/02/BMBKlout2small.jpg" alt="" /> </a><a></a><a></a><a></a>

*These scores were recorded on 14 February 2011

-Susanna

How to raise your ranking on the Wikio parent blog index

Blog indexes are a great way to raise your profile. But if you are the newbie on the block, how do you raise your score on their popular Parent Blog Index? Paul Coggins, MD of Wikio, give us some suggestions.

What is Wikio?
Wikio is a news portal that lists recent, up-to-the-minute articles from media news sites and  blogs. But why do certain sources appear above others, even though their time of posting might be earlier? It's no ordinary timeline; it's because of Wikio's ranking algorithm.

Ready for Ten's 50 Best of the Web Parent Bloggers

Kudos to those BMB'ers listed in Ready for Ten's list of  bloggers to watch in their 50 Best of the Web Parent Bloggers post. You'll recognise lots of the names, plus find some new reads. Here are the first 25...

Are you on Wikio's Parenting Blogs index?

We're pleased to report that many BMB members are listed on Wikio's Top Parenting Blogs Index. Well done!! A blog's position on the ranking is based on an evaluation of incoming links and other measures.  Head on over, and make sure you enter your blog to be evaluated for next month.

-Susanna