ComMetrics Service Check

ComMetrics Blog Impact index: a composite index based on several mezo indices including the ComMetrics Health Check. The latter is a composite index made up of the:

=> Service check (you are here), InfoSharing check, Value check,  LinkLove check and the Trust check indices.

The Service Check (you are here) addresses issues regarding services and ease of use for the reader when visiting the blog (e.g., contacting the owner or searching the archive). Below we explain the questions and scoring in more detail.

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Indicators scored
This section has three questions which are:

1) Contacting blog owner is made easier by providing:

0 = other (e.g., general contact information for the company)
1 = very bad – neither street address nor telephone provided / possible Twittername or contact form)
2 = average – physical address (e.g., name of person/company, street and town including zip code) as well as phone number provided somewhere
3 = very good – one-click away – contact form and physical address (e.g., name of person/company, street and town including zip code) as well as phone number
9 = missing data – reasons as no sufficient data found on blog or data not entered yet

2) Find one’s way: blog archive is being provided

0 = other
1 = very bad – either difficult to find (e.g., click for previous posts at buttom of page), looks unprofessional, or just a list of tags, categories, etc.
2 = average – archive is given and easy to navigate
3 = very good – all the above AND archive with year and month (e.g., unfold, or click for complete page of months/years in archive)
9 = missing data – reasons as no sufficient data found on blog or data not entered yet

3) Categories for postings: help users find the content they need

0 = other
1 = very bad – 5 or less categories (or difficult to find)
2 = average – easy to find – > 5 – categories used in archive for achieving improved structure
3 = very good – > than 5 categories AND nicely structured (e.g., sub-groups), making it easy to drill down into specialized content
9 = missing data – reasons as no sufficient data found on blog or data not entered yet

Scoring
The maximum score to be obtained is nine points while the minimum score is zero.

What is your take, what worked for you? Please share your thoughts with a comment below!

Article source: HowTo.ComMetrics: ComMetrics Blog Health Check index

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