Do You Have Klout?

Well, do you? If not, you need to get it! If you have no idea what I am talking about let me explain.

Klout is the future–it is where internet savvy people will go to check you out and find out who are the informative leaders in your field. Klout is the self-proclaimed “standard for influence.” It tells you how much influence you have online–who influences you and whom you influence. This is done by giving you a score, after evaluating your social media presence (from Facebook and Twitter). It looks at your content and what you are putting out there in cyberspace. Your score changes as your online presence grows or falters.

Klout provides a detailed breakdown of your online presence, covering topics like the likelihood that your content will be acted upon, the influence level of your engaged audience, and the size of your engaged audience. It breaks down these topics into charts or numbers so you can see a detailed analysis of how you are influencing others. For example, under the topic “Likelihood that your content will be acted upon,” you can see how many people have retweeted your tweets and how many times you have been mentioned on Twitter. It will tell you how many “likes” you have and the number of comments you have received on Facebook.

If you are using social media in your business this is a phenomenal tool. It can tell you where you need to focus more or maybe not spend so much time. By far one great advantagel is seeing who influences you and whom you influence. It’s a great way to learn how to grow your presence online and become an expert in your field. You can see the topics under which your content falls. For example, mine include real estate, law/attorneys, sales and social media.

Klout also gives you a classification, with 16 possible classifications, which Klout calls “a personality test for your style of influence.” Check it out at http://Klout.com. All in all it is a great way to see where you are making a difference, or how much clout you have. Ahem, I meant Klout.