How the Awesome Score Works
Every blog on AwesomeBloggers is evaluated using 7 objective quality metrics. The scoring engine runs automatically, producing an Awesome Score out of 100 points that reflects the overall quality, performance, and trustworthiness of a blog. There is no editorial bias, no paid placements -- just data-driven signals.
7 metrics, 100 points
The Awesome Score is composed of 7 individual metrics, each measuring a different aspect of blog quality. The total possible score is 100 points. A minimum score of 40 is required for a blog to be listed in the directory.
Scores are refreshed weekly to ensure rankings stay current and reflect each blog's latest performance. The breakdown below explains exactly what each metric measures, where the data comes from, and how points are calculated.
7
Metrics
100
Total points
40
Minimum to list
7d
Refresh cycle
Scoring breakdown
Each metric is evaluated independently. Here is how every component of the Awesome Score is measured and calculated.
Domain Authority
- What it measures
- Domain strength and credibility.
- Data source
- Open PageRank API (0-10 scale, normalized to 0-15).
- How points are calculated
- Higher domain authority indicates more trusted content. The raw PageRank score is normalized from a 0-10 scale to a 0-15 point range.
Content Freshness
- What it measures
- How recently and frequently content is published.
- Data source
- RSS feed analysis, most recent post date.
- How points are calculated
- Active blogs with recent posts score higher. Your RSS feed is auto-discovered and parsed to determine publishing frequency and recency.
Site Speed
- What it measures
- Page load performance.
- Data source
- Google PageSpeed Insights API (mobile test).
- How points are calculated
- Your performance score from PageSpeed Insights is normalized to a 0-10 point range. Faster-loading sites earn more points.
Mobile Readiness
- What it measures
- Mobile-friendliness.
- Data source
- Google PageSpeed Insights API (same call as speed).
- How points are calculated
- Evaluates responsive design, tap target sizes, and font readability on mobile devices. The accessibility score is normalized to 0-10 points.
Content Volume
- What it measures
- Depth of content library.
- Data source
- RSS feed post count and sitemap analysis.
- How points are calculated
- A minimum of 5 posts is required for listing. Points scale from 5 posts up to 100+ posts, rewarding blogs with a substantial content archive.
SSL Certificate
- What it measures
- Whether the site is served over HTTPS.
- Data source
- Direct HTTPS connection check.
- How points are calculated
- Binary scoring: 5 points if the site uses HTTPS, 0 if not. SSL is required for listing -- blogs without it are rejected.
Trust Signals
- What it measures
- Site legitimacy indicators.
- Data source
- HTML analysis of key pages.
- How points are calculated
- Checks for the presence of an about page, contact information, privacy policy, and custom domain usage. Parked domains and spam TLDs are rejected.
Minimum requirements
To maintain the quality of the directory, every blog must meet these baseline requirements before being listed. Blogs that do not meet these criteria are automatically rejected regardless of their score on other metrics.
- Minimum Awesome Score of 40 out of 100
- Custom domain required (no blogspot.com, wordpress.com subdomains)
- At least 5 published posts
- SSL certificate (HTTPS)
- Must not be a parked domain
Score refresh cycle
Scores are not static. Our scoring engine re-crawls approved blogs every Sunday at 2 AM to keep rankings current. Up to 200 blogs are re-scored per refresh cycle, with the oldest-crawled blogs prioritized first.
This means your Awesome Score will reflect improvements you make to your blog -- publish more frequently, speed up your site, or add trust signals, and your score will update accordingly on the next refresh.
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