newbie :(

Unfortunately, the algorithm is going to be very easy to game because it’s not based on the authority of the blogs pointing to you. All you need to do is have a bunch of low-authority blogs point to you.

When you think about it, it really pushes new bloggers to hit the ground running HARD. This is the hardest part, after that, it should be smooth sailing, because even when the links ‘expire,’ you should have built up new ones to take their place. Again, it’s the content that will keep drawing in more and more new readers.

I know you are successful we know you are successful, and if tehnorati gives you decrease on authority big deal !

It really does not matter if you are high ranking on every page, keep this blog as you have right now, don’t change a thing in your writing or start some sort of tehnorati train in order to get that authority rank up.

G.Luck

I’m also aware that some sponsors of paid reviews look for a certain ranking, here or there, but most of it is so easily manipulated. I’ve been building websites and creating content (mostly forums) since late 1999, back then it was all about the Alexa ranking (again, something that can be manipulated). I have never installed nor do I know anyone who has installed the Alexa toolbar, I see no point. My vote doesn’t count to that sort of stuff.

What I will say however is that it is easier to sell ad space outright, such as on WHT, when you have a higher page rank.

I understand the idea of keeping the authority fresh but you loose the benefit of having an established site link to you after that 180 days.

Time for a new inbound links campaign!

Vero

A couple of days ago I was wondering why my Technorati authority rank dropped by 1 point.

Now I know. Thanks, Darren!

I know this because my blog is only a little over 6 months old, and before it hit its 6-month birthday, there were a couple of days when I dropped in ranking. The number of links and blogs linking to me were actually higher, so I know it wasn’t the 6-month rule … the only other explanation is that there were blogs that were getting links faster than mine.

Once you get to a certain level, it’s hard to move up because the competition is so stiff. You’re competing with the big boys. And some of them get incoming links like crazy.

Fortunately, and although Technorati links are good, most of our visitors don’t come from them, so it doesn’t make a huge difference on our stats. Now, at times when Google has dropped one of our sites… Yuck!

I personally wouldn’t recommend getting obsessed by building it up though – as you say, write a great blog and let it look after itself.

It just goes to illustrate that when assessing the authority of blogs, we need to use multiple metrics.

If keeping up Technorati Authority on my blogs requires constant work, I am in luck, since one of the greatest reasons that I blog is that I enjoy the process of blogging, and part of that process is acquiring backlinks.

Its all about outlook and attitude. Have a positive outlook and attitude about blogging and enjoy the ongoing process, while adjusting your assessment of blogs by incorporating multiple metrics.

Besides, when you acquire back links you then go to the blog and thank the blogger who linked to you. It’s a great way to meet interesting people in the blogosphere and you can strike up new relationships.

Then readers of that blog may turn out to have access to large communications channels, which means you may wind up with a lot more new traffic than you ever imagined.