December’s 2015 Klout Social Media Rankings

December 8, 2015

[Written by Don Burgess]

How can I raise my Klout score?

I get asked that a few times throughout the year, or sometimes it’s rephrased as “How can I game the system?”

Here are four tips to help raise your score:

1. Link all your social media scores to Klout. This should be an obvious first step to start. If you’re not using a social media account very much it probably won’t matter if it is linked or not, but it never hurts to have it there.

2. Share good content. Again, this seems like a no-brainer, but quality posts will make a difference in your Klout score even if you aren’t posting much. I Haven’t posted as much as I usually do lately, but I recently had one video that was shared 100 times and quality makes up for quantity.

3. Share, but not too much. If you are that person who is spamming people’s networks with your posts or jumping in on everyone’s conversations, people can and will filter you out of your newsfeeds. This has the knock-on effect of lowering your engagement rate and lowering your score.

4. Interact with others who have clout. Most people don’t have a Taylor Swift or Rihanna as our Facebook friend or Instagram buddy, but we all have someone who has a bigger network of connections. Interacting with these people and them interacting with you, will help boost your score.

On the Bermuda front, the Top 10 saw a shake up as Bernews, PowerGirlTrina, Carla Zuill and Shari-Lynn Pringle all saw a rise in scores. Bernews’ score of 80, marks the first time Bermuda has four scores at that level at the same time. John Layfield [85], Bermuda Tourism [81] and Heather Nova [80] are the other three. PowerGirl [73] has seen a huge boost in her score over the past two months as she has embraced Twitter platform Periscope.

Both Carla and Shari-Lynn were regulars of the Top 10 and after a few months out of the Top 10 are back.

All scores were recorded on December 3 2015.

Klout attempts to quantify a person or business social media influence through a variety of platforms, including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn, among others. The scores run from one to 100 with 40 being average.

You can check your Klout score at www.klout.com. If you have a Klout score of 61 or higher and were not on this list, please e-mail him at dburgesspb@gmail.com or Tweet him @DonBermuda.

1. John Layfield 85
2. Bermuda Tourism 81
3. Heather Nova 80
3. Bernews 80
5. Collie Buddz 79
6. PowerGirl Trina 73
7. Carla Zuill 71
8. Michael Dunkley 70
8. Don Burgess 70
8. Shari-Lynn Pringle 70
11. We Are Bermuda 69
11. Cherri Smith-Jones 69
13. Jefferson Sousa 68
13. Jamel Hardtman 68
15. Chris Famous 67
15. Jason Sukdeo 67
17. Clare O’Connor 66
17. Diallo Rabain 66
17. Alastair Jack 66
20. Tony Brannon 65
20. Webster Butler 65
20. Today in Bermuda 65
20. Laurel Burns 65
24. Alexander Green 64
24. Marc Boden 64
24. John Manderson 64
24. Fairmont Southampton 64
24. Ledrew Fox 64
24. Qian Dickinson 64
30. Janson Cross 63
30. Glenn Jones 63
30. Lou Matthews 63
30. Hannah Collins 63
30. Clifton Webb 63
35. Lexy Corriea 62
35. Susan Thomas 62
35. Chewstick 62
35. Charles Doyle 62
35. Nothing to do in BDA 62
40. Jon Legere 61
40. Bite of Bermuda 61
40. DJ Rusty G 61
40. Taja Fox 61
40. Jeremy Deacon 61
40. Husayn Symonds 61
40. Coral Wells 61
40. Hamilton Princess 61
48. Forever Bermuda 60
48. Kennette Burgess 60
48. Duane Jones 60
48. Karolina De Costa 60

Don Burgess is the former deputy editor of the Bermuda Sun newspaper who has a strong interest in social media. If you have a Klout score of 61 or higher and were not on this list, please e-mail him at dburgesspb@gmail.com or Tweet him @DonBermuda.

December’s 2015 Klout Social Media Rankings

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