The Virginia Political Blog Rankings for 6/26/2011 are out!
This is the second week for Blog Rank 2.0 so comparisons to last week’s rankings will be more accurate.
We have also created a Blog Rank Frequently Asked Questions page which should answer all of your questions about how the blogs are ranked and what you can do to improve your ranking. This FAQ has also been added as a menu item below the logo above.
You will also notice a new menu item called BlogRank which links to all of the previous rankings.
A new addition this week is Dem Rulz which debuts at #23. This blog has been around for a while, but was not listed here. I received a request from the owner to add the blog, and it looks to be a pretty popular site among the left leaning blogs coming in at #7 among the lefties.
You will also notice a number of sites that list a ‘-1’ score in one or more columns. That means that the site is not listed on that particular site. If the blog is on one of the mass fre blogging websites like TypePad, BlogSpot or the others, Compete does not rank them, so their score is absent. There is a penalty for this, but since the worst ranking is discarded, and only the top 3 averaged, as long as the blog is listed in the other 3 ranking engines, the penalty is negated.
However, there are also blogs that are not listed in 2 or more engines, and the penalty is substantial. Please visit the FAQ and find out how to resolve this. It is one of the easiest things you can do to drive more traffic to your blog. And of you follow the instructions linked in the FAQ, you will see the improvement in this ranking very quickly.
It would appear that the week to week rankings are far less volatile, meaning the large up and down movement – often over 100% – are far smaller now, no doubt due to the addition of more ranking engine data.
We will see how this progresses week to week, but smaller variances week to week indicate that his algorithm was a step in the right direction, as stability in rankings week to week are a good thing. I believe one reason for this stability is that some of the additional ranking data places more weight on long term trends as opposed to day to day outlier behavior.
This week From On High had an improvement of 18% over the last week, making this our Most Improved Virginia Political Blog of the Week. Although this did not translate to a change in ranking status, remaining at #29, it does show an upward movement. (But there was an upward trend among Righty Blogs as From on High moved up from #20 to #19.
This week, 9 out of 20 Lefty Blogs improved (45%) and 12 out of 45 Righty Blogs improved (27%).
Overall, 21 out of 65 Virginia Blogs improved (32%).
Here are the rankings, and as always feel free to Contact me with comments, questions or suggestions.
The Overall Standings:
Rank BlogName Weekly Trend Last Week WebArbiter Alexa Technorati Compete Average
1 Bearing Drift Down 0.00% 1 241562 255192 210 146984 129585
2 Vivian Page Upwards 0.01% 2 222049 223990 1664 1068973 149234
3 Virginia Right! Down (0.18%) 3 263547 210028 104 739022 157893
4 Not Larry Sabato Upwards 1.57% 4 418906 382796 378 -1 267360
5 NoVa Town Hall Down (0.98%) 5 660733 573356 1531 539318 371401
6 Barticles Upwards 1.20% 6 652996 339013 -1 258627 416878
7 Blue Virginia Upwards 0.40% 7 455009 485642 -1 330824 423825
8 Snapped Shot Down (0.11%) 8 1445595 1093015 2206 691828 595683
9 On The Right in Va Down (0.28%) 9 21761177 1861892 5804 239145 702280
10 Too Conservative Down (0.02%) 10 1358525 1707218 2991 1424510 928675
11 Black Velvet Bruce Li Down 0.00% 11 2369076 2412194 3902 626096 999691
12 Va Virtucon Upwards 1.25% 12 1604684 1691898 1938 -1 1099506
13 Citizen Tom Upwards 0.01% 13 2730804 3903655 1372 1048116 1260097
14 Waldo Jaquith Upwards 0.00% 14 2509857 2901192 702 1349376 1286645
15 VB Dems Upwards 7.32% 15 1028000 1669972 -1 1682408 1460126
16 Fishersville Mike Upwards 2.36% 17 2942079 2598205 725 -1 1847003
17 Nova Common Sense Upwards 0.49% 16 2213584 2798403 -1 582203 1864730
18 SWAC Girl Upwards 4.59% 19 1686556 4286089 328 -1 1990991
19 Bacon's Rebellion Upwards 0.31% 18 4047701 1994999 1786 -1 2014828
20 Project Virginia Down (1.40%) 21 2337938 2591194 -1 3130286 2686472
21 Cat House Chat Down (8.81%) 20 2485894 4615012 -1 1031786 2710897
22 Crystal Clear Conservative Upwards 0.00% 22 4805126 6742148 626 3416761 2740837
23 DemRulz Down (100.00%) 65 29480421 6121865 1319 2947014 3023399
24 Shaun Kenney Down (0.22%) 24 2117441 5303313 -1 2138516 3186423
25 The Green Miles Down (9.15%) 23 4047062 5527228 3292 -1 3192527
26 Moon Howlings Upwards 2.30% 25 6385864 3687468 -1 423571 3498967
27 Schilling Show Blog Upwards 14.75% 27 1791065 8665772 -1 149106 3535314
28 The Richmonder Down (0.17%) 26 2720532 4902778 -1 3386241 3669850
29 From On High Upwards 18.26% 29 8213437 5047961 1124 -1 4420840
30 Red NoVa Upwards 3.79% 28 6264401 5085529 -1 2238274 4529401
31 The American Civil War Upwards 3.98% 32 8696475 6129117 -1 582497 5136029
32 Scott's Morning Brew Down (0.09%) 31 10344932 3721298 -1 1961636 5342622
33 Deo Vindice Down (0.30%) 33 5996010 10219341 2307 -1 5405886
34 United Conservatives Down (3.53%) 30 9789649 6530287 3726 -1 5441220
35 I'm Surrounded by Idiots Down (0.16%) 34 8020276 6299718 -1 2273313 5531102
36 Virginia Dem Down (0.42%) 35 5131419 15367057 3391 -1 6833955
37 The Right Wing Liberal Down (14.35%) 36 8620486 15596132 552 -1 8072390
38 Skeptical Observer Down (0.14%) 37 21773325 10490075 4563 -1 10755987
39 Shad Plank Upwards 0.00% 39 586249 599565 -1 -1 33728604
40 Armchair Generalist Down (0.14%) 40 1105906 1667200 -1 -1 34257702
41 Disrupt the Narrative Down 0.00% 41 2097559 1135481 -1 -1 34411013
42 Yankee Phil Upwards 0.35% 43 1809502 4665579 -1 -1 35491693
43 Virginia Conservative Down (0.02%) 42 2261920 4384173 -1 -1 35548697
44 Mason Conservative Upwards 0.22% 44 4322768 2378049 -1 -1 35566939
45 Mosquito Blog Upwards 0.19% 45 3912901 3489323 -1 -1 35800741
46 Va Social Conservative Down (0.02%) 46 1537619 6264804 -1 -1 35934141
47 Rick Sincere Thoughts Down (0.02%) 47 3706338 4298669 -1 -1 36001669
48 X Curmudgeon Upwards 0.28% 49 7837702 4059698 -1 -1 37299133
49 Tidewater Liberty Down (0.03%) 50 4645099 7864027 -1 -1 37503042
50 J's Notes Down (0.02%) 51 5759270 6929147 -1 -1 37562805
51 ProgressiveDem Down (3.97%) 48 3499553 9503897 -1 -1 37667816
52 The Contemporary Conservative Down (0.02%) 52 9600644 5360276 -1 -1 38320306
53 Rappahannock Republic Down (1.11%) 53 8689509 7826227 -1 -1 38838578
54 Off K Street Down (0.02%) 54 10781661 6900021 -1 -1 39227227
55 Roanoke Valley Republicans Down (1.61%) 55 12695262 11691023 -1 -1 41462095
56 The Bulletproof Monk Down (0.07%) 57 10201643 15537841 -1 -1 41913161
57 Right Side Va Down (0.81%) 56 17455471 8523769 -1 -1 41993080
58 Roanoke Slant Down (0.04%) 58 19498138 10802217 -1 -1 43433451
59 What IS Right for Virginia Down (74.17%) 38 24991632 8143579 -1 -1 44378403
60 The Farm Team Down (0.04%) 59 21300293 12133917 -1 -1 44478070
61 The Recovering Politico Down (0.07%) 60 19449247 15578570 -1 -1 45009272
62 SW Va Law Blog Down (0.05%) 61 21233696 14173530 -1 -1 45135742
63 Tertium Quids Down (0.04%) 62 28901659 10676724 -1 -1 46526127
64 Strictly Va Down (0.06%) 63 28655487 15578561 -1 -1 48078016
65 Va 5th District Unchanged 64 14700830 -1 -1 -1 71566943
Left Leaning Blogs:
Rank BlogName Weekly Trend Last Week WebArbiter Alexa Technorati Compete Average
1 Vivian Page Upwards 0.01% 1 222049 223990 1664 1068973 149234
2 Not Larry Sabato Upwards 1.57% 2 418906 382796 378 -1 267360
3 Barticles Upwards 1.20% 3 652996 339013 -1 258627 416878
4 Blue Virginia Upwards 0.40% 4 455009 485642 -1 330824 423825
5 Waldo Jaquith Upwards 0.00% 5 2509857 2901192 702 1349376 1286645
6 VB Dems Upwards 7.32% 6 1028000 1669972 -1 1682408 1460126
7 DemRulz Down (100.00%) 20 29480421 6121865 1319 2947014 3023399
8 The Green Miles Down (9.15%) 7 4047062 5527228 3292 -1 3192527
9 Moon Howlings Upwards 2.30% 8 6385864 3687468 -1 423571 3498967
10 The Richmonder Down (0.17%) 9 2720532 4902778 -1 3386241 3669850
11 I'm Surrounded by Idiots Down (0.16%) 10 8020276 6299718 -1 2273313 5531102
12 Virginia Dem Down (0.42%) 11 5131419 15367057 3391 -1 6833955
13 Shad Plank Upwards 0.00% 13 586249 599565 -1 -1 33728604
14 Armchair Generalist Down (0.14%) 14 1105906 1667200 -1 -1 34257702
15 Mosquito Blog Upwards 0.19% 15 3912901 3489323 -1 -1 35800741
16 X Curmudgeon Upwards 0.28% 17 7837702 4059698 -1 -1 37299133
17 ProgressiveDem Down (3.97%) 16 3499553 9503897 -1 -1 37667816
18 Off K Street Down (0.02%) 18 10781661 6900021 -1 -1 39227227
19 What IS Right for Virginia Down (74.17%) 12 24991632 8143579 -1 -1 44378403
20 The Farm Team Down (0.04%) 19 21300293 12133917 -1 -1 44478070
Right Leaning Blogs:
Rank BlogName Weekly Trend Last Week WebArbiter Alexa Technorati Compete Average
1 Bearing Drift Down 0.00% 1 241562 255192 210 146984 129585
2 Virginia Right! Down (0.18%) 2 263547 210028 104 739022 157893
3 NoVa Town Hall Down (0.98%) 3 660733 573356 1531 539318 371401
4 Snapped Shot Down (0.11%) 4 1445595 1093015 2206 691828 595683
5 On The Right in Va Down (0.28%) 5 21761177 1861892 5804 239145 702280
6 Too Conservative Down (0.02%) 6 1358525 1707218 2991 1424510 928675
7 Black Velvet Bruce Li Down 0.00% 7 2369076 2412194 3902 626096 999691
8 Va Virtucon Upwards 1.25% 8 1604684 1691898 1938 -1 1099506
9 Citizen Tom Upwards 0.01% 9 2730804 3903655 1372 1048116 1260097
10 Fishersville Mike Upwards 2.36% 11 2942079 2598205 725 -1 1847003
11 Nova Common Sense Upwards 0.49% 10 2213584 2798403 -1 582203 1864730
12 SWAC Girl Upwards 4.59% 13 1686556 4286089 328 -1 1990991
13 Bacon's Rebellion Upwards 0.31% 12 4047701 1994999 1786 -1 2014828
14 Project Virginia Down (1.40%) 15 2337938 2591194 -1 3130286 2686472
15 Cat House Chat Down (8.81%) 14 2485894 4615012 -1 1031786 2710897
16 Crystal Clear Conservative Upwards 0.00% 16 4805126 6742148 626 3416761 2740837
17 Shaun Kenney Down (0.22%) 17 2117441 5303313 -1 2138516 3186423
18 Schilling Show Blog Upwards 14.75% 18 1791065 8665772 -1 149106 3535314
19 From On High Upwards 18.26% 20 8213437 5047961 1124 -1 4420840
20 Red NoVa Upwards 3.79% 19 6264401 5085529 -1 2238274 4529401
21 The American Civil War Upwards 3.98% 23 8696475 6129117 -1 582497 5136029
22 Scott's Morning Brew Down (0.09%) 22 10344932 3721298 -1 1961636 5342622
23 Deo Vindice Down (0.30%) 24 5996010 10219341 2307 -1 5405886
24 United Conservatives Down (3.53%) 21 9789649 6530287 3726 -1 5441220
25 The Right Wing Liberal Down (14.35%) 25 8620486 15596132 552 -1 8072390
26 Skeptical Observer Down (0.14%) 26 21773325 10490075 4563 -1 10755987
27 Disrupt the Narrative Down 0.00% 27 2097559 1135481 -1 -1 34411013
28 Yankee Phil Upwards 0.35% 29 1809502 4665579 -1 -1 35491693
29 Virginia Conservative Down (0.02%) 28 2261920 4384173 -1 -1 35548697
30 Mason Conservative Upwards 0.22% 30 4322768 2378049 -1 -1 35566939
31 Va Social Conservative Down (0.02%) 31 1537619 6264804 -1 -1 35934141
32 Rick Sincere Thoughts Down (0.02%) 32 3706338 4298669 -1 -1 36001669
33 Tidewater Liberty Down (0.03%) 33 4645099 7864027 -1 -1 37503042
34 J's Notes Down (0.02%) 34 5759270 6929147 -1 -1 37562805
35 The Contemporary Conservative Down (0.02%) 35 9600644 5360276 -1 -1 38320306
36 Rappahannock Republic Down (1.11%) 36 8689509 7826227 -1 -1 38838578
37 Roanoke Valley Republicans Down (1.61%) 37 12695262 11691023 -1 -1 41462095
38 The Bulletproof Monk Down (0.07%) 39 10201643 15537841 -1 -1 41913161
39 Right Side Va Down (0.81%) 38 17455471 8523769 -1 -1 41993080
40 Roanoke Slant Down (0.04%) 40 19498138 10802217 -1 -1 43433451
41 The Recovering Politico Down (0.07%) 41 19449247 15578570 -1 -1 45009272
42 SW Va Law Blog Down (0.05%) 42 21233696 14173530 -1 -1 45135742
43 Tertium Quids Down (0.04%) 43 28901659 10676724 -1 -1 46526127
44 Strictly Va Down (0.06%) 44 28655487 15578561 -1 -1 48078016
45 Va 5th District Unchanged 45 14700830 -1 -1 -1 71566943
About Tom White
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog. Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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