A Review of the new Klout Preview
If you’re logged into Klout lately, you will probably see a new option to invite friends to Klout and if 10 join, you will be given access to a preview of a new version of their social media online influence website. I, like many others I’m sure, invited a bunch of Facebook friends to join Klout so I could check out the preview. Today, I was granted access to the preview site.
It’s quite a face-lift from the previous version of Klout…in fact, it’s almost completely different. But, before I kick into that review, I’ll like to talk a little bit about what goes into your Klout score.
Basically, you’re ranked on a scale of 1-100 with the average user coming in at about 40
. (My Klout score is about 60 at this point…hehe!) The higher you get, the harder it is to raise your score which explains why you don’t see many Klout scores that are sky high. Also, you can’t raise your Klout score by simply generating more content or getting more followers. You have to generate contant that people want to talk about and engage follows who are interested in what you have to say. And the more influential you are, the more chances you have to get recognized in the social media universe and even the potential to get free stuff
. In fact, I’ve gotten a $10 Visa gift card as part of a T-Mobile 4G promotion as well as free Lipton Tea. However, some people have event gotten free plane tickets amongst other things.
If you want to see exactly what parts of your social media accounts Klout monitors and is included in your Klout score, check out: http://klout.com/#/understand/score.
But, on to what everyone wants to see: the preview. The dashboard screen when you log in will now look like this:
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