Sunday, February 15, 2009

I've Been Blogged

Beantown Web is a "very good" blog according to the editors at Blogged.com. Their rating places Beantown Web in the top 13% of more than 1,100 blogs evaluated in the Business > Jobs & Careers category.

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  • relevance of content
  • site design
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  • Excellent | 9.0 - 10.0
  • Great | 8.0 - 8.9
  • Very Good | 7.0 - 7.9
  • Good | 6.0 - 6.9
  • Average | 5.0 - 5.9
  • Below Average | 4.0 - 4.9
  • Poor | 2.0 - 3.9
  • Unrated | n/a

Beantown Web received a 7.2 rating and a badge appears in the right-hand column reflecting this evaluation. Feel free to click on the badge and provide your own user rating of the value of Beantown Web.

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Excellent Blogs

So, if Beantown Web is a "very good," who is "excellent"? Only nine blogs received this rating in the Business > Jobs & Career category. Here they are:

Now, the challenge is to take Beantown Web to the next level -- from (very) Good to Great, one of The 100 Best Business Books of All Time.