About this test

Checking dozens of links daily for Google Blogoscoped, I realized there are several factors that make me link (or not link) to other blog posts. I’m sure every other blogger experiences the same. It’s almost like you build a “spam filter” in your mind, and if too many things seem to be wrong with the post, you don’t link to it – or vice versa, when a lot of things are “right” with the post you just have to link to it. It’s an intuitive choice but I think it consists of various micro-choices, which I tried to formalize with the test to help others create more linkable posts.
Linkability shouldn’t be your main goal when blogging, but it’s a good indicator of how approachable and interesting your writing is.
– Philipp Lenssen, philipp.lenssen@gmail.com, May 2006

"[A] nifty little quiz that aims to determine how likely it is that someone will link to your blog post ... the results page offers up tips and advice based on the way that you answered the questions."
– Search Engine Guide

Thanks to He Caitou for the Chinese version!

Responsible for this site is: Philipp Lenssen, Rudolfstr. 8, 70190 Stuttgart, Germany