1.
Inbound Marketing Professionals - DARC Factor Scoring Matrix
by Tom Humbarger
Factors
Question D A R C Scoring
Blogging
5 for > 3 years
How long have you been 3 for 1 to 3 years
x x x
blogging? 1 for < 1 year
0 for never
5 for over 100
How many blog posts have you 3 for 25 to 100
x x
written? 1 for 10 to 25
0 for none
5 for > 8x
How many times do you post per 3 for 3 to 5x
x x x
month? 1 for 1 to 2x
0 for none
5 for > 2500
How many visitors does your blog 3 for 1000 to 2500
x x x
average per month? 1 for 100 to 1000
0 for none
Twitter
5 for > 2 years
How long have you been on 3 for 1 to 2 years
x
Twitter? 1 for < 1 year
0 for none
5 for > 1500
How many updates have you 3 for 500 to 1500
x x x
made? 1 for 100 to 500
0 for < 100
5 for > 1500
How many followers do you 3 for 750 to 1500
x x
have? 1 for 100 to 750
0 for < 100
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2.
Inbound Marketing Professionals - DARC Factor Scoring Matrix
by Tom Humbarger
Factors
Question D A R C Scoring
5 for > 1500
How many people are you 3 for 750 to 1500
x x
following? 1 for 100 to 750
0 for < 100
5 for > 100
What is your average tweets per 3 for 50 to 100
x x
month? 1 for 10 to 50
0 for < 10
5 for > 75% with links
What is the quality of your
x x 3 for 25-75% with
tweets?
links
1 5 if use HootSuite,
for < 25% with links
How do you measure the quality
x x x Bitly or other URL
of your tweets?
tracking
0 if not measuring
LinkedIn
5 for 100%
How complete is your profile? x completion
3 for > 75%
1 for < 75%
5 for > 150
How many connections do you
x x 3 for 50 to 150
have?
1 for < 50
5 for > 7 groups
How many groups do you belong 3 for 3 to 7 groups
x x
to? 1 for < 3 groups
0 for 0 groups
5 for weekly
How frequently do you update 3 for monthly
x x x
your status? 1 for > monthly
0 for never
Are you using any advanced
features like Amazon Reading 3 for Yes
x
List, Slideshare, Twitter 0 for No
connection or blog linking?
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3.
Inbound Marketing Professionals - DARC Factor Scoring Matrix
by Tom Humbarger
Factors
Question D A R C Scoring
Have you ever used LinkedIn 3 for Yes
x x
Ads? 0 for No
Facebook
5 for very complete
How complete is your profile? x 3 for pertty complete
1 for having an
Is your blog connected to account
3 for Yes
x x
Facebook 0 for No
5 for > 100
3 for 25 to 100
How many friends do you have? x x
1 for < 25
0 for 0
How many Groups or Fan Pages 5 for > 10
x x
do you belong to? 3 for 5 to 10
Have you ever used Facebook 1 for < 5
3 for Yes
x x
Ads? 0 for No
Other Platforms
Have you posted videos on 3 for Yes
x
YouTube or other video service? 0 for No
Have you posted documents on
3 for Yes
Slideshare or other document x
0 for No
service?
Have you posted reviews on 3 for Yes
x
Yelp? 0 for No
Have you used FourSquare or 3 for Yes
x
GoWalla? 0 for No
Have you bookmarked content 3 for Yes
x
on Delicious, Digg or other site? 0 for No
How frequently do you use or
3 for Weekly
review Google Analytics or other x x
0 for < Weekly
web tracking tool?
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4.
Inbound Marketing Professionals - DARC Factor Scoring Matrix
by Tom Humbarger
Factors
Question D A R C Scoring
5 for Expert
How would you characterize your 3 for Experienced
x
Excel spreadsheet expertise? 1 for Newbie
0 for no experience
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