In case you wondered about this or any other blog’s readability, this link will tell you the level required to read the entered blog. I tested a few well known and personal interest blogs for fun. [HT Rebecca Writes who is Junior High School]
Beyond the rim – High School
William.Meisheid.com – Elementary SchoolThe Anchoress – Junior High School
Belmont Club – High School
Evangelical Outpost – College Undergraduate
JollyBlogger – High School
LaShawn Barber – High School
Mark D. Roberts – Junior High School
Miss O’Hara – High School
Parableman – College Undergraduate
Random Observations – High School
Reasoned Audacity – High School
Vox Day – College Undergraduate
I am not surprised to see Parableman and Vox Day as college level. They both deal in philosophy and jargon, though in different contexts. I was surprised that Evangelical Outpost was that high. I never thought Rebecca would be so junior, since her hymns and theological postings use a lot of terms not in modern common usage.
Click here to test your site.
My blog ranked as genius which is very discouraging. I’d like to bring it down to the High School level.
Why? It is better to write simply and clearly. The classic newspaper goal was to write at a sixth grade level, at the cusp between elementary and junior high school. 😉
*sigh* I need to begin reading bigger books, I suppose… 😉