Don't Mess With Taxes

Twitter: @taxtweet

Kay Bell writes two respected, popular tax blogs, Don't Mess With Taxes and Bankrate Taxes Blog.

Her daily posts, humorous, pointed and insightful, have earned her a large following, both at her blog and within social media.

Don't Mess With Taxes has been named one of the Internet's 10 best tax sites by Top 10 Sources; cited by Moneysmartz as one of the Web's best tax information blogs; recognized as a Web Star of the Week by WebCPA; twice tapped as one of Austinist's best Austin blogs (February and August 2006); and included in the Top 10 Tax Stories of 2005 by TaxProf, a listing that was subsequently reprinted in the respected tax journal Tax Analysts.

But one blog is not enough for Kay. She also writes Bankrate.com's Taxes Blog, a perfect complement to her journalistic contributions to the website.

In 2009, her first solo book, "The Truth About Paying Fewer Taxes" (FT Press) was published. It examines ways individuals can make the tax code work to their filing advantage, whatever their stage of life.

 

Stats Summary+/-

Don't Mess With Taxes has a Wise Score of  80.15, which ranks it #61 among personal finance blogs.

Wise Score is an average of six statistics: MozRank, Number of Links to Domain, Klout Score, Twitter Followers, Alexa Rank, and Compete Rank. A Wise Score of 90 means the blog is better than 90% of its peers "on average". Learn more.

Date  Rank  Wise Score  MozRank  Linking
Domains		  Klout
Score		  Twitter
Followers		  Alexa
Rank		  Facebook
Likes
2012-2-56180.155.409,04051.514,697159,462314
2012-1-295980.395.409,04051.824,685156,834314
2012-1-226080.175.409,04052.034,675158,419314
2012-1-156978.665.249,04052.624,609158,419314
2012-1-87078.855.248,93152.534,586158,419314
 

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Twitter+/-

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Native Texan. Journalist. Tax Geek. Blogger. Wife. Not always in that order.
Tweeting since 22 November 2007 (4 years 11 weeks)

  Recent Tweets from @taxtweet

  1. listening to @KPLU Ray Charles/Norah Jones "Here We Go Again" 1st country music I remember was sung by Ray; it still should sound like that
    about 8 hours ago
  2. @mbhunter thanks! I was trying to think of things to replace the payroll tax one ran out.
    about 8 hours ago
  3. Playing with countdown widgets; added one tracking impending expiration of payroll tax cut in the ol' blog's left column
    about 9 hours ago
  4. do you efile? RT @Bankrate E-file fears grow http://t.co/x11UTDWp #tax #Taxes
    about 10 hours ago
  5. @laurenleahy__ no you are not alone. I don't like the new Twitter layout either.
    about 14 hours ago
  6. @SmoshIan I just got the new Twitter layout, too, so we're both low on the totem pole! ;-D
    about 14 hours ago
  7. RT @hnic1971: Soundtrack of the moment: – Reincarnation of a Lovebird by Charles Mingus, from #SoundHound http://t.co/U6fbI7ij
    about 15 hours ago
  8. what's up with no Shredded Wheat H.E.B.? I went to two stores & finally ended up at a competitor's place to purchase the cereal.
    about 15 hours ago
  9. Today's Tax Tip: Deducting mortgage points http://t.co/OopIYZ9I A new tip each day at http://t.co/DGtYSVLZ Full list at http://t.co/9RbfvhOk
    about 16 hours ago
  10. way too math & sciencey 4me 2 fully grasp but way cool! World's longest musical palindrome http://t.co/yqCP8rxX via @theaardvark @TimHarford
    about 16 hours ago

  Recent Tweets about @taxtweet

  1. @taxtweet nicely done! refinanced 2011 and will be taking the remaining 1.375 points charged on my original loan as an interest deduction
    about 12 min ago by MutinyGuy (Jim Barrett)
  2. @taxtweet You could also do a countdown timer for Tax Freedom Day if you wanted to depress your readers. :)
    about 9 hours ago by mbhunter (John Wedding)
  3. RT @taxtweet: do you efile? RT @Bankrate E-file fears grow http://t.co/x11UTDWp #tax #Taxes
    about 10 hours ago by MoneySmart (Ben Edwards)
  4. RT @taxtweet: Today's Tax Tip: Deducting mortgage points http://t.co/OopIYZ9I A new tip each day at http://t.co/DGtYSVLZ Full list at http://t.co/9RbfvhOk
    about 16 hours ago by andreacoombes (Andrea Coombes)
  5. @taxtweet @MarketWatch Thanks for the RTs Kay!
    about 16 hours ago by TaxMama (TaxMama)
  6. RT @taxtweet: in case you'd rather listen, @taxmama podcast via @MarketWatch http://t.co/2vuSlcOB
    about 16 hours ago by TaxMama (TaxMama)
  7. RT @taxtweet: good tips fr/ @taxmama & thkx for inclu moi! -- Tax tips for February - TaxWatch - MarketWatch http://t.co/FAlupv7I via @MarketWatch
    about 16 hours ago by TaxMama (TaxMama)
  8. RT @taxtweet: good tips fr/ @taxmama & thkx for inclu moi! -- Tax tips for February - TaxWatch - MarketWatch http://t.co/FAlupv7I via @MarketWatch
    about 16 hours ago by andreacoombes (Andrea Coombes)
  9. RT @taxtweet: fr/my blog: A 102 percent tax rate? It depends. http://t.co/7C54OrRs
    about 19 hours ago by KyleAAA (KyleAAA)
  10. RT @taxtweet: A 102 percent tax rate? It depends. http://t.co/vpxu6TEI
    about 20 hours ago by janetnovack (Janet Novack)
 

Social Media Reach & Influence (by Klout)+/-

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Stat NameValueStat Explanation
Klout Score51.51The Klout Score is a 0-100 rating of @taxtweet's overall influence on Twitter.
True Reach1,524True Reach is the size of @taxtweet's engaged audience. Klout eliminates inactive and spam accounts, and only include accounts that @taxtweet actually influences.
Network Score35.690-100 rating of the influence level of @taxtweet's engaged audience.
Amplification Score18.00 0-100 score of the likelihood that @taxtweet's tweets will be acted upon by their followers.
Klout Description of @taxtweet
@taxtweet creates content that is spread throughout their network and drives discussions
Klout Classification of @taxtweet
Specialist You may not be a celebrity, but within your area of expertise your opinion is second to none. Your content is likely focused around a specific topic or industry with a focused, highly-engaged audience.
Influential Topics Influenced By Influencer Of
  • personal finance
  • finance
  • austin
  • accounting
  • taxes
 

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Majestic SEO

Stat NameValueStat Explanation
Referring Domains1,370,841Number of referring domains known for this item. If -1 then this number is not yet known.
Referring .EDU Domains1,772Number of referring domains from EDUcational sites (only exact .edu TLD included; no regional domains).
Referring .GOV Domains301Number of referring domains from GOVernment sites (only exact .gov TLD included; no regional domains).
Referring IPs417,260Number of referring IP addresses.
External Backlinks1,876,743,417Number of external backlinks for this item.
Indexed URLs86,024,852Number of URLs for given item type present in index - these are NOT backlinks, but rather URLs belonging to given domain or subdomain: this metric is useful as an indication of domain content size.