Janet

The higher your score, the more credibility you have as a member of the site. A reputation score is a system calculated score that takes the following factors into consideration:

• Your profile completeness and accuracy (including pictures)
• Your connections and followers
• Your activity on blogs, discussions, groups.
• How others rate your content, contributions, answers to questions.
• Your expertise in your field - other users can rate your responses and that affects your overall reputation score.
• The value and frequency of your contributions to the member community.