Clout is a 10-point scale used to measure a contributor's success on Yahoo! Voices - the official digital library of the Yahoo! Contributor Network. When you join the Yahoo! Contributor Network, you start off at Clout 1 and climb the clout ladder gradually based on the amount of content you publish and the volume of page views your content receives on Voices. Starting at Clout 7, your rate of Voices Performance Payments incrementally increase until you reach the highest level, Clout 10.

The base rate of Performance Payments for Voices is $1.50 for every one thousand page views, and this rate can climb to $2.00 as you publish more content and receive more traffic. The chart below demonstrates how Clout is calculated.

Clout Level	Clout Score*	Clout Bonus	Current PPM**
	0-100	n/a	$1.50
	101-500	n/a	$1.50
	501-1,000	n/a	$1.50
	1,001-5,000	n/a	$1.50
	5,001-20,000	n/a	$1.50
	20,001-50,000	n/a	$1.50
	50,001-100,000	$0.05	$1.55
	100,001-500,000	$0.10	$1.60
	500,001-1,000,000	$0.25	$1.75
	1,000,000 +	$0.50	$2.00

*Clout Score = Your total number of page views on Yahoo! Voices PLUS a 1% bonus for each published submission (max bonus = 200%). Example: A Contributor with 10 articles published on Voices and 5,000 total AC page views has a Clout Score of 5,500 (5,000 views + 10%), which translates to a Clout Level of 5.

**PPM = Payment Per Thousand Page Views ("M" being the Roman numeral for one thousand). It is the rate we will pay you for every thousand (1,000) page views your content generates on Yahoo! Voices Your current PPM is calculated by taking the current baseline PPM rate of $1.50 and adding any Clout Bonus that you're eligible for. Example: A Contributor with 50,000 monthly page views and a Clout Level of 8 will receive a $80.00 performance payment ($1.60 x 50).