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If you are below 200,000 Alexa rank, what has changed?

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6:53 pm
January 6, 2011


Melissa (Mom's Plans)

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I am on the verge of dropping below 200,000 on Alexa.  I know this is the target for Yakezie members, so I just was wondering, those of you who have dropped below 200,000 (or even further), what has changed?  I ask this as an open question.  More comments, more financial opportunities, more followers, etc?  Just curious what it has been like for each of you.  Thanks!

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7:32 pm
January 6, 2011


Suba @ Wealth Informatics

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I have asked the same question before and I was told it is more financial opportunities. I can't answer from personal experience because nothing changed for me. But that might be partly due to my own fault (I don't have an advertising page which I am in the process of adding). Hopefully more members will pitch in. I would be interested to hear too.

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7:39 pm
January 6, 2011


Sustainable PF

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Post edited 7:40 pm – January 6, 2011 by Sustainable PF


We're getting close too (260k). We too would love to hear how the sub 200k helps us benefit.

We have no page rank having launched the blog in late November.

Our mozrank is icky (like 1.1 – the best I can determine).

Not many subscribers, still low number of unique visitors per day.

Other ranking systems are either slow to find us, slow to crawl to find us, or don't acknowledge us.

Hoping the Alexa rank, and inclusion on the Yakezie member list helps! (hoping to break 200k by whatever the deadline is in Feb to be approved).

Please tell us how the ranking helps folks who are doing well!

Cheers

edit: from what I gather, gaining access to the members forum provides opportunities and access to advertisors as well?

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7:52 pm
January 6, 2011


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Not a whole lot changed for me at 200,000. I started getting more ad offers the closer that I get to 100,000.

 

 

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7:53 pm
January 6, 2011


Suba @ Wealth Informatics

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Post edited 7:54 pm – January 6, 2011 by Suba @ Wealth Informatics


SPF, Yes that is definitely true. There are ongoing advertising campaigns (where people who had the opportunity to work with an advertisor pitches the ad for other yakezie members too). People are awesome, negotiate a great rate for everyone and do a lot of the leg work. That is a great opportunity. I was just talking about my personal efforts and people contacting me personally.

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8:22 pm
January 6, 2011


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Good point Suba. Private forum access opened doors to more ad income!

 

 

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10:31 pm
January 6, 2011


retireby40

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Sustainable PF said:

We're getting close too (260k). We too would love to hear how the sub 200k helps us benefit.

We have no page rank having launched the blog in late November.

Our mozrank is icky (like 1.1 – the best I can determine).

Not many subscribers, still low number of unique visitors per day.

Other ranking systems are either slow to find us, slow to crawl to find us, or don't acknowledge us.

Hoping the Alexa rank, and inclusion on the Yakezie member list helps! (hoping to break 200k by whatever the deadline is in Feb to be approved).

Please tell us how the ranking helps folks who are doing well!

Cheers

edit: from what I gather, gaining access to the members forum provides opportunities and access to advertisors as well?


Keep working at it and don't get discouraged.

My MozRank was stuck at 0 or 1 for a long time too, but once it moved it moved pretty quick. It went up to 2 and then 4 in about 6 weeks.

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6:57 am
January 7, 2011


Invest It Wisely

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Not too many benefits for getting under 200,000 other than a feeling of accomplishment, but there are more direct benefits for becoming an official member of the Yakezie. ;)

 

mozRank / PR are more important for ad deals and things like that.

8:21 am
January 7, 2011


Khaleef @ KNS Financial

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I'm currently under 50,000 and I still haven't seen any direct benefits. Like everyone said, the only benefit is access to the private forums here. It can be seen as a bargaining chip with advertisers, but my PR is 0, and Alexa doesn't really offset that in their minds.

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8:33 am
January 7, 2011


Sustainable PF

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retireby40 said:


Keep working at it and don't get discouraged.
 

My MozRank was stuck at 0 or 1 for a long time too, but once it moved it moved pretty quick. It went up to 2 and then 4 in about 6 weeks.


according to websitegrader.com our mozRank is now 4.  Dang – good news!

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8:50 am
January 7, 2011


Budgeting in the Fun Stuff

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#1 Benefit:  Yakezie Private Forums

#2 Benefit:  Great stat for advertisers.

That's it.  I cannot think of any other way Alexa helps much.  I started getting more advertiser emails on my decline from 175,000 to 50,000, but I think that was because I was rated so well on Top 100 Personal Finance Blog List…once they changed it away from Alexa, I lost most of those quick references.  Alexa is a stat for ranking lists and the way in to the inner Yakezie – that's why it matters in my book.  :-)

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7:04 pm
January 8, 2011


everydaytips

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I am with BFS – I think that being in the Wisebread top 100 opened up advertising doors for me.  Now that they use Compete.com as a part of the equation (which is incredibly inaccurate), my rating dropped, as did my offers for advertising.

I have pushed MozRank, as have many others.  However, advertisers are generally clueless, and they laugh at me when I won't advertise for peanuts because my page rank is 0. 

Just like everyone else said, having access to the private forums is great.

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7:12 pm
January 8, 2011


Melissa (Mom's Plans)

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How exactly is the Page Rank work?  Mine was 2, but right before I switched from Blogger to Word Press in October, it dropped to 0 and has never rebounded.

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8:43 pm
January 8, 2011


Sustainable PF

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Melissa said:

How exactly is the Page Rank work?  Mine was 2, but right before I switched from Blogger to Word Press in October, it dropped to 0 and has never rebounded.


Yakezie has been working to open the discussion on why PR is, ahem, USELESS.

Google last updated their PR in March of 2010!  There is no planned time for them to update it again.

That being said, those of us who had a low (or no! — US) PR, we're penalized by advertisers who thing the PR is the be all end all of how to determine our advertising "worth".

mozRank is the new king.  But companies haven't quite figured this out as Google is the dominant … well, everything.

Since you changed your platform, you lost the PR, which sucks. 

We have a mozRank of 4 and PR of 0 – we starting Nov 20th.

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10:11 pm
January 8, 2011


Budgeting in the Fun Stuff

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For anybody who wants to know what MozRank is and why PR is dead, check out http://www.budgetinginthefunst…..ng-system/.  At the bottom is the link to the other bloggers (Yakezie and non-Yakezie) that posted their Moz vs PR articles too.  :-)

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7:17 am
January 9, 2011


Sustainable PF

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thanks Crystal – given I just babbled about it I should like do a post!

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6:35 pm
January 9, 2011


Khaleef @ KNS Financial

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Sustainable PF said:

thanks Crystal – given I just babbled about it I should like do a post!


Please do, we need the help to get the word out. When/if you do, post the link in the forums so I can link to it.

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7:21 am
January 10, 2011


Charles @ MoneyGreenLife

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i've been under 200k for a few weeks now and really haven't seen much different. 200k i believe is just a personal milestone. it doesn't mean you will automatically receive more ad offers or more unique visitors by simply reaching the milestone. But i'm sure if you keep working at it, you will naturally see the fruits of your labor in time…just not immediately.

10:03 am
January 10, 2011


Squirrelers

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The best benefit is a chance to be a part of Yakezie and the private forums here. Other than that, I can't say that there was any big benefit to dropping under 200k that was highly noticeable at the moment or soon after.

However, it is a nice accomplishment that indicates your blog is gaining popularity, and is certainly a nice milestone to be happy about for that reason. My blog is now in the 110,000 Alexa range, and I'm getting a few more guest post inquiries. If nothing else, it's one more measure that can give leverage with potential advertisers.

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7:02 am
January 11, 2011


Barbara Friedberg

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Yakezie has given me the most financial, traffic, and networking opportunities. My ALEX is now under 100,000K. Since my goal is a long term one, I'm less concerned with the short term results and more focused on growing my blog into an important personal finance resource that will endure. The better my ranking is, the more others value what I have to say and want to engage with me. These are all very valuable in building a brand.

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