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11:24 am
December 17, 2010 |
everydaytips
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| | Greetings everyone! I have been blogging about 9 months now, and I am happy with where I am at I suppose. (I didn't know what to expect, so no need to get upset!) Anyway, I have read in many places that the first year is tough blogging, and then things just seem to take off. Is this true? Is it just that you have more posts so you get more search engine traffic? Is there something magical about the first year, or is it just a generalization? (Maybe Google will have updated their page rank by my one year anniversary??) Thoughts from anyone? | |
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12:07 pm
December 17, 2010 |
Buy Like Buffett
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| | I think that the first year is the toughest. I learned a lot over my first year of blogging. Traffic didn't increase dramatically but it did help me with Google. I started to get more organic traffic. Plus it helps build your authority with other sites. They know that your blog has been around for awhile. Congratulations! | |
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12:15 pm
December 17, 2010 |
Budgeting in the Fun Stuff
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| | Good question! I do hope it gets a little less time consuming. :-) | |
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8:34 am
December 18, 2010 |
Kay Lynn Akers
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| | I really started to see things come together and started to generate revenue right about the one year mark. But, I think it could have been sooner if I was more aggressive and knew more. | |
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6:06 am
December 22, 2010 |
Forest Parks
| | Cairo, Egypt | | | Admin | posts 1337 |
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| | I would say around a year is when it started coming together for me too but I was in a different niche, Internet Marketing and blog tips mainly with some randomness thrown in. My frugal blog was started just after the year mark and quickly became my fave and most personal…. Ditched IM blogs and things now. | |
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6:46 am
December 22, 2010 |
Mike – Saving Money Today
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| | Forest, what was your IM blog? I wonder if I followed it at all. | |
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7:18 am
December 22, 2010 |
My Personal Finance Journey
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| | I completely agree. I started blogging in January of this year, and just this month (December), things have started to take off for me! I think there is something magical about the one year mark!  | |
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7:23 am
December 22, 2010 |
moneycone
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| | Kris, the first year is the hardest since it takes a while for search engines to discover, index and position your blog. Though I started MoneyCone about the same time as you, I have other blogs that are more than a year old which I hardly update yet get pretty decent organic traffic. | |
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9:50 am
December 22, 2010 |
retireby40
| | USA | | | Member | posts 1283 |
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| | Kris, I think you are doing so great! I'm far behind though so it's nice to have everyone here to look up to. | |
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10:00 am
December 22, 2010 |
Aloysa
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| | If in 9 months I am where you are right now, I willl be more than happy. You achieved a lot! | Creator of:  
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11:35 am
December 22, 2010 |
Buck Inspire
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| | Keep going Kris! Sorry I'm just a few months in, but from my POV, you've done quite a lot in 9 months. Thanks again for your pointers regarding my website. Still working on them.  | |
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12:18 pm
December 22, 2010 |
everydaytips
| | Detroit Area | | | Member | posts 455 |
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| | Thanks for the responses thus far everyone! It is hard to find the perfect balance of putting enough time into your site to be somewhat successful, and not spending all your free time blogging! (Or maybe that is a personal problem for me…) | |
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12:31 pm
December 22, 2010 |
Budgeting in the Fun Stuff
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| | everydaytips said: Thanks for the responses thus far everyone! It is hard to find the perfect balance of putting enough time into your site to be somewhat successful, and not spending all your free time blogging! (Or maybe that is a personal problem for me…)
Ummm…maybe it's a personal problem for both of us then, lol. I knew it was becoming an issue when I told my parents not to visit me after work because I had blog email to check between 5-7pm, lol. I am trying to tone it back now but it is so very addictive! I want to see what people are saying, asking, offering, needing…my mind loves the speed and communication…yep, I'm an addict – and loving it! :-) | |
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12:37 pm
December 22, 2010 |
Mike – Saving Money Today
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| | I think if you keep going and building the momentum, eventually you hit a tipping point where the organic traffic really picks up. But it can be challenging trying to keep up on everything without dropping something else. | |
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