Yakezie.com - Topic: Honest Question

Sunil from The Extra Money Blog on Honest Question

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:29:21 +0000

speaking of Alexa, i had no idea the Yakezie was nearing sub 10,000. that is amazing! congratulations to everyone involved

SavingMentor on Honest Question

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:22:41 +0000

I think Sam has stated before that he looks at his web properties as a backup plan in case he ever needs it. He is building them strong and if he ever needs to monetize them, then he can very easily but for now he isn't focused on monetization.

Buy Like Buffett on Honest Question

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 21:29:37 +0000

Kevin, I was thinking the same thing. Sam could make a fortune if he wanted too.

Kevin McKee on Honest Question

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:57:36 +0000

Yeah, it seems to me that Alexa is really a measure of your Yakezie involvement more than anything. That's why this site is around 10,000. All the Yakezie folks come here, and it has done wonders for this site.

It's too bad Sam isn't monetizing this site, it could draw a pretty penny to an advertiser who cares about Alexa.

Khaleef @ KNS Financial on Honest Question

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 09:07:36 +0000

Budgeting in the Fun Stuff said:

The Family CEO said:

Budgeting in the Fun Stuff said:

I have personally sold multiple big ad deals using MozRank, more using PR, and 2-3 using my Alexa ranking - but it does look really nice as a leading stat for BFS. :-)

Crystal, I appreciate your information on MozRank. That's not a tool or ranking I was familiar with.

We did a whole MozRank Info Post Group - here's the link to my post and everybody else's link is at the bottom. :-)

http://www.budgetinginthefunst.....ng-system/

I was going to post this. I'm glad that we did this - a lot of good information in there!

Budgeting in the Fun Stuff on Honest Question

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:02:41 +0000

The Family CEO said:

Budgeting in the Fun Stuff said:

I have personally sold multiple big ad deals using MozRank, more using PR, and 2-3 using my Alexa ranking - but it does look really nice as a leading stat for BFS. :-)

Crystal, I appreciate your information on MozRank. That's not a tool or ranking I was familiar with.

We did a whole MozRank Info Post Group - here's the link to my post and everybody else's link is at the bottom. :-)

http://www.budgetinginthefunst.....ng-system/

The Single Saver on Honest Question

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:37:16 +0000

Can a mozrank be a negative number? For the longest time I wasn't getting ranked. Now it says -1... can one really regress into NEGATIVE numbers? I didn't think I was THAT bad of a blogger! :)

JT_McGee on Honest Question

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:32:57 +0000

I actually haven't seen many Alexa posts. I just know I have a tendency to throw in more comments where they may not be needed…like right now. :P

It's a tough job racking up 188 posts in a little more than two months. ;)

The Family CEO on Honest Question

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:38:21 +0000

Budgeting in the Fun Stuff said:

I have personally sold multiple big ad deals using MozRank, more using PR, and 2-3 using my Alexa ranking - but it does look really nice as a leading stat for BFS. :-)

Crystal, I appreciate your information on MozRank. That's not a tool or ranking I was familiar with.

The Family CEO on Honest Question

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:37:20 +0000

Ah...got it. That makes more sense. :-)

Frugal Confessions on Honest Question

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:30:21 +0000

Hehehehe--I think that JT was talking about how it was brought up months ago by several other bloggers (if I may speak for JT:)). No big deal!

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JT_McGee said:

This topic is mostly dead, but I have a habit of reviving dead threads. :P

Budgeting in the Fun Stuff on Honest Question

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:09:57 +0000

I have personally sold multiple big ad deals using MozRank, more using PR, and 2-3 using my Alexa ranking - but it does look really nice as a leading stat for BFS. :-)

Buy Like Buffett on Honest Question

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:07:24 +0000

I agree with JT. Sam had a wise idea to create a network around Alexa rank. It's incredibly unique and possible. Advertisers seem to use a variety of metrics to rank a site.

The Family CEO on Honest Question

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:33:07 +0000

Hey, JT, I appreciate your input. Good stuff to know. And the thread wasn't that dead. I only started it this morning. Thanks for reviving it, nonetheless. :-)

JT_McGee on Honest Question

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:23:57 +0000

This topic is mostly dead, but I have a habit of reviving dead threads. :P

Anyway, yeah Alexa is mostly worthless; however, in terms of Yakezie, I think it's importance is brilliant. Anyone who is in this network can EASILY hit 200k in six months, but to do it they'll have to be actively involved, engaged, and committed to "selflessly helping others." Sam was brilliant to use the Alexa toolbar as the metric for beating the challenge because it doesn't require that you have a killer domain or insanely in-depth blog content, you just have to leverage the power of the network.

Good stuff all around. But still, outside Yakezie, I don't think many people take it all too seriously. Unless you're in the top 10,000 , of course.