Yakezie.com - Topic: My July Alexa Challenge https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/my-july-alexa-challenge/ Simple:Press Version 4.5.1 Jennifer Lynn on My July Alexa Challenge https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/my-july-alexa-challenge/#p82154 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/my-july-alexa-challenge/#p82154 You both are really inspiring me to do this (once I reach the sub-million mark, anyway.) Congratulations to you both! Some amazing grit and will-power in this thread. Wink

]]> Fri, 03 Aug 2012 06:30:46 +0000 bogofdebt on My July Alexa Challenge https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/my-july-alexa-challenge/#p82144 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/my-july-alexa-challenge/#p82144 Well, I finally checked this morning and it says 179,258  so yes, I'm pretty excited! I'm so glad I didn't check for July and I think I"m going to continue this for August.

]]> Fri, 03 Aug 2012 05:23:56 +0000 Jake@iHeartBudgets.net on My July Alexa Challenge https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/my-july-alexa-challenge/#p82102 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/my-july-alexa-challenge/#p82102 I think you'll be pretty happy with the results

]]> Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:11:09 +0000 bogofdebt on My July Alexa Challenge https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/my-july-alexa-challenge/#p81989 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/my-july-alexa-challenge/#p81989 Awesome job! I haven't looked at mine yet-I'll discover what it is when I go home tonight.  I'm anxiously awaiting to see how I did though. 

]]> Wed, 01 Aug 2012 09:38:58 +0000 Jake@iHeartBudgets.net on My July Alexa Challenge https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/my-july-alexa-challenge/#p81987 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/my-july-alexa-challenge/#p81987 WOOHOO! So I started this challenge hovering around 490,00-ish. Opened it up today, and I'm down to 242,918!

 

Hoping to break the 200,000 mark in the next month!

 

I want to sincerely thank my team for all the love and motivation. I wouldn't be near the goal if it wasn't for you all!

]]> Wed, 01 Aug 2012 09:18:16 +0000 bogofdebt on My July Alexa Challenge https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/my-july-alexa-challenge/#p81758 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/my-july-alexa-challenge/#p81758 I agree--it just means switching to a different computer when I want to be on my blog ;) I know I can turn it off but I'd be so tempted that I don't even go to my website on the one that has the alexa toolbar.  Would it be bad if I waited until 12:01 midnight to check it? (Not that I'm really considering doing that....)

 

And this week I've been in a writey type of mood so I think that is helping me not to look as weird as that sounds.  I'm okay with not knowing for a few more days because I'm just trying to think of blog topics.

]]> Fri, 27 Jul 2012 05:22:21 +0000 Jake@iHeartBudgets.net on My July Alexa Challenge https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/my-july-alexa-challenge/#p81736 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/my-july-alexa-challenge/#p81736 4 more days to go! When I stopped, I think I was around 486,000 or something. I haven't looked at it since June 30th. Don't tell me my score!

 

I have found that I am worrying a lot less about my blog, and my traffic has almost doubled, which is pretty awesome. I think being on a Yakezie has definitely helped out with that a ton. I hope once I start looking again I won't care too much, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't DYING TO KNOW MY RANKING!

 

Oh well, this was a fun exercise, and helped me focus on what's important; putting out quality content, engaging readers, building relationships.

]]> Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:03:44 +0000 bogofdebt on My July Alexa Challenge https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/my-july-alexa-challenge/#p81280 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/my-july-alexa-challenge/#p81280 So not fair! But I'll hold to the challenge and won't look until August 1st 12:01 am ;)

]]> Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:49:52 +0000 Jake@iHeartBudgets.net on My July Alexa Challenge https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/my-july-alexa-challenge/#p81275 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/my-july-alexa-challenge/#p81275 Don't do it! I bet you're under 200k by the time this challenge is over.

 

Also, I looked at your ranking..... LaughLaughLaughLaugh

]]> Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:15:16 +0000 bogofdebt on My July Alexa Challenge https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/my-july-alexa-challenge/#p81274 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/my-july-alexa-challenge/#p81274 I really want to look at my ranking now!

]]> Wed, 18 Jul 2012 11:06:27 +0000 Jake@iHeartBudgets.net on My July Alexa Challenge https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/my-july-alexa-challenge/#p81271 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/my-july-alexa-challenge/#p81271 Almost! You're within 20k of the goal!!!

 

It really is tough to not look. It's been nice for me, though, because I feel better about my site already. I don't get bummed out by my ranking staying the same, or just crawling downward. I just hope I'm not bummer out when I start checking is again in August!

]]> Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:27:39 +0000 Wayne on My July Alexa Challenge https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/my-july-alexa-challenge/#p81239 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/my-july-alexa-challenge/#p81239 I accepted your challenge...and failed. It's so hard not to look at when I'm so close to breaking the 200k barrier. As you said though, I use it more often when judging the sites returned in after a Google search.

]]> Tue, 17 Jul 2012 20:06:31 +0000 Jake@iHeartBudgets.net on My July Alexa Challenge https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/my-july-alexa-challenge/#p81216 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/my-july-alexa-challenge/#p81216 Nice work. I'll admit, I've turned it on to look at other websites, but not my own. It is tempting though! Nice work in rockin' the twitterverse. I'm always surprised when people tweet my posts. Makes me feel special :)

]]> Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:40:42 +0000 bogofdebt on My July Alexa Challenge https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/my-july-alexa-challenge/#p81214 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/my-july-alexa-challenge/#p81214 I'm avoiding the computer with the alexa toolbar or I'd tell you! If I looked at yours, I'd be extremely tempted to look at mine.  I keep thinking that I'm going in up in the alexa ranking--it was around the 215000ish mark.   I'm trying to comment and retweet posts--some days are way better than others.

]]> Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:32:19 +0000 Jake@iHeartBudgets.net on My July Alexa Challenge https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/my-july-alexa-challenge/#p81212 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/my-july-alexa-challenge/#p81212 For the two of you who joined me, how's it going?

 

I have not been able to tweet/comments as much as I'd like.

I did launch my first "Budget Fridays" post.

I have gotten 3 new RSS subscribers (I need to release a budgeting basics ebook attached to subscription, I know)

And finally, I have not looked at my Alexa ranking since June 30th. I'm kinda itching to see where I'm at, but I don't want to know. Actually, I kinda do, but I don't. I was around 486,000 on June 30th. Maybe you can tell me whether I'm below or above that number currently.....JUST DON'T TELL ME THE NUMBER!

 

:)

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