Yakezie.com - Topic: Stepping back from the Yakezie Challenge https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/stepping-back-from-the-yakezie-challenge/ Simple:Press Version 4.5.1 The College Investor on Stepping back from the Yakezie Challenge https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/stepping-back-from-the-yakezie-challenge/#p75731 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/stepping-back-from-the-yakezie-challenge/#p75731 Good luck and you're more than welcome to keep trying when you're ready to!

]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:58:55 +0000 Forest Parks on Stepping back from the Yakezie Challenge https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/stepping-back-from-the-yakezie-challenge/#p75727 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/stepping-back-from-the-yakezie-challenge/#p75727 Agreed with others, you can scale back and still contribute to the challenge but if you want to totally bail out that is cool too.

 

Good luck whatever you decide.

]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:38:19 +0000 Van Beek on Stepping back from the Yakezie Challenge https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/stepping-back-from-the-yakezie-challenge/#p74557 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/stepping-back-from-the-yakezie-challenge/#p74557 Take some time to see how you can keep growing your blog while spending less time on it.

Just a tip: allocate 2 hours per week: one time slot of 2 hours. Use those hours to write 2 posts.

Plus spend 10 minutes a day at a fixed time each day to comment on some other blogs.

Stick to these times. Do this and your blog will still grow.

Success.

]]> Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:02:03 +0000 sensetosave on Stepping back from the Yakezie Challenge https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/stepping-back-from-the-yakezie-challenge/#p74538 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/stepping-back-from-the-yakezie-challenge/#p74538 I'm not giving up my blog -- I'm just scaling back to more of a hobby level instead of a side hustle. I have a lot more fun when I don't take myself so seriously :).

The recent PR updates will affect me a lot. My PR didn't take a hit, but it's only a matter of time. I have quite a bit of text links in my sidebars, as that's my main source of revenue. I plan to phase those out.

I'm leaving the challenge right now because I'm not in a place where I can visit Yakezie challengers and members and help promote them and such, and I don't think it's fair to ask people to visit my site to help my stats.

I'm considering starting another blog in another entirely unrelated niche just to see where that takes me. Dunno yet!

 

]]> Mon, 02 Apr 2012 18:12:21 +0000 jaicatalano on Stepping back from the Yakezie Challenge https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/stepping-back-from-the-yakezie-challenge/#p74533 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/stepping-back-from-the-yakezie-challenge/#p74533 Kacie I totally understand. It's like Forest Gump after running all the distance he ran. He then stopped and went home. It was good getting to know you for the short time. 

]]> Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:39:15 +0000 Daisy on Stepping back from the Yakezie Challenge https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/stepping-back-from-the-yakezie-challenge/#p74526 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/stepping-back-from-the-yakezie-challenge/#p74526 I'm sorry to hear this. Will you be stopping blogging all together or just participating in the challenge?

]]> Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:48:22 +0000 Glen Craig on Stepping back from the Yakezie Challenge https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/stepping-back-from-the-yakezie-challenge/#p74507 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/stepping-back-from-the-yakezie-challenge/#p74507 No need to bow out.  Do what you can.  I've felt burnt out many times only to come back stronger.

]]> Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:44:16 +0000 Dividend Ninja on Stepping back from the Yakezie Challenge https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/stepping-back-from-the-yakezie-challenge/#p74494 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/stepping-back-from-the-yakezie-challenge/#p74494 Kacie, I completely understand how you feel, and all the best. Are you considering giving up becuase of the recent PR updates and your advertising revenue?

Cheers

]]> Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:20:09 +0000 sensetosave on Stepping back from the Yakezie Challenge https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/stepping-back-from-the-yakezie-challenge/#p74454 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/stepping-back-from-the-yakezie-challenge/#p74454 Hi y'all --

First, thank you so much for visiting my site in the past. I'm certain Yakezie members and challengers helped my Alexa drop so rapidly. I also appreciate the comments and Tweets and links some of you have done to help boost me along.

I need to bow out of the challenge right now, though. I'm not doing nearly enough to help other Yakezie members and challengers. I'm not doing enough to grow my own blog.

I think right now I want to just scale my blog back rather than try to grow it. It's become a mental drain and in some ways, I think I'm just moving on from the pf niche. After 4.5 years, I've said most of what I need to say, I guess!

I think I will still keep my blog going for awhile (especially since I have advertisers who have purchased ad space for awhile yet). 

I just didn't think it would be fair for me to continue to reap the benefits of Yakezie without contributing like I should.

- Kacie

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