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Congratulations.  I know how hard it is to breach that number (been trying for a few months and did it momentarily!).

Thanks for the kudos everyone! It's still really strange to see that Alexa Rank start with a "5"…

Some of you were asking what I thought was the driving force to achieving a sub-60k rank:

1) Transparency – I constantly write about what's going on in my life (like how we recently lost an income) and am quite open about my online income (I have monthly earnings reports). I think people love to read real stories and get advice from someone that actually lived out their struggles.

2) Consistency – Since August 2010, I have consistently written 3-4 new posts every week. They were always well-thought out and proof-read thoroughly. My readers know when a new post is coming, and it keeps them coming back.

*as a side-note, I did recently hold a huge promotion which attracted quite a few new eye-balls to my site, but it's the above points that have kept them around, even though they didn't win a prize.

Way to go Derek!

All while moving and renovating.

Congratulations.  You are the reason that I am motivated to begin posting on a MWF schedule.  I feel it is a big part of your success.  If I could achieve half of what you have done, I would be thrilled.  You work hard and are well deserving.  Keep it up!

Derek – I truly preferred when you had a full RSS feed.  I clicked through a lot more to your site prior to the excerpt version.

It takes a bit to hook me as a reader and 200 characters/words doesn't do it for me. 

Any chance you'll switch back?

(for the record, your site is one of only two that do excerpts I still subscribe too – i'm a fan!)

LifeAndMyFinances said:

I never thought about switching back. I think the excerpt set up gives my readers more options. One title may not spark their interest, but the other 2 or 3 that they see above the fold might. If I had one huge article, I think there's more of a chance that they just leave (that's what I do with GRS anyway).

Good point.  I find i'm not clicking through to your site as often – but that's me an excerpts.  And i've already seen the other article titles so those aren't getting action either.

No worries – I was just curious :)

Wow, below 60K is fantastic. Thanks for your input on "consistency" and "transparency" — I'm trying to incorporate more of these 2 things myself. Getting into the 50's should be my new goal! I'm at 93K right now, and trying to bump lower ….