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8:46 am
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Post edited 3:38 pm – November 26, 2012 by Financial Samurai
Nice job MD, Elle, Hank, FI Fighter, Ed, Gen Y Finance! No excuses! 
Didn't we have other folks throw their hat in the ring? Now that people are slowly coming back from the holidays, traffic will come back this week.
Funny story, a lot of "SEO experts" are panicking about another Panda update last week, and especially on Thurs, Nov 22, with charts showing how traffic is down so much. They have no concept of the fact that Nov 22 is Thanksgiving, and a lot of people are off that entire week! It's like the blind leading the blind.
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3:28 pm
November 26, 2012
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Only hit 2,219 this past week. Was down to 3 posts instead of 4, and my word count was lower than usual on 2 of them. Hoping to hit 3,500 this week!
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4:16 pm
November 27, 2012
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I threw my hat in but then I fell into a bowl of gravy over Thanksgiving. Working on increasing my word count, though — so I'm still inspired!
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5:25 pm
November 27, 2012
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Belated report for last week. Overall found 4,846 words between four articles for The Money Principle and one guest post that has been sent to the blog and we shall see.
Certainly better than the week before but not quite 5,000. I am not sure this is working with one blog – a solution will present itself.
This week I am exceptionally busy and may be there will be fewer words.
Maria
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10:37 am
December 1, 2012
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Week 3 Check-In – 12/1/12
Financial Samurai
How To Get The Lowest Price Guarantee, 11/24/12, 803 words
Should I Borrow From My 401K? Only If You Are A Petulant Fool, 11/26/12, 1261 words
The Average FICO Credit Score For Approved And Denied Mortgage Loans, 11/28/12, 1396 words
What Should I Do Before Quitting My Job? 15 Things To Consider, 11/30/12, 1,700 words
Total: 5,160 words
Yakezie
Beware Of “Guest Blogging” That Can And Will Ruin Your Site, 11/26/12, 986 words
Total: 986
Untemplater
Creating A Profitable Online Store Course, 11/28/12, 1035
How Playing Sports Can Get You A Job, A Life, And A Wife, 11/26/12, 1045 words
Total: 2,080
Grand Total: 8,226
Thoughts:
* Finding that posting 4 times a week is my favorite frequency vs. 3, 5, or 7
* Want to focus 5,000 words+ a week on main site
* Search traffic zooms back to normal after Thanksgiving holidays.
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Sam
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12:10 pm
December 1, 2012
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Week 3 Check In
Gen Y Finance Journey
What is a Dividend Aristocrat?, 11/26/12 – 1157 words
5 Steps to a Secure Financial Future, 11/27 /12 – 1149 words
Running Outside Will Get You to Retirement Faster, 11/29/12 – 852 words
Budgeting for 2013, 11/30/12 – 1363 words
Weight Loss Milestone Reached, 12/1/12 – 500 words
Total: 5021
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1:14 pm
December 1, 2012
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Week three report:
Some of you know that I have been spending the week in Chile working on a very intensive job. So I have written only one article for The Money Principle
One habit of wealthy people – 482 words
It is short but it has attracted quite a bit of attention according to Google Analytics. John also published so this is not the only thing we have published this week.
Interestingly we have had about 30% more visits this week that the week before (when we published more).
So it looks like an epic fail except that I have also written over 6,000 words report to the people who brought me to Chile (on top of the research, site visits and interviews). Not bad going, I think :).
Maria
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11:47 pm
December 1, 2012
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Week 3 Update:
11/27 When is Enough…Enough? (1537 words)
11/29 Fuel Gauge: A Simple Way to Time the Market (1133 words)
11/30 GUEST POST (submitted, but not yet live): Why Young People Need to Invest in the Stock Market (1249 words)
12/1 November 2012 Monthly Expenses (891 words)
12/1 November 2012 Net Worth Update (458 words)
Total Words: 5268
It's like running a marathon. There's still ways to go, but let's keep at it everyone!
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8:09 am
December 2, 2012
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I blew well past the 5000 word mark this week! As predicted, I passed 6000 as well. Thank you Google for making the process of getting a book listed on the Google play store so convoluted that my tutorial took 2000 words to write!
That said, I did just get in under the wire on this one. I hit publish on that tutorial at 8pm last night. Without the challenge, I would have given up on finishing the tutorial sometime around the noon and just finished it the following week. But then I would have been 700+ words short on my goal, so I kept plugging at it.
Posts on Edward Antrobus were a little shorter this week, but still longer than my normal posts. I'm not sure if it was burnout, or just the fact that I actually worked the day shift again this week for pretty much the first time in a month. Plus, when you include what I wrote but haven't been published yet, I actually wrote over 7000 words this week!
The breakdown this week:
If You Can Read, You Can Cook
Turkey Tacos from Thanksgiving Leftovers: Recipe Sunday – 11/25 – 385 words
Freezing Leftover Turkey: Tips & Tricks – 11/29 – 655 words
subtotal: 1040 words
Edward Antrobus
Christmas Decorating on a Budget – 11/26 – 825 words
How to Budget around Seasonal Employment – 11/28 – 876 words
How to Save Money on Gas Prices – 11/30 – 720 words
subtotal: 2421 words
SEAM Publishing
How to Get Publishined on Books on Google Play – 12/1 – 2021 words
subtotal: 2021 words
guest posts
Save Money by Shopping Online – 11/28 – 811 words
subtotal: 811 words
grand total: 6293 words
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I'm looking for editors, beta-readers, and some demographic research for my upcoming novel, Once Upon a Saturn Moon. If you like reading soft sci-fi thrillers, maybe with a touch of romance thrown in, you can find more information at http://seampublishing.com/once…..aturn-moon
If You Can Read, You Can Cook – http://www.ifyoucanread.com | Think you can't cook? If you can read this sentence, then you can.
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8:13 am
December 2, 2012
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Post edited 8:17 am – December 2, 2012 by Financial Samurai
Edward, your "How To Get Published On Google Play" is exactly the type of post which is going to bring in tons of future traffic for what I think is years to come. It's original, meaty, and helpful. Good job!
Maria, The theme of this challenge is, "Work while others are at play." Although you think the previous week was an epic fail in terms of traffic due to the Holidays, what you're setting yourself up is a wealth of new visitors from search and more over the next six months. It takes time for work to be found, but once you push through the initial waiting time and consistently publish big content over and over again, your traffic will soar.
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Sam
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10:05 am
December 2, 2012
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Week 3 11/25 – 12/1
Well, it certainly was quite the eventful week (including a trip to the emergency room for a skin allergic reaction that ballooned my entire leg — I have never been allergic to anything, but apparently I am now allergic to something although we have no idea what exactly is it…) I ended up having to spend a lot more time working on getting the newest giveaway ready (over 30 blogs participating including many Yakezie blogs — if you're looking for an easy way to build your social media following for free, let me know and join the group).
I also made a change in focus this week for this challenge that will likely last through the end of the year away from my main blog (I still had 5 articles go up, although i did not write them) and toward one of my niche sites. This is something that I have wanted/needed to do for awhile and although it's not much fun (not particularly what I enjoy writing about), I think it will help in the long run. It was much more difficult changing focus than I thought it would be and took me awhile to get in the right mindset to tackle those articles (hopefully I can remain in it and do a lot more writing this coming week). While I did make my numbers, I am a bit disappointed I didn't get a quality post up on the main blog and need to try a little harder in that area this next week, But I do think I ended up doing more than I would have if I had not been doing this challenge, so that is certainly a positive. here are the numbers:
TimeshareTrap
"Ways To Save Money Buying A Timeshare" 11/28/12 1082 words
"California Timeshare Risks" 11/29/12 1014 words
"Palm Springs Timeshare Risks" 11/29/12 807 words
"Palm Desert Timeshare Risks" 11/30/12 1066 words
"Mineral King Timeshare Risks" 11/30/12 834 words
HelloKittyHell
"Hello Kitty Ice Cubes" 11/29/12 213 words
Guest Posts
"Giving Tuesday: A Day To Help Nonprofits" 11/25/12 326 words
"Are Dirty Bills Costing You Money?" 11/25/12 310 words
"Green Tuesday: Eco Friendly Consumerism" 11/26/12 295 words
Total Words Week Three: 5937
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9:14 pm
December 2, 2012
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Week 3 check-in… Sorry for the delay, no excuse.
Studenomics:
Make Money Online, won't count, it's a case study.
Mobile banking, 566
Renting vs buying, 717
Christmas, 694
SFN:
Overcoming excuses, 997
How I would get started, 895
Other freelance gigs:
How to avoid student loans, GPT 542
The Power of being aggressive, TFB 683
Formula for saving money, Experiglot 500
Grant total= 5,594!
I hit the 5k target, but am definitely not impressed with this at all. I need to publish more-meaty pieces on Studenomics. I need a 2,000 word post. This is coming up.
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9:23 pm
December 2, 2012
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Week 3 Update:
Couple Money
- Do You Have a Job Loss Emergency Plan? – 912 words
- What Would You Do without a Car Loan? -775 words
- Finally! Celica Vs Jetta – Which to Sell? -402 words
My Financial Reviews
- Proportional Budgeting for Couples – 324 words
- Selling for More on eBay – 608 words
- What is a Short Sale -418 words
Guest Posts
- How Much to Save for My FSA in 2013 – 604 words
- Giving More Next Year – 437 words
- Giving as a Family – 554 words
Grand Total: 5,034
So I mentioned last week that it would be easier with guest posts. Um….no. It was not. I again worked until tonight to reach my goal. I have got to get my writing done sooner in the week…
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3:41 am
December 3, 2012
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maria@moneyprinciple
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@Sam: the stats are not the epic fail. I agree with what you are saying. My word count was rather epic fail because of clashing writing commitments. Since my report I have published two articles so….
Maria
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7:25 am
December 3, 2012
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maria@moneyprinciple said:
@Sam: the stats are not the epic fail. I agree with what you are saying. My word count was rather epic fail because of clashing writing commitments. Since my report I have published two articles so….
Maria
Gotcha. Yes, publishing 485 words in a 5,000 word a week challenge isn't the greatest. How about writing 9,515 words one week as make up to average 5,000 words for two weeks whoo hoo!
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Sam
Financial Samurai - Helping you achieve financial freedom sooner, rather than later.
Yakezie Network Founder
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8:10 am
December 3, 2012
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maria@moneyprinciple
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No problem, man! Just had some splendid blogging news – don't want to tease but ill have to let people know when absolutely certain.
Maria
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7:26 am
December 8, 2012
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Can't believe I'm the first to post my update this week!
If You Can Read, You Can Cook
Grilled Chicken Snack Wrap: Recipe Sunday – 12/2 – 478 words (my longest recipe post yet!)
4 Alternatives to a Potato Masher: Tips & Tricks – 12/6 – 692 words
Subtotal: 1170 words
Edward Antrobus
Net Worth Update: November 2012 – 12/3 383 words
How to Identify Good and Bad Places to Buy Gas – 12/5 801 words (this is the post that would have simply been an added 2 paragraphs of last week post if Eric hadn't given me the idea to make it a separate post)
Frugal vs. Cheap: How Far is Too Far? – 12/7 – 873 words
Subtotal: 2057
SEAM Publishing
How to Get Published on FeedBooks – 12/8 – 1129 words
Subtotal: 1129 words
Penny Thots/guest posts
How to Shop at Discount Grocery Stores – 12/6 – 733 words
Subtotal: 733 words
Grand Total: 5089 words
The guest post was actually written 2 weeks ago, but finally went up. I'll admit that this week was tough for me. I'm starting to wear down but I know that I only have three weeks left. Plus, I'm now left with a lot more time to write since the season is over at work.
Doing the research for my SEAM Publishing tutorials is especially wearing. To the people who actually do original research and analysis for their sites day in and day out, I salute you! I probably would have given up a long time ago if that was the main focus of any of my sites.
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I'm looking for editors, beta-readers, and some demographic research for my upcoming novel, Once Upon a Saturn Moon. If you like reading soft sci-fi thrillers, maybe with a touch of romance thrown in, you can find more information at http://seampublishing.com/once…..aturn-moon
If You Can Read, You Can Cook – http://www.ifyoucanread.com | Think you can't cook? If you can read this sentence, then you can.
SEAM Publishing – http://www.seampublishing.com | eBook formatting and publishing service
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9:30 am
December 8, 2012
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Post edited 5:09 pm – December 8, 2012 by Financial Samurai
Week 4 Update 12/8/2012
Financial Samurai
Who Should Get A Black Card? Probably Not You! 12/2/12, 1013 words
How Much Savings Should I Have Accumulated By Age? 12/3/12, 1,400 words (whale post)
Should I Use A Wealth Management Company Like Personal Capital? 12/5/12, 1,074 words
P2P Investor Returns By Borrower Rating And By Credit Score, 12/7/12, 1,055 words
Sub Total: 4,542
Yakezie
The Best Affiliate Products Are Your Own, 12/3/12, 1,982 words
Untemplater
Tips On Deal With Depression, 12/8/12, 1,469 words
Grand Total: 7,993 words
Notes
* Made it a goal to write every post over 1,000 words long, but tightened it up where I could. I think it's important to differentiate from the constant flood of 400-600 word long "guest posts" out there.
* Four posts a week is optimum for main site.
* Focusing writing on sites that are most relevant, including writing a couple more guest posts.
* Reminded myself every day that I either I want to succeed or I don't want to succeed. No excuses.
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Financial Samurai - Helping you achieve financial freedom sooner, rather than later.
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3:47 pm
December 8, 2012
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Week 4 Update
Gen Y Finance Journey
Health and Finances, 12/3/12 – 1250 words
What is Yield on Cost and Should You Care About it?, 12/4/12 – 571 words
The Latte Factor – Yes, It's a Big Deal, 12/5/12 – 842 words
Financial Lessons From My Mother, 12/6/12 – 1018 words
Financial Lessons From My Father, 12/7/12 – 1132 words
What Would You Do With $10,000?, 12/8/12 – 333 words
Total: 5146
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8:02 pm
December 8, 2012
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Week 4 results:
12/3 Inspirational Posts to Offset the Monday Morning Blues (685 words)
12/5 Workplace Politics (What a Waste of Time!) (2467 words)
12/6 Part 1: The Secret Ingredients for Retiring Early (Using the Stock Market) (586 words)
12/8 The Most Important Thing You'll Learn in College (1705 words)
Total: 5443
I thought I would mix up the posts a bit this week. My post on Workplace Politics turned out to be my meatiest post to date, at 2467 words. I also tried a different writing style, using commentary toward the end. Not sure if it was successful or not, but I did try something new.
The Most Important Thing You'll Learn in College was also my first post about the college experience. In a way, it's a little off topic, but I did mention the lessons I learned and how I apply them today, on my current journey.
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