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8:50 pm
November 20, 2011
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Mid Life Miser
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Yep, my Alexa number just showed for my blog page. 5,623,278…..seriously? Is it really that high (or low)?
All joking aside, I have A LOT of work to do to get under 200,000. For now, my goal will be to get below 1,000,000…..then 500,000…..then under 200,000. Whacha' think?
Any ideas/tips/suggestions that you have will be greatly appreciated. BTW, please visit my site (HOURLY) ;-)
Also, how often is the Alexa number updated?
Thank you,
Mid Life Miser (aka: Jody)
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8:56 pm
November 20, 2011
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Dominique Brown
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Suggestions:
Comment on other blogs, promote other blogs, befriend someone who has a lower alexa score then guest post for them. Share your posts via social media outlets, comment some more, answer all comments personally.
The Alexa score is updated every night
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9:39 pm
November 20, 2011
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The College Investor
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Yes, Alexa updates daily. Similar to above, I would write great content that gets people coming back to your site daily! Also, the more your comment and interact, the more visitors you will get. Most bloggers visit the sites of their commenters.
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10:08 pm
November 20, 2011
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TheDebtPrincess
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It will go down quicker than you think.
Post a lot, comment a lot, interact a lot and you'll be good!
(I should take more of my own advice really!)
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10:12 pm
November 20, 2011
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My Personal Finance Journey
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You'll be down lower soon enough! Actually, at this stage, I wouldn't be surprised if your Alexa was at 3 million (or maybe even 1 million) by the end of the week!
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3:39 am
November 21, 2011
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Tony Chou @ Investorz' Blog
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YourFinancesSimplified said:
Suggestions:
Comment on other blogs, promote other blogs, befriend someone who has a lower alexa score then guest post for them. Share your posts via social media outlets, comment some more, answer all comments personally.
The Alexa score is updated every night
Guest posts work like a charm. And interacting here on the forums works wonders too. But don't focus too much on your alexa. Focus on your traffic. An SEO blog who's 4000 alexa probably has less visitors than a sports blog that's 8000 alexa.
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5:56 am
November 21, 2011
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Dr Dean
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My ranking goes up and down almost in direct relationship with my interaction with others-especially around here. All the above suggestions are great, and it will plummet like a rock if you keep at it.
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6:25 am
November 21, 2011
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Aaron Hung
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Post edited 6:25 am – November 21, 2011 by Aaron Hung
relax mine was around 8 million when I started…you'll get there fast, most challengers are going really fast these days so
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6:52 am
November 21, 2011
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MoneyIsTheRoot
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The Yakezie network is much larger now then when I joined…it took me 2 months to get from 8 million to 200k…my estimate is around 1 month accomplish the same now, so with active forum participation you will be there in no time.
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7:42 am
November 21, 2011
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formerbanker
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I went from over 6 million to under 3 million in 2 weeks. I'm actually gearing up for a major push to get to under 1 million as quickly as possible. We'll see how it goes
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7:57 am
November 21, 2011
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20s Finances
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As everyone has said, 5 million is not a large starting point. To re-iterate some points already mentioned, start with quality content. You can skip this step and just comment a lot on other blogs and you will get there, but if you want to maintain your readers, you have to have something worthwhile.
Then, network. Reach out to other challengers and members for help as you have questions. Comment like crazy on other blogs and interact in the forum. YFS is a great example of this. If you do only these two items, you will reach your goal (without a question). The best part is that in doing this, you will find that everyone is wanting to help others reach their goals – it becomes an endless circle of giving. It's great!
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8:02 am
November 21, 2011
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20sFinances said:
The best part is that in doing this, you will find that everyone is wanting to help others reach their goals – it becomes an endless circle of giving. It's great!
What he said :)
Good luck, I think you'll be pleased at how quickly things can develop if you follow the suggestions already mentioned. Yakeize is a great motivator.
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9:10 am
November 21, 2011
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Hank Coleman
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Everyone else definitely hit the nail on the head. I think that you will be quite surprised by how quickly your ranking will drop if you keep at it, comment, and participate in the forums. Good luck!
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9:20 am
November 21, 2011
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PK @ DQYDJ
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I'm at week 6 – 42 days in, and I'm at 347,930 versus 2.7M in the beginning. I'd say 5 weeks is doable – but my gains have certainly slowed since I went under 500K!
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9:46 am
November 21, 2011
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Mid Life Miser
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hey all. Thanks for the words of encouragement and the advice. I'm going to be bookmarking all of your sites and visiting on a regular basis.
So, as a newbie….and if I have this correct, Alexa is simply measuring visitors to my site. Thus, If I comment here or leave a comment on your post, you will be more inclined to swing by my blog for a look/short visit. Is that it?
What am I missing?
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10:28 am
November 21, 2011
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Aloysa
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I would not focus on Alexa so obsessively. What you really should be focusing on building a quality content and building relationships. In the end, it will matter the most because what you really want is loyal readers. Just my two cents… :)
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11:08 am
November 21, 2011
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Dominique Brown
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Aloysa said:
I would not focus on Alexa so obsessively. What you really should be focusing on building a quality content and building relationships. In the end, it will matter the most because what you really want is loyal readers. Just my two cents… :)
Ding ding ding we have a winner! Focus on # of visitors.
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11:48 am
November 21, 2011
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Khaleef @ KNS Financial
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That's actually not a large number at all. I've seen sites at 24 million!!!
If you're active with other Yakezie members/challengers, it will drop to under 1M in no time.
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12:52 pm
November 21, 2011
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Jeff @ Sustainable Life Blog
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that is very high, but if you comment a lot and interact with other yakezie members and challengers you'll be fine. My suggestion is to join one of the yakezie small groups in january when they are re-set. That has been the single biggest thing for me.
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1:33 pm
November 21, 2011
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retireby40
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Welcome to the challenge. Trust me it will go down very quick so don't worry about it too much. Great suggestions above! 
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