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Hi All Noob here,

I was wondering what are some realistic monthly goals I should set on my Alexa Ranking?

Progress so far:

10-1 – N/A

10-3 – 14,000,000

10-7 – 10,000,000

10-9 – 5,800,000

10-11 2,500,000

10-13- 1,650,000

10-14 – 1,300,000

My goal was simply to get into 1,000,00 by November.  But, I have a feeling I will be well beyond that point on Nov 1st.  So my questions are:  What were you goals concerning the Yakezie challenge and Alexa Rank?  What do you feel is a realistic Alexa ranking for me by November 1st?  Thank you for reading!  I really appreciate any guidance you can provide.

Whoa.. under 200K in under a month.  Can you share your strategy?

Thx for the reply JT.  The commenting shouldn't be a problem.

@ 20's.

I did notice you have a ton of comments out there.  Often top 3 on a new post.  I try to comment on atleast 10-15 a day and show link love via twitter.  I guess not it's up to me to be consistent.  Thank you for the advice

Don't focus on alexa too much. Worry  more about traffic. But I'd say that getting under 600k in a month should be no problem.

Webmaster1 said:

I've just has a look at what this challenge is about.

 

Wow, do you guys seriously not know that Alexa ranking is easily fiddled? It's not easy to break the top 1000, but any 2,000,000 ranking site can get past 50K without a sweat. Try Googling for how to manipulate alexa rank!

Sure, you can get Alexa down, but you still need to participate in the forum and build relationship to get in Yakezie. Building relationship is another part of the challenge.

And remember that it's very easy in the beginning to gain in the rankings.  Once you get into the 200's and 100's it gets more difficult since you are approaching the more active sites on the list.  

I wouldn't worry about your Alexa rank as much as building relationships with your readers and encouraging them to keep returning and participate in conversations.  That's what it's all about anyway, right?  What good is a million followers, friends, visits, etc, if they are only showing up then leaving?

Congrats on your rank improvement.  Having a good Alexa rank is great as a pitch to companies, but not all companies you work with (for ad space, affiliates, reviews, etc)  consider it at all.   I would say that you should continue working towards a rank, but don't make it your main focus or get disappointed if you don't make the mark.

Truly, numbers feel great but they can be a letdown…friends on the other hand are what will make blogging awesome when the stats aren't as great! :)  Welcome to Yakezie, it's a great community and the Alexa rank is just a small smidge of what you'll get out of it! 

Everyone above nailed it. To add, make sure your comments add something. If you're the 1st person to comment and simply say "great post Butch!" people will scroll right passed you. If you share your perspective and experience on the topic, I'm more likely to follow you back to your site. 

Exactly, early on is all about networking… later on the SE and direct traffic will increase on its own.