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7:09 pm
August 30, 2014


ChristenWypy

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posts 17

Post edited 7:12 pm – August 30, 2014 by ChristenWypy


You can do it!!  Especially if all of us with Alexa toolbars visit you often!

I went from 2.3 million in March to 138 now.  This is what I did (copy and pasted from my blog)

 

1) Install the Alexa Tool Bar and visit your site at least daily.

2) Claim your site on Alexa.

3) Install the Alexa widget on your site

4) Post regularly, at least once a week, more is better.

5) Create links to your site by:
 a) Listing your site in free directories
 b) Getting listed on website or blog top lists
 c) Publishing articles with your link in the author box.
 d) Commenting on other people's blogs.
 e) Posting a link to your site on forums or within your forum profiles.
 f) Answering questions on sites like Yahoo Answers and siting your url as a resource.
 g) Using social media and social bookmarking sites.

 

I also visited all the sites where I knew I had backlinks with the browser that had the Alexa Toolbar.  No idea if that works but I felt like I was showing Alea where my links were :) 

 

Submit to DMOZ and Google directories too if you have not already.

7:18 pm
August 30, 2014


ChristenWypy

Member

posts 17

PA and DA?  Is that like page views, daily visitors, etc?  A lot of the programs I work with look at Google Analytics to see how many visitors I get.  But they also do take Alexa into account and Google Page rank.  Along with this they also look at how many social media followers I have.

 

OneCentAtatime said:

ChristenWypy said:

Do any seasoned Alexa Veterans have any advice for me?  I have been working on my Alexa since March.  I went from 2.3 million to 145K globally and I am at 30K in the US.  I feel like I have plateaued. My score has not really budged since them.  My links in seem to go up by a few each week but the score stays the same. 

 

Any tips for pushing through to the next level?

I know Yakezie challenge is all about Alexa. But, lately I haven't seen an interest in market for Alexa rank. It's all about PA and DA lately. Advertises have easy access to your SE visitor numbers, then don't go by Alexa rank. 

 

So, just concentrate on webmaster tool, DA and PA. And stop worrying about Alexa or any other rank. Even when some look at it, the moment they find Yakezie logo on the site, it doesn't matter any more.

10:41 am
August 31, 2014


Money Counselor

Member

posts 233

renaudgagne said:

I'm in! This is going to be fun. :-)

 

Short intro, my name is Renaud. Living in British-Columbia, BC. Started digging personal finance after reading The Richest Man in Babylon and taking on the challenge to pay of a debt of $32000. 

 

Looking forward to meet you all at FinCon one day. Alexa ranking is: No Data but will keep you updated.

My goal: top 100,000 Alexa Rank within a year.

Hi Renaud–I'm an American living on Vancouver Island (5 years now!). Whereabouts in BC are you?

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10:40 pm
August 31, 2014


renaudgagne

Member

posts 14

renaudgagne said:

I'm in! This is going to be fun. :-)

 

Short intro, my name is Renaud. Living in British-Columbia, BC. Started digging personal finance after reading The Richest Man in Babylon and taking on the challenge to pay of a debt of $32000. 

 

Looking forward to meet you all at FinCon one day. Alexa ranking is: No Data but will keep you updated.

My goal: top 100,000 Alexa Rank within a year.

Update: Alexa Ranking 15,056,716 woot! ;-)

10:47 pm
August 31, 2014


renaudgagne

Member

posts 14

Money Counselor said:

renaudgagne said:

I'm in! This is going to be fun. :-)

 

Short intro, my name is Renaud. Living in British-Columbia, BC. Started digging personal finance after reading The Richest Man in Babylon and taking on the challenge to pay of a debt of $32000. 

 

Looking forward to meet you all at FinCon one day. Alexa ranking is: No Data but will keep you updated.

My goal: top 100,000 Alexa Rank within a year.

Hi Renaud–I'm an American living on Vancouver Island (5 years now!). Whereabouts in BC are you?

Living in Ucluelet, right on the edge. Where about in Vancouver? Let's PM and start talking Cool

 

11:08 am
September 1, 2014


krantcents

Member

posts 909

kapitalust said:

Hi everyone,

 

My name is Steve and I've been blogging over at Kapitalust (formerly The Silver Maple Leaf) for 1 year and 1 month. I think I heard about Yakezie when I started back in July 2013 but didn't look much into it. I went through a bit of a blogging crisis, almost quit, and now back with a refocused sense of what I am doing and writing about!

 

My Alexa ranking is 940,061 and I hope to have it below 200,000 by the time the 6 month challenge is up!

 

I'll be announcing my Yakezie challenge in tomorrow's weekly roundup post!

Thanks for having me everyone! 

Welcome aboard

krantcents  – Making Sense of Money

Website:   http://www.krantcents.com

Fan Page:  http://www.facebook.com/krantcents

Follow me onTwitter:  @krantcents

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10:13 am
September 2, 2014


Invest Four More

Greeley CO

Member

posts 9

I am joining the challenge!  My site started in March 2013 and I am now at 136,122 Alexa ranking.  My blog is all about real estate investing and becoming a real estate agent.  Look forward to the challenge!  

Real Estate investing, Fix and Flips, Rental Properties and Becoming a Real Estate Agent

http://www.investfourmore.com

7:49 pm
September 7, 2014


TESOL Lifestyle

United States

Member

posts 13

Money Counselor said:

TESOL Lifestyle said:

Hello All!

We registered with Alexa in May 9th this year and was ranked at 11,317,293 (Geesh) and since then have moved up the ladder to 482,373 (Yee-haw!). Still haven't broken the 200,000 but now that we've signed up for the Yakezie challenge we feel we will reach that goal soon. Glad to be here!

Hi Brandy & Stephen, I'm happy to learn about your blog. I've subscribed so I can be sure now to stop by and comment. Best wishes for the run to 200,000.

Thanks Money Counselor! Much appreciated and reciprocated. We've since broken the 300,000 mark!Laugh

TESOL Lifestyle – Savers Not Spenders 

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7:50 pm
September 7, 2014


TESOL Lifestyle

United States

Member

posts 13

Tre said:

TESOL Lifestyle said:

Hello All!

We registered with Alexa in May 9th this year and was ranked at 11,317,293 (Geesh) and since then have moved up the ladder to 482,373 (Yee-haw!). Still haven't broken the 200,000 but now that we've signed up for the Yakezie challenge we feel we will reach that goal soon. Glad to be here!

 

Welcome to the challenge! I'm excited to read your blog.

Thanks Tre! I've followed you on Twitter. Laugh

TESOL Lifestyle – Savers Not Spenders 

Website:   http://www.tesolifestyle.com

Fan Page:  http://www.facebook.com/tesolifestyle

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4:46 pm
September 8, 2014


krantcents

Member

posts 909

Invest Four More said:

I am joining the challenge!  My site started in March 2013 and I am now at 136,122 Alexa ranking.  My blog is all about real estate investing and becoming a real estate agent.  Look forward to the challenge!  

Welcome aboard

krantcents  – Making Sense of Money

Website:   http://www.krantcents.com

Fan Page:  http://www.facebook.com/krantcents

Follow me onTwitter:  @krantcents

RSS feed: krantcents

4:04 pm
September 16, 2014


RichLife

New Member

posts 2

Hi everyone,

I'm Nina and I blog at RichLife.io. I'm interested in joining the challenge but my blog is so new (a month and two weeks) that I am not even ranked in Alexa yet. Should I wait until I get ranked to make my announcement post or can I already get started? Do I understand correctly that to be eligible to join I need to make a blog post announcing it and then after 6 months join in the next round of invites? It seems like a great way to hold yourself accountable so I'd like to start off on the right foot.

RichLife.io – Living a rich life without being a millionaire

3:06 pm
September 29, 2014


debtfreedivas

Member

posts 121

Hey Yakezie Challengers,

We're back! It's been a while (two kids and a new house later), but I'm ready to tackle this challenge and win this time. My rank is currently, 525,037 now. I've been blogging since 2010 – but not with the consistency that is needed. My internal goal is to reach 200,000 by the end of the year. I've been less than focused on blogging and hopefully reconnecting with the challenge will change that!!! Here goes…Wink

4:22 pm
September 29, 2014


krantcents

Member

posts 909

Welcome back!

krantcents  – Making Sense of Money

Website:   http://www.krantcents.com

Fan Page:  http://www.facebook.com/krantcents

Follow me onTwitter:  @krantcents

RSS feed: krantcents

4:22 pm
September 29, 2014


krantcents

Member

posts 909

RichLife said:

Hi everyone,

I'm Nina and I blog at RichLife.io. I'm interested in joining the challenge but my blog is so new (a month and two weeks) that I am not even ranked in Alexa yet. Should I wait until I get ranked to make my announcement post or can I already get started? Do I understand correctly that to be eligible to join I need to make a blog post announcing it and then after 6 months join in the next round of invites? It seems like a great way to hold yourself accountable so I'd like to start off on the right foot.

 

Welcome aboard

krantcents  – Making Sense of Money

Website:   http://www.krantcents.com

Fan Page:  http://www.facebook.com/krantcents

Follow me onTwitter:  @krantcents

RSS feed: krantcents

4:23 pm
September 29, 2014


krantcents

Member

posts 909

Invest Four More said:

I am joining the challenge!  My site started in March 2013 and I am now at 136,122 Alexa ranking.  My blog is all about real estate investing and becoming a real estate agent.  Look forward to the challenge!  

 

Welcome aboard

krantcents  – Making Sense of Money

Website:   http://www.krantcents.com

Fan Page:  http://www.facebook.com/krantcents

Follow me onTwitter:  @krantcents

RSS feed: krantcents

7:35 pm
September 29, 2014


debtfreedivas

Member

posts 121

Post edited 7:38 pm – September 29, 2014 by debtfreedivas


ChristenWypy said:

Hi.  A few minutes ago I wrote a very long post here giving you all my blogger life story.  Somehow it disappeared, it seems. Isn't that always the way?  So, I will now post a shorter version, which is probably better for everyone :)

 

I actually undertook my own personal Alexa Challenge back in March.  I blogged about this. However, I am not sure if I should post the link because I suspect that might be why my post disappeared before.  Suffice to say that in March my rank was 2.3 million globally and over 300K in the US.  Today my rank is 144K globally and 30K for the US.

 

I have been blogging for a very long time (over ten years) but really only committed to it 100% (I dropped all my other work at home jobs) for a little over a year. 

 

I look forward to being a part of this community and connecting with others.  I'd love to read and comment on other blogs and share them, too!  Is there a specific forum I should be heading to so that I can do this?  I am literally brand new and still feeling my way around.

Awesome progress. Looking forward to making more progress with this challenge this time.

 

Toni

7:40 pm
September 29, 2014


debtfreedivas

Member

posts 121

Ben @ The Wealth Gospel said:

I started the challenge originally a year ago, but had to take a hiatus after just a few months. I probably should have re-joined when I started back up again in April with a 600,000+ rank, but oh well! I'm currently at 180,548 and am ready to get below 100,000!

Hi Ben,

I'm restarting as well. Looks like you've been on fire. Looking forward to restarting the challenge.

7:33 am
October 3, 2014


sbrooks52111

Charlotte, NC

Member

posts 8

Hi! I'm Sarah and I'm joining in on the challenge. My website is brand new so I don't even think I am ranked on Alexa. Excited to see where this challenge takes me and looking forward to meeting fellow bloggers!

 

Hope everyone has a nice weekend.

7:52 am
October 3, 2014


debtfreedivas

Member

posts 121

Post edited 7:56 am – October 3, 2014 by debtfreedivas


Hi Sarah,

Welcome. Good luck to you. Hope you find this challenge helpful. Make sure you add your site (and other social media networks) to your welcome message so others can connect with you.

I responded to your other post (just FYI).

 

Toni

3:18 pm
October 3, 2014


Healthy Wealthy Income

Utah

New Member

posts 2

Hi I'm Lance with http://www.healthywealthyincome.com (site born in late July) and I'm starting out on the challenge!  I'm from Utah and watching the leaves change colors in the mountains.  

Officially I am at 328,716 on Alexa today, but I was around 2.5 million when I first got the alexa bar last month.  I look forward to seeing how far I can get.


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