Financial Samurai recently launched the Yakezie Challenge…a challenge for bloggers to improve their Alexa ranking while also helping to promote other members of the challenge so they can improve their own ranking.
I can’t believe I missed out on it for this long…but many thank yous to Mrs Accountability and FFB for posting about the challenge because now I’m going to jump in head first!
My goals for this challenge are as follow…
- Achieve an Alexa ranking of under 200,000
- Increase my readership and traffic
- Write some guest posts on other blogs to build my reputation
- And most importantly…network with other bloggers and make some friends.
Now I’ve never really paid much attention to Alexa rankings because I think they are flawed. But I have to admit that they hold a lot of sway in the blogosphere and having a high ranking site can open a lot of doors that would otherwise be slammed in your face.
As I start this challenge on March 8, 2010 my Alexa ranking is 1,615,590 so I have a loooong way to go to reach the top 200,000. But I’ll get there one step at a time.
I really think the Yakezie challenge is an fantastic idea. The key is for everyone involved to help each other as much as possible so we can all pull ourselves to the top together.
So you’ll be seeing lots of fellow Yakezie challenge blogs in my link roundups and posts. And if you have your own blog why not step up and join the challenge?
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Hi Mike — I see you found the details. Welcome!
And feel free to link to my Yakezie participants post — I update it weekly, you’re on there now!
http://www.rainydaysaver.net/2010/03/yakezie-challenge-participants.html
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Thanks for adding me…I really appreciate it!
Hey Mike,
Good on ya for joining the challenge! I was at about 2,600,000 when I first started the challenge myself, so jumping a ridiculous rank CAN be done!! (I’m at about 460,000 which is absolutely shocking, but a good shocking).
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Wow you’ve made some great progress already! Keep up the good work
Welcome aboard Mike! Looking forward to seeing you around my site and other challenger’s sites. I did write an update post as well on the Challenge. Feel free to contact contact@eliminatethemuda.com to gain access to our Yakezie Google Groups.
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Thanks Sam! I’ll shoot him an email tonight.
Mike:
I feel like the little troll behind FS – following him around and making sure I add each new person to the Twitter list, FinEngr/yakezie-group.
Welcome abroad and like the theme – MORE MORE MORE. It’s never enough!
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LOL…thanks! I’ve got to go to that list and make sure I follow everyone too. I’m missing a lot of them!