The Challenge
I came across a post on the Financial Samurai’s blog from way back when about creating powerful friends in blogging via a challenge to improve alexa rank. Since I haven’t been blogging long I missed the original challenge (sad day!). Then I read the update about the challenge and how well it went in improving everyone’s blogging. I noticed that they are continuing the challenge and even creating a site for the list – Yakezie.com. That’s beyond awesome and even though I’m late to the party – I really want in!
Basically the challenge is to improve your Alexa ranking. If you are above 200,000 – like I am – then you are aiming to get below that. Then half it each time for your next goal. The biggest benefit of this is you’re on page 1 of Wise Bread’s Top 100 Personal Finance Blogs ranking. Getting on that list, let alone on page one, is one of my goals for this blog. So obviously this challenge is right up my alley.
I assumed it’s an open-to-anyone kind of thing still, so I’m throwing my tiny little blog into the fray. It would be great to make some connections in the personal finance blogging world. I’m starting at both the bottom with my finance and my blog, so having a few friends might be nice. Also, having a specific goal of having a certain alexa ranking will be nice. I’ve got my goals to become debt free, so now I can add and track my goals to become a better blogger, perhaps even with monthly progress reports for that. I do love progress reports. ;)
The Rules
The rules to join the Yakezie Alexa Ranking Challenge are as follows:
1) Install the Alexa toolbar if not already and comment what your current Alexa ranking is, so we can keep track.
2) Write consistently 2-4 times a week.
3) Install the Yakezie badge.
4) Announce on your blog that you have joined the challenge.
5) Selflessly promote others.
6) Stay committed! Quitters are not desired in this challenge.
My Goal
I’m starting at 606,428 with Alexa. My goal is to be under 200,000!
The List
I want to give some love to all the other Yakezie bloggers because I think they are awesome. I can’t wait to read all of their blogs. Here’s the list as far as I can tell:
151 Days Off
20s Money
Barbara Friedberg Personal Finance
Beating Broke
Bible Debt
Bible Money Matters
Blog Income Life
Bucksome Boomer
Budgeting in the Fun Stuff
Budgets Are Sexy
Budgets Are The New Black
Canadian Finance Blog
Car Negotiation Coach
Chasing Prosperity
Christian Common Cents
CJBowker
Clarifinancial
College for 10k
Conquering PF
Consumerism Commentary
Cool to be Frugal
Couple Money
Credit Card Chaser
Darwin’s Finance
Deliver Away Debt
Digging Out From Our Mess
Dividend Monk
Divine & Debt Free
Downturn Living
Early Retirement Extreme
Eliminate The Muda!
Enemy Of Debt
Ending the Rat Race
Engineer Your Finances
Eventual Millionaire
Everyday Tips and Thoughts
Evolution of Wealth
Family Balance Sheet
Financial Bondage
Financial Samurai
Financially Digital
Financially Poor
Fiscal Fizzle
Foreigners Finances
Free From Broke
Frugal Confessions
Frugal Zeitgeist
Funny about Money
Girl with the Red Balloon
How to Manage Money Tips
Inexpensively
Invest It Wisely
Joe Tax Payer
Learn Save Invest
Len Penzo
Little House in the Valley
Miss Thrifty
Monevator
Money Beagle
Money Crush
Money Funk
Money Help for Christians
Money Reasons
More Style Than Cash
My Budgetting
My Financial Objectives
My Journey to Millions
My Money Minute
Narrow Bridge
Not Made of Money
One Money Design
Out of Debt Again
Parenting Family Money
Peak Personal Finance
Personal Finance by the Book
Personal Finance Ninja
Personal Finance Journey
Personal Finance Student
PF Firewall
Planting Dollars
Punch Debt in the Face
Rainy-Day Saver
Redeeming Riches
Retirement Investing Today
Saving Money Today
Simple Life in France
Single Guy Money
Single Mom, Rich Mom
Smart On Money
Smarter Spend
Squirrelers
Stay at Home Mom CFO
Suburban Dollar
Sustainable Life Blog
Sweating the Big Stuff
The Amateur Financier
The Centsible Life
The Consumer Boomer
The Debt Hawk
The Millionaire Nurse Blog
The Saved Quarter
The Wealth Artisan
Ultimate Money Blog
Watson Inc
Wealth Informatics
Wealth Pilgrim
Well-Heeled Blog
Young and Thrifty
Yes, I am Cheap
Zordane
I got the list from Budgeting In The Fun Stuff, so I need to email and get myself on it.
So excited to be part of this now! :)
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Howdy Mate! Glad you found out about the challenge!
Yakezie.com does launch on August 16th, and I’m excited to see how things will turn out. All Yakezie Members are encouraged to do a Member Post about themselves and their areas of interest and expertise, and then another post suggesting ideas from their ideas.
I’m so excited about the Yakezie Scholarship vertical! Stay tuned!