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isPermaLink="false">http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=4701#comment-10864</guid> <description>All very good tips. Really, the more you give, the more that comes back to you.  Think about this when looking for opportunities, guest posting, etc.
It&#039;s tough, but if you stick with it, you will get there!  It&#039;s hard to be EVERYWHERE, but that&#039;s what it takes to make it to the op.  I would also add to make a list of sites that you like that are related to yours, and visit them at the very least, once a week, and comment often.  They will eventually take notice and you will notice your stats go higher and higher.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>All very good tips. Really, the more you give, the more that comes back to you.  Think about this when looking for opportunities, guest posting, etc.</p><p>It&#8217;s tough, but if you stick with it, you will get there!  It&#8217;s hard to be EVERYWHERE, but that&#8217;s what it takes to make it to the op.  I would also add to make a list of sites that you like that are related to yours, and visit them at the very least, once a week, and comment often.  They will eventually take notice and you will notice your stats go higher and higher.<br
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=4701#comment-10852</guid> <description>Missed the first round, but looking forward to joining everyone in Yakezie now in the next phase!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Missed the first round, but looking forward to joining everyone in Yakezie now in the next phase!<br
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=4701#comment-10777</guid> <description>What a powerful and compelling post! You kept my attention right through to the end. You&#039;re so right about the money. You can&#039;t care about it. What&#039;s really interesting is that as soon as you give up trying so hard to meet financial goals, the money starts coming in faster. What could be better than that? The more fun you have at your job, the more money you make! The hard part is surviving the first two years financially. While not signing up on the challenge, I&#039;ll definitely be installing the toolbar and watching your progress!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What a powerful and compelling post! You kept my attention right through to the end. You&#8217;re so right about the money. You can&#8217;t care about it. What&#8217;s really interesting is that as soon as you give up trying so hard to meet financial goals, the money starts coming in faster. What could be better than that? The more fun you have at your job, the more money you make! The hard part is surviving the first two years financially. While not signing up on the challenge, I&#8217;ll definitely be installing the toolbar and watching your progress!<br
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=4701#comment-10749</guid> <description>Hi,
Had been hearing alot about the Yakezie Challenge, super excited to be a part of it.
Cheers,
Danny
FrugalQuack.com</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi,</p><p>Had been hearing alot about the Yakezie Challenge, super excited to be a part of it.</p><p>Cheers,<br
/> Danny<br
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class="cluv">Danny @ Frugal Quack&#180;s last blog ..<a
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=4701#comment-10748</guid> <description>[...] the Yakezie Challenge is a small network of bloggers who either have a personal finance site or frugal blog and the goal [...]</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] the Yakezie Challenge is a small network of bloggers who either have a personal finance site or frugal blog and the goal [...]</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Khaleef @ KNS Financial</title><link>http://www.financialsamurai.com/2010/01/20/creating-powerful-friends-the-alexa-ranking-challenge/comment-page-5/#comment-10723</link> <dc:creator>Khaleef @ KNS Financial</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:42:06 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=4701#comment-10723</guid> <description>Ok, I just posted my Yakezie article.
http://knsfinancial.com/joining-the-yakezie-alexa-challenge/</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ok, I just posted my Yakezie article.</p><p><a
href="http://knsfinancial.com/joining-the-yakezie-alexa-challenge/" rel="nofollow">http://knsfinancial.com/joining-the-yakezie-alexa-challenge/</a><br
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=4701#comment-10719</guid> <description>I would love to be a part of this challenge. I thought it was too late until I read the recap and see that it is just beginning!
When I first installed the toolbar (sometime last week, I think) my rank was 1,704,000 (rounding the last 3 digits). Today it is 828,363.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would love to be a part of this challenge. I thought it was too late until I read the recap and see that it is just beginning!</p><p>When I first installed the toolbar (sometime last week, I think) my rank was 1,704,000 (rounding the last 3 digits). Today it is 828,363.<br
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=4701#comment-10663</guid> <description>[...] the environment and health!  photo credit: alancleaver_2000  This is a guest post from a fellow Yakezie Challenge member Dana Joseph, known around the PF Blogosphere as &#8220;Mrs. Not Made of Money.&#8221;  She [...]</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] the environment and health!  photo credit: alancleaver_2000  This is a guest post from a fellow Yakezie Challenge member Dana Joseph, known around the PF Blogosphere as &#8220;Mrs. Not Made of Money.&#8221;  She [...]</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Greg</title><link>http://www.financialsamurai.com/2010/01/20/creating-powerful-friends-the-alexa-ranking-challenge/comment-page-5/#comment-10649</link> <dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:18:44 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=4701#comment-10649</guid> <description>I am one of those that started blogging a while ago, but got off track and took some time off.  I am back to blogging semi-regularly and looking forward to the challenge.
Current stats show that I have a 629,450 world wide ranking and 141,435 US ranking.  Will post my &#039;coming out&#039; article this week.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am one of those that started blogging a while ago, but got off track and took some time off.  I am back to blogging semi-regularly and looking forward to the challenge.</p><p>Current stats show that I have a 629,450 world wide ranking and 141,435 US ranking.  Will post my &#8216;coming out&#8217; article this week.<br
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=4701#comment-10640</guid> <description>[...] came across a post on the Financial Samurai&#8217;s blog from way back when about creating powerful friends in blogging via a challenge to improve alexa rank. Since I haven&#8217;t been blogging long I missed the original challenge (sad day!). Then I read [...]</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] came across a post on the Financial Samurai&#8217;s blog from way back when about creating powerful friends in blogging via a challenge to improve alexa rank. Since I haven&#8217;t been blogging long I missed the original challenge (sad day!). Then I read [...]</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Web search optimization</title><link>http://www.financialsamurai.com/2010/01/20/creating-powerful-friends-the-alexa-ranking-challenge/comment-page-5/#comment-10493</link> <dc:creator>Web search optimization</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:42:42 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=4701#comment-10493</guid> <description>We&#039;d love to be included.
We have uploaded the badge, included a blog entry and have checked out our alexia ranking...
10,207,000 I&#039;m afraid.
Please let me know how we can be included.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We&#8217;d love to be included.</p><p>We have uploaded the badge, included a blog entry and have checked out our alexia ranking&#8230;</p><p>10,207,000 I&#8217;m afraid.</p><p>Please let me know how we can be included.<br
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=4701#comment-10485</guid> <description>[...] Yakezie Alexa ranking challenge is a great methodology for small sites to gain some exposure from a helpful group of like-minded individuals.  As of today, we&#8217;re in!  We&#8217;ll let you know all about our progress in due course. [...]</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Yakezie Alexa ranking challenge is a great methodology for small sites to gain some exposure from a helpful group of like-minded individuals.  As of today, we&#8217;re in!  We&#8217;ll let you know all about our progress in due course. [...]</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Prairie Eco-Thrifter Has Joined The Yakezie Challenge :: Prairie EcoThrifter.com</title><link>http://www.financialsamurai.com/2010/01/20/creating-powerful-friends-the-alexa-ranking-challenge/comment-page-5/#comment-10396</link> <dc:creator>Prairie Eco-Thrifter Has Joined The Yakezie Challenge :: Prairie EcoThrifter.com</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 13:27:51 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=4701#comment-10396</guid> <description>[...] just read a fellow bloggers post where I was told about the Financial Samurai&#8217;s Yakezie Challenge.&#160; The point of the challenge is to encourage fellow personal finance bloggers to raise their [...]</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] just read a fellow bloggers post where I was told about the Financial Samurai&rsquo;s Yakezie Challenge.&nbsp; The point of the challenge is to encourage fellow personal finance bloggers to raise their [...]</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Yakezie Challenge &#8211; I&#8217;m In &#124; Live Real, Now</title><link>http://www.financialsamurai.com/2010/01/20/creating-powerful-friends-the-alexa-ranking-challenge/comment-page-5/#comment-10382</link> <dc:creator>Yakezie Challenge &#8211; I&#8217;m In &#124; Live Real, Now</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:01:40 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=4701#comment-10382</guid> <description>[...] Challenge &#8211; I&#8217;m In  After watching the Yakezie Challenge progress for 6 months and reading the recap, I&#8217;ve decided to participate. Maybe I&#8217;m a [...]</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Challenge &#8211; I&#8217;m In  After watching the Yakezie Challenge progress for 6 months and reading the recap, I&#8217;ve decided to participate. Maybe I&#8217;m a [...]</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Jason@LiveRealNow</title><link>http://www.financialsamurai.com/2010/01/20/creating-powerful-friends-the-alexa-ranking-challenge/comment-page-5/#comment-10379</link> <dc:creator>Jason@LiveRealNow</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:43:30 +0000</pubDate> <guid
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My current rank is 533,108.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After reading the recap, I&#8217;ve decided I&#8217;d like to be involved.</p><p>My current rank is 533,108.<br
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