This post is to inform everyone that Money Life and More is joining the Yakezie Challenge. Below are the requirements to join the challenge as listed on their website:
“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 on your own site and consider guest posting around the community including on Yakezie.com to raise your profile.
3) Install the Yakezie Challenger Badge.
4) Announce on your blog that you have joined the Yakezie Challenge.
5) Selflessly promote others and build relationships.
6) Stay committed and consistent over the next 6 months! Whether you are a huge blog or a start-up, everybody most go through a 6 month Challenge period to ensure that we build the best relationships possible.
7) Come introduce yourself on the Yakezie Challengers Forum and get to know your fellow Challengers and Members.
8) Once the 6-month challenge is over, let us know how far you’ve come in the forums, on your blog, and via an e-mail. If you’ve developed good relationships, broken 200,000 in Alexa, and are ready for the next step, we will invite you to submit a form and write your Yakezie Member Post and become an official member.”
I already have completed the Alexa toolbar part. My posting schedule in the left sidebar shows I will meet the first part of the second part and I have some guest posts in the works. My badge is installed on the left sidebar and this is my announcement that I have joined the challenge. I plan on promoting others through my weekly round ups and my blogroll on the left. I hope to stay consistent and introduced myself last night on the forums.
If anyone has any suggestions or would like to send some pointers my way please leave a comment below!
An accountant by day and blogger by night, Lance is the owner of this site. 
Congrats on joining Lance. Welcome!
Your Alexa rank is already down to 6M – that is awesome! The key to getting that number to drop is networking. There is a serious correlation between working hard and networking and getting that number to drop. With that said, don’t make that your ultimate priority or you’ll get burnt out.
Focus on getting to know the various bloggers and I think you’ll find the journey much more enjoyable.
Good luck!
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Welcome to the challenge Lance! Do what you’re supposed to, and you should be fine. I’m about half way through myself, and if I keep goijng I should just about make it!
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Welcome to the challenge! I just started the challenge myself in March and I’ve been making serious strides in my alexa ranking. Just keep commenting and getting to know everyone. Good Luck!
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Thanks for all the support guys! We’ll see where I am at in six months!
Nice job deciding to join. I am not affiliated with Yakezie at all, but I do read a lot of the blogs by their members. I did a post not that long ago regarding getting your Alexa down below 200K. I hope this helps.
http://www.mymoneydesign.com/lifestyle/how-i-got-my-alexa-ranking-below-200000/
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Welcome! You’re going to love the network. Let me know if you have any questions.
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Congrats on joining the challenge and welcome! You’ll rock it, I’m sure
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Welcome to the challenge. My suggestion for you is submit posts to blog carnivals. That will help you improve your rank quickly.
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Welcome to the challenge. It really is a priviledge to get to know this network. It is full of some amazing people. Best of luck with everything. Guest posting works great to get your name out there and helps you get to know other bloggers and other readers. If you want to guest post on my site, feel free to contact me.
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Welcome to Yakezie. Hold on to your seat the drop is FAST.
Congrats on joining the challenge. My tip for you would to be comment a lot on other peoples blogs and they will usually return the favor. It’s also a good way to get to know the other bloggers.
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I’m new to the challenge myself. Welcome, and best of luck to you!
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Lance, welcome to the Yakezie Challenge! I just joined last month, so i’ll look forward to the journey with you.
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Congrats and welcome – you are already writing some good stuff – glad to have you around!
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Welcome to the challenge, guys!
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@MyMoneyDesign – Thanks, I did read it and hopefully it will help.
@Marissa – I will definitely shoot you a line if I have any questions.
@Daisy – I hope so.
@James – I submitted to some last week and they did drive some traffic. I will be reapplying this week.
@Miss T – Thanks! I’ll try to think up a post that will be good for your audience. I do have another guest post in the works for the next couple weeks so I’m sure it’ll help.
@Jai – I hope so, even if it isn’t I’m in it for the long haul and I’ll get there.
@Katie – I have been commenting a lot (for me at least) and it has definitely helped. I plan to keep it up.
@FiFighter – Thanks
@Rich – Same here
@John – Thanks for the kind words.
@Invest it Wisely – Thanks
Congrats on joining the challenge! I think you will enjoy it! I look forward to getting to know you…
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Welcome to the Challenge. You will have fun seeing Alexa rank dropping everyday. It has happened to me sine Feb. 6th.
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Congrats on joining the challenge! Hope it goes well for you. I haven’t joined yet but I’ve been tracking my Alexa ranking anyway, and it is fun to watch it drop!
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