Let the Competition Begin
Posted on : 12-05-2010 | By : Rick | In : Blog Promotion, Internet Marketing, List Building, Social Marketing, Traffic Building
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The competition has been laid down and now it’s game on. The competition is going to be tough and I need your help.
See, I joined the Alex Jeffreys 3.0 Coaching program about a month ago. Starting today there is a competition among the 500 students.
What is the competition?
It is a Traffic Generation competition. The competition is for current Alex Jeffreys coaching students and the objective of the competition is to see who can drive the most traffic to their blog in the next four weeks.
When is the deadline?
The competition ends June 7th.
What are the rules?
1. You must show proof of your traffic stats using google analytics.
2. You must write blog posts on how you are driving traffic to your blog.
What is the prize for the winner?
First of all, it is winner take all. There will be one prize given and they are:
- A total revamp of blog
- A unique website with product
How is the traffic measured?
Traffic will be measured using Google Analytics. For those that have not used Google Analytics, you need to. Google Analytics will help provide you with insights into your website traffic and marketing effectiveness. If you are using a blog, there is even a wordpress plugin you can use so you can see your stats from your dashboard.
If you need help with Google Analytics, below is a great video from a previous Alex Jeffreys student Dean Holland.
http://dean4.com/free-blog-tutorial-videos/installing-google-analytics
Now I have the Google Analytics traffic tracking set up, all I need to do is drive traffic to this site. This is where you come in…
What can you do to help?
I do admit that I am being selfish by asking for your help.
You can:
- Come back to my site often and comment on my posts.
- Invite your friends to checkout my site.
- Share the traffic techniques that work for you.
- Retweet each blog post using the Retweet button at the top of every post.
- Invite your Facebook friends to checkout my site.
- Bookmark the posts for others to see using the bookmark links below each post.
Basically I need all the help you can give to help drive as much traffic as I can to this site for the next four weeks.
What’s in it for you?
There are several things that I believe will be beneficial for you as a follower of MarketingWithRick.com. First, I will be able to share with you all the information and knowledge I am learning through this coaching program. Second, you will be able to learn this information without having to pay the kind of money I did to be in Alex’s coaching program.
I look forward to sharing my adventure with you so we can all learn together and build a successful online business.
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Twitter: sallyneill
said on 12-05-2010
Hey Rick, what a fab post, well done you, get the sexy plugin http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/sexybookmarks/ it allows people to just click a button and promote your blog for you, Sally
Sally Neill´s last blog ..In It To Win It And Need YOUR Help
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Rick Reply:
May 12th, 2010 at 11:22 pm
Sally thanks for you comments. I actually have SexyBookmarks installed but for some reason they are not showing up. So thank you, I will look into why they quit showing up.
I look forward to working with you in the future.
- Rick
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Rick,
Good luck on the competition.
For me, participating in JV Giveaways has been the quickest way for me to build a subscriber list. As for a traffic technique, my stats show that I get most of my visits from Twitter. You should try to post to Twitter several times a day as many people are in different time zones and people look at their Twitter account at different times during the day.
Again good luck
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Rick Reply:
May 14th, 2010 at 11:57 am
@Kathy Sparta,
Thanks for your comments. I am working on building my followers on Twitter. I do need to post more frequently on Twitter.
- Rick
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Twitter: nathanrufus
said on 13-05-2010
Hey Rick,
Man this competition has got people right out of their seats, but that’s great.
Brilliant blog and I like your post with the traffic suggestions.
Good stuff.
We’ll catch up soon.
Reach new heights,
Nathan
Nathan Rufus´s last blog ..From Information Junkie To Infopreneur. Who’s Coming With Me?…
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Rick Reply:
May 14th, 2010 at 11:37 am
Nathan,
Thanks for stopping by. Things are a little frenzied right now. But hey, that’s what it takes when we a getting started. Good luck to you.
I look forward to working with you more as when get more involved in the process.
By the way, I love your Gravatar pic.
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Hey Rick,
Good luck in the competition.
I can see that you have already started the blog hopping. Thats a great place to start.
And as the old saying goes.
Massive action = massive results so if you want loads of traffic then go for it!
Andy
Andy Michaels´s last blog ..Bristol Visit Changes Life! How Many Folks Will Ever Say That?
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Rick Reply:
May 14th, 2010 at 11:39 am
@Andy Michaels,
Thanks for stopping by. I have enjoyed following your progress as you are building your business and I look forward to staying in touch.
- Rick
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Twitter: mattmerrill22
said on 14-05-2010
Great content!
I really like the way you have everything laid out on this post. It makes it really easy to follow with the amount of information you have on it.
Good luck in the contest!
Matt´s last blog ..How I Made $0 on the Internet!
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Rick Reply:
May 14th, 2010 at 3:43 pm
@Matt,
Thanks for the kind words.
I hope we can work together in the future.
Stay in touch.
- Rick
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Wow everyone is charged up about the competition. I love the blog layout here Rick.
You have done a good job and I am sure you will have great success with your marketing efforts. I will take that tip from Kathy as well about twitter and have added you to mine Rick.
Pauline´s last blog ..My experiences so far
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Rick Reply:
May 15th, 2010 at 12:33 pm
@Pauline,
Thanks for checking in and I appreciate your kind words. I think that all the students can be successful if we continue to support each other.
- Rick
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Twitter: stevenkeltsch
said on 15-05-2010
Hey Rick,
Great stuff,
Alex really knows how to get people motivated. I really like your blog it works well.
Keep it up
Steven
Steven Keltsch´s last blog ..The Law of Attraction
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Rick Reply:
May 15th, 2010 at 12:31 pm
@Steven,
Thanks! I look forward to staying in touch and working together in the future. The more the coaching students work together the more successful we can all be.
- Rick
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Hey Rick,
Good blog post. You already have a mature blog and other good posts as well. That reminds me that I have to get my next blog post content (my story as Alex suggested all of us) up in the next day or 2.
Oh, and thanks for the google analytics link, still have to get that sorted which is a mandatory requirement for being in the competition
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Appreciate you stopping by my blog and adding your valuable comments.
Look forward to work with you.
Cheers!
Abizer
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Rick Reply:
May 15th, 2010 at 12:30 pm
@Abizer,
Your very welcome. We are in this together so any help we can give each other will benefit all of us. Let me know if you need anything else.
Good luck and talk to you soon!
- Rick
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Twitter: maxalter
said on 16-05-2010
Hey Rick,
Great blog. I like the layout and the content. Really helpful on the All-in-One SEO plugin. I’ve always wondered what canonical URLs are…
Any luck with Twitter yet? I use WP to Twitter plugin to tweet my blog posts on my Twitter account as soon as they are published. It sometimes gets stuck but works most of the time pretty well.
See you in the competition, on the calls and in the forum.
Best of luck
Max
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Rick Reply:
May 16th, 2010 at 5:22 pm
@Max,
Thanks for stopping by.
I am using the Twitter Tools plugin and it does leave post to Twitter. I am not seeing much traffic from Twitter. I do not have very many followers so I really need to start working on doing so.
Talk to you soon.
- Rick
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Hi Rick,
I won this competition as part of the 2.0 cohort and it was bloody hard work…
I got the bulk of my traffic from Twitter (had over 50k followers at the time) but I thought I’d give you a few tips to get more traffic:
1. Make sure all your blog posts are funnelled through EVERY platform you use – Twitter, Facebook (every link counts!)
2. Email your list, no matter what size you are at. You OWN that traffic source so send them back to your blog whenever you have updated it.
3. Hook up Aweber to update your Twitter feed automatically and squeeze a few more clicks to your blog.
4. Comment on other blogs, especially popula high-traffic blogs. Try and be one of the first 10 to comment. NINJA TRICK – lots of comments already? If you can, comment on the first reply and jump the queue…
5. Piggyback off the success of other blogs even more effectively by writing a guest post for them. As long as your post meets their guidelines they should publish it and you’ll get a ton more clicks than if you just commented on someone else’s post.
It’s hard work getting traffic in the beginning but these tips should get you going and help build your personal brand/authority/credibility along the way.
David
David Walker´s last blog ..Behind the Scenes of the 30th Birthday Giveaway
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Rick Reply:
May 16th, 2010 at 5:12 pm
@David,
Thanks for stopping by and giving me some great advice for the traffic competition.
I also have been following along with you lately and have seen how you have built your business. I read “Stop Slogging and Start Blogging” a month or so ago and loved it.
Talk to you soon!
- Rick
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Hey Rick,
I like your posts. Nice and clear summaries of points makes it easy to read and digest.
Hope you do well in the traffic competition! Looks like you’ve been doing some good research.
I can see this being an “authority blog” in the making!
Keep up the good work bro
Bailey Ing´s last blog ..Happy to be on the road to success!
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Rick Reply:
May 18th, 2010 at 8:14 am
@Bailey,
Thanks for the kind comments.
Good luck and I look forward to working with you.
- Rick
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