Traffic Report for Our Journey to Forever (OJTF)

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Posted on July 13, 2008 by Lainybelle| 18 Comments


Alexa have recently updated traffic rankings. Since my membership to Entrecard, I have been closely monitoring the progress of this blog. The reason? Well, it’s plain and simple. I want to know if Entrecard is a valid site to boost a blog’s traffic because there were some who failed to gain its benefits . They say traffic from Entrecard is JUNK. In the graphical presentation above, my site is one of the many who are struggling for traffic. As you can see, in May, I have a flat ranking and then it gone up to a little over a million to less than a million. That was the time when I started dropping cards to Entrecard members. Needless to say, Entrecard is NO junk.

OJTF’s progress is overwhelming. Now my Alexa rank stands at 310, 154, this is an all-time best for this blog’s history. I have noticed it kept improving weekly. Though I am still a hundred thousand away from getting to the top 100K, I can say that it isn’t too impossible to get there. But I know it wouldn’t be served on a silver platter. We need to work hard at it. It’s a great feeling to know that my effort of visiting 300 sites daily is paying off.

But there were a few things that came to mind. Is it worthwhile to spend time and effort dropping 300 cards? I’m ecstatic over this traffic thing but I have never been a traffic freak. So what with high traffic? Friends were telling me that high traffic would mean lots of opportunities. As you can see, not too many oops are posted on these blog as of late. Sometimes I forget to open my account to a number of paid review sites because I am having fun encountering too many sites in a day. Some even informed me that a high Real Rank at PPP would mean whooping opportunities from them. Mine stands at 416, this is an all-time high for my blog’s Real Rank.

Below is a screen shot of this blog’s ranking at PPP:


Now the question of why am I blogging comes to mind as well. Am I here for traffic? Am I here for money-making opportunities? Well, I can say achieving both wouldn’t be too bad. But generally, we blog because we want others to have a little idea of what is working up in our heads, depending on to what category we choose. I came up with this blog February of 2007, long before I knew paid blogging existed. I have been actively doing paid reviews since January of this year and I am pretty much happy because of monetary considerations.

Lately, while doing my daily drops, I have slightly geared my blog’s goal to making blogging as a fun activity, NOT because it is required of me. Let’s admit it, we sometimes have to hurdle doing interim posts and we do it because we need to, not because we love to. I think we will get to enjoy the joys of blogging more if we take everything in moderation and creating balance in whatever we do. I wouldn’t want my Entrecard-dropping addiction healed. I can fore go other things but not that, hehehe! I am still very eager to learn about SEO techniques. I think this is one of the best way to improve traffic aside from Entrecard.

SEO experts, anyone?

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18 Comments

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Lerlyn
July 13th, 2008 at 5:31 am

hi Leyn! nice lay-out sa blog ba!

Naa ka question sa article nga ni, my answer to that mao ni kataw-anan : first jud “kwarta, aron naa ko ipahambog kay mama na ang 5mons nya na sweldo, 1 month ko lang na nga work tapos wala pa jud ko amo, cia naay bossing, hehe! ikaduha: gain friends. ikatulo:makabasa ug articles sama sa imong mga articles with sense. ika-upat: aron dili ma stagnant ang utak,makatuon ug sulat,hehe! ikalima : aron maingnan ang ubang friends or guide pano mag start ug blogging for money, pero ngee sa kadaghan nako nasultian 3 lang mo ang naka-start ug pangnguwarta online.ang uban keber lang,d mutoo.tua sa ilang boss perteng kayod na way halin hehe!ikaunom: out of curiosity.

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peanutbuttertoes
July 13th, 2008 at 6:19 am

you can put some high paying ads on your pictures that only appear when the mouse scrolls over them.

check out my site for tips n tricks to gain more TRAFFIC and make more MONEY off your site. http://monetizeanysite.blogspot.com/

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Scotty's Princess
July 13th, 2008 at 7:45 am

@ LERLYN:

I have to thank Ivy for this theme again, Lermz. Mao ra ni iyang ginapulawan kada gabi-i, hehehe!

To sum up everything you’ve said, we are blogging for the following reasons (I will be writing in English for the benefit of non-Bisdaks):

1. MONEY
2. BUILD RAPPORT AND CAMARADERIE AMONG & BETWEEN CO-BLOGGERS
3. COME ACROSS WITH NO-NONSENSE BLOGS
4. OPPORTUNITY FOR LEARNING & GROWTH
5. ENCOURAGE FRIENDS TO BLOG & GUIDE THEM ON HOW TO MAKE MONEY OUT OF BLOGGING

You were able to capture everything, Lermz. I believe we are here for all the reasons you’ve mentioned. But as I’ve said, we should create balance in all these things because sometimes we tend to forget the essential things and care much for MONEY alone. Though it wouldn’t be too bad if there were lots of money laid right infront of us. If I’m offered that much, I will accept with open arms, nganong dilian, hahahaha! Blogging can also be a passion for those who love to write and through blogging we can always hone our craft.

PEANUTBUTTERTOES

Hmmm, that’s an interesting suggestion. Would it affect the speed of page loading, if I may ask?
I will visit your site in a moment. Thank you for dropping by!

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honey
July 13th, 2008 at 12:46 pm

Hi len, yeah I agree with your friend Lerly…

Agi lang sa ko ron ha, pwerte nku dukaa..waaaaa

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Scotty's Princess
July 13th, 2008 at 1:41 pm

@ HONEY:

Sige Hon, sleep tight! Thanks sa paglabay bisan katulgon na ka. Nytie nyt!

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Rofi
July 13th, 2008 at 2:28 pm

helo…………good blog…visit me back please….

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capybara
July 13th, 2008 at 2:49 pm

Just added myself to your drops list as I drop on you daily (you are in my bookmarks) Nice blog!
Regards Mark

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Tina
July 13th, 2008 at 3:52 pm

your drops list is growing niceley i see. i bet you had to take loads of rude people off still that didnt drop back! only 135 to go! good luck!

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Mommy Ruby
July 13th, 2008 at 11:53 pm

well done again ellaine! you did a great job at your post. anyway, i am in for the money but when i gained a lot of friends, i was in both for money and friends. hehehe…

Pinay Mommy Online
Blessings and Beyond
Mommy Earns Money Online

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Joy
July 14th, 2008 at 1:56 am

It’s worth the effort Lainy..Gusto ko yung comment ni Lerma kay frank kaayo bah. Tinood baya nga mas daku pa kita ang blogging kay sa uban nga kayud mareno..dili sa panghambog last month lang nka $1K ako and I guess karon pud na month morag moabot sab..Just imagine kung makakuka ka hundred sa usa ka day daku pa imo kita sa uban nga white collar job oy. Unlike sauna nag call center ko graveyard pa gyud mamatay ka kadugayan itom og baga pa gyud eyebag unya deri pa easy2x lang ka lingkod. Kaya gogo

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Michelle
July 14th, 2008 at 3:14 am

hi laine, hopping here again and done voting. :)

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Scotty's Princess
July 14th, 2008 at 5:39 am

@ ROFI:

Thanks for the drop. I was able to hit u back last night. I hope u could come back here again whenever u can!

@ CAPYBARA:

Hi, Mark! Thanks for always I taking time to drop by my page. You have been a consistent Top Dropper for 2 months (May and June). I certainly owe you one. I hope I am keeping up in returning your drops. I want to be there in your Top 10, too! WINK!

: Thanks so much, Tina! The list has gone up to 246 today. But I think I will have to update my list weekly. I hope you’ll have a blast on you vacation. I will be missing you here in my blog. Anyway, thanks for being nice to me…

@ JOY, MOMMY RUBY & MICHELLE:

Thanks guys for all your visits and your additional input. Your comments are making this post substantial enough. I love hearing out your brilliant ideas and I am learning. I admit blogging has become an integral part of my being, this is the only hobby I have apart from the tasks at hand for the day. As what Lerma have earlier mentioned, indeed, blogging is one great way to build rapport and camaraderie between and among co-bloggers. If not for blogging, I wouldn’t have this chance of meeting great people like you! And for me, this has become the main reason why I am blogging until now.

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Del
July 14th, 2008 at 5:48 am

Mao jud Laine dapat enjoy sa kay kung dili na, lisod na kau, wa na tay mahuna-hunaan…LOL. Oi thanks d i sa kato template change, ganahan ko ug tan-aw sa inyo page pero dili lang sa ko pailis, kay kalingawan man nako pud na kubi-kubi sa akong blog, hehe pra makatuon pud gamay.:)

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Melanie
July 14th, 2008 at 6:05 am

I can’t wait until my blog gets stats like yours!

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Lynn
July 14th, 2008 at 10:11 am

Hi Laine! Murah dugay na ko wa ka comment diri. What is, busy ang life sa pc. Mao hantud drop ra ko.

Niwey, bitaw, aside sa kita, lingaw jud pud blogging and i’ve learned a lot jud dinhi. (“,)

Ayo ayo!

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jennifer_merano
July 14th, 2008 at 12:08 pm

Wow,

Your hard work really paid off. Sige lang nang sige ate. Pagdating ng araw maganda yan for business. :-)

Just got my connection back. Alam mo naman ang DSL ko. :-(

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jessie
July 14th, 2008 at 12:09 pm

Wow,

Your hard work really paid off. Sige lang nang sige ate. Pagdating ng araw maganda yan for business. :-)

Just got my connection back. Alam mo naman ang DSL ko. :-(

Sori, nagkamali dun sa isang link ko. Test blog ko yun sa blogspot…

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Babette
July 18th, 2008 at 4:02 pm

Wow, congrats sis. That’s great that your Alexa ranking improved. I hope I see an improvement with mine now that I joined EC.

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