“The Blogger Challenge” Contestants
By Bryan Clark on Aug 2, 2007 in Uncategorized
I just want everyone to meet the contestants in “The Blogger Challenge”. We had a pretty good turn-out and I wish everyone luck!!! Everyone has the statistics that we are competing from listed. In order WEBSITE - AUTHORITY - FANS - ALEXA RANK
In order to make it fair, I had to alter the weight classes slightly.
http://www.ihateyourjob.com - 10 - 3 - 1,717,110
http://www.groovyvegetarian.com - 12 - 10 - 559,246
http://www.avgjoeblogger.com - 18 - 2 - 2,512,612
http://lifesnippets.net - 14 - 6 - 1,120,144
http://4clubbs.wordpress.com - 12 - 1 - 1,114,715
http://yourwebsiteprofit.blogspot.com - 7 - 2 - N/A
(not eligible for triple crown)
http://samwoodfin.typepad.com/blog - 6 - 2 - 4,537,017
http://www.startpagedesign.com/blog - 4 - 2 - 4,496,767
http://lordmanilastone.blogspot.com - 9 - 19 - 1,359,239
http://www.yeepage.com - 19 - 10 - 1,203,270
http://thedragonproject.blogspot.com - 1 - 1 - N/A
(not eligible for triple crown)
-Middleweight-
http://slyvisions.com - 60 - 17 - 276,286
http://caribooponderer.blogspot.com - 41 - 7 - 2,802,165
http://www.romandock.com - 39 - 1 - 4,667,725
http://bostonbrat.net - 104 - 5 - 230,847
http://thekingkongblog.com - 180 - 16 - 974,608
and making a surprising entry…
http://onemansgoal.com - 104 - 49 - 381,218
-Heavyweight-
http://paulsbride.blogspot.com - 422 - 7 - 3,116,002
http://www.untwistedvortex.com - 319 - 328 - 58,409
You may notice that two of the bloggers have an N/A where their Alexa rank goes. These blogs are too new to have an Alexa rank. I figured it’s only fair to disqualify them from the Alexa part of the competition since we cant’ track their rank. They can still win the two Technorati contests (authority and fans).
Good luck to everyone!!! Remember, it’s all about percentages. You want the biggest percentage increase over everyone else in your “weight” class!
Get to it! Contest ends September 1st. Results will be announced within a few days after that!
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18 Comment(s)
By mahdi yusuf on Aug 2, 2007 | Reply
haha this should be fun! i will enjoy seeing all the growth!
By hem on Aug 2, 2007 | Reply
how do i be a contestant… add me..
By hem on Aug 2, 2007 | Reply
u have changed the theme… i liked the previous one..
By Bryan on Aug 2, 2007 | Reply
Sorry hem. The contest actually started August 1. I’ll keep you posted if and when I have another one though!
Sorry about the theme change… I liked this one better!
By Income Hero on Aug 2, 2007 | Reply
God damn, I missed that one too.
Please, inform us about the next contest like that - I hope that there will be another one.
By Bryan on Aug 2, 2007 | Reply
Of course there will! I like competition, so I’m always up for new ones.
By icedragon on Aug 2, 2007 | Reply
like the new theme
let the challenge begin . . .
By maiylah's snippets on Aug 2, 2007 | Reply
it’s great to “see” the other contestants!
this is fun!
By Contamination on Aug 2, 2007 | Reply
It’s interesting that despite the encouragement to move from free blog hosting into paid hosting with a web domain, we still have a blogspot hosted blog in the “Heavyweight” division….
>_
By Bryan on Aug 2, 2007 | Reply
Contamination - You should really take the time to read the article. I said nothing negative about free blogging. I just think it allows you to leverage your traffic better than a free host.
On top of that, it gives you more design options, and allows you to do things that you could never do on a free hosting site.
By Average Joe Blogger on Aug 2, 2007 | Reply
For the most part I like the new design. Good Job.
By Sly from Slyvisions.com on Aug 2, 2007 | Reply
Ready or not, here I come!!
By the way, nice redesigning here Bryan. I like the banner, sidebars, and of course, the content.
Sly from Slyvisions.com
By Nick on Aug 2, 2007 | Reply
Wow, I have the worst Alexa rank of anyone in the contest. Hopefully that will change by the end! Thanks for the update here and we’ll see how this goes.
By Contamination on Aug 2, 2007 | Reply
Bryan I agree that you can do more with paid hosting over free hosting.
Heck, I’ve seen this site go through at least 3 unique makeovers.
While on blogger I can’t even put ads at the bottom of my posts… (I think, if you know how please let me know)
But, you get what you pay for….
By Bryan on Aug 2, 2007 | Reply
Contamination - I do know how… Email me and I’ll let you know
By cooliojones on Aug 4, 2007 | Reply
Darn! I missed this challenge but I will stay tuned for the next one.
By Bryan on Aug 4, 2007 | Reply
coolio - Definitely. As soon as this one is over I have a big idea for the next one! Stay tuned…
By A.J. - IAmFacingMillions.com on Aug 4, 2007 | Reply
Very interesting contest/concept. I didn’t get in this round, but if you do another one I may try to get in.