At the beginning of this month I challenged myself publicly to increase traffic to this site by 75%, and to accomplish that, I was going to do several things.

First, I was going got post at least 5 times a week, and since the day of the challenge (February 7th) I posted 19 posts, so I met that challenge.

Second, I was going to submit one article a week to a few article directories, and only submitted one, so I fell short on that one.

Third, I was going to guest post at least once, and I did 5 guest posts, so I exceeded that.

So, did all that help me increase my visitors 75%? Unfortunately, no. I fell short by a couple of hundred visitors. Here is a snapshot of my February visitors.

February 2010 stats

What I learned form this month’s challenge? I can guest post! And if I can, so can anyone else. Yes, it takes me a long time to come up with a good guest post, but the rewards are incredible!

Here are my guest posts for February:

Keyword Research with Shopping.com

How to Select Keywords for a Pay Per Click Campaign

5 Online Business Models You Can Start Right Now

Follow Me Buttons on Sidebar

How To Do Keyword Research With EBay

I also learned that posting daily on my blog is too much for me: I’d rather write quality content than try to push lots of content that doesn’t meet my quality standards.

In the end, I am happy with what I accomplished this past month, and I will continue to come up with monthly challenges to grow my business.

How about you?

Edited to add: I actually did one more guest post, so a total of 6. Not sure how I forgot it. Here it is: Plus Size Wedding Dress Niche, a guest post similar to my own free niche research.

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8 comments on “February Challenge – Did I Meet It?”

  1. I'd say “Congratulations Adriana!”

    You increased your blogging frequency, your traffic and in public!

    Sheesh!

    And finding out what works best for you is important too!

    And I have some reading to do because I seem to have missed some of these posts.

    All The Best

  3. Thanks Alex. Yes, it was important to realize that daily posting, while great for traffic, is not something I can do. Bit I can always do a few guest posts to make up for it.

  6. Thanks Alex. Yes, it was important to realize that daily posting, while great for traffic, is not something I can do. Bit I can always do a few guest posts to make up for it.

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