The One Year Millionaire

In the last issue of the ‘One Year Millionaire‘ I spoke about Alexa Rank.. what is it good for and gave you “5 Great Ways to Increase Your Alexa Rank“. Today I am going to talk similarly about Technorati Authority.

Technorati is a powerhouse on the internet. It is almost like a blog ranking system that shows you how your blog measures up to the competition! In previous issues I have already talked about “The Importance of Technorati” and “Technorati Tags“, but today I will talk about what you can do to increase your rank, so let’s take a look:

1. Comment on Other Blog Posts.
   Leaving comments on other blogs is by far the easiest way to make your Technorati Rank sky rocket! It is easy to post useful comments that are relevant to other blogs without spamming and it is a great way to make your Technorati Numbers soar!
2. Guest Posting on Other Blogs.
   A good solid way to get a relevant Backlink that will be counted towards your Technorati Rank is to guest post on another blog that uses Technorati. Put a link back to your homepage in the author credits and you will have your rank go up. The hard thing about this is that you don’t want to write hundreds of Guest Posts just to build your Technorati Rank; it is a lot of work for just a little progress… but it is a good way to start!
3. Ask Others to Add Your Blog to Their Favorites.
   This may seem like a waste of time but I noticed that if you ask others to Add your blog to their Technorati Favorites than in turn they may also link to you. Also when your favorite number goes up.. other people browsing Technorati will likely see your blog and may link to its content!
4. Link all your Other Blogs to This One.
   For some reason this seems almost like a shady tactic, but I looked around and pretty much everyone does it, so there is no harm in joining the rest of the world. If you have a lot of other blogs, then you can put a small text link on the homepage linking back to the blog that you want to rank better on Technorati. When it comes down to thousands and thousands of Backlinks it won’t make much of a difference, but if you are just starting to build your Technorati Authority then you will notice how much of a difference 5-10 links can make on your number!
5. Link Baiting!
   This is the old fashioned way of building your Technorati Rank. This is the fact that if you post something that other Bloggers will link to then you are sure that your Technorati Rank will go up along with it. Remember that creating good well written and informative content will always be your best weapon when it comes to link building.

These are just some of the best ways that you can increase your Technorati Rank. Always try to keep in mind that whether it is Alexa, Technorati, or whatever else, you have to decide for yourself if it is important enough for you to spend time on. If you have personal goals or financial goals to reach.. you should know the difference before you set out to reach them and be prepared for obstacles and surprises! Good luck building your Technorati Authority!

The first question that may come to mind for a lot of readers is “What is an Alexa Rank?” The answer is simple. Alexa is a ranking based on gathered browser data. This information is taken and used to calculate your rank amongst other websites. Any time you approach advertisers online looking for someone to pay for ad space on your website, you will need to prove that it is worth their money and Alexa Ranking is an industry standard. When your Alexa Rank gets within the top 100,000 it is almost an accurate representation of the quality of your traffic.

Whether you put a lot of importance on Alexa or not, I am sure that having a higher Alexa Rank will benefit you. Websites with high Alexa Ranks have a tendency of keeping their audience and building it. This means that if you have a low Alexa Rank and a Webmaster visits your site, he may not think you are a credible source of information (especially in this Niche) and may decide not to come back; however, if you have a good rank and provide top notch information then you are almost guaranteed a returning visitor!

Here are 5 Great Ways to Increase Your Alexa Rank:

1. Install the Alexa Toolbar.
   This is the first step that will increase your Alexa Rank. Installing the Toolbar on your own personal computer and setting your website as the browser’s homepage is the easiest thing you could do to improve your rank. This won’t do much when you look at the big picture, but if you want a quick confidence boost then this will do the trick. This gives you the impression that you are getting somewhere! You can also install the Alexa Toolbar on all of your computers and it will multiply the effect.
2. Get Others to Install the Alexa Toolbar.
   Try to convince your friends and family to install the toolbar and set your site to the homepage on their own computers. You could potentially raise your rank significantly if a couple dozen people start doing this. Nag your friends every day if you have to until they do it. It takes only a minute and it is completely free!
3. Put the Alexa Widget on Your Website.
   Putting the Alexa Widget on your website doesn’t only show people your Alexa Rank, but it also summons curiosity. Those who aren’t using Alexa will wonder what it is, they will ultimately click on it to find out and install the toolbar. This will turn many of your returning visitors into Alexa Rank Builders!
4. Drive Webmaster Traffic to Your Website.
   It is a known fact that when you step into a Web Development Niche that a lot of your visitors are going to be Webmasters and other Bloggers. Alexa Rank doesn’t weight non-Alexa Toolbar traffic very highly; therefore, you will not see a dramatic increase in your rank if your readers don’t install the toolbar. If your website can catch a lot of traffic from webmasters then you know that a good percentage of them will have the toolbar installed for their own gains and purposes. This is probably the best thing you can do to Increase Your Alexa Rank! If you aren’t too sure about how to get webmasters to visit your site or you think your niche is wrong for it then you could always visit Webmaster Forums and ask opinions on your website and drop your link!
5. Write a Post about Alexa Ranking.
   This is something that not many people think about, but I believe that writing the post is a sure way to Increase Alexa Rank. The main reason is because it will put into perspective the value of Alexa and people who are already visiting the website will Install the Alexa Toolbar. Those who don’t believe in the power of Alexa may start to believe and those who have not been enlightened will have seen.

Now if you haven’t already downloaded the Alexa Toolbar then you should do it now. Every Blogger or Webmaster on the internet should be using the Alexa Toolbar!

Hey everyone.. I hope you are all having a great weekend! I just wanted to write a quick post to let everyone know about a couple changes that I am making to the site. I am always happy to see that rankings and traffic go up steadily each day and I am glad to see all the support I am getting from everyone. I appreciate all the Comments, the E-Mails, the Backlinks and everything else that we’ve been getting.

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Regarding Content on ONEYEARMILLIONAIRE.NET I’ve received a lot of E-Mails congradulating me for the success of the site so far and I am happy to see that my readers are happy. My aim here on the site is to give you all the information that I believe you will need to succeed in Internet Marketing. Sometimes I feel that the biggest thing that people need to start making money online is a push! Many of the articles I’ve written lately have been done to try and motivate you to get started and take initiative in this business. If you truly want to become a millionaire then you will have to work for it!

On a final note, I am sorry for the delay of the Free E-Book for my RSS Subscribers. I am just putting some final touches on it and making sure that it is perfect for you guys, so just be a little patient.

If you have any questions dealing with anything I’ve written about on the blog then don’t hesitate to comment on a post or e-mail me because the reason I started this blog was to help others get their feet wet doing this. Internet Marketing can lead to a glorious lifestyle and I wouldn’t let it pass me by. Thanks for all the love guys.

-KG

Hey Everyone.. When it comes to Making Money Online there are tons of ways to do it, tons of Different Approaches and tons of programs offered by competitors! I already wrote an article about this topic when I first started the site, but I receive a lot of E-Mails from people asking about this in specific. Today I am going to talk about Making Money Online with Paid Surveys!

The reality is that Marketing is one of the most important steps for businesses in order to know that they will make money. This is why they will pay people to take surveys to find out exactly what people want and need! We already know that most people would love to have a million dollars or drive a luxury car, but surveys are for companies to find out everything down to every last detail.

If you are really serious about Making Money Online then you probably think that filling out some surveys for cash won’t make enough to pay the bills, but the key to Making Real Money with surveys is joining many survey sites and referring some friends as well.

The reason you should join multiple sites is because usually a Paid Survey site offers its members only a couple surveys per day which makes it impossible to make a lot of money. They only take up maybe a few minutes of your day and put a little extra in your pocket.. so why not join 5-10 of them instead of sticking to just 1?

The hardest thing about the Paid Survey industry is that there are a lot of scams out there. You need to know where to spend your time and where to put your money. In my eyes there are two types of Paid Survey sites… The ones where you need to pay to be a member, and the ones where membership is free. Usually the sites that you need to pay to become a member offers more and can usually generate a bigger income; but on the other hand, the free sites require no initial investment! Decide which kind is right for you because I have a list of trusted Survey Sites:

Pay To Join Survey Sites

• Survey Scout
• Paid eSurvey

Free To Join Survey Sites

• Global Survey Group
• NPD Online Research
• This Site Is For Real

I personally haven’t done Paid Surveys in a long time, but I know some people who have made a lot of money online by using these kinds of sites. Don’t forget that the best way to Make Money Online is by spreading out your options and investing your time and money. If you want to make some money with Paid Surveys, then do it 100%. Don’t slack because whatever Money you could have made but didn’t.. is the same thing as money lost. Have fun with these sites!

Let’s face it… Becoming a Millionaire the Easy Way probably won’t happen for most of us. This is a situation where either money starts falling from the sky, growing from a tree or mysteriously appearing in your wallet without knowing about it. The chances that you Win The Lottery or win a Million Dollar Court Settlement are quite unlikely.

Now that we are on the same page and agree that Becoming a Millionaire is going to be harder than we thought, why don’t we look at a few steps you will have to go through in order to achieve Financial Freedom and roll around in stacks of Hundred Dollar Bills! These are a few things that will help you turn into a Millionaire…

10 Steps To Becoming a Millionaire

1. Don’t Waste or Lose Money.
   The first step to Making Money is to control how you spend! When you do become financially secure you will be able to spend all you want. Be patient and don’t waste money that you could invest into your future!
2. Save Money.
   When you do start Making a little bit of money whether it is online or offline, through your job or through a business. Set up a savings account and deposit some money on a regularly scheduled basis. This will give your financial state some consistency and you will be able to accumulate some interest on your earnings. This is crucial!
3. Change Your Mindset.
   You simply have to change the way you think. If you think a certain way then you might be setting yourself up for your downfall. Imagine knowing that you will not succeed before even starting. I wrote an article about the “Millionaire Mindset” that has gotten a lot of buzz on Ezinearticles. Check it out.
4. Make a Plan.
   If you want to Become a Millionaire so badly then you must have some sort of plan of action that will supposedly Make you a lot of Money. Once you come up with something that you think is concrete that you think will work you might want to meet with a Financial Advisor or Consultant to get a second opinion. If you plan on starting a business then come up with a good, Rock Solid Business Plan. I’ve networked a lot with Business Professionals in the past year or two and to be honest with you, a lot of the new Business Ideas that I hear about are crazy. A lot of Money lost because of a stupid idea is something that can be avoided.
5. Take Action.
   Once you have a good plan that you know will generate good revenue.. take action! It is funny how many people have so much talent, knowledge, skills, etc.. and you wonder why they didn’t go far in life. It is probably because they didn’t take action when they needed to. Millionaire by Chance.. or Millionaire by Choice? The Millionaires who worked their way from the bottom only got there because they took action!
6. Invest Your Money.
   Once you get some good money coming in.. you should make investments. Big Return, Small Return, etc. An Investment in my opinion is like waiting a few minutes extra before dinner, because food seems to taste so much better when you are more hungry. When you Invest your Money.. you wait and then it comes back in bigger quantities! I know that if you are just starting in something like Internet Marketing you may not have much money to invest.. or maybe you want to try to start from scratch with nothing. It is a lot harder than you may think!
7. Diversify Your Investments.
   Never put all your Money in one place. I figure that this is common sense. Anyone who knows anything about Business knows that there is a lot more Money to be made if you make diversifications either internally or externally. Instead of just placing Google AdSense ads on your website, why don’t you try your hand at Affiliate Marketing? Diversify and you will notice that with Multiple Streams of Income, you will end up with more Money than you can keep track of.
8. Take Risks.
   I am sure that most of the Millionaires living today got there by taking Big Risks at one point or another in their lives. Taking Risks; is sometimes, the only way to make a critical change in your life. To take you from Point A to Point B.
9. Have Some Fun.
   Remember that this is still your life and you shouldn’t miss at a chance at living and having fun just for something like money. I know that money can make a lot of people happy, but precious life moments will make someone much happier than a big pile of cash.
10. Help Others In Need.
    This is one thing that I personally like to do. Whenever I feel like I have been successful I like to take time to help out others. When I learned how to Make Money Online I started this blog to help others do it too. In the end you won’t regret it and you will notice that by helping others… one day others will be there to help you.

Becoming a Millionaire is a dream, but it doesn’t mean that you can’t reach it. I’ve always said to myself that I would make my dreams come true at any cost. Just keep in mind that for some people it isn’t worth chasing a dream that will not bring much fulfillment to their life. Do you really want to Become a Millionaire?