Alex Jeffreys Student Blog Traffic Contest Winner
I heard some exciting news the other day that would be lots of fun to share with you guys. A good friend of mine who is also an Internet marketer, Sally Neill, recently won a contest that is going to fetch her a completely new $2,000 blog redo ready to roll! Wow!
To be honest with you I do not even know what goes into a $2,000 blog other than the fact that Sally will get to have whatever design she wants placed there. Sally is a member of Alex Jeffrey’s List Building coaching course and this was a contest that Alex ran for all his students who wanted to participate.
The winner would be the person who generated the most blog comments within 4 weeks time.
I remember Sally being over the top excited initially and then lapsing into a small negative “I’ll never win” feeling. But, it didn’t last for long and Sally continued to pursue it…probably never expecting it to happen, yet wanting to play the game the best she knew how.
Well, to Sally’s surprise, it paid off. She was announced as the winner this week and she will soon be the owner of a shiny new “$2,000″ blog redo. I can’t wait to see it!
I actually met Sally on Randy Smith’s “More Monthly” site, where members can download many PLR, MRR, and Resell Rights product choices every month…with bonuses…but more importantly they can participate in a very active forum, which has been my “go to” home for quite sometime now.
My point in mentioning this exciting news is not only to congratulate Sally for her hard work and diligence, but to show how important networking is to your online business and forums are some of my favorite places to network.
Sally tapped into all her sources in order to generate this traffic and all of us from MoreMonthly pitched in to help her win this awesome contest. Randy Smith of “No Hype Marketing” is site owner and very active on his own forum. Whenever I have a question about an issue or simply how to accomplish something online that’s where I take it.
I see some very important lessons for all of us here not the least of which is how important our network of friends, associates and JV partners is to our business online and the other thing I want to mention is how brilliant Alex Jeffreys was to use the “contest” strategy to help train his students with their list building tactics.
By using a contest, Alex got a lot of people involved….taking action. And, that’s where it all happens folks…in those action steps.
Here’s what Sally had to say about Alex’s contest: Doing just enough is never enough, you can always do more. Now Alex said just by entering the competition we will all become winners because:
- We are using methods to generate traffic that will benefit us for years to come.
- We get a pdf of everything the winning blog received in it’s revamp to apply to our own blog.
- We get to see how all the other students are generating traffic and can implement these traffic pullers ourselves.
So yes, we will all be winners in that sense. Nice move on Alex’s part. Those who participated all came out winners. Congratulations again to Sally…honestly it could not have happened to a more deserving person.
Check out her blog SallyNeill.com “Burn Brightly Without Burning Out”…she captivates me with her writing and I think she will you too. You will even meet her daughter Jade who she shares the spot light with regularly.
On another blog note: please be sure and check the expiration dates on any cards you may be using to pay for hosting and domain names. Another dear friend lost a few years of blog history and their blog domain name because their credit card expired.
Someone scooped up her domain name within an hour of it being available! 
Don’t take anything for granted…go check your expiration dates for both your cards and your hosting and domain names.
There may be someone waiting in the weeds for your blog domain name to appear as available and it could be gone within minutes. Let’s learn from the lessons of others.
Congrats once again Sally…you are awesome! Kathy *
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Hi Kathy,
I am right with you on this one. Sally is a true lady and serves many people with her helpful vid’s and blog posts. After seeing her Traffic source video it gave me a kick up the but to start networking with other marketers.
I have been putting most of my efforts into JV Giveaways. Which are doing well but you know what they say “Don’t Put All Your Eggs In One Basket”
Craig
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Kathy Dobson Reply:
July 15th, 2010 at 12:14 am
Hi Craig…I agree Sally is a true lady and a smart marketer
I cannot wait to see how her blog make over turns out…Wow!
Thanks for stopping by Craig…
Kathy
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Hi Kathy
Its great news about Sally winning the competition isn’t as she did put lots of effort into it and nearly burnt herself out with all that blog hopping.
Can’t wait to see what a $2000 dollars blog looks like!
Totally agree with you on generating a close network of online friends to help each other out when needed and I’m so glad that you are one of mine Kathy.
Take care
Dawn
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Kathy Dobson Reply:
July 19th, 2010 at 10:44 pm
Hi Dawn,
Thanks for such a nice comment. I want you to know that I feel very lucky to have you in my network of friends. And, I can’t wait to see Sally’s blog too!
Kathy
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Hey Kathy,
Thanks for the lovely blog post, made me smile
And yes I do shine the spot light on Jade sometimes, she loves it, thinks she is famous cos she is on my blog, ha ha.
I am so glad to have met you, Dawn, Lisa, Randy, John, Morten, Keith, Maddi etc on the MM Forum, it’s a great place.
Just the support alone you get there is well worth the membership fee.
Can’t wait to see what my blog looks like too, although I will miss my little plain jane one, it served me well.
Catch you soon, Sally x
ps. thanks for the heads-up on the domain expiration, must be horrid for that to happen
pps. one day I shall write a blog post about you, when youre the Outsource Queen!
Sally Neill´s last blog ..Alex Jeffreys Student Blog Competition Result
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Kathy Dobson Reply:
July 19th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
Hi Sally,
wow, did you know you were being talked about? We’re all so excited for you and we can’t wait to see what a $2,000 blog looks like! I am so glad you include Jade on your blog. She’s adorable and just think how good she’ll be at this in no time at all.
I love MoreMonthly…it is truly my home. I’ve met all my favorite marketers on there…including you!
Kathy
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Hello again Kathy, I’m a fellow Masterclass student who’s been guilty of losing contact, but I’m back here after reading Sally Neill’s blog.
I came across Sally, via Jacinta Dean in Australia, so you’re right about the value of networking.
You were too modest to mention it in your post, but you’re credited as Number 3 in Sally’s Top 10 Blogs.
Keep up the good work, I’ll be back again soon.
John
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Kathy Dobson Reply:
July 19th, 2010 at 10:51 pm
Hi John,
I remember you well…its great to see you back in the loop again
Glad you navigated to Sally’s blog too. I find her posts are really fun to read. Thanks for the kudos…I really do appreciate you mentioning it
Kathy
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Great post!
I’ve also learned from my father business experience that doing just enough is never enough. There is always a room for you to evolve and grow. Very important in internet marketing to be on top of your game!
Congratulation to Sally Neil on winning the Blog Traffic Contest
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Kathy Dobson Reply:
July 19th, 2010 at 10:52 pm
Hi Justin,
No doubt Justin that you have to be on your game with Internet marketing. Things change so fast in business these days with the Internet you must always be improving or you are soon left behind! Hope you come back soon!
Kathy
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Hi Kathy,
I actually have become quite fond of Sally since getting to know her from MWA 3.0. She sure worked hard in this and is a well deserve winner.
You are not wrong about networking being of great importance in business, which is something Alex coaches about as well, as that is how he has become so successful. I’m slowly working towards that with blog hopping.
Louis
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Kathy Dobson Reply:
July 20th, 2010 at 12:26 pm
Hi Louis,
Sally really has a following doesn’t she? There is something very “bare” about her writing and I think that is what attracts me to it. It’s very real….
Networking is my favorite topic next to outsourcing. Without your network….you have no online presence. Thanks for stopping by Louis…I’ll be checking your blog out today
Kathy
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Hi Kathy
Great post…as usual
That’s great news to hear about Sally
I look forward to seeing the revamped blog.
Cheers
Steve
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Hi Kathy,
This is really a great post about the particular topic and i am really impressed to know about it. I have read your full article and truly speaking that it was really very knowledgeable and very interesting. I think you are really very close on your points.
Anyways keep it up and keep continue with your valuable thoughts. In the near upcoming future.
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Hi Kathy
Sally was definately a worthy winner of the contest, she worked so hard to achieve her goal.
As a student of Alex Jeffreys myself I can honestly say that his course has been like a breath of fresh air to me.
His contest was exactly as you said, a very good way to get his students to take action and it certainly worked for Sally.
However, now I’ve joined More Monthly I understand exactly what an advantage she had.
It’s a great community with some really knowledgable and helpfull guys and gals, joining was the best descision I’m made in a long time.
Your point about “doing just enough” is spot on, you can achieve so much more by pushing yourself just that little bit more.
Love the post, keep up the good work.
Ken
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