Awesome #Alexa Mavens #BlogHop Week 5 10/15

Welcome to week five of the Awesome Alexa Mavens! Do you see your site dropping? Let us know in the comments section!

This blog hop is hosted by Full Cart Full Wallet, along with Sami of SamiCone.com and Danielle of Freebies and Deals. This blog hop's special focus is to lower your Alexa ranking.

What is an Alexa hop?

An Alexa hop helps your Alexa rank to drop! The lower the Alexa rank, the better. Sponsors often look at your Alexa rank in determining whether to work with you. It is one indication of the popularity of your website or blog. 

How to I participate?

To participate in this hop, you MUST have the Alexa toolbar or extension installed in your browser (you need an account first). Only Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Firefox allow you to install the toolbar/extension. The links above will allow you to download and install the Alexa toolbar/extension for free. When participating in the blog hop, you must use one of these three browsers or it won't help anyone!

If your browser installs the toolbar, here's what it will look like:

Click to enlarge

If your browser installs the extension, here's what it'll look like:

Click to enlarge

After you have installed the Alexa toolbar or extension, you can add your blog's title and URL to the linky list below. 

The next step is to hop to other blogs. Make sure you stay on their site for a few minutes and click at least one link to another page. This helps keep our "bounce rate" low (another measure of how useful your site is).

It's also helpful to take a second and leave a meaningful comment on one of the blogger's posts and say that you're visiting from the Alexa Drop Hop (remember to leave a link to your blog so they can visit it back).

To learn more about why the toolbar or extension helps other blogs' Alexa ranking, read HERE.

Here are the rules:

• You are required to have the Alexa toolbar or extension installed on the browser you are using while doing this hop.
• You MUST visit the hosting blogs -- Full Cart Full Wallet, SamiCone.com, and Freebies and Deals. Leave a comment to let us know you visited and we'll visit back!
• Add a link to the MAIN PAGE of your FAMILY- FRIENDLY blog to the list below.
• DO NOT link to a specific post or to a giveaway or linky list.
• Try to visit at least three other blogs besides the hostesses' blogs. Be sure to leave the blogs you visit a note saying you visited (with a meaningful comment) and leave your URL so they can visit you back.
• Visit as many other blogs as you can.
• Since you're hopping, feel free to follow the other blogs too one way or another (GFC, Networked Blogs, Twitter, just be sure to mention you followed).
• Be sure to visit back everyone who visits you and use the browser you installed the Alexa toolbar/extension to do it.
• Consider placing the Awesome Alexa Mavens Hop button on your sidebar and help us get the word out.

 

<div align="center"><a href="http://www.fullcartfullwallet.com/search/label/awesome%20alexa%20mavens" title="Awesome Alexa Mavens Blog Hop" target="_blank"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/- SCI0qcPxcBI/TnA5WoLKu1I/AAAAAAAAA4Q/Nzui9drdXak/s1600/alexa+mavens.png" alt="Awesome Alexa Mavens Blog Hop" style="border:none;" /></a></div>

10/08 Awesome #Alexa Mavens Blog Hop Week #4

Welcome to week four of the Awesome Alexa Mavens! Do you see your site dropping? Let us know in the comments section!

This blog hop is hosted by Full Cart Full Wallet, along with Sami of SamiCone.com and Danielle of Freebies and Deals. This blog hop's special focus is to lower your Alexa ranking.

What is an Alexa hop?

An Alexa hop helps your Alexa rank to drop! The lower the Alexa rank, the better. Sponsors often look at your Alexa rank in determining whether to work with you. It is one indication of the popularity of your website or blog. 

How to I participate?

To participate in this hop, you MUST have the Alexa toolbar or extension installed in your browser (you need an account first). Only Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Firefox allow you to install the toolbar/extension. The links above will allow you to download and install the Alexa toolbar/extension for free. When participating in the blog hop, you must use one of these three browsers or it won't help anyone!

If your browser installs the toolbar, here's what it will look like:

Click to enlarge

If your browser installs the extension, here's what it'll look like:

Click to enlarge

After you have installed the Alexa toolbar or extension, you can add your blog's title and URL to the linky list below. 

The next step is to hop to other blogs. Make sure you stay on their site for a few minutes and click at least one link to another page. This helps keep our "bounce rate" low (another measure of how useful your site is).

It's also helpful to take a second and leave a meaningful comment on one of the blogger's posts and say that you're visiting from the Alexa Drop Hop (remember to leave a link to your blog so they can visit it back).

To learn more about why the toolbar or extension helps other blogs' Alexa ranking, read HERE.

Here are the rules:

• You are required to have the Alexa toolbar or extension installed on the browser you are using while doing this hop.
• You MUST visit the hosting blogs -- Full Cart Full Wallet, SamiCone.com, and Freebies and Deals. Leave a comment to let us know you visited and we'll visit back!
• Add a link to the MAIN PAGE of your FAMILY- FRIENDLY blog to the list below.
• DO NOT link to a specific post or to a giveaway or linky list.
• Try to visit at least three other blogs besides the hostesses' blogs. Be sure to leave the blogs you visit a note saying you visited (with a meaningful comment) and leave your URL so they can visit you back.
• Visit as many other blogs as you can.
• Since you're hopping, feel free to follow the other blogs too one way or another (GFC, Networked Blogs, Twitter, just be sure to mention you followed).
• Be sure to visit back everyone who visits you and use the browser you installed the Alexa toolbar/extension to do it.
• Consider placing the Awesome Alexa Mavens Hop button on your sidebar and help us get the word out.

 

<div align="center"><a href="http://www.fullcartfullwallet.com/search/label/awesome%20alexa%20mavens" title="Awesome Alexa Mavens Blog Hop" target="_blank"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/- SCI0qcPxcBI/TnA5WoLKu1I/AAAAAAAAA4Q/Nzui9drdXak/s1600/alexa+mavens.png" alt="Awesome Alexa Mavens Blog Hop" style="border:none;" /></a></div>

Awesome #Alexa Mavens Blog Hop Week 3 -- Drop those Ranks!

Welcome to week three of the Awesome Alexa Mavens! Do you see your site dropping? Let us know in the comments section!

This blog hop is hosted by Full Cart Full Wallet, along with Sami of SamiCone.com and Danielle of Freebies and Deals. This blog hop's special focus is to lower your Alexa ranking.

What is an Alexa hop?

An Alexa hop helps your Alexa rank to drop! The lower the Alexa rank, the better. Sponsors often look at your Alexa rank in determining whether to work with you. It is one indication of the popularity of your website or blog. 

How to I participate?

To participate in this hop, you MUST have the Alexa toolbar or extension installed in your browser (you need an account first). Only Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Firefox allow you to install the toolbar/extension. The links above will allow you to download and install the Alexa toolbar/extension for free. When participating in the blog hop, you must use one of these three browsers or it won't help anyone!

If your browser installs the toolbar, here's what it will look like:

Click to enlarge

If your browser installs the extension, here's what it'll look like:

Click to enlarge

After you have installed the Alexa toolbar or extension, you can add your blog's title and URL to the linky list below. 

The next step is to hop to other blogs. Make sure you stay on their site for a few minutes and click at least one link to another page. This helps keep our "bounce rate" low (another measure of how useful your site is).

It's also helpful to take a second and leave a meaningful comment on one of the blogger's posts and say that you're visiting from the Alexa Drop Hop (remember to leave a link to your blog so they can visit it back).

To learn more about why the toolbar or extension helps other blogs' Alexa ranking, read HERE.

Here are the rules:

• You are required to have the Alexa toolbar or extension installed on the browser you are using while doing this hop.
• You MUST visit the hosting blogs -- Full Cart Full Wallet, SamiCone.com, and Freebies and Deals. Leave a comment to let us know you visited and we'll visit back!
• Add a link to the MAIN PAGE of your FAMILY- FRIENDLY blog to the list below.
• DO NOT link to a specific post or to a giveaway or linky list.
• Try to visit at least three other blogs besides the hostesses' blogs. Be sure to leave the blogs you visit a note saying you visited (with a meaningful comment) and leave your URL so they can visit you back.
• Visit as many other blogs as you can.
• Since you're hopping, feel free to follow the other blogs too one way or another (GFC, Networked Blogs, Twitter, just be sure to mention you followed).
• Be sure to visit back everyone who visits you and use the browser you installed the Alexa toolbar/extension to do it.
• Consider placing the Awesome Alexa Mavens Hop button on your sidebar and help us get the word out.

 

<div align="center"><a href="http://www.fullcartfullwallet.com/search/label/awesome%20alexa%20mavens" title="Awesome Alexa Mavens Blog Hop" target="_blank"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/- SCI0qcPxcBI/TnA5WoLKu1I/AAAAAAAAA4Q/Nzui9drdXak/s1600/alexa+mavens.png" alt="Awesome Alexa Mavens Blog Hop" style="border:none;" /></a></div>

Attention Bloggers: Sign Up for the Social Media Boost #iPad2 #Giveaway Event

Bloggers, are you looking for a social media boost? Join us in this iPad2 giveaway and you'll see it! The details of the giveaway are below. If you choose to sign up, please put "Full Cart Full Wallet" down as your referrer. You'll also have an opportunity to refer others!

Dates: 11:59 pm {EST} on October 3rd – 12:01 am {EST} on October 24th

Traffic Potential: After 1 day with the iPad2 giveaway 7onashoestring.com currently has on their site, they have had 325 new FB fans and 98 new GFC followers. That was after only 24 hours. There were still 16 more days to go! You should see a Social Media Boost since everyone likes to have a chance at an iPad2!

Grand Prize: iPad2 16GB with Wi-Fi {US Only: prize will ship directly from Apple store and this is based on their shipping restrictions} Participating Bloggers are eligible for Grand Prize as long as you enter through the Rafflecopter form.

Participant Prize: A % of total entry fees collected based on number of participants will be given to the blogger that refers the most sign ups. Make sure your referrals add your name or Blog name to the entry form! If we sign up all 50 bloggers, a 2nd prize will be given to another participating blogger using Random.org

Form of Entry: We will be using a “community” Rafflecopter form that I will update after gathering all the participating bloggers’ information.

Entry Links: GFC will be our mandatory link in order to send traffic to everyone’s blog. Facebook and Twitter will be optional and will be grouped together in order to shorten the Rafflecopter form and, thus, not overwhelm those entering. Entries into Rafflecopter will be entered as they are received so get your entry in early! I will add a list of participating blogs once I gather them all.

Entry Fee: There is a $20 entry fee that will cover the cost of the iPad2 and admin/advertising fees.  I will be submitting the giveaway to several blogging forums and groups as well as over 100+ giveaway sites. Please make a PayPal “gift” donation to childofjc_74{@}yahoo{dot}com by September 27th.

Awesome Alexa Mavens Week #2

Welcome to week two of the Awesome Alexa Mavens! We've got the this blog hop off to a great start and we're excited to have you along for the drop in our Alexa ratings. This blog hop is hosted by Full Cart Full Wallet, along with Sami of SamiCone.com and Danielle of Freebies and Deals. This blog hop's special focus is to lower your Alexa ranking.

What is an Alexa hop?

An Alexa hop helps your Alexa rank to drop! The lower the Alexa rank, the better. Sponsors often look at your Alexa rank in determining whether to work with you. It is one indication of the popularity of your website or blog. 

How to I participate?

To participate in this hop, you MUST have the Alexa toolbar or extension installed in your browser (you need an account first). Only Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Firefox allow you to install the toolbar/extension. The links above will allow you to download and install the Alexa toolbar/extension for free. When participating in the blog hop, you must use one of these three browsers or it won't help anyone!

If your browser installs the toolbar, here's what it will look like:

Click to enlarge

If your browser installs the extension, here's what it'll look like:

Click to enlarge

After you have installed the Alexa toolbar or extension, you can add your blog's title and URL to the linky list below. 

The next step is to hop to other blogs. Make sure you stay on their site for a few minutes and click at least one link to another page. This helps keep our "bounce rate" low (another measure of how useful your site is).

It's also helpful to take a second and leave a meaningful comment on one of the blogger's posts and say that you're visiting from the Alexa Drop Hop (remember to leave a link to your blog so they can visit it back).

To learn more about why the toolbar or extension helps other blogs' Alexa ranking, read HERE.

Here are the rules:

• You are required to have the Alexa toolbar or extension installed on the browser you are using while doing this hop.
• You MUST visit the hosting blogs -- Full Cart Full Wallet, SamiCone.com, and Freebies and Deals. Leave a comment to let us know you visited and we'll visit back!
• Add a link to the MAIN PAGE of your FAMILY-FRIENDLY blog to the list below.
• DO NOT link to a specific post or to a giveaway or linky list.
• Try to visit at least three other blogs besides the hostesses' blogs. Be sure to leave the blogs you visit a note saying you visited (with a meaningful comment) and leave your URL so they can visit you back.
• Visit as many other blogs as you can.
• Since you're hopping, feel free to follow the other blogs too one way or another (GFC, Networked Blogs, Twitter, just be sure to mention you followed).
• Be sure to visit back everyone who visits you and use the browser you installed the Alexa toolbar/extension to do it.
• Consider placing the Awesome Alexa Mavens Hop button on your sidebar and help us get the word out.

<div align="center"><a href="http://www.fullcartfullwallet.com/search/label/awesome%20alexa%20mavens" title="Awesome Alexa Mavens Blog Hop" target="_blank"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SCI0qcPxcBI/TnA5WoLKu1I/AAAAAAAAA4Q/Nzui9drdXak/s1600/alexa+mavens.png" alt="Awesome Alexa Mavens Blog Hop" style="border:none;" /></a></div>

Are you Hopping Awesome Alexa Mavens?

Don't forget, my Awesome Alexa Mavens, to keep hopping through the list of participants. The more visits per week we make to each other's sites, the lower our ranks go. Don't forget to keep the Alexa toolbar up when hopping!

See the full rules here.

Awesome Alexa Mavens -- New Blog Hop Coming

I'm excited to announce that I will be hosting a new blog hop with Danielle of Freebies and Deals and Sami of SamiCone.com. This blog hop's special focus is to lower your Alexa ranking.

What is an Alexa hop?

An Alexa hop helps your Alexa rank to drop! The lower the Alexa rank, the better. Sponsors often look at your Alexa rank in determining whether to work with you. It is one indication of the popularity of your website or blog. 

How to I participate?

To participate in this hop, you MUST have the Alexa toolbar or extension installed in your browser (you need an account first). Only Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Firefox allow you to install the toolbar/extension. The links above will allow you to download and install the Alexa toolbar/extension for free. When participating in the blog hop, you must use one of these three browsers or it won't help anyone!

If your browser installs the toolbar, here's what it will look like:

Click to enlarge

If your browser installs the extension, here's what it'll look like:

Click to enlarge

After you have installed the Alexa toolbar or extension, you can add your blog's title and URL to the linky list below. 

The next step is to hop to other blogs. Make sure you stay on their site for a few minutes and click at least one link to another page. This helps keep our "bounce rate" low (another measure of how useful your site is).

It's also helpful to take a second and leave a meaningful comment on one of the blogger's posts and say that you're visiting from the Alexa Drop Hop (remember to leave a link to your blog so they can visit it back).

To learn more about why the toolbar or extension helps other blogs' Alexa ranking, read HERE.

Here are the rules:

• You are required to have the Alexa toolbar or extension installed on the browser you are using while doing this hop.
• You MUST visit the hosting blogs -- Full Cart Full Wallet, SamiCone.com, and Freebies and Deals. Leave a comment to let us know you visited and we'll visit back!
• Add a link to the MAIN PAGE of your FAMILY-FRIENDLY blog to the list below.
• DO NOT link to a specific post or to a giveaway or linky list.
• Try to visit at least three other blogs besides the hostesses' blogs. Be sure to leave the blogs you visit a note saying you visited (with a meaningful comment) and leave your URL so they can visit you back.
• Visit as many other blogs as you can.
• Since you're hopping, feel free to follow the other blogs too one way or another (GFC, Networked Blogs, Twitter, just be sure to mention you followed).
• Be sure to visit back everyone who visits you and use the browser you installed the Alexa toolbar/extension to do it.
• Consider placing the Awesome Alexa Mavens Hop button on your sidebar and help us get the word out.

<div align="center"><a href="http://www.fullcartfullwallet.com/search/label/awesome%20alexa%20mavens" title="Awesome Alexa Mavens Blog Hop" target="_blank"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SCI0qcPxcBI/TnA5WoLKu1I/AAAAAAAAA4Q/Nzui9drdXak/s1600/alexa+mavens.png" alt="Awesome Alexa Mavens Blog Hop" style="border:none;" /></a></div>

Awesome Giveaway Event -- Sign Up Today, Bloggers!

There is an upcoming giveaway hop that is going to be HUGE! And you’re invited to sign up!

 

CouponCabin’s 25 Crazy Dayz of Giveawayz is hosted by Simply Stacie, Makobi Scribe and Sassy Mama in LA and sponsored by CouponCabin.com, a leading online destination for coupons including coupon codes, printables, grocery coupons and more.

 

To sign up go here. Please tell them Full Cart Full Wallet referred you so I can win a prize too!

There is a $5 sign up fee for the administrative cost, but it’s definitely worth it. There will be tons of promotion you’ll get as well as new followers and networking with other bloggers you can do! Yesterday there was already over 170 signed up so you know this is going to be HUGE!

 

Grand Prize: MacBook Air (11-inch, 128GB; ARV $1,199)

First Runner Up: iPad2 (16GB, with Wi-Fi +3G; ARV $629)

Second Runner Up: $250 VISA Gift Card

Other Prizes: $100 VISA Gift Cards will be given out to four (4) additional winners

 

And here’s the BEST part… CouponCabin will ALSO be giving away the same awesome prizes to bloggers who participate in the giveaway hop:

 

The blogger who refers the most readers to the giveaway will win a MacBook Air

The blogger who refers the 2nd most readers to the giveaway will win an iPad2

The blogger who refers the 3rd most readers to the giveaway will win a $250 Visa Gift Card

Total Value of Prizes: $4,300!!

 

But WAIT. There’s more. Yes, It gets EVEN BETTER!!

Not only will each blogger who joins be eligible for the Blogger Prizes, they will also receive one (1) $20 Target Gift Card for every blog they refer who registers to participate in the event. Please note you cannot refer yourself.

 

Sign ups are now open! Please fill out the form and submit your administrative fee of $5 to SassyScorpYM@gmail.com. Please tell them Full Cart Full Wallet referred you so I can win a prize too! They will email you within 24 hours to confirm your participation. Then please spread the word and tell others about this amazing hop and to say that YOU referred them!!

Two Giveaways Coming...Lots of Prizes for YOU!

I'm working on getting the details ironed out with sponsors for two giveaways for you all!

First, I will be participating in the Blogorama Bonanza Sept. 12-22. Over 100 blogs will be participating in giveaways. This will be a great opportunity for you to find new blogs as well as enter a TON of fun, themed giveaways. My giveaway's theme is tentatively going to be "Pampering Our Teachers," with some cool prizes for teachers' classrooms as well as to pamper them at home. More details coming later

Edited to add: Due to a misunderstanding, I will not be participating in the Fall Giveaway Festival.

Sunday Blog Hop -- Let's Get Social

Let’s Get Social is a weekly link-up hosted by a fabulous group of four bloggers, Tree of Mother of Pearl It Is, Bridget of Guide To Smart Shopping, Jennifer of Sweep Tight, and Brandi of Life with Five Monkies!  Please follow them first before linking up!

Blog Hop Fun -- Friday Hops

Blog Hopping is a fun way to get to know what blogs are out there. So many people run neat little and big blogs, but they can get lost in the mix with giant, corporate sites. It's fun to mix it up once in a while and find out what's out there. Take a look at three hops I'll be participating in this weekend: