Comments on: Waikiki Site – Sizing up Your Online Competition

By: Jeremy Johnson

Jeremy Johnson — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:54:04 +0000

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I’m realizing one of my challenges is to have a unique and entertaining spin on it all that not only makes people laugh/feel entertained, but also greatly informs them.
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By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:59:02 +0000

This is pretty focused, yes. Your blog might be more of a general which means you might pick up more readers simply through social networking… A lot of times writing for the search engines might not be best with a personal blog. Much like the concept of “Tribes” in which you only need 1,000 quality followers rather than a ton of useless search engine traffic… Who’s your ideal reader?
Ryan´s last blog ..Hiking Diamond Head and Snorkeling In Waikiki

By: Jeremy Johnson

Jeremy Johnson — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 06:37:15 +0000

Woah, reading this one several more times – it seems to help that your travel website is very focused on a particular area – made finding your competition easier and I don’t doubt, especially with your list of things you made that you can do better, that your site will rise to the top.

I think with my site that there are several keyword phrases I would have to search to get all the competition – either that or I’d have to find the one phrase that I think best describes my site. Either way, you’ve given me more to add to my VERY LARGE list of things to do as a new blogger. Not many people are willing to get this specific about the strategies they are using and strategies are oh so very important. Thanks!
Jeremy Johnson´s last blog ..How To Be A Hot Nerd

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 09:53:38 +0000

Hey Danny, glad to be of help. If you ever have any questions feel free to contact me.
Ryan´s last blog ..Hiking Diamond Head and Snorkeling In Waikiki

By: danny

danny — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 08:59:15 +0000

thanks for sharing this info, i’m really glad that i visited your site after hearing it from lisa’s case study video. it seems to me that you’re trying your best to help out others who have yet to achieve with planting their own dollars. And that very much includes me! thanks again and keep up the good work.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:27:36 +0000

Eh, I’d rather have a better site and hire them to manage it, haha!

Yea, I’ve heard a ton of debate about the Alexa rating system, but overall it’s been a good motivator for me if nothing else.
Ryan´s last blog ..Hiking Diamond Head and Snorkeling In Waikiki

By: LeanLifeCoach

LeanLifeCoach — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:36:37 +0000

Who knows maybe you’ll get a job offer from Waikiki.com!

Great detail. I’ll second you on the Alexa plug-in! It has been very helpful.
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By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:29:18 +0000

Why thank you, I hope this is helpful for other people as well. I’ve done DMOZ, but some of the ones on your list I haven’t submitted to yet and just did after I read this comment.

Thanks for the heads up, very helpful link!
Ryan´s last blog ..Hiking Diamond Head and Snorkeling In Waikiki

By: Little House

Little House — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:08:22 +0000

You really did your homework! To help improve your back links, you can submit your website to free directories. Here is a site I use that rates the directories, there are about 15 that I use religiously on this list:
http://www.best-web-directories.com/free-directories.htm

I hope this helps!
P.S. DMOZ is a very important one.
Little House´s last blog ..What Makes a City Great?

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:22:42 +0000

Haha, I like the sound of that!

Hopefully this helps with your own site(s) when analyzing the competition.
Ryan´s last blog ..Hiking Diamond Head and Snorkeling In Waikiki