It’s been another mad few weeks at SavvyScot HQ. I spent the weekend in central London – dining in Chinatown and visiting the Olympic Stadium. It is sad that the whole place looks like a ghost town! We also got tickets to see the Lion King in the West End which was absolutely incredible! With all this fun, I have been very bad at returning all the link love! Fear not… here is some Kudos to all you good people!
I also launched the SavvyScot Monthly Newsletter this week. If you are curious to find out my passive income streams and particularly how much money I am making and how (or you are just plain nosey)…. this is probably for you. Sign up HERE.
Summary of Stats at SavvyScot:
- Average number of hits per day – 250. This has been pretty consistent over the last few weeks. I think it is going to take some time and more quality articles to boost this!
- Alexa Rank – Currently at 105k! ALMOST getting to the sub-six-figure mark!
- Sterling Effort UK Blog Rank – 9th
- Facebook Likes – currently at 777 (a whopping 100 increase over the last 3 weeks). SS Facebook Friend page – 388 friends.
- Twitter Followers – 26.5k
- Subscribers – 159 – A huge increase over the last few weeks!
I am relatively pleased with the steady growth I am experiencing. Giveaways have helped to grow my social media presence and my Alexa ranking keeps falling slowly. I don’t really have any objectives as such, but have recently vowed to rediscover the reasons why I started SavvyScot 9 months ago; which was not to make money. That said, I will no longer be accepting mediocre written guest posts. I feel this just degrades the overall quality of the blog. Thoughts?
Where is the Love?
Glen @ Monster Piggy Bank – Buying Land and Building a House Part 1
Pauline @ Reach Financial Independence – What Does Financial Independence Mean to You?
Mr CBB @ Canadian Budget Binder – My Best Financial Tip
Jason @ Work Save Live – Go Green and Save Money
Lauren @ L Bee in and the Money Tree – 100th Post Celebration
Mandy @ Money Master Mom – Be Bad for the Economy
Greg @ Club Thrifty – The Amazing Power of Debt
Budget and the Beach – Falling in Love Again with your Stuff
Brandon @ Punch Debt in the Face – A Rant
Modest Money – Great Ideas for Simple Living
Harry @ Your PF Pro – Investing, Gold & the Current Market
Kim @ Eyes on the Dollar – Small Tips for Holiday Travel
Daisy @ Add Vodka – Spending Money Isn’t Bad
John @ Frugal Rules – 4 Minutes That Changed My Life Forever – If you read one post read this!
Jordann @ My Alternate Life – Make Your Own Wine and Save Money
Jessica @ Momoneymohouses – I’m Gonna Be a Mentor
DC @ Young Adult Money – 5 Things That Are More Important Than Money
Jason @ Frugal Habits – 5 Simple and Odd Things I do to Save Money
James @ Free in Ten Years – The True Cost of Eating Out at Work
Veronica @ Blue Pelican Loans – Making Money From Home – Is it Possible?
Justin @ The Frugal Path – Frugal Lifestyle: Why Bother?
Rika @ CubicleThrowdown – New Website!
Marissa @ Thirty-six months – Work Smarter, Not Harder
Anne @ Unique Gifter – Creative Cash Gift: Dollar Scavenger Hunt
Eddie @ Finance Fox – Budgeting is the Key to Financial Success
Jordann @ Making Sense of Cents – What’s on Your Bedside Table?
Believe it or not, these are only a handful of the blogs that I read! Some great posts over the last fortnight guys… keep it up!
How was everyone’s weekend?
Thanks for the link love! I’ve never been to London but have always wanted to go. I picture myself in some cozy little pub enjoying a pint. I do that with Ireland and Scotland too. ha ha! Maybe that’s a cliche? 🙂
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Thanks so much! This is only the second time ever a pingback has worked properly for me! (Except for spam ones… they work extremely well)
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Aw thanks for mentions! Wow, 26.5k twitter followers? How did you manage that? I’m so slow and way behind on social aspects of my own blog. Would love to hear some tips on this.
I think you’re making the right decision to allow only quality guest posts on your blog. I’ve been contacted by several guest posters who want to place junk on my blog, I had to politely decline their offers. One was very persistent though, so I left him with something to think about 🙂 hahaha.
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They were just building all the Olympic stadium when I left the UK and you are right ashame it’s now empty. Now what? Great idea with the newsletter, I’ll sign up to be nosey and the opportunity to be behind the scenes and see what funnels down from Savy Scot HQ lol.. awesome mate. Cheers and have a great day! Mr.CBB
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Thank you for including me! Your site seems to be growing quite nicely!
You are most welcome Marissa! 🙂
Thanks so much for the mention sir! Great work on the numbers as well. Looks like the guest posters are making their rounds because I have been inundated with them the last few weeks…especially after the PR update. My wife has been a professional writer for 10 years, so if it doesn’t pass her standards, then it’s a no go in my books. I’ve worked to hard to let half-assed writing/ideas tarnish it. I think I’ll join up along with Mr. CBB because I am just nosy like that. 🙂
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Pleasure as always dude 🙂 Some of these guest-posters are ridiculous!!! I had a great argument with one today – I am glad you have a great proof reader there for you – must be incredibly handy! Glad you are on board… feeling the pressure now with all the great bloggers who have signed up!
Thanks for the link love! How in the world did you get so many twitter followers; that’s incredible!
I subscribed to your newsletter…just because I’m nosey. 🙂
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Cheers dude! I may give that info away in my newsletter! 🙂
Savvy, those are awesome stats my friend. I hope I can come close to those when my blog is nine months old. Signing up for the newsletter asap. Congrats
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Cheers Stephen! I am sure you will – your blog is fun and your writing is great – that is ALL you need 🙂
Hey thanks for mentioning me! Kudos on the awesome stats in just nine months.
Pleasure – and thank you 🙂
Wow your stats are amazing! How did you get your Facebook and Twitter so high?
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Thanks Michelle! Perseverance and taking part in challenges helped a LOT! 🙂
Thanks for the mention and congrats on your social media success. 26k followers on twitter is great. Facebook and Twitter are two aspects of my site that I really need to work on.
I signed up for your newsletter. Really curious to see what gems the first one will hold.
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Pleasure Justin! I am proud of twitter… need to work on the subscribers more! Pleased to hear you have +1’ed that cause 🙂
159 subscribers seems really good to me. My blog is still really new, but I can already tell how hard it is to get people to subscribe. I’m one of the 159:-) Came to this post from my reader.
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Thanks KK! Great to hear you are on board and follow the reader… that is really reassuring to hear 🙂
Thanks for the mention. Looking forward to your newsletter.
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Cheeers 🙂
Thanks for the love SS!
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Pleasure dude
Thanks so much for the mention!!! I hope you are having a great week! What time zone are you in over there?
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Thanks Holly! Week is so freaking mental already… I am in London so GMT
Really appreciate the mention! 250/day is very solid – I have been averaging just under 200. I would love to be consistently above 200, but I also feel like I need to build up my email subscribers + facebook likes + twitter follows to pad that stat. I have 250+ facebook likes, but would really like to get over the 1k mark.
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Thanks dude! I really want to work on my subscribers too… aiming for the big 1000! 🙂
Congrats on the stats. Those twitter followers are quite impressive. I think you are doing great. Keep it up and you will continue to grow. I have been at this three years and I am still waiting for certain increases. It comes in time.
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Thank you Miss T! Great going on sticking it out 3 years! 🙂
Well done on the growth of your site – as a fellow money saving scot and blogger I’ve been reading with great interest over the last few months! Hope I make it onto your list some day!
Thanks Heather! 🙂
Thanks for the link love! I’d love to see The Lion King! I’ve heard the show is amazing.
It is fantastic, you should try and see it. Seen it twice in London now and taking the niece and nephew when it comes to Manchester in December!
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I did see it dude!
Pleasure… It was truly fantastic. Can’t wait to go back 🙂
Thanks for sharing the love! Always looking for new blogs to read!
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