We are wrapping up our first month following: Growing a Site from 0 to 10k Visitors in a Month: Noah Kagan Edition. My goal was to take my site AshMediaEmpire.com through the entire process.
In October, traffic grew 100%. We doubled the amount of traffic on our site. That wasn’t the hard part though. The hard part was gaining credibility and trust in the market place.
Background
I chose the Noah Kogan & Sumome plan for a few reasons:
- It’s documented,
- It worked, And;
- I can compare and contrast it to my site.
Easy enough, right. Take the plan and start. Well, I had to adjust it a bit to be more me. I got rid of the tight timeframe as I have other obligations and extended my timeline. My end goal is slightly different. I am not aiming for revenue from my content. My content is a gateway into my business. A tripwire, if you may.
S – Specific: I want to grow my viewship to 10,000 unique visits.
M – Measureable: Yes, the goal is pass or fail.
A – Agreed Upon: I agree to the goal.
R – Realistic: It has been done before.
T – Time-Based: Deadline is 6 Months from September 20th, 2016. Specifically, 5:00 PM on March 20th, 2017.
Document in Real Time
Documenting all of this in real time will allow me to make changes along the way. Also, you can see what works. I am open to feedback. So, don’t be shy.
October Numbers
What Works
The part of the plan that works the best is interviewing people. It works because you are providing them with value. You get to learn more about their business. Personally, the interview process helped me get more comfortable talking to business owners about their business.
The interview plan works for the recipient because it is a way for them to get more exposure. Each person on my mailing list and in my ecosystem gets to learn more about this business.
Basic Numbers: On Social Media, my 1st interview was viewed by over a 1000 people.
What Doesn’t
Haven’t gotten started with giveaways yet. Next month, I will focus on implementing the whole plan.
Conclusion
Content Marketing is a long-term game and I plan to use it even if I don’t see results immediately. Patience is my ally. In the original plan, the focus was on 0 to 10,000 Visits in 30 days. I do not have that time constraint. My goal is to build that following within 6 months because of my modifications to the program.
Based on this month, we did extremely well. Social Media is our focus. And our viewership has grown into the thousands.
In November, my plan is to escalate the amount of content put out. We are going to add more interview, video, and content curation to my plan.
The struggle is real. And, I love it. 0 to 10,000 monthly visits and views.
What do you think of the progress so far? I’ve been happy with the viewership growth, but I need to focus on content creation.