At the end of 2010, I set forth a series of goals for myself and The College Investor site in my post The College Investor’s 2011 Goals. Since we are now 25% through 2011, I thought what a better time than now to check in and see how I’m doing, and share the results with you!
Goals:
- Alexa Ranking: My goal was to get below 200,000 before the end of March, and that was achieved!!! I had a secondary goal of getting below 150,000 by the end of 2011, and I reached 149,220 yesterday! I’m now changing this goal and trying to get below 100,000 by the end of the year. Progress is now a lot slower than it was when I first started the Yakezie Challenge.
- Feedburner Subscribers: My goal this year is to have 100+ subscribers. As of now, I have about 25 on average. However, that is 20 more than when I started the year, so I think I can still make this goal.
- Twitter Followers: My goal for followers is to exceed 200 this year. I’m currently at 195, which is so close. I’m going to try and have 500 by the end of 2011!
- Facebook Fans: My goal for fans is to have over 100 by the end of 2011, and I’m currently at 61. Please become a fan by Clicking “Like” on the toolbar to your right!
- College Investor Portfolio: My goal has been to beat the S&P500 by 8% this year. Right now I’m beating the S&P500 by over 13%! Even with the increased volatility in the market, the portfolio has performed well!
Other Wins:
I’ve also had some other great successes that I want to share with you!
- As of March 2011, I’ve become an official Yakezie Member! Please read my Yakezie Member Post if you haven’t done so!
- March was also the best month yet for generating income from blogging! Please support this site by checking out our advertisers!
- I’ve had several posts take of virally this year: Do Not Buy Gold!, 5 Ways Facebook is Costing You Money, and Want To Invest in Oil?
Thank you to everyone for your help and support to achieving my goals this year!
- The College Investor
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Robert – who has written 317 posts on The College Investor.
Robert is the founder and editor of The College Investor, a personal finance site dedicated to young adult and college student finances. You can learn more about him here and connect with him on Twitter or Facebook.
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Looking good!
Wow, outpacing SP500 by 13%, great job!
Your progress is impressive! It gives me something to aspire for.
Congratulations! Keep it up.
Thanks for your support!
Beating S&P by 13%? If you ever make a TCI mutual fund, sign me up! Way to hit your goals, continued success for the rest of the year!
Congrats on taking on those goals. It looks like you are making great progress so far!
Good luck on all of the goals, and congrats on the progress so far!
Beating the S&P by 13%?! That is fantastic. It says the stocks on the page have been updated in November is that the last time you traded?
Yea, the last time I traded anything was in November. I like to buy and hold for a while, and not just turn over. The stocks are a good longer-term investment.
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