Is Ed Dale's (30 Day) Challenge Still Worth Participating?
Here are some personal thoughts about the 30DC.
First of all the name "30 Day Challenge" is no more. It's simply called "The Challenge" from now on. They changed the whole structure, and it is not the typical 30 Day format anymore.
I participated in last year's 30DC and in my opinion it was worth it, because I came in contact with Market Samurai, a tool I use constantly and which is worth many times the money they are actually asking for.
On the other hand WordPress Direct and TrafficBug are not worth trying IMHO. All in all, the 30DC taught me to get my singing lessons website on spots one and two in Google. It's by no means a competitive niche, but still.
A so called SEO expert we hired for that very task took 125 Pounds of our bank account every month with no visible success, till we dumped him and I started signing up for the 30DC and did it myself.
So, did I learn something? I sure did, and I made much more then $1 which is the initial goal. For me it was worth it.
Am I an SEO and IM expert now? Not in a million years. BUT I started doing some SEO work for other local businesses, which now generates a nice additional monthly income.
Bottom line: I think the 30DC works if your goals are realistic and if you are able to stay focused and follow suggested daily tasks.
First of all the name "30 Day Challenge" is no more. It's simply called "The Challenge" from now on. They changed the whole structure, and it is not the typical 30 Day format anymore.
I participated in last year's 30DC and in my opinion it was worth it, because I came in contact with Market Samurai, a tool I use constantly and which is worth many times the money they are actually asking for.
On the other hand WordPress Direct and TrafficBug are not worth trying IMHO. All in all, the 30DC taught me to get my singing lessons website on spots one and two in Google. It's by no means a competitive niche, but still.
A so called SEO expert we hired for that very task took 125 Pounds of our bank account every month with no visible success, till we dumped him and I started signing up for the 30DC and did it myself.
So, did I learn something? I sure did, and I made much more then $1 which is the initial goal. For me it was worth it.
Am I an SEO and IM expert now? Not in a million years. BUT I started doing some SEO work for other local businesses, which now generates a nice additional monthly income.
Bottom line: I think the 30DC works if your goals are realistic and if you are able to stay focused and follow suggested daily tasks.
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