How to boost your Alexa ranking, Traffic, and Page Rank in one fell swoop. Without even trying!!!
I know this sounds unbelievable, but about a week or so ago I stumbled onto something that may have helped do all 3 of those things. The best thing of all is that it was completely unintentional.
- I wasn’t trying.
- It wasn’t done on purpose.
- It wasn’t a Hack.
Before I go on, I have to admit that this thing hasn’t done all of these things as of yet. Its still too soon to tell.
What was it that may have boosted my Alexa rank, Traffic, and Page rank?
Well I wrote a little blog post called "Does the Alexa toolbar and Widget help your Alexa ranking?", where I talked about how my Alexa ranking had dropped off, and I decided to try 2 of the rumors I read before to see if it made a difference in my Alexa ranking. I installed the Alexa toolbar, and I installed the Alexa widget on one of my blogs. I then watched my ranking over the next couple of weeks to see if there was a difference. No big deal, just one of those topics that has probably been blogged about by millions of bloggers over the years.
Thats it. Thats all I did.
So how did that help anything? Writing a blog post on a popular topic? What made my blog post so special. The truth is, I don’t know. I think it was probably interesting to read, but nothing special.
A few days after that blog post, I was checking my stats and noticed a linkback from another blogpost talking about Alexa ranking. I went to read that blog post and noticed I was pretty much lumped together with other websites that the author thought were pretty much abusers of the system. That blog was an official Alexa blog, the author was Gregory Mack, product manager for Alexa. First of all I was pretty flattered. I got linked to by "someone that matters", on a blog with a Page Rank of 8. The bad thing about it was that my blog post was taken out of context, I’m guessing for the sake of Mr Mack’s blog post (shame on you Mr Mack). I didn’t get mad, I just left a few comments, first of all thanking him for linking to me, then briefly explaining that the blog post he linked to wasn’t really talking about what he was inferring (I don’t think he actually read my post). No biggie, it was over, I forgot about it.
Every since then Ive been getting traffic from that Alexa blog post linking to me, not a whole lot, but enough to were it is noticeable, and pretty much consistent. I cant complain about that. a little traffic, some potential PR from a PR8 blog, and potential Alexa Rank help since you can probably guess that most people that would read an Alexa official blog is probably using the Toolbar.
Not only that, now Ive been linked to by another blog talking about the same blog post. Again lumped together and labeled as an Alexa abuser, but in a more diplomatic way.
I’m greatful for both of those links and the little traffic Im getting, and again, I am completely flattered. But please could you read my blog post and the followup post? I’m not an Alexa abuser.
Reader's Comments
Slightly off-topic, but you must have a lot of fun looking over your visitor statistic. Your posts relating to the topic alway sound like a game of SimCity.
haha. I’ll be honest with you, I look for 2 reasons.
1. I try to find out what people are most interested in, what brings people to the site. Thinking maybe I can focus more on similar topics. For example, the whole Alexa thing has been somewhat popular, the topic of stats in general.
2. I find it interesting to see where people come from. Referrers. Sometimes I’ll look and wonder how did my site get linked to from that site etc. Sometimes theres no explanation at all (I don’t understand that) you’ll see a referrer from a website that has absolutely nothing to do with the topics I blog about, then I visit that site and don’t see a link to my site anywhere, but its showing up as a referrer
I’m guessing the closest thing I could compare it to is playing a game like WOW, where your trying to build your character, you do things and want to see the effects. You watch others and wonder what they are doing right etc.
I guess since my traffic is still somewhat manageable when it comes to looking at stats, things stand out. If I was getting tons of traffic, I couldn’t imagine looking through all those in-links and referrers
Hehe nice, I’m gonna try that on my blog too
I find it can be very helpful looking at visitor statistics, especially for the first reason that you list - finding out what your visitors are most interested in. that way you can concentrate on related topics to not only maintain present readers, but hopefully bring in some more too.
Thanks for sharing. I like hearing about other bloggers experiences with stuff like this.
It’s nice to hear about something new, instead of the same tricks that everyone purposefully tries. Thanks again.
Really unbelievable! its amazing thanks for sharing your views with us. Its really different from others instead of same tricks.
Well, you’re situation was pretty lucky…but I wouldn’t worry too much about being an “alexa” abuser. Anyone who does take the time to look at your site (and those will be the only people that remember you) will realize the context of the post…and the pr8 backlink plus the other backlink will provide much more benefit to you than any bad publicity you receive.
Well done pr8 linkback…nice, I would be happy with a bit of traffic or linkbacks lol my blog is like a ghost town don’t know what I doing wrong…I don’t think my blog is that bad tbh or maybe it is. http://www.britec.co.uk/techblog/
I think ranking from Alexa is little low when compared to other rankings but it is very good.
i agree with the other comments, its good to see new ideas like this, maybe i will try it out on my blog too!
To really see your Alexa ranking increase quick, blog about some subject in China.
Many pirated copies of Windows in China come loaded with Alexa Spyware. All those visitors to your blog to read that article who live in China probably have old Alexa spyware from several years ago on their systems. Just a few visitors with that and your rank will go up pretty quick.
Try it..see what happens.
i think increase alexa ranking is for those people sold text links only and alexa ranking is little low when compared to other rankings but it is very good.
Today, I came across a site alexarankteam.com. It boasts they can rank the site easily. I think you may try their service.
Eventhough Alexa rankings actually means nothing, i believe it should have its benefits somehow. Getting one-way links is the best way to boost rank in technorati, so i guess the same rule applies here.
Sounds like an idea
I think I’ll try it
sorprisingly i have time on my hands hahaha
Just for fun if nothing
Thanks
upsss surprisingly
sorry about that
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