When I started blogging in 2009, I had no idea what Alexa ranks and how to improve it.
Over time, I kept learning about various aspects of blogging and came to know that Alexa is like the old Lee of the blog-O-field.
As a new blogger, it is relatively difficult to get a good Alexa ranking for my blog, but as my blogging experience continues to improve, my Alexa ranking is starting to reach new heights.
In this article, you will learn about:
What is Alexa Rank?
Why is Alexa Ranking Important?
Finally, how to improve Alexa ranking?
What is Alexa Rank?
Alexa.com ranks websites based on traffic they get. Not all traffic, but only from those users who have the Alexa toolbar installed in their browsers.
What this means is that if you are getting traffic from Alexa Toolbar users, your Alexa ranking will keep improving day by day.
Alexa.com is an e-commerce business, the product/service of the Amazon.com giant. While having a good Alexa rank doesn't help you directly in any way, it still has its own advantages. Let's talk about them:
Why is Alexa Ranking Important?
If you're into an online marketing business where you deal with some advertisers/product owners then Alexa ranking is important to you.
Impressive Alexa ranking blog Latest Mailing Database attracts advertisers to spend money on your website owning your own service/product. Alexa rank below 50K can impress ads easily because it shows the quality of the site.
So, having a good Alexa ranking helps bloggers make decent money with direct ads.
Besides money, this also helps in various other ways like: 1. Backlinks : Other bloggers will start linking to your site if you have a great Alexa rank. It will generate more natural backlinks for you. 2 Popularity : It builds readers' trust and you will become more and more popular in your niche. 3. Interviews : Novice or amateur bloggers love to take and post “pro bloggers” on their blog interviews so they and their readers can learn some pro tips from the experts. So if you have a thrilling Alexa ranking, get ready to enter the interview Require
PS: I have been interviewed several times by various good authority bloggers and also on the national news channel NDTV. You might like to watch my interview video:
How to Improve Alexa Ranking?
Party Claims Alexa.com - Sign up for a free account at Alexa.com and submit your website presence. This is the number one and baby step to boosting your Alexa rank.
Install the Alexa Toolbar in your browser - the more Alexa Toolbar users visit your blog, the better your rankings will be. You can't deny the fact that you visit your blog more than your readers. So why not take advantage of your own access
Add Alexa Widgets to Your Blog - Alexa Widgets, Pages help servers to better track traffic. Add one to your blog and see a dramatic improvement in your rankings. It may not be working all night, but things are better than nothing, right?
Write linkable and shareable content - the more useful content you'll write for your blog's readers, the more traffic and backlinks you'll get. People will be more willing to share your content on their social networks, and ultimately it will help you quickly improve your Alexa ranking.
Bring traffic from social media sites - if you connect with other bloggers on social media, it's likely to be higher, and they're all using the Alexa toolbar. The more traffic you'll get from your blog, the better chance your friends will rank significantly.
Keep updating your blog with useful content and increase your number of returning visitors - trust me, returning visitors (happy readers) go a long way to improving your blog's rankings. They are happy readers so they will share your content multiple times on their various social network profiles. You know how it will be beneficial for you. You know, right? Don't let me know the opinion.
Add Video Content - Post interesting videos in your blog posts and share them on your social profiles. People love videos. So, you will get a lot of exposure, it will increase the visit time of your blog and therefore your Alexa ranking will increase.
Show off your Alexa rank to your social media friends/blog friends and link to your blog. It attracts huge hits and your rankings will continue to improve day by day. You see, how I did it on Facebook and got 100+ likes and 400+ traffic.