Posts filed under 'Alexa'

Apple has announced the new iPhone 3G, which combines the power of 3G networking that makes it twice faster than the first generation iPhone, has built-in GPS for expanded location based mobile services, and iPhone 2.0 software which includes support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and runs the hundreds of third party applications already built with the recently released iPhone SDK. (more…)

Alexa has changed its ranking algorithm and the Alexa ranking has crashed for top website and blogs. Previously webmasters would do anything to increase Alexa ranking, but gradually Alexa rank lost it charm as most dubbed it as unreliable and easy to manipulate and game… (more…)

Alexa redirects were a common strategy adopted by webmasters to increase Alexa ranking, though there was no official confirmation of this issue from Alexa. However, these Alexa redirected links were widely used instead of the main site url, to which they anyway redirected… and now all Alexa redirects are gone and show 404 errors. (more…)

Are you are upset about Apple dropping the price of iPhone by $200 just two months after it went on sale? If you were one of the first ones to buy a Apple iPhone, then you might feel duped by the price drop, but Steve Jobs, the Apple CEO has a deal for you. (more…)

The Alexa toolbar has always attracted webmasters to improve the Alexa ranking of their websites. However, the official Alexa toolbar was only available for Internet explorer users. Firefox users were using alternate extensions to increase their Alexa ranks. Now Sparky promises the official alternative for Firefox. (more…)

It is well known that the more visitors with Alexa Toolbar loaded web browsers visit your site, the higher is your Alexa ranking. But Alexa Toolbar installs on Internet Explorer only. Firefox users can get the SearchStatus Firefox extension which is a useful alternative to increase your Alexa ranking. (more…)

Alexa statistics and charts lovers have always used Alexaholic, which blends Alexa website traffic graphs with a lightweight Ajax-enhanced interface to satisfy traffic chart junkies. Now Alexaholic has been renamed Statsaholic due to some trademark issues with Alexa. All links from Alexaholic are now redirecting to the new Statsaholic. (more…)

It is well known that Alexa traffic rankings are based on the usage patterns of Alexa Toolbar. Simply put, the more times your website is visited by browsers loaded with Alexa toolbar, higher is your Alexa ranking. So you can easily increase your Alexa ranking by getting more Alexa toolbar powered visitors. (more…)

Once your blog grows to a large number of pages, how do you check which links you linked to are broken or 404? Get a expensive professional link checker software or try the Alexa Amazon Associate Site Report for webmasters to find broken links.. for free. (more…)

Some people like to check on Alexa looking for new websites, and it is important that your site is portrayed in an updated manner in Alexa. Especially since many websites now increase Alexa Ranking by promoting Alexa Toolbar to their readers. Many fellow bloggers asked me how I update my thumbnail in Alexa. So here it is. (more…)