20 Quick Ways to Increase Your Alexa Rank

// May 23rd, 2009 // No Comments » // Search Engine Optimization

Alexa.com is a subsidiary of Amazon.com and is a website which provides information on traffic levels for websites. The Alexa rank is measured according to the amount of users who’ve visited
a website with the Alexa toolbar installed. In this article, I’ll examine the importance of the Alexa Rank as it relates to site monetization while briefly discussing some of the weaknesses involved in using Alexa ranking as a reliable traffic measure for any website. Lastly, I’ve also included an extensive list of twenty methods and strategies you can use to

increase your Alexa Rank dramatically in the short and long run. (more…)

SEO Guide for Designers

// July 2nd, 2008 // 1 Comment » // Search Engine Optimization

According to a poll I conducted, just over 1 out of 10 people don’t think SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is mandatory as a designer; and what really surprised me is about 24% don’t even know what SEO is! If you’re among the quarter of people who don’t know what SEO is or understand how it can help you, you should really read this article. This is an SEO guide for designers who want to learn about making it easier for websites or blogs to be found by search engines. I’ll explain the common mistakes made by designers and developers. Then I’ll provide some basic tips that you should be practicing to optimize your site for search engines.
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