Comments on: Playing the Alexa game: Some hazards http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/08/19/playing-the-alexa-game-some-hazards/ Andrew looks at Blogging and Blog Life Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:57:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Writing a good sneezy yarn at On Blogging Australia http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/08/19/playing-the-alexa-game-some-hazards/#comment-1307 Writing a good sneezy yarn at On Blogging Australia Sun, 09 Dec 2007 09:27:33 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/08/19/playing-the-alexa-game-some-hazards/#comment-1307 [...] was responding to a comment from Cerebralmum on a post from August 2007 this morning and noticed an article that I’d written called Storytelling your sneeze page. I [...] […] was responding to a comment from Cerebralmum on a post from August 2007 this morning and noticed an article that I’d written called Storytelling your sneeze page. I […]

]]> By: AndrewBoyd http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/08/19/playing-the-alexa-game-some-hazards/#comment-1305 AndrewBoyd Sat, 08 Dec 2007 23:50:54 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/08/19/playing-the-alexa-game-some-hazards/#comment-1305 Hi Cerebralmum, thank you for your comment. Basically, there are better ways to improve your Alexa rank - the best way is to write good content and promote your blog. The next best way is to ask a couple of friends to install the Alexa plugin and visit your blog rather than read the feed every day. The second way is artificial, but it is based on the theory that your ranking will be improving naturally as the blog becomes better known to the point where two more readers won't adversely affect the ranking one way or the other. Best regards, Andrew Hi Cerebralmum,

thank you for your comment.

Basically, there are better ways to improve your Alexa rank - the best way is to write good content and promote your blog. The next best way is to ask a couple of friends to install the Alexa plugin and visit your blog rather than read the feed every day. The second way is artificial, but it is based on the theory that your ranking will be improving naturally as the blog becomes better known to the point where two more readers won’t adversely affect the ranking one way or the other.

Best regards, Andrew

]]> By: cerebralmum http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/08/19/playing-the-alexa-game-some-hazards/#comment-1303 cerebralmum Sat, 08 Dec 2007 04:26:09 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/08/19/playing-the-alexa-game-some-hazards/#comment-1303 That's interesting, because it was when I took a look at this plugin and read a little more about it that I decided redirects were not for me. That’s interesting, because it was when I took a look at this plugin and read a little more about it that I decided redirects were not for me.

]]> By: Check your comment spam folder often at On Blogging Australia http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/08/19/playing-the-alexa-game-some-hazards/#comment-1298 Check your comment spam folder often at On Blogging Australia Sat, 08 Dec 2007 00:11:06 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/08/19/playing-the-alexa-game-some-hazards/#comment-1298 [...] and Akismet saw the new URL as a threat and directed the posts to the spam folder. While I’ve written about the hazards of Alexa redirects in the past (it is something I used to do myself internally), there is no excuse for me to have not checked the [...] […] and Akismet saw the new URL as a threat and directed the posts to the spam folder. While I’ve written about the hazards of Alexa redirects in the past (it is something I used to do myself internally), there is no excuse for me to have not checked the […]

]]> By: admin http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/08/19/playing-the-alexa-game-some-hazards/#comment-628 admin Mon, 20 Aug 2007 04:32:57 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/08/19/playing-the-alexa-game-some-hazards/#comment-628 Hi Ariah, please do not apologise - I used the plugin knowing that there might be some consequences (without knowing exactly what they were). I'm not sure it is the javascript so much as the redirects themselves that reduce google traffic, but would be happy to take your advice on this. Best regards, Andrew Hi Ariah,

please do not apologise - I used the plugin knowing that there might be some consequences (without knowing exactly what they were).

I’m not sure it is the javascript so much as the redirects themselves that reduce google traffic, but would be happy to take your advice on this.

Best regards, Andrew

]]> By: Ariah Fine http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/08/19/playing-the-alexa-game-some-hazards/#comment-627 Ariah Fine Mon, 20 Aug 2007 03:25:58 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/08/19/playing-the-alexa-game-some-hazards/#comment-627 Andrew, I seriously apologize about the search ranking thing. I basically built the plugin after playing the Alexa game a little, and thought it made sense. I didn't even use it on my own blog. If you go back to my post and check the comments, another guy has written a much better plugin that uses javascript which is better I guess. Again sorry, I'm going to update that post so folks are aware. Andrew,
I seriously apologize about the search ranking thing. I basically built the plugin after playing the Alexa game a little, and thought it made sense. I didn’t even use it on my own blog.

If you go back to my post and check the comments, another guy has written a much better plugin that uses javascript which is better I guess.

Again sorry, I’m going to update that post so folks are aware.

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