That’s right, my blog’s Alexa ranking has crept below 50,000, standing at 48,160 at the time of writing.
As you would imagine, I’m exceedingly excited and I just wanted to share this with you today!
And I wouldn’t have achieved this without you my dear, incredible and fantastic readers! Thank you soooooo much for your amazing support and encouragement!
So, what does this accomplishment mean?
It basically means that my blog is in the top 50,000 websites in the world according to the volume of traffic and sites linking to my blog.
Now, what’s the big deal about the Alexa ranking? I hear you ask…
Who is Alexa?
Alexa is a subsidiary of Amazon.com and it measures a number of traffic metrics, search analytics and more, for all websites in the world. It gathers information about the activities on your site and determines your overall ranking in the world and in the US.
One may argue that Alexa is not 100% accurate, however it’s the industry’s accepted metrics measurement tool.
Does the Alexa Ranking Really Matter?
Absolutely! It gives an indication of the amount of traffic you get daily and the number of links back to your site. People use your Alexa ranking to establish your blog’s authority level as well as the quality of links from your blog.
When you have a great Alexa rank, people will start seeing your blog as a site of authority, which means more traffic and comments for you.
Attraction Marketing Online’s Alexa Ranking History
When I started my Attraction Marketing Online blog about 18 months ago, my Alexa rank was around 2 million in the world. And there was no chance of improving it as I didn’t know anything about blogging, let alone website ranking.
Then when I started implementing what I’m about to share with you in a minute, it started dropping steadily, but when I took massive and consistent action, it started plummeting like crazy!
How I Dropped My Blog’s Alexa Ranking to 48,160 In the Past 2 Months!
1. Getting Google Love
The strategies in the post below are responsible for getting me tons of traffic from Google:
2. Posting Frequently
I have been posting 2-3 times a week since I started my blog. I increased my posting frequency when I joined the blogging challenge – Clever Marketer Prove It Challenge. When you post frequently, search engine spiders will learn to come regularly too, to identify the new content on your blog and expose it.
My Alexa ranking was around 107,000 on 10 January 2011, when I started the challenge.
3. Blog Commenting
I joined a private commenting tribe, which helped me to get comments on my blog. I started commenting on the other members’ blog as this was one of the requirements to participate in the tribe.
I then realised that this was powerful, so I went on a blog commenting frenzy and got incredible results, still am. I’m driving traffic from other relevant blogs, building quality backlinks and networking with others.
Increasing your traffic and backlinks is so key in improving your Alexa ranking.
4. Content Syndication
I use different strategies to syndicate my content at the push of a button. This is very powerful as it gives your blog massive exposure , generates traffic and creates quality backlinks from popular sites.
- Onlywire – I use this site to blast my newly published posts to about 40 social bookmarking sites, at the push of a button.
- IMAutomator – I use this site to create backlinks on autopilot. Very easy to use: just enter the URL you’d like to bookmark, IMAutomator extracts the title, description and tags (or you can enter your own), and then you submit and forget!
- Syndication Tribe – I recently joined a great syndication tribe where members help each other to share their content all over the web. See the results I got below in just a few days of joining TribePro.

5. Guest Posting
I eventually mustered up the courage to start guest blogging and I’m so glad I did! However, I’m quite selective – I go for authority blogs with 20,000 or so Alexa ranking – less than that it’s even better! Why?
Generating links through your guest posts and mentions from authority blogs can boost your traffic and rankings.
6. Social Media Marketing
Without a doubt, social media is red HOT right now and it offers a free “word of mouth” advertising. If you’re a marketer or blogger and you’re not taking full advantage of this, then you’re missing out! I promote my new posts through Linkedin, Twitter and Facebook – profile, fan page, groups and tribes.
I also make it very easy for my readers to share my content:
- I use a call-to-action at the end of every post, asking them to share my content.
- I have placed the sharing floating bar strategically so they feel obliged to share my posts.
7. Social Community Sites
I have joined a few of these sites as they are smaller than places like Digg, StumbleUpon etc. They are ideal for getting your face and blog out there and for networking with the successful bloggers. Go ahead and check them out: Blokube, BlogInteract, BizSugar, SERPd.
I also submit my content to Betternetworker – the social community site for home business owners. This gives my blog some exposure and generates a bit of traffic too.
See you there!
8. Alexa Account
I used my Facebook account to claim my blog. You can create a new Alexa account altogether. In order to claim your site, you need to verify and confirm that you’re authorised to add content, by uploading a text file or using a meta tag code. Nothing complicated, just follow the instructions – if I did it you can do it too
9. Site Listing Update
I also updated my listing and blog information using their self-service tools, to make it more professional.
10. Alexa Widget
As you may have noticed, I recently installed the Alexa Rank widget on my blog’s sidebar, right at the bottom. It is believed that it does help with improving your Alexa ranking. Of course, every little thing helps.
11. Bonus Tip: Alexa Toolbar
I have also heard that installing and advertising their toolbar also helps to increase your rankings as they get the rankings by computing data from their toolbar.
This will however, only work on Internet Explorer and Firefox. I haven’t done this yet as I’m still waiting for my laptop. So, I can’t tell you much about it.
Any news on Attraction Marketing Online’s page rank following the recent Google changes?
Well, no changes at all – still the same:
Here’s where you can check the Page Rank for your blog – PRchecker.
Key Takeaway
There you have it – my exact blueprint to dropping my Alexa ranking to below 50,000 in the world in 2 months!
The key is to implement the effective strategies that I have shared above to generate exposure, increase traffic and create more quality backlinks – that’s what will put your blog on the right map like mine
And of course, it all boils down to producing amazing content. If you want to build a popular blog, then you need to share enlightening, entertaining and engaging content – consistently and frequently!
If you found this helpful, please share this with other webmasters/bloggers and link to it if you want, using Alexa ranking as anchor text. I think more bloggers would like to learn more about shedding some thousands off their rank ever so quickly!
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Wow, congratulations Mavis! At least I know I’m on the right track because I use most of the same tools you do! I will be following right behind you!

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Thank you very much, Kesha. See you there!
Have a great weekend!
Mavis
I just signed up to Tribepro via your link…are you using the free version or one of the paid versions? Wanted to see what works for you

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Welcome to Tribepro, Kesha!
I am upgrading to the paid membership as it comes with more benefits.
Have a great week!
Mavis
Hey Mavis. that is so awesome. I have only really blogged with consistency since the Prove It challenge. I’ve shaved over 450,000 off my rank so far. I bet if I were to take your advice I could reduce it more.
I’m really intrigued by some of your tips. I will suss them out and might be asking you a question or two if I get stuck. (there was one tip there that looked like it might cause pain for a technophobe like me).
Way to go Mavis!
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Wow, that incredible, Jayne! Write about it and share how posting consistently can improve your ranking drastically.
That’s no problem – give me a shout if you get stuck
Thank you very much for your continued support and encouragement, Jayne.
All the best,
Mavis
Hi Mavis,
Congrats on your gaudy numbers. Your hard work has paid off!
RB
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Thank you very much for your continued support, Ryan.
I know, now it’s time to go out and play hard!
Great to see you here.
All the best,
Mavis
Hi Mavis
Excellent!
Superb stuff!
I am soooo pleased for you.
Must speak soon
Warmest
Phill
Hey Phill! Great to see you here
I was wondering where you were… Catch you soon!
Thanks for the visit and encouragement.
All the best,
Mavis
Hy Mavis
why they crept below from 50,000, to 48,160?
The answer is in my post.
Hey Mavis
I apply all these tactic in my website but my alexa Rank doesn’t goes down so what strategy i apply for my website..
Regards
Roses Mark
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Hi Roses,
That’s very strange that you’re implementing ALL these strategies with NO results. This is my ultimate blueprint – I have shared everything that has contributed to the success of my blog and a massive ranking drop.
Keep at it!
Mavis
Alexa ranking 48,160 today Mavis. Awesome to see. Thanks a million for shareing your effort has paid off. Powerful content Mavis!
Hi Maria! Welcome to my blog!
Thank you very much for the encouragement. Hope to see more of you here
All the best,
Mavis
This is a good news. You deserved it!
Thank you very much, Fisayo.
All the best,
Mavis
Well-done! Great post too!!!
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Thank you very much, Fiona. Welcome to my blog!
Hope to see more of you here.
All the best,
Mavis
Awwesome Mavis! Congratulations.
~Marcus
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Thank you very much, Marcus.
Have a great weekend!
Mavis
Mavis,
Congratulations! I know that this is quite a landmark and kudos to you as I know you have been putting out fantastic content with great consistency.
I really think that is the key and also to get traffic from as many sources as possible from being an active commenter.
Keep on Rockin’
- Yo
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Thank you very much for the encouragement, Yo!
It’s all about taking consistent action if you want to see desirable results.
Have a great weekend!
Mavis
Hey Mavis,
First off…a very big congratulations on hitting the 50k alexa ranking mark. very impressive and it’s nothing to be sneezed at.
The blueprint contained here should be bookmarked for any serious networker. I’m bookmarking this post!
Thank you for always adding value, Mavis!
Tosin
…fear is the passion of slaves!
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Thank you very much for the encouragement, Tosin.
I’m confident this blueprint will help any serious marketer to transform their blog.
I appreciate your visit and comment.
All the best,
Mavis
awesome Mavis and thanks for sharing your blueprint
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Thank you very much, Tristan.
Have a great weekend!
Mavis
Congratulations, Mavis! Your Alexa score has dropped even more when I checked it this morning. Thanks for advising that the Alexa toolbar is also installable in Windows. I was having trouble installing in on Firefox for some reason.
And thank you for sharing all your resources and tips for increasing Alexa rank. As always, your posts are on point and very useful. Looking forward to learning more from your expertise.
Thank you very much, Getzie. Yes, I saw that – it’s probably because of the buzz that this post has created on my blog
I appreciate your visit and encouragement.
Have a great weekend!
Mavis
Great job Mavis! Sounds like a lot of work I have to get moving on… Thanks for the info.
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Thank you very much, Holly. I agree, you have some work to do
Welcome to my blog! Hope to see more of you here.
All the best,
Mavis
You have become quite a rockstar traffic generator Mavis. I see you everywhere – and that’s definitely a good thing. I’m excited to see you expand even more.
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Thank you very much for your encouragement, Dahlia
Welcome to my blog! Hope to see more of you here!
All the best,
Mavis
Hi Mavis,
I’m glad to be here again to comment. One thing I noticed straight off from you is the fact that you’re interested in giving quality posts without holding back. That’s working for you and it’ll work for anybody!
I’m also going on commenting frenzy and facebook and twitter networking. I’ve been poor in those area. Posting is quite easy for me because I write like I’m talking so it’s kinda easy.
Thanks for the great post. Enjoy your day!
Welcome back, Tim! Great to see that you joined our new blog marketing tribe
You’re right, I don’t hold back. I share everything that I learn and know.
All the best with your networking efforts.
Mavis
Mavis, aloha. Congratulations on your Alexa ranking. Give yourself a big pat on the back; you deserve it.
Thx for all the great tips of “to do” items in this post. Recently heard of Onlywire, however, had not come across anyone who had used it. So appreciate your comments, Mavis.
Look forward to getting to know you and learning more from your info packed posts. Aloha. Janet
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Aloha Janet! Welcome to my blog!
Thanks for the encouragement. Great to see that you have joined our new blog marketing tribe.
Do come back to learn more
All the best,
Mavis
Mavis,
Wow! Congrats!
Keep up the good work!
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Thank you very much.
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Wow Mavis, Congratulations! I’m over here taking some notes
You really deserve that ranking and it shows!!
Take Care
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Thank you so much for the encouragement, Sherman.
Glad you found this helpful.
All the best,
Mavis
Aloha Mavis, gosh you have a fantastic list here and you absolutely working it diligently. Good for you and it all pans out later, I believe it. Awesome post and great tips to keep in mind. Plus great to apply to our blogs and less resistance here as I continue my venture online and enjoying it as i go along. And I am finding it helpful with working in specific groups that are focused in what you need and they reciprocate, this definitely do help. Glad I came by and keep it going, girl. Mahalo, Lani

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Aloha Lani,
That’s true – these tips that I have shared here work very well
Masterminding with others is really a great way to propel your business to the new levels of success.
Much success to you, Lani!
Mavis
Thank you Mavis, for sharing all of the incredibly useful information in a way that even non-techies like me can understand it.
I think I “claimed my site” in Alexa over a year ago, but then never knew what to do, or how to do it, and frankly, just figured getting anywhere near a ranking like >50,000 was only for the “big boys”.
Obviously, you’re living proof that’s not true– congratulations!
I’m looking forward to learning lots more from you!
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Hi Nanette! Welcome to my blog!
Glad you found this helpful. I know what you mean, I had never dreamed of achieving this ranking. So, anybody can do it! The key is to follow my blueprint
Thanks for the visit and comment.
See you soon!
Mavis
This is the perfect blog for anyone who wants to know about this topic. You know so much its almost hard to argue with you (not that I really would want…HaHa). You definitely put a new spin on a subject thats been written about for years. Great stuff, just great!
Thank you so much for the appreciation and encouragement, Christin
That would be interesting to argue with me – LOL!
Welcome to my blog! Hope to see more of you here, Christin.
All the best,
Mavis
Hi Mavis,
Awesome tips once again! You just keep dishing out incredible value. I haven’t heard of some of the blog social community sites but will be registering for them.
As far as the Alexa ranking goes…you’re absolutely right, every little bit helps.
Have a great weekend!
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Thank you very much, Ilka. Hope to see you there!
I appreciate your visit and comment.
Have a great weekend too!
Mavis
I heard about this.. really an amazing event:)
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Thanks, Staci
My congratulations, Mavis !
WIsh you to see you blog below 30000 in one month!
Keep up moving forward
Thank you very much, Jazmin! I’ll keep going
Welcome to my blog! Hope to see more of you here.
All the best,
Mavis
Hey Mavis,
Congratulations on breaking 50k mark. You’re doing super awesome work everywhere. Social blogging communities is one of the best way to get quality traffic and alexa rank.
I break the record in just 6 months and got 25k alexa rank
. All i did was a lot of blog commenting and forum posting.
These days i’m not focusing on alexa rank and page rank. I just check the Blokube breaks the 50k mark and got 37k Alexa rank.
Anyways, Thanks for sharing this useful informative post
Btw. I just submitted your on Blokube.com and Thanks for including Blokube in your list. Much Appreciated.
Enjoy your rest of the weekend.
~Dev
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Thank you very much, Dev! I’m right behind you now
It’s my pleasure. I will recommend Blokube any day
Have a great week! Keep rocking!
Mavis
Hi Mavis,
First of all congrats on the ranking!
Since joining the EIF Tribe, my blog has gone from 3,000,000 in the world to 500,000 in just a few weeks. Now that is powerful and it is thanks to you and all of the other members of the tribe. So, Thank You for your help.
I wanted to share with you one of the best Firefox Add-ons I have found for alexa and PR. It is called Search Status and I recommend it for any blogger. Try it and let me know what you think.
Thanks for sharing Mavis and have a great day!
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Hi Ian,
Wow, that’s incredible! Thanks for sharing your fantastic results with us. The EIF tribe has certainly turned our blogs around
Thanks for that – I use Search Status and SEOQuake plugins and I love them
I appreciate your visit and comment. Have a great week, Ian!
All the best,
Mavis
Congratulations Mavis! And thanks for giving some tips on how to improve alexa rankings. I have read some tips regarding this topic before, and I was quite confused with the metrics they use before, until I’ve read somewhere that they are collecting data through users’ alexa toolbar installed on their browsers. Well, one major point of getting higher rankings on alexa is getting more traffic from different sources. Getting more content that have links directing to your site is definitely a great way to start off in boosting your traffic rank.
Thank you very much, Lauren.
Generating a good amount of traffic and creating quality backlinks can help to boost your ranking.
I appreciate your visit and comment.
All the best,
Mavis
Congratulations Mavis. I totally agree with the tips you’ve provided on how to increase your alexa rankings. I was a part of the unified tribe last year and my alexa rankings really skyrocketed from 700,000 to 200,000 but when I tried to divert my attention on article marketing and seo lately, my alexa went back to 315,000. So I guess that the secret here to stay on top of the alexa rankings are the tips that you have shared on this post. Thanks for the heads up and once again congratulations!
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Thank you very much, Sonny. The key is to focus on building your blog and to take consistent and massive action.
I appreciate your visit and comment.
All the best,
Mavis
Hi Mavis,
congratulations to your success and thanks for sharing how you do it. You rock.
Take care
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Thank you very much for your support and encouragement, Oliver.
All the best,
Mavis
Congrats! On to 25k and below!
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Hey Mavis, This stuff really rocks I can’t belive you are giving all these tip’s away for free my have a contender for best post of the week for my tribe
Mike
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Thank you very much, Mike, for picking my post as the best of the week
I appreciate your visit and kind words.
All the best,
Mavis
Hi,
Wow, it seems that you reached a very high level and I’m proud of you, but sincerely saying – I am not surprised – because I know how much you work on this website and you trully and totally deserved to get straight to the top with the website. A lot of passions, work, money and time invested in this website, it’s a pleasure to read this kind of blogs. Thanks for sharing your success, I’m very happy for you! Keep up the good work !
Best regards,
Maria
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Hi Maria,
Wow, thank you so much for your kind words and encouragement – greatly appreciated
I appreciate your visit and continued support, Maria.
All the best,
Mavis
Amazing Mavis…that’s my name for you!
You’ve totally rocked the blogosphere lately and I’m excited for your success! Guest posting has been a huge boost for me as well and I’m looking forward to doing more.
Great list!
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Thank you sooo much, Heather!
I need to do more of guest posting as well, you know.
I appreciate your kind words and encouragement, my friend.
All the best,
Mavis
Awesome tips, Mavis and awesome Alexa ranking!!!
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Thank you very much, Staci
All the best,
Mavis
My congratulations! According to my SQ board you have now 45,201!
And I like your attempt to generalize and to classify the step necessary to achive it. Keep on!
Thank you very much, Nick. It keeps plummeting!
I appreciate your visit and comment.
All the best,
Mavis
Mavis, absolutely amazing what you’ve done in such a short period of time! And what you’re doing is working! Definitely need to look into what I can do for more Google love. Another blog post to read
Thanks for being a leader and sharing your secrets!
Dani
Thank you very much for your encouragement, Dani. You’re doing well too, keep going!
We can all do with some Google love
All the best,
Mavis
You’ve really provided a very VALUABLE post here. For nearly three years, I’ve been procrastinating in my blogging efforts. There is a knowledge in my head, but a lot of insecurity in my heart to really go after it.
However, after seeing how you went about getting the results you did, I was INSPIRED to get off my butt and into ACTION!
As a stay home dad for the past six years and a “wannabe” marketer, I’ve realized that no matter what I do or don’t know, if I don’t APPLY what I’ve learned, I’ll never know the true VALUE of what I have to offer the world around me.
Thanks again for sharing what you did!
Hi Eric! Welcome to my blog!
Wow, you sound inspired indeed. Glad to hear that my results got you to take action
I wish you nothing but massive success! Hope to see more of you here. Come and share with us, how things are going.
Mavis
Mavis,
First of all, big congratulations and this is a great and an important achievement. Second, I highly appreciate you getting every detail straight to your readers. You have not kept the “secret” to your success. And you resonate with me in this aspect.
Thanks for giving your success secret. I am clicking through 3-4 links to check out some stuff that is new for me.
Best wishes,
Jane.
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Thanks very much, Jane. I appreciate your kind words and encouragement.
Glad to hear that you’re learning new stuff here
All the best,
Mavis
HHI how are you ?
I apply these tactic in my website, now my alexa Rank going well so what strategy i apply for my website to maintain my ranking and further increase.
Thanks for your help
Please follow the tips I share here to improve your Alexa ranking.
Thanks so much for this! I haven’t been this moved by a blog for a long time! You’ve got it, whatever that means in blogging. Anyway, You are definitely someone that has something to say that people need to hear. Keep up the good work. Keep on inspiring the people!
regards
Thank you very much. Welcome to my blog!
As a young blogger I haver really learnt so much from this article today. I had not realized how the alexa system works. Thank you so much for your tips and for sharing.
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You’re welcome, Atwine.
You always share great and valuable information so you certainly deserve even more traffic and better alexa ranking, I currently have an alexa ranking of 250000 but it’s getting better every day so I hope I will be below 100000 by the end of the year, thanks again for the value you give to all your reader!
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Thanks very much, Kostas. Keep implementing my tips if you want to hit your target
All the best,
Mavis
Does having your site drop below 50k get you more advertisers? I am at 293k and dropping fast. I dropped from 5million to 293 in less than a month.
That’s great to hear, Jai. How did you drop it?
I joined the Yakezie Challenge and with all the blogging and new visitors my site plummeted. I also was hired to do the header for one of the blogs which was a nice way to make a few dollars. I will be back soon. Thanks for responding. That was cool of you.
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Great stuff. I also had incredible results when I participated in a blogging challenge last year.
I always interact with my readers, Jai. See you soon!
Mavis
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