Alexa Cheat
This has really nothing to do with SEO, but I thought I’d throw it in for the hell of it. Infact this really isn’t even useful, it’s just cool and neat on how it works.
In the Google FAQ it talks about the rel=”prefetch” command. This command(supported by both new versions of firefox and IE) in a sense forces the user to click on a link. The user doesn’t actually go to the link; their browser just fetches the url. The idea behind this is to make the next page download faster, assuming they do click on it. This is really only useful for splash pages. Ie. Click here to enter pages.
However this command can be used to cheat on Alexa
My Alexa Ranking <-removed because it no longer works. Use the xml.alexa.com url instead This will link tag will cause almost every visitor to my site to pull the Alexa toolbar API and count it as a visit to my site, whether or not they actually have the toolbar.
Anyone promote on top sites lists?
Fun stuff eh!
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interesting find
there are some curious uses for such an exploit
I’m not sure if it works, here’s a php script to do this:
onlinehoster.com/blog/alexa-rank-cheater/
this really can be pretty useful when others evaluate your site for a sale.
for some reason, people still think alexa ranking matters, so they use it as a factor in determining your website’s worth.
does this still work, eli?
-brad
“Too bad most of such tricks don’t work now! ”
I wish, I’d found this blog a few years before…
very nice..
You can also use this trick for your AdWords landing page. Because loadtime now are important quality score from Google
/ Henrik
Not that I condone it but here’s a link that might help if you’re interested in boosting your Alexa ranking:
mubinahmed.com/how-to-cheat-alexa-and-increase-your-alexa-rankings/
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