How To install Alexa Toolbar (Extension) On Chrome Or Firefox

In here you will learn on how to install Alexa toolbar (Extension) on Chrome or Mozilla Firefox browser.

Why do we need Alexa toolbar? Because it's a tool that Alexa uses to calculate the ranking of your blog or website.

And it is one of the three factors that a blogger or webmaster should has for improving their Alexa ranking (read how to increase Alexa ranking to know more).

If people with Alexa toolbar installed on their browsers visit your blog, then their visits will be counted by Alexa that will benefit your blog's ranking.

Even your visits will also be counted as long as you have this toolbar installed on your browser. So if you are an active visitor of your own blog, your visits will effect your ranking.

Another method to keep your Alexa ranking small is by installing Alexa widget on your browser, with it all visits whether it's from your visitors or from yourself will be counted. This is better option.

Well since you have known the benefit of the toolbar now it's time to install it on your favorite browser.

In this post I use Google Chrome, but no worry the steps here can also be applied on other browsers like Firefox too.

How To Install Alexa Toolbar / Extension On Browser.

1. Now let's open the Alexa toolbar page in this url http://www.alexa.com/toolbar using your existing browser.
2. After the page is opened you will see the feature and other stuff. Just click on the Install Alexa Extension green button.
3. Now hit on Accept and Install.
4. Grant the permission for toolbar to be installed on your browser.
5. Follow the rest of the steps till you are asked to restart your browser. Thus restart it, and once your browser is opened you will see the Alexa toolbar. Now your visit counts by Alexa.

That's all to do to install Alexa toolbar on your browser. 

How To Install Alexa ranking Widget On Blog

In this post you will be told on how to install Alexa ranking Widget on blog as one of the products Alexa uses to calculate the ranking of your blog.

Since it's a determinants factor -- I mean it's a factor that decisively affects the outcome of Alexa ranking calculation -- thus it can be used to improve your blog's ranking in Alexa, to know more about Alexa you can visit my previous post in how to improve Alexa ranking.

If you have installed Alexa widget on your blog, it will then monitor your blog and decide the quality and popularity your blog has.

In Alexa the smaller the number of your ranking is the better. Thus if your ranking is below 100.000 then it's good.

But keep in mind, Alexa ranking doesn't give any benefits for your SEO campaign, Google doesn't use it as a factor to rank your blog.

And installing this widget could effect your blog's loading speed since it's using Javascript that will make your blog load slower.

Anyway I have revealed all the consequences of installing Alexa widget, if you have made up your mind to install it. Then follow all the steps.

How Install Alexa Widget on Blogger.

1. You can visit Alexa.com homepage, or just directly to Alexa support page.
2. Once you are on the page, click the text link that says Can I display my Alexa rank on my site?
   
3. Or the faster way simply visit this Alexa page. And you will see two Alexa widget forms with the lines of codes beneath them. Pick the form you like and then drag it and copy it. One more thing, change this; yoursite.com with your URL. See the image.
4. Now paste the code to HTML/ Javascript gadget and save. (Dashboard -> Layout -> Add a gadget -> HTML/Javascript).
5. Done.

Congratulation you have succesfully installed Alexa widget on your Blogspot blog. It can also be applied on any CMS like Wordpress, Joomla and Drupal.

Complete Guide To Increase Alexa Ranking Quickly

Complete guide to increase or improve Alexa ranking quickly is actually very easy but there are a few Alexa ranking's characters that you must firstly understand.

So I will also explain the material as simple as possible, because it is pretty simple.

A basic nature of Alexa Ranking

First thing you must keep in your mind is Alexa rank is get nothing to do with SEO.

So if you think the higher (I mean the smaller number) of your Alexa ranking means it will benefit your blog's performance in Google SERP, then erase that thought immediately.

It is because Alexa ranking is calculated if you use Alexa products like Alexa toolbar, Alexa Widget and Alexa rank meta tag verification.

So if people who visit your web / blog has Alexa toolbar installed on their browser, then Alexa will count its visits. Or if your blog has Alexa widget then every visit your blog gets will be counted.

The same thing also happens when you place Alexa meta tag in your Blogger's head area.

So if there are no three of the mentioned then Alexa will likely slow to count your blog's ranking.

After you read the above explanation now you might be confused by one question like if Alexa ranking doesn't benefit our blog in search engines, why in the world I should bother with Alexa ranking.

Actually, you don't need to think much of it. Most people doesn't take Alexa ranking seriously. It doesn't reflect anything -- except make your blog looks important if it has a good Alexa ranking.

Or if you sell links or participating in paid review business, you will need a good Alexa ranking for getting a high price.

I think all the explanations above is sufficient to shed some lights regarding Alexa ranking. Now it's time to give you a complete trips to improve or increase Alexa ranking for your blog. Just follow all the methods to get a maximum and a quick result.

What we need to quickly improve our Alexa ranking is by installing all the said Alexa products which are; Alexa widget, Alexa extension and Alexa meta description.

By install all of them we will get a quick result. And I will separate the tutorials into three section, the first one is how to install the Alexa widget, the second section is to install Alexa extension, the last section is to install Alexa verification rank meta code. Without furher ado, let's do it.

Complete guide to quickly improve or increase Alexa ranking

Section 1. Install Alexa Widget.

1. Open Alexa.Com, or you can simply visit Alexa support page.
2. And now hit the Can I display my Alexa rank on my site?
   
3. Or just visit this Alexa page to get to the widget faster. Now you will be presented with the actual code of the Alexa Widget, there are number of codes, each code refers to the size or the form of the widget. Pick one you like and don't forget to change this; yoursite.com with your own blog's url.
4. Now copy the code and then paste the code to your Blogspot Blogger HTML/Javascript widget (Go to Dashboard -> Layout -> Add a gadget -> HTML/Javascript.

Section 2. Install Alexa toolbar / extension on browser.

1. Open this url http://www.alexa.com/toolbar using your preferred browser, as to me I use Chrome.
2. Click on the Install Alexa Extension green button.
3. Click on Accept and Install.
4. Just allow if it ask about permission, etc.
5. And then follow the on-screen instructions until you are asked to restart your browser. Therefore restart your browser, and then launch it you will then see the Alexa toolbar installed on your browser. So from now and forward all your visits will be counted by Alexa to improve your Alexa ranking.

Section 3. Install Alexa verification code.

1. You need to login to your Alexa.com or sign up for an account.
2. Once you have registered, now open this url; http://www.alexa.com/siteowners/claim.
3. And enter your blog's url on the provided form and hit Continue.
   
4. Now select one method from the available verification methods. I suggest you to select Method 2.
   
5. You will be given a meta verifyid tag code that you need to copy and paste on your Blogger's head.
   
6. Drag the code and copy it.
7. Now login to your Blogger dashboard -> Template -> Edit HTML -> paste the code after <head> or before the closing head </head>. See the image below as example.
   
8. Save your template.
9. Now it's time to hit the verify blue button to make sure whether Alexa can verify your claim or not. So now go back to the Alexa method 2 you selected previously and hit the Verify My ID blue button. If you are right you will get the notification below the button just like this.
   
10. If you get the notification. Congratulation.

Well you have learned and followed all the complete guide to improve or increase Alexa ranking quickly, now all you need to do is wait for Alexa to update your ranking.

If you combine the 3 quick ways with optimizing your blog to be Google friendly, the result will be a lot faster.

Keep in mind, having a high traffic is of course the first and essential factor to reduce your Alexa number that means improving your ranking.