How I improved my Alexa rank

I recently wrote about Alexa rankings, and told you I was going to experiment at improving the Alexa rank for this site. Here’s a little look at how my rank has improved.

I recently wrote about Alexa rankings, and told you I was going to experiment at improving the Alexa rank for this site. Here’s a little look at how my rank has improved.

I’ve been overwhelmed with the response to The Face Behind The Blog, a little photography project that started up three weeks ago.
As a thank you to everyone who’s participating I’m including an extra link to your personal photo collections.

This is something that’s incredibly easy, and can increase the visual impact of your comments. I recently mentioned how I’d post this little tip after some of you had a few issues when showing off your business card designs (see the latter comments).
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It almost passed without me noticing, such is the interest I have in what you’re saying as opposed to how many times you’re saying it. Two days ago Lisa of Just A Girl In The World posted the 2,000th comment on my website! Had it not been for the sense of community you build I’d [...]
To be honest, I haven’t paid much attention to my Alexa rank, but some recent posts around the net have prompted a re-think. For those who don’t know, your website’s Alexa rank affects the amount of money that advertisers will pay to be shown on your site. The lower the numerical Alexa rank, the more [...]

Putting a face to the name of someone you haven’t met helps recognition and adds a more personal feel to your conversations. Blogging gives you a worldwide audience, but the chances of actually meeting the people behind your favourite blogs are slim, so today I’m trying out The Face Behind The Blog meme.

There are some changes going on with my little logo blog and it’s only right to let you know (plus you can help out if you have a little time!).
My articles were previously published at davidairey.com/blog. Now they’re located in the root = davidairey.com. Here’s how, and why.

Wendy from eMom’s at home recently wrote a similar post, and asked me the question, “What does it take to write a great blog post?”
I’ve re-phrased the question and turned it into a few personal tips. So to write a great blog post I believe it must consist of the following.
Recently I posed the question, “What’s your logo worth?” Today I’m asking, “How much money is your blog worth?” Whenever someone leaves a comment on my blog I’m always curious to see what they’re posting about themselves, so I follow their hyperlink from the comment form and browse their blog. Today I found an interesting, [...]
Ace Jet 170 is a blog by Richard Weston, an English graphic designer working in Belfast (a city close to my heart). Richard is married with two “very young, active, funny and very brilliant” boys. At work he mainly develops and implements brands and corporate IDs, works very hard and eats cake.