Why should I  increase my Alexa rank? Webmasters, advertisers and ad networks check your blog’s Alexa rank to determine the worth of a link on your blog.  it increases  your bargaining power when it comes to ad pricing. Basic and common Steps for Increasing your Alexa Rankings Install the Alexa toolbar  and set your blog as your homepage. Put up an Alexa rank widget on your website. Each click counts as a visit even if the toolbar is not being used by the visitor. Encourage your readers to use the Alexa toolbar. If you work in a company, try to install alexa toolbar in every computer there and step your blog URL as the homepage. Write about Alexa in your blog post.  This makes some effects on your Alexa ranking. Promote your content on social networking websites and webmaster forums. Especially the content related to SEO, Pageranks, etc. Use Alexa redirects on your website URL. Try this: http://redirect.alexa.com/redirect?www.dvishnu.com . Replace dvishnu with the link of your blog or website. Leave this redirected URL in blog comments and in  forum signatures. This redirect will count a unique IP address once a day.