7 Great Ways to Improve Your Alexa Ranking

Posted on August 8, 2012 by lesleycarter

In the last two weeks, I’ve been researching SEO and Alexa rankings along with increasing followers and viewers since one of my bucket list items for the year was to gain 25,000 followers and reach 10,000,000 views! I know; crazy right? At first, it was overwhelming! I didn’t even know where to start. I knew that I had an alexa.com ranking but I didn’t know how to improve it. I knew that I was quickly gaining followers, but I never really thought about why. I’ve finally come up with a list of things that I do regularly to improve my rankings, followers, and viewers and I’d like to share my findings. I am by no means an expert; I’ve already learned that when it comes to linking to other blogs, but I do think I have a few great tips to share. In return, I’d love your feedback and if you have anything that I’m missing, please share with others. We are, after all, a community and it is that community that leads to success.

1. Alt tags should be on all of your images. Images are invisible to search engines, and alt tags are an easy way to tell search engines what your image is about. Below a recently uploaded image, there should be a section that says, “Title”, “Alternate Text”, “Caption”, and “Description”. Tuck in a keyword for the alt tags and maximize the impact of the images on your site.

2. Download the Alexa toolbar and use it every day to visit your own website. You can see how your rankings are improving. Alexa even gives you the ability to co-brand the toolbar with your own logo and give it away. You can download the toolbar here:http://www.alexa.com/toolbar?utm_source=top-nav&utm_medium=www&utm_campaign=toolbar.

3. Encourage your website visitors to add their positive testimonials on Alexa’s detailed listings page for your website. This can be done by placing a link to the appropriate Alexa page on your website and asking visitors to “Click here to rate this website”. You can find a detailed Alexa page here: http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/lesleycarter.wordpress.com. I checked the best ranked site on Alexa, which is Google, and they have 1047 reviews! I currently have 1! My goal is to gain 300 reviews before the end of the year! It’s a lot but with your support, I can make it happen. So, for every person that adds a review at http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/lesleycarter.wordpress.com, I will add a review for your site as well. It will take no more than 2 minutes; let’s grow in success together! Click on http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/lesleycarter.wordpress.com and hit the five star button. After you’ve done it, shoot me a quick email, [email protected], with your blog address and I will return the favor.

4. Link your blog to Twitter and Facebook. Blog posts shared on Twitter get 113% more inbound links than those not shared on social media at all. Also, did you know that Facebook is now the most preferred way of sharing content – second only to email? Promoting your site through social media such as Twitter and Facebook is key to funneling more traffic to your site. You can check out my twitter account here: https://twitter.com/LesleyMCarter and my Facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/BucketListPublicationsMagazine. I usually add more photos and writings on both Twitter and Facebook. It’s a great place to get to know each other better.

5. Social shares such as tweets, likes and follows are considered a superior and lasting way to promote the popularity of your site. Meaningful comments that show the writer you actually read their writing go a long way. I usually spend my morning and sometimes my evenings searching for other great sites to “like”, comment on, and share with others. It is this connection with other writers that lead them to my site. Remember to actually read the post and provide a meaningful comment. Besides, it’s great to read the work of other like-minded writers. It’s a win-win situation.

6. Responding to comments and messages shows readers that you care about their support. Regardless of the length of the comment or the content, that reader felt connected enough to your writing to respond and it warrants a response.

7. Every link to your site is another vote in the giant popularity contest that is the internet. The more sites that link to you, the better you will rank. Keep on creating and sharing all that great content, and you’ll keep moving closer to the top of the charts.

Obviously, content is king and is the number one factor in improving your rankings. Visitor engagement looks at how many times your visitors came to your site, how long they stayed around, and how many pages they viewed. In general, ranking sites want to see that people came to your site and stayed around because of all your great content. I’ve directed you to the good practices that I use, now go make that content great. May you continue to grow with success!

235 thoughts on “7 Great Ways to Improve Your Alexa Ranking”

drewpan on August 8, 2012 at 9:15 pm said:

Always appreciative of the time you take to share your wisdom and experiences! Thanks!

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- lesleycarter on August 8, 2012 at 11:00 pm said:
  
  Thank you! I’m just learning about all of this but I wish someone had of told me 8 months ago when I started out. 🙂
  
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  - drewpan on August 8, 2012 at 11:03 pm said:
    
    At least it’s working for you! I was looking up this stuff too when I was starting my geek blog, but could never really decipher it hahaha!
    
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Hutch on August 8, 2012 at 9:19 pm said:

Thanks for this Lesley..

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Michelle Gillies on August 8, 2012 at 9:22 pm said:

I’m curious how this site (Alexa) compares to Klout, Kred, or Proskore? Do you use any of these while measuring your reach? This seems a little more like a combo of those and google analitics. I confess I had never heard of Alexa until I read this post but have used all the ones I mentioned above.

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- lesleycarter on August 8, 2012 at 11:01 pm said:
  
  I’ve on;y used Klout and honestly didn’t even hear of the other ones. I’ll look more into it and give you my thoughts. Thanks for pointing them out 🙂
  
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buckwheatsrisk on August 8, 2012 at 9:23 pm said:

very helpful and thank you, i will go leave a response!

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savynaturalista on August 8, 2012 at 9:25 pm said:

Wow you are amazing! When I have some time I will write a review for you probably this week!!! Lol and my goal was 200 followers by the end of this year…

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- lesleycarter on August 8, 2012 at 9:26 pm said:
  
  Thank you! I’d appreciate all the support I can get, and it really takes less than 2 minutes. I bet you could do it in one 😉
  
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Genie on August 8, 2012 at 9:28 pm said:

I find that when I think about ratings and rankings, I can’y write poetry. The poetry only comes when I have no audience in mind. When I think of ratings and follower count, I think: Would Michelangelo or Shakespeare care about these things? And of course the answer is: No, they would not.
I am not even sort of implying that I am on par with these greats, however, it does make me ponder about why we have blogs/websites, for me, it’s because I have poetry come to me – like a sweet jasmine from somewhere that absorbs me totally and I am lost in its timeless, focused state until the poem is written and sometimes for days afterward due to the poem having an impact on me. When I write from that space, the followers come along naturally. Since what moves me from my heart often has the same impact on others.

Now, I don’t write poetry for profit, if I did, marketing and social networking would be helpful, but I write for the sheer need to: it makes me feel more alive and whole.

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- lesleycarter on August 8, 2012 at 9:35 pm said:
  
  I don’t write my content for profit and sharing my adventures and travels with others is the main goal, but growing in readership and rankings is exciting to me! It drives me to write better and for my audience as well as myself. I have to admit, when I see my rankings increase, it brings a smile to my face and makes me think bigger. I feel like I can accomplish so much more when I have the support and backing of others. Maybe that’s self-center and foolish, but if it gives me motivation I don’t see it in a bad way.
  
  Your poetry is great so whatever you’re doing is working for you 🙂
  
  May you continue to grow in success, however you measure it.
  
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  - Genie on August 9, 2012 at 7:21 am said:
    
    If I traveled as much as you do, Lesley, I would also be exited to have a lot of new readers and high stats, traveling is a fun, adventurous thing to share with others.
    It is also helpful to read about and see photos – for those of us who travel some, but not frequently.
    
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- JohnSmart on August 9, 2012 at 6:18 am said:
  
  Genie, you are incorrect about Shakespeare. He cared very much about his audience numbers and wrote to make money. Titus Andronicus is essentially a 16th century slasher film written to make money. Shakespeare wrote with the idea of getting and keeping an audience all the time. 12th Night is another example. The history plays are all about “good ratings” – Londoners loved seeing their kings and queens on stage so Shakespeare kept coughing them up. The character of Falstaff was so popular he even spun off into comedy called “The Merry Wives of Windsor”. Commerce and the desire/need to make money is a huge part of Shakespeare’s artistry. Many of the poems where written because someone paid him to write them up front…which is to say he wrote FOR money.
  
  Michaelangelo I know less about but I do know that he worked on commission – as a hired hand. Most of the masterpieces we know today – he was hired and paid upfront.
  
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  - Genie on August 9, 2012 at 7:48 am said:
    
    Actually, “Shakespeare” was really Sir Francis Bacon.
    One of many, many places where it shows this: http://www.sirbacon.org/links/evidence.htm
    
    This is the one I read first – years ago, well documented and leaves no doubt: “Bacon, Shakspere, and the Rosicrucians”:
    http://www.sacred-texts.com/eso/sta/sta41.htm
    
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  - chuckmmiceli on August 28, 2012 at 7:29 am said:
    
    Kudos Lesley. Titus Andronicus is one of my favorite Shakespeare stories and you are the first person I have come across who has mentioned it. Most people, even those who frequent Shakespeare plays, have never heard of it. Warmest Regards, Chuck Miceli
    
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Marianne on August 8, 2012 at 9:40 pm said:

This is an interesting article about Alexa ranking, Lesley. What always amazes me when I read about how many followers and page views you have, is why you have chosen to keep your blog on wordpress.com rather than self-host. I guess it´s also testament to WP that they continue to host your blog free of charge when you are such a force to be reckoned with!

Have you considered self-hosting, or is it that your blog is now too big to move – as all the hard work getting followers and page views would have to be done all over again on a new site?

I´m sure I´m not the only person to wonder this. Do tell!

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- lesleycarter on August 8, 2012 at 11:04 pm said:
  
  I do have an online magazine that is not hosted with wordpress at http://www.bucketlistpublications.com/. It is for my work and submissions from others as well. After growing so quickly with the blog, I hate to switch. I know valuable readers will be lost along the way and I’m not willing to give them up 😉
  
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  - Marianne on August 8, 2012 at 11:13 pm said:
    
    Ah yes, I love Bucket List Publications and have contributed an article there, thanks. Great magazine!
    
    Hmmmm … totally understand about not wanting to lose valuable readers on your wordpress.com blog though. It´s a dilemma.
    
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  - chrisnolan on August 11, 2012 at 6:54 pm said:
    
    There is the “Guided Transfer” (http://en.support.wordpress.com/guided-transfer/) as well as the “Site Redirect” (http://en.support.wordpress.com/site-redirect/) options to consider.
    
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    - lesleycarter on August 11, 2012 at 6:59 pm said:
      
      Thank you! I’ll look into these things now.
      
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    - lesleycarter on August 11, 2012 at 7:01 pm said:
      
      Both seem like great options, but I’m enjoying my success on wordpress.com and I haven’t really found a reason to transfer yet.
      
      I hope you’re have a great weekend,
      
      Lesley
      
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      - flamidwyfe on August 29, 2012 at 12:06 am said:
        
        I feel the same way about wordpress and actually stopped commenting on 2 blogs because they switched over and made it difficult to acknowledge that I’d been there (like having a ‘like’ button when I’m too busy to send a message, but want you to know I’ve stopped in!)… one of those blogs came back to wordpress after an absence of just 1 month 🙂
        
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vanbraman on August 8, 2012 at 9:40 pm said:

Thanks for the good tips. I am focusing on writing good content, but when I am ready to focus on traffic I will use some of your tips. I already know that my content is not focused enough. I wander all over the place :-). But, that is me and what I want share about myself.

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- lesleycarter on August 8, 2012 at 11:06 pm said:
  
  I have everything from travels and adventure to baby products on here. I realize that that may not seem focused at times, but it is all centered around my bucket list dreams and adventures. Your blog is a reflection of you, no need to change the focus 🙂
  
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  - Rod Fleming on July 9, 2013 at 6:35 am said:
    
    Gosh that is so reassuring! I am finding it a real struggle to grow my traffic and there’s no doubt I do talk about a lot of different things, but that is me. I thought about restricting myself but it wouldn’t be fun any more if I did. Congratulations on doing so well, I hope it gets even better.
    
    I always welcome all the help I can get!
    
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Damommachef on August 8, 2012 at 9:53 pm said:

Thanks for the great info! I am still pretty new at this. These are probably stupid questions, but how to you get an Alexa ranking in the first place? And do I understand this correctly: does the toolbar just give you information about your site? I install it on the browser; it does not run as a widget on the site? And lastly, how do you get the graphics for that cool “review me on Alexa” button? Thanks in advance for your help. Like you, I find readership very motivating and I would love to increase it.

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- lesleycarter on August 8, 2012 at 10:06 pm said:
  
  Hey,
  
  The toolbar increases your rankings on Alexa as far as I know. I don’t think it runs as a widget; the Alexa toolbar symbol should appear in the toolbar area of your browser. It depends on what type of browser you use. I use Google Chrome and it is in the upper right hand corner. If you click on it when your site is open, your stats should appear.
  
  If you click on http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/lesleycarter.wordpress.com# and replace my address with yours, you can see your ranking.
  
  The graphic can be found if you search google for Alexa widget.
  
  I hope this helps. Some of these things are harder to explain than I thought 😉
  
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  - flamidwyfe on August 29, 2012 at 12:08 am said:
    
    You can also click on it from most web pages and see what their ranking is… I just downloaded mine!
    
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Anton English - Internet Marketing on August 8, 2012 at 10:03 pm said:

Hey. I posted a review with my Alexa Login (AntonEnglish). I would love a return on that.

Something else I noticed is that you have not claimed your site on alexa yet. Claiming it allows you to write a short blurb about your site on the alexa site.

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- lesleycarter on August 8, 2012 at 10:55 pm said:
  
  I posted a review for your site as well 🙂
  
  I’m sure you know more about this, but I don’t think I can claim my site in alexa because I am a wordpress.com user. Do you know if this is still possible?
  
  Thanks for the support,
  
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  - Anton English - Internet Marketing on August 9, 2012 at 12:09 am said:
    
    they will allow you to claim it by changing one of your main page keywords to a string of text that they assign you. I have not personally had success with this method. I ditched my worpress.com blog as soon as I realized it was not going to allow me the freedom I thought I would need. I am extremely glad that I did.
    
    I would try that key word method. Hopefully it works for you. there is no way you will have access to your head section like you need. Its may be possible with a crafty banner placement. but I would try the easy way first.
    
    Thank you for the review!
    
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    - Denise N. Fyffe, Administrator on August 9, 2012 at 9:55 pm said:
      
      Thanks for this info…Lesley this was what I also realised yesterday. It was frustrating trying to figure how to get to the head section.
      
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      - Champagne Vacations on August 10, 2012 at 4:26 am said:
        
        I was able to at least put in Google and Bing meta tags that might help with those two search engines… if WordPress had an area like they have where they have uploaded the info to add in Google and Bing and add to that Alexa that would be nice. Thanks for the info on Alexa though because I was able to add in my regular website very easily…
        
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  - Marianne on August 9, 2012 at 1:37 am said:
    
    Yes you can claim your site even though you are a wordpress.com user. I have just done it. Follow the directions within Alexa (using option 2). If you need any help Lesley, let me know and I´ll be glad to help. 🙂
    
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    - Anton English - Internet Marketing on August 9, 2012 at 10:51 pm said:
      
      Awesome, someone had success that way. Deff worth it. I am not sure about paying for the services. I am fine with the free Alexa stuff. I actually created my own Alexa Toolbar last night after reading your post. Now I have plans for world domination with it!
      
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      - Marianne on August 9, 2012 at 11:57 pm said:
        
        Yaay – well done, Anton!
        
        World domination, huh? Good luck with that and hopefully you will remember everyone who helped you along the way! 😉
        
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      - Anton English - Internet Marketing on August 10, 2012 at 1:04 am said:
        
        I will give you Honorable mention as I go. No sense claiming all the glory for myself, right?
        
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      - Marianne on August 10, 2012 at 1:32 am said:
        
        Riiiiiight! 😉
        
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rigmover on August 8, 2012 at 10:08 pm said:

Very helpful, thank you.

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drishism on August 8, 2012 at 10:08 pm said:

Thank you for sharing this! I am still learning as a blogger, and I will get to work on these tips that you shared!

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Ruth2Day on August 8, 2012 at 10:34 pm said:

nice, helpful tips here. I started the twitter and facebook shares recently and can only wish for a fraction of your success 🙂

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teeceecounsel on August 8, 2012 at 10:41 pm said:

Great tips! Well written. Good job! I would say; detailed and explicit. Keep it up!

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Marianne on August 8, 2012 at 10:46 pm said:

Hi again Lesley

I have reviewed your site on Alexa. http://www.eastofmalaga.wordpress.com

Good luck with your 300 reviews goal by the end of the year!

Marianne

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- lesleycarter on August 8, 2012 at 11:12 pm said:
  
  Thank you for your support!
  
  I returned the review favor.
  
  I’m also the owner/editor for Bucket List Publications Online Magazine and we are accepting submissions. Feel free to check out the guidelines at http://www.bucketlistpublications.com/submissions/.
  
  Good luck with your blog; may you continue to grow with success.
  
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the audacious amateur blogger on August 8, 2012 at 10:51 pm said:

Very informative. Thanks!

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woodandrope on August 8, 2012 at 10:51 pm said:

Thank you Lesley 🙂

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millerhour on August 8, 2012 at 11:13 pm said:

Had no idea what alexa.com was… Going to go check it out now.

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thesinglegourmetandtraveller on August 8, 2012 at 11:14 pm said:

You’re great Lesley. Many thanks for this post!

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Chanel Hason on August 8, 2012 at 11:21 pm said:

Congrats on all your success! You are fantastic Lesley 🙂 Thanks again and again for the Sky Diving Adventure!

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- lesleycarter on August 8, 2012 at 11:23 pm said:
  
  I’m glad that you enjoyed it! You seem like an amazing person and I’m happy that you won.
  
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Jan Deelstra on August 8, 2012 at 11:30 pm said:

The one thing you may also want to remember is this little ditty: I started following you not because you are such a high ranking blog, but because your content is so unbelievably cool, and I can live a bit vicariously while you document all the things on MY bucket list too! Seriously, your posts are so entertaining, and more to the point, INSPIRING. That’s the biggest reason for your high ratings. With that said, I appreciate more than my vocabulary can express this close to midnight and after a glass of cabernet, all the quality information of this post. Regardless of content, if there’s no one around to read it (and let’s be honest: ‘LIKE’ it) what’s the point? We would all take our balls and go home withour readership. Thanks Lesley. You’re my hero on many levels.

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- lesleycarter on August 9, 2012 at 10:06 am said:
  
  Thank you Jan! Regardless of my rankings, I’ll continue to write about what I love and what I know – travel and adventure. There is so much to see and experience in life and I want to do it all!
  
  May the world be at your doorstep,
  
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thegreatflood on August 8, 2012 at 11:32 pm said:

Thanks Lesley, I’ve never even heard of Alexa. This is all new to me but I’ll have to start looking into it. So many things to learn!

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- Jan Deelstra on August 8, 2012 at 11:50 pm said:
  
  I’m with you; I’d never heard of Alexa either. I guess that’s why I’m not super-woman-ranked on the scale!
  
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Blue Giraffe Images on August 8, 2012 at 11:37 pm said:

Just downloaded two pretty good sized PDF’s on SEO. If you’re interested let me know. Thanks for the great tips -it’s a crazy world out there.

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- lesleycarter on August 8, 2012 at 11:38 pm said:
  
  That would be great! Please just send them to my email 🙂
  
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Kylie on August 8, 2012 at 11:40 pm said:

I can’t believe you’ve only been blogging for 8 months! I’m learning so much from you. Thank you for consistently visiting my blog. Sometimes, it seems like people are “liking” and “following” just to build their own audience, but you actually continue to visit and that makes you the real thing!

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- lesleycarter on August 8, 2012 at 11:43 pm said:
  
  You use the Oxford comma and you’re a down-to-earth mother; what’s not to love?
  
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  - Kylie on August 8, 2012 at 11:44 pm said:
    
    Aw thanks!!!
    
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    - lesleycarter on August 8, 2012 at 11:46 pm said:
      
      I caught that grammar mistake, which means that it’s time for bed. At 2:44am, I should have been there long ago. 🙂
      
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      - Kylie on August 8, 2012 at 11:47 pm said:
        
        Oh good. It happens to the best of us. Who am I to judge?
        Sweet dreams!
        
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apron6 on August 8, 2012 at 11:46 pm said:

Your busiest day is higher than my total… I’d better read it again and start working on it!

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colbypearce on August 8, 2012 at 11:57 pm said:

Thanks Lesley – you have given me some very useful tips that I had not already considered!! 🙂

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Stefanie Neumann on August 8, 2012 at 11:58 pm said:

Thank you, Lesley, for sharing what you found out! Have a beautiful day. 🙂

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thelifestories2 on August 9, 2012 at 12:04 am said:

Wow! Thanks so much for sharing all this with us. I am a relatively new blogger and this will definitely help me earn a few more views and followers.
Following your blog and cant wait to read new posts 🙂 Great blog!

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Sports Minded on August 9, 2012 at 12:26 am said:

Very interesting and helpful post Lesley! Thanks for sharing. I also find a lot of what you said you do to be true. You always stop by my sports blog and leave me a “Like” or a comment on one of my post. Thank You again and keep up the great work!

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panayiotisd on August 9, 2012 at 1:30 am said:

Thanks!! i really appreciate what you have done here with this post!! thanks a lot!! 😉 🙂

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Simon Elmes on August 9, 2012 at 1:52 am said:

As someone who hasn’t really got the hang of WordPress just yet never mind the art of blogging, this is some great advice, especially with regards to the interaction with other bloggers, Thanks.

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grumpytyke on August 9, 2012 at 1:58 am said:

Really great post; the best I’ve seen on this subject. Really valuable so thanks for sharing it.

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The Local Traveler on August 9, 2012 at 3:01 am said:

Thanks for your ongoing advice! I am just signing up for an Alexa account now so that I can make a comment about your fantastic blog.

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Dean Gregory on August 9, 2012 at 3:25 am said:

It’s nice of you to post good advice like this every now and then. It really helps young upstarts such as myself, so thank you 🙂

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sewbusylizzy on August 9, 2012 at 3:45 am said:

Thank you! It is all fantastically helpful and a really well thought-out and valuable post.

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lessthanperfectmama on August 9, 2012 at 4:35 am said:

Thanks Lesley. Hope my daughter naps today so I can work on some of the things you mentioned.

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Patricia Rotsztain on August 9, 2012 at 4:36 am said:

Thank you Leslie for this super useful post! The tip about the images is completely new to me and I will go back to my business blog: http://www.buy-miamirealestate.com and my personal blog: http://www.30dayexperience.com and apply it. I will do the Alexa ranking for yours Asap, it’s the least you deserve for sharing! 🙂

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fgassette on August 9, 2012 at 4:45 am said:

Thank you for sharing this wonderful information. I guess blogging can become a full time job. I just like sharing the pictures I take that I hope encourage others.

BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!

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Silvana Martins on August 9, 2012 at 4:51 am said:

Fabulous info – thanks Lesley! You Said It Smart.

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swozy on August 9, 2012 at 5:10 am said:

What a remarkable achievement in eight months Lesley! You MUST be proud 🙂
Thank you for always sharing your tips. I’ve only been blogging for a few months and not as focused as you, but you’ve given me some tools and incentive. Thanks again

Swozy

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Elle Hubbard on August 9, 2012 at 5:25 am said:

Thank you for all the tips, like many others I had not even heard of Alexa – but that is where I am going now, along with leaving you a review as soon as possible!

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stevenwwatkins on August 9, 2012 at 5:32 am said:

Thanks so MUCH for the info on Alexa. That’s a new lesson for me. Thanks!!!!!

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oceannah on August 9, 2012 at 5:33 am said:

Lesley thanks so much for putting in all the work AND sharing it with us! I’m not so tech savvy, but I think even I can incorporate many of your suggestions! You are like the Oprah of the internet Lesley…always pulling people along to the summit and cheering us on, saying, C’mon gang, there’s room for all of us at the top! Way to GO!!
*anna

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- lesleycarter on August 9, 2012 at 10:09 am said:
  
  Thanks Anna! Travel and adventure have encompassed my life so writing about it is second nature.
  
  I wish you a lifetime of success,
  
  Lesley
  
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Suzanne on August 9, 2012 at 5:45 am said:

Thanks so much Lesley! I feel very lucky that you happened upon my blog one day and “liked” it and I was able to start following you. I will write your review shortly… thanks for the hint on the pictures also.. your blog is great and I know that you will reach the number of followers you want very soon… will share your blog on my facebook page as I have many friends in the travel business like myself and we are all small business owners trying to figure out how to work with social media to improve our customer base… I have had my blog for many years and have off and on used it… lately more so than my Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/champagnevacations because I felt that I wasn’t getting much interaction and that blogging would be better… what do you or any of your followers that have an opinion think?

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- lesleycarter on August 9, 2012 at 10:12 am said:
  
  I’m currently over 33,000 followers so that’s one of the blogging goals I can scratch off, but I still have a long way to go to reach 10,000,000 views. At over 6.7 million, I’m still hopeful though.
  
  If you have any specific questions that you’d like to ask, please feel free to email me at [email protected]. I’d be happy to give any support that I can. I’m relatively new to blogging and social media, but I’m willing to try.
  
  Have a great day and I look forward to hearing from you,
  
  Lesley
  
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Kavi on August 9, 2012 at 5:50 am said:

That’s so generous of you, sharing these great tips, thanks Lesley, you rock!!!!

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grimdon01 on August 9, 2012 at 5:53 am said:

Some quality tips in here Lesley, thanks.

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ditchthemarriage on August 9, 2012 at 6:17 am said:

This is GREAT info, thanks for sharing!

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atranquilplace on August 9, 2012 at 6:21 am said:

Thank you for sharing and for your appreciation of my blog! Have a creative day!

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andyrise on August 9, 2012 at 6:42 am said:

excellent read, only had a quick flick through it as im at work ”tut tut to skiving lol”, but will give it another read later, having just started a blog myself it makes very interesting reading on trying to make my page grow

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edithlevyphotography on August 9, 2012 at 6:43 am said:

Excellent post and tips. Thank you Lesley.

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