Update: As of this writing today, July 31, 2016, Solid Solutions Today is up 7 million! Our site is now ranking 11, 158,452. We were 18 million. Pretty exciting stuff! Considering that there are now 1 billion websites out there, I am feeling pretty good that we are growing.
What does that mean? Read on to learn.
Recently, I have been working on improving our site. It is an effort that has mattered greatly to me. I have been designing over 15 years now. My specialty was and has been specifically on design. So to clear expectations and thought processes of people who hire designers, web designers design web sites. While we may know other aspects of the business, we know how to design a good website. One that will get attention.
The other thing: Alexa. That is about ranking. Once your website has been built. Now it is time to be found. That is a pretty daunting feat considering there are now over 1 billion websites.
The first thing I have done today is look at our current rankings. Hmmm...humbling. We are number 18 milliiiooon something. Just take a look below. Also, here is what we are, too. We are up 237,162 on our ranking. That is pretty awesome! We are doing something right:)
So, on the road to rankings, we discovered an important part is always to know where you are headed and know the road you are on.
Sure, we may eventually get there but I am person that in real life sees traffic ahead in a commute and immediately looks for the service road. I begin to look for alternative routes.
The point is: Keep it moving.
Here are some key factors I discovered to help us and they will help you, too:
- Install the Alexa toolbar http://www.alexa.com/toolbar
- Install the Alexa widget like the one below.
- <a href="http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/www.yourcompanynamehere.com"><script type='text/javascript' src='http://xslt.alexa.com/site_stats/js/s/a?url=www.yourcompanyhere.com'></script></a>
- Write quality content.
- Post content 3 times a week.
- Share on all your social media sites.
Happy ranking!
