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Alexa Cheat

Posted By Eli On March 18, 2006 @ 9:40 am In Random Thoughts | 92 Comments

This has really nothing to do with SEO, but I thought I’d throw it in for the hell of it. Infact this really isn’t even useful, it’s just cool and neat on how it works.

In the [1] Google FAQ it talks about the rel=”prefetch” command. This command(supported by both new versions of firefox and IE) in a sense forces the user to click on a link. The user doesn’t actually go to the link; their browser just fetches the url. The idea behind this is to make the next page download faster, assuming they do click on it. This is really only useful for splash pages. Ie. Click here to enter pages.

However this command can be used to cheat on Alexa

My Alexa Ranking <-removed because it no longer works. Use the xml.alexa.com url instead
This will link tag will cause almost every visitor to my site to pull the Alexa toolbar API and count it as a visit to my site, whether or not they actually have the toolbar.

Anyone promote on top sites lists?

Fun stuff eh!


92 Comments To "Alexa Cheat"

#1 Comment By Dan Kavanaugh On March 18, 2006 @ 10:32 am

interesting find

there are some curious uses for such an exploit

#2 Comment By Graf1771 On April 3, 2006 @ 4:22 pm

I’d be interested to find out ways to make this work for you… The main thing I can think of is to use the Alexa cheat on a site that has a low Alexa ranking, then really promote that site so you get a lot more hits - and if possible get onto the “Movers and Shakers” list - a nice link back from Alexa? Would this class as spam or Blackhat SEO?

#3 Comment By Simon On December 6, 2006 @ 12:35 am

I guess I’m a little late on this one, but I just stumbled across your blog and there is a lot of great information here! When I tried to open up the alexa link you are loading using the rel=prefetch attribute, it didn’t resolve for me. Is this method still working for you and if so how did you go about formulating that url? Thanks for the great info!

#4 Comment By Eli On December 6, 2006 @ 12:36 am

This is a dead technique.
Alexa changed the way their api pulls. :(

#5 Comment By Rose Water On December 12, 2006 @ 12:18 am

dang, I thought xml.alexa.com would work!

#6 Comment By Heather Paquinas On April 13, 2007 @ 12:08 pm

#7 Comment By Dmitri On October 7, 2007 @ 9:50 pm

the first one didn’t work. Did anyone try the xml? I was told it doesn’t work either.

#8 Comment By rent back On April 11, 2008 @ 8:49 am

very interesting.. i’m not sure if it still works. i’ve always been dubious at alexa traffic rankings anyway.

#9 Comment By Money Ideas On May 16, 2008 @ 1:26 pm

Nice trick but does it still work?

#10 Comment By Armenian Genocide On June 25, 2008 @ 3:32 am

Interesting information, but I doubt it works.

#11 Comment By police cars for sale On July 13, 2008 @ 8:46 am

don’t think this one still works but good read/

#12 Comment By Callanetics On July 17, 2008 @ 10:41 am

Prob does not work now. Good tip though

#13 Comment By Article Submit On October 17, 2008 @ 9:15 am

Hmm, a hack for Alexa without the need to download and install software. Great Job

#14 Comment By blog duncan On October 26, 2008 @ 8:38 pm

nice article.
does it still work now?

#15 Comment By wordpress consulting On November 4, 2008 @ 3:38 pm

this really can be pretty useful when others evaluate your site for a sale.

for some reason, people still think alexa ranking matters, so they use it as a factor in determining your website’s worth.

does this still work, eli?

-brad

#16 Comment By Abdulrehman On January 20, 2009 @ 4:44 am

Too bad most of such tricks don’t work now!

#17 Comment By Typhoon On January 23, 2009 @ 4:50 am

Looks interesting..

#18 Comment By almir bojkovic On March 4, 2009 @ 5:56 pm

great post i as well hate alexa because of their complex ranking system

#19 Comment By Henrik Stenmann On March 16, 2009 @ 2:31 pm

very nice..

You can also use this trick for your AdWords landing page. Because loadtime now are important quality score from Google

/ Henrik

#20 Comment By aby On March 18, 2009 @ 8:51 pm

get great alexa score it’s time consuming, but with this i think save your time to spend with family

#21 Comment By Shop Fitting On March 19, 2009 @ 3:01 am

Alexa Cheat is something new to me.

#22 Comment By ENT Doctor On March 21, 2009 @ 10:58 am

I didn’t know Alexa was prone to hacking till now.

#23 Comment By Omer On April 17, 2009 @ 2:55 pm

Nice cheat way for new webmasters. thanks for article.

#24 Comment By Mobile Broadband On April 30, 2009 @ 10:55 pm

great post. I like it.

#25 Comment By No.1 SEO On June 1, 2009 @ 1:31 am

I didn’t know you could cheat in Alexa as well. You’re hard core in deed.

#26 Comment By SlimQuick On June 9, 2009 @ 2:03 pm

Bluehat seo and alexa cheat?! This is news to me but interesting. You just got a new follower in me.

#27 Comment By OPSEC On June 16, 2009 @ 3:19 pm

Has anyone heard of using multiple proxies to do this, as well? Does that still work?

#28 Comment By william On June 25, 2009 @ 5:46 am

wow i ussually use alexa booster never tought this idea

#29 Comment By Computer Security Software On June 28, 2009 @ 8:21 am

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#30 Comment By Phone number trace On August 10, 2009 @ 11:37 am

Is it like automatic clicking.Where uses just moves mouse over a page and a anew window opens.Many sites uses such techniques.

#31 Comment By drugs-world On September 3, 2009 @ 8:30 pm

Is it still work ???

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Is it working now?

#33 Comment By elsa On November 9, 2009 @ 10:29 am

this still works?

#34 Comment By Mens Swimwear On December 13, 2009 @ 12:11 am

How long will this fool the system?
Staying white hat is better i think.

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#36 Comment By vidbox On June 28, 2010 @ 10:03 am

Is it like automatic clicking.Where uses just moves mouse over a page and a anew window opens.Many sites uses such techniques.

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#39 Comment By lv 2010 On August 3, 2010 @ 4:49 am

Many sites uses such techniques.

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#41 Comment By Control Alt Elite On August 22, 2010 @ 7:04 am

The links appear to be broken. Interesting concept though. Usefulness for SEO is questionable.

#42 Comment By t a l a l On August 30, 2010 @ 10:17 pm

goof information

#43 Comment By Chris On September 6, 2010 @ 7:17 pm

Very informative post. However, real traffic is still the best anyway. Thanks!

#44 Comment By seo On September 10, 2010 @ 6:22 am

Great post. For how long time?

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#47 Comment By Freddy On November 24, 2010 @ 9:56 am

Very interesting comment. It could actually work, definitely going to give this a try!

#48 Comment By SEO Miami On November 28, 2010 @ 2:02 pm

Who would have known!! Nice job.

#49 Comment By boegar On December 10, 2010 @ 5:28 pm

This is what I try to find..thanks..it’s very helpfull for me..is it still work?
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#50 Comment By aqua bedding On December 31, 2010 @ 8:08 am

Shame they removed this technique, it was just further evidence of how lame alexa was.

#51 Comment By Article Boy On January 10, 2011 @ 11:24 am

Like all good techniques, they dont last too long. Fortunately, thre is and endless source of hackers and people looking for a way to get past their safeguards.

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#54 Comment By van suppliers On February 28, 2011 @ 4:31 am

Just looked at your alexa rank and its very high are you using the cheat?

#55 Comment By Bread Machine Reviews On March 21, 2011 @ 11:02 am

Too bad it doesn’t work anymore.I definitely started late with this whole thing.

#56 Comment By Jed Eltom On April 5, 2011 @ 12:49 pm

This is actually quite useful to me as I have a splash page which takes you into a flash website. Perhaps I should use this, so it doesn’t take my visitors forever to load my flash site.

#57 Comment By Cat Dog Breeds On April 8, 2011 @ 7:15 am

maybe now this cheat is not working

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This cheat is save?

#59 Comment By Kitchen Tool On April 8, 2011 @ 7:17 am

There is another way to boost alexa rank?

#60 Comment By Train Games On April 25, 2011 @ 10:31 am

This is a great trick about Alexa Rankings, I didn’t know that. Thank you!

#61 Comment By feliz aniversario On June 3, 2011 @ 1:51 pm

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#62 Comment By Mark Sim On June 6, 2011 @ 1:57 am

This was a good trick back in the day but Alexa has changed the way they process api pulls.

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#64 Comment By clothing factory On June 26, 2011 @ 2:04 am

Perhaps I should use this, so it doesn’t take my visitors forever to load my flash site.

#65 Comment By Home Online Work On July 3, 2011 @ 4:27 am

“Too bad most of such tricks don’t work now! ”

I wish, I’d found this blog a few years before…

#66 Comment By Computer Tips and Tech Talk On July 11, 2011 @ 1:37 am

Great tip. Thanks for sharing them!

#67 Comment By nendoroid On July 22, 2011 @ 5:29 am

I think it did not work now.

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I will try it now, but I don’t know, will it work?

#69 Comment By kadın On July 29, 2011 @ 4:03 am

I do agree with all of the ideas you have presented in your post. They’re really convincing and will definitely work. Still, the posts are too short for newbies. Could you please extend them a bit from next time? Thanks for the post.

#70 Comment By Travian Crop Calculator On August 7, 2011 @ 11:24 am

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#71 Comment By Handbags On Sale On August 14, 2011 @ 7:04 pm

I do agree with all of the ideas you have presented in your post. They’re really convincing and will definitely work. Still, the posts are too short for newbies. Could you please extend them a bit from next time? Thanks for the post.

#72 Comment By Paul Web On August 25, 2011 @ 12:00 am

Yes, this no longer works thanks to changes in the way Alexa API works. However it is a neat way to get some keyworded pages preloaded!

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#74 Comment By terenuri inchiriat oferte On September 13, 2011 @ 5:25 am

I’ll try this cheat/tweak to see how it works. i’m not fully convinced right now about it.

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#78 Comment By Nitish On January 8, 2012 @ 2:03 pm

Great post but i dont think it will still be working

#79 Comment By Nitish On January 8, 2012 @ 2:03 pm

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#80 Comment By Nitish On January 8, 2012 @ 2:04 pm

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#81 Comment By Nitish On January 8, 2012 @ 2:04 pm

Yep so true :D

#82 Comment By Nitish On January 8, 2012 @ 2:04 pm

Lol everyone does xD

#83 Comment By nenofz On January 20, 2012 @ 1:49 am

Yup, I still don’t get it. Please. more specific

#84 Comment By Crafts Factory On March 11, 2012 @ 1:35 am

Shame they removed this technique, it was just further evidence of how lame alexa was.

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#90 Comment By James Stuckey On July 13, 2012 @ 9:35 am

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#91 Comment By thong cong On September 8, 2012 @ 7:46 am

I’d be interested to find out ways to make this work for you… The main thing I can think of is to use the Alexa cheat on a site that has a low Alexa ranking, then really promote that site so you get a lot more hits - and if possible get onto the “Movers and Shakers” list - a nice link back from Alexa? Would this class as spam or Blackhat SEO?

#92 Comment By buffalo freelance web designer On October 8, 2012 @ 6:30 am

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[1] Google FAQ: http://www.google.com/webmasters/faq.html#prefetching
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[3] http://www.mubinahmed.com/how-to-cheat-alexa-and-increase-your-alexa-rankings/: http://www.mubinahmed.com/how-to-cheat-alexa-and-increase-your-alexa-rankings/

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