10 Things You Should Know About Alexa

1. How to show up in another website's related links
By suggesting other links for your website, that causes them also to be considered
related links to other websites. To suggest related links for your own website, go
to...
http://www.alexa.com/data/details/editor?type=rl&url=
... and append your domain name on the end of the link.

2. How to update the thumbnail image Alexa has for your site.
To update the thumbnail that Alexa has for your site, just add
your domain to the end of this URL:
http://thumbnails.alexa.com/update_thumbnail?url=

3. How to see website traffic across non-standard date-ranges
Alexa typically allows you to view 4 different default date spans:

3 Months
6 Months
1 Year
2 Years
... but by manipulating the URL directly, you can modify that to whatever
you want, down to 2 days or all the way up to 4 years.

To do this, simply go to the graph you want to see using one of Alexa's
default time spans, and then modify the part of the URL that looks like this...

traffic_details?&range=3m

In this range parameter, "d" = day, "m" = month and "y" = year.

Replacing "&range=3m" with "&range=8d" will cause the graph to span for 8 days.

4. How to get included in Alexa's hierarchical directory
Alexa's directory is powered by the Open Directory Project.

To be included in the directory, go to http://www.dmoz.org/
and submit your site. A human editor will review your site and place
it in the proper category.

Once that's done, it will automatically be picked up by Alexa.

4. How to remove the Alexa toolbar from your browser.
Alexa offers two help pages to assist you in removing the toolbar:

http://pages.alexa.com/exec/faqsidos/help/index.html?index=7
http://pages.alexa.com/exec/faqsidos/help/index.html?index=38

... but many people find it necessary to have a spyware removal tool
Click here to download Alexa toolbar

6. How to make your own Alexa toolbar
To have your own toolbar, click here...
http://pages.alexa.com/prod_serv/associatetoolbar.html

7. How to get Alexa data in XML format free
get Alexa data in XML format free Click here...
http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AlexaWebInfoService/1-0/index.html

8. How to get Alexa data as an RSS feed
You can get several things from Alexa as an RSS feed, such as:
Movers and Shakers

* Top 500 Sites
* Top 100 English Sites
* ... and more.

To sign up for an RSS feed, go here...
http://pages.alexa.com/prod_serv/rss_feeds.html

9. Get Certified Alexa stats on your site
Alexa allows you to modify the data on your listing.

To modify basic contact information, etc., contact them via this link...
http://www.alexa.com/data/details/contact_info

For more involved changes, contact them directly at...
http://pages.alexa.com/company/contact.html

10. Modify the details about an Alexa listing