What is Alexa? What does this sign mean - *???

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by Sam 735, Jan 4, 2008.

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    Hello, friends. I can't understand what Alexa means. Then what is PR and how does it increase? What are the reasons???
    Then...I always see on many sites a great numbers and this sign *
    For exmple 235*...What is it? Tell me please...Thanx...:)
     
    Sam 735, Jan 4, 2008 IP
  2. budhanes

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    #2
    From what I understand, if you install the Alexa toolbar and put the Alexa widget on your site, it will increase your Alexa rank. Not sure what the * thing is though? Also, I understand from searching this forum that Alexa rank is easily manipulated if you were to put some effort in it.
     
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  3. mhaye_01

    mhaye_01 Banned

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    #3
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    Is a traffic count passes on your site gathered from alexa toolbar, meaning to say they only counts the traffic coming from alexa toolbar, no more! no less!

    PR tells the relevance of every web pages, it ranges from 0-10 that each represents the weight of relevance of every web pages,. It major basis is the quality IBLs site's gaining so in order to increase, earn tons of it

     
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    #4
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexa_Internet
    this link will help you
     
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  5. EzBusinessNeeds.com

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    #5
    Alexa ranking is a measure of traffic flow to your website. But it is not a really fair measure, read my article on Alexa Ranking = High Traffic ?
     
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  6. aira

    aira Active Member

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    alexa is not a reliable source for the traffic information since it can be manipulated
     
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    #7
    Don't pay more attention to alexa....it's not accurate...
     
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  8. Sam 735

    Sam 735 Well-Known Member

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    Thanks a lot!
     
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    sinister32767 Banned

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    #9
    Alexa ranking is a traffic/visitor ranking tool. The lower the number the better. PR measures the inbound links.
     
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    More on link below:
    http://www.alexa.com/site/help/?index=12
     
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    WRONG. PR doesn't have ANYTHING to do with relevance it ONLY has to do with backlinks.
     
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  12. roy77

    roy77 Active Member

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    Listen fellow webmasters.
    Fix me if im wrong:
    PR and Alexa rank mean NOTHING
    stop talking about it
    thanks :)
     
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  13. mikey1090

    mikey1090 Moderator Staff

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    #13
    alexa is a measure of traffic for those with the alexa software installed (plugins or toolbar). Only webmasters use it, so its a good measure for webmaster sites but crap for other sites.
     
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