Alexa Rank almost never squares with amount of traffic people claim

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by nickjason, Feb 14, 2010.

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    Since I have started developing sites and tracking traffic and website rankings, I often notice that so many people claim their website is getting a certain amount of traffic per day or per month but it doesnt seem to square with their website rank. sometimes they claim to be getting an inordinate amount of more traffic than one of my sites yet their Alexa rank is well below mine! anyone have a better explanation?
     
    nickjason, Feb 14, 2010 IP
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    trickster23 Peon

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    If your webpage is visited by people who have alexa tool bar , your alexa rank will increase more i know that tip only lol :)
     
    trickster23, Feb 14, 2010 IP
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    magda Notable Member

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    Alexa is a really crude and unreliable way of evaluating traffic - not to be relied on at all.
     
    magda, Feb 14, 2010 IP