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alexa ranking is a joke ...

Discussion in 'All Other Search Engines' started by tintumon, Feb 27, 2010.

  1. raa365

    raa365 Peon

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    #101
    Alexa shows efficient web statistics throughout the internet, 'it is not a joke'. It shows a close-to-accurate assessment of websites.
    The reason why DP is on 192 is because there're many other sites out there who have much better daily pageviews and visits/day like YouTube, Google, Flickr, Yahoo!, Bing and hundreds others. There's nothing wrong with it
     
    raa365, May 18, 2010 IP
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    localhost8080 Well-Known Member

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    #102
    lol. i like to check my alexa rank - i know how to inflate it, but i dont - i like to see how many people visit my site with the toolbar =)
     
    localhost8080, May 18, 2010 IP
  3. GuruCreation

    GuruCreation Notable Member

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    #103
    Yeah, its very simple... Alexa is poo poo in terms of a number rank.

    But it does show relevant demographics, bounce rate, where your visitors are mostly coming from and so-on. So, to that point, its not poo poo.

    lmao!
     
    GuruCreation, May 18, 2010 IP
  4. hosealim

    hosealim Well-Known Member

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    #104
    I agree with you. That's what I am doing now, using the Alexa tools but ranking just to entertain and amuse myself.
     
    hosealim, May 18, 2010 IP
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    feeyd Peon

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    #105
    For this thread to get so much interest it is obvious that Alexa is playing an important part in all webmasters working lives. Even if people dislike Alexa and believe that the figures are incorrect, I betthey still use and check there own scores, regularly.
     
    feeyd, May 21, 2010 IP
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    niscterpicturez Peon

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    #106
    Alexa is worthless, if you make money who cares?
    Well actually your clients. So you need too.
     
    niscterpicturez, Jun 2, 2010 IP
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    niscterpicturez Peon

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    #107
    Alexa isn't always right.
    I have a site ranking 1,195 (Dafont). And it gets 1.5MM UV daily.
    1,195? Not enough, it should be 600.
     
    niscterpicturez, Jun 2, 2010 IP
  8. m0nk3y

    m0nk3y Active Member

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    #108
    Go to the BST forum, look for someone offering high Alexa ranking traffic (ie. users use the Alexa toolbar) - then pay a nominal fee to get your site a high Alexa rating, very flawed.
     
    m0nk3y, Jun 4, 2010 IP
  9. Spect3r

    Spect3r Peon

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    #109
    Alexa rank is non precise, etc yes is true

    However thats what the most people using internet will actually check to see if a site is good or not. 90% or more of internet users dont know how things really work, most dont even know there is a PR, etc, etc
    So a high Alexa Rank is good to impress "normal" people when seeing your site.

    I have that by experience on my site. I have a PTC with Alexa Rank 51.626. Thats doesnt mean really anything but users love to see it, as they as "normal" internet users take Alexa Rank in high consideration.
    So if you can as well boost your alexa rank, why not do it? :D
     
    Spect3r, Jun 4, 2010 IP
  10. najwan

    najwan Greenhorn

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    #110
    i like to check my alexa rank
     
    najwan, Jun 5, 2010 IP
  11. devilzkrazy

    devilzkrazy Peon

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    #111
    Aah!, once i used to depend on Alexa's ranking to be the best, but now-a-days i don't suppose to depend as analytics rule..! :) they give me the best of the data around. Google PRs are also one of the things on which we can judge website's capability.
     
    devilzkrazy, Jun 6, 2010 IP
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    #112
    I aggree, alexa is a total waste of time.
     
    joshvelco, Jun 6, 2010 IP
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    #113
    I agree with kder86 on this one. Compete.com or quantcast will be more accurate than Alexa
     
    Danenvy, Jun 6, 2010 IP
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    COMPACTER Peon

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    #114
    I have tried every way possible to raise my Alexa rank, the funny part is a few months ago i was close to 4.3 Million rank and all of a sudden i am closer to 9 million??? how is that possible? i know for a fact i have more viewers and visitors that come to my site on a daily basis, however the ranks page say's otherwise???

    also what's a joke is the links page, it currently tells me i have only 7 sites linking into my web-page, however i know for a fact i am listed on more then 15 sites and each site is separate, however according to alexa i have only 7 site linking my name.

    Can someone help me with this? if you need to check out what i mean go to cdmsales-services.com and let me know what to do please.
     
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    COMPACTER, Jun 7, 2010 IP
  15. LONDONGIRL

    LONDONGIRL Peon

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    #115
    I agree!!!!!!!!
     
    LONDONGIRL, Jun 7, 2010 IP
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    LONDONGIRL Peon

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    #116
    don't waste your time to go and open alexa's page and spend time there!
     
    LONDONGIRL, Jun 7, 2010 IP
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    hosealim Well-Known Member

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    #117
    i dont really use alexa now for ranking, but it is fun once in a while among peers trying to boast w alexa ranking. quite entertaining.

    nowadays, i use it to search and figure out competitors keywords.

    any better ways to use alexa?
     
    hosealim, Jun 17, 2010 IP
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    #118
    Yeah u are right......But just gets u an approximate value of d website:p
     
    blogshut, Jul 2, 2010 IP
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    #119
    Alexa is infact a waste, something we can all agree on.
     
    Just Jump, Jul 2, 2010 IP
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    #120
    if it is somebody else's site, that Alexa is the best info about traffic you can have. No one shares their google analytics without a reason you know
     
    atxsurf, Jul 2, 2010 IP