Alexa ranking

What is it and how does it work?

 

This should be moved to "Other Search Engines".

But it just ranks sites, it's sorta bias because it only tracks hits thru sites via their toolbar.

 

That's what people say till' you ask them to prove it...then they disappear

http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=48518

 

loads alexa tool bar, goto your website, hold F5 button for 2 mins, repeat daily or until desired traffic index is achieved ...

 

Hate to burst your bubble but www.alexatest.com has been doing that for months and you don't even have to hold F5

 

GFC, your not bursting my bubble ... you're actually educating me on alternatives !

 

You can fool lower Alexa rankings, but you can forget to get into the top 10 000 with tricks. Rankings for the top 10 000 sites are much more reliable and do have value.

 

What is the value?

 

The value (if it is a higher ranking under the top 10 000) is that it gives an objective measurement of traffic to the site.

 

Simple answer
This rank is only and only based on "alexa toolbar" users.
Do you use it?

 

I agree if alexa rank only based on "alexa toolbar" users.

But what alexa toolbar? Is it mean only on IE ? Is there any browser can installed alexa toolbar and counted by alexa ?

 

You can sell text links for more cash.

Its only available for IE.

 

Well I don't know about everyone else... but I only use IE if i HAVE to. And I generally don't go to sites that only support IE. So Alexa ranking is pretty useless.

 

Considering most of the world uses IE....