Are alexa`s traffic ranking accurate?

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  1. gabquotesl

    gabquotesl Peon

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    #21
    they are not accurate i think thhe sowa valuthat is twice higher than the real number of visitors
     
    gabquotesl, Nov 4, 2010 IP
  2. khalid2167

    khalid2167 Active Member

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    #22
    Alexa is not comparable to Google. Both have different criteria to find out ranking and Google is more accurate than Alexa.
     
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  3. Iwind

    Iwind Active Member

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    #23
    And how do you use Google to find the number of visitors a website gets? As far as I know Alexa is the only one doing that, Google is not an alternative, unless it's your own website of course.
     
    Iwind, Nov 13, 2010 IP
  4. Iwind

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    #24
    The only one of these two doing it that is, know about compete.com and similar sites but they are even less accurate.
     
    Iwind, Nov 13, 2010 IP
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    #25
    People don't really pay that much attention to them, but the actual traffic numbers
     
    golfpro1, Nov 13, 2010 IP
  6. bigitaboss

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    #26
    if u hv webmastering related sites, u tend to hv higher alexa rank

    alexa is one of very few external traffic indicator others rely on for ur site traffics
     
    bigitaboss, Nov 14, 2010 IP
  7. Iwind

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    #27
    But how would people know the actual traffic numbers? Is there anything better than Alexa out there? I haven't found it at least.
     
    Iwind, Nov 14, 2010 IP
  8. B.Williams

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    #28
    I have more faith in Google or you can say blind faith :D So no Alexa or no other website. Google Rox :D
     
    B.Williams, Nov 14, 2010 IP
  9. CreativeArmory

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    #29
    The fact that you can inflate your own ratings by installing their toolbar and visiting your site multiple times per day makes them ripe for abuse. This is definitely not a reliable measurement tool, however people seem to care about it when you sell advertising or when you sell your site.
     
    CreativeArmory, Nov 14, 2010 IP
  10. Iwind

    Iwind Active Member

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    #30
    What do you mean by faith in Google? Google does not provide the same information.
     
    Iwind, Nov 14, 2010 IP
  11. cashgen

    cashgen Well-Known Member

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    #31
    There is still no other more credible alternative to Alexa Rating for now so we must still go by it.

    Secondly, the idea that the reading has some relationship with installing the toolbar is strange to me as i do not think that has any factual basis.
     
    cashgen, Nov 14, 2010 IP
  12. cashgen

    cashgen Well-Known Member

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    #32
    What is the relationship between Google and Alexa? None in this regard as this concerns traffic and not Page Rank.
     
    cashgen, Nov 14, 2010 IP
  13. monishka

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    #33
    Hello Friend,

    Alexa is good , but first i want to go with google analytic. We get exact information from google.
     
    monishka, Nov 17, 2010 IP