How Does Alexa Get Traffic Info?

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    Hey,

    I just wondered what Alexa does to retrieve your sites traffic stats?
     
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  2. Proximity

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    The same way Google get all their info
     
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  3. gobbly2100

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    I still don't get it, are there some bots finding their way to some kind of logs on my server or something?
     
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    Yes, sometimes I see the alexa crawler in my forums.
     
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    Question

    Where does Alexa get its search results?


    Alexa's search results are based on the data in our crawl of the Web. We combine what we have crawled with what we know about Web trends and behavior in order to present the most relevant results.

    Found that in their FAQ.
     
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    from their crawls and from alexa tool bar reporting home
     
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    Alexa get traffic by Alexa toolbar.
     
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