Comments on: Alexa: Only off by a factor of 20,000!? http://money.bigbucksblogger.com/alexa-only-off-by-a-factor-of-20000/ Comments on blogs about making money blogging. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:37:59 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: john http://money.bigbucksblogger.com/alexa-only-off-by-a-factor-of-20000/comment-page-1/#comment-207 john Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:29:23 +0000 http://money.bigbucksblogger.com/alexa-only-off-by-a-factor-of-20000/#comment-207 You're right, it's depressing to see your traffic go up and Alexa rank go down and for all the webmaster-type sites to flaunt a high Alexa rank that is just an illusion. The sad part is many people put a lot of stock in that rank. You’re right, it’s depressing to see your traffic go up and Alexa rank go down and for all the webmaster-type sites to flaunt a high Alexa rank that is just an illusion. The sad part is many people put a lot of stock in that rank.

]]> By: Lucia http://money.bigbucksblogger.com/alexa-only-off-by-a-factor-of-20000/comment-page-1/#comment-118 Lucia Sat, 23 Jun 2007 20:49:11 +0000 http://money.bigbucksblogger.com/alexa-only-off-by-a-factor-of-20000/#comment-118 Hi Martin, I suspect advertisers who relied on Alexa only to discover a blog with fewer than 100 visits a day is highly ranked learn to hate Alexa even more than you do! Hi Martin,
I suspect advertisers who relied on Alexa only to discover a blog with fewer than 100 visits a day is highly ranked learn to hate Alexa even more than you do!

]]> By: Community Building Blog http://money.bigbucksblogger.com/alexa-only-off-by-a-factor-of-20000/comment-page-1/#comment-117 Community Building Blog Sat, 23 Jun 2007 19:15:53 +0000 http://money.bigbucksblogger.com/alexa-only-off-by-a-factor-of-20000/#comment-117 I absolutely detest Alexa and the way that so many companies base your site's popularity on a flawed algorithm. It makes me crazy!! - Martin Reed I absolutely detest Alexa and the way that so many companies base your site’s popularity on a flawed algorithm.

It makes me crazy!!

- Martin Reed

]]> By: Lucia http://money.bigbucksblogger.com/alexa-only-off-by-a-factor-of-20000/comment-page-1/#comment-115 Lucia Thu, 21 Jun 2007 18:43:14 +0000 http://money.bigbucksblogger.com/alexa-only-off-by-a-factor-of-20000/#comment-115 Yes, it is a darn shame. Both advertisers and publishers need some reliable third party measure of traffic. Many seem to have latched onto Alexa. But the fact of the matter is linking traffic detection to toolbar that is attractive only to people who are very interested in Page Rank results in <i>incredible</i> levels of bias. <i>At best</i> the Alexa toolbar measures the fraction of those working in SEO/Advertising and site monetizing areas who visit your site. That's because they are the only ones who find the toolbar remotely useful. To others, it's just borderline spyware! Yes, it is a darn shame. Both advertisers and publishers need some reliable third party measure of traffic. Many seem to have latched onto Alexa. But the fact of the matter is linking traffic detection to toolbar that is attractive only to people who are very interested in Page Rank results in incredible levels of bias.

At best the Alexa toolbar measures the fraction of those working in SEO/Advertising and site monetizing areas who visit your site. That’s because they are the only ones who find the toolbar remotely useful. To others, it’s just borderline spyware!

]]> By: Jon http://money.bigbucksblogger.com/alexa-only-off-by-a-factor-of-20000/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Jon Thu, 21 Jun 2007 13:52:25 +0000 http://money.bigbucksblogger.com/alexa-only-off-by-a-factor-of-20000/#comment-114 it's a shame because so many sites base your blogs worth on Alexa ratings. They show that I only have 16 links yet my site went from 7,000,000 in ranking to 717,000 and I have counted the links in that I know of and they have still not changed the link in count on my blog. It's infuriating. it’s a shame because so many sites base your blogs worth on Alexa ratings. They show that I only have 16 links yet my site went from 7,000,000 in ranking to 717,000 and I have counted the links in that I know of and they have still not changed the link in count on my blog. It’s infuriating.

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