Alexa: The Webmasters Best Friend

vslonline · 02-25-2009, 01:39 AM

How do alexa really work ?

I have a site that has higher volume of traffic htan my friends blogm but he has a higher alexa rank (lower number). I thought alexa was suposed to be a traffic bases rank thing.

any help would do.

**Moelman** · 03-02-2009, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by vslonline

How do alexa really work ?

I have a site that has higher volume of traffic htan my friends blogm but he has a higher alexa rank (lower number). I thought alexa was suposed to be a traffic bases rank thing.

any help would do.

Alexa only gathers data from people who use their toolbar, which explains why it is not completely accurate, only a general idea.

**xm100** · 04-05-2009, 10:30 AM

Yep Alexa is terrible. The figures just aren't believable at all. I cringe when people quote Alexa stats in domain sales.... It's a nice idea, just not enough people use their toolbar, and it's so easy to actively affect your sites position...

**MHAndy** · 06-14-2009, 09:37 PM

Alexa only records people who use Windows?

rickeybojey · 06-15-2009, 02:22 PM

I'll try to read it again because I can't really understand everything about this Alexa. Thanks anyway for the post!

**neo666** · 06-27-2009, 05:05 AM

it is considered spyware by lot of security software! most people still use it though!

**twhiting9275** · 08-08-2009, 04:41 AM

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Originally Posted by MHAndy

Alexa only records people who use Windows?

No, alexa actually only records people who use their toolbar, or their stats. One excellent alternative to their toolbar, especially if you use firefox is sparky. I find it an incredibly good addon for Firefox myself, and I've never had an issue running it with norton.