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  • e5hosting
    e5hosting.com - Get your server today - Proud GFY Advertiser
    • Mar 2005
    • 1065

    #1

    Alexa.com accurate?

    Do you find www.alexa.com to be accurate?
  • xlogger
    Confirmed User
    • Jul 2004
    • 9507

    #2
    Just get visitors to download their banner and you can cheat alexa.

    http://pages.alexa.com/prod_serv/webmasters.html

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    • e5hosting
      e5hosting.com - Get your server today - Proud GFY Advertiser
      • Mar 2005
      • 1065

      #3
      How do they determine the "Speed" analysis?


      Site Stats for e5hosting.com:

      Traffic Rank for e5hosting.com: 36,158 (74,344)
      Speed: Very Fast (85% of sites are slower), Avg Load Time: .8 Seconds (what's this?)
      Other sites that link to this site: No Data
      Online Since: 30-Aug-2004


      http://info.alexa.com/data/details?p....com/index.php

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      • FreeOnes
        Confirmed User
        • Jul 2001
        • 3406

        #4
        Originally posted by xlogger
        Just get visitors to download their banner and you can cheat alexa.

        http://pages.alexa.com/prod_serv/webmasters.html

        yes 50% of the sites are doing that and therefore Alexa sucks
        (if 100% of the sites would do it they would be very accurate again FYI)

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        • xlogger
          Confirmed User
          • Jul 2004
          • 9507

          #5
          The Speed statistic is a measurement of the time it takes for pages on a site to load. It is based on load times experienced by Alexa users, and measured by the Alexa Toolbar, during their regular Web browsing.

          http://pages.alexa.com/exec/faqsidos...html?index=109

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          • phonesex
            Confirmed User
            • Mar 2005
            • 3437

            #6
            I honestly think the accuracy is decent enough to compare you site with other sites. But you have to be in the top 100K to get them most amount of info.

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            • e5hosting
              e5hosting.com - Get your server today - Proud GFY Advertiser
              • Mar 2005
              • 1065

              #7
              Yes it's just that some hosting company (not mentioning any names) score very low on the "Speed Stats". Is there an explanation as to why would that happen?

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              • xlogger
                Confirmed User
                • Jul 2004
                • 9507

                #8
                Look at my hosts alexa ranking, holy crap!!

                http://www.alexa.com/data/details/tr...theplanet.com/

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                • e5hosting
                  e5hosting.com - Get your server today - Proud GFY Advertiser
                  • Mar 2005
                  • 1065

                  #9
                  Originally posted by xlogger
                  Look at my hosts alexa ranking, holy crap!!

                  http://www.alexa.com/data/details/tr...theplanet.com/
                  That is impressive, but how accurate is be speed rating? Wouldn't a hosting company keep their site on a well optimized fast server?

                  Site Stats for theplanet.com:
                  Traffic Rank for theplanet.com: 113 (27)

                  Speed: Average (55% of sites are faster), Avg Load Time: 2.0 Seconds (what's this?)

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                  • Jace
                    FBOP Class Of 2013
                    • Jan 2004
                    • 35562

                    #10
                    I have never thought it was accurate

                    I have a site that I have not even released to the public

                    I added the alexa toolbar and set my new site as my homepage.....it went from a 4,000,000+ ranking to a 135,367 in less than 2 weeks....I have never posted the url of this site anywhere, and it is not even in any search engine yet

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                    • xlogger
                      Confirmed User
                      • Jul 2004
                      • 9507

                      #11
                      Originally posted by e5hosting
                      Yes it's just that some hosting company (not mentioning any names) score very low on the "Speed Stats". Is there an explanation as to why would that happen?
                      Webair?

                      http://www.alexa.com/data/details/?url=webair.com

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                      • Splum
                        Confirmed User
                        • May 2003
                        • 6195

                        #12
                        Originally posted by xlogger
                        Just get visitors to download their banner and you can cheat alexa.

                        http://pages.alexa.com/prod_serv/webmasters.html
                        You mean toolbar right? Hehe if its a simple matter of posting an alexa banner heck.

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                        • Jace
                          FBOP Class Of 2013
                          • Jan 2004
                          • 35562

                          #13
                          Originally posted by e5hosting
                          That is impressive, but how accurate is be speed rating? Wouldn't a hosting company keep their site on a well optimized fast server?

                          Site Stats for theplanet.com:
                          Traffic Rank for theplanet.com: 113 (27)

                          Speed: Average (55% of sites are faster), Avg Load Time: 2.0 Seconds (what's this?)
                          i have a server with them, here is my results:

                          Traffic Rank for *****.com: 135,367
                          Speed: Fast (76% of sites are slower), Avg Load Time: 1.0 Seconds (what's this?)

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                          • xlogger
                            Confirmed User
                            • Jul 2004
                            • 9507

                            #14
                            Yeah, toolbar

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                            • e5hosting
                              e5hosting.com - Get your server today - Proud GFY Advertiser
                              • Mar 2005
                              • 1065

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Jace
                              i have a server with them, here is my results:

                              Traffic Rank for *****.com: 135,367
                              Speed: Fast (76% of sites are slower), Avg Load Time: 1.0 Seconds (what's this?)
                              I agree with the traffic rank results until you get under 100,000 the results to seem to be random. Do you think the speed rating is accurate?

                              Anthony

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                              • Jace
                                FBOP Class Of 2013
                                • Jan 2004
                                • 35562

                                #16
                                Originally posted by e5hosting
                                I agree with the traffic rank results until you get under 100,000 the results to seem to be random. Do you think the speed rating is accurate?

                                Anthony
                                well, i just did some online server speed test services, and it ranked about 5-7 out of 25 results on all of the tests....so, yeah, i think that was pretty accurate

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                                • deniska
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Mar 2001
                                  • 1053

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by xlogger
                                  Look at my hosts alexa ranking, holy crap!!

                                  http://www.alexa.com/data/details/tr...theplanet.com/
                                  That number doesnt mean anything.. You can not base the alexa ranking on the size of the host..

                                  Where do people go on theplanet.com? (what's this)

                                  * reverse.theplanet.com - 98%

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                                  • xlogger
                                    Confirmed User
                                    • Jul 2004
                                    • 9507

                                    #18
                                    This site is what i use to check server speed.

                                    http://www.hostpulse.com/hosting/net.../speedtest.asp

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                                    • deniska
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Mar 2001
                                      • 1053

                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by xlogger
                                      This site is what i use to check server speed.

                                      http://www.hostpulse.com/hosting/net.../speedtest.asp
                                      You would not get accurate information via this method. The geographic location of your host and this site would play a large role in the result. The best way is to do multiple traceroute's and ping test from different parts of the world. You can also use a site like fixedorbit.com to get an idea of what kind of peering/transit is offered by your host.

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                                      • $5 submissions
                                        I help you SUCCEED
                                        • Nov 2003
                                        • 32189

                                        #20
                                        Alexa might be accurate... in regards to certain lightly competitive areas. However, for more competitive niches/categories, it can be so easily tricked as to warrant a dose of skepticism.

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                                        • FreeOnes
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Jul 2001
                                          • 3406

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by Jace
                                          I have never thought it was accurate

                                          I have a site that I have not even released to the public

                                          I added the alexa toolbar and set my new site as my homepage.....it went from a 4,000,000+ ranking to a 135,367 in less than 2 weeks....I have never posted the url of this site anywhere, and it is not even in any search engine yet


                                          The new FreeOnes! - AdultFilmStarContent - BabeGalleries and much more! - 1Strike Movies and much more! All powered by Xpressa

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                                          • Dirty Dane
                                            Sick Fuck
                                            • Feb 2004
                                            • 9491

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by xlogger
                                            Look at my hosts alexa ranking, holy crap!!

                                            http://www.alexa.com/data/details/tr...theplanet.com/
                                            Thats some damn good ranking Congrats!

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