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  • MarkTiarra
    Confirmed User
    • Aug 2002
    • 3833
    #1

    Alexa - Accurate Representation?

    Was here with my buds today and we were talking about site popularity which led one of the guys to suggest checking it on Alexa. NOw as I understand it, Alexa just keeps track of site visits for people using the Alexa toolbar right? So all it can do is extrapolate from sampling of people using said toolbar which is in the vast minority.

    Am I correct or is there more to it?

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    • Brad Xtremepay
      So Fucking Banned
      • Dec 2003
      • 2000
      #2
      From what I understand that is a correct assumption.
      I don't think alexa is accurate enough.

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        • cluck
          Confirmed User
          • Dec 2002
          • 5248
          #3
          That's pretty much it. I use alexa sometimes to evaluate what sites to give high priority trades and things like that, but for anything more involved I wouldn't trust it.
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            • Suckitbitch
              Confirmed User
              • Jul 2003
              • 278
              #4
              Originally posted by MarkTiarra
              Was here with my buds today and we were talking about site popularity which led one of the guys to suggest checking it on Alexa. NOw as I understand it, Alexa just keeps track of site visits for people using the Alexa toolbar right? So all it can do is extrapolate from sampling of people using said toolbar which is in the vast minority.

              Am I correct or is there more to it?


              Alexa doesn't become accurate until you are comparing sites in the under 10,000 range.

              anything above that is usually highly questionable.

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                • inthestars
                  Registered User
                  • Sep 2002
                  • 2021
                  #5
                  It's not that accurate. I was on another forum and a guy was talking about how you can game the Alexa toolbar to get a higher ranking for your site.

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                    • Arty
                      Confirmed User
                      • Nov 2002
                      • 880
                      #6
                      Correct, don't trust that info..

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                        • pradaboy
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                          • Dec 2003
                          • 12931
                          #7
                          there aren't a lot of ppl that value Alexa's ratings... it is mostly used in the "money-making opps" biz.
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                            • Rorschach
                              So Fucking Banned
                              • Aug 2002
                              • 5579
                              #8
                              Vast numbers of Asian surfers have the alexa toolbar installed for some reason, which skews the results and is why you see some wacko Asian sites in disproportionately high positions.

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                                • Rictor
                                  Old Timer
                                  • Jan 2001
                                  • 12208
                                  #9
                                  I don't even waste my time checking my rankings there. Not even close to accurate.

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                                    • TheJimmy
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                                      • Jan 2001
                                      • 10747
                                      #10
                                      as with a battery of psychological testing, one can not or should not rely solely on one test or measurement, but rather consider it to be part of a group of tests/measurements...







                                      it can be manipulated as many other tests can be if you know a thing or two about them...ie; alexabooster.com
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                                        • The Other Steve
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Dec 2001
                                          • 2106
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by cluck
                                          That's pretty much it. I use alexa sometimes to evaluate what sites to give high priority trades and things like that, but for anything more involved I wouldn't trust it.
                                          I'm not sure that it is even reliable for that.

                                          One of my domains has an Alexa rating around 130k and if you go to that domain you will find a TGP but it's not that TGP that gives the domain such a good listing.

                                          Inside that domain I have a number of sub-directories for free sites and TGP galleries and that's what gives the domain such a good rating - not the TGP at the front of the domain.
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                                            • funkmaster
                                              So Fucking Banned
                                              • Sep 2001
                                              • 7938
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by MarkTiarra
                                              Was here with my buds today and we were talking about site popularity which led one of the guys to suggest checking it on Alexa. NOw as I understand it, Alexa just keeps track of site visits for people using the Alexa toolbar right? So all it can do is extrapolate from sampling of people using said toolbar which is in the vast minority.

                                              Am I correct or is there more to it?
                                              ... it only takes 2000 probants to get some good stats out of it. so it does not matter if the one thing they have in common is the alexa toolbar, or a red pinto in their garage ... it's the number that matters ...

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                                                • AdultNex
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • Feb 2003
                                                  • 8985
                                                  #13
                                                  Alexa is definitely not accurate.

                                                  It's proven that if you install Alexa on your machine, and go to your website each day, your Alexa rating will rise incredibly.

                                                  Also, there are such programs as www.alexabooster.com

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                                                    • shermo
                                                      #14
                                                      I definitly would not value Alex's ratings as high as some people do. It's a neat little tool, but like you've stated, it doesn't keep track of surfers who are not using the toolbar. I personally don't think I've talked to anybody with this toolbar installed, so if that speaks for the general population, It's highly doubtful that too many surfers are using this.

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                                                        • Pornwolf
                                                          Drunk and Unruly
                                                          • Jan 2002
                                                          • 22712
                                                          #15
                                                          Alexa is trash. It rates sites the same way Neilson rates TV and Arbitron rates Radio by using sampling. For average mainstream websites that don't have the luxury of Sextracker or Porngraph it's really the only way they can set prices for advertising.
                                                          I've trusted my sites to them for over a decade...

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                                                            • smproduction
                                                              Confirmed User
                                                              • Jan 2003
                                                              • 508
                                                              #16
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                                                                • NinjaSteve
                                                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                  • Dec 2003
                                                                  • 11089
                                                                  #17
                                                                  I wonder if Alexa uses stats from people with the google bar installed as well. Anybody know?
                                                                  ...

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                                                                    • Mike-BP
                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                      • Mar 2003
                                                                      • 1270
                                                                      #18
                                                                      Originally posted by The Other Steve


                                                                      I'm not sure that it is even reliable for that.

                                                                      One of my domains has an Alexa rating around 130k and if you go to that domain you will find a TGP but it's not that TGP that gives the domain such a good listing.

                                                                      Inside that domain I have a number of sub-directories for free sites and TGP galleries and that's what gives the domain such a good rating - not the TGP at the front of the domain.
                                                                      130k is NOT good at all - that's actually very bad. The lower your rank, the more visitors (with alexa toolbar) you have on your site.
                                                                      Check yahoo, it's #1 at Alexa for years now.
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                                                                        • The Other Steve
                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                          • Dec 2001
                                                                          • 2106
                                                                          #19
                                                                          Originally posted by Mike-BP


                                                                          130k is NOT good at all - that's actually very bad. The lower your rank, the more visitors (with alexa toolbar) you have on your site.
                                                                          Check yahoo, it's #1 at Alexa for years now.
                                                                          It seems you managed to miss the point of what I was saying.
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                                                                            • sexysphere
                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                              • Dec 2002
                                                                              • 769
                                                                              #20
                                                                              alexa is total bullshit


                                                                              i prefer ranking.com ...
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                                                                                • Vitasoy
                                                                                  GFY HALL OF FAME DAMMIT!!!
                                                                                  • Oct 2003
                                                                                  • 58202
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  I use it just for reference


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                                                                                    • AdultNex
                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                      • Feb 2003
                                                                                      • 8985
                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      Originally posted by sexysphere
                                                                                      alexa is total bullshit


                                                                                      i prefer ranking.com ...
                                                                                      Ranking.com? Please.

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                                                                                        • triumph
                                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                                          • Dec 2002
                                                                                          • 3433
                                                                                          #23
                                                                                          Alexa is getting whack, it is very outdated in my opinion, they need to do something to enhance their system.

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