Comments on: Please Stop Quoting Alexa Data

By: Mahalia Nuckels

Mahalia Nuckels — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 22:41:41 +0000

That is really good data, appreciate it.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 24 May 2010 23:14:34 +0000

Alexa.com should put a disclaimer on its website warning people that their data is “For Amusement / Entertainment Use Only” as Alexa rankings CAN be easily manipulated.

By: Stacking Up: Your Competition Online | Hostway Web Resources

Stacking Up: Your Competition Online | Hostway Web Resources — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:48:40 +0000

[...] you know who you’re competing against, start with Alexa to get basic information on their Web site traffic compared to your traffic. Alexa compiles this [...]

By: improex

improex — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:17:41 +0000

At least a tool to see your place in the web..

By: Alexa data: how accurate is it - using audited ABCe figures to check? » malcolm coles

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:41:04 +0000

[...] Please stop quoting Alexa data (although see the last comment where the author says things have improved). [...]

By: Alexa ranking – what’s it all about? « Dhagelan MMB

Alexa ranking – what’s it all about? « Dhagelan MMB — Thu, 28 May 2009 15:59:49 +0000

[...] Dustin at WebConnoisseur states that Alexa data is tremendously flawed. [...]

By: dustin

dustin — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:10:04 +0000

Sudip,
Alexa has gotten better, but so has their competition. Seems like the best sources in terms of quality and reliability of data, going from the Highest to lowest:
1) Your own analytics data (doesn’t work for competitors)
2) Comscore or Nielsen (very expensive and not very granular)
3) Hitwise or Compete (somewhat expensive, but much more granular) and Quancast (mostly free and quantified sites should be accurate)
5) Google (limited information, but free)
6) Alexa
7) Other sources

This list is different

By: Sudip Chakraborty

Sudip Chakraborty — Fri, 15 May 2009 18:44:26 +0000

Interesting topic! I was about to use Alexa data when I saw this and stopped. However, if we should not use Alexa, what is an alternative to get some estimate of traffic?

Thanks in advance,
Sudip

By: The Unsecret Formula For Website Success | Turn On Your Marketing

The Unsecret Formula For Website Success | Turn On Your Marketing — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:27:40 +0000

[...] Alexa is flawed. So please stop quoting it. More importantly, stop focusing on website traffic. It’s not a [...]

By: kevin

kevin — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 15:43:32 +0000

Well, it’s well known the alexa is biased to Webmasters, because they are more likely to install Alexa toolbar. That’s why SEOMoz got much higher rating, it got more attention from Webmasters. That said, it still provide a good comparison between similar web site. Beside, is there a better way to rank web sites?