Alexa - How much traffic do the top Million sites get?

TelegramSam · 05-24-2009, 07:05 PM

At the end of the day, one of the most important things is to increase traffic and to maximise your conversion.

So as a game I like to see what my alexa ranking are from time to time.

I believe these are not 100% accurate, but they can be a good guide.

Hypothetically, does anyone know approximately, how many visitors per day a site ranking as follows on Alexa would get?

A site ranked at 1,000,000

A site ranked at 500,000

A site ranked at 100,000

A site ranked at 50,000

A site ranked at 10,000

A site ranked at 1,000

A site ranked at 500

A site ranked at 100

A site ranked at 10

A site ranked at 1

So for each of these positions, does anyone know approximately how many visitors you would probably get each day?

Improving and measuring one's ranking position does add a bit of interest to the game of SEO and Internet Marketing. I am not advocating one should obsess over this, but out of interest, what traffic would one get at the above alexa ranking positions?

Thanks,
Same

wbakhos · 05-24-2009, 07:19 PM

The problem with Alexa is that for people around 150,000 + you could effectively only need to update your site every day and edit this, check that, play with this... and if you have the alexa toolbar installed... your alexa rank skyrockets! yay!!!

But anything below 80,000 would be where they start getting real good traffic.

Don't know numbers though... the above is just something to consider.

Cheers
Will

05-24-2009, 08:27 PM

Alexa and every other stats program is wrong... They can NOT properly get true stats from your server without actually having access to your server. Since they do not have access their stats are wrong and always will be..

Instead of wasting time looking at stats from alexa, check your stats with your server. Worry about the sales you get and not how many window shoppers stop by.

The fact is nobody can really answer your question because nobody knows their true stats but the person that has access to the actual server..

James

dndoseller · 05-24-2009, 09:45 PM

One of my sites made it to Alexa rank 83,000 and it broke the 100,000 at 800 unique visitors a day.

TheRichLife · 05-24-2009, 11:50 PM

Alexa only matters if you're in the IM space. The average web user does not have the toolbar. Therefore, their stats are crap.

JaySabree · 05-25-2009, 12:14 AM

It sounds like must people agree that too few internet users have the alexa, compete or any other traffic tool bar installed... Hence, it's a very rough estimate at best... So, I agree with the jerk... don't worry about what alexa says... just worry about what your server stats and bank account tells you...

Johnny Slater · 05-25-2009, 01:45 AM

Alexa stats are way out of whack. I have one site that gets around 30 unique visitors a day and its listed in the top 250,000. As has been mentioned, the stat programs like Alexa only count visitors who have their own toolbar installed and actually account for a tiny tiny amount of internet users and site visitors.

igorhelpsyousucceed · 05-25-2009, 05:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JaySabree

It sounds like must people agree that too few internet users have the alexa, compete or any other traffic tool bar installed... Hence, it's a very rough estimate at best... So, I agree with the jerk... don't worry about what alexa says... just worry about what your server stats and bank account tells you...

I agree with Jay on that one,
stop worrying what Alexa is saying, focus
on your google analytics statistics.

Igor

TelegramSam · 05-25-2009, 06:30 AM

I don't worry about what Alexa says.

Usually though the ones that pay zero attention to it, for clients or their bosses, is because they have crap rankings.

It is good to have targets. You could set yourself a target of trying to get into the top 100,000. If it makes you do the work necessary then why not?

So if anyone else has data on likely traffic volumes at the ranking position given in my opening post, then please share.

Many thanks for the answers so far.

Sam

PatriciaJ · 05-25-2009, 09:59 AM

I don't take any notice of it any more because the rankings don't make sense. I have a blog ranked at 700,000 that gets more visitors than a site ranked at 79,000

Max Ramocsai · 05-25-2009, 10:06 AM

Like others have said it is really hard to gauge. Your Alexa ranking isn't the way to measure traffic, your own traffic stats are.

Charlie Parker · 05-25-2009, 11:28 AM

I have a site that gets around 8000 uniques per day that ranks between 20-25,000.

Bruce Wedding · 05-25-2009, 12:05 PM

The board in my sig is 55,000 Alexa and gets about 350 a day. This seems low with what most people are saying but I just checked my stats. I think it has more to do with how many of your "regulars" use the Alexa tool bar.

It certainly isn't useless but its not anything you should hang your hat on.

05-24-2009, 07:05 PM	#1
TelegramSam Battle Hardened Warrior Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA/UK Posts: 690 Thanks: 44 Thanked 166 Times in 89 Posts	Alexa - How much traffic do the top Million sites get? At the end of the day, one of the most important things is to increase traffic and to maximise your conversion. So as a game I like to see what my alexa ranking are from time to time. I believe these are not 100% accurate, but they can be a good guide. Hypothetically, does anyone know approximately, how many visitors per day a site ranking as follows on Alexa would get? A site ranked at 1,000,000 A site ranked at 500,000 A site ranked at 100,000 A site ranked at 50,000 A site ranked at 10,000 A site ranked at 1,000 A site ranked at 500 A site ranked at 100 A site ranked at 10 A site ranked at 1 So for each of these positions, does anyone know approximately how many visitors you would probably get each day? Improving and measuring one's ranking position does add a bit of interest to the game of SEO and Internet Marketing. I am not advocating one should obsess over this, but out of interest, what traffic would one get at the above alexa ranking positions? Thanks, Same

05-24-2009, 07:19 PM	#2
wbakhos HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 180 Thanks: 18 Thanked 33 Times in 24 Posts	Re: Alexa - How much traffic do the top Million sites get? The problem with Alexa is that for people around 150,000 + you could effectively only need to update your site every day and edit this, check that, play with this... and if you have the alexa toolbar installed... your alexa rank skyrockets! yay!!! But anything below 80,000 would be where they start getting real good traffic. Don't know numbers though... the above is just something to consider. Cheers Will
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05-24-2009, 08:27 PM	#3
TheRichJerksNet Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Alexa - How much traffic do the top Million sites get? Alexa and every other stats program is wrong... They can NOT properly get true stats from your server without actually having access to your server. Since they do not have access their stats are wrong and always will be.. Instead of wasting time looking at stats from alexa, check your stats with your server. Worry about the sales you get and not how many window shoppers stop by. The fact is nobody can really answer your question because nobody knows their true stats but the person that has access to the actual server.. James
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05-24-2009, 09:45 PM	#4
dndoseller HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: New York, NY Posts: 491 Thanks: 4 Thanked 66 Times in 51 Posts Social Networking	Re: Alexa - How much traffic do the top Million sites get? One of my sites made it to Alexa rank 83,000 and it broke the 100,000 at 800 unique visitors a day.
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TheRichLife HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midwest Posts: 180 Thanks: 43 Thanked 38 Times in 28 Posts	Re: Alexa - How much traffic do the top Million sites get? Alexa only matters if you're in the IM space. The average web user does not have the toolbar. Therefore, their stats are crap.

05-25-2009, 12:14 AM	#6
JaySabree Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: GTA, Canada Posts: 265 Thanks: 24 Thanked 174 Times in 34 Posts Social Networking	Re: Alexa - How much traffic do the top Million sites get? It sounds like must people agree that too few internet users have the alexa, compete or any other traffic tool bar installed... Hence, it's a very rough estimate at best... So, I agree with the jerk... don't worry about what alexa says... just worry about what your server stats and bank account tells you...

05-25-2009, 01:45 AM	#7
Johnny Slater Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Alabama, USA. Posts: 2,603 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 103 Thanked 412 Times in 164 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Alexa - How much traffic do the top Million sites get? Alexa stats are way out of whack. I have one site that gets around 30 unique visitors a day and its listed in the top 250,000. As has been mentioned, the stat programs like Alexa only count visitors who have their own toolbar installed and actually account for a tiny tiny amount of internet users and site visitors.

05-25-2009, 06:30 AM	#9
TelegramSam Battle Hardened Warrior Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA/UK Posts: 690 Thanks: 44 Thanked 166 Times in 89 Posts	Re: Alexa - How much traffic do the top Million sites get? I don't worry about what Alexa says. Usually though the ones that pay zero attention to it, for clients or their bosses, is because they have crap rankings. It is good to have targets. You could set yourself a target of trying to get into the top 100,000. If it makes you do the work necessary then why not? So if anyone else has data on likely traffic volumes at the ranking position given in my opening post, then please share. Many thanks for the answers so far. Sam

05-25-2009, 09:59 AM	#10
PatriciaJ Senior Warrior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Yorkshire, UK Posts: 1,218 Thanks: 160 Thanked 309 Times in 239 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Alexa - How much traffic do the top Million sites get? I don't take any notice of it any more because the rankings don't make sense. I have a blog ranked at 700,000 that gets more visitors than a site ranked at 79,000
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05-25-2009, 10:06 AM	#11
Max Ramocsai HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 231 Thanks: 18 Thanked 41 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Alexa - How much traffic do the top Million sites get? Like others have said it is really hard to gauge. Your Alexa ranking isn't the way to measure traffic, your own traffic stats are.

05-25-2009, 11:28 AM	#12
Charlie Parker Active Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 68 Thanks: 8 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Alexa - How much traffic do the top Million sites get? I have a site that gets around 8000 uniques per day that ranks between 20-25,000.
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