Lost Alexa Ranking?

[moneycometh]

Help! This is what I get when I try to check my site with Alexa:
No sites about 'http://how-to-have-a-flat-stomach.com'
with users in United States were found.

Please modify your query and try again.

This past Friday is when I discovered this issue. I made a change to "About Page" and since that time I've had problems with Alexa on my WP Blog. I changed the blog theme also I'm no longer getting comments to my blog.

I change the "About Page" back to what I had originally, but no luck with Alexa. Suggestions please. If my site can't be found on Alexa what impact does that have?

Thanks for all your help!

--Jackie

[Kiwigal]

Originally Posted by Rich Struck

IMHO virtually none, if any at all. I don't think I've ever had even one click that I can attribute to Alexa.

I gotta agree with this, i have found alexa to be inconsistant with it's info.

[Alexa Smith]

Originally Posted by Rich Struck

I don't think I've ever had even one click that I can attribute to Alexa.

I'm keeping notes, here.

[moneycometh]

So are you saying that I shouldn't concern myself with the ranking in Alexa?

[CTABUK]

Alexa is a myth - it's basically a spyware system that tracks searches from the toolbar that you have to download. It then reports back in sales figures the number of searches made by others who have been fooled into believing their system. Get rid of the toolbar, it's a spy and can lead to PC problems.

[Kay King]

Exactly - Alexa can be easily manipulated and is worthless.

kay

[moneycometh]

Ok! You're right I did copy the Alexa html code onto my website and I'll remove it now. I' will take your advise. My question is when alexa shows how many site are linking to me (my site) and now that I'm no longer showing stats on alexa does that impact PR ? Or is PR more for google?

Originally Posted by CTABUK

Alexa is a myth - it's basically a spyware system that tracks searches from the toolbar that you have to download. It then reports back in sales figures the number of searches made by others who have been fooled into believing their system. Get rid of the toolbar, it's a spy and can lead to PC problems.

[Wakunahum]

Originally Posted by Kay King

Exactly - Alexa can be easily manipulated and is worthless.

kay

You guys are sure mean to poor alexa.

[CTABUK]

Originally Posted by moneycometh

Ok! You're right I did copy the Alexa html code onto my website and I'll remove it now. I' will take your advise. My question is when alexa shows how many site are linking to me (my site) and now that I'm no longer showing stats on alexa does that impact PR ? Or is PR more for google?

Unless those sites (Lord SEO in the OT!! Whatever next!!) have the same anchor text and subject matter then the links count for nothing. Only relative links mean anything to Google.

[moneycometh]

Got it! Thank you!!

Originally Posted by CTABUK

Unless those sites (Lord SEO in the OT!! Whatever next!!) have the same anchor text and subject matter then the links count for nothing. Only relative links mean anything to Google.

[moneycometh]

Wow I'm learning a lot about Alexa! Thanks.

[jgand]

Alexa is only one of the tools you can use a more precise tool would be google analytics with gives you detailed information about visitors with real time results.