7 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }}
7 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }}

Alex Rating - What's going on in this case?

by whaldorf
6 replies
  • SEO
    • |
I was reading through a recent download of the Alexa top one million sites, it's always fascinating to see what sites are ranked in this elite category!

There's always site's on the list that surprise you, but this one I just can't figure out:

Christianmiklavcicis totally awesome | Online Shopping in Irland

(Irland?? I presume that should be Ireland!)

According to my seo-quake plugin it's ranked 564,204 in Alexa, has 4 pages indexed in Google zero backlinks and really nothing else I can see going on in terms of SEO. It's come down from 227,234 in early April (the date of my top million sites spreadsheet).

It's strange because there isn't even content on the site - it's a basic wp install. The name is pretty ridiculous, zero content yet it's ranking among the top 600,000 sites online according to Alexa.

Any insights welcome!
#alex #case #rating
  • Profile picture of the author cbpayne
    The site owner probably has the Alexa toolbar installed on his browser and visits the site a couple of times a day --- have a mate do the same thing and its that easy to get under 500 000.
    Signature
    LookAfterWP - Protection, Maintenance and Performance
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[3770695].message }}
    • Profile picture of the author paulgl
      Maybe you ( and others) will realize that alexa ranking does not
      mean shinola. Anyone can pump up the stats. What does an
      alexa ranking for, oh let's say smileytraffic.com mean?
      Alexa is 12,000.

      Now traffic exchanges have their place, but more than 75% of
      smileytaffic is the autosurf. Nuff said.

      You want to pump up your alexa, join smiley and spin your site
      for a week.

      Nothing but meaningless, mindless traffic.

      You can't judge any site by alexa rankings.

      Not sure why alexa has suddenly become some bell-weather
      stat. A stat for what? I want to know how much much a site
      makes, SERP, PR, etc.

      Paul
      Signature

      If you were disappointed in your results today, lower your standards tomorrow.

      {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[3770771].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author App Developers
    Ridiculous! I find it simply amazing how some sites are even able to rank! And some sites have to struggle.
    Signature
    www.attractionexplained.com
    www.austinflightcheck.com
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[3770769].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author whaldorf
    I suppose it makes sense that people are always going to try to inflate their rank on rating sites like alexa. Not sure how much good it does, especially in a case like the site referenced here (useless domain name and site)

    I'm sure if you're selling a domain name it might look like an impressive stat. to some buyers
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[3771634].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author cheesee
    Don't worry about your alexa ranking, as it is not important. Just focus on SEO, building quality backlinks, and your site content.
    Signature

    ——— ‡‡‡ DO FOLLOW signature links at our webmaster forums. ‡‡‡ ———
    ——— ‡‡‡ We make money. Talk about the MANY WAYS to make money online. ‡‡‡ ———

    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[3771881].message }}

Trending Topics