Yakezie.com - Topic: Alexa ranking increasing while traffic increases

KyleAAA on Alexa ranking increasing while traffic increases

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 07:53:23 +0000

MoneyBeagle said:

KyleAAA said:

Conclusion? Ignore Alexa completely. It means nothing. It's a horrible, meaningless metric.

I wouldn't ignore it completely but I wouldn't put too much focus on it either. My goal is to have good metrics across the board, so I look at page rank, Alexa, mozRank, domain authority, page authority, feedburner stats, pageviews, siteviews. You'll have ups and downs across the board.

For useful metrics I would agree; however, Alexa doesn't even pretend to be a meaningful metric anymore. It used to be relatively widely used in the industry (as in, BIG sites such as CNN, etc would use it). Now, nobody does. It was abandoned for a reason.

Wayne on Alexa ranking increasing while traffic increases

Thu, 09 Aug 2012 22:00:34 +0000

I'm on a team as well - another reason I was surprised that it has been increasing. However, in the last two days, the number has started to decline again. Let's hope it stays that way.

I completely agree MoneyBeagle - it is important to look at all of your ratings across the board. Just like investing, you never want to make decisions based on one technical analysis. You have to combine many to arrive at the best possible decision.

TightFistedMiser on Alexa ranking increasing while traffic increases

Thu, 09 Aug 2012 14:33:10 +0000

My Alexa has been increasing even though I'm on a Yakezie team. I know they've been visiting since most of them leave comments. I suppose it would have increased even more if I weren't on a team. My overall traffic is down and I haven't been posting very much the last couple of months so it isn't too surprising that my Alexa ranking has increased. It isn't my main concern, but I'd still like to see it go back below 200,000. That is a requirement to stay in Yakezie, isn't it?

MoneyBeagle on Alexa ranking increasing while traffic increases

Thu, 09 Aug 2012 07:48:00 +0000

KyleAAA said:

Conclusion? Ignore Alexa completely. It means nothing. It's a horrible, meaningless metric.

I wouldn't ignore it completely but I wouldn't put too much focus on it either. My goal is to have good metrics across the board, so I look at page rank, Alexa, mozRank, domain authority, page authority, feedburner stats, pageviews, siteviews. You'll have ups and downs across the board.

OneCentAtatime on Alexa ranking increasing while traffic increases

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 20:03:37 +0000

The question is like even with 8 - 10 times the population why China and India are poorer than America?

Lance at Money Life and More on Alexa ranking increasing while traffic increases

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 18:18:26 +0000

Alexa rank is really about networking with Yakezie bloggers I feel. We all have the tool bar installed so the more of us that go to your blog the lower your rank will go!

KyleAAA on Alexa ranking increasing while traffic increases

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 12:21:25 +0000

Alexa ranking has almost no relationship with traffic. To put things in perspective, my main site averages over 2000 visitors per day and my current Alexa ranking is 293,000. It was over 350,000 a few months ago (even though my traffic has gone down a bit since). Your Alexa ranking is still better than mine even though I have 20-25 times the traffic you do. Go figure.

Conclusion? Ignore Alexa completely. It means nothing. It's a horrible, meaningless metric.

Jake@iHeartBudgets.net on Alexa ranking increasing while traffic increases

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:15:41 +0000

My ranking is hovering at 245,000, though traffic has increased a bit. You've got a few months to hit the 200,000 mark, so I wouldn't worry about it. Just write more epicly awesome content, and the ranking will follow. Always does :)

Wayne on Alexa ranking increasing while traffic increases

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 09:55:38 +0000

Thanks everybody for your input. Since nobody reported any kind of Alexa conflicts, I can rule that out.

As you all have said, the toolbar is only used by a minority so the results may not reflect the increase in general traffic that I'm receiving. The disparity has definitely caused me to put a lot less focus on the rating. However, I can see why it's a good metric to use when determining someone's acceptance into Yakezie - more forum/member interaction usually results in a lower Alexa rating.

Frugal Portland on Alexa ranking increasing while traffic increases

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 08:39:39 +0000

I've noticed it too, recently, and I think it might just be settling. I wouldn't worry about it, though -- it'll drop! The toolbar is really spammy so focus on any other metric, and it'll fall into place.

seedebtrun on Alexa ranking increasing while traffic increases

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 07:19:42 +0000

Outside of the bloggers and internet marketers.. I don't think a whole ton of folks have the Alexa toolbar installed.

If you want your Alexa to drop.. Being active here in the forums and commenting your fellow bloggers is your best bet.

Of course, if you are getting more traffic from search and other methods, that is really not a bad problem to have. We know that those users are far more likely to click on advertisements and such.. (but less likely to comment)..

AverageJoe on Alexa ranking increasing while traffic increases

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 20:32:11 +0000

Eric nailed it (as usual). Comparing your Alexa to your overall traffic will drive you insane.

The Single Saver on Alexa ranking increasing while traffic increases

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:00:24 +0000

This used to bother me too, but now it thrills me. My visits have been soaring, but my Alexa is also at an all time high. What this means is that although not many Yakezie members have been visiting the site (I have not been active lately) I have been getting new visitors and a fresh audience is always a good thing. And if you want to help your Alexa numbers, just keep being active here and that will help.

Eric J. Nisall on Alexa ranking increasing while traffic increases

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 13:47:37 +0000

Drew--It will take steady, qualified traffic to start seeing any improvement. Remember, your site's traffic is being ranked against other sites' traffic, so if you don't have significantly more qualified vies than those ranked above you, then you won't move up. It's one of the reasons I don't look at that number with such importance--most people don't have the toolbar installed and it's only a small snapshot of what the site is really getting in terms of views.

Objective Wealth on Alexa ranking increasing while traffic increases

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:45:54 +0000

I've had a very similar experience JW. The past couple of months I've confidently gone from 8,000,000(!) down to 210,000 a few weeks ago, then it's slowly been creeping backwards to around 230,000. A bit frustrating but I figured it's just an inevitable bump (bit like the stock market eh?) rather than a linear progression. Am still wondering if and when I'm going to reach that exalted sub-200k...maybe any Yakezie members who haven't checked me out yet might like to assist? Thanks guys.