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Benedict Arnold

Do you ever look at the "Alexa" ratings for websites? I see that this one is doing pretty well for it's size.

Answermug is doing well but I looked at blurtit.com and look how it's dropped!

Posted - February 24, 2017
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  • Glis has it figured out! It can be confusing but I'm used to using it all the time. Sorry.
      February 24, 2017 8:30 AM MST
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  • 17261
    Hey! Only grumpy at you in most playful ways. Men. Pfft. ;-)
      February 24, 2017 8:35 AM MST
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  • I think she's reading it as if it where the search and hit percentage graph and not the ranking graph.  
      February 24, 2017 8:20 AM MST
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  • Oh..  That's the ranking graph.  They have different graphs for different data on Alexa.  That graph is showing how Answermugs ranking fluctuates. 
     So if your site is 1million that means your site has 999,999 more active sites ahead of you.
      February 24, 2017 8:18 AM MST
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  • There you go! Thank you Glis!
      February 24, 2017 8:22 AM MST
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  • 17261
    Finally. Thank you. What made it so difficult to explain? Men. Just complicating stuff to make themselves look like we can't live without them. Pfft. ;-)
      February 24, 2017 8:30 AM MST
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  •   February 24, 2017 8:37 AM MST
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  • 17261
    Lol. Love the face expression, but a girl got to do what a girl got to do...

      February 24, 2017 8:41 AM MST
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  • LOL!
      February 24, 2017 8:46 AM MST
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  • 17261
    Such a nasty website you showed me. Oomph. ;-)
      February 24, 2017 8:47 AM MST
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  • I would never........
      February 24, 2017 8:48 AM MST
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  • 17261
    Too late! Told you the words they were yelling at me... bouncing rate! Oomph.
      February 24, 2017 8:55 AM MST
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  • http://37.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyq1p0Ayz31qfy2kdo1_250.gif
      February 24, 2017 9:09 AM MST
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  • No that's backwards on the ranking scale and graph.  Lower number is better than high.  that's why she is confused.
    On the search and hits graphs the higher the number the better.
      February 24, 2017 8:23 AM MST
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  • There ya go!
      February 24, 2017 8:26 AM MST
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  • That's actually a pretty good performance  graphing for a small site over the time frame.
      February 24, 2017 7:49 AM MST
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  • Yes it is when you consider blurtit is a world wide site that has been around 11 years and is on the steady decline. Answermug is doing fine for a smaller site. JA should be proud.
      February 24, 2017 7:53 AM MST
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  • That and the valley vs. the peak is good.
      February 24, 2017 8:00 AM MST
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  • Yep! 
      February 24, 2017 8:01 AM MST
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  • What was the Alexa Rank?  Just curious.
      February 24, 2017 8:02 AM MST
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  • Global Rank 




    Global rank icon 669,167 156,720

    Rank in United States 




    United States Flag 508,175  
      February 24, 2017 8:10 AM MST
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  • "Nope ... but thanks for the heads-up."
      February 24, 2017 9:20 AM MST
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  • I did not know of ALexa.com, Rooster...
    Interesting, thank you!

      February 24, 2017 9:47 AM MST
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  • 7939
    I've posted that here in the past- mostly to demonstrate what happened to Answerbag and Experience Project when people ask about why they closed. I don't think Alexa data is really accurate, though. It can give you a general indication of the popularity of a site and whether they're on an upward or downward swing... like on ours, you can see us rise when AB and EP closed. We'll probably see another hike on the graph now that a lot of people from Blurtit are here as well. I know I can see it in the stats that I monitor. I think we saw somewhere between a 5-10% hike in traffic. But, when you get into the specifics, it's off. For the longest time, Alexa said most of our traffic came from Greece and listed the Greek ranking... umm... no. I don't think we've ever even had a member from Greece and it surely wasn't represented anywhere else I tracked. The average visit length and bounce rate are way off as well. When we were smaller, Google analytics had us at about one hour for an average visit, but Alexa said it was only 20 minutes or something.

    I am a statistics geek, but only to the point where I use it to satisfy my curiosity about why things are happening a certain way. I don't think the measure of the site is in the stats. I mean, when we did have a small group, and I knew that one-hour visit length was accurate, that was really special to me. That told me that the people who were here had made aM a part of their lives. Can you really get more impactful than that? It's lower now, but that's only because we have more traffic and not everyone has an hour to spend. It's nice that we've climbed in popularity, and I sincerely appreciate your compliments, but to me, the measure of the success of the site is what the people who are here feel. If we do right by the members who are here, and they feel good coming here, none of the stats matter. It is cool to watch though. :)
      February 24, 2017 12:03 PM MST
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