Category Archives: Traffic Statistics

What are the alternatives to Alexa ranking data for your website?

There are a number of alternatives to Alexa ranking data. Some of the most popular alternatives include: These are just a few of the many alternatives to Alexa ranking data. When choosing an alternative, it is important to consider your … Continue reading →

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Are Alexa rankings for your website no more?

Posted on September 16, 2023 by admin

Yes, Alexa rankings are no more. Amazon shut down Alexa.com, the website that provided Alexa rankings, on May 1, 2022. The reason for the shutdown was not publicly disclosed, but it is thought to be due to a lack of … Continue reading →

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Does Google penalize blogs with posts written by AI?

I just started my website and want to use the blog section to drive some traffic to my website. Does Google care if I use AI to write the posts? Will using AI hurt my search engine rankings? Google does … Continue reading →

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Leveraging Google Search Console Insights to Boost Website Traffic and Rankings

When it comes to optimizing your website for search engines, understanding your audience and their behavior is key. Google Search Console Insights is a powerful tool that provides valuable data and insights to help you enhance your website’s performance. Let’s … Continue reading →

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Alexa site ranking data not free anymore?

If you like to check out your website ranking against the other websites in the world, you might be checking Alexa periodically, perhaps more for fun than accuracy.  So you go to alexa.com recently and rather than getting a field … Continue reading →

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Using Negative Keywords when Advertising with Google AdWords

One of the major online advertising methods is using Google AdWords.  You get to design your own text/photo ad for display on Google search engine results and/or websites  opting to display Google’s ads using AdSense, and pay for each click … Continue reading →

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Google To Favor “Mobile Friendly” Websites In Search Starting Tuesday

Posted on April 19, 2015 by admin

Is your website mobile friendly?  If your website is not by this Tuesday you could be dramatically losing traffic to your website from smartphone users!  This coming Tuesday Google plans on rolling out their new revised formula in calculating who gets … Continue reading →

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Where should you place the Google Analytics code?

If you want to use Google Analytics to track your website traffic, hopefully you are using a good website builder that lets you do this easily in seconds, or you have coded your website with “php includes” – because you … Continue reading →

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Google Analytics vs Awstats – which is better, more accurate, useful?

It can be very useful to check your website traffic statistics as you are working on growing your website popularity and reach.  You want to increase your website visitors and want to know which pages are getting the most attention, … Continue reading →

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