Alexa Changed Its Ranking Algorithm
Apr 16 by Marcus Hochstadt | Posted in Pickups
While I was eagerly checking and waiting for my blog to break Alexa’s 50,000 mark (so I can celebrate this with you,) I found out Alexa changed its Ranking algorithm tonight…
http://www.alexa.com/site/company/announcement
My blog’s Alexa Rank now dropped from 51,059 down to 174,666!
However, this will NOT hold me back from doing a party contest with you! I invited the Who’s Who of Entercard and some of my friends, and they are eagerly waiting to party with each other. Heck, they contributed grant prizes worth $6,000+ and more than 50,000ec! So…
Watch out for my announcement post! I’ll just have to reword a good deal to make it fit the current situation… ;-)
—Marcus Hochstadt
Tags: alexa ranking, new alexa algorithm
23 Responses for "Alexa Changed Its Ranking Algorithm"
LeisaWatkins (8 comments)
April 16th, 2008 at 9:37 pm
1I was a little shocked when I checked my this evening and a little sad until I saw your post. I’m happy to know that it was an algorithm change and that I haven’t all of the sudden lost some readership. So thanks for the info.
Layne | Reward Rebel (4 comments)
April 16th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
2Yep, I reckon there are quite a few people checking their rank this evening, who’ll be sitting there with their jaw on the deck - I’m one of them!
Today I anticipated my site’s rank reaching 65,000 and somehow I can’t get as excited about 204,726. :-(
On the other hand, Marcus, I don’t think you’ll need to work too hard on the re-wording - any excuse for a party! :-)
RR
Tim (7 comments)
April 16th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
3This can’t have come at a worse time. Just finished a complete blog overhaul >< I went from 53,777 to 199,908!
Pat King (8 comments)
April 16th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
4Thanks Marcus! I saw mine earlier and thought that my page would refresh from the previous site. I was patiently awaiting breaking the top 100 when…..WOW, back to the 200’s….yikes!
Marcus Hochstadt (147 comments)
April 16th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
5Yeah, I assume we all dropped down quite a bit.
Now, while I was checking a couple pops of our industry, they ALL lost a good deal, too! So now I’m wondering who “won,” who climbed up the rankings? :-)
Mike (9 comments)
April 16th, 2008 at 10:17 pm
6Marcus,
It looks to me like they purposefully lowered the rankings of all internet marketers & business bloggers.
It will come back and bite them.
-Mike-
Deimos Tel`Arin (25 comments)
April 16th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
7Well, I am not amused.
My 3-months average ranking was 37k-ish, now 166k-ish with 11 April 2008’s daily ranking at 1.8m-ish, the 1-week and 1-month ain’t pretty either.
Time to work out a different strategy to draw in traffic.
Marty (8 comments)
April 16th, 2008 at 10:53 pm
8It stinks! My blog is fairly new but I was making quick and steady progress. This change just motivates me more. Upward and onward. I’m also looking forward to “the party.”
iris (7 comments)
April 17th, 2008 at 2:15 am
9This will be the next Google, After the spanking bloggers are not happy and now PR is like nothing at all (Sort of). Now Alexa hmmmp! let see what happen because i don’t think everyone is happy.
indocontest (3 comments)
April 17th, 2008 at 3:43 am
10i think it lucky for me. :P
my alexa ranks jump from 217K to 168K today.
so maybe im the one who happy here. LoL
Tristan Bull (2 comments)
April 17th, 2008 at 4:41 am
11It’s crazy these damn algorithm changes. I mean I don’t really see the overall point in making it more difficult for everyone. It’s so discouraging especially seeing BIG drops.
But oh well, time to just get more determined :)
Cheers,
Tristan
Australia
Mirjam (16 comments)
April 17th, 2008 at 4:41 am
12I´m sure you will get to the 50.000 soon so let´s start party!
Margaret (2 comments)
April 17th, 2008 at 9:02 am
13I saw mine go from 104k to 222k, so not as bad as some and not as good as others.
I was feeling pretty cocky, too as I’ve worked darned hard to get my score to that level. It’s a bit of an ego crusher to have this happen.
Maybe something nice will happen this weekend — like I’ll get PR finally (bwahhhaahhhaaahhaaahaaa!)
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Marie (3 comments)
April 17th, 2008 at 10:02 am
14It was a bit of a surprise. I still don’t fully understand Alexa’s vague explanation that lots of their user’s wanted their algorithm changed. From what I can see, a lot of users are not very happy one bit at all!
Canucklehead (7 comments)
April 17th, 2008 at 11:22 am
15Sorry to hear you got burned - but, let the show go on!
I checked last night and I seem to have been unaffected - maybe I’ll have to go take another look. All the best and see you at the party!
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Alan (1 comments)
April 17th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
17I was at 102,xxx and looking forward to breaking into 5 digits and I shot back up to 160,xxx this time. feh
Marcus Hochstadt (147 comments)
April 17th, 2008 at 5:58 pm
18Friends, all I can say is this…
Let’s have a Party Contest! :-)
http://www.hochstadt.com/its-the-hochstadtcom-party-contest
It’s the best way to get over it, isn’t it? ;-)
~Marcus
Andy (1 comments)
April 18th, 2008 at 7:27 pm
19Aww thats un lucky for your rank to drop that much well anyways hope that the party goes well.
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April 30th, 2008 at 1:23 am
23i owned a tech blog.. i was anticipating that i am gearing towards 45000 ranking.. however sad to see i am ranked 340000 all of a sudden, and yet my mate who ran a political blog has his ranking up to 23000, which im pretty sure i have more traffic than him. Someone tell me, if alexa ranking is skewed now?
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