Does anyone use Alexa for Research?

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   anusha15posted 6 years ago

   Has anyone tried Alexa? For researching which websites are doing well, what percentage of site's traffic is organic? Which keywords are getting that traffic?

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      theraggededgeposted 6 years agoin reply to this

      No. What skill does it require?

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         anusha15posted 6 years agoin reply to this

         No special skills are required. All your general browsing knowledge. Alexa gives a lot of data for free, and there is a paid version too. There is the ranking of a website along with some statistics like, which keyword contributed the most to the traffic.
         I was wondering if people in HubPages community were already being benefitted and if I could get a tip or two

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            theraggededgeposted 6 years agoin reply to this

            Doesn't work in the UK
            
            Edit: LOLOL! I just realised you are referring to Alexa the website. I thought you meant Amazon Echo, which we also call 'Alexa'.
            
            You should have heard me asking 'her' questions

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               tritrainposted 6 years agoin reply to this

               Hahah!  "Alexa, tell me about Alexa..."

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                  theraggededgeposted 6 years agoin reply to this

                  Yep, and all I was getting was "Hmm... I don't know that one." Silly me
                  
                  I got all excited there for a minute too.

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               anusha15posted 6 years agoin reply to this

               
               Happens some times.

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      tritrainposted 6 years agoin reply to this

      Not since they were bought out by Amazon, so a while.  But it was easily gamed by people and wasn't all that accurate.  It was interesting to see certain sites dropping in viewership, always wanted to know why.

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   psycheskinnerposted 6 years ago

   There was a time when Alexa provided good data but it is based on users, and their users are now a small group with a heavy tech focus.  So i don't think their data represents the normal online population anymore.

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      anusha15posted 6 years agoin reply to this

      That was an interesting input. I wasn't aware. Thanks.

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   Marisa Wrightposted 6 years ago

   As Psycheskinner says, I've always understood that most of Alexa's data is based on its users, who are largely internet nerds.  That's not the audience I write for so it's not much use to me.

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