Onward and DOWNward? My Ranking Is . . . (Biblioblog Top 50: September 2009)
The rankings are up. I dipped from being at 19 (though they say 20, I am fairly certain I was at 19 last month) to 46. A big drop! As I commented there, this may be the first month I will truly express serious doubt at the Alexa ratings. The last few days have been successful in matters of blog traffic; it confuses me then that my ranking went quickly from being in the 700,000′s to the 900,000′s. Very odd. But, in the end, I am not going to gripe. This is all in fun. I’m just registering my puzzlement.
Here’s to October! Onward . . . . AND UPWARD!!
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Shalom!
Depending on how regular Alexa does updates, it may not have picked up the last few days. We while think over the long run, it is actually a fairly good system, the odd month tends to be contrary to expectations.
We included Ferrell Jenkins as a late addition last month, and you went down one place as a result. That is why you went from 19 to 20.
September 30, 2009 at 10:29 pm
I guess what I find puzzling is that there is now a note that I have never noticed before–and I first noticed it about 3 weeks ago–on the alexa site that says stats are updated every 5 minutes. I’m not convinced. My numbers are still the same as they were 3 days ago.
I am also curious what you mean by “the odd month tends to be contrary to expectations.” Are you defining this as an “odd month”? I certainly am.
Thanks for the comment.
October 1, 2009 at 7:14 am
John: I think nearly every blog on my blogroll (with a few exceptions) took a tumble. Who knows…
October 1, 2009 at 7:56 am
John,
Consider articulating your methodology. See my blog for an illustration and the challenge.
October 1, 2009 at 10:37 pm