[Linda Buquet]

Hi Starfire,

I deleted the long list of URLs you posted because most of those are affiliate sites and affiliates do not like the public and other affiliates to see their sites.
(Too much site copying and idea stealing.)

Anyone can go to the site you pulled the info from if they want to find out but I don't want affiliate URLS posted here on 5 Star. I try to protect the info affiliates want kept private.

Alexa results are skewed for many reasons based on how many people of a market segment are using the Alexa toolbar. Average Joe consumer that's going to a site to shop is less likely to have the toolbar installed.

Example: Heres what Alexa says about 5 Star.

Where people go on 5staraffiliateprograms.com?
* affiliate-marketing-forums.5staraffiliateprograms.com - 68%
* affiliate-blogs.5staraffiliateprograms.com - 16%
* 5staraffiliateprograms.com - 14%
* affiliate-directory.5staraffiliateprograms.com - 2%

THose numbers are very backward from my actual traffic stats. My blog gets the most traffic by far, then my main site, and then the forum.

So what that says to me is that more people that visit the forum have the Alexa toolbar installed. Considering the fact that Larwee and I are here tons of times every day checking the forum and both have Alexa, the 2 of us are probably a large percentage of the forum number.

So anyway Alexa can be used as a guide for how much traffic sites get but the info is often skewed.