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Compete Responds To Criticism

Dave Fleet

The cookie-centric metrics that web analytics companies provide are developed on simple counts of cookies for all of the web pages that are a tagged on a site or a set of sites; when a consumer visits a specific page on a site, that visit is counted by the web analytics platform. Both approaches have their strengths and limitations.

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5 Reasons Social Media Measurement is Making You Lie to Yourself

Convince & Convert

Everyone knows that data from Nielsen, Compete, Quantcast, Alexa and their ilk is only semi-accurate unless the site chooses to report actual numbers, so we’ve mostly accepted the fact that website traffic is a dull topic not worth our curiosity or bile.

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The New Writer’s Guide to Evaluating Websites for Guest Posting Opportunities

ProBlogger

For the lowest hanging fruit, register on popular sites like MyBlogGuest and BloggerLinkup that offer members a platform to announce niche-specific guest posting opportunities and to solicit proposals. Try Compete, Quantcast and Alexa, but be aware that none offer completely accurate data. Check competitive data sources.

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The Ultimate Guide to Professional Product Review Pitches

ProBlogger

If you host your blog on a blogging platform subdomain, you can’t expect to review expensive products or offer lavish giveaways. If you claim your site gets 50,000 unique visitors a month and I go on Compete or Quantcast and see that your data is unavailable, we have a problem. Use your own domain.

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Weekend Project: Research Your Existing Audience

ProBlogger

It’s one of the best engagement platforms on the web. Analyze Quantcast. Follow up with people after the webinar (email them) and ask for their feedback. Try it out. You’ll learn a ton. As you know, Facebook is a great place to interact with your audience. The stuff you’re searching for. The insights that will skyrocket your success.

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Data Mining: The Ultimate Guide to Niche Analysis

Viper Chill

Quantcast Visitor Demographics. Below is Quantcast’s estimation as to which sites people visit after Reddit. The results page also shows you traffic stats over time and, like Quantcast, displays ‘similar’ websites. What Does Quantcast Say about the Audience. Alexa Site Information. 39% are 18-34.

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20+ Cool Social Media and Web Tools

Webbiquity SMM

historical and real-time data, sentiment analysis, platform filtering) and ease of use with a more attractive monthly price than many well-known competitors. Metrics include traffic stats from Alexa, Compete and Quantcast; backlinks and results by search engine; backlinks and mentions on the major social news sites and more.

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