Tpg's Alexa ranking

I went through the list of TGP sites at Gay Empire and only selected their top rated sites (the sites labeled "clean"). I then took that list and checked their ranking in Alexa. (As you know, the lower the number in Alexa, the more popular the site.)

I was surprised that so many of these "good" tgp sites ranked so poorly in Alexa. Here's my questions:

-Is Alexa a viable gage of popularity?
-If my site is way more popular than the tgp site, am I wasting my time submitting to them?

Here are the list of "good" tgp's (as per Gay Empire) and their Alexa rank. Any thoughts?

http://welovecock.com - 19,568
http://www.onlygayporn.com - 1,586,000
http://www.naked-man.com - 930,000
http://www.mantgp.com - 4,666.000
http://www.kinkyboys.com - 531,540
http://www.jesuslovesgayporn.com - 2,456,148
http://www.hungrycock.com - 115,425
http://www.gayxxxpictures.com - 5.067,874
http://www.gayroundabout.com - 285,138
http://www.gaypixpost.com = 160,383
http://bestgaypictures.com - 681,000
http://www.bestgaytgp.com - 168,094
http://www.bestmenpics.com - no data
http://www.cocksickle.com - 79,719
http://cumbuddies.com - 2,810,000
http://www.findgaypix.com - 216,457
http://www.freshgay.com - 2,276,373
http://gaybusters.com - 100,854
http://www.cumsoda.com - 1,700,000
http://www.twinkgallerypost.com - 446,000
http://www.onlymales.com - 264,000

Mark

I have never given any currency to Alexa at all. All that is telling you what sites people with the Alexa toolbar are visiting, which is a poor sampling method.

I don't know if this would really apply much to the TGP world, but I just hack around Google to see what is prominent. If it is prominent there, then I'm sure people are visiting it, and it's worth a look.

Steve

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Originally posted by desslock
Mark

I have never given any currency to Alexa at all. All that is telling you what sites people with the Alexa toolbar are visiting, which is a poor sampling method.

I don't know if this would really apply much to the TGP world, but I just hack around Google to see what is prominent. If it is prominent there, then I'm sure people are visiting it, and it's worth a look.

Steve

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Agreed.

Alexa rankings, at best are somewhat flaky.

I know for a fact we have sites listed that receive triple the levels of traffic that Alexa report and also on the flip side, we have sites listed that have up to 50% less traffic than Alexa reports.

The ONLY way to judge whether a TGP that you are submitting to is right for you is by how many sales it makes you :)

Regards,

Lee