Alexa Sites Linking In

Question

I have read that Alexa updates its "Sites Linking In" only once per month (although ranking is updated daily, as I monitor it daily).

Are there any webmasters here who track "Sites Linking In" and know how often it is updated by Alexa?

Answer 1

I use Alexa for two of my websites. I have observed that Alexa Traffic Rank is updated on a daily basis, just as you described. That is consistent with the Alexa Traffic detail page.

Regarding "Sites Linking In", I have not observed the number changing very often. Alexa FAQ says that it is only updated once per month:

We update the number of sites linking in only once per month for all sites.

The only way to get daily updates of sites linking is if you pay for an extra Alexa service:

The links-in count for sites with an Enhanced Site Listing is updated daily instead of monthly.

All three of the fee-based Alexa plans include Enhanced Site Listing functionality, with daily updates.

Answer 2

Altho they are updating once a month But i found them very inaccurate. I have way more sites linking in, and it still in growing but alexa has lower than 20 links...