Here are the June rankings for Canada’s Top 25 Political Blogs. The explainer for this list is here. If I left out any blogs you think should have been included, please let me know in the comments.
Thanks to all the blogs that linked here in the last month – including most of the ones on this list, as well as LittleGreenFootballs, HotAir.com, and MichelleMalkin.com. If you get some time, try and check out – StageLeft – where they are looking for Canada’s most trusted bloggers. Left, right, and Green (those are some of my suggestions).
FYI: the picture at the top is from the surface of Mars, it was taken early last week.
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Rank | Site Name | Google Page Rank | Alexa Rank | Previous Rank
- SteynonLine.com | Google PR6 | Alexa 93,039 | May 1
- MatthewGood.com | Google PR6 | Alexa 117,598 | May 2
- SmallDeadAnimals | Google PR5 | Alexa 205,093 | May 4
- EzraLevant.com | Google PR5 | Alexa 244,431 | May 5
- FiveFeetofFury | Google PR5 | Alexa 247,772 | May 9
- AbandonedStuff | Google PR5 | Alexa 341,894 | May 7
- GarthTurnerUnedited | Google PR5 | Alexa 358,665 | May 8
- CanadianCynic | Google PR5 | Alexa 436,421 | May 10
- SteveJanke.com | Google PR5 | Alexa 459,912 | May 11
- ColbyCosh | Google PR6 | Alexa 583,998* | new
- DustmyBroom | Google PR5 | Alexa 617,773 | May 16
- Genxat40 | Google PR5 | Alexa 632,967 | May 6
- Daimnation | Google PR6 | Alexa 657,258* | May 3
- Steynian | Google PR5 | Alexa 789,632 | new
- ViveleCanada | Google PR5 | Alexa 796,639 | May 21
- JayCurrie | Google PR5 | Alexa 809,983 | May 18
- DavidAkinontheHill | Google PR5 | Alexa 837,987 | May 12
- CalgaryGrit | Google PR5 | Alexa 844,295 | April 12
- BowJamesBow | Google PR5 | Alexa 919,765 | May 14
- RightGirl | Google PR5 | Alexa 951,219 | new
- AprilReign | Google PR4 | Alexa 433,374 | May 25
- ActionDinosaur | Google PR4 | Alexa 473,842 | May 24
- GhostofaFlea | Google PR4 | Alexa 560,496 | new
- WarrenKinsella | Google PR4 | Alexa 634,848 | May 22
- Dawg’sBlog | Google PR4 | Alexa 723,109 | May 28
Daimnation and Colby Cosh were being ranked disproportionately high. No offence to them – I actually read both. But I’ve adjusted their rankings somewhat to reflect their actual position.
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Doesn’t look like I’ll be topping Mr. Good any time soon. Maybe I’ll have to release a few hit CDs to catch up ;-)
I find it interesting that according to James Bow’s sitemeter stats (http://www.sitemeter.com/?a=stats&s=s14jamesbow) his recent average is 293 visits/482 page views. I have a lot more than that. What gives?
Blogs that should have been added
no-libs.com
mitchieville.blogspot.com
RT your Alexa rank is over a million, what gives, is that not everyone uses sitemeter but Alexa uses everyone. Though your google rank is there.
Nice to be back on.
Suggesting Glavin’s joint as a leftwing “trusted” site is a bit much. “Trusted,” no doubt, by his friends and allies on the Right, but a leftist he is not. You may as well record my place as a rightwing site. Yup, I’m a maverick rightwinger. That’ll fly. Not.
I base the stats on the previous week’s ranking. And drop any blog ranked over 1,000,000. That means that no-libs didn’t make the cut. Mitchieville didn’t load. I went to the site like 10 times and it never opened.
RedTory – sitemeter sucks. All web stats kind of suck actually. Alexa is no better and no worse than sitemeter, or webstats. That’s why I balance it with the page rank. But try google analytics, closest thing to accurate. I did check your site, it kicked Cherniak’s ass if that’s any consolation.
Dr Dawg: Such unseemly jealously, esp. as your site is ranked and Mr Glavin’s is not.
Mark
Ottawa
Thanks for the info. I don’t get too hung up on stats, but seeing as most of us do this for nothing in our “spare” time, traffic does provide some gratification. I know there are ways to optimize the number of hits received that will improve the Alexa ranking, I just haven’t been bothered to implement them. Also, I should deploy Google Analytics. I use it sites for clients, but haven’t gotten around to it on my blog.
“All web stats kind of suck actually.”
Thats why I got rid of google analytics, I’d watch hits coming in and months after loading it it said I had 4.
:)
I looked at my alexa and it claims of late I have had no traffic from the United States LOL.
RJ I never knew about the 1,000,000 rule.
M.A.D.: The 1,000,000 thing is in one of the explainers or the previous months. I refine this thing nearly every time. The cut off for PR6 sites is 500,000 [that's starting this month] and for PR 5 and 4 sites, it’s 1,000,000. If a ‘6′ site is ranked between 500,000 and a million, I split the difference and chuck it in with the ‘5’s. I do it this way to get it closer and closer to reflecting something close to reality.
When I put the list together I check every site that has ever been on the list, any that have been suggested – and depending on how busy I am, I’ll either work through a short-list I have on an Excel sheet, or I’ll plow through the partisan blog rolls.
I also always remove my blog from the rankings – it seems kind of a d*ck move to make a list of the 10 best anything and put yourself on that list (accurate though it may be). If I had put myself on the list, then self-described “Pompous Ass”, Warren Kinsella, would be at 25th place.
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How does one get noted on this very interesting site?
I have been blogging since Sept. 2006. My blog is http://neilmckenty.wordpress.com
I ordinarily deal with current events but two strong themes have emerged: politics and religion.
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