Compete.com Web Analytics Tool Limitations for Canadian Websites

Compete.com is a new Web Analytics tool that I really like which allows you to measure your competitors traffic. Until recently though, I was not aware of its limitations for Canadian websites. I think you will be as disappointed as I am to learn that compete.com is not capable of evaluating site’s traffic for multi-level domains, such as .bc.ca or qc.ca, which we are all familiar with in Canada. I have also been informed from a Company rep that the tool only tracks traffic from U.S. internet browser population, which is also a major drawback.

Therefore, if you try to assess a Canadian site’s traffic with most of the traffic naturally coming Canada, the results might be distorted. Apparently, they are aware of the issue of reporting on multi-level domains and they are working towards a solution. I am hoping they will include Canadian users population in the next version as well. Don’t you worry, I will keep you in the loop as soon as I hear more about it.

Here is an international example between HelloBC.com and BonjourQuebec.com, 2 similar sites in scope and purpose

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Compete.com allows you to compare your site’s traffic against your competitors. Get competitive metrics (ie. traffic) for every site on the web - powered by the largest pool of online consumer behavior data in the industry (but no Canadian). Compete.com considers themselves the best in the industry.

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1. I discovered Compete a couple of months ago and it is a really impressive tool, far better and wide ranging than Alexa. Another site that you can use is http://www.trafficestimate.com, at the end of the day the more information you can get the better!

   Posted by Rooms in Edinburgh on 03/21 at 11:04 AM