Comments on: LDS.org Ranks Highest of All Religious Organization Sites http://ldsmediatalk.com/2008/10/22/ldsorg-ranks-highest-of-all-religious-organization-sites/ Sharing technology ideas for LDS parents and youth Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:07:01 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mormon Conversations » Mormon website ranks above all other religions http://ldsmediatalk.com/2008/10/22/ldsorg-ranks-highest-of-all-religious-organization-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-33585 Mormon Conversations » Mormon website ranks above all other religions Sat, 09 May 2009 07:35:10 +0000 http://ldsmediatalk.com/?p=798#comment-33585 [...] an article on LDSMediaTalk.com (here), which points out that LDS.org ranks the highest of all religions organization’s websites.  [...] [...] an article on LDSMediaTalk.com (here), which points out that LDS.org ranks the highest of all religions organization’s websites.  [...]

]]> By: ama http://ldsmediatalk.com/2008/10/22/ldsorg-ranks-highest-of-all-religious-organization-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-30270 ama Sat, 04 Apr 2009 16:48:51 +0000 http://ldsmediatalk.com/?p=798#comment-30270 I found this very interesting. I know personally I use LDS.org to look up talks, etc. and I think a lot of other LDS members do too. This site is probably used a lot due to the many LDS members that use it. I found this very interesting. I know personally I use LDS.org to look up talks, etc. and I think a lot of other LDS members do too. This site is probably used a lot due to the many LDS members that use it.

]]> By: David http://ldsmediatalk.com/2008/10/22/ldsorg-ranks-highest-of-all-religious-organization-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-20995 David Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:05:31 +0000 http://ldsmediatalk.com/?p=798#comment-20995 It would be interesting to do the same tests with quantcast.com. That website seems to do a better job capturing traffic than alexa. It would be interesting to do the same tests with quantcast.com. That website seems to do a better job capturing traffic than alexa.

]]> By: the JoshMeister http://ldsmediatalk.com/2008/10/22/ldsorg-ranks-highest-of-all-religious-organization-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-20952 the JoshMeister Mon, 27 Oct 2008 07:41:07 +0000 http://ldsmediatalk.com/?p=798#comment-20952 Another church with a decent Alexa ranking (higher than that of the Southern Baptist Convention) is The Christian and Missionary Alliance, which was founded in 1884 and currently has about half a million members in the United States. Its Web site, cmalliance.org, currently has an Alexa ranking of 267,175 as of the time I'm posting this. http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/cmalliance.org I'm aware of this church only because I have an uncle who is a C&MA pastor. Another church with a decent Alexa ranking (higher than that of the Southern Baptist Convention) is The Christian and Missionary Alliance, which was founded in 1884 and currently has about half a million members in the United States. Its Web site, cmalliance.org, currently has an Alexa ranking of 267,175 as of the time I’m posting this.

http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/cmalliance.org

I’m aware of this church only because I have an uncle who is a C&MA pastor.

]]> By: ldsWebguy http://ldsmediatalk.com/2008/10/22/ldsorg-ranks-highest-of-all-religious-organization-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-20816 ldsWebguy Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:07:27 +0000 http://ldsmediatalk.com/?p=798#comment-20816 Dear Chino, LDS.org isn't seeing any increase in traffic due to Proposition 8 and we don't expect any decrease after Nov 4. Visitors to our sites looking for this kind of information represent such a small fraction of the total visitors that we don't see spikes in traffic when there are political or social issues in the news. You're right that Alexa has its problems. Note the comment above about Hitwise, which measured traffic and showed that LDS.org was second only to BeliefNet. The traffic patterns on LDS.org that have produced these rankings have been in place for several years. Dear Chino,

LDS.org isn’t seeing any increase in traffic due to Proposition 8 and we don’t expect any decrease after Nov 4. Visitors to our sites looking for this kind of information represent such a small fraction of the total visitors that we don’t see spikes in traffic when there are political or social issues in the news.

You’re right that Alexa has its problems. Note the comment above about Hitwise, which measured traffic and showed that LDS.org was second only to BeliefNet.

The traffic patterns on LDS.org that have produced these rankings have been in place for several years.

]]> By: Chino Blanco http://ldsmediatalk.com/2008/10/22/ldsorg-ranks-highest-of-all-religious-organization-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-20779 Chino Blanco Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:11:57 +0000 http://ldsmediatalk.com/?p=798#comment-20779 Alexa is worthless. That said, I would certainly expect LDS.org to sit near or at the top of these sorts of rankings whilst this whole Prop 8 business is ongoing. After Nov. 4th? Not so much. Alexa is worthless.

That said, I would certainly expect LDS.org to sit near or at the top of these sorts of rankings whilst this whole Prop 8 business is ongoing.

After Nov. 4th? Not so much.

]]> By: Melissa http://ldsmediatalk.com/2008/10/22/ldsorg-ranks-highest-of-all-religious-organization-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-20662 Melissa Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:59:06 +0000 http://ldsmediatalk.com/?p=798#comment-20662 In 2006, a web analytic group called Hitwise (who at the time was the only business to have metrics on religious websites) showed lds.org ranked 2nd in a list of top religious websites. Here was the original list: 1. Beliefnet 2. LDS.org 3. Bible Gateway 4. Crosswalk.com 5. American Family Association Of that list, only one site has a higher Alexa ranking than the Church, and that is Bible Gateway. Bible Gateway is not associated with a specific religion, and is more of a resource to look up bible passages in various translations and versions. In 2006, a web analytic group called Hitwise (who at the time was the only business to have metrics on religious websites) showed lds.org ranked 2nd in a list of top religious websites. Here was the original list:
1. Beliefnet
2. LDS.org
3. Bible Gateway
4. Crosswalk.com
5. American Family Association

Of that list, only one site has a higher Alexa ranking than the Church, and that is Bible Gateway. Bible Gateway is not associated with a specific religion, and is more of a resource to look up bible passages in various translations and versions.

]]> By: J. Rowan http://ldsmediatalk.com/2008/10/22/ldsorg-ranks-highest-of-all-religious-organization-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-20637 J. Rowan Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:27:36 +0000 http://ldsmediatalk.com/?p=798#comment-20637 Agree with J. Stapley's analysis. The LDS Church is the largest exclusively top-down religious organization on earth. In other religious denominations things are not so centralized; initiatives start more often at the local or regional level. Not so in our lovely Deseret. Agree with J. Stapley’s analysis. The LDS Church is the largest exclusively top-down religious organization on earth. In other religious denominations things are not so centralized; initiatives start more often at the local or regional level. Not so in our lovely Deseret.

]]> By: J. Stapley http://ldsmediatalk.com/2008/10/22/ldsorg-ranks-highest-of-all-religious-organization-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-20609 J. Stapley Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:37:25 +0000 http://ldsmediatalk.com/?p=798#comment-20609 I would imagine that it has to do with the centralized nature of the Church and it bureaucracy. All official periodicals, lesson materials, instruction, etc. are only found at the official Church website. Other religions are much more decentralized. I would imagine that if there were only one Southern Baptist Sunday School curriculum, youth ministry resource, and policy guide, their website would likely rank much higher. I would imagine that it has to do with the centralized nature of the Church and it bureaucracy. All official periodicals, lesson materials, instruction, etc. are only found at the official Church website. Other religions are much more decentralized. I would imagine that if there were only one Southern Baptist Sunday School curriculum, youth ministry resource, and policy guide, their website would likely rank much higher.

]]> By: C Jones http://ldsmediatalk.com/2008/10/22/ldsorg-ranks-highest-of-all-religious-organization-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-20608 C Jones Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:33:11 +0000 http://ldsmediatalk.com/?p=798#comment-20608 I think the website use of members themselves has a lot to do with it. I use it almost daily-- to prepare primary lessons, to watch a conference talk, to find a talk on some topic or other, to check out temple operating hours. It is designed to be useful to the members, and I think most members with internet access us it frequently. My parents who are probably a little less internet savvy than most still use LDS.org often. I think the website use of members themselves has a lot to do with it. I use it almost daily– to prepare primary lessons, to watch a conference talk, to find a talk on some topic or other, to check out temple operating hours. It is designed to be useful to the members, and I think most members with internet access us it frequently. My parents who are probably a little less internet savvy than most still use LDS.org often.

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