Jul 08 - Top 100 Personal Finance Blogs - Ranked By Traffic

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Updated on Aug 13, 2008: Welcome back to our rankings of personal finance (pf) blogs for July 2008 based on traffic data for June 2008. Heartiest congratulations to all bloggers who made it to the Top 100. This month, we've given a new twist to our rankings. Please allow us to explain.

Based on a site's traffic data via Sitemeter, Quantcast and Compete we generate it's corresponding ranks. For example, Get Rich Slowly (GRS) has the following ranks: (Sitemeter:1, Quantcast:1, Compete:1). Next, we calculated it's average rank score from the above three ranks, i.e. (1+1+1)/3 = 1. Based on this new average rank score we've ranked the site. The lower a site's average rank score is the higher will be its final traffic rank aka "FIRE Rank".

Note: If a site does not have a rank from either Sitemeter/Quantcast/Compete, then we've excluded it while calculating it's average rank score. For example if a site has the following ranks: (Sitemeter: -, Quantcast:4, Compete:2), then it's average rank score is (4+2)/2 = 3 and NOT (0+4+2)/3 = 2. This aids in maintaining integrity of the raw data.

In case, there is a tie between two or more sites with respect to their average rank scores, we've used their Google Page Ranks to resolve it. If the page ranks of two tied sites are same, we've ordered them alphabetically based on their names but have assigned them the same rank.

This new system of ranking has helped us to assign a single rank to a site instead of three ranks for each site. We hope you like it :). Your suggestions and feedback are always welcome.

As you may have noticed, there are some discrepancies in Quantcast and Compete's results . This may be due to the fact that many sites have not implemented requisite trackers and plugins (details are here). It makes sense to go through with the implementations to make this game an even playing field.

The following tables show traffic rankings of individual and group pf blogs respectively. The three columns to the right of each blog's name show their respective ranks based on monthly traffic data (Jun 2008) from their corresponding sources. The fourth column (from the blog's name) displays the average rank score while Google's page rank is shown in the fifth column.

Rankings	Methodology	Raw Traffic Data	Master List	Notes
INDIVIDUAL PF BLOGS - RANKED

Last updated on Fri Aug 01 2008 01:08 PM EDT

		RANKS
FIRE RANK	Blog	SITEMETER	QUANTCAST	COMPETE	AVG.	PAGE RANK
1	GetRichSlowly	1	1	1	1.0	5
2	TheSimpleDollar	2	2	2	2.0	6
3	MyMoneyBlog		4	3	3.5	5
4	CashMoneyLife	4	3	6	4.3	3
5	FiveCentNickel		5	5	5.0	5
6	MoneySavingMom	3	10	4	5.7	5
7	MoneyBlueBook		6	9	7.5	5
8	FreeMoneyFinance		9	7	8.0	3
9	TheDigeratiLife		7	11	9.0	3
10	MomAdvice		12	8	10.0	4
11	GatherLittleByLitt	8	8	16	10.7	3
12	NoCreditNeeded	5	21	12	12.7	3
13	BankDeals		13		13.0	3
14	LazyManAndMoney	12	14	15	13.7	3
15	MyTwoDollars		16	13	14.5	5
16	TheSun'sFinancialD		15	14	14.5	3
17	BeingFrugal	9	20	17	15.3	3
18	Moolanomy	10	19	18	15.7	3
19	ItsJustMoney	16	17		16.5	3
20	GenerationXFinance	14	11	26	17.0	3
21	PaidTwice	11	29	21	20.3	3
22	FrugalDad	6	35	23	21.3	4
23	MyDollarPlan		24	19	21.5	3
24	TheDoughRoller		22	25	23.5	3
25	MoneyCrashers		25	24	24.5	5
26	BeThriftyLikeUs	7	42		24.5	3
27	IWillTeachYouToBeR		40	10	25.0	5
28	MoneySmartLife	19	23	35	25.7	2
29	AskMrCreditCard	26			26.0	4
29	FIREFinance	25	27		26.0	4
30	MoneyMusings		33	20	26.5	0
31	FrugalUpstate	21	34		27.5	4
32	FrugalLawStudent	18	36	32	28.7	3
33	DebtFree	29			29.0	4
34	MillionaireMommyNe	15	44		29.5	5
35	MillionDollarJourn		18	41	29.5	3
36	BloggingAwayDebt		26	34	30.0	3
37	MrsMicah		31	31	31.0	4
38	MightyBargainHunte		43	22	32.5	5
39	NotMadeOfMoney	28		37	32.5	2
40	TheBaglady	33			33.0	3
41	SingleGuyMoney	34			34.0	4
42	FrugalForLife		38	30	34.0	3
42	MyOpenWallet	17	41	44	34.0	3
43	CleverDude	20	56	27	34.3	3
44	MoneyUnder30		32	38	35.0	3
45	PTMoney		37	36	36.5	5
46	ChristianPF		28	45	36.5	4
47	PunnyMoney	24	54	33	37.0	3
48	BibleMoneyMatters	31		47	39.0	4
49	CanadianCapitalist			39	39.0	3
50	TheFrugalDuchess	30	52		41.0	4
51	DividendGrowthInve	35	49		42.0	4
52	SenseToSave		45	40	42.5	2
53	DontMessWithTaxes	36	50		43.0	5
54	MoneyMatter&MoreMu		60	28	44.0	3
55	ThriftyFloridaMama	22	69	42	44.3	3
56	Chrisperruna		46		46.0	5
57	TheHappyRock	37	51	52	46.7	4
58	GiveMeBackMyFiveBu	23	72		47.5	3
59	FreeFromBroke			48	48.0	4
60	My1stMillionAt33		55	43	49.0	3
61	TiredButHappy	49			49.0	2
62	Experiment'sinFina	13	76	59	49.3	3
63	Neville'sFinancial		48	51	49.5	3
64	MyPersonalFinanceJ	27	74		50.5	3
65	TheWanderingTaxPro	52			52.0	5
66	Caveman'sFinJourne	42	64	50	52.0	3
67	EnglishMajorMoney	32	75		53.5	3
68	Debtkid		59	49	54.0	4
68	NoDebtPlan	39	77	46	54.0	4
69	CanadianFinancialS	54			54.0	2
70	DinksFinance		39	70	54.5	6
71	PoorerThanYou	43		69	56.0	2
72	PlonkeeMoney	41		72	56.5	3
73	ZenPersonalFinance	38		76	57.0	5
74	HowISaveMoney		47	67	57.0	2
75	MoneyNing		86	29	57.5	4
76	AFrugalLivingBlog		58		58.0	4
77	TravelGuideForYour			58	58.0	3
78	MarketMatador		63	53	58.0	0
79	MyInvestingBlog		53	64	58.5	4
80	StopBuyingCrap		62	56	59.0	3
81	OneMoneyDummyGetti		65	54	59.5	4
82	BluntMoney			60	60.0	4
83	CentsToSave	60			60.0	2
84	MakeLoveNotDebt		67	57	62.0	5
85	YetAnotherBlogabou	62			62.0	4
86	BankBonuses		70	55	62.5	0
87	TheFinancialBlogge			63	63.0	4
88	SavingToInvest		61	66	63.5	3
89	TightFistedMiser	63	57	75	65.0	0
90	MoneyAndValues	51	80		65.5	3
91	SavvySaver		66		66.0	3
92	2millionBlog		68	65	66.5	3
93	DebtFREERevolution			68	68.0	4
94	Mapgirl’sFiscalCha	44	82	79	68.3	2
95	MyFinancialJourney	45		92	68.5	2
96	AllAboutAlpha			71	71.0	5
96	WellHeeled		71		71.0	5
97	OneFrugalGirl	50	92		71.0	4
98	TheMoneyKings	48	91	77	72.0	3
99	TheGrumpstump		84	61	72.5	3
100	YoungAndBroke		73		73.0	3

GROUP PF BLOGS - RANKED

Last updated on Fri Aug 01 2008 04:27 PM EDT

		RANKS
FIRE RANK	Blog	SITEMETER	QUANTCAST	COMPETE	AVG.	PAGE RANK
1	WiseBread	1	1	1	1.0	3
2	ConsumerismComment	2	2	2	2.0	5
3	AllFinancialMaters		3	4	3.5	3
4	SmartMoneyDaily		5	3	4.0	3
5	Queercents	3	4	8	5.0	5
6	AmericanConsumerNe		7	6	6.5	3
6	PersonalFinanceAdv		8	5	6.5	3
7	QuestForFourPillar	4	6	10	6.7	3
8	SoundMoneyTips		9	7	8.0	5
9	CreditCardLowdown	5		11	8.0	3
10	CreditBloggers		10	9	9.5	5
11	Millionster			12	12.0	0

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