Perhaps the most relevant statistics data that we could gather is presented here:
| Data type/Website parameter | Status or value | Our findings |
|---|---|---|
| Site title (meta) | PlayStation 2 Cheats, Reviews, FAQs, Message Boards, and More - GameFAQs | Sticking to between 50-60 characters for meta title length is a good idea. The length of this website's meta title is 72. |
| Website meta description | For the PlayStation 2, GameFAQs has game information and a community message board for game discussion. | The length of the meta description is 103 characters. Google recommends up to around 280-320 characters at the most. |
| Website load speed | Approximately 2.7837 seconds | It takes too long to load the website – we would suggest the webmaster to look into it. |
| Rank by Alexa | 305 | The website is very well known according to Alexa. Take that for what it's worth. |
| Global rank by Quantcast | 1,286, after last update | According to Quantcast, the website is very well known. |
| Homepage links | Approximately 197 | A good amount of links and nothing to worry about. |
| Pages linking back | We counted 6,285 | A great amount of backlinks. |
| Size of page HTML | 42.4KB | If it were up to us, we'd urge the webmaster to improve. The result isn't very good, you see. Just saying. |
| Server data | Server seems to be online. IP adress for this domain is 64.30.228.84. | Due to lack of data, we can't provide a meaningful insight. |
| Status of domain | Date of registry: 1996-09-11 00:00:00 | Due to lack of data, we can't provide a meaningful insight. gamefaqs.com has been registered at MARKMONITOR INC. |
The basic overview not enough? Let's dive deeper.
A website is not just Quantcast ranks and meta information. There is a whole lot more to it. Let's give it a proper look now, shall we?
| Data type/Website parameter | Status or value | Our findings |
|---|---|---|
| Categories of the website | Games Video Games News and Reviews G Games Video Games Cheats and Hints Kids and Teens Games Computer and Video Cheats and Hints |
These are not only the possible categories the website falls into, but also areas of interest of the main target audience. |
| Similar websites | 1up.com cheatcc.com gamepressure.com gamepro.com gamerankings.com gamespot.com gamesradar.com gamestop.com gametrailers.com gamewinners.com ign.com joystiq.com kotaku.com metacritic.com serebii.net supercheats.com youtube.com |
While we can't speak with a hundred percent certainty, these website seem to fall into the same category as gamefaqs.com. Thus, they probably target the same audience and, likely, keywords. |
| Commonly visited | gamespot.com playstationtrophies.org finalfantasy.wikia.com siliconera.com ign.com |
Frequent visitors of gamefaqs.com are also interested in these websites. |
The following statistics are provided only as an approximation. We can't guarantee the numbers are absolutely correct, but we do believe they are very much within the ballpark and, as such, can give a pretty good idea about the popularity of this website.
Let's start with some telling numbers and then break it all down.
| Data type/Website parameter | Status or value | Our findings |
|---|---|---|
| Approximate monthly visitors | 145.47M | The website appears to be extremely popular. |
| Traffic delta | -9.71% | The number of visitors has decreased compared to the month before. |
| Average visit time | 00:03:06 | This is a good amount of time for visitors to spend on the website on average, great result! |
| gamefaqs.com Visit Traffic Bounce Rate | 60.47% | A pretty good amount of visitors find valuable information here without going back to search results. |
Alexa, perhaps the oldest ranking system of its sort, bases it's website rating on approximated number of visitors of a specific page. In other words, the more visitors, the higher the global and local ranks. As of recently, Alexa has well over four million websites ranked. Having said all that, Alexa rank should be taken with a grain of salt. Or a massive bucketload. In other words, we think it to be greatly overrated, as it never takes into account how popular a website is within its niche.
QUANTCAST is very similar to Alexa, though perhaps enjoys an overall better user opinion even if, by comparison, the data processing company's rank index is smaller. The main interest of QUANTCAST is real-time audience analysis, so again the rank is based on traffic. QUANTCAST gathers this data mainly for advertising purposes of other companies. We know that, so far, QUANTCAST has ranked 931,920 websites, give or take a few. With all of this said, Quantcast rank is not really any more useful than that of Alexa and most similar ranking systems. Few of them, if any, take context into account and rate websites purely on traffic numbers (guesstimated, in so many cases). It's by far not the most accurate representation of a website's worth.
What is a server? It's basically a physical storage device (one that, sometimes, makes up several virtual servers for the cheaper shared hosting) that holds all the files and databases associated with a specific website or websites. Obviously, it's a touch more complicated than that (servers also have processors), but the essence is quite simple - your browser contacts the server, which then sends all the neccessary information and files to your computer. Each physical server has a unique IP address assigned to it, too, for easy recognition.
If you need more raw data, here's what we managed to gather:
| Header information |
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HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2016 17:18:47 GMT Server: Apache Location: http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps2 Vary: Accept-Encoding Content-Length: 235 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 HTTP/1.1 200 OK Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2016 17:18:47 GMT Server: Apache X-Powered-By: PHP/5.3.3 Set-Cookie: ctk=NTZhOGZiZjdjNmJiMWYwMmJkYzU1MmQyYzdiMQ%3D%3D; expires=Sat, 12-Mar-2016 17:18:47 GMT; path=/; domain=.gamefaqs.com Set-Cookie: geo2=MTk4LjE4Ny4zMS4yOjg0MDo1; expires=Fri, 26-Feb-2016 17:18:47 GMT; path=/; domain=.gamefaqs.com Set-Cookie: fv20160128=1; expires=Thu, 28-Jan-2016 05:00:00 GMT; path=/; domain=.gamefaqs.com Set-Cookie: dfpsess=n; path=/; domain=.gamefaqs.com Vary: Accept-Encoding Transfer-Encoding: chunked Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 |
| WHOIS entry |
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Whois Server Version 2.0 Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registered with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net for detailed information. Domain Name: GAMEFAQS.COM Registrar: MARKMONITOR INC. Sponsoring Registrar IANA ID: 292 Whois Server: whois.markmonitor.com Referral URL: http://www.markmonitor.com Name Server: NS.CNET.COM Name Server: NS2.CNET.COM Name Server: NS3.CNET.COM Status: clientDeleteProhibited https://www.icann.org/epp#clientDeleteProhibited Status: clientTransferProhibited https://www.icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited Status: clientUpdateProhibited https://www.icann.org/epp#clientUpdateProhibited Updated Date: 09-aug-2014 Creation Date: 11-sep-1996 Expiration Date: 10-sep-2016 >>> Last update of whois database: Wed, 27 Jan 2016 17:18:51 GMT <<< For more information on Whois status codes, please visit https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/epp-status-codes-2014-06-16-en. NOTICE: The expiration date displayed in this record is the date the registrar's sponsorship of the domain name registration in the registry is currently set to expire. This date does not necessarily reflect the expiration date of the domain name registrant's agreement with the sponsoring registrar. Users may consult the sponsoring registrar's Whois database to view the registrar's reported date of expiration for this registration. TERMS OF USE: You are not authorized to access or query our Whois database through the use of electronic processes that are high-volume and automated except as reasonably necessary to register domain names or modify existing registrations; the Data in VeriSign Global Registry Services' ("VeriSign") Whois database is provided by VeriSign for information purposes only, and to assist persons in obtaining information about or related to a domain name registration record. VeriSign does not guarantee its accuracy. By submitting a Whois query, you agree to abide by the following terms of use: You agree that you may use this Data only for lawful purposes and that under no circumstances will you use this Data to: (1) allow, enable, or otherwise support the transmission of mass unsolicited, commercial advertising or solicitations via e-mail, telephone, or facsimile; or (2) enable high volume, automated, electronic processes that apply to VeriSign (or its computer systems). The compilation, repackaging, dissemination or other use of this Data is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of VeriSign. You agree not to use electronic processes that are automated and high-volume to access or query the Whois database except as reasonably necessary to register domain names or modify existing registrations. VeriSign reserves the right to restrict your access to the Whois database in its sole discretion to ensure operational stability. VeriSign may restrict or terminate your access to the Whois database for failure to abide by these terms of use. VeriSign reserves the right to modify these terms at any time. The Registry database contains ONLY .COM, .NET, .EDU domains and Registrars. |
Typos are not uncommon, not even with website addresses. More than that, the more popular the website, the more typos there tend to happen. We have gathered and generated the following list of most frequently encountered mistypes for gamefaqs.com:
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