Welcome to the March ‘09 installment of the Top 100 Aussie Web Startup Index.

The first thing to note, as promised in the Feb Startup Index, is the name change.

We’re limiting the list to 100 startups only and changing the name to reflect the obvious focus on measuring the web traffic of startups.

Sites from startup-australia.orgare ranked and listed below. If you think that a site is missing, or that one oughtn’t be included on the list, then feel free to edit the wiki.

Sites are ranked based on an average of Alexa and Compete traffic data. Only sites that are ranked by both Alexa & Compete and that have an average ranking of < 1 million will be listed. This month 104 sites listed on the startup-australia wikimade the list. To get yourself included just add your site to the wiki.

In addition to the Alexa and Compete traffic data are the following fields which, while they aren’t included in the actual rank calculations, add deeper insight into the startups on the list

• Quantcast -  data from Quantcast.
• Hitwise - Hitwise Australian traffic rank.
• Change – Change in the startup’s ranking between Nov and Dec.
• NB: All columns are sortable, just click on the heading

Congratulations to all the startups that are appearing for the first time and to those who have improved their ranking.

Now onto the list…

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