Last updated: September 2026
Global rank: Worldwide · 2026-09
#158,072
AI visibility: Grade A
89
SEO health: Latest audit
66
Visits
104.8K
per month, estimated
Keywords
15.7K
ranking in Google
Organic share
100%
104.8K organic visits
LLMS.txt
Published
133 lines AI engines can read
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alligator.org Company Profile
The Independent Florida Alligator produces daily news coverage focused on the University of Florida and the Gainesville area. Its reporting spans campus events, student government, local government decisions, sports, and issues that touch the lives of people connected to the university. Stories often examine how policies from outside the campus, such as visa adjustments, affect travel plans, academics, and daily rout…
Founded in 1973 (about 53 years ago), The Independent Florida Alligator is based in Gainesville, United States. Its workforce is listed as between 51 and 200 employees. Its profile files it under Media, with further tags for Publishing, Digital News and Student Publications. Products on record for it: Digital News Platform, Print Newspaper and Advertising Services. Total funding on record is Bootstrapped. Its tagline reads: "The Independent Florida Alligator".
- Sector
- Media
- Headquarters
- Gainesville, United States
- Founded
- 1973
- Employees
- 51-200
- Revenue
- Not Disclosed
- Funding
- Bootstrapped
- Products
- Digital News Platform, Print Newspaper, Advertising Services
alligator.org Web Traffic Statistics
Key findings
- The Independent Florida Alligator (Media) is ranked #158,072 worldwide in our September 2026 domain ranking, up 5,942 places from #164,014 in August 2026.
- It is estimated to receive about 104,800 visits a month from search, 100% of it organic, across 15,700 ranking keywords.
- Its AI visibility score is 89 out of 100 (grade A), with a published llms.txt of 133 lines.
- Its last technical audit scored 66/100, with "Implement a Sitemap" the highest-priority fix.
| Month | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | #158,072 | ▲ 5,942 |
| August 2026 | #164,014 | ▼ 7,575 |
| July 2026 | #156,439 | ▼ 4,315 |
| June 2026 | #152,124 | — |
| May 2026 | #152,124 | ▼ 11,171 |
| April 2026 | #140,953 | ▲ 4,324 |
| March 2026 | #145,277 | ▲ 14,349 |
| February 2026 | #159,626 | — |
What this company does
The Independent Florida Alligator produces daily news coverage focused on the University of Florida and the Gainesville area. Its reporting spans campus events, student government, local government decisions, sports, and issues that touch the lives of people connected to the university. Stories often examine how policies from outside the campus, such as visa adjustments, affect travel plans, academics, and daily rout…
Our read on the site
The overall SEO health of alligator.org is moderately strong, particularly in SEO scoring, but it faces significant challenges in performance and best practices. Addressing technical issues and content gaps can enhance user experience and search visibility.
alligator.org Traffic and Visitor Engagement
Search engines send alligator.org an estimated 104,800 visits a month. Effectively all of it is organic — about 104,800 visits from unpaid results. Spread across 15,700 ranking keywords, that averages roughly 6.7 organic visits per keyword.
Monthly visits
104.8K
Latest estimate
Change
No monthly history yet
It starts building from the first scan
Organic visits
104.8K
100% of all traffic
Paid visits
0
No paid search detected
Organic vs paid
100%
0%
We don't hold a month-by-month history for this domain yet.
The traffic dashboard builds one from the first scan onwards.
alligator.org AI Visibility
alligator.org scores 89 out of 100 on our AI visibility scale, grade A. It takes full marks for LLMS.txt, SEO health and Structured data. The biggest gap is Company profile, at 19 of 25 points (6/8 core fields), worth 6 points if closed. It also loses points on Crawlability (5/10).
Grade A
Scored from this domain's own data — llms.txt, profile completeness, technical health, crawlability and structured data.
Present
6/8 core fields
100/100
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alligator.org LLMS.txt
The llms.txt on alligator.org runs to 133 lines (5,201 characters) across 12 sections, last generated in April 2026. It introduces the site as "The Independent Florida Alligator". It tells AI engines the business works in Media, Publishing and Digital News. It describes 3 products, with prices such as Digital News Platform at Free. The audience it names is Students, Faculty, Local Residents, aged 18-35 (North America). Technologies it mentions include WordPress, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP. The keywords it claims start with "Florida news", "Gainesville news", "UF news" and "student news".
Status
Published
AI engines can read it
Lines
133
In the file
Size
5.2K
Characters
Sections
12
Updated Apr 2, 2026
What the file says
# The Independent Florida Alligator ## About The Independent Florida Alligator is a student-run newspaper serving the University of Florida community. It provides news, opinions, and features relevant to students and faculty, focusing on local, campus, and national issues. The publication aims to inform and engage its audience with accurate reporting and diverse perspectives, fostering a sense of community and dialogue among students. **Areas of Work:** Media, Publishing, Digital News ## Things to Remember - **Website:** https://alligator.org - **Address:** Not Available, Gainesville, United States - **Contact:** [email protected] - **Phone:** +1-352-376-4482 - **Hours:** Mon-Fri: 9AM-5PM - **Timezone:** America/New_York - **Currency:** USD - **Company Type:** Private - **Employees:** 50 employees - **Revenue:** Not Disclosed - **Hiring Status:** Yes, actively hiring ## Products - **Digital News Platform** (Free): An online platform providing the latest news and updates for the University of Florida community. - **Print Newspaper** (Contact for pricing): A weekly print edition of the newspaper delivered to campus and local areas. - **Advertising Services** (Contact for pricing): Advertising opportunities in both digital and print formats to reach the student demographic. ## Services ## Keywords Florida news, Gainesville news, UF news, student news, Florida sports, colle
Sections in the file
Areas of work
Keywords it claims
Technologies
Products it tells AI about
- Digital News PlatformFree
- Print NewspaperContact for pricing
- Advertising ServicesContact for pricing
Competitors it names
Audience it targets
Students, Faculty, Local Residents · 18-35 · North America
Company type
Private · actively hiring
alligator.org Organic Keywords
Google lists alligator.org for about 15,700 keywords, which together bring an estimated 104,800 organic visits a month.
Ranking keywords
15.7K
Found in Google for this domain
Visits they bring
104.8K
Estimated organic visits a month
Top ranking keywords
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What it ranks for
alligator.org SEO Audit
The latest technical audit of alligator.org scored 66 out of 100 overall. Performance is its weakest area at 40, while SEO scores highest at 100. The audit makes 12 recommendations in all, and 3 of the 4 listed first are rated high priority or critical.
Overall
SEO
Excellent
Performance
Accessibility
Fix these first
- CriticalImplement a Sitemap
- HighAdd Alt Text to Images
- CriticalOptimize Page Speed
- MediumEnhance Meta Descriptions
8 more recommendations, with the exact changes and the pages they apply to, are in the full report.
alligator.org Competitors and Alternatives
The Independent Florida Alligator's company profile names thecampuspress.com, thedailytexan.com and thecollegian.com as competitors. Its own llms.txt adds gainesville.com and floridatoday.com. Outside its market, the domains ranked closest to it in our worldwide ranking are vercel.run, roll20preflight.net, compnet.ru and suprinetfibra.com.br.
alligator.org Traffic by Country
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