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> How come we get referral traffic from Example.com?, SEO - referral traffic - spam
simple-a
post Jun 30 2022, 10:41 AM
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We recently got a significant amount of referral traffic coming to our Simple [A] website from example.com. As example.com is a placeholder website with no external links on it, how come we’re getting traffic from example.com??

Is this a spambot faking the origin? And more importantly is there a way to avoid this (other than creating a filter for unwanted traffic?

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Christian J
post Jun 30 2022, 11:54 AM
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QUOTE(simple-a @ Jun 30 2022, 05:41 PM) *

Is this a spambot faking the origin? And more importantly is there a way to avoid this (other than creating a filter for unwanted traffic?

It could also be a human user that wants to fake his browser's referrer for privacy reasons. I don't think there's anything one can do about it.
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post Oct 11 2023, 07:18 AM
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How do you guys work with traffic in 2023? Just curious if you have any tips. biggrin.gif
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post Oct 11 2023, 09:44 AM
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QUOTE(brooklyndinnerguy @ Oct 11 2023, 01:18 PM) *

. How do you guys work with traffic in 2023?
. Just curious if you have any tips. biggrin.gif



I stopped driving 40 years ago as I thought that the roads were too crowded for safety.

Today's driver faces not only the dangers of the automobile but also the threat of road
rage from deranged drivers.

My tip, obviously, for your wellbeing would be to stop driving posthaste.


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