Google referrer question

Presmar · 2005-03-13, 01:41 AM

Does anyone know why I see this: http://www.GOOGLE.COM

as a referrer in my stats without a search string?

just curious

thanks

cd34 · 2005-03-13, 01:44 AM

because people are checking for doorway pages that redirect google traffic.

Presmar · 2005-03-13, 01:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cd34

because people are checking for doorway pages that redirect google traffic.

don't know what that means but thanks....

cd34 · 2005-03-13, 01:54 AM

basically, they believe that you have a page that comes up high in the search results, and believe that rather than allow the surfer to click, you are redirecting that person to a sponsor page. By sending a referrer of www.google.com, it is their belief that they might get a redirect to another page.

Similar in use to cloaking, but, a different tactic.

Presmar · 2005-03-13, 02:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cd34

they believe that you have a page that comes up high in the search results,..

Do you know who "they" are?

I just started seeing this about a week or so ago...thought it was kinda strange

Joe · 2005-03-13, 09:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Presmar

Do you know who "they" are?

I just started seeing this about a week or so ago...thought it was kinda strange

Just random black hat SEOers who are interested in finding out the source of such tactics.

Presmar · 2005-03-13, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe

Just random black hat SEOers who are interested in finding out the source of such tactics.

Ok now i think I understand. But none of my pages redirect so there is nothing to for them to find.

Hope they buy something..

MadMax · 2005-03-13, 05:56 PM

there are also some link verification bots that allow the user to specify what the bot shows as a referrer. Don't know why anyone would use google.com for that but it's still a possibility

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2005-03-13, 01:54 AM	#4
cd34 a.k.a. Sparky Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: West Palm Beach, FL, USA Posts: 2,396	basically, they believe that you have a page that comes up high in the search results, and believe that rather than allow the surfer to click, you are redirecting that person to a sponsor page. By sending a referrer of www.google.com, it is their belief that they might get a redirect to another page. Similar in use to cloaking, but, a different tactic. __________________ SnapReplay.com a different way to share photos - iPhone & Android

2005-03-13, 05:56 PM	#8
MadMax "Without evil there can be no good, so it must be good to be evil sometimes" ~ Satan Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Motor City, baby, where carjacking was invented! Now GIMME THOSE SHOES! Posts: 2,385	there are also some link verification bots that allow the user to specify what the bot shows as a referrer. Don't know why anyone would use google.com for that but it's still a possibility