Google Analytics says a website is looking at my site, the same site looked at my other 7 websites!

mert · 12-14-2011, 06:40 AM

I noticed a website was apparently visiting at my sites when using real time Google analytics. Not only one site I have, I checked analytics report for 6-7 websites and saw they were also visited by Slow Food Ottawa Gatineau | Home.

Someone can tell me what might be going on?

Is that kind of analytics linkback scam?

Mrsparrow · 12-14-2011, 07:00 AM

This is very strange....this site appears in the analytics reports of all my sites. It's referring about 5-10 visitors on each of my sites.

Does anybody else see this site in their analytics report?

outwest · 12-14-2011, 07:23 AM

Thats a bot
It scours the webs and creates links to sites
I read another guy on google, go google that name and see what comes up, same thing he said why are these guys linking to me

Mrsparrow · 12-14-2011, 07:24 AM

It seems that other people have reported the same issue also. If you do a search on google for "slowfoodottawagatineau.org" you will find several discussions about this issue. Here is one such report: » Google Analytics / Link-back scamming? Blog @ Neuvians.net

From what I've read it should not be a matter of concern.

mert · 12-16-2011, 01:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mrsparrow

It seems that other people have reported the same issue also. If you do a search on google for "slowfoodottawagatineau.org" you will find several discussions about this issue. Here is one such report: » Google Analytics / Link-back scamming? Blog @ Neuvians.net

From what I've read it should not be a matter of concern.

Ok thanks for that Mrsparrow

whiplashclaims · 12-16-2011, 06:45 AM

I found the same thing, did think it was weird.

tlink211 · 12-22-2011, 09:45 AM

It's called "Referer Spam or Referrer Spam." I have the same site linking to all my sites. Only when I visit their site there is no link to any of my sites. If there were it would be completely irrelevant.

From what I've been reading lately it's a BlueFart SEO script and there are many doing it. I'm not sure why this slowfood site is surfacing.

The thing to do straight away is filter slowfood***.com and www.slowfood***.com (or whatever their URL is) out of your Google Analytics so your stats stay as reliable as possible.

All the solutions I've seen involve long filter lists and .htaccess

I'd Love more information about it if anyone comes up with anything.

Wow! Does b1ackhat really become BlueFart here?

Tienus · 12-22-2011, 09:51 AM

Saw this slow food website aswell in my reports last month. I had "traffic" coming from that website for about a week and then it stopped. Never saw it pop up again.

12-14-2011, 06:40 AM	#1
mert Active Warrior Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 50 Thanks: 4 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Contact Info	Google Analytics says a website is looking at my site, the same site looked at my other 7 websites! I noticed a website was apparently visiting at my sites when using real time Google analytics. Not only one site I have, I checked analytics report for 6-7 websites and saw they were also visited by Slow Food Ottawa Gatineau \| Home. Someone can tell me what might be going on? Is that kind of analytics linkback scam?

12-14-2011, 07:00 AM	#2
Mrsparrow Radu Vrabie War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 146 Thanks: 38 Thanked 28 Times in 19 Posts Contact Info	Re: Google Analytics says a website is looking at my site, the same site looked at my other 7 websit This is very strange....this site appears in the analytics reports of all my sites. It's referring about 5-10 visitors on each of my sites. Does anybody else see this site in their analytics report?
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outwest Lovin Life War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: USA and Asia Posts: 2,690 Thanks: 118 Thanked 180 Times in 161 Posts	Re: Google Analytics says a website is looking at my site, the same site looked at my other 7 websit Thats a bot It scours the webs and creates links to sites I read another guy on google, go google that name and see what comes up, same thing he said why are these guys linking to me

12-14-2011, 07:24 AM	#4
Mrsparrow Radu Vrabie War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 146 Thanks: 38 Thanked 28 Times in 19 Posts Contact Info	Re: Google Analytics says a website is looking at my site, the same site looked at my other 7 websit It seems that other people have reported the same issue also. If you do a search on google for "slowfoodottawagatineau.org" you will find several discussions about this issue. Here is one such report: » Google Analytics / Link-back scamming? Blog @ Neuvians.net From what I've read it should not be a matter of concern.
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12-16-2011, 06:45 AM	#6
whiplashclaims Active Warrior Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: London , uk Posts: 43 Thanks: 8 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Google Analytics says a website is looking at my site, the same site looked at my other 7 websit I found the same thing, did think it was weird.
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12-22-2011, 09:45 AM	#7
tlink211 Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Linesville, Pennsylvania Posts: 20 Thanks: 19 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Social Networking	Re: Google Analytics says a website is looking at my site, the same site looked at my other 7 websit It's called "Referer Spam or Referrer Spam." I have the same site linking to all my sites. Only when I visit their site there is no link to any of my sites. If there were it would be completely irrelevant. From what I've been reading lately it's a BlueFart SEO script and there are many doing it. I'm not sure why this slowfood site is surfacing. The thing to do straight away is filter slowfood*.com and www.slowfood*.com (or whatever their URL is) out of your Google Analytics so your stats stay as reliable as possible. All the solutions I've seen involve long filter lists and .htaccess I'd Love more information about it if anyone comes up with anything. Wow! Does b1ackhat really become BlueFart here?

12-22-2011, 09:51 AM	#8
Tienus Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 10 Thanks: 3 Thanked 11 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Google Analytics says a website is looking at my site, the same site looked at my other 7 websit Saw this slow food website aswell in my reports last month. I had "traffic" coming from that website for about a week and then it stopped. Never saw it pop up again.