Why is my analytics showing foreign keywords?

JimMichael · 01-01-2012, 11:06 AM

This has been happening for a few weeks now, if I log into GA and check out the keywords people are using to find my site, I get a few English search terms and then long list of things such as:

استار قاديميه

الیاف گرانولی

سياسه السودان

شقایق زاهدنیا

It's always the same language (Persian, I think) and every day I am getting dozens of searches from it.

What's up here?

Tomwr · 01-01-2012, 11:15 AM

What is your website about? Google may be just connecting your targeted keywords to users in other languages. The second keyword there means Granular Fibers.

JimMichael · 01-01-2012, 11:17 AM

Press release writing and distribution service.

Only started showing 2 weeks or so ago, but now this language makes up around 80% of my web traffic each day.

I'm a bit worried!

AaronJones · 01-01-2012, 11:18 AM

Maybe they are using google translate and finding your site.

rosetrees · 01-01-2012, 11:39 AM

I think I'd worry too if that was happening to me. Is it a Wordpress site? My first guess is that it is probably a bot or rogue seo company wanting to find random wordpress sites it can join as a user. Make sure your site doesn't allow registration.

I don't know who your host is, but can they check to see that your site hasn't been injected with malicious code. I'm also wondering if the bot has injected those search terms into your site somehow. Although off the top of my head I can't think what that would achieve so that's probably a rubbish suggestion!

JimMichael · 01-01-2012, 11:51 AM

Thankfully the site doesn't allow user registration.

I can see a lot of the visits coming from Iran. Just a very strange set of circumstances.

rosetrees · 01-01-2012, 12:18 PM

Can you see their ip address(es)? If they are all from the same place or multiple visits from the same place, then ban them 'cos they are almost certainly up to no good. (Do this by logging into cpanel and looking for ip deny manager.

Those search terms they used just scream scammers or hackers to me, not legitimate search terms used by random visitors.

JimMichael · 01-01-2012, 12:35 PM

BlueHost were unable to help. Told me I'd need to pay for a company to monitor my site for suspicious usage.

Tomwr · 01-01-2012, 01:50 PM

On your analytics or site stats program, look up visited pages. Make sure all of the pages showing up are actually a part of your website. Any strange page names that you did not create, could be pages a hacker put up on your server and are now showing up on google. When people click on your website for these keywords, what page are they being directed to? Your homepage? a variety of pages?

01-01-2012, 11:06 AM	#1
JimMichael The Press Release Guru! War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Originally from Wales. Now lives in Atlantic Canada. Posts: 356 Thanks: 1 Thanked 45 Times in 34 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Why is my analytics showing foreign keywords? This has been happening for a few weeks now, if I log into GA and check out the keywords people are using to find my site, I get a few English search terms and then long list of things such as: استار قاديميه الیاف گرانولی سياسه السودان شقایق زاهدنیا It's always the same language (Persian, I think) and every day I am getting dozens of searches from it. What's up here?
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01-01-2012, 11:15 AM	#2
Tomwr Warrior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Why is my analytics showing foreign keywords? What is your website about? Google may be just connecting your targeted keywords to users in other languages. The second keyword there means Granular Fibers.
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01-01-2012, 11:17 AM	#3
JimMichael The Press Release Guru! War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Originally from Wales. Now lives in Atlantic Canada. Posts: 356 Thanks: 1 Thanked 45 Times in 34 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Why is my analytics showing foreign keywords? Press release writing and distribution service. Only started showing 2 weeks or so ago, but now this language makes up around 80% of my web traffic each day. I'm a bit worried!
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01-01-2012, 11:18 AM	#4
AaronJones Regina Sask War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Regina, Canada. Posts: 1,051 Thanks: 263 Thanked 230 Times in 121 Posts	Re: Why is my analytics showing foreign keywords? Maybe they are using google translate and finding your site.
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01-01-2012, 11:39 AM	#5
rosetrees Carol War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: UK Posts: 2,902 Blog Entries: 13 Thanks: 382 Thanked 845 Times in 584 Posts Social Networking	Re: Why is my analytics showing foreign keywords? I think I'd worry too if that was happening to me. Is it a Wordpress site? My first guess is that it is probably a bot or rogue seo company wanting to find random wordpress sites it can join as a user. Make sure your site doesn't allow registration. I don't know who your host is, but can they check to see that your site hasn't been injected with malicious code. I'm also wondering if the bot has injected those search terms into your site somehow. Although off the top of my head I can't think what that would achieve so that's probably a rubbish suggestion!
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01-01-2012, 11:51 AM	#6
JimMichael The Press Release Guru! War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Originally from Wales. Now lives in Atlantic Canada. Posts: 356 Thanks: 1 Thanked 45 Times in 34 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Why is my analytics showing foreign keywords? Thankfully the site doesn't allow user registration. I can see a lot of the visits coming from Iran. Just a very strange set of circumstances.
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01-01-2012, 12:18 PM	#7
rosetrees Carol War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: UK Posts: 2,902 Blog Entries: 13 Thanks: 382 Thanked 845 Times in 584 Posts Social Networking	Re: Why is my analytics showing foreign keywords? Can you see their ip address(es)? If they are all from the same place or multiple visits from the same place, then ban them 'cos they are almost certainly up to no good. (Do this by logging into cpanel and looking for ip deny manager. Those search terms they used just scream scammers or hackers to me, not legitimate search terms used by random visitors.
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01-01-2012, 12:35 PM	#8
JimMichael The Press Release Guru! War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Originally from Wales. Now lives in Atlantic Canada. Posts: 356 Thanks: 1 Thanked 45 Times in 34 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Why is my analytics showing foreign keywords? BlueHost were unable to help. Told me I'd need to pay for a company to monitor my site for suspicious usage.
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01-01-2012, 01:50 PM	#9
Tomwr Warrior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Why is my analytics showing foreign keywords? On your analytics or site stats program, look up visited pages. Make sure all of the pages showing up are actually a part of your website. Any strange page names that you did not create, could be pages a hacker put up on your server and are now showing up on google. When people click on your website for these keywords, what page are they being directed to? Your homepage? a variety of pages?
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