Traffic Bug Users..Be Very Careful!!!

Marc Marseille · 04-25-2010, 11:30 AM

If anyone has joined the program Traffic Bug, you should consider pulling out immediately. I signed on a few days ago and when I tried to log on today, I received a message stating that the site was an attack site. Needless to say, my computer would not let me override it.

The worse part is that my rankings for my top keywords (the ones I tried to improve with traffic bug) drop about 8 pages on average on Google....I am pissed!!!! This will cost me a lot of money, because I was on page one with several keywords for a very competitive niche. I was trying to go from the bottom of page one to the top 5 and now I seriously regret that decision.

Just thought I would post this so nobody else has to go through this. I am really feeling sick right now!!!!

Jeannie Crabtree · 04-25-2010, 02:37 PM

I am not using traffic bug right now, but I never found it to be an attack site when I was.
Why don't you email them?

Their method is slow and steady backlinks and bookmarks. Just a few a day. So that usually is not a problem with rank loss.

However, Google is doing a lot of sifting and shaking things up. One day on page one, next day on page two for one site in particular. After a few days, back on page one. And I see several others in that niche, usually on page one, going through the same thing. They got put on page two right along with me.

This time my position there is lasting longer. I am not happy, but have learned not to put all my eggs in one basket. Never rely totally on natural searches on Google with your site. Your income can be lost in a blink of an eye, if all you do is rely on natural searches, as your ranking can drop anytime.

I recently paid for some backlinks from someone else and found that Google put my site from #8 to #10 to #16 for my main keyword. I cannot prove whether it was the new backlinks or not.

This is going to happen from time to time with the Google dance and it's latest algorythms. Seems to happen more often than it used to... no matter what you do. I would point my finger more at Google than traffic bug.

Just keep the links building and make sure you have good seo on and off site. Then you give it some time.

Is it a newer site? A new site will sometimes pop up on page one or two for a while and then go back down. It is just the way the cards are played with google. Your site has to prove itself after an initial burst.

So keep an open mind. It may not have had anything to do with traffic bug.

Jeannie

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Originally Posted by trioman

If anyone has joined the program Traffic Bug, you should consider pulling out immediately. I signed on a few days ago and when I tried to log on today, I received a message stating that the site was an attack site. Needless to say, my computer would not let me override it.

The worse part is that my rankings for my top keywords (the ones I tried to improve with traffic bug) drop about 8 pages on average on Google....I am pissed!!!! This will cost me a lot of money, because I was on page one with several keywords for a very competitive niche. I was trying to go from the bottom of page one to the top 5 and now I seriously regret that decision.

Just thought I would post this so nobody else has to go through this. I am really feeling sick right now!!!!

whateverpedia · 04-25-2010, 03:02 PM

I never had any probs with site itself, however some of the directories they put links on were definitely toxic. I checked out a few of them and my AV threw up all sorts of red flags.

That was all in the first month on a free trial period through the 30 Day Challenge last year. Haven't been back since.

Marc Marseille · 04-25-2010, 04:00 PM

I have links building from everywhere and normally I would not have blame it on traffic bug...except for the fact that all my sites that I recently added on to their software dropped dramatically. Not to mention that I can not access the site because of malware with firefox and chrome...seems like a huge coincidence.

The site in question is not a new site...the other two that I added to the system are, nevertheless....the same results on all 3...Huge drops in ranking.

seekoo · 04-25-2010, 09:11 PM

Bugger
I have been using them for some keywords and it was being recommended via the thirty day challenge.. I feeling very nervous now..

Bellthorpe · 04-25-2010, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trioman

If anyone has joined the program Traffic Bug, you should consider pulling out immediately. I signed on a few days ago and when I tried to log on today, I received a message stating that the site was an attack site. Needless to say, my computer would not let me override it.

Your computer? Or your browser?

If the latter, you're in control of its settings, are you not? And you've chose which browser to use.

brainerd · 04-26-2010, 09:48 AM

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What is the current listing status for traffic-bug.com?

Site is listed as suspicious - visiting this web site may harm your computer.
Part of this site was listed for suspicious activity 1 time(s) over the past 90 days.

What happened when Google visited this site?

Of the 2 pages we tested on the site over the past 90 days, 1 page(s) resulted in malicious software being downloaded and installed without user consent. The last time Google visited this site was on 2010-04-25, and the last time suspicious content was found on this site was on 2010-04-25.Malicious software includes 17 exploit(s), 7 scripting exploit(s).
Malicious software is hosted on 1 domain(s), including martuz.cn .
This site was hosted on 1 network(s) including AS36351.

Has this site acted as an intermediary resulting in further distribution of malware?

Over the past 90 days, traffic-bug.com did not appear to function as an intermediary for the infection of any sites.

Has this site hosted malware?

Yes, this site has hosted malicious software over the past 90 days. It infected 12 domain(s), including serceemlak.com, efitzgeraldinc.com, gmarket.co.kr

How did this happen?

In some cases, third parties can add malicious code to legitimate sites, which would cause us to show the warning message.

I agree about the directories. There is far too many crappy directories which they submit to vs. good high quality directories (Like Yahoo, BOTW, Business) so if they do ever fix their site just de-select that option.

The bookmarking feature was nice. It's a quick way to ensure a site/page is indexed quickly.

Rus Sells · 04-26-2010, 10:07 AM

Why did you omit that the page that shows as an attack site is after you LOG IN and then go to the tools page!

Which is obviously using third party api's to provide the information you might be seeking by using the various tools. Like the reverse ip lookup and the many other tools presented?

Before screaming that the sky is falling try providing accurate information first.

Myles Sinclair · 04-26-2010, 10:17 AM

A search on Google for Traffic Bug is showing "This Site may harm your Computer". It would seem they've got a problem that needs sorting out.

CDPrintingServices · 04-26-2010, 10:24 AM

I think we need to see some evidence or maybe they too are victim of virus attack. Never used traffic bug but we need to be fair as always.

Mrs S · 04-26-2010, 12:32 PM

I took advantage of their free trial a while back and they're still making directory submissions for me - I didn't sign up at the end as I'd heard lots of bad things about the places they post your links too. Only problem is that once you cancel they keep posting!

glencumbie · 04-26-2010, 12:33 PM

Thank you for the alert. I was actually getting ready to join Traffic Bug. Think I will hang tight and seek other options.

May I ask if anyone might recommend any similar sites that are proven worthy? I could do the same manually, however I am not as concerned about the time it would take as I am knowing how to do it without being spammy.

Anyone tried out Free Traffic System? I signed up free the other day due to I have several WP sites that I thought they could assist in helping me boost traffic.

Thanks in advance.

webdesk · 04-27-2010, 10:21 PM

As a Traffic-Bug user for about 6 months, I received an email from Mike Roberts there on 4/26 at 4:40 pm. Their site was hacked without any account damage, but he did say this:

"The bad news is Google visited our site right at the attack and put a warning up on our site. So this morning we have requested another review from Google to scan the site and remove the warning but they are taking their sweet time with it. So far we have been waiting on Google for four hours and hopefully the wait won't be much longer.

If you visit the site in Chrome or IE browser you will have no issue visiting Traffic-Bug. However if you try to visit Traffic-Bug in Safari or Firefox Google will give you a warning message. Don't fret all is ok and all your files are safe and secure!

We just need Google to re-check the site and give it the green light! In the mean time the service is running 100% and any submissions you made will still be running without a hitch."

But I'll tell you this, in all of the time I've been with them, I'm not positive I have received more than a half dozen backlinks from all of the directory submissions for my 7 sites. And it is impossible to maintain the aggression levels - make a change to lower one and increase another, and their system reverts it back to what it started with. Support was no help... worse still is the odd directories that they use and the strange categories the sites somehow get submitted under. My weight loss site was submitted under some sort of automotive category once... other strange happenings too... a music listing, a games listing... I've kept all of emails from the directory acknowledgements.

But I do credit them for getting me listed in the SERPS within hours and they have some handy tools to use on their site.

Most of my sites still come back high on page 1 of Google and Yahoo, but Bing is a different story.

Anyway, I hope this shed some light on the Traffic-Bug happenings of late.

Mohammad Afaq · 04-27-2010, 10:44 PM

I was thinking of getting an account but thanks for starting this thread.

I won't buy it

Kenneth Holland · 05-11-2010, 08:45 AM

My experience with Traffic Bug so far...

I signed up at the recommendation of marketer Bill Mcrea (who I'm not real happy with...but that's another story) and so far the service has done nothing.

Even worse, every time I create a trouble ticket to ask for assistance they delete my ticket!

Now that's excellent customer service.

Suffice to say, I'm done with them.

txconx · 05-11-2010, 09:28 AM

They have a lot of work to do with their interface and their process, IMO. Until they do, it's not worth the money.

Marc Marseille · 05-11-2010, 05:23 PM

Yeah they wrote me after I submitted a support ticket apologizing for the inconvenience but my site dropping 8 pages on all the keywords I included in their system and losing a whole bunch of revenue...I am not too happy at all.

I deleted all my sites and have since been busy trying to get back to the front page...so far, I have managed to reach page 5 for my major keywords...

I went from getting 2500 hits a day to about 600...I would definitely not recommend the Traffic Bug!!!

dou9las · 05-11-2010, 05:37 PM

Several of us started noticing problems with TB months ago, and I have not used it since. Here's a thread for your reference:
Anyone using Traffic-Bug?

04-25-2010, 03:02 PM	#3
whateverpedia Yeah, yeah, whatever War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Wherever Posts: 402 Thanks: 338 Thanked 634 Times in 405 Posts Social Networking	Re: Traffic Bug Users..Be Very Careful!!! I never had any probs with site itself, however some of the directories they put links on were definitely toxic. I checked out a few of them and my AV threw up all sorts of red flags. That was all in the first month on a free trial period through the 30 Day Challenge last year. Haven't been back since.

04-25-2010, 04:00 PM	#4
Marc Marseille The Ultimate Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Atlanta Posts: 90 Thanks: 9 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Traffic Bug Users..Be Very Careful!!! I have links building from everywhere and normally I would not have blame it on traffic bug...except for the fact that all my sites that I recently added on to their software dropped dramatically. Not to mention that I can not access the site because of malware with firefox and chrome...seems like a huge coincidence. The site in question is not a new site...the other two that I added to the system are, nevertheless....the same results on all 3...Huge drops in ranking.

04-25-2010, 09:11 PM	#5
seekoo Warrior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Mona Vale, NSW Australia Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Social Networking	Re: Traffic Bug Users..Be Very Careful!!! Bugger I have been using them for some keywords and it was being recommended via the thirty day challenge.. I feeling very nervous now..

04-26-2010, 10:17 AM	#9
Myles Sinclair HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London. U.K. Posts: 266 Thanks: 35 Thanked 52 Times in 39 Posts	Re: Traffic Bug Users..Be Very Careful!!! A search on Google for Traffic Bug is showing "This Site may harm your Computer". It would seem they've got a problem that needs sorting out.

04-26-2010, 12:32 PM	#11
Mrs S Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 522 Thanks: 124 Thanked 86 Times in 65 Posts	Re: Traffic Bug Users..Be Very Careful!!! I took advantage of their free trial a while back and they're still making directory submissions for me - I didn't sign up at the end as I'd heard lots of bad things about the places they post your links too. Only problem is that once you cancel they keep posting!

04-25-2010, 11:30 AM	#1
Marc Marseille The Ultimate Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Atlanta Posts: 90 Thanks: 9 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Traffic Bug Users..Be Very Careful!!! If anyone has joined the program Traffic Bug, you should consider pulling out immediately. I signed on a few days ago and when I tried to log on today, I received a message stating that the site was an attack site. Needless to say, my computer would not let me override it. The worse part is that my rankings for my top keywords (the ones I tried to improve with traffic bug) drop about 8 pages on average on Google....I am pissed!!!! This will cost me a lot of money, because I was on page one with several keywords for a very competitive niche. I was trying to go from the bottom of page one to the top 5 and now I seriously regret that decision. Just thought I would post this so nobody else has to go through this. I am really feeling sick right now!!!!

04-26-2010, 10:07 AM	#8
Rus Sells I Love Tiffany Dow War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Atlanta Posts: 2,686 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 629 Thanked 882 Times in 548 Posts Contact Info	Re: Traffic Bug Users..Be Very Careful!!! Why did you omit that the page that shows as an attack site is after you LOG IN and then go to the tools page! Which is obviously using third party api's to provide the information you might be seeking by using the various tools. Like the reverse ip lookup and the many other tools presented? Before screaming that the sky is falling try providing accurate information first.

04-26-2010, 10:24 AM	#10
CDPrintingServices Warrior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: UK Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Traffic Bug Users..Be Very Careful!!! I think we need to see some evidence or maybe they too are victim of virus attack. Never used traffic bug but we need to be fair as always.

04-26-2010, 12:33 PM	#12
glencumbie Warrior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Burleson, tx , USA. Posts: 15 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Traffic Bug Users..Be Very Careful!!! Thank you for the alert. I was actually getting ready to join Traffic Bug. Think I will hang tight and seek other options. May I ask if anyone might recommend any similar sites that are proven worthy? I could do the same manually, however I am not as concerned about the time it would take as I am knowing how to do it without being spammy. Anyone tried out Free Traffic System? I signed up free the other day due to I have several WP sites that I thought they could assist in helping me boost traffic. Thanks in advance.

04-27-2010, 10:21 PM	#13
webdesk Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 84 Thanks: 13 Thanked 19 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Traffic Bug Users..Be Very Careful!!! As a Traffic-Bug user for about 6 months, I received an email from Mike Roberts there on 4/26 at 4:40 pm. Their site was hacked without any account damage, but he did say this: "The bad news is Google visited our site right at the attack and put a warning up on our site. So this morning we have requested another review from Google to scan the site and remove the warning but they are taking their sweet time with it. So far we have been waiting on Google for four hours and hopefully the wait won't be much longer. If you visit the site in Chrome or IE browser you will have no issue visiting Traffic-Bug. However if you try to visit Traffic-Bug in Safari or Firefox Google will give you a warning message. Don't fret all is ok and all your files are safe and secure! We just need Google to re-check the site and give it the green light! In the mean time the service is running 100% and any submissions you made will still be running without a hitch." But I'll tell you this, in all of the time I've been with them, I'm not positive I have received more than a half dozen backlinks from all of the directory submissions for my 7 sites. And it is impossible to maintain the aggression levels - make a change to lower one and increase another, and their system reverts it back to what it started with. Support was no help... worse still is the odd directories that they use and the strange categories the sites somehow get submitted under. My weight loss site was submitted under some sort of automotive category once... other strange happenings too... a music listing, a games listing... I've kept all of emails from the directory acknowledgements. But I do credit them for getting me listed in the SERPS within hours and they have some handy tools to use on their site. Most of my sites still come back high on page 1 of Google and Yahoo, but Bing is a different story. Anyway, I hope this shed some light on the Traffic-Bug happenings of late.

04-27-2010, 10:44 PM	#14
Mohammad Afaq Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: USA Posts: 2,061 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 778 Thanked 500 Times in 304 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Traffic Bug Users..Be Very Careful!!! I was thinking of getting an account but thanks for starting this thread. I won't buy it

05-11-2010, 08:45 AM	#15
Kenneth Holland HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 143 Thanks: 17 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Social Networking	Re: Traffic Bug Users..Be Very Careful!!! My experience with Traffic Bug so far... I signed up at the recommendation of marketer Bill Mcrea (who I'm not real happy with...but that's another story) and so far the service has done nothing. Even worse, every time I create a trouble ticket to ask for assistance they delete my ticket! Now that's excellent customer service. Suffice to say, I'm done with them.

05-11-2010, 09:28 AM	#16
txconx HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 378 Thanks: 57 Thanked 54 Times in 51 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Traffic Bug Users..Be Very Careful!!! They have a lot of work to do with their interface and their process, IMO. Until they do, it's not worth the money.

05-11-2010, 05:23 PM	#17
Marc Marseille The Ultimate Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Atlanta Posts: 90 Thanks: 9 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Traffic Bug Users..Be Very Careful!!! Yeah they wrote me after I submitted a support ticket apologizing for the inconvenience but my site dropping 8 pages on all the keywords I included in their system and losing a whole bunch of revenue...I am not too happy at all. I deleted all my sites and have since been busy trying to get back to the front page...so far, I have managed to reach page 5 for my major keywords... I went from getting 2500 hits a day to about 600...I would definitely not recommend the Traffic Bug!!!

05-11-2010, 05:37 PM	#18
dou9las HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 175 Thanks: 94 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Traffic Bug Users..Be Very Careful!!! Several of us started noticing problems with TB months ago, and I have not used it since. Here's a thread for your reference: Anyone using Traffic-Bug?