Hiding traffic source from advertiser - Alexa, Similar Web, etc (6)

Hey guys,

I'm currently hiding traffic sources by doing a double meta refresh that checks for the referrer. But, you can easily find my traffic source by checking Alexa or Similar Web.

I would like to know what you guys would recommend in order to hide that. Multiple domains redirect? Blocking bots? For now I'm considering using double meta refresh with several domain names.

What do you guys think?

Thanks!

One way is to block referrals from specific domains in htaccess like the following to block Alexa and Similarweb:

RewriteEngine on
# Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} alexa\.com [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} similarweb\.com
RewriteRule .* - [F]

Originally Posted by dotcom

One way is to block referrals from specific domains in htaccess like the following to block Alexa and Similarweb:

Code:

RewriteEngine on
# Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} alexa\.com [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} similarweb\.com
RewriteRule .* - [F]

However, the best way to block spying is to get the IPs for the bots and prevent them from crawling. If anyone has a good database for this, hook it up.

Hey guys,

Here's what I'm planning to do, I would love your inputs on how to solve this issue:

Domain A: Blocks all bots from access (similarweb, alexa, etc, etc) and redirects to domain B

Domain B: Allows all bot traffic and redirects to offer/landing page

The domain path: Domain A -- (DMR) -> Domain B -- (DMR) -> Offer

Would this mask my traffic and block the bots from spying my traffic sources?

Thanks!

Honestly you will not be able to hide it as Alexa and Similarweb gets majority of the data from toolbars, so it basically follows each redirect and each referrer as it is not like the search engine bots that is getting that data. It is coming from users browsers\toolbars directly....

dont hide your traffic source from the advertiser, when they find out, you dont get paid, easy as that.