What counts as valid traffic?

Datalife · Jan 10, 2008

I just had to ask this, as I have gotten "this domain has been blocked" on a certain parking provider, which I won't be naming for now...

One of the domains has a lot of traffic, but than it has a lot of links, and is an expired domain. The CTR looks really normal to me, and in fact is below normal levels. Definitely not an issue with "non converting traffic" or some other junky traffic, blowing away advertisers money.

So, my question is, what constitutes as "valid traffic" to these parking companies? Why is it that some parking companies accept certain traffic, while others don't?

Who sets these rules - the companies? If yes, than I finally understand why you guys are forever comparing parking companies

And by that, how many "traffic" domains actually qualify as "good traffic" save for generic domains...but even that can "sabbotaged." Now imagine, what if a competitor deliberately linked to you from a junk or IRC channel...he would have inflated your traffic numbers ...and.... gotten you in trouble with your parking company. Am I correct? How easy, is it to sabbotage a parked "traffic" domain?

Has anyone thought about this?

dedekind · Jan 10, 2008

Datalife said:
Now imagine, what if a competitor deliberately linked to you from a junk or IRC channel...he would have inflated your traffic numbers ...and.... gotten you in trouble with your parking company. Am I correct? How easy, is it to sabbotage a parked "traffic" domain?

Has anyone thought about this?

I have here an incredible story about events of exactly a year ago. It took a week long, 25 Dec 2006 - 1 Jan 2007, and it concerns my domains registered in the period 30 Aug 1999 - 14 Dec 2000. I have reported it to the parking company in following terms:

"Hi !
Happy New Year!
You seem to start it with problems, judging by my statistics data from the Christmas day on.
I would have thought that your system got wild during the Christmas holidays if it were not for the fact that day after day my domains are receiving traffic and revenue equivalent to the full year in past, and this in the particular order according to the date of their registration. On 25 December domains registered between 30 August and 4 November 1999 were affected, on 26 December those registered between 12 November 1999 and 4 January 2000, and so on. 82% of domains registered in those periods are affected. Since I cannot imagine a plausible reason for your system to take notice of the registration date at all, I suspect that a large-scale scam is in operation.

If the scam “experts” are indeed in action I am offering to provide you full data concerning my domains. I could imagine a plausible reason for such a “generosity” from their part to honest domainers.
Please advise!
With best regards,
xxxx"

The answer I received effectively said only: No, our computers do not take note of domain registration dates.

Since these were not high-traffic domains, the result was about $150 of extra revenue.

My theory is that scamers were creating a protecting screen by sending traffic to "random" list of domains parked at the same company as their own domains. Choosing a registration date is a pretty good way of randomizing them. I understand also how they got hold of my list, but I hesitate to describe it here.

In view of the ingenuity of scammers I think parking companies should have solid evidence that the portfolio owner is involved in fraud before closing his account.

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