Afternic traffic stats...

I'd also be interested in this...

I believe that regular hits, no matter how few, may indicate that a particular domain name would be easier to build up as a brand, since it is already receiving either type-in traffic or has existing links.

However, I'd be wary of Afternic traffic, as I don't see any mechanisms to prevent abuse, such as stats that show the top hosts responsible for the traffic. Without such mechanisms, it would be a trivial matter for the domain owner to increase traffic to his domains.

Other than this, I like most everything else about Afternic.

Hmmm...interesting

However, I'd be wary of Afternic traffic, as I don't see any mechanisms to prevent abuse, such as stats that show the top hosts responsible for the traffic. Without such mechanisms, it would be a trivial matter for the domain owner to increase traffic to his domains.

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thanks for all the replies to this question, i have an interest too.

as to manipulation.... assume i as an owner am looking at the afternic stats and know I havent done anything to boost them...is there a "natural" number fro spiders, directories etc that should be considered traffic every name gets?

I have a domain listed on there that says its gotten 27 unique visitors per month (the highest in my portfolio). I've been debating about whether to develop it.

I also wonder about any sort of manipulation of the system. For $10 a year, it seems like a wise investment though.

Originally posted by sitehq
thanks for all the replies to this question, i have an interest too.

as to manipulation.... assume i as an owner am looking at the afternic stats and know I havent done anything to boost them...is there a "natural" number fro spiders, directories etc that should be considered traffic every name gets?

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For your site to be spidered, there must be incoming links, right?

I have some domains that have no traffic at all, since they don't have incoming links.

I think most domain sellers won't stoop to boosting their traffic stats, as they'd be discovered soon after the sale. But I've seen it happen, so just be careful when buying on this basis is all I'm saying.