Cheap traffic or not, that is the question...

[Feliuini]

Hi, I'd like to ask something.

When I want to buy a domain with traffic, how can I know if unique visits are cheap traffic or not? I don't know if there is a method to see if the seller has bought cheap traffic to make it look as though the site is getting targetted typed-ins.

Thanks for your support!

 

[Ross]

Hi, I'd like to ask something.

When I want to buy a domain with traffic, how can I know if unique visits are cheap traffic or not? I don't know if there is a method to see if the seller has bought cheap traffic to make it look as though the site is getting targetted typed-ins.

Thanks for your support!

You could check alexa ranking, ask to sample the domain for a fee, or you could just not do business with them unless they provide Authentic stats for the domain. Sudden rises in traffic are reg flags, huge CTR usually rises questions, or not providing actual screenshots is a huge red flag.

I could prolly help you out more if you could pm screenshots or the domain name.

 

[MJ]

One thing most people wont do, either because they have no clue about it or have something to hide, is put Google Analytics on the pages of the site. Using this, you can see exactly where the traffic is coming from, type in, search engines, what website is reffering the visits. You can also see what country most users are from, how long they stay on the site, and much more.

If they have google analytics installed in the site, they can just add your google email and give you access to view the reports. You can easily see if they have an influx of some paid traffic etc from these reports.

These reports are way more accurate than things like Webalizer and AW stats imo, because alot of the traffic that shows up there are web bots crawling your site.

Good luck!