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epitome · 10-03-2010, 10:33 PM

I am buying a lot of traffic for a new site. Since I'm not trading traffic on it, I do not have a trade script setup to track it.

Instead, I am doing the tracking through Google Analytics and setup a special tracking URL for each broker and/or order.

Who I am buying traffic from is irrelevant because it is multiple sources and I am seeing the same thing all across.

What is getting reported in Analytics is about 40% lower than what I am buying.

I know that Analytics sometimes reports up to 20% less than actual traffic when you compare to logs, but 40% is A LOT.

What could be the cause of this? The only thing that comes to mind is either hit bots or the visitor I bought closes the window so quickly that they are not counted by Analytics.

The bought traffic is producing enough income that I'm not freaking out. I'm more curious.

10-03-2010, 10:33 PM
epitome So Fucking Lame Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: St. Petersburg, FL Posts: 12,158	Question about bought traffic I am buying a lot of traffic for a new site. Since I'm not trading traffic on it, I do not have a trade script setup to track it. Instead, I am doing the tracking through Google Analytics and setup a special tracking URL for each broker and/or order. Who I am buying traffic from is irrelevant because it is multiple sources and I am seeing the same thing all across. What is getting reported in Analytics is about 40% lower than what I am buying. I know that Analytics sometimes reports up to 20% less than actual traffic when you compare to logs, but 40% is A LOT. What could be the cause of this? The only thing that comes to mind is either hit bots or the visitor I bought closes the window so quickly that they are not counted by Analytics. The bought traffic is producing enough income that I'm not freaking out. I'm more curious.