Hiding Referrer and Ratios - GoFuckYourself.com

Altheon · 08-18-2009, 08:34 PM

How many of you either through a double meta refresh or other method remove the referrer information when sending the traffic to a sponsor and have you noticed a difference in sales?

I've got about 3 different hops before the click goes to a sponsor and there is a very slight delay. I was concerned that this 1-2 second delay might have surfers clicking the back button.

08-18-2009, 08:36 PM

I never understood why people do that to begin with. Nothing anybody does on the internet is unique and requires such ridiculous ways of making sure your sponsors can't figure out how you're making your sales.

Altheon · 08-19-2009, 08:14 AM

Bump for the day crowd.

fris · 08-19-2009, 08:19 AM

i do mydomain.com/out/paysite/

which masks the refer

Angry Jew Cat - Banned for Life · 08-19-2009, 08:23 AM

a LOT of the cpa networks are ran by, surprise, big time marketers who decided to cut out the middle man. if they see you sending massive signups, a lot of them will gladly gank your shit, find your traffic sources and cut you out of the equation. this is not speculation, i know of guys who actually do this. i blank all my referers passing them through a click tracking script...

the quality of your traffic should speak for itself. as long as you're sending good quality signups, it's none of the networks business where they are coming from.

i've only ever had two ams contact me to see why i was doing it. i just tell them that i'll gladly take my traffic elsewhere if they have a problem with it. both times that was the end of the referer discussion...

08-18-2009, 08:34 PM	#1
Altheon Confirmed User Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 506	Hiding Referrer and Ratios How many of you either through a double meta refresh or other method remove the referrer information when sending the traffic to a sponsor and have you noticed a difference in sales? I've got about 3 different hops before the click goes to a sponsor and there is a very slight delay. I was concerned that this 1-2 second delay might have surfers clicking the back button.

08-19-2009, 08:19 AM	#4
fris Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 55,241	i do mydomain.com/out/paysite/ which masks the refer __________________ Since 1999: 69 Adult Industry awards for Best Hosting Company and professional excellence. WP Stuff

08-18-2009, 08:36 PM	#2
Killswitch - BANNED FOR LIFE Guest Posts: n/a	I never understood why people do that to begin with. Nothing anybody does on the internet is unique and requires such ridiculous ways of making sure your sponsors can't figure out how you're making your sales.

08-19-2009, 08:14 AM	#3
Altheon Confirmed User Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 506	Bump for the day crowd.

08-19-2009, 08:23 AM	#5
Angry Jew Cat - Banned for Life (felis madjewicus) Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In Mom & Dad's Basement Posts: 20,368	a LOT of the cpa networks are ran by, surprise, big time marketers who decided to cut out the middle man. if they see you sending massive signups, a lot of them will gladly gank your shit, find your traffic sources and cut you out of the equation. this is not speculation, i know of guys who actually do this. i blank all my referers passing them through a click tracking script... the quality of your traffic should speak for itself. as long as you're sending good quality signups, it's none of the networks business where they are coming from. i've only ever had two ams contact me to see why i was doing it. i just tell them that i'll gladly take my traffic elsewhere if they have a problem with it. both times that was the end of the referer discussion...