100k Uniquea/Month .. No Idea how and what to do?

Discussion in 'Domain Names' started by AlwaysThinking, Jun 25, 2007.

  1. #1
    Folks,
    I am not a complete rookie but this one has got me confused. I picked up this very cool domain cause I had it on a backorder. I am getting more than 100K uniques a month. I have directed the traffic to many different domains over the time but not even a single one of visitors clicks on anything.
    Traffic is coming from myspace.com and some other sites. When I google the domainname.com, I get these kind of results.

    p {align=justify}
    BODY{cursor: url(http://www.domainname.com/Cursor/PyP/Cur/PyP(63).ani);}
    a {cursor: url(http://www.domainname.com/Cursor/PyP/Cur/PyP(63).ani);}

    Its not content but some kind of free myspace layouts inserts. Please help me understand this.
     
    AlwaysThinking, Jun 25, 2007 IP
  2. killerj

    killerj Active Member

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    #2
    i think your traffic is from myspace profile views. Some graphic or images from your server is being used by several people(i assume) to customize their profile with. Did your X-owner have a myspace-resource site or something ?
     
    killerj, Jun 25, 2007 IP
  3. AlwaysThinking

    AlwaysThinking Well-Known Member

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    Not sure but seems that way. Alexa toolbar shows me an xowner name and phone #. Not sure if this would be the guy who used it. Do you think it would be a good idea to call him and ask for some advice. Why would someone let expire a domain with such huge traffic?
     
    AlwaysThinking, Jun 25, 2007 IP
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    killerj Active Member

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    I'd suggest tracing these files
    "http://www.domainname.com/Cursor/PyP/Cur/PyP(63).ani " on your server HD and deleting most hit files.. See if that reduces traffic ,
    Its simply Chewing up your bandwidth that your paying for otherwise
     
    killerj, Jun 25, 2007 IP
  5. AlwaysThinking

    AlwaysThinking Well-Known Member

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    You are right about the bandwidth, but here is the dilemma.
    I have no such files on my server. So most people would get 404 (If I dont redirect 404 to some landing page). Its like these insert codes are looking for some pictures or something else.
    Last one weeks unique visitor count is 54k. I just checked.
     
    AlwaysThinking, Jun 25, 2007 IP
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    okgaz Well-Known Member

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    Who is your site hosted with, can you see how many times your 404 error page is being called in your site statistics?
     
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  7. AlwaysThinking

    AlwaysThinking Well-Known Member

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    #7
    I have dedicated server with GoDaddy.

    This is from last 2 weeks.
    Code 200 - OK 11351
    Code 206 - Partial Content 13
    Code 301 - Moved Permanently 16
    Code 302 - Found 1454188
    Code 304 - Not Modified 1280
    Code 403 - Forbidden 14
    Code 404 - Not Found 369246

    More founds now cause I put a redirect on 404 to land on a SEDO page where I have another site parked.
     
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  8. killerj

    killerj Active Member

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    sites such as these
    myspacescripts.com/cursors_animals.htm
    provide codes with live image links to their site which a myspace user can copy n paste the code in their 'about me' box to customize their profile
    (example <style type="text/css">body {cursor: url(http://imagelocation.domainname.com/sample.ani); }</style><br />
    <a href="http://domainname.com">Cusors for your MySpace</a> )
    I guess this is what your X-owner's website was.
    Now, since all those files are deleted , people who used these codes hit 404 and see nothing i assume.
    you could try custom 404s to bring people to your site.
     
    killerj, Jun 25, 2007 IP
  9. AlwaysThinking

    AlwaysThinking Well-Known Member

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    KillerJ,
    So we are sure they are file requests and I am redirecting 404 traffic to some other site. But its like those sites calling for these files are picture frames and the inserted code looks for things to match on my host server. I am assuming people of myspace who have this code inserted either see weird stuff or nothing. You think I should get a programmer involved and create something to help me utilize these files calls?
     
    AlwaysThinking, Jun 25, 2007 IP
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    killerj Active Member

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    That would be a wonderful idea to get some coder involved as i dont think Myspace will let users get redirected via codes from within picture frames .
    But i was thinking of maybe redirecting them to an image (say clickable logo) somehow ,so they appear in place where the actual images where supposed to have appeared .
    I hope you got my point there...
     
    killerj, Jun 25, 2007 IP
  11. AlwaysThinking

    AlwaysThinking Well-Known Member

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    Yes KillerJ, I also was thinking something like that. So much to do, so little time.

    You guys are wonderful.
     
    AlwaysThinking, Jun 25, 2007 IP
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    killerj Active Member

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    it was my pleasure :). Do Let me know how everything turns out . I'll have a look at this thread again in a couple of days hopefully ;)
     
    killerj, Jun 25, 2007 IP
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    #13
    Killerj's suggestion would be ideal,

    You could try something like this:

    http://www.unixcities.com/apache/index1.html

    Not sure if it would work or not in your case but definitely worth a go when that kind of traffic is involved! :)
     
    okgaz, Jun 25, 2007 IP
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    AlwaysThinking Well-Known Member

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    Thanks for that link okgaz. Great info.
     
    AlwaysThinking, Jun 25, 2007 IP
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    i was getting 5k hit a day., nothing was hitting for me either just one or two. I tried to use good keyword but still nothing. It puzzles me because i know the traffic is really.
     
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  16. AlwaysThinking

    AlwaysThinking Well-Known Member

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    I am talking to a developer about this. Lets see what blossoms. Will try to keep you guys updated.
     
    AlwaysThinking, Jun 25, 2007 IP
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    okgaz Well-Known Member

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    Cool, I'd love to hear how you get on.
     
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    #18
    I may have misunderstood but... If they're links to what used to be images perhaps you can create an image that has a fairly good eye catching design and says www.insertyoureasytotypeandrememberdomainname.com. Then people will be learning the name of your other site. You could easily create a market for a product that doesn't even exist... yet...
     
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  19. AlwaysThinking

    AlwaysThinking Well-Known Member

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    what I am trying to do. Seems like there is no other way to monetize on this kind of traffic really.
     
    AlwaysThinking, Jun 29, 2007 IP
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    #20
    just mod_rewrite every request to an advertisement for your site :) (in image form)
     
    kohashi, Jun 29, 2007 IP