Awstats showing hits from random websites?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by -thoma-, May 5, 2009.

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    Since I started my forum, awstats has been showing me that I'm getting referrals from random cigarette shops online. I have never advertised with any of these sites in any way, and don't plan on doing so either, although apparently I'm still getting traffic from them. When I visit them, I see my link nowhere on their website...

    Is this a mistake? Why is this happening? I'm not complaining about it, I just think it's odd.

    Thanks.
     
    -thoma-, May 5, 2009 IP
  2. jitendraag

    jitendraag Notable Member

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    Are your stats page public? This was a heavily used blackhat method to get backlinks from stats page of websites.
     
    jitendraag, May 5, 2009 IP
  3. -thoma-

    -thoma- Peon

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    Public? I have no clue. I don't think so... I just check awstats through cPanel which I have to log in to..
     
    -thoma-, May 6, 2009 IP