False referrals

Discussion in 'Google Analytics' started by adacprogramming, Jan 26, 2011.

  1. #1
    I'm getting a bunch of referrals from a site. When I go there, there is no link to my site on the page. How are they doing that? Are they just pinging my site in php?
     
    adacprogramming, Jan 26, 2011 IP
  2. singlemalter

    singlemalter Greenhorn

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    #2
    that's a good question. possible that the link has been removed... do the referrals still show in your analytics now?
     
    singlemalter, Feb 2, 2011 IP
  3. CaseyM

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    #3
    This happens to me also so am eagerly awaiting a decent answer to this question
     
    CaseyM, Feb 4, 2011 IP
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    #4
    It might be temp link and google cached it... and after got cached link removed from that specific page... Thats how the referel link missing issue occur most often time...
     
    Atco_Maart, Feb 4, 2011 IP
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    AStateOfLogic Member

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    I have not had issues with the referrals not showing but analytics saying Ive received traffic from search queries that I would not think would be made. Something to where I would type in a query, then the next couple days I would see traffic from that search term. Very odd.
     
    AStateOfLogic, Feb 4, 2011 IP
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    magda Notable Member

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    #7
    I get the same thing too
    I just thought that it was a link that rotated in on of the ads
    Now I know what it is.
    Thanks
     
    khaleel123, Feb 5, 2011 IP