Traffic from a Youtube video that isn't mine, or even remotely connected with my blog

Discussion in 'Blogging' started by MobilePhoneus, Sep 10, 2012.

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    Yesterday I saw in my blogger stats page that traffic was coming from a video on Youtube. I was surprised: I don't have any video on youtube!

    So I followed the video link and found hundreds of comments of others there too, who probably had the same query as mine: 'What the heck is this video sending traffic to my blog?'

    The youtube video had not even the slightest connection with me, my blog or even the content. I run a purely-mobile phone blog - the youtube was about some online gaming whatever.

    And then, of course, how could a youtube video you don't own or have no links of yours in it, send you traffic just like that?

    Of course, I don't resent the traffic but coming from an unlikely source, and one that doesn't even belong to me seems a bit creepy. Is this something I should worry about? Or maybe I'm still too much of a newbie to know how traffic really work?
     
    MobilePhoneus, Sep 10, 2012 IP
  2. bhanu16

    bhanu16 Peon

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    #2
    You are Lucky.. No.. You are Very Lucky. :)
     
    bhanu16, Sep 11, 2012 IP
  3. MobilePhoneus

    MobilePhoneus Member

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    #3
    Thank you :) Just that it seems strange so I was worried :)
     
    MobilePhoneus, Sep 11, 2012 IP
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    hearthackerpk Well-Known Member

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    #4
    wonderful.... you are getting traffic from the videos of youtube that you not own ... ? Great
     
    hearthackerpk, Sep 16, 2012 IP
  5. FredSheller

    FredSheller Peon

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    #5
    It's nice with unexpected traffic like that. Although I would also wonder how and why? I mean if there is no link, how is the traffic referred to your site in the first place? Also, can I have some of that traffic please? ;)
     
    FredSheller, Sep 18, 2012 IP
  6. bbrian017

    bbrian017 Well-Known Member

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    Yeah no kidding that is luck, enjoy it while it lats wow lol woot woot free traffic baby
     
    bbrian017, Sep 18, 2012 IP
  7. ninjamtlt1

    ninjamtlt1 Active Member

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    Yes you are very lucky. It's pretty weird, but I would just not worry about it...FREE TRAFFIC!
     
    ninjamtlt1, Sep 19, 2012 IP
  8. a2abhishek

    a2abhishek Peon

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    #8
    sometimes it becomes possible when the blog is very high traffic and with good content.
    its natural as per this virtual world.


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    Thanks
    Abhishek
     
    a2abhishek, Sep 20, 2012 IP
  9. Tritontrax

    Tritontrax Peon

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  10. ktp2012

    ktp2012 Active Member

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    #10
    I am not native english so I can not write a good article, so
    I have been uploaded many video to youtube, so I got a backlink from youtube so I got a lot traffic
    more traffic = more sales
     
    ktp2012, Oct 6, 2012 IP
  11. bms

    bms Greenhorn

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    Looks like it's not actual back links nor referrals. They just want you to go back to watch their youtube video - A marketing trick using spam technology !
     
    bms, Oct 31, 2012 IP