Why this site got huge traffic but NO backlink detected?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by Michellylei, Sep 15, 2010.

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    soobest dot com

    check alexa u will find traffic is huge mainly from google.com and baidu.com
    but check it at majesticseo or opensiteexplorer or yahoo, backlink is TWO.

    any one know why?
     
    Michellylei, Sep 15, 2010 IP
  2. SEOTranslator

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    Specifically from http%3a//hometown.scau.edu.cn/bbs/viewthread.php%3ftid=164679

    However, the traffic is probably due to a redirect of an existing site with lots of traffic. A redirect will not show up backlinks.
     
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    Alexa isn't reliable. Read about how alexa stats are generated and then see if you still think this site is getting as much traffic as you think it is. As far as I can see (just looking at a glance) the site is barely findable in the search engines.
     
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    Fully agree. Alexa traffic is not reliable and there are also ways to manipulate it (as done for example by unscrupulous webmasters willing to sell their site).

    However, in this particular case -even discounting a significant part of the "apparent" traffic- there is far more traffic that can be justified by their lousy position in search engines.

    It's for that reason that I think that there is a redirect from another site with a significant (not necessarily huge, but certainly important) traffic.
     
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