Tired of traffic stupidity!

[Edwin]

I'm not going to name the DNForum member... yet!

I've been accused of grossly misleading a buyer over the traffic a name I sold them should be getting.

Here's a tip which I'd like to share more widely, since I'm tired of this kind of stupidity...

You need to do ALL the following before being able to determine how much traffic a domain is getting:-

A) Make sure the domain name resolves to a tracking system that counts all visitors (not just US visitors, for example)

B) Make sure that the domain name alone resolves i.e. domain.com will resolve

C) Make sure that www.domain.com resolves

D) Make sure that "wildcard DNS" is turned on for the domain. In other words, that ANYTHING.domain.com resolves. Depending on what it was formerly used for, 95%+ of the traffic to a domain that used to be a site may be going to subdomains and not to the root domain.com!!

E) Make sure that you have a suitable 404 error trapping page in other words if a visitor tries to go to http://www.domain.com/some_missing_page.htm that you actually notice the visitor, count them and do something useful with them!

Obviously, the above will probably be second nature to most of you - though not, sadly, to the idiot who came in with both feet kicking to accuse me of trying to con them.

Anyway, hope this helps.

 

[DotLeader]

Nice tips

 

[ToastyX]

Although you have D in bold, E is the problem I see the most. I see so many people parking domains at DomainSponsor without handling URLs with files and/or subdirectories properly.

 

[GiantDomains]

Nice tips edwin! Perhaps you should re-post these tips in the Newbies section.

 

[Edwin]

As an aside, I'm no longer angry and the person in question has realised the problem, so my reputation remains intact

 

[NamePopper.com]

Originally posted by Edwin
As an aside, I'm no longer angry and the person in question has realised the problem, so my reputation remains intact

That's good to hear Edwin.

I was worried you had already changed into your Samurai Warrior clothes - and taken out your sword.

 

[bidawinner]

Originally posted by NamePopper.com


That's good to hear Edwin.

I was worried you had already changed into your Samurai Warrior clothes - and taken out your sword.

Dang It... I was hoping to see Edwin without a tie for a change :laugh:

 

[NamePopper.com]

Originally posted by bidawinner


Dang It... I was hoping to see Edwin without a tie for a change :laugh:

LOL :laugh:

Yeah no kidding. Sometimes I want to mess his hair up too.

Remember when the Dallas Cowboys won back-to-back Superbowls - and Emmitt Smith took his hands and messed up Jimmy Johnson's hair during the big celebration after the game? Hehe...

(Jimmy was known for never having a hair out of place - for those not familar with the Coach)