Do affiliate sites use CTR manipulation or other real-user actions?
- Thread starter chamsoi
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- Sep 17, 2026
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Hello! interesting question, yes some affiliates use CTR manipulation, but it doesn’t really benefit performance in the long run, if we talk about iGaming niche, most affiliate programs have internal teams who can detect such manipulation and motivated traffic and affiliates can face scrutiny, it’s always better to use real tactics and strategies to improve your performance.
chamsoi
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- Jan 26, 2025
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I understand what you are saying: The affiliate links themselves will not benefit from faked traffic.
What I'm saying is rather if they benefit from CTR manipulation to rank higher in SERPs, without having the faked traffic actually interact with the affiliate links.
Do you know if they use these kinds of tactics?
TigerSMSmanager
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- Feb 14, 2024
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Yes. Some affiliate SEOs experiment with CTR manipulation and engagement signals, especially in competitive niches.
People experiment with search clicks combined with dwell time and different user paths. Finance, iGaming and health are niches worth looking into because the competition is tough.
People experiment with search clicks combined with dwell time and different user paths. Finance, iGaming and health are niches worth looking into because the competition is tough.