Direct Traffic bot or not?

darklich

Regular Member

Feb 27, 2010

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• Jul 12, 2017

• #1

Hi,

I need you recommendation, I have a site that have some traffic, when I look into google analytic it looks like a US direct traffic.

How can I check if this is a real traffic or a bot/bought traffic?

Info from analytic:
Avg. Session Duration: 00:00:07
Bounce Rate: 15.29%
Pages / Session: 1.85
% New Sessions:95.88%

Thanks,
darklich

 

Defeatenonce

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Mar 27, 2017

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• Jul 12, 2017

• #2

Pretty simple really. If direct traffic constantly consists of New sessions. Than its bot traffic. During my experience people will still type in your website in google and use that to go to your website. Its almost never direct. This would either be under non-provided or direct keyword.

There are other ways but I see direct traffic mostly as bot.

 

Last edited: Jul 12, 2017

Linkzo

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Jun 20, 2015

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• Jul 12, 2017

• #3

With the help of Analytic account you can filter your traffic easily. To know more read this article.

searchenginewatch.com/sew/news/2358054/google-analytics-helps-you-filter-spider-and-bot-traffic

 

primeCS

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Jul 25, 2016

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• Aug 8, 2022

• #4

Check your G search console, under "Discover".
Your direct traffic is likely coming from there.

 

SEO Creature

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• Aug 8, 2022

• #5

Yes, the Google search console will give you good results. Please go and check.