ButterflyCollector
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- Oct 29, 2009
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Are there any tools or methods to stop competitors using tools like spyglass etc to view your backlinks.
How to stop competitors spying?
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blackberry
Power Member
- Apr 26, 2009
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It might be possible to block the tools used with htaccess.
If you got the IP address block ranges and the user-agent for MajesticSEO and the other tools, then yes, I can show you how to stop the tools being used on your website.
I am about 90% sure that will work.
However if you do that, you also wont be able to use these tool, although you can if you comment out the relevant lines in the htaccess when you want to use the tools, and then un-comment the lines again when you are done.
If you got the IP address block ranges and the user-agent for MajesticSEO and the other tools, then yes, I can show you how to stop the tools being used on your website.
I am about 90% sure that will work.
However if you do that, you also wont be able to use these tool, although you can if you comment out the relevant lines in the htaccess when you want to use the tools, and then un-comment the lines again when you are done.
infoasian
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- May 12, 2011
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They can counter that with a premium subscription for VIPs who will be able to see blocked sites and a Super premium subrscription to block out premium members. Good way of raising revenue LOL
Seankearns
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htcaccess
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^AhrefsBot
RewriteRule .* - [F]
Or in your robot.txt
user-agent: AhrefsBot
disallow: /
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^AhrefsBot
RewriteRule .* - [F]
Or in your robot.txt
user-agent: AhrefsBot
disallow: /
envisionary
Junior Member
- Jul 28, 2008
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you guys are crazy, sorry few beers 
Of course there is a way to stop them form seeing you.
I did not create this but am putting it in looking to educate those.
*Only problem with stopping all the spiders is if you get neg'd SEO'd... you won't be able to see what is going on. Maybe you keep one of the link crawlers open like majestic or Ahref's
Here are the major ones.
User-agent: rogerbot
Disallow: /
User-agent: exabot
Disallow: /
User-agent: MJ12bot
Disallow: /
User-agent: dotbot
Disallow: /
User-agent: gigabot
Disallow: /
User-agent: AhrefsBot
Disallow: /
Of course there is a way to stop them form seeing you.
I did not create this but am putting it in looking to educate those.
*Only problem with stopping all the spiders is if you get neg'd SEO'd... you won't be able to see what is going on. Maybe you keep one of the link crawlers open like majestic or Ahref's
Here are the major ones.
User-agent: rogerbot
Disallow: /
User-agent: exabot
Disallow: /
User-agent: MJ12bot
Disallow: /
User-agent: dotbot
Disallow: /
User-agent: gigabot
Disallow: /
User-agent: AhrefsBot
Disallow: /
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This way i think you can block robots see the links FROM your site (or any other site use this) to other sites.
Some people use this for their privet blog networks, but in this case they own the domain and the hosting so they can do it.
If you have a link from cnn.com, for example you can't hide this using this code in your site, you have to add in on cnn's .htcaccess (sounds impossible...) . The only way to hide the the incoming link from other website is to own the website!
Some people use this for their privet blog networks, but in this case they own the domain and the hosting so they can do it.
If you have a link from cnn.com, for example you can't hide this using this code in your site, you have to add in on cnn's .htcaccess (sounds impossible...) . The only way to hide the the incoming link from other website is to own the website!
the_demon
Elite Member
- Nov 23, 2008
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Here's a useful thread I wrote on the subject:
http://www.blackhatworld.com/blackhat-seo/white-hat-seo/510651-guide-how-stop-content-thieves-spam-get-more-backlinks-prevent-analytic-poison.html
My firm invented this (AI Link Guardian):
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/12/prweb10283411.htm
http://www.blackhatworld.com/blackhat-seo/white-hat-seo/510651-guide-how-stop-content-thieves-spam-get-more-backlinks-prevent-analytic-poison.html
My firm invented this (AI Link Guardian):
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/12/prweb10283411.htm