Stopping these scum sites from sending traffic.

[Andy-Halliday]

What is the best way to deal with these: http://www.goldenclicking.com/ and www.payclicking.com

They keep sending my site traffic, however I am not paying for it, and would prefer to stop these sites.

The traffic never converts, and I can't see anywhere that I am paying for the traffic (they are not an affiliate, and can't see them on the GDN) - so I don't even know whats in it for them.

Has anyone ever dealt with these types of sites previously, tips on getting them to stop. I was just considering black listing there domains so they can't even reach our site.

Thanks in Advance.

Andy

[Highland]

So... two sites that send paid traffic are apparently sending you paid traffic but you're not paying for it. The only way i could see this being a problem is if they are overwhelming your site (i.e. your site is slow because of the traffic volume).

Blocking traffic from a given source isn't a simple matter. Not all browsers report a referrer and, without that, you can't really do anything about it. You could geoblock requests if you suspect the links are all coming from the same region but even that isn't a perfect solution (it relies on data that is not necessarily reliable). Ultimately I wouldn't try to block traffic coming to your site because it's a potential source of conversions. Just too much headache for not any real gain.

[Shawn_Huber]

Agree - but if you are concerned about any Google penalty from these links you can always disavow them.

[Andy-Halliday]

its more the principle I don't like - getting paid traffic to the site, they aren't causing any site issues and I will disavow the next time I upload a file.

None of the traffic can convert, as we only ship in the UK and not abroad and the traffic is usually from the far east in the early hours.

[max.favilli]

Have you google adwords campaigns running? Are they maybe showing adsense ads?

Personally I would disavow them anyway too.

[reserve123]

I agree with others, and would disavow before it causes you issues.  That is the safest way to protect yourself.