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    • James77
      James77 last edited by

      Hi,

      I've been monitoring my referral URL's coming in and today noticed they had changed.

      Previously when I clicked one it would be the google search result page - however now they all seem to be like this: http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=7&sqi=2&ved=0CHEQFjAG&url=**http://www.mysite.com**&rct=j&q=**my keyword**&ei=Bvc3TrbgB5G0hAfvqoSvAg&usg=AFQjCNFONDCPJDl3d2PYceYvale_cL7s4Q

      All these URL's immediately redirect to my website pages.

      Do you know what they are - they seem to be tracking URL's of some sort I am thinking??

      Are they trying to analyse my site with respect to certain keywords??

      Thanks

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      • Thos003
        Thos003 last edited by

        Are you a local based company? Do you rank in the maps?

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        • James77
          James77 @Thos003 last edited by

          Not really no - I don't think they have anything to do with maps - suddenyl all our referral URL's seem to be like this though?

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          • James77
            James77 last edited by

            Checking the URl's in google they do indeed seem to be tracking URL's, which must pass info back into their alogrithm.

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