[REQ] How can I block donotlink from connecting to my site?

***Malice*** · 05-19-2015, 03:46 AM

So here is my issue. I recently created a website that is getting a ton of traffic. Right now Im getting about 120,000 visitors an hour. Unfortunately some jerks at a very large website are linking to my website using a service website called donotlink.

Basically what it does is instead of linking directly to your site the link to donotlink who display your website. This royally sucks since I'm not getting the traffic from that and it would be a major boost for my ads if I could stop this.

I tried blocking the website IP with htaccess but it does not work. Has anyone had any experience with this? Any advice or thoughts on how to stop this?

Thanks
Malice

***Malice*** · 05-19-2015, 08:55 AM

Nothin? Shucks :/ was hoping someone had some advice on this issue.

***kid*** · 06-20-2015, 07:18 PM

https://moz.com/blog/how-to-stop-spam-bo...erral-data
http://www.lunametrics.com/blog/2015/03/...l-traffic/

***Malice*** · 06-21-2015, 07:03 PM

(06-20-2015 07:18 PM)kid Wrote: https://moz.com/blog/how-to-stop-spam-bo...erral-data
http://www.lunametrics.com/blog/2015/03/...l-traffic/

Thank Kid,

I actually did try that, but unfortunately as mentioned in my OP it doesnt work for donotlink. Here is an example of BBHF running through their site.

http://www.donotlink.com/fmlz

its really annoying and I still would like to put an end to this.

Thanks
Malice

***Malice*** · 06-21-2015, 07:03 PM

(06-20-2015 07:18 PM)kid Wrote: https://moz.com/blog/how-to-stop-spam-bo...erral-data
http://www.lunametrics.com/blog/2015/03/...l-traffic/

Thank Kid,

I actually did try that, but unfortunately as mentioned in my OP it doesnt work for donotlink. Here is an example of BBHF running through their site.

Code:

[url]http://www.donotlink.com/fmlz[/url]

its really annoying and I still would like to put an end to this.

Thanks
Malice

***Malice*** · 06-21-2015, 07:04 PM

(06-20-2015 07:18 PM)kid Wrote: https://moz.com/blog/how-to-stop-spam-bo...erral-data
http://www.lunametrics.com/blog/2015/03/...l-traffic/

Thank Kid,

I actually did try that, but unfortunately as mentioned in my OP it doesnt work for donotlink. Here is an example of BBHF running through their site, just to show you what that stupid website service does.

Code:

http://www.donotlink.com/fmlz

its really annoying and I still would like to put an end to this.

Thanks
Malice

***scw01*** · 06-21-2015, 08:03 PM

I think is it a frame they put your site in. You can break that frame with javascript something like this:

Code:

<head>

<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">

<!--

function breakout_of_frame()

{

  if (top.location != location) {

    top.location.href = document.location.href ;

  }

}

-->

</script>

</head>

***scw01*** · 06-21-2015, 08:04 PM

I think is it a frame they put your site in. You can break that frame with javascript something like this:

Code:

<head>

<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">

<!--

function breakout_of_frame()

{

  if (top.location != location) {

    top.location.href = document.location.href ;

  }

}

-->

</script>

</head>

***Malice*** · 06-22-2015, 11:32 AM

Thanks scw01, I might give that a try. When I tried blocking them with htaccess file they were somehow able to get around it after two minutes. So now I force redirect anyone traffic coming through donotlink to a noindex page I built that displays some very graphic and disturbing pornographic video on autoplay