The Importance of Referrer Logs
By SEO Company – Link Building Service
Referrer logging is used to allow web servers and websites to identify where people are
visiting them either for promotional or security purposes.
You can find out which search
engine...
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The Importance of Referrer Logs
By SEO Company – Link Building Service
Referrer logging is used to allow web servers and websites to identify where people are
visiting them either for promotional or security purposes.
You can find out which search
engine they used to find your site and whether your customer has come from a ‘linked site’.
It is basically the URL of the previous webpage from which your link was followed.
By default, most hosting accounts don’t include referrer logs but may be subscribed for an
extra monthly fee.
If your web host does not provide a graphic report of your log files, you
can still view the referrer logs for your website by logging into the host server using free or
low-cost FTP software, like these:
FTP Explorer: http://www.
ftpx.
com/
LogMeIn: http://secure.
logmein.
com/dmcq/103/support.
asp
SmartFTP: http://www.
smartftp.
com/
FTP Voyager: http://www.
ftpvoyager.
com/
The log file is available on your web server which can be download into your comput
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