Bots in Propeller: is it risky?

[Faustas]

I get push traffic from PropellerAds, but there are a lot of bots - how to clean the feed and find quality sources?

 

[Graybeard]

You need to be able to define a 'bot' in order to filter them. How do you define a "bot?"
List the attributes that define an 'invalid' click:???

 

[T J Tutor]

there are a lot of bots

Every traffic source has bots, ALL OF THEM!

All affiliates need to learn how to manage that by filtering. As Graybeard has said, you need to be able to identify them. It isn't just a click it and forget it process. You need to set a pattern of effort with your use of traffic sources. Bots are being created at lightening speed now and make up as much as 25% of all traffic and it now takes a serious investment of time and money to manage it. It is very doable, not difficult, and can manage your traffic successfully. We are in a new age of marketing. Understand it is not you alone with this challenge. Every network, every site owner, every vendor in our industry has to cope with this and learn to be on the bleeding edge of the solutions.

Implement bot detection software.
Monitor website logs for suspicious activity
Analyze traffic patterns in analytics tools like Google Analytics
Excluding known bot user agents
Using CAPTCHA challenges
Leverage advanced filtering options within the affiliate network platforms you use
Looking for unusual behavior that indicates automated activity rather than genuine user interaction

 

[PropellerAds]

I get push traffic from PropellerAds, but there are a lot of bots - how to clean the feed and find quality sources?

Hello! We’d like to emphasize that at PropellerAds, we do not work with bot traffic and take this matter very seriously. If you suspect that you’re receiving bot traffic, please share your account email with us via DM and provide evidence that the traffic is indeed bot-generated. We care deeply about the quality of our traffic and are constantly working to improve it. We would greatly appreciate it if you could share this information with us. We'll be happy to investigate your case more thoroughly.