2014 Bot Traffic Report : "Bots now account for 56% of all website traffic"

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2014 Bot Traffic Report : "Bots now account for 56% of all website traffic"

Posted By erikemanuelli 1767 days ago on Technology

http://www.incapsula.com - A study by Incapsula suggests 56% of all website traffic is now generated by bots.
The company reported that for most websites bot traffic is between 63% and 80%.
2015 will be the rise of impersonator bots, while RSS bots seem to be on their way to extinction.

What's the bot situation in your website?
Check it out, it depends on your daily traffic.

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ivanpw

- 1767 days ago

Sad, really... and think about those wasted hosting resources just to cater bots.

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erikemanuelli

- 1767 days ago

That's right, Ivan!

And the malicious bots are raising...

Better blocking those bad bots via .htaccess as that will prevent them from aggressively crawling and causing issues on a small site.

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bbrian017

- 1766 days ago

It would be nice if our hosts could be pro active and create anti bot software already... ah I'm sure they do to some extent.

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erikemanuelli

- 1766 days ago

I'm sure if we pay, we can have those anti bots softwares, Brian. Lol. ;-)

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GrowMap

- 1740 days ago

What I believe will happen is that most will start using CDNs for security as well as faster page loads. Keeping on top of the latest security issues is something Incapsula does well, so why should every hosting company do it if they can outsource that part?

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erikemanuelli

- 1740 days ago

Giving everything under the same package would be more convenient!

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uttoransen

- 1766 days ago

I remember, a few years back I had a long discussion with Hostgator and got some anti bot measures implemented. Web hosts can block bots up to some extent.

I guess CDN can be a better option perhaps?

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erikemanuelli

- 1764 days ago

I was suggested to block bots too by HostGator.

They gave me a web page with a list of codes to add in .htaccess file.

Do you have experience with CDN, Uttoran?

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GrowMap

- 1740 days ago

Hi Erik,

If you run WordPress, the WordFence plugin will automatically block fake Google crawlers and any bot that makes too many requests. It is a good free line of defence for now, but I suspect eventually serious bloggers may need a CDN. Not all of them focus on security though. Some focus more on page load times.

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erikemanuelli

- 1740 days ago

Great!

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll definitely try "WordFence" plugin.

Are you having positive results with it?

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bbrian017

- 1740 days ago

My new host uses cloud flare :) It's automatically done from my host it was a 1 click install...

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erikemanuelli

- 1740 days ago

What's the name of your host, Brian?

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bbrian017

- 1740 days ago

I was with Godaddy for 7 years can you imagine that? Now I am with Squidix and so far it's been amazing! This is my affiliate link if anyone is interested, http://squidix.com/affiliates/idevaffiliate.php?id=107_0_3_1 Sam is really fantastic and offers great service. Also the Hard Drive is SSHD which is an amazing improvement from Godaddy.

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erikemanuelli

- 1740 days ago

I never heard of Squidix.

So you recommend them?

I see prices are more competitive that most of the other hosting services...

I'm with HostGator, on dedicated server. But the price to pay monthly is pretty high...

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bbrian017

- 1740 days ago

Also, does host gator have SSHD ? I think this was a major issues for me, cpu waiting of files from the hard... SSHD makes this process much much faster.

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erikemanuelli

- 1740 days ago

Hostgator also provides SSH access but it's disabled by default.

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bbrian017

- 1740 days ago

No, sorry not SSH, SSHD, Solid State Hard Drive. Like our cell phones! They are so fast for hosting.

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erikemanuelli

- 1740 days ago

What's SSHD?

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bbrian017

- 1740 days ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_drive

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bbrian017

- 1740 days ago

I think the servers use this, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid-state_drive

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erikemanuelli

- 1740 days ago

I see, thanks.

By the way, I'm receiving double email notification for each of your comment reply.

Do you know the reason?

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bbrian017

- 1740 days ago

No I'm sorry I have no idea as to why... I've sent you a chat message.

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bbrian017

- 1740 days ago

I moved over to Sam's server, I didn't need a dedicated what so ever, the site has been loading fantastic. Moving to a new server is always stressful, so far I give Sam 100% he's really been fantastic and always easy to get a hold of. The support is far better than anything I have ever seen. He moved over all my sites, set up my e-mails, databasses, and even made auto backups for me. Perhaps if you try and use his form and chat with him you can get a similar deal. Make sure he knows I sent ya LOL.

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erikemanuelli

- 1740 days ago

Thanks for sharing your experience, Brian.

Will think about it and we'll see.

Definitely will mention you sent me, if needed, with your aff link.

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Alex

- 1739 days ago

It is really sad that so many bots are out there and less and less real people. I can smell an increase in anti-bot software.

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