Traffic Source:

The origin through which people find your site. Every website session or visit has an origin/source.

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The three main types of traffic source are direct, referral, and organic. Direct traffic is when a visitor types your URL into the browser or finds you through an undefined source. Referral traffic is traffic from a link on another site. Organic traffic comes from visitors finding your site through a keyword search on search engines like Google or Bing.

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