The lure of fake traffic

Anybody that’s launched a new website or forum knows how difficult it is to drive traffic to that site initially. It takes a serious combination of SEO and smart internet marketing to drive solid organic traffic to the site, however, not everybody has the perseverance and skills required to do that. These site  owners often look for a “golden ticket” or quick way to drive traffic to their site.

There are numerous services out there that promise to drive traffic to your site and even make claims about the visits coming from people that are specifically interested in your niche. While I’m sure there are some people that have successfully benefited from this approach, most will end up throwing their money away because the traffic will not be targeted at all and targeted traffic is exactly what we’re looking for.

This type of “fake” traffic might drive visits to your site but you should not expect to see conversions. Conversions are a direct result of people that visit your site because they want to be there or were directed there by something or someone that interested them. Simply popping open a window with the contents of your site is not going to do that for you.

So the best advice I can give when it comes to Internet marketing and to driving traffic to your site - be very careful about fake traffic. There’s a good reason google and other search engines are not fans. Keep it “real” and keep on pushing to get your site viral numa numa style.