What the "Blazes" -
and other Traffic B.S.
Copyright © 2003 Priya Shah
http://ebizwhiz-publishing.com/
Ever since a certain retiring internet marketer made his
secrets and scripts available to the internet marketing
community, a surplus of traffic "monsters" have been
released on an unsuspecting public.
And these are no benign little click-exchanges or startpage
exchanges either.
Some of them require you to install software that can be
downright threatening to your computer's health.
If the software is not compatible with your computer, it
can cause things to go haywire - as I found out the hard
way.
Here are the problems I have with some of these so-called
traffic programs.
1. Screenblaze
This one took over my computer like an alien lifeforce -
and multiplied with numerous copies popping up at once,
till I was forced to shoot them down with my CTRL+ALT+DEL
blaster.
My next step - Press Uninstall.
2. Thank-You Page Ads
This new program claims to boost your sales by inserting
your link on someone else's product download pages.
This is a SERIOUS security risk - and I mean s-e-r-i-o-u-s.
If you check your website stats regularly, you'll know that
you can see the link of the REFERRING page in your
webstats.
So if someone clicks through to your website from a product
download or thank-you page, you can actually see that
person's download page in your webstats - and download
their products without paying.
So that means other webmasters can view YOUR download pages
in their webstats and download your products also. (brrrr!)
That is, unless you have protected your download pages with
a special script - which very few of us do.
I have no idea what the creators of this program were
thinking when they designed it, but I would not advise you
to link to ANY other website (or even another page on your
own website - if you're using a free website tracker) from
your product download or thank-you pages.
3. Fly-In Ads, Slide-In Ads - whatever
I personally have no problem with this one, but its BOUND
to irritate your visitors. Irate visitors = Quick
click-away from your site.
And why install someone else's ad on your site when you can
use a simple opt-in popup that's so much more effective.
So think carefully before you join the newest traffic
craze. And don't delude yourself that they are your way to
traffic nirvana.
All they will likely do is overload your website with
useless traffic.
Its not how many 'hits' you get, but what SORT of traffic
you attract - and what you do with it - that matters.
Either learn to use traffic exchanges for the right purpose
- like getting more leads/subscribers, or spend your
precious time on better, longer-term and more targeted ways
of generating traffic like:
- Search Engine Optimization
- Pay-Per-Click Traffic
- Writing Articles
And PLEASE - no more "blazes"! More than one Startblaze is
too many.
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Priya Shah is the author of "The Genius Guides"
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