Relying on ONE traffic source is not sexy...

Banned 4 years ago

I am with you on that

And live in the light.

Blackhat has repercussions.

Here is a little bed time story about Cookie Stuffing back in the day...

https://www.businessinsider.com/bria...g-fraud-2014-8

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dsimms

4 years ago

I am not sure why eBay called in the FBI to investigate cookie-stuffing that eBay and other companies were quietly engaged in, maybe to shift the blame to affiliates on a scheme that they secretly endorsed?

I am not defending bad affiliates since they knew what they were doing were wrong, however, these companies were also benefiting from affiliate fraud.

It just goes to show, once schemes start falling apart, the affiliate was always going to be the fall person, even though the company knew all about it.

I am with you on that

And live in the light.

Blackhat has repercussions.

Here is a little bed time story about Cookie Stuffing back in the day...

https://www.businessinsider.com/bria...g-fraud-2014-8

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Medon

4 years ago

Originally Posted by talfighel

Anything 1 in business is a bad idea.

Same thing with traffic.

If you rely on 1 traffic source for your business, you are 1 algorithm or rule change from total disaster.

I've seen people do well on Facebook and then lose their main income overnight due to the fact that they broke a small rule that Facebook changed overnight or "last night."

Always have multiple places that you are getting your traffic from and of course are getting results.

It is getting mackier every day as competition stiffens. So having more than 1 source of traffic isa goodidea. Alternatively, you need to keep yourself updated on the latest rules to stay on the safer side.

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spartan14

4 years ago

This its a very nice idea and strategy .If you put all your eggs in one single basket you can loose everithing

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inforapenny

4 years ago

Agree with all this totally and utterly.....

I"m scrabbling away like mad at this moment in time trying to work my way out of this situation. Loosing a client due to this c0vid business has really brought the pressure on me from working with one traffic source to now having to get my head around things very very fast.....

Scary times!

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talfighel

4 years ago

Originally Posted by inforapenny

Agree with all this totally and utterly.....

I"m scrabbling away like mad at this moment in time trying to work my way out of this situation. Loosing a client due to this c0vid business has really brought the pressure on me from working with one traffic source to now having to get my head around things very very fast.....

Scary times!

And never rely on one client either.

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Jonathan 2.0

Banned 4 years ago

Agreed. It's important to have multiple traffic sources. I don't see where being "sexy" has to do with it though. This has been common practice for many years.

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P.S. The more traffic options you have, the more secure your Business will be.
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talfighel 4 years ago

Originally Posted by Jonathan 2.0

I don't see where being "sexy" has to do with it though.
: )

Attention grabber. That's why it says that.
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- Medon 4 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by talfighel
  
  Attention grabber. That's why it says that.
  
  It is an innovative way to get people like him reading thethread. It worked!
  
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  Jonathan 2.0 Banned 4 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Medon
  
  It is an innovative way to get people like him reading thethread. It worked!
  
  Are you referring to me or talfighel?? Following your logic, you are a Person like them as well because you're reading/responding. (Lol).
  
  Although it doesn't necessarily apply to OP's thread ... Sometimes you have to be Mindful of using "attention grabbers" ... Especially if they don't make much sense in the following content.
  
  Personally -- on a Forum of People who see these messages all the time -- I would go with something more "simple"/straight forward like: "How To Make Your Traffic Sources More Secure." (Then provide valuable content ... )
  
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whateverpedia

4 years ago

This is nothing new. In fact it's a very, very, very old concept.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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Jignesh86

4 years ago

That's Why It's always recommended to build your email list for any business you do. Email list gives you control over your business as well as peace of mind.

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Jamell

4 years ago

I agree with you.Darren Rowse spoke about how he lost all of his traffic to his blog over night due to a Google update. Diversifying traffic is a must

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Naheed

4 years ago

its a great idea. I also prefer to use multiple platforms to reach out to the right audience for my website. It is the only way to take advantage of the huge volume of customers browsing the internet every time.

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Ben Scott Jr

4 years ago

Originally Posted by talfighel

Anything 1 in business is a bad idea.

Same thing with traffic.

If you rely on 1 traffic source for your business, you are 1 algorithm or rule change from total disaster.

I've seen people do well on Facebook and then lose their main income overnight due to the fact that they broke a small rule that Facebook changed overnight or "last night."

Always have multiple places that you are getting your traffic from and of course are getting results.

I agree. And there are a lot of good traffic sources out there. I always advise to master one source and set a budget on that source but don't scale with your entire budget. Take some of the profit and go master another traffic source and keep expanding using that process.

Regarding Facebook, I personally had my account disabled once. I appealed and got it back. But I was ready to move on anyway since I don't solely depend on them.

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4 years ago

If you wanna get rich you have to have 7 different ways of generating capital. Same thing goes with traffic sources spread your wings out and cover as much territory as you can.