When you create great content and go after traffic the authentic way you’ll be rewarded. Stick to what has proven to work and you too will reap the  profits in the long run.

5 Traffic Techniques to Avoid

There are too many internet cons out there claiming to give you instant traffic. Take note of these five common scams…

1.    Avoid ‘Guaranteed Views’

This is definitely designed to rip you off. Typically these services will put your website as a 0×0 pop-up on a porn site. This so-called traffic strategy is  worthless as no one actually sees your site.

2.    Avoid Co-Reg Lists

A co-reg list is known as co-registration. This is where you sign up for something and there’s another box that signs you up for something else.

Most people are not aware they’ve been signed up to another list. So when they get e-mails from this other list, they view it as spam. It’s not fair to spam  people, so don’t waste money taking part in co-reg lists.

Who cares how many people you have on your list if they get annoyed and report you? It’s the quality of your list that counts.

3.    Avoid Reciprocal Back-linking

It used to be that having a lot of back-links helped you to rank well in the search engines. That’s not the case anymore.

Google recognizes the quality of your back-links (where your back-links are coming from) and like to see one-way links to your site.

Exchanging links with other websites can do you more harm than good, especially if you link to a site that is de-indexed (banned). Your credibility with  Google is on the line.