| Internet Advertising Schemes to Avoid | | | | you have to provide your email address in |
| | | | order to submit to them. These email |
| For those of you who have Home Businesses on | | | | addresses are a free for all for whoever |
| the Internet, you know by now that you have | | | | wants to use them. Your inbox is then |
| to develop a steady stream of traffic to your | | | | bombarded with hundreds if not thousands of |
| website in order to produce enough sales to | | | | junk emails each day of people wanting you to |
| grow and substantiate your business. Bottom | | | | join their opportunity. |
| line...no traffic = no sales. No sales = | | | | |
| failed business. | | | | The next advertising method that produces |
| | | | less than desired results is the surf for |
| During my two years on the Internet, I have | | | | clicks programs. While these are not half as |
| tried many forms of advertising that have | | | | bad as the FFA sites, they are about 99% |
| been less than successful. I am writing this | | | | ineffective. |
| article to all the "newbies" out there who | | | | |
| flock to these forms of advertising because | | | | Basically, the way the surf for clicks |
| they are easy and free, and after these | | | | programs work is that you are required to |
| advertising methods have produced none of the | | | | view various websites for a short period of |
| desired results, they leave with a feeling | | | | time, for every website that you view, you |
| that they have been scammed and that the | | | | will earn a credit. If you look at ten |
| Internet is not the virtual marketplace that | | | | websites and earn 10 credits, your website |
| everyone has raved about. | | | | will in-turn be shown to someone else 10 |
| | | | times. |
| In reality, the Internet is the virtual | | | | |
| marketplace of the future and is producing | | | | Let's look at this surf for clicks logically. |
| mind-boggling sales for the entrepreneurs who | | | | Who are you advertising to? You are |
| are pursuing effective advertising methods. | | | | advertising to other network marketers and |
| | | | Internet business owners. If they already |
| The first form of advertising that leaves the | | | | have a business, then how many do you think |
| worst taste in my mouth is called FFA | | | | will sign up for yours? What are they looking |
| advertising (Free for All). In my opinion, | | | | for? They are looking to get traffic, the |
| FFA sites prey on "newbies", promising that | | | | same as you...they are NOT looking to sign up |
| they will put their ad on thousands of | | | | for another program or purchase a product. |
| websites, often supplying the newbies with | | | | |
| automated software so they can accomplish | | | | You must understand that you need to put your |
| this with one click of the button. | | | | opportunity in front of the general public. |
| | | | Where does 85% of all the Internet traffic |
| Then their ad is placed on thousands of | | | | come from? It comes from the Search Engines. |
| different FFA sites at one time. What they | | | | |
| don't tell you is that these pages your ad is | | | | Getting a listing in the search engines is |
| placed on are never seen by the general | | | | also "targeted traffic". Meaning that someone |
| public, because they aren't listed in any | | | | has to input a keyword combination that is |
| search engines, directories, or any of the | | | | associated with your website, and when your |
| mainstream traffic locations. | | | | site is displayed, its because your site is |
| | | | specifically targeted to what they are |
| To add insult to injury, while you're using | | | | looking for. |
| the automated software to place your ad on a | | | | |
| thousand FFA pages, millions of other newbies | | | | When this happens for you, you truly will be |
| are doing the same thing. There isn't enough | | | | successful in your business. |
| room on these FFA pages for all the incoming | | | | |
| submissions, so your ad may be on these FFA | | | | There are many other forms of advertising on |
| pages for 30 minutes max, and is then | | | | the internet that produce poor results, but |
| dropped. | | | | these are the two biggest hitters that come |
| | | | to mind. |
| The real scam behind these FFA sites is that | | | | |