Free Island, Ipods & Website Traffic

I was asked a question from a website visitor, and the question was simple! What is the best way to get free website traffic fast.  My father told me something that still reigns true in life, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is!

When I first started my search engine optimization company, I received emails from clients that received solicitations to their inbox promising thousands of visitors. They also received offers to submit their website to 10,000 directories and search engines for cheap. Then there are always the exciting offers to make $4,000 per week doing absolutely nothing but eating Cheetos on their bean bag while playing video games.

I know  a large number of successful people that have made a lot of money on the internet, and the funny thing I have found out is this. None of them signed up for a Make Money Fast scheme.  None of them got their free ipod without signing up for a mortgage, 10 magazines and selling their soul to a TV satellite company. Also, none of them saw any sort of success by blasting their website to 1,000,000 websites.

I know I jabbered for a while, but there is actually a method to my madness.  People need to be careful about who they trust, especially when someone promises to do amazing things to their website in a short period of time. Submitting your website to 10,000 directories can actually penalize your website for months or years, or indefinitely.  Don’t trust anyone promising you #1 rankings in a week after signing up.

If someone offers you complete search engine optimization services for $150, you might need to hire an expert – or else set aside a few hundred dollars for the advice from an actual professional with experience in this industry. The reason I say these things is because I want to protect website owners from online predators out to ruin their website intentionally or unintentionally.

Joel McLaughlin