Not all Traffic Is the Same - Why Spamming Makes No Sense.
January 3, 2008 – 9:25 amI recently Stumbled on a really useless spamming technique that really had me scratching my head, wondering why people would even bother doing something this stupid.
It basically involved using MySpace and an automatic friender. Basically you’d open up a profile, then use this specific program to add anyone and everyone you could to the friends list. Then you send out a bulletin with links to your website.
I don’t understand why anyone would think this was a good idea. First off, it is a form of spamming. Ignoring any questions of morality, you would be booted from MySpace and depending on your ISP and locality, you could have your account cancelled at your internet provider and/or be prosecuted.
Secondly, while many of the “friends” may click this link, not all traffic is good traffic. What you would have is a few thousand people loading your front page and then immediately clicking the back button or closing the window. It’s the equivalent of an un-targeted ad campaign. Yes, occasionally someone their junk mail and reads it, but the vast majority of people take one look and then just chuck it, wasting the resources of whoever sent it.
If you are going to spend time and effort to drive traffic to your site, make sure you are sending targeted traffic to your site. Post an article on a related site. Purchase advertising on a relevant site. Heck, leave comments on blogs where the users will be interested in your site. But don’t just waste time and server resources spamming people.
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