THERE IS AN OLD JAPANESE PROVERB THAT STATES "IF YOU BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU READ, DON'T READ." THERE ARE PROBABLY MILLIONS OF SCAMMERS ON THE INTERNET THAT ARE AFTER YOUR MONEY. I HAVE SPENT A SMALL FORTUNE TRYING TO GET MORE TRAFFIC TO MY SITE. I HAVE MADE A LOT OF MISTAKES AND IF I CAN HELP OTHER PEOPLE FROM GETTING RIPPED OFF I HAVE DONE MY JOB. TIPS:

1. DON'T ADVERTISE WITH GOOGLE. IF YOUR GOOGLE ADWORDS AD DOESN'T PERFORM WELL GOOGLE WILL CHANGE YOUR PRICE FROM LIKE 30 CENTS A CLICK TO LIKE 5 OR TEN DOLLARS A CLICK.

2. DON'T PAY FOR TRAFFIC. MOST OF THESE COMPANIES ARE RIP OFFS PEOPLE WILL GO TO YOUR SITE FOR LIKE 1 SECOND AND NOT CLICK ON ANYTHING.

3. DON'T BELIVE ANYONE THAT SAYS THEY CAN LOWER YOUR ADWORDS COSTS OR GET YOU ADWORDS FOR FREE. HERE'S WHAT WILL HAPPEN. YOU WILL PAY FOR THEIR EBOOK. YOU WILL DO EXACTLY WHAT THEY SAY. GOOGLE WILL CONTINUE TO CHARGE YOU AN OUTRAGEOUS PRICE. YOU WILL EMAIL THE COMPANY FOR SUPPORT AND YOU WILL NEVER GET A RESPONSE.

4. GOOGLE DOESN'T CARE IF YOU ARE THE POPE THE DALAI LAMA OR LIKE ME TRYING TO RAISE MONEY FOR CHARITY THEY WILL NOT CUT YOU A BREAK.

5. IF YOU ARE AFTER A HIGH SEARCH RANKING YOU CAN TRY IBP. BUT BE WARNED YOU WILL SPEND HOURS AND DAYS OPTIMIZING YOUR SITE TO MEET THEIR CRITERIA YOU WILL HAVE TO TRY TO GET LINKS FROM LIKE 1000 PEOPLE AND EVEN IF YOU MEET 95% OF THE CRITERIA YOU WILL STILL NOT APPEAR ON EVEN ONE OF THE FIRST TEN GOOGLE PAGES. THE ONLY GOOD THING ABOUT THIS COMPANY IS THAT THEY GAVE ME MY MONEY BACK.

6. THE BEST ADVICE I CAN GIVE YOU IS TO GET A GOOD PRINTER AND AN IPOD OR DISCMAN GO OUT AND MEET PEOPLE- INTRODUCE THEM TO YOUR MUSIC. GIVE THEM A FLYER ABOUT YOUR WEBSITE SEE IF YOU CAN HANG A FLYER IN A LOCAL RECORD SHOP. TRY TO GET YOUR MUSIC OR VIDEOS ON THE FREE WEBSITES LIKE OURSTAGE, MYSPACE, REVERBNATION, YOUTUBE, BANDMIX, FACEBOOK. THE MORE EXPOSURE THE BETTER. ALSO CROSS-PROMOTE WITH OTHER BANDS AND MUSICIANS- MOST OF THEM ARE WILLING TO HELP YOU OUT AND TRADE LINKS. ALSO CHECK OUT SONGCAST THEY ARE 5.99 A MONTH AND THEY WILL GET YOUR MUSIC ON ITUNES FOR $25 AN ALBUM. OR FOR A LITTLE MORE ON MANY MUSIC DOWNLOAD SITES

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