Is BUM Marketing Really Dead?

InternetSuccess001

13 years ago

Tell me please, what is a BUM suppose to do now?

Get a squeegee, backpack, go outside and start washing cars at the streetlights?

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Nevik Kingh 13 years ago

Originally Posted by InternetSuccess001

Get a squeegee, backpack, go outside and start washing cars at the streetlights?

Don't be so mean! Let a bum have his dreams!
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- celente 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Nevik Kingh
  
  Don't be so mean! Let a bum have his dreams!
  
  Be proud to be a bum, most of the bums I know ended up doing very well from this whole online stuff. The stories I coudl tell, and even mine.
  
  So I will be a bum any day.
  
  Sometimes you gotta hit rock bottom, that way things can only get better
  
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InternetSuccess001

13 years ago

Ranking is not everything. Google is not the *only* source of traffic. Consider different traffic methods.

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Warrior Dude 13 years ago

Originally Posted by InternetSuccess001

Ranking is not everything. Google is not the *only* source of traffic. Consider different traffic methods.

People say this all the time. But could you give an example of one simple way to drive traffic that even a beginner could do?

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- Dash Evra 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Warrior Dude
  
  People say this all the time. But could you give an example of one simple way to drive traffic that even a beginner could do?
  
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  Offline marketing.
  
  I am in the health and fitness niche. I printed out some flyers and pass them around to people walking out of gyms. This got me a few hundreds targeted subscribers during that week... Just think outside the box. People were advertising there businesses long before the internet came about. I don't see why you can't apply these methods to get some views to your squeeze page or whatever
  
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- WilsonA 13 years ago
  
  Do a search using this forum search function, there is a lot of threads on this same issue.
  
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Nevik Kingh

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Warrior Dude

With almost all of the 2.0 sites missing from the front page of Google and the few that do show up like buzzle and ezinearticles is in like position 8 or 9 it seems all hope is lost for easy rankings.

The only site I see ranking well is Yahoo answers. I also see Squidoo doing ok but they have a pretty ruff stance against affiliate marketers.

Tell me please, what is a BUM suppose to do now?

What sites are people having success getting to rank right now?

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Correct me if I am wrong, but the success of article marketing isn't dependent upon getting first page rankings in Google search results. Most people type in EzineArticles, Buzzle, Technorati, Hubpages to get to the sites homepage and then search for an article of interest. Of course, views are going to be adversely affected by this new change in Google's algorithm, but the effect isn't nearly as devastating as many are choosing to believe. If you want to be a bum, be a bum.

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Raindance

13 years ago

No algorithm change can stand in the way of your success as long as you are ready to work hard. If you're gonna keep searching for easy methods then all your time is gonna be spent just searching and earning nothing. There are no easy methods. People on the internet are not fools to give you their money when you put in a little effort following the "easy" method. Gaining attention is difficult, whether it be on the internet or real life. So stop crying over this "article marketing is dead" crap. How many more threads like these are gonna pop up?

Even if Google dies someday, it doesn't mean you will lose all your business. A smart entrepreneur will work even then and find a way equally reliable for traffic.

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