Is Paid Traffic Really That Hard?

There is money to be made for smart people. If you are just starting out on PPC you can expect some heavy front end loss before you get things straight. If you have the funding, and learn from your mistakes you should be able to make some good profits.

I don't tell people to saty away from paid advertising, because I agree with you.

Paid advertising isn't rocket science. IMO, it's just as hard as free advertising, so what people have to do is decide whether they want to spend time or money to learn IM.

I think that most people getting started with IM are not in a good financial situation, so, in this case, paid advertising could be very frustrating to them. However, there are also guys who want to build a solid online business and have money to invest, and I can't see why paid advertising wouldn't be a good start for them.

So, IMO, it depends on the person, both free and paid advertising work, so it's all about deciding between which one we want to spend, money or time.


William

paid traffic is expensive in long run..you should focus on strategies which gives free traffic like seo, social bookmarking etc.

Paid traffic isn't hard, just need to get in the right mindset and do the work

lol, simple: because they couldn't make it work!

I make 5 figures a month SOLELY via PPC such as Adwords, Yahoo and BING. But you need good offers like I promote ... none of these silly zip submits or **** berry rebills. That wont make you rich if you doing premium PPC.

Any questions don't hesitate to ask,
Nick

Here is why I always advise people to stick with free traffic to start.


First, when you are completely new, it simply doesn't make sense to go into paid traffic and lose money. If you don't know what an affiliate link is, don't know how to track, don't know how to properly split test, and you try and build some PPC campaigns in Adwords you will get eaten alive most likely.

If you can't build a landing page, you will likely lose every penny you "invest" into the Google Fund!!!

So when people are completely new and learning the very basics, why learn them on paid traffic. Sure, once you have the basics down, then its a matter of investing time or money as to whether PPC or Free methods are what you should pursue.


Secondly, it stinks but the truth is that a majority of Internet Marketers will probably quit when things get hard or they start losing money. Many people enter this game with not a lot of money, so throwing your last $200 into a PPC campaign and losing it all can be very disheartening. This is why many people quit, because they go into paid traffic right away, and lose money like most people do right away and then quit.


So my argument is just purely based on the trends that I see. There is a lot of potential online, with free and especially with paid traffic, but knowing the way most people are who enter this IM world, I personally think its better that they start with free traffic.



With that said, I am a HUGE fan of paid traffic, my biggest campaigns have come from paid traffic, and much of my daily efforts revolve around paid traffic.

So don't think I'm a hater of paid traffic...I love it!


My point is that for the vast majority of people, I don't think it makes sense to delve into it right away.

NOW, if you have a budget to work with, have tough skin, have the tenacity and persistence to work hard and make it work, then by all means PAID TRAFFIC MAY VERY WELL BE YOUR BEST BET.

Do you get where I am coming from?

I mean it's easy for me and many other people on this forum to say, we make $X doing this and that, but that's not necessarily the best way to proceed as a newbie. It's like Jeff Gordon telling somebody who just get's into a racecar for the first time to do floor it around the track, double clutch, and powerslide coming out of the third corner. Sure that's what Jeff Gordon should do but a beginner driver should first learn how to steer and should probably ride go-karts before jumping into a Nascar.

The most successful people people spend time and money trying to figure out why something DIDN'T work. I find that 90% of AM's quit way too early.

Thank you guys for your insights! I totally agree with your answers...so to resume, if you are just starting, try first to understand how the business work, try to get some few dollars a day to get your feet wet, this is of course if you have a lot of time and no or small budget to work with, but if you have some budget do not hesitate to invest and to learn paid traffic, because this is where you'll make the most!

But do not forget, both traffic source work!

Good Luck!

The reality is paid traffic is where the money is .

But, everybody should know that, especially newbies, if you don't know what you are doing , your marketing budget would be drained quickly and badly .

So , the catch is , if you really want to get the most with paid traffic sources make sure that you completely the traffic source or channel you want to use .
I also want to point out that , if you are completely new , start with free traffic sources , until you get some basic understanding about the critical components of marketing.

Hope it helps.