Make money pissing people off...

I bought a great domain to do this type of thing also, but never had time to build it with the other projects I have going on. I am actually even thinking of just selling the domain name now.

I'd be interested to find out how you even got the initial traffic to see that Battleship was ranked #2.

That's a similar attitude as when creating link baits - You intentionally create buzz doing so.

That indeed is some great insights here.

from where most of your traffic came from? twitter, fb, bookmarks, google, yt ? would like to know your promotion strategy
to create a list is the easy part, but how to promote it is the info most ppl need.

Great marketing BloggingPro!!!

Yes it seems that once you begin to hit a certain nerve with people they will go out of their way to give you their thoughts about it.

You should consider using this method on Facebook my friend.

I am sure you will get lots more raving madness on their and it will probably spread like "wildfire".

Just a suggestion, please don't get mad at me!

All the best and have a great day BloggingPro!!!

Of course this is true. The most traffic I ever generated to a page was one I called "The Jonas Brothers are better than the Beatles and I can prove it."

People weren't happy

Negative link bait is always a great strategy. One many people, including me, often forget about. So thanks for the reminder!

How do you even know what lists to build? Maybe I'm just out of touch...

Thats a great idea and really funny. I never thought of that, but it is a great Idea. Also there are Automotive enthusiasts who this will work well with. Usually they have a high loyalty to one brand. Like me I'm a Chevy fan. lol

Perfect timing, BP.

I was just trying to come up with ideas for my rock and roll blog. It would be easy to make a list that people wouldn't agree with, but it sounds like the real trick is to take that concept to the next level.

Thanks for the idea.

All the best,
Michael

I tend to upset a lot of people in my business, not intentionally though, it's just a simple fact that the truth can hurt and many people would rather be lied to than to face the truth.

I thought Battleship was a fantastic piece of cinema... JK

I think the key is to not go so far as to appear as a troll or people will tune out immediately.

I just had to bump this thread from page 3 back to the top because it's so important.

The internet is all about people interacting with each other... sharing, discussing and debating topics that are important to them on a personal or business level.

Don't you agree?

If you want traffic and sales on ANY TOPIC ... just write about things that you, and other people are passionate about.

Create an audience of like minded people on ANY TOPIC and making money will be easy with a little creativity and thinking outside the box... on ANY TOPIC.

You are so right BloggingPro.

The only back-links Google respects today are real back-links from real people who are spreading the word about your awesome content across the net via Facebook, Twitter etc.... or just emailing the link to their friends.

There was a time, a few years ago when we could game the system with our SEO tricks.

Guilty as charged.. but those days are over forever. and I mean FOREVER.

Stop trying to trick the search engines with keyword research programs and back-link software and buying Fiverr FB likes and and all that other crap.

Just write a ton of cool stuff that people want to read and share with other people.

ON ANY TOPIC.

It really is that simple.

Dave

THis is so freaking awesome.

Like you said it's the tech community, or video game community who really get offended by these comments.

But turning that into money is just....genius.

Wait....Battleship isn't worthy of a #2 rating??

HAHA...god stuff! Thanks for sharing....I'm thinking this would really work with sports since I never agree with any of the commentators anyway!

BloggingPro, do you make all that in a single domain or a domain per niche?

Yeah I have had a few comments on my blogs because people didnt agree with what I was saying. They were extremely annoyed. I found it quite funny tbh.

I love that idea. Creating controversy always draws attention. Look at the Kardashians. What are they famous for? Controversy.

hah, this is actualy really interesting and useful. I will try something like this to bring more traffic to my blog. thanks.

Thanks for the download. Revving up WWF fans would be entertaing but where's the return in that? Action figures? - A blog on WWF action figures and Voodoo!

PT Barnum said something ilke the best way to draw a crowd is to start a fight.

Thanks for this tip - you could also make youtube videos saying something like "Macbook SUCKS! 10 Reasons Why".. I'm going to start a few websites like this.

I appreciate reading this thread. The way I found out about it was in a group discussion with one of my mastermind groups. And the reason it ended up in our group discussion was because of "controversial comments" made in another discussion blog by BP.

Stirring the pot is a proven method of starting the buzz but if you're using it for a marketing method you must have a set goal of where you want to take it.

Ken


The Old Geezer

Since IM is comparable to fishing then pissing people off to get their attention in the first place is more like a form of bait. It's okay as a strategy but like all other negative forms of attraction, it can sometimes (or more often) backfire to the user of such strategy. Also, aside from the user, this strategy can sometimes negatively effect other people as well. Nevertheless, it's still a good tactic to get traffic but I personally wouldn't count on that all the time.

~^_^~

Lol. This is great.

Linkbait.

Totally, BloggingPro.

This is one of the better tips you will see on the WF ever about traffic attraction, folks.

Take notes.