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Comment · 11 years ago
When you get a request for cross-promotion, you can see the metrics of that site (traffic, niche, age etc). If the metrics aren't to your liking, you can simply decline the cross-promotion request.
Also, it's actually not about exchanging links - in fact, we strongly encourage all users on our platform to nofollow the links. This is about teling your readers "Hey! There's this interesting blog you should check out" - and getting the same in return.
Comment · 11 years ago
Ahh, my bad. I thought you were implying this was some sort of link exchange scheme for SEO.
But yes, cross-promotions work great for growing traffic long-term. See this comment - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9459902
Comment · 11 years ago
TrafficGun isn't about SEO/links. Its about gaining real, live visitors.
To this end, we strongly encourage all users on our platform to nofollow all links.
Comment · 11 years ago
Does it presume that most people have more time to devote to reading stuff online?
On a niche-by-niche basis, yes. For instance, I keep a list of personal finance blogs that I check out regularly. When one of those blogs features a personal finance site I haven't seen before, I check that out as well and consider adding it to my list.
One of the best ways to grow your blog traffic long-term is getting other bloggers in your niche to write about you. TrafficGun makes this easy.
Comment · 11 years ago
You're welcome :)
Comment · 11 years ago
Exactly!
Comment · 11 years ago
Hey Stan,
pls ping me at [email protected] with your username - and I'll be happy to take a look at your account :)
Comment · 11 years ago
Hey! Thanks for the feedback :)
'highly un-targeted' is the keyword in your comment. With TrafficGun, there's no spamming ppl with unwanted requests. Every user on the platform is amenable to cross-promotion.
As for PayPerPost, SponsoredReviews etc - our focus is primarily on cross-promotions b/w bloggers who vet each other.
Finally, re:Google - We encourage all users on our platform to nofollow all links. TrafficGun isn't about SEO/links. Its about gaining real, live visitors.
Comment · 11 years ago
It's in the best interest of the site owner to nofollow, so we figured encouragement is good enough :)
Comment · 11 years ago
Yes. If you find a site who metrics - traffic, niche etc - that you like, you can send them a request to write about your site/product in exchange for a fee. The fee is set by the owner of the site.
Comment · 11 years ago
We strongly encourage all users on our platform to nofollow all links.
TrafficGun isn't about SEO/links. Its about gaining real, live visitors.