Comments on: Internet Marketing and a General State of Distrust http://andysweet.com/2008/01/internet-marketing-and-a-general-state-of-distrust/ Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:38:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Captain Anarchy http://andysweet.com/2008/01/internet-marketing-and-a-general-state-of-distrust/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Captain Anarchy Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:35:46 +0000 http://andysweet.com/2008/01/04/internet-marketing-and-a-general-state-of-distrust/#comment-38 <p>After a recent get together of fellow SEO "Nerds" , I would have to say no one is really cheating. We all are learning from someone elses strategies and building upon them. PPC on the other hand is usually click fraud from competitors, you cannot really do away with it. Imagine how cheap leads would be without competitors clicking on them?</p> <p>***From Andy - I hope you're saying this with tongue firmly implanted in cheek. Most vanilla SEO conferences or organized get togethers usually brings out people that have absolutely no clue what they're doing. And the 'experts' who have been invited to speak share the most banal tips. Go a little further down the rabbit hole...</p> <p> In regards to click fraud, the majority of click fraud actually isn't committed by competitors. Competitors usually aren't smart enough or committed enough to pull off click fraud at large enough a level that it would have a significant impact. The majority of the click fraud lies in the distribution networks.***</P></p> After a recent get together of fellow SEO “Nerds” , I would have to say no one is really cheating. We all are learning from someone elses strategies and building upon them. PPC on the other hand is usually click fraud from competitors, you cannot really do away with it. Imagine how cheap leads would be without competitors clicking on them?

***From Andy – I hope you’re saying this with tongue firmly implanted in cheek. Most vanilla SEO conferences or organized get togethers usually brings out people that have absolutely no clue what they’re doing. And the ‘experts’ who have been invited to speak share the most banal tips. Go a little further down the rabbit hole…

In regards to click fraud, the majority of click fraud actually isn’t committed by competitors. Competitors usually aren’t smart enough or committed enough to pull off click fraud at large enough a level that it would have a significant impact. The majority of the click fraud lies in the distribution networks.***

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