{"id":5720,"date":"2021-05-05T08:22:29","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T08:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.johnthornhill.com\/blog\/?p=5720"},"modified":"2021-06-16T09:21:21","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T09:21:21","slug":"is-traffic-money-that-is-the-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnthornhill.com\/blog\/is-traffic-money-that-is-the-question\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Traffic Money? That is The Question"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I started my Internet marketing journey my thoughts were mostly about \u201cthe more traffic the better\u201d. In itself logical because the more traffic the more attention the greater the chance of sales, that was my mindset.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Purchase of Email addresses,\u2026\u2026 Yes or No?<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen you are wondering <strong>\u201chow do I find new customers\u201d? <\/strong>Then it\u2019s an easy step to think: You know what, I buy an email list start a campaign and the money comes in. Nevertheless, I\u2019ll give you 4 reasons to consider why not to buy email addresses anyway because purchased lists don\u2019t work or rarely work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. You have to deal with GDPR<\/strong><br \/>\nGeneral Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)) is a European regulation that standardizes the rules for the processing of personal data by private companies and public authorities across the European Union. The aim is not only to ensure the protection of personal data within the European Union but also to ensure the free movement of data within the European single market. The regulation applies globally to all companies and organizations that hold and process personal data of natural persons in the European Union, regardless of whether services or products are paid for or not.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This means customers must have given consent to receive emails from your organization. Violating GDPR has various risks like public scrutiny, monetary fines, registration as a Spammer, etc.<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>2. Emails often lead to \u201cSpam Difficulties\u201d and this can damage your reputation.<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>3.The deliverability score of your emails is much lower<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>4. You have much lower open\/click rates because they don\u2019t know you at all.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(In other words, who the heck is Marcel van de Kerkhof).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Randy Smith, Email Marketing Expert<br \/>\n<\/strong>In my last conversation with Randy Smith of <strong>Partnership to Success<\/strong>, one of the topics of discussion was traffic and he taught me <strong>5<\/strong> very wise lessons:<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-273\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/marcelvandekerkhof.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/pexels-torsten-dettlaff-193003-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marcelvandekerkhof.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/pexels-torsten-dettlaff-193003-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/marcelvandekerkhof.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/pexels-torsten-dettlaff-193003-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/marcelvandekerkhof.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/pexels-torsten-dettlaff-193003-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/marcelvandekerkhof.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/pexels-torsten-dettlaff-193003-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/marcelvandekerkhof.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/pexels-torsten-dettlaff-193003-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><br \/>\n1. What do you get from a 10,000 contacts list from people who don\u2019t know you at all? Most likely the majority are just looking for free stuff. In my experience, buying lists is a waste of money!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>2. Put yourself in the customers\u2019 shoes. If you receive emails from someone you don\u2019t know and have never even heard of. What would you do yourself? <\/strong><\/em><strong>Chances are very high that you would mark them as SPAM and you would most likely unsubscribe immediately.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>3. Therefore don\u2019t make a main case of traffic at this point but do thorough market research first and then create your product based on the results of your research.<br \/>\nAll following the <a href=\"https:\/\/webinarwithjohn.com\/?aff=mvdkerkhof&amp;cbm=2jdus8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Partnership to Success<\/a> program<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<strong>4<\/strong><em><strong>. You build a professional BUYERS list by FIRST creating your product and releasing it. With the buyers of your product, you build a relationship of trust and there you have your first professional buyers list. Once they know you, it is so much easier to offer new products or services.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<strong>5<\/strong><em><strong>. So focus on creating your product and stick to the Partnership to Success program step by step all the way up to day 60.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>These 5 lessons show to the point why I am in the <strong>Partnership to Success<\/strong> program. They show you <strong>exactly<\/strong> which route is best to take. And guide you back to the main road if you\u2019ve taken a wrong turn. <em><strong>That\u2019s why it\u2019s so important to have regular calls and keep communicating<\/strong>.<\/em> If you do\u2026success is assured!<\/p>\n<p><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-294\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/marcelvandekerkhof.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/pexels-pixabay-235990-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marcelvandekerkhof.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/pexels-pixabay-235990-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/marcelvandekerkhof.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/pexels-pixabay-235990-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/marcelvandekerkhof.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/pexels-pixabay-235990-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/marcelvandekerkhof.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/pexels-pixabay-235990-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/marcelvandekerkhof.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/pexels-pixabay-235990-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>My conclusion on traffic and list building<\/strong><br \/>\nContent=Traffic that\u2019s a fact. The more content you generate the more likely you are to get noticed. For example, writing articles regularly on your blog and sharing them as much as possible with people and groups is especially important to generate traffic. In other words, writing articles generates attention, and\u00a0 <strong>\u201cwhat you give attention grows\u201d<\/strong>. But not all traffic is valuable and not all email addresses are valuable.<\/p>\n<p>As Randy Smith says create a professional buyers list by releasing your product and build a relationship of trust with your buyers based on that. <strong>That\u2019s the Key to Success!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Internet marketing<\/strong><br \/>\nInternet marketing or online marketing is a form of marketing products and services over the Internet. Online marketing includes Internet advertising, but equally less direct forms of marketing, such as search engine marketing, affiliate marketing, email marketing, content marketing, viral marketing, and marketing through social media. Advertising and marketing through the Internet have become the largest advertising market.<\/p>\n<p>The Internet market will continue to grow rapidly so setting up an online business from your own home is a great opportunity right now because:<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>1. You are your own boss<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>2. You manage your own time<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>3. More free time <\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>4. More financial freedom<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>5. You build a passive income for years to come<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-69 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/marcelvandekerkhof.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/pexels-dominika-roseclay-905163-300x196.jpg?resize=300%2C196&#038;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marcelvandekerkhof.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/pexels-dominika-roseclay-905163-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/marcelvandekerkhof.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/pexels-dominika-roseclay-905163-1024x669.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/marcelvandekerkhof.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/pexels-dominika-roseclay-905163-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/marcelvandekerkhof.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/pexels-dominika-roseclay-905163-1536x1004.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/marcelvandekerkhof.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/pexels-dominika-roseclay-905163-2048x1338.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>My Personal Advice<br \/>\n<\/strong>Don\u2019t wait any longer and take action.<br \/>\nAnd yes, I know the perfect partner: <a href=\"https:\/\/webinarwithjohn.com\/?aff=mvdkerkhof&amp;cbm=2jdus8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>\u201cPartnership to Success\u201d.<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Partnership to Success<\/strong> is the absolute highest achievable quality level in this industry. Do not waste any more time, be pleasantly surprised and click <a href=\"https:\/\/webinarwithjohn.com\/?aff=mvdkerkhof&amp;cbm=2jdus8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HERE.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I really hope that everyone has learned something from this article and please give objective comments I really appreciate it.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>(Oh yeah, as you know by now English is not my first language so if you see something weird or don\u2019t understand something please let me know right away because Internet Marketers are human being as well)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Regards,<\/p>\n<p><strong>P.S.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Please remember to take action right away and \u201cgo with the flow\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/webinarwithjohn.com\/?aff=mvdkerkhof&amp;cbm=2jdus8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/webinarwithjohn.com\/?aff=mvdkerkhof&amp;cbm=2jdus8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-132 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/marcelvandekerkhof.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/728x90-1.jpg?resize=728%2C90&#038;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marcelvandekerkhof.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/728x90-1.jpg 728w, https:\/\/marcelvandekerkhof.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/728x90-1-300x37.jpg 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a guest post from Marcel van de Kerkhof, if you would like to be considered for a guest post please contact me.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I started my Internet marketing journey my thoughts were mostly about \u201cthe more traffic the better\u201d. 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