Trolling for Traffic: Is It Worth Tarnishing Your Brand for Clicks? : MOMeo ...

Trolling for Traffic: Is It Worth Tarnishing Your Brand for Clicks? : MOMeo ...

“Don’t feed the trolls.” Meaning if someone posts an extremely negative and inflammatory post about you or a group that you belong to for the sole purpose of eliciting a response, the best thing to do is not respond. It’s become the mantra of the blogosphere and is a generally good life principle to not get into it with someone who for all intents and purposes just wants to start a fight.

But what about those who ‘troll’ for traffic by posting negative articles and comments about a specific group with the intent of using their reaction to drive traffic back to the original source? Is it a smart social media strategy or a slimy tactic

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  1. Dawn Riley

    367.0 days ago

    Trolling for Traffic: Is It Worth Tarnishing Your Brand for Clicks? - http://t.co/9tTggB7M RT @CarlaYoung

  2. Shelly Kramer

    367.0 days ago

    Trolling for Traffic: Is It Worth Tarnishing Your Brand for Clicks? - http://t.co/MXsH9W2B RT @CarlaYoung

  3. TJ McCue

    367.0 days ago

    Trolling for Traffic: Is It Worth Tarnishing Your Brand for Clicks? - http://t.co/38FUOMNd RT @CarlaYoung

  4. Anita Campbell

    367.0 days ago

    Trolling for Traffic: Is It Worth Tarnishing Your Brand for Clicks? http://t.co/fR6t1BfT RT @CarlaYoung [good question]

  5. Ruhani Rabin

    367.0 days ago

    Trolling for Traffic: Is It Worth Tarnishing Your Brand for Clicks? http://t.co/bXMx9LF1 via @CarlaYoung

  6. Melanie Strick

    367.0 days ago

    Trolling for Traffic: Is It Worth Tarnishing Your Brand for Clicks? http://t.co/yIpt1Hr1 via @CarlaYoung

  7. Erika Napoletano

    367.0 days ago

    Trolling for Traffic: Is It Worth Tarnishing Your Brand for Clicks? - http://t.co/ueNO3jSO RT @CarlaYoung



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