This last year has seen the emergence of a new type of websites, fake informational sites that feature a bunch of affiliate and/or AdSense links disguised as content. I know the web is full of self-proclaimed Internet gurus who claim you can make thousands of $ with these “magic tricks” but be assured that, in most cases it won’t work and that, in addition, you take the risks to be banned by major search engines such as Google.
Confronted to the proliferation of these clone sites — they all look the same with their white background and primitive designs — online surfers have learned to become wary and as soon as they land on these sites, they don’t get fooled anymore and hit “back” right away.
In addition, well aware of this trend, Google keeps changing its parameters to purge its rankings of these sites and thousands of them have already been swallowed during the last 2 updates.
So if you’re serious about earning an income online, there is no secret: you will need to create a legitimate site with real content to gain websurfers’ trust.