Buying fake traffic removes the first hurdle. People are social, and instinctively don't trust something that has not been endorsed. It's like walking by an emp

Buying fake traffic removes the first hurdle. People are social, and instinctively don't trust something that has not been endorsed. It's like walking by an empty restaurant - you assume the food must be bad. But it doesn't get you past the second hurdle. If you have bad content, no-one is going to share it. Which means zero percent growth. Zero percent growth on top of half a million paid-for views is still zero real visitors. If you have good content and can ethically reconcile buying traffic, I guess this tactic could work. But if you can't, you need a network of people to help publicise your launch.