Like @Christopher Contento we have had good luck with home depot's traffic master.

Has anyone found a workaround for Google's bullying and overreach; or maybe better alternatives for driving website traffic?

These are the ones I've shared the most and listened to on the those long road trips and my many hours in that wonderful Bay Area traffic.#326 Health,Big Wealth  and  Total Accountability with David Osborn, Pat Hiban, Tim Rhode, Josh  #362 Big Goals?

SEO is definitely great in terms of developing a large portfolio of backlinks, strong keywords and traffic.

Later I found a web site where I could search for any CPA in my state.  

Keep that in mind.Here’s some professionals you should consult with to help with a business/asset protection plan:Lawyers: Asset protection/estate planning, real estate, business, and tax.Accounting: CPA, bookkeeper, tax preparerBusiness set-up: Web developer, graphic designer, business/marketing consultantThese are areas you don’t want to cut corners with.

They are probably projecting low but id also say that there is definitely less traffic.

We have goals for bounce rate, organic traffic, traffic-lead conversion rate, and lead-deal conversion rate.Once we finish implementing all the steps from the training, if we haven’t met our ranking/traffic goals we will continue to refine and we will bring on an SEO consultant for help if needed.What steps are you taking?

The next-door neighbor gave me lots of details of the area and even told me about a road that was once used for traffic bypass back in the 1980s.

Neighbors typically don't like it because there can be more cars, more traffic, different types of neighbors.