Hit Exchange News

Issue 133

The Pulse of the Hit Exchange Industry!
May 25th, 2006

One To Click On by Jon

Welcome to the new issue of Hit Exchange News!

I apologize for the delay in getting HEN out this week, but because of certain events I thought it would be appropriate to re-do some of this week's issue.

I have to start this issue on a somber note, last night Mr. Doug Williams, owner and operator of the extremely popular 3 Step system passed away. This is a huge blow to not only friends and family, but to the entire traffic exchange community. Doug was a pioneer in this business and is responsible for so many great things, I can't even start to list them. Doug was very passionate about his traffic exchanges, and he knew his stuff!

So I just wanted to send my condolences to the entire Williams family, the 3 Step system and everyone that was ever a part of Mr. Williams' vision. Rest in peace Doug, you will be missed!

Thanks for reading this week's issue of Hit Exchange News!




Jon Olson
The Traffic Exchange Guy


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In This Issue

The News

The HEN Top Ten

Deep Thoughts

Tony's Thoughts

Program Review -- Whirlwind Traffic

Things the make you go...Hmmmm

Advertising Options

The News

  • The official 'un-official' end to auto surfs in general? Pay Pal has recently added 'auto surfs' to their list of banned sites to accept payments to and from. It does paint them with a very broad stroke, so I guess the message is here, if you want to use Pay Pal or value your account, stop using auto surf programs!
  • I'm a happy camper this week! My exchange, I Love Hits, was awarded a 5 star rating by Mr. Tony Tezak and his Traffic-Edge list of the best exchanges online. This is thanks to each and every I Love Hits' member on the net! I am very honored for this great award!
  • This Week's Splash Page Hall of Fame Entry is this from Opt In Master Course. A perfect headline that grabs your attention, minimal ad copy but it still gets the message across and then a strong call to action with the lead capture form. A great splash!



The HEN Top Ten results are based on traffic statistics (unique hits, traffic flow, hits delivered, traffic quality) and a touch of good old fashioned 'opinion'. The industry changes just like in the real world, so an exchange may not be on the list this week, but will be number 1 next week! Discuss this week's Top 10 list in the Net Marketing Forum!

Enjoy this week's list!

  1. StartXChange
  2. Hit Pulse
  3. Traffic Soldiers
  4. Traffic Roundup
  5. Max Traffic Pro
  6. TS 25
  7. Hit Safari
  8. Traffic Surfer
  9. Traffic Swarm
  10. WebmasterQuest

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Hey Jon, how come I Love Hits, Click Crazey and SWAT Traffic are never on the top 10 list? Since I own them, I feel it would be a conflict of interest to place it on any of my rankings. If you want to see how well they are performing each week, please check TestHoopla top 20 weekly ranking!

Deep Thoughts - Feature Articles

Deep Thoughts by Jon Olson

Many of you know Net Marketing Forum is one of the most popular online marketing forums around. This forum was created with one thing in mind, a place where no one would be told what they can and cannot say about online business. I was a member of many forums in the past that did not allow you to speak up on certain topics, thus NMF was created.

Now I'm the first to admit, the forum can get a little crazy at times but I wanted to share with you the power of online forums and what they can do for your business.

It is a very good idea to have a presence in a marketing forum, and if you want to explode your traffic exchange results, Net Marketing Forum is a must! The movers and shakers of the traffic exchange industry frequent NMF daily and if you want to get your name known, check out these few tips on how to make a great impression in an online forum.

Introduce yourself first. Do not put any advertising in your posts, especially in your first 'welcome' to a forum! Introduce yourself, tell everyone you look forward to being a part of the community and then start your search!

Search for topics that interest you. An online forum can be overwhelming at times, but take your time and scan through recent topics. If you find something you want to comment on, PLEASE DO SO! One of the biggest problems people run into, is becoming a part of the forum but not being active! People need to see your name and adding constructive comments to a discussion really gets your name out there.

Remember though, this is a forum with many people. So not everyone will agree with each other. If you get someone who disagrees with you, do not try to fight back. Take comments in a forum with a grain of salt. It is just business and nothing is ever personal. Don't worry, if it gets personal, I will remove the offending posts!

And finally, stay active and have fun! The more people see you, the more your name will get known. This also helps with your Traffic Exchange Brand Awareness by being active. Keep your name in front of people in the exchanges and online forums, you will see some great results!

Join us at Net Marketing Forum for some great conversation about this business that we enjoy so much!

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Tony's Thoughts

Why No Over Night Success?

I just received an email from a customer of mine complaining in the past 24 hours he had only 2 new referrals from two traffic exchanges he was surfing. You got to be kidding me!

This guy wanted instant wealth from the internet. Folks I guarantee you it will not happen. If you are in need of instant money, I suggest a trip to the local 7-11 store and apply for a job. Yes, the internet can provide you instant information on any subject you desire, but not instant income.

I am truly amazed at the numbers of people who are still advertising affiliate pages in traffic exchanges. Reams of information are furnished on how you only have a very few seconds to capture a surfers attention. You are not normally going to catch their attention with an affiliate website or a long winded site of some kind. A short to the point splash page is the answer. Get their attention with the splash page and send them to your affiliate page. Better yet, why not capture their name and email address and send them some information on your product or service.

Folks, I am now looking at a website in a traffic exchange that has 274 lines of script. Now, this may be the best written script in the history of the internet, but I guarantee you most surfers are not even going to pause at this site. The owner would be much better off using a splash page to send surfers to the page. This internet marketer probably would do even better capturing a surfers name and email address and send them the web site script in an email.

Are you just blindly, pogo sticking from one exchange to another with no idea to a surfing pattern or any discipline. en wondering why you are having no success in traffic exchanges. There are many recommending traffic exchange out there. Pick 20 of them.....put them into two groups of 10. Then divide your surfing day into two equal time-wise sessions. Today surf Group 1 in your first surfing session and Group 2 in your second session. Tomorrow reverse your groups....Group 2 and then Group 1. If you faithfully surf the pattern for 30 days, your results using a splash page will improve.

My two cents.......

Cheers!

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Tony Tezak is the owner of Traffic-Edge.com and one of the most well known surfers in the traffic exchanges. For years, Tony has been showing people how to get the most from these programs and is always willing to sit down and chat about traffic exchanges!

Program Review - Whirlwind Traffic

A new LJ Script? Say it ain't so...Yes, there's a storm brewing and it's got a very familiar face. Whirlwind Traffic launched a few weeks ago and with it's back end LJ Script, should prove to be a fairly popular traffic exchange.

This newer addition is of interest because I cannot remember the last time a traffic exchange used an LJ Script when launching. This was a very popular script but about 6 months ago, the folks at LJ seemed to go M.I.A.

Any ways, all your favorite features are here such as banner ads, text link ads and of course the easy to use function of the script. A solid looking program, with a huge push could be a great addition!

Uptime: 4.0
Features / Bonuses: 3.5
Site Design: 4.0 out of 5.0
Customer Service: 4.0 out of 5.0
Ease of Use: 4.0 out of 5.0

Overall Rating: 4.0 Mouse Clicks (Rating out of 5.0)

Have a look at Whirlwind Traffic by clicking the link!


Things That Make You Go...Hmmm? (A 'Different' Look at the Industry!)

  • Rumor has it there are some big changes coming soon to Hit Hurricane! Get ready for some fun stuff soon! Hmmm....
  • Where's Axel? The owner of the popular downline builder has been missing since last November and now it looks like his Pay Pal account was closed. All transactions are failing and this may be the official end to Profit Rally! It's really too bad, this program rocked! Hmmm....
  • Yup, it looks like I will be in Edmonton this week! Go Oilers Go! Hmmm....

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