Issue 196

One To Click On by Jon

Welcome to the new issue of Hit Exchange News!

Wow, now that was a fun filled week in the traffic exchanges! Last week's issue was read more than any other issue to date of the newsletter and we hope to follow that up with some changes and improvements that will be coming shortly to the newsletter.

I just got a sneak peak at the new design and layout for Hit Exchanges News and I was blown away. I really hope everyone will like it and it should be ready to go soon. I'm in the process of learning how to make this weekly a 'blog' and to implement all the features you enjoy every week into this new format.

It's a learning curve for sure and it will be some time before I 'get it'. The new format will really help spread the word about the News and more importantly, traffic exchanges as a whole. Get ready because Issue 200 is only 4 weeks away now too...200 issues of Hit Exchange News...Wow. Who would have thought it?

Thank you very much for being a subscriber and enjoy Hit Exchange News!

Jon Olson
The Traffic Exchange Guy

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In This Issue

The News

The HEN Top Ten

Deep Thoughts

Program Review -- Co-Op Lists

Things the make you go...Hmmmm

Advertising Options

The News

• Traffic Roundup reached quite a milestone this past week. It celebrated it's 6th year anniversary and I for one, cannot believe how long it's been. Congratulations goes out to Stephen and Bobby for the years and years of pioneering this industry. Way to go guys and continued success!
• Max Traffic Pro also hit quite the milestone this week as well. William Brant's traffic exchange reached the 10,000 member mark. Which is remarkable because most exchanges 3 or 4 years older than William's have yet to even hit 5,000 members. Congrats!
• Wow is this a broken record or what! Yet another traffic exchange celebrated 10,000 members this week as well. Magnify Traffic hit the 10k mark this week and their recipe for success was quite simple...Keep the traffic exchange concept simple and give people rewards for higher activity. It works!
• Be sure to look for a special announcement this week (or possibly next week) about the worst kept secret in the traffic exchange industry. I will be announcing a few things, one will be a new program launch by some very well known owners and another will be the re-launch of a program that I now own...Yes, Jon owns another traffic exchange. More new very soon...
• This Week's Splash Page Hall of Fame Entry is this page! It's very simple, and it's targeting this time of the season. If it added it's logo, it would be perfect.

  
  
  

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!

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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

The Traffic Exchange Alliance Is Back!

A few years ago a bunch of owners got together with the concept of creating some kind of 'association' of traffic exchanges and spread the gospel if you will about these programs. The concept was great but it never seemed to get off the ground. We tried two times actually and even though we never seemed to get the idea rolling, we all agreed that it would be an important group...If it ever got launched.

Fast forward to present day and even though the name is the same, a new group of owners are trying to take the bull by the horns and get this thing launched. While the idea is there again, I will wait and see how this thing develops before I add my name onto the list of participating exchanges. Why?

I've seen it before. I've seen the 'what's in it for me' come first before a 'what's better for the industry'. I've seen ideas crashed and burned simply because two different opinions where at play.

However the number one reason I'm sitting on the fence, is because I have yet to see some of the major players in this industry embrace it. And to have something as broad stoking as a 'traffic exchange alliance' you need ALL parties involved. You need small exchanges, you need big exchanges, you need some of those million dollar exchanges for this to be a true 'alliance' per se.

I love the idea, I will watch it with great interest and I wish the creators nothing but success. But personal feelings aside, this thing needs the support of ALL players in this business, not just one group or the other. We shall see...

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Program Review - Co-Op Lists

I sent a special alert out about this amazing new program this week and as people may know, I only send out these reports when I really think a program will be something you can use and help further any advertising you do online. See, the old popular saying in internet marketing is that you need to build a mailing list. And it's being said for good reason, however the biggest hurdle for most new marketers in to start and maintain that mailing list...This is where Co-Op Lists excels!

Basically it's like any other co-op (take my co-op Doctor Traffic for example) but instead of using traffic as the commodity you are all sharing, it's the mailing list with this program. This translates into thousands of targeted people that you can mail to each month. And why is this so effective?

Simple, the money is in the list! Yes I said it LOL. I hate to play on the obvious but far too many times I have seen people start in this business and never embrace list building. You can use Co-Op Lists with the advertising you presently do and you don't need to change a thing, it's like a bonus to all the effort you already put in.

This is an amazing new program and should be looked at for anyone that is ready to take that step and building the 'almighty mailing list' =)

Overall Rating: 4.5 Mouse Clicks (Rating out of 5.0)

Have a look at Co-Op Lists by clicking the link!

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

• Has anyone noticed that StartXchange delivers traffic...Too fast? Hmmm....
• Have you checked out the brand new ranking system at S.W.A.T. Traffic yet? Hmmm....
• Anyone play XBOX 360? If you do, my Live ID is audio416! Hmmm....

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Have a good week everyone and may the CLICK be with you!

Jon G. Olson
Publisher / Editor - HitExchangeNews.com