Issue 198

One To Click On by Jon

Welcome to the new issue of Hit Exchange News!

I'd like to apologize for missing last week's issue of Hit Exchange News. My server was not co-operating with me and I could not log into it for almost 12 hours. By the time I did get access it was 9pm at night.

And I have a few things to share, the first is that we are only two issues away from number 200. Yup, 200 weeks of Hit Exchange News...I've missed a few weeks here and there but still it says something about the validity of these progams. They have true staying power and work very well...If you use them properly.

That being said, I was going to have the new design up and running for Issue 200 and while that may still happen, I just want to release it. So it may happen next issue, or in two issues down the road...Wait until you see the new look, I was blown away when I first laid eyes on it and I really hope everyone enjoys the new 'blog' approach to H.E.N.

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 -- Traffic Giantic

Things the make you go...Hmmmm

Advertising Options

The News

• Dragon Surf was relaunched last week and 'wow' would be an understatement. Check out my article below about how I feel that this was the perfect re-launch of a traffic exchange. Great job by Soren and all the active members of this program!
• The internet's first branded site rotator was launched this past week from Traffic Splash. A truly innovative and useful new feature that will allow you to add a comment and photo to a site rotator that not only allows you to rotate your web sites, but also helps your personal branding.
• Link Crews reached the 20,000 member mark this past week. Not too shabby for a traffic exchange that was launched only a little over a year ago. While most exchanges can spend 5 years or more and never reach that plateau, Link Crews did it in about a year and a half.
• We received notice that Rob Ghering will be leaving the Money Legs programs and a new owner will take his place. I wanted to say that Mr. Ghering has been a champion for his programs and his members. While we have bumped heads in the past, Rob has been an amazing asset to Money Legs and I wanted to wish him well in all his future endeavors!
• This Week's Splash Page Hall of Fame Entry is this page! Great layout, smooth design and something that sticks out from the crowd!

  
  
  

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

How To Re-Launch A Traffic Exchange

This article, even though I’m writing it, is basically conceived by Soren Jordansen and his amazing re-launch of Dragon Surf. I am amazed at how a program that is only one year old, absolutely put to shame some of the older programs online. This exchange is one of the best managed and perfoming programs I have surfed and it’s only going to get better from now on.

Step 1 - Re-design the entire program. Spend the dough to get a professional designa dn make it look like a million bucks.

Step 2 - Offer something no one else has done in this industry. This creates word of mouth and hype like nothing else. Not just a new feature, or something that grabs your sttention. A real to goodness shock and awe approach. Seen in this example as the ‘Earn a Buck per referral’ model.

Step 3 - Promote the beejeezies out of it. Not only will you get a lot of people mailing about it, but you will also see it everywhere if you surf during the re-launch phase.

Step 4 - Offer an OTO that converts at a very high percentage. The members are happy, the promoters are happy and the owner is happy.

Oh by the way, if you haven’t had a chance…Stop by Dragon Surf to experience on of the best stories in the traffic exchange industry….Yeah I said it, industry LOL!

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Program Review - Traffic Giantic

The name confused me the first time I saw it, because I thought it was called Traffic Gigantic, when it fact it's Giantic. Regardless, this is the newest offering from owner Kenneth Kraakstad.

Kenneth has been one of the busier traffic exchange owners of late and while this program does not offer anything that his other exchanges don't already, Kenneth has proven to be in this industry for the long run. That is this exchanges saving grace, ownership.

The design is wonderful, the look and feel as familiar to anyone that uses an LJ Script and given the support Kenneth has given his previous efforts, Traffic Giantic has the potential to be a very long running exchange.

The key will be how he brands this program to make it different from his other exchanges. Once that happens, people will get to know the brand of not only Kenneth as an owner, but exactly what Giantic can offer the surfing community! One to watch.

Overall Rating: 3.0 Mouse Clicks (Rating out of 5.0)

Have a look at Traffic Giantic by clicking the link!

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

• Several exchanges got hacked this past week. No damage was done, but it was quite annoying for admins and surfers. Hmmm....
• Ray White has taken over the helm at Pro Click Exchange. Congrats sir! Hmmm....
• Agloco closed it's doors this week. Funny, I called this the day that program pre-launched. It didn't work for All Advantage, it wasn't going to work for Agloco. Hmmm....

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Jon G. Olson
Publisher / Editor - HitExchangeNews.com