Comments on: Issue 233 – The Future of The Click, Is It Bright?

By: Caroline Schukraft

Caroline Schukraft — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:41:13 +0000

Sorry it has been so long since I have been here.

I am looking forward to things I like.

You are all such hard workers,

God Bless You,

Caroline (finereasons)

By: The T.E. Guy

The T.E. Guy — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:07:01 +0000

I got something out very soon, I know you will like Caroline…. =)

By: Caroline

Caroline — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:45:07 +0000

At this point of my learning, I am attracted to traffic exchanges that are promoted by people who own traffic exchanges. Who would know better then an owner of one as to whether a new one has potential or not. Maybe the traffic exchanges should or could put their newbies on a rotator so they get some referals once in a while, when they promote a program. I also don’t mind earning a bit of cash. Being new to the internet and my business it seems every bit of cash I have goes into sales supplies etc.
Budgeting workshops for business owners would be a good perk.
The TE wants people to purchase upgrades but the average people using the Traffic exhanges are new to their business and don’t have the cash. If people could earn upgrades somehow that would be awesome. Getting a discount up grade for surfing a certain amount while they try to build their business would be nice to. One traffic exchange I belong to has some sort of pormotion where if the person signs up at Netflix fir a free trial offer, they can get and upgrade for a year. Now doing something like that is something my whole family could use and agree apon, and that purchase comes out of the family budget. So it is something to consider.
I really think there should be a varity of ways to uptain upgrades for the newbie.
Assigning random referals to your downline is also a nice perk. I would love to earn a ramdom referals to be placed in my downline. I know I have been promoting TE’s for 6 months now and I have little success with getting signups. However I have had inquireries to other programs I am in.
Well I am new to all this and I am just giving you my wish list.

Caroline (fivereasons)

By: Jesus Moreno

Jesus Moreno — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 05:09:49 +0000

I think the traffic exchanges are still to remain online for a long time yet. No doubt, it’s the quickest way to get traffic to our websites, own or affiliate links. If that traffic is good or not, well, that’s another story.

By: Eva Mah

Eva Mah — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:44:55 +0000

Traffic exchange owners will continue to do what is needed to attract new members. It is the users that dictate what stays and goes in the traffic exchanges. When “games and gimmicks” quit attracting new members, something else, something else that USERS WANT, will take their place.

Jon Olson, Robert Puddy, Paul Kinder, Soren Jordansen, Tim Linden, Sunny Suggs, Paul Conway, are all giving their members what they want. If they didn’t, they wouldn’t have successful exchanges today.

Can I compete? No. Am I bitter? No. I know what I need to do to compete, and am taking steps to get myself to a place where I can compete and take my exchange to the next level. Rome wasn’t built in a day. Neither are great traffic exchanges.

“Big boys” watch your back. You got some serious competition coming your way. And it ain’t just me. That’s the beauty of online business. Anybody can be the next success story.

By: Maxjones

Maxjones — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:19:49 +0000

Is it just me seeing things evolve? Look at the oldie TE’s with their mega-memberships. Most have not spent one cent on new graphics, new games, new “brand yourself” splash pages, new give-away perks, etc.. They have not lowered timers to keep pace with the real world, but seem to keep adding members.

Then there seems to be a second tier of TE’s, well run, innovative, not afraid to spend money. Without naming (your) names these are emerging as the real leaders, just watch during the next several years. Some of the big oldies will watch, change with the times, or lose. Today’s second tier will be the first tier of the future.

Competition is good in any industry, offline or online. Fast food restaurants want to be close to other fast food restaurants, car dealers next to other dealers, gas stations close to other gas stations.

The notion that too many people are buying scripts and opening new exchanges is not well thought through. Just look at the numbers of new people coming online every day! There is no shortage of people coming online that would love to earn money at home.

Frills and gimmicks will come and go. Bottom line is what advertising resource works for the individual, promoting what it is that they would like to promote. Newspapers are basically ugly, but they work. Whether a TE has beautiful home page graphics or not, the best games or not, is not a real measurement.

Continued passion of the owner is a huge factor in whether the TE will still be here next year. If not here next year? Oh well, like newspapers there is always another one. Does it work for me, or not?

By: Sean Supplee

Sean Supplee — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:24:23 +0000

While I believe there are a lot of new exchanges popping up many of them are now offering the same types of prizes and super surfs. Since we are now at this era I think the next step is to create a better traffic exchange that offers something very unique. It is something that HAS to be done in order to be another powerhouse traffic exchange.
I believe that it is great to have this many exchanges. different owners means diffrent groups of people on each exchange. Everyone has their favorites they visits each day and its why you should be advertising on many.
Prizes are great but some exchanges offer to many and members only look for this. It can either make or break your exchange so make sure if you are offering rewards you back it up with theory testing and common sense. Offer to much your traffic exchange becomes a snail. As well keep your surfers guessing make your prizes random and click able. Keep your surfers excited and scanning pages and paying attention this is what will make your exchange a huge hit.

By: Ken Athas

Ken Athas — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:28:03 +0000

Jon,

I am glad you posted this article and question. No matter what business you are in, online or off, competition is always good for the consumer. This is true for TE members but only to a point in my opinion. Keeping members active is of utmost importance as a TE owner, but giving away the store is good for nobody.

Surf, banner and text credits are being given away in droves, surf timers are coming down to near ridiculous levels, to a point where it is diluting an advertisers’ efforts and hard work. While getting all these prizes are great, what kind of results are you getting in return. Who can really see your splash pages while looking for the next prize to pop up, or when the your pages disappears as soon as they appear?

Nathaniel hit the nail on the head when he stated:
“For me there are only a handful of issues that really matter: exchange ratio, timer length, the speed with which I can receive traffic, and active tech support/ownership.”

Isn’t that really what members need from a Traffic Exchange? Results are truly the only thing people are looking for when they first come to a traffic exchange. Think about the first time you came knocking at a TE’s door. Why did you sign up? To get your sites seen, right? So now we all “feel” like we get better results because we have 2 zillion credits to use. Not so if people are not really looking at what you have to offer.

Keep in mind also that the owner of a traffic exchange needs to make a buck. Most of us are in this for the long haul, and that means we need to offer quality results for usually little or no money per member. That works unless you are forced to go down to almost nothing for pro memberships, and spend money hand over fist for programming. There is a balance and simply put, everyone needs to find that balance and stay close to it. Wouldn’t it make sense to have everyone, owners and members alike, helping each other succeed with their online businesses?

To everyone’s online business success,

Ken Athas

By: Nathaniel

Nathaniel — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:15:34 +0000

While games, prizes and gimmicks are all fun, I don’t consider them when choosing a good traffic exchange.

For me there are only a handful of issues that really matter: exchange ratio, timer length, the speed with which I can receive traffic, and active tech support/ownership. I look for an exchange with preferable a 2:1 exchange rate (3:1 is acceptable, anything lower isn’t acceptable at all), around 10-15 second timer, that can deliver my traffic quickly, and fixes any technical problems even quicker.

Super Surf is great, but I personally prefer dynamic exchange ratios (especially if the exchange rate is low). The more I surf, the more I earn. I guess I’m a bit of a purist. I tend to think all the other bits and bobs distract from the meat of the exchange. Granted, a good distraction every so often is a great way to keep people from getting burnt out.

At a certain point, you cross an invisible line. The line that divides a good exchange with one that is just annoying and too complex… sending you a ton of emails about super surf sessions, special offers, etc… and adding way too much complexity to earning traffic.

If I had the dough to afford TE Launch Formula, I would get it. And create a traffic exchange that was simple, easy to use, and easy to understand. I’ve got some ideas for dynamic surf ratios that should not only encourage everyone (free and paid members) to surf more, but also to surf more often. I would need to collect statistics on the average number of pages surfed per session and the average number of days per week surfed to adjust it to perfection… but it’s doable.

I do intend to build my own traffic exchange eventually. If my current marketing efforts pay off, then you’ll certainly see me purchasing my own traffic exchange sometime early in the new year.