This is Hit Exchange News...

The pulse of the traffic exchange industry and the random ramblings of
Jon Olson (that's me!)

I've been writing Hit Exchange News since 2003 and have been involved in the traffic exchanges for over a decade. Enjoy the 'news', and thank you so much for making this THE must-read traffic exchange blog on the internet!

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Congratulations to my friend, my business partner and one of, if not the best, traffic exchange owner in history. Paul Kinder and his entire team at Traffic Splash celebrated a huge milestone this past week with the announcement that they had reached the 50,000 member plateau.

There is only a handful of traffic exchanges online that can claim 50,000 members and while this is a remarkable feat, the biggest jaw dropper is how Paul, Tim and the T.S. team took a dying traffic exchange, flipped it, put a ‘Dolphin’ theme to it and transformed it into a powerhouse in about two years.

Think about that for a minute if you will. 50,000 members in about 2 years. Remarkable and I think I speak for everyone who has ever surfed a single page in Traffic Splash, congratulations and a job well done.

Here is a perfect example of someone coming online, being a sponge for the first little bit, learning the in’s and out’s, aligning himself with the right people and then creating his own brand. Above all that, Paul prides himself of customer service and goes above and beyond when it comes to customer support…This has translated into loyal customers, incredible reputation and a very successful money making empire. Way to go man, it’s been a joy to watch!

Thank you very much for being a reader of Hit Exchange News and have a wonderful week!

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Jon Olson
The Traffic Exchange Guy

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The News

- According to some surfers, Clicks Matrix is telling their members that eMazing Hits is a scam in their opinion. In my years of working online in the traffic exchanges, I have never seen owners tell their members directly that a legit traffic exchange is a scam. Very scary that people would do this, but alas, the cream with rise. It always does!

- *Golden Nugget* Did some searching the other day and did you know that Traffic G is the number one site that shows up in Google if you type in ‘free website traffic’. If I was an advertising guy who spent time in the traffic exchanges, I would sure like to get my site in rotation there. It would be a pretty good bet that this program generates a LOT of new surfers looking for ways to make money online and generate free traffic…. */Golden Nugget*

- Be sure vote today for your favorite traffic exchanges at Affiliate Funnel’s Surfer’s Choice ranker. This has quickly become the most popular ranking service on the net as the surfer’s are finally getting their say. Combined with the stats to back it up and our exclusive ‘new members joining’ statistic, you can see which exchanges are showing and proving, each and every week!

- Splash Page Hall of Fame – YES! This is exactly what I mean when I say traffic exchange specific advertising! Perfect! Check it out, this is great! Note: Why do I focus on splash pages every week? Simple, you MUST be using them in the traffic exchanges to get results. Get a custom made splash page by clicking here!

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HEN Top 10

The Famous Hit Exchange News Top 10 (Disclaimer: These are my top performing exchanges for the past week. Alexa rankings and fancy numbers have nothing to do with how I rank my list. This is based on my results and my opinion, nothing more, nothing less.)

1. Traffic Splash
2. Dragon Surf
3. Soaring 4 Traffic
4. StartXChange
5. Traffic Taxis
6. Traffic Bunnies
7. Top Tier Traffic
8. Traffic Witch
9. Royal Surf
10. Max Traffic Pro

Note: Analysis and Tracking by Hits Connect – The Official Link Tracking Service of Hit Exchange News! Sign up today and get your 30% Discount!

Question: Hey Jon, how come I Love Hits, SWAT Traffic and Click Crazey 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. (But we all know how great they are anyways lol)

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Flip Your Downline, Fill Your Funnel!

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Deep Thoughts – Jon’s Weekly Rambling

I Want To Make Money Online….How Do I Do It?

In these uncertain times, a roller coaster economy and the ever changing world of technology, internet business is in a very unique position. You see, when times are great, people look to make extra money online. When times are bad, people look to the internet for potential revenue. There is a mass migration to the internet right now, as more and more news outlets spread the word about how millions of people make money from home.

Lots of people come online, very few get the right advice sadly. Does this sound familiar?

“Join XYZ Program, grab your affiliate link, find ways to drive traffic to that affiliate link.”

Not the most in depth training, but sadly this is not a rare thing online. The number one problem that I think people are not being trained to do, is to build their mailing list from the get go. Sure they hear the popular saying that ‘the money is in the list’ but after that, nada. I also noticed that people get scared of deciding what to write about and what to send their contacts as far as content goes. This is a daunting task and has been for years, because most of us are not Pulitzer prize authors, however it’s always force fed to us….You need to write about something.

So along comes a program called Daily Niche Idea, and some of you may have heard about it already. I started to call this thing the ‘No Excuse’ tool because this was the great equalizer. Each and every week, Daily Niche Idea gave you the content, they gave you what to write about and best of all is free to join.

Content and knowing what to write about is a tricky thing. You need to have passion for it, find a topic that holds true to your heart and constantly provide solid content for your subscribers. Daily Niche Idea does this for you. Sure it’s only one step, but it’s quickly becoming a must have tool for internet marketers. Turn the excuse into action and get ready to embrace the massive influx of new people, coming online everyday!

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Things That Make You Go Hmmm…

- Anyone know what’s going on with the owner of Traffic Planets or the program itself?

- Rockstar Platinum event is happening next week, there will be no issue of Hit Exchange News next week, but I’ll be back the following week.

- Speaking of which, any H.E.N. reader that shows up to the event next week, gets a free dinner courtesy of yours truly. And no, that does not mean a Big Mac and fries…

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It’s a great week for traffic exchanges!

A few weeks ago, Soren Jordansen, Robert Puddy and myself were at the JV Alert seminar in Las Vegas. We did the standard ‘meet and greet’ with a lot of the industry professionals that were in attendance but one guy really took notice to the potential of traffic exchanges and this week, added traffic exchange specific splash pages to his affiliate tool box!

You’ve got to check out Jeff Dedrick’s Viral e-Book Explosion and when you join, click on ‘Affiliate Tools’…Look at that, 5 traffic exchange specific splash pages, tailor made for his program and for the 5 traffic exchanges included in his member’s area!

Wow!

And this is just the beginning folks, traffic exchanges are finally getting some attention from outside of our little corner of the net. Rumor has it that some other very big names in the internet marketing world are about to include even more traffic exchange specific splash pages in their member’s area very soon.

Wow again!

I have to commend Mr. Dedrick for stepping up and working with the traffic exchanges and their owners. While a lot of the people in the other side of internet marketing are quick to dismiss the exchanges, Jeff has included them IN HIS affiliate tool box for Viral e-Book Explosion. Amazing stuff…

Again, this is just the tip of the ice berg….Get ready for a lot more news like this in the near future!

Thank you very much for being a reader of Hit Exchange News and have a wonderful week!

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Jon Olson
The Traffic Exchange Guy

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The News

- I Love Hits introduced ‘E-Mail Prize Links’ this week as a new benefit for getting ILH emails in your inbox. Pretty neat little feature where you click on the hidden links in the email updates for a chance to win a bunch of prizes. From banners to text links, to credits to ILH merchandise…The possibilities are endless. Be sure to check your inbox for the next ILH update!

- Affiliate Funnel’s first full week of statistics will be uploaded overnight and will give surfers their first transparent look at how many new members are being added to their favorite traffic exchange every week. Not only that, but the voting will be complete for another week and we will see how is to be crowned the ‘Surfer’s Choice’ for this week.

- Want to win your own copy of the best selling traffic exchange book on Amazon.com, Hits, Clicks and Misses, (actually, it’s the only published book about T.E.’s on the planet), simply post a comment about this week’s issue of HEN! Congratulations to ‘Anton’ for winning last week. Be sure to send your mailing address to me so that I can ship you a copy (hitexchangenews at yahoo dot com)!

- Splash Page Hall of Fame – Jeff Dedrick’s splash page wins this week, hands down! Without a doubt, one of the most exciting news stories of 2008! Note: Why do I focus on splash pages every week? Simple, you MUST be using them in the traffic exchanges to get results. Get a custom made splash page by clicking here!

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HEN Top 10

The Famous Hit Exchange News Top 10 (Disclaimer: These are my top performing exchanges for the past week. Alexa rankings and fancy numbers have nothing to do with how I rank my list. This is based on my results and my opinion, nothing more, nothing less.)

1. Dragon Surf
2. Traffic Splash
3. Traffic Era
4. Traffic Swarm
5. Advertising Know How
6. Web Biz Insider
7. Royal Surf
8. Easy Hits 4 U
9. StartXChange
10. Traffic Gold Rush

Note: Analysis and Tracking by Hits Connect – The Official Link Tracking Service of Hit Exchange News! Sign up today and get your 30% Discount!

Question: Hey Jon, how come I Love Hits, SWAT Traffic and Click Crazey 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. (But we all know how great they are anyways lol)

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Deep Thoughts – Jon’s Weekly Rambling

So…What’s Up Traffic Exchange Owners?

You know, I’ve been writing this little newsletter since 2003 and I ALWAYS find stuff to yap about each and every week. Some weeks, it’s a challenge though to find things that take place in the industry. It’s not that we aren’t growing and good things are happening, it’s just that well…Not many traffic exchanges are worth writing about….

Ooops that may get some people mad at me…

Sounds mean? Maybe, but the point is, give me something to write about. How about a new feature? How about developing a new way to surf? How about changing the layout or your exchange and doing something completely different? It just doesn’t happen, but I guarantee you, I’ll get at least 5 e-mails a day telling me about the previous days contest winners.

My past two articles in the previous issues of H.E.N., I ranted about the lack of training, sales or links to click on in the updates but this week I’m taking it even further. This doesn’t mean the traffic exchanges need to re-invent the wheel on a weekly basis, but you know, once a month, come up with something new and really give the industry something to talk about.

Imagine that…Every traffic exchange out there started to develop a new feature every month. Imagine how excited the members would be? Imagine how far we would progress?

Wishful thinking? Maybe, but hopefully this little article / rant gets some owners looking at ways to improve their business. Let’s try to come up with one new feature a month….Just to see what would happen…

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Things That Make You Go Hmmm…

- Why do some people continue to believe that traffic exchange owners ‘take money’ from their Pay Pal account when they are upgraded?

- Does anyone remember the Traffic Exchange Focus Group?

- Tweet me! Tweet me! (please lol)

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Flip Your Downline, Fill Your Funnel!

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