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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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Sometimes, gems are found in the rough. You know, everyone always hears about the big massive traffic exchange launches but sometimes the biggest performers aren’t launched to much fan fare…That is until they start walking the walk and talking the talk when it comes to results.

Take for example Frank Salinas Your EZ Ads. Here’s a program that essentially came online and has been blowing away the competition as far as results are concerned. Did it get a big massive push when it launched? Not really. Does it have million dollar graphics? Naw. But what is has is the most important thing, any new traffic exchange can have….A visionary traffic exchange owner.

Your EZ Ads takes a classic classified ad model, combines it with a Traffic Swarm touch and produces results right out of the gate. of course, you need to practice some ‘shock and awe’ when you write your ads but the click through rates are very impressive.

Again, not a massive launch but the owner behind it is getting things done, meeting the right people, developing solid relationships across the net and managing a classic model, with it’s own unique spin. Everyone can ‘get it done’, all you need is the vision to do it.

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

- We’re growing! I Love Hits got a brand new server this past week to help with our massive growth. This little box has twice the speed of our past server and you will notice a change as soon as you start surfing. Special thanks to Jon at Zoot Host and of course, Mr. Tim Linden for helping with the move and calming my nerves…

- 247 Traffic Pro released a very cool new feature this past week called Activity Points. Basically for everything you ‘do’ in that program you are rewarded. Log into the site, get points. Refer someone, get points. Surf a few sites, get points. Once you have accumulated enough points, you get a chance to win their Jackpot prize pot, which consists of cash, credits and impressions. Neat new feature and something that should keep members logging in daily.

- Cast your vote today for your favorite traffic exchanges at Affiliate Funnel’s Surfer’s Choice ranker. This is YOUR voice and YOUR opinion on what traffic exchanges you feel are the best in the business. Be sure to vote every day and get your opinion heard!

- Splash Page Hall of Fame – Wanna know why Traffic Splash is such a popular program? It’s because of creative ownership and designs like that. 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. Traffic Witch
3. StartXChange
4. Traffic Taxis
5. Dragon Surf
6. Soaring 4 Traffic
7. Top Tier Traffic
8. Hits Booster Pro
9. Farm Traffic
10. Your EZ Ads

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 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. (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

Are You Surfing For The Right Reasons…

There is a lot of attention these days on the traffic exchanges, from various ‘Tweets’ on Twitter to forum posts and offline seminars, everyone is talking about the ‘click’ and rightfully so. If you have been using traffic exchanges at all, you know how powerful they can be if used properly. Ahhh, there’s something to think about…How do you use these programs properly?

I’ll tell you what is scary, putting a price tag on people’s surfing. For example, there are a few programs out there today that talk about making tens of thousands of dollars, by simply surfing the traffic exchanges. Why do people surfing the traffic exchanges in the first place? Simple, to get traffic. The problem is very few people leverage that traffic and get the results that really matter.

Brand and build. I’ve been saying it for years and I’ll keep stressing the importance of branding your name (business) and building your list. That’s all you should be doing folks, that’s it. Two little things, to build a solid business using the traffic exchanges. All commissions, referrals, down lines, that all comes later (and trust me is comes). ONLY IF you use the traffic exchanges to brand your name and build your mailing list.

Ask any program owner, and they will tell you this simple fact, the number one affiliates they have are not the people surfing the traffic exchanges for hours promoting the owner’s business…It’s the people that have built a responsive list and have branded themselves as leaders in their niche.

Brand and build everyone…Brand and build!

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Things That Make You Go Hmmm…

- Wow, how cool have List Surfing and Farm Traffic been these past few weeks?

- I’ve got to say it, Cindy Battye’s Daily Niche Idea has got the best new design I have seen for a web site in years! Log in and you’ll see what I mean…

- It’s my birthday next week, so I won’t be doing an issue of HEN as it’s the only day of the year when I actually never turn on my computer *lol*

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There was another example of ‘How To Launch A Traffic Exchange Properly?’ this week with the massive release of Farm Traffic. I’ve been grinning from ear to ear this week because when programs like this launch, it’s a yet another victory for the traffic exchange industry as a whole.

You see, who owns a traffic exchange is a big thing for me. Let’s be honest, Farm Traffic is nothing ground breaking. It’s a straight up LJ script with some neat features and a very cool design…But it’s who is behind it that makes all the difference. First, you have Soren Jordansen who is the launch manager and when someone like Soren is behind it, well, it’s guaranteed to be successful.

Next, you have DeeDee Medcoff, the owner, who is one of the most prominent traffic exchange admins around. She works with Dragon Surf and Traffic Bunnies just to name two, and has been working in the T.E. industry for years. Again, it’s who is behind this program, that makes this program special.

The rumbles have already started though…Lots of people that are thinking about starting a traffic exchange, want to learn how to launch one like Farm Traffic. So….

Want to learn how to launch a traffic exchange like Farm Traffic? It’s simple, network! Get to know the people you want to align yourself with them. Want a hint…They can be found in Affiliate Funnel seminars, SWAT Traffic seminars and Net Marketing Forum…This isn’t the answer many people want to hear, because they want to hear ‘press this button for instant success’. But it’s the right answer. Who you know in this business and who you align yourself with makes ALL the difference.

So get out there, get active, get known and create a buss like Farm Traffic is doing right now. It’s very doable and very achievable!

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

- 17,000 members in 100 days… Top Tier Traffic is one heck of a program and on pace to become one of the best launched traffic exchanges in the past few years. They announced this week that they had reached the 17,000 member mark in only 100 days…Wow! Great stuff Mr. Graves, keep it going!

- Speaking of very cool launches, Farm Traffic wasn’t the only kick butt new exchange launched this past week. List Surfing announced that they had reached 3200 members, after only ONE WEEK! Wow. That’s a great bit of news and again, I hate to beat the drum but…Good ownership translates into a good performing program!

- Cast your vote today for your favorite traffic exchanges at Affiliate Funnel’s Surfer’s Choice ranker. This is YOUR voice and YOUR opinion on what traffic exchanges you feel are the best in the business. Be sure to vote every day and get your opinion heard!

- Splash Page Hall of Fame – I mean, c’mon…Who doesn’t love Cows, Turkeys, Pigs….and Mice? 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 Witch
2. Dragon Surf
3. Traffic Splash
4. StartXChange
5. Top Tier Traffic
6. Soaring 4 Traffic
7. Traffic Bunnies
8. Max Traffic Pro
9. Hits Booster Pro
10. Traffic Taxis

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 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. (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

Kudos To Traffic Hoopla…

Heh, weird huh. Usually the owner of Traffic Hoopla and myself are bumping heads in Net Marketing Forum but this week, I have to completely tip my hat to them. You see, the issue of traffic exchange commissions has been a hot topic for a while now, and something Hoopla mentioned earlier this year, became an issue in my forum this past week.

A certain traffic exchange is withholding commissions from their members and not paying them in a timely fashion. They even mailed about it today with an explanation. Hey, I know every owner out there isnt going to sit by their computer and wait for commission requests to come in so they can pay them immediately but here’s my point…

I’m a busy dude, I manage two pretty big traffic exchanges, a pretty big marketing hub, this newsletter and a host of other online ventures…I work a lot but still find the time to pay commissions within at least 48 hours, if not within 24 hours. If I can do it, there is no reason why other owners can’t as well.

So this is what I’m putting out there…How about we stop supporting the exchanges and programs that take their time in paying commissions and start supporting programs like Hits Booster Pro, Traffic Witch, Soaring 4 Traffic and Promo Lotto that get those commissions to you very quickly.

I know where I’ll be spending my money from now on…

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Things That Make You Go Hmmm…

- In my perfect world, Logiscape programs would offer commissions…

- aWeber got rid of their second tier affiliate program and bumped commissions up to 30%…Nice, now let’s see if they stop calling TE’s untargeted traffic sources…

- I wonder how many people are still using Profit Rally rotators, says something about building a solid system…

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