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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The story has been the same year after year. Traffic exchanges are dying. The industry is about to crumble. The world is ending for our business model. And year after year, we seem to still be here, growing by leaps and bounds. But I still get frustrated…

I know that the best people in ‘internet marketing’ can be found in the traffic exchange industry but they tend to ‘hide’ until they are found. Traffic Exchange Live is filled with these people and now we are finding some newer owners that, in my opinion, will start to become industry leaders. Here’s a few traffic exchanges I think you should watch closely…

- Shane Bost from SiteXplosion. Not only has Shane created one of the better new programs online, he has partnered with another up and coming leader Blain Jones and created T.E. Basics, a fantastic info-product about traffic exchanges. Shane gets it, he know the importance of good design and a solid personal brand.

- Eric Goettman from TopHits4U. Why do I constantly sing the ‘TopHits4U’ song when I’m in the shower? Because it’s catchy. It’s unique. And it’s a reason why Eric has been growing his online presence week after week. Rumor has it, he’s about to launch something even bigger in the next few weeks…

- Smith J from LiveTrafficNetwork. He just added CTP Badges to his program and he’s been one of the most active new owners I have met in quite some time. Smith understand social surfing and you can find the guy in his live chat talking to members all the time.

- William Miller from Surf Skeleton. Ego’s are everywhere in this business. It seems no one wants to learn from traffic exchange ‘experts’ but then you have William who has been the sponge of all sponges. He has been redesigning his site, paying attention to what everyone else has been doing and developing his own unique way of running his program. And he’s just getting started. Watch out in a year and see how well he does!

- James Dias from IT. I laugh. I laugh when I think of how well James has been building his business brand online and I BEG other owners to pay attention to what he has been doing. It’s remarkable. And we won’t hold it against him that hes a Raiders fan…

- Gabriel Heinrich from ClixKing. Under the radar…I don’t want to sound to ‘hype-ish’ but this owner could be the next big thing in traffic exchanges. Why? He puts his members before ANYTHING else. Not only did I get a personal welcome when I joined, he explained to me how he custom built the live chat, developed new tools and layouts for the LJ Script and was giving away free 7 day trials for his upgrades. Oh yeah, and the first thing he ‘pitches’ you on the welcome email? The link to his customer support desk…

And there is so many others that I want to feature, and I plan on it next week. If I missed you this week, please remember it’s nothing personal. I want to do feature posts like this on a weekly basis to showcase the folks in this business that make it a blessing to come to work every day.

From the T.E. Live community, to the names posted above to everyone who says hi in the social chats….This is going to be a great year for our business. Long live traffic exchanges and the FANTASTIC people who are in this business!


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Christmas Promos Everywhere You Turn…

I REALLY love this time of year. Not only do we get to see children at their best behavior so they don’t anger Saint Nick, but we get to see some great joint ventures being made by various traffic exchange owners…

Take for example the HUGE amount of surf promos that are going on in the industry right now. I’m just one owner, but I’m involved in two right now and a third one will start up tomorrow (December 23rd).

This really is a surfer’s paradise and I love seeing all the owners getting together and putting their best foot forward as a whole. The big news is the return of the ‘Traffic Exchange Christmas’ promo which starts up tomorrow. This is the brain child of William Brant and Paul Kinder but there are dozens of traffic exchanges involved in this year’s go round.

You can find all the juicy news here so get your clicking fingers ready because these holidays are going to be VERY active.

I Love Hits is taking part in this promo but I’ve also got it involved in a very cool little promo that teams it up with Advertising Know How. Basically you surf 50 pages every day in both ILH and AKH, and every day you unlock a video training chapter from Hidden Traffic Formula. How’s that for a prize huh? You can surf your way to a free copy of the home study course that shows you how Robert Puddy built a mailing list of 20,000 subscribers…Using only free traffic exchanges!

And finally, Sweeva’s 12 Days of Christmas is entering day 9 with the prizes getting better and better as each day passes. Have you been keeping up with all your browsing at Sweeva? Remember if you complete every task each day you unlock some very special prizes at the end of the 12 days.

Wow, so much to talk about in such little time. I do really enjoy seeing all these cool promos taking place and it’s a very encouraging sign going into 2011. So have a fantastic Christmas and I wish you and yours a safe and happy holiday season… =)


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