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!
I hope everyone in America had a great July 4th weekend and just to let you folks know, we were VERY busy on the holiday weekend at Sweeva. I have two major announcements from I Love Hits and Sweeva.
The first is the introduction of this week’s Bracket Surfing prize at I Love Hits. I’m giving away an iPod Touch to the winner of Division One and you can check out the prize in the video below. I had a lot of fun buying it as well, I think I really scared the salesman at the store when I asked him if I can make a video of the purchase….LOL Check out that short video here.
And now, on to Widget Hunting at Sweeva. Basically one of the original traffic exchanges Click Thru did this sort of Easter Egg hunt where people would stick their ‘buttons’ up around the net and people would search for them and click on them to get bonuses. I always thought this would be a HUGE idea but no one else seemed to run with it.
Remember, this was something in the traffic exchanges like a decade ago that made surfing so addictive for me. So Tim, Austin and I thought it would be the perfect addition to Sweeva. Basically it works like this. Stick a Sweeva Widget up on your site or your blog (yes, putting them on splash pages is PERFECT) and every now and again the Widget will change and look like this….
Click it and presto, you win! Credits, XP, Sweeva merchandise….The possibilities are endless.
But here’s another reason this has the potential to be VERY popular. Not only does the person who clicked the Bonus Widget get the prize but they split it with the person whose Widget was clicked on. Talk about co-operative prize winnings huh?
Check out my short video below, please add your comments and ask any questions you may have. We hope this will become one of the most talked about additions to a traffic exchange in a long time and we KNOW you guys and gals will get a ton of bonuses now just for looking at different sites and doing what we already do and love…Surf the traffic exchanges…
Remember when a traffic exchange focused on just that, exchanging traffic? Boy I sure do, it seems like only yesterday when TRAFFIC was the most important aspect of surfing a traffic exchange. You needed good quality traffic from opportunity seekers around the net, no problem surf a few sites and get some exposure…
Not any more.
It’s about one thing only these days, how much money can the site make you. Now please understand, I’m not talking about what you are promoting in the exchange, I’m referring to the new trend that has people supporting a TE, only if it makes them some referral commissions.
I’m on the fence. I mean my traffic exchange SWAT Traffic does offer commissions and trust me, I love generating nice commission payments from other TE’s but have we lost the focus on why we use the exchanges?
I’m all for making money from promoting them, I just hope people never lose sight of the main purpose of a traffic exchange. It’s to promote what you are promoting. I chose to brand my name and build my list in them, but I’m still ‘promoting’ me in the process. The money? It’s a bonus in my opinion…
Thank you very much for being a reader of Hit Exchange News and have a wonderful week!
We may yap a lot, but we make things happen!!! Get Yapping today!
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The News
- It’s called the ‘Official Mini Promo Site’ badge and it’s brand new on select traffic exchanges. If you love Jackpot surfing, you’ll love the new network of ‘Mini Promo Sites’. As that page says, ‘Traffic Exchange Promos Will Never Be The Same’….Stay tuned…
- Barbarian Hits launched with a bang late last week and it’s great to see Mr. Dan Vaughan as a full fledged traffic exchange owner. Congratulations sir and welcome to the party =)
- Hip hip hooray goes to Max Traffic Pro for introducing their ‘Traffic Maximizer’ game. Nice to see an owner actually create something new for their program. Kudos to Mr. Brant, a top notch exchange owner and someone this industry should support constantly!
- 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 – How’s this for unique, custom and personal branding? 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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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.)
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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
How’s The Voting Thing Working For You? Fantastic, Thanks For Asking…
The Affiliate Funnel Traffic Exchange Ranker has become quite the staple for ranking how popular a program is and continues to grow as more and more members cast their daily vote.
The concept behind this ‘ranker’ was simple. Don’t listen to what Jon says are the Top 10 (even though they are wonderful traffic exchanges *lol*). In fact, don’t listen to any one person or company, listen to the surfers! The people ‘speak’ and the members vote each and every day on their favorite programs, we compile the numbers and present the traffic exchange industry with the top exchanges AS VOTED ON by the surfing community.
So how is the voting thing working? So far, it’s been great. Even though I don’t take ANY list as gospel, AF included, it does give me a good indication of what people’s general opinion is of the top voted exchanges. This gives me a great indication that the owner of the voted program is doing things right, getting their members results and giving them the tools they expect from a traffic exchange.
Is it a popularity contest?
You bet it is! And it’s a contest I, as an owner, want to win every week. As a surfer too, I want to KNOW what exchanges are the popular ones so I can advertise accordingly.
The Affiliate Funnel ranker is updated every Thursday night and you can check out the latest rankings each and every week by click here.
Check out what your fellow surfers think are the top traffic exchanges….
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Things That Make You Go Hmmm…
- Are you a traffic exchange owner? Did you know you can get FREE access to the private ‘Owners Forum’ at Net Marketing Forum?
- Isn’t it funny how popular Twitter has become and the internet marketing world has been using it since day one…
- Love him or hate him, the man was a legend. R.I.P. M.J.
