We did these cool little video splash pages for ClickTrackProfit a few weeks ago and the general idea behind them (as well as most of our training at TE Live and T3) is to get people out of their shell and understand how powerful video promotion can be.

The message has only still been adopted by a select few folks online and I guess, it’s normal. You see, for years the traffic exchange industry has been passionately explaining to it’s members the power of personal branding. You see can see from people putting their real names and photos on splash pages. This was actually a practice introduced to the industry years ago by the late Doug Williams who ALWAYS talked about how important it was for people to be seen.

That was then…Video is now! Just recently TopHits4U started a referral contest where they added the ability for you to add your own YouTube video to a splash page. Along with the custom video splash pages at CTP, are we seeing the start of a new way for members to promote?

I would argue yes, and the more people get comfortable behind a video camera, the more results they will see. Why? Simple, people get to ‘know’ you when they see your face on camera. Hey, I know it’s a scary thought, to put yourself out there like that but it works.

Take for example this past Monday at T3 where James Dias discussed how from video alone, he built his brand from being basically ‘unknown’ about 6 months ago, to being a fellow Nerd in TimTech…Video folks, it works and it works SO well!

The first step though, starts with you. Why not try a custom video splash page at CTP or TopHits4U and see how powerful it can be. People will get to know you, they will start to like you even more and *gasp* something called trust will begin to form.

Go try it, you’ll love it!

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I was chit chatting with Tony Tezak today in Skype and he showed me something that really made me stop and smile. Tony paid out over 900 bucks in commissions this week. TimTech paid out over 1000! And I’m sure other companies and programs in the TE industry paid out even more…So it got me thinking…Why shop around when the good stuff is at home?

For over a decade, traffic exchanges (and related services) have been online, paying commissions, growing people’s businesses and still, most traffic exchanges are filled with here today, gone tomorrow programs. I mean, I understand our model and I understand the whole shiny object syndrome but still…We have something great, right in front of our face and it baffles me at times, why promoting TE’s, as a business opportunity, isn’t sexier?

Hey, you could even blame it on me I guess. For years I told people to not promote TE’s directly. And while I still maintain there are much more effective ways to build TE downlines and make commissions, I don’t think it’s a bad thing to promote something like Sweeva directly or TTP directly, when they are paying out almost 2k in commissions a week combined.

Makes you think huh?

Imagine an industry without shiny object syndrome…

Imagine if people upgraded, purchased credits in the TE’s, bought an upgrade at AdKreator or TEToolbox…

Now that’s a funny thought because that would mean, even more commissions for the industry. Real income being generated by affiliates. Earning 27 bucks a day for a year….Healthy growth, members supporting businesses that don’t disappear after 3 months. Crazy thoughts I know.

But it makes you think…What if?

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