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!
This is what happens when business partners argue for a few hours on a Sunday afternoon…
We come up with cool new ‘deals’ like the brand new ‘I Love StartXChange Hits’ promotion…
The ‘argument’ was this. I wanted to give both I Love Hits and StartXchange members the deal of the year, year long upgrades in both traffic exchanges. Real cheap though, like under $100. Tim wanted to give the same deal but charge over $100. He had a point because both of our ‘year upgrades’ are 90 to 97 bucks each…
Essentially, it was an hour of Tim and I going back and forth about why each of our offers where the better deal…
I woke up this morning, without any plans to post to the blog. But as I checked my inbox, I was taken back by an email I got. A few months ago, I saw a feature on this site called ‘My Charity Water’ and how they donated their ‘birthday money’ to help develop wells to provide clean drinking water for the world. I loved it from the moment I saw it and figured, we should do some kind of joint effort in the traffic exchanges to raise money for this cause as well as bring much needed attention to it.
Well the ‘charity’ ended this morning and they are going to take the cash we raised and send it across seas to help develop the wells. Here’s the email i got…
Congratulations! Your campaign raised $1527, which alone can give 76 people clean water for 20 years.
The mycharity: water site tracks every dollar donated on your page to a specific water project. When the water projects you helped fund are completed in 12 – 18 months, we’ll send you and everyone who contributed to your pictures and GPS coordinates. Even though your page can no longer receive donations, you can go back to the site anytime to see your campaign and to eventually see the village you helped.
We’ve seen the amazing impact that water projects have on people’s lives. Your dedication these past three months is deeply appreciated.
Thank you.
Wow!
I mean let that sink in a little bit. The traffic exchange industry has helped 76 people drink clean water for twenty years. TWENTY years! I’m kind of emotional as I write this because it’s pretty powerful in my opinion and it shows what good can happen in this industry.
So THANK YOU to every single person that donated, promoted, shared and tweeted the ‘Traffic Exchanges Care’ campaign and I look forward to starting a new one very soon.
Wow. Because of the people in this industry, 76 people get clean water for two decades. Amazing stuff folks, thank you so so so so much!
