I love networking!

So much so that I try to do it all day. While some people are working on ad copy, sending emails, surfing the traffic exchanges, in the back of mind I’m always trying to figure out new ways to basically meet new people in the industry.

A few years ago, when Facebook was getting revved up and Twitter was just starting, I had this crazy idea to add ‘social Profile Pages’ to I Love Hits. The idea on paper made a lot of sense. I mean the traffic exchanges are a wonderful place to meet like minded individuals and with the launch of programs like Traffic Era, I saw huge potential for the whole social aspect of the traffic exchanges but alas, I just had ideas and no one to implement them as I envisioned.

Thank God for Austin Hallock because this guy ‘gets’ what I’m trying to do and has just crafted what I think are the perfect addition to I Love Hits. I’d like to introduce you to the brand new ‘Profile Pages’ at I Love Hits!

As you can see, there’s lots going on but the main points of these pages are to share your social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook but also allow members to direct message each other, add ‘friends’ and here’s the best part every single Profile Page is linked directly to your name in the surf chat system. So when you see someone you want to ‘meet’ while surfing, click their name in chat and presto you can add them to your network.

This however, is just a tool. And like any tool it doesn’t ‘work’ itself. I am urging members of I Love Hits and readers of Hit Exchange News to try out these new Profile Pages. Add new friends. Direct message your fellow surfers. Follow them on Twitter. USE THE TOOLS that are there in front of you and you will start to see the power of networking.

Enjoy the new ‘Profile Pages’ and please let me know what you think. I am looking forward to hearing your feedback!

Thank you very much for being a reader of Hit Exchange News and have a wonderful week!

Jon Olson
The Traffic Exchange Guy

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The News

- HUGE NEWS this week as the ‘CB Pirates’ are at it once again. Get ready for Part 2 of the legendary CB Pirate marketing system. This is very important, you need to click that link to get in on the pre-launch webinar and launch list. This is NOT something you want to miss, I’m still enjoying the benefits of the first CB Pirate launched almost a year ago. This is going to be HUGE!

- We’re getting VERY close to the launch of Pony Surf…Maybe! But I know something for sure, this is going to be unlike anything you have seen before in the traffic exchanges. Actually, it’s not even a traffic exchange. Or is it? I don’t know, you be the judge…Launch is coming very soon =)

- It’s still only a little over a week that Get Referrals Fast launched and the numbers are still some of the best I have seen for a program actually doing what is advertised. I’ve gotten paid sign ups to Traffic Wave, massive amounts of downlines across the traffic exchange industry and if you got a chance to attend one of Mike’s seminars this week…Wow!

- Urgent Notice: 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 – Expect to see this squeeze page a lot in the next few days as Soren, Cindy & John take over the IM world once again! 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.)

1. StartXChange
2. Easy Hits 4 U
3. Traffic Era
4. Traffic Punk
5. Tezak Traffic Power
6. Traffic Splash
7. Dragon Surf
8. Max Traffic Pro
9. Traffic Swarm
10. Hit Safari

Note: Analysis and Tracking by T.E. Toolbox – The Official Link Tracking Service of Hit Exchange News!

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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Deep Thoughts – Jon’s Weekly Ramblings

I had a little rant in Net Marketing Forum this week and even though it didn’t get me hot under the collar as most rants do (surprise surprise) it did give me something to think about when I saw some of the replies to the thread. You see, there is someone that is now selling mods for the LJ Script that basically turn any LJ Script into a solo ad machine.

Now here’s my problem with this, I didn’t sign up to be solo advertised too by hundreds of members a week. YES, I expect and WANT updates and pitches from the traffic exchange owner but to get them daily by the dozens from members, well…

As always my good buddy Stephen Carr set me straight and essentially said it like this…Things change Jon, deal with it. And he’s right. These programs rarely stay the same for too long. Every month new features come out, new trends start up and as a owner and surfer of these programs it’s up to me to deal with it, accept it and learn how it can benefit me.

Rest assured though, I’m not going to be sending solo ads to any of you or any of my members in my traffic exchanges. Heck, I still scratch my head when I see some of these programs doing an about face and starting the solo ad campaigns but alas, it’s not my business and I should mind my own…

Adapt or die, I guess that is the message that I took from my rant. For me, it’s more learn to live with the odd decisions others make and shut up when I have an opinion about them…

Check out the rant section in Net Marketing Forum for more of my silliness!

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Things That Make You Go Hmmm…

- Thinks I should have trademarked things like splash pages, sites of the week and all my acronyms over the years LOL Ahhh well.

- I’m still looking for more traffic exchange coffee mugs. Got one? Make a post…

- “All that I know I learned after I was thirty…” – Georges Clemenceau (It’s my 33rd birthday this weekend…Still just a pup I know but still…)

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So a few weeks ago Tim Linden, Austin Hallock, John Guanzon and myself had this crazy idea…How do we benefit from the concept of team downline building and bring a simple system into the market that allows members to build their downlines easily and creates massive networking opportunities…

We’ve seen the massive success of programs like Ocean Swell, TE Profits and other easy to use programs and to be honest we’re really trying to build something special at both Traffic Wave and TE Toolbox, so we bumped heads together and came up with TE Teams.

There was no JV launch, no special announcements, it just got released (and it made quite a few people scratch their head). This is a surfer-centric system where teams are created, team owners are born and complete control is given to the individual team. It’s got a total of 7 programs in it to join, so this isn’t going to build your downlines in a huge number of programs…Remember, this system was created to be a kick start, a smart start into building downlines mostly in Traffic Wave and TE Toolbox.

The idea is there, the concept and belief in the team building way is in place, now we just need to go to town with it. A team can be set up and managed as the team members and owner sees fit. Want to have a structured downline? No problem, you can. Want to make it a straight downline builder, no complicated math, you can. Want to just have a place where you can hang out with your networking associates? You can do that here too.

It’s a new twist on a age old concept, good things happen when we work together. So which TE Team will you be on?

Thank you very much for being a reader of Hit Exchange News and have a wonderful week!

Jon Olson
The Traffic Exchange Guy

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The News

- The Traffic Exchange Wonder Kid, Mike Gartner launched something VERY cool that I have not done a good enough job talking about this week (don’t worry Mike, I’ll get it out there). It’s called List Getting and it’s an all in one list building system complete with rebrandable downloads ot give your list of subscribers and the plug and play simplicity of this system is second to none. You’ve got to see this puppy in action, it’s amazing…But of course, it’s from Mike Gartner. Awesome!

- With all the madness going on at I Love Hits these past few weeks, I got some new splash pages created to promote both Bracket Surfing and the new commissions being offered. There are also a few new banners to help promote ILH and *gasp* now there is actually a reason to promote it. I know, I know, I’m about 4 years late to the party…

- Speaking of I Love Hits, we’ve come up with the top prize for this week’s Bracket Surfing contest and it’s a brand new Logitech Wireless Headset. Be sure to surf for your chance to win at the new and improved I Love Hits…Yeah, we’ll keep giving away prizes like this to spread the word that we’re BACK!

- Urgent Notice: 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 – These guys ‘get it’! Bill Portnova and Mike Murphy have been kicking butt with their recent release of List Building Maximizer and that splash page shows you why! 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.)

1. StartXChange
2. Traffic Splash
3. Max Traffic Pro
4. Hit Safari
5. Tezak Traffic Power
6. Thumb Vu
7. Traffic Witch
8. Traffic Era
9. Dragon Surf
10. Traffic Swarm

Note: Analysis and Tracking by T.E. Toolbox – The Official Link Tracking Service of Hit Exchange News!

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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Deep Thoughts – Jon’s Weekly Ramblings

The ‘Lazy Way’ Usually Sucks

Seeing T.E. Teams get released about 36 hours ago has really woke me up to a big problem facing the traffic exchange industry. Now before some people come to my house to lynch me, please allow me some time to explain my point here…When people hear that ‘a team’ will build their downlines, they usually get very lazy, don’t promote themselves, give up and then cuss the entire traffic exchange industry claiming they don’t work.

One look at the sheer size of one of the teams in T.E. Teams and you can see a big chunk of those people are gravitating towards it simply because of the names in the team and the thought they they can sit back and get results from doing nothing themselves.

Now if you are new to this industry and are struggling to see results, the idea and concept behind T.E. Teams is perfect for you. It’s true that team work helps everyone but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t pull your own weight.

I know, this is nothing new in the traffic exchanges as for years we have seen the latest greatest money makers come and go but it’s a cycle I think we can all do without. Here’s the scoop, if you want to take advantage of something like T.E. Teams, get ready to put in effort. If you are going to get into list building? Get ready to not have an exciting life for a few months while you learn the ropes. If you want to get into traffic exchange brand awareness, you better have your patience in check.

Fact is, it does not matter what side of the industry you are on, this stuff takes effort and a lot of hard work. There are great tools and services out there that help you along the way but here it is folks, and some people may not like me after I say this but you are going to have to….Work for it.

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Things That Make You Go Hmmm…

- Want to stay up to date with everything going on in ‘T.E Guy land’ and watch some pretty cool videos while you are at it? Check out my official YouTube page. Neat stuff.

- 1 Week A.A.D. (After Acer Death) and it’s about time to say I LOVE MY iMac!

- “A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way…” – Mark Twain

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