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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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Sometimes, gems are found in the rough. You know, everyone always hears about the big massive traffic exchange launches but sometimes the biggest performers aren’t launched to much fan fare…That is until they start walking the walk and talking the talk when it comes to results.

Take for example Frank Salinas Your EZ Ads. Here’s a program that essentially came online and has been blowing away the competition as far as results are concerned. Did it get a big massive push when it launched? Not really. Does it have million dollar graphics? Naw. But what is has is the most important thing, any new traffic exchange can have….A visionary traffic exchange owner.

Your EZ Ads takes a classic classified ad model, combines it with a Traffic Swarm touch and produces results right out of the gate. of course, you need to practice some ‘shock and awe’ when you write your ads but the click through rates are very impressive.

Again, not a massive launch but the owner behind it is getting things done, meeting the right people, developing solid relationships across the net and managing a classic model, with it’s own unique spin. Everyone can ‘get it done’, all you need is the vision to do it.

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

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Jon Olson
The Traffic Exchange Guy

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The News

- We’re growing! I Love Hits got a brand new server this past week to help with our massive growth. This little box has twice the speed of our past server and you will notice a change as soon as you start surfing. Special thanks to Jon at Zoot Host and of course, Mr. Tim Linden for helping with the move and calming my nerves…

- 247 Traffic Pro released a very cool new feature this past week called Activity Points. Basically for everything you ‘do’ in that program you are rewarded. Log into the site, get points. Refer someone, get points. Surf a few sites, get points. Once you have accumulated enough points, you get a chance to win their Jackpot prize pot, which consists of cash, credits and impressions. Neat new feature and something that should keep members logging in daily.

- 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 – Wanna know why Traffic Splash is such a popular program? It’s because of creative ownership and designs like that. 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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HEN Top 10

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. Traffic Splash
2. Traffic Witch
3. StartXChange
4. Traffic Taxis
5. Dragon Surf
6. Soaring 4 Traffic
7. Top Tier Traffic
8. Hits Booster Pro
9. Farm Traffic
10. Your EZ Ads

Note: Analysis and Tracking by Hits Connect – The Official Link Tracking Service of Hit Exchange News! Sign up today and get your 30% Discount!

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

Are You Surfing For The Right Reasons…

There is a lot of attention these days on the traffic exchanges, from various ‘Tweets’ on Twitter to forum posts and offline seminars, everyone is talking about the ‘click’ and rightfully so. If you have been using traffic exchanges at all, you know how powerful they can be if used properly. Ahhh, there’s something to think about…How do you use these programs properly?

I’ll tell you what is scary, putting a price tag on people’s surfing. For example, there are a few programs out there today that talk about making tens of thousands of dollars, by simply surfing the traffic exchanges. Why do people surfing the traffic exchanges in the first place? Simple, to get traffic. The problem is very few people leverage that traffic and get the results that really matter.

Brand and build. I’ve been saying it for years and I’ll keep stressing the importance of branding your name (business) and building your list. That’s all you should be doing folks, that’s it. Two little things, to build a solid business using the traffic exchanges. All commissions, referrals, down lines, that all comes later (and trust me is comes). ONLY IF you use the traffic exchanges to brand your name and build your mailing list.

Ask any program owner, and they will tell you this simple fact, the number one affiliates they have are not the people surfing the traffic exchanges for hours promoting the owner’s business…It’s the people that have built a responsive list and have branded themselves as leaders in their niche.

Brand and build everyone…Brand and build!

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Things That Make You Go Hmmm…

- Wow, how cool have List Surfing and Farm Traffic been these past few weeks?

- I’ve got to say it, Cindy Battye’s Daily Niche Idea has got the best new design I have seen for a web site in years! Log in and you’ll see what I mean…

- It’s my birthday next week, so I won’t be doing an issue of HEN as it’s the only day of the year when I actually never turn on my computer *lol*

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Issue 236 – Get More Buyers In The Traffic Exchanges!

I’ve been sending a few emails out to various lists about Michael Rasmuseen’s ‘Get More Buyers‘ home study course. This massively popular program was released earlier this week to a very warm reception.

It’s rare that I really embrace new IM products and push them but I do feel that Michael’s new course is something every marketer (and specifically traffic exchange surfer) should learn. It has become THE challenge to the popular IM myth that the ‘money is in the list’…

Creepy huh?

Something we have been hearing for years is now getting challenged and rightfully so. This course is wonderful for all new traffic exchange surfers and experienced ones alike. Remember, if you are using the traffic exchanges properly you should be branding your name and building your list…ONLY!

Get More Buyers teaches you what to do with that list once you have branded your name AND started to build your list. It’s one of those programs that you should really check out, but like so many times before only a handful will act on it…

For those that do and HAVE received Michael’s course, let me know your thoughts on it below. be sure to post your feedback on the product and give me your input. I would love to hear success stories and even potential failures as well in the comment section.

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

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Jon Olson
The Traffic Exchange Guy

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The News

- Hit Safari changed scripts this week. This is really strange because I thought the program was on a great script and it was working really well, but it has switched to an LJ environment (I Love Hits, Traffic At The Races, etc). This is not a bad thing, just strange because I did not think Hit Safari was broke or needed a new script. But it’s still trucking along an done of the best programs on the net.

- Logiscape released their new blog and support forum for all their family of traffic exchanges this past week. Not sure how active it will be, but given the resources this company has, there should be some high quality content on there very soon.

- StartXchange broke a little record this week. Get ready for this one. Tim Linden’s juggernaut program had over 318,000 page views in a single day earlier this week. That is just insane. I guess you can’t argue the fact that people love to surf there…Great stuff man!

- Want to win your own copy of the best selling traffic exchange book on Amazon.com, Hits, Clicks and Misses, (actually, it’s the only published book about T.E.’s on the planet), simply post a comment about this week’s issue of HEN! Congratulations to ‘Kenny’ for winning last week. Be sure to send your mailing address to me so that I can ship you a copy (hitexchangenews at yahoo dot com)!

- Splash Page Hall of Fame – Splash Page Maker continues to lead the way when it comes to unique and eye grabbing splash pages. 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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HEN Top 10

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. Dragon Surf
2. Traffic Splash
3. Traffic Swarm
4. Advertising Know How
5. Traffic Gold Rush
6. Web Biz Insider
7. Easy Hits 4 U
8. StartXChange
9. Traffic Era
10. Royal Surf

Note: Analysis and Tracking by Hits Connect – The Official Link Tracking Service of Hit Exchange News! Sign up today and get your 30% Discount!

Question: Hey Jon, how come I Love Hits, SWAT Traffic and Click Crazey 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 Rambling

Pitch Me or Leave Me Alone

I got kind of passionate this past week in Net Marketing Forum about emails I have been receiving of late from various traffic exchanges. I’ll go on a rant here about it but if you want to see the full blown ‘tiff’ about it, you can check out the thread about it at NMF.

Basically, some exchange owners are getting on my nerves. Why? Because of the absolute useless emails I have been getting about who won the surf competition for the previous day. Let me explain, I have no problem at all with you sending me a note with previous winners, in fact I think it’s a great idea…Here’s my beef though.

Sell me something! Get me to click something. Ask me to do something. I don’t care who won the contest, I don’t even care if I won, I want a special offer. i want to see something you are recommending. PITCH ME PLEASE!

Weird way of thinking huh? Not really if you are in the marketing arena and are trying to make a living from your traffic exchange. Very simple, we are in a sales environment, so sell me something. Doesn’t mean I’m going to buy every time, but I like the lessons. I enjoy seeing how people ‘sell’, I consider it part of my education in this business. I like nothing more than to see emails from Soren Jordansen and seeing how the guy is selling on a daily basis.

This is a sales business, whether people admit it or not. There is some science to selling and I do everything I can to get better at it each and every day. So please don’t tell me how many surfers surfed 2500 page views yesterday UNLESS you tell me I can get a 25% discount on purchased credits by logging in now.

Hmmm…Maybe some owners should think about ‘Get More Buyers‘ are in investment in their business….Maybe…

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Things That Make You Go Hmmm…

- A little bird told whispered to me that Affiliate Funnel is getting re-launched very very very very soon…

- What ever happened to Keno Clix?

- Can I Tweet you?

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