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!
Last night, I was so proud. In our newly branded ‘T3′ seminar (TimTech Training – Jared Silver came up with that too btw) we had a record breaking night of 91 attendees.
I am sure someone will debate me and tell me that this was not a record but for as long as I can remember, a traffic exchange seminar (hosted by traffic exchange owners) has never seen those kind of numbers.
I love you, oh sweet gorgeous ‘traffic exchange’!
Crazy talk? Not really, here’s why…
In over a decade, they have never let me down. While ‘associates’ come and go, events of the day stressed me out or got me excited, the traffic exchanges have been there. Every single day!
I tried to think of something more stable in my life, during the past 12 years, and other than my family and good friends, the traffic exchanges have been it.
Last night proved to me that we (as an industry) are doing the right things. Even if sometimes we bicker, fight and debate issues, we still have something very important here and I’m so proud of it. And I cannot thank you all enough for being a part of the most stable thing in my life. Sounds funny at first, I know…
I love that 91 people came and shared a record breaking evening with us…
I love that Traffic Hoopla, no matter what I whine about, continues to be THE voice in T.E. rankings…
I love that Carl Bailey has quietly created the biggest contribution to T.E. Cares, without the ‘big owners’ noticing…
I love the T.E. Live community and every single person that shares my vision of this business…
I love that social surfing is proving all the bean counters wrong…
I love the company I have helped kreate, TimTech is the future…
I love the dozens upon dozens of people that I talk to regularly because of the traffic exchanges…
I loved the seminars I attended and wore the T.E. badge of honor while others ran and sucked up to the gurus…
I love writing this blog and have so every week since 2003…
There was another example of ‘How To Launch A Traffic Exchange Properly?’ this week with the massive release of Farm Traffic. I’ve been grinning from ear to ear this week because when programs like this launch, it’s a yet another victory for the traffic exchange industry as a whole.
You see, who owns a traffic exchange is a big thing for me. Let’s be honest, Farm Traffic is nothing ground breaking. It’s a straight up LJ script with some neat features and a very cool design…But it’s who is behind it that makes all the difference. First, you have Soren Jordansen who is the launch manager and when someone like Soren is behind it, well, it’s guaranteed to be successful.
Next, you have DeeDee Medcoff, the owner, who is one of the most prominent traffic exchange admins around. She works with Dragon Surf and Traffic Bunnies just to name two, and has been working in the T.E. industry for years. Again, it’s who is behind this program, that makes this program special.
The rumbles have already started though…Lots of people that are thinking about starting a traffic exchange, want to learn how to launch one like Farm Traffic. So….
Want to learn how to launch a traffic exchange like Farm Traffic? It’s simple, network! Get to know the people you want to align yourself with them. Want a hint…They can be found in Affiliate Funnel seminars, SWAT Traffic seminars and Net Marketing Forum…This isn’t the answer many people want to hear, because they want to hear ‘press this button for instant success’. But it’s the right answer. Who you know in this business and who you align yourself with makes ALL the difference.
So get out there, get active, get known and create a buss like Farm Traffic is doing right now. It’s very doable and very achievable!
Thank you very much for being a reader of Hit Exchange News and have a wonderful week!
- 17,000 members in 100 days… Top Tier Traffic is one heck of a program and on pace to become one of the best launched traffic exchanges in the past few years. They announced this week that they had reached the 17,000 member mark in only 100 days…Wow! Great stuff Mr. Graves, keep it going!
- Speaking of very cool launches, Farm Traffic wasn’t the only kick butt new exchange launched this past week. List Surfing announced that they had reached 3200 members, after only ONE WEEK! Wow. That’s a great bit of news and again, I hate to beat the drum but…Good ownership translates into a good performing program!
- 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 – I mean, c’mon…Who doesn’t love Cows, Turkeys, Pigs….and Mice? 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
Kudos To Traffic Hoopla…
Heh, weird huh. Usually the owner of Traffic Hoopla and myself are bumping heads in Net Marketing Forum but this week, I have to completely tip my hat to them. You see, the issue of traffic exchange commissions has been a hot topic for a while now, and something Hoopla mentioned earlier this year, became an issue in my forum this past week.
A certain traffic exchange is withholding commissions from their members and not paying them in a timely fashion. They even mailed about it today with an explanation. Hey, I know every owner out there isnt going to sit by their computer and wait for commission requests to come in so they can pay them immediately but here’s my point…
I’m a busy dude, I manage two pretty big traffic exchanges, a pretty big marketing hub, this newsletter and a host of other online ventures…I work a lot but still find the time to pay commissions within at least 48 hours, if not within 24 hours. If I can do it, there is no reason why other owners can’t as well.
So this is what I’m putting out there…How about we stop supporting the exchanges and programs that take their time in paying commissions and start supporting programs like Hits Booster Pro, Traffic Witch, Soaring 4 Traffic and Promo Lotto that get those commissions to you very quickly.
I know where I’ll be spending my money from now on…
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Things That Make You Go Hmmm…
- In my perfect world, Logiscape programs would offer commissions…
- aWeber got rid of their second tier affiliate program and bumped commissions up to 30%…Nice, now let’s see if they stop calling TE’s untargeted traffic sources…
- I wonder how many people are still using Profit Rally rotators, says something about building a solid system…
