Issue 53
The Pulse of the Hit Exchange Industry!
August 5th, 2004
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Welcome to the newest issue of the Hit Exchange News and this week's 'One To Click On by Jon'.
Why are some people even online? Are they doing this for fun? Is it a business? Do they enjoy it? What exactly are you trying
to accomplish by being involved with an internet business?
Simple questions right, not so it seems. As many may know I recently launched HitExchange101.com, the net's first hit
exchange training center. Instead of only helping new exchange owners, I also have a consulting business that helps hit
exchange surfers maximize their potential online. It gives them tips and helpful techniques that will improve their surfing.
I decided to offer this service at a reasonable cost and not to charge an arm and a leg for my advice. Most consulting
businesses charge clients hundreds an hour, I charge $20 an hour. Pretty reasonable I think, but not so for some people.
When I started to promote it, I received about two dozen requests for more information in the first few minutes, here are
some of the more colorful e-mails;
"Hello I would like to know what you can tell me about traffic exchanges
and how to make them work for you BUT if you are trying to sell your help
forget it..."
"If you plan on charging me for this service, don't even bother I have too many expenses online as it is!"
"I would love more information, have you checked out (insert MLM scam here)"
Maybe it's just me, but I come from the school of 'it takes money to make money'. Yes, the free resources online are
wonderful, the hit exchanges are some of the best promotion you can do. But be ready to spend some money, not thousands but
some. It's extremely naive to think you will create a successful and growing business online by never spending a dime.
Yet, some people will argue with me that there is ways to make money online without spending any. I do not doubt it, but are
we talking Paid-2-Read money, like 30 bucks a month. Or a healthy online business of hundreds a week? Again, the choice is
yours, but I know I want to be in business in the next 5 years and I KNOW I'll need to spend some money to do it. That's how
business works!
Thank you so much for being a subscriber and I hope you enjoy this issue!
Jon =)
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- The News
- This Week's Top 10 List
- Deep Thoughts
- Program Review - Hit Fountain
- Things That Make You Go...Hmmmm?
- New Exchange of the Week
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- I have not been this excited about a hit exchange since ClicksMatrix a few months back. If you have not heard about Traffic Syndicate 25, trust me you are missing out.
This could be the most important hit exchange to ever be launched. Big claims, let me explain. This program has
accomplished in only a few days what other programs work so hard to do, keep their surfers active. The single greatest thing
about this hit exchange is if you are not active, you don't receive any benefit. You can refer all you want, but if you
don't click, you don't get traffic. Yes, this could be the best hit exchange to come online in quite sometime and I
apologize in advance, I will be talking about this one for the weeks to come =) Well done TS25!
- What is going on with Fast Freeway these days? Is it me, or do you need a high powered telescope to decipher the text in
their 'Stop Auto Surfers' cheat prevention page? Not only did I get it wrong, but when I sent a customer support request to
the email address they had listed, this is the response I received;
"In response to your recent e-mail to FastFreeway.com. Due to the overwhelming amounts of junk-mail we have been
receiving, we no longer accept e-mails at this address. Your message was not received."
It then went on to tell me to fill out a form and submit it for support. Hmmm, didn't I just fill out a form to get myself
into this situation?
- Message to exchange owners. if you want an example of how to run an exchange, check out Daniel's Hit Exchange. Celebrating their 9th month
online, they recently sent an email to their members. Instead of filling it with 'Exclusive upgrades' or 'Anniversary credit
sales', the folks at DHE simply said thanks for being a member. Imagine that!
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This week's results are based on traffic statistics (unique hits, page views, hits remaining, hits delivered) and if the
exchange delivered results (sign ups). The industry changes just like in the real world, so an exchange may not be on the
list this week, but will be number 1 next week! Discuss this week's Top 10 list in the Net Marketing Forum!
Enjoy this week's list!
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Cash Clicking
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First Place Traffic
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TS 25
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Start X Change
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Hit Safari
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TrafficRoundup
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Webmaster Quest
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Explorer Hits
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Clicks Matrix
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Fast Lane Traffic
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| Deep Thoughts - What Ever Happened To? |
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Some may remember the first few years that hit exchanges were online. Can you remember which programs were THE ones to surf?
Do you remember which programs delivered the best results? I can, but it has changed a lot in only a few short years.
Hit Harvester, arguably one of the most popular hit exchanges ever, has almost slipped away completely. With porn site after
porn site, virus after virus and frame breaker after frame breaker, it's amazing they still have people click. Remember
EZHits4U? Once one of the finest designed exchanges on the net, is only on my mind because it's still in a few downline
building sites that I'm a member of. Or how about the 'most popular start page on the net' No More Hits? What ever happened
to these heavyweights?
Simple, they forgot how to answer e-mails. Customer service seems to be a thing of the past for these programs, not only do
they not seem to answer any e-mails, not a single 'update' e-mail has been sent in months. Or how about a re-design? To be a
player in this industry, you need to keep things fresh. I think these program owners felt like they would always be on top
of the game, so slowly their lead has diminished.
It really doesn't take much, only a few hours a day. Your members will appreciate an update every now and then. This does
not mean send them some great 'discount sale package' but just to let them know you are still there for the program. It's
really a shame because these programs have HUGE memberships, and hopefully this article can stir up some emotion and put
those programs back into action. Because to be honest, I miss those programs. They used to be the programs I would spend
hours surfing on, and I look forward to a new look or new attitude soon from them.
From a member of over 3 years, please bring back your programs into the spotlight!
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| Program Review - Hit Fountain |
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Another program that is shadowed by it's big brother is Hit Fountain. While not as popular as Hit Sense, this program shares
the same script and very a similar site design to Hit Sense as well. The program is well over a year old now and has always
seemed to stay below the radar of top performing exchanges, but has never not delivered the hits. It's a steady performer.
A few months ago, the downline structure and surf ratio were changed and this brought much more user activity to the program.
Hits are delivered in a timely fashion at Hit Fountain and the 'forced matrix' downline (similar to Hit Sense) is still a
very unique concept for hit exchange downline building.
This program has never been a huge performer and may never be, but it delivers the goods. Plus with it's quality site design
, 1:1 surf ratio and unique downline structure, Hit Fountain remains a good program to be a member of!
% Unique Traffic: 70
Results: 3.0 out of 5.0
Traffic Flow (Speed of Delivery): Average
Site Design: 3.5 out of 5.0
Customer Service: 4.0 out of 5.0
Ease of Use: 3.5 out of 5.0
Overall Rating: 3.5 Mouse Clicks (Rating out of 5.0)
Have a look at Hit Fountain here!
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| Things That Make You Go...Hmmm? (A 'Different' Look at the
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- A brand new exchange was released called Sweet Exchange. The owners claim to be in business in the industry for years.
First problem, half of the site isn't even uploaded. Second, it took over 24 hours to get my account approved. Third, in
those 24 hours I've had 1 page view. Pretty impressive! Hmmmm......
- Hitz Up, a newer hit exchange on the net seems to find the time to send two member updates in one week, but cannot answer
3 support requests in that same time span? Hmmm......
- Hit Snapper has got a new look and design, now let's
just start moving those hits! Hmmmm....
- Happy One Year to Raging Bull Traffic, another easy to
use program that delivers the hits. Simple sometimes works best in this industry! Hmmmm.....
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| New Exchange of the Week - Traffic Roo |
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Last week I mentioned that a new program called Home Business Traffic was launching and that the owner owned 2 other
exchanges. That must have been only 3 parts to his plan, because this week he launched a brand new program that promises to
be more popular then his previous 3.
Traffic Roo is a great new exchange with a unique look and eye catching graphics. This program combined with the previous
three, make up a brand new concept called the Power of 4, which is a new twist on exchanges owned by the same person.
Backed by the solid LJ Script, this program is sure to be a hit. Take a look and you will see, the same kind of theme like a
Deep Sea Hits, Click Crazey and Hit Safari. A powerful hit exchange with unique characters that make promoting this program
fun and productive. Oh yeah, the traffic is pretty good too...Roo!
Have a look at Traffic Roo here!
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