Traffic Exchanges...
I have been in and around internet marketing for the better part of ten years now, and just like everything else, there have been many changes over the last decade.
I got my start online selling a physical product. I saw the potential to earn online, but didn't really know how to go about doing it. I had already started to learn html through a personal site I had built on a free hosting site. It was fun, and it inspired me to go big time.
I got incorporated, found a wholesale product and distributer, and went to building my online store. A couple months later, Modern Gift Market was born. http://web.archive.org/web/20031228140505/http://moderngiftmarket.com/ I still own the domain, but the store no longer exists. The archive is from December 2003, so it was a year old at the time.
Once I had developed the site, I quickly realized it wasn't a pond with frogs... build it and they will come. Quite the contrary, I built it and no one came. So, I learned how to market on the internet. I did a lot of personal contacting (social marketing) because being in off line sales thats what I was comfortable doing. Things began to pickup, but it still wasn't enough. Thats when I discovered traffic exchanges.
Guess that was a pretty long intro to get to the title, but I felt it important to give a background leading up to my use of traffic exchanges. I sold a lot of products through traffic exchanges back then. So much so, I got tired and frustrated with my house becoming a warehouse, shipping products, order new products, being out of stock on something someone wanted... it was becoming a nightmare. I ended up expanding and doing live shows on the weekend, and ended up with a permanent booth at an 'antiques' shop. Thankfully the wholesale company I was using sold out. It was a heck of an experience, but an exhausting one. I did however learn the power of traffic exchanges and online advertising and decided I would steer my business in that direction.
By this time I had gotten to know a couple owners and was actually 'working' as an admin for one particular exchange and owner. It was unique in that it was custom built in Perl. Not a scripting language used much anymore, but this made it and the features of it quite a bit of fun and was productive for owners. There was an old YABB forum attached to the exchange, and I spent alot of time there getting to know the members and helping with problems and concerns. I also participated in a lot of affiliate programs. They were quite successful in the exchanges. Though I didn't make a lot of money, I was hooked on affiliate marketing and traffic exchanges.
Back then there were only a handful of quality exchanges. Traffic Hoopla was there ranking the top ten... and Web Biz Solutions was there... I met a lot of great people through WBS, but in 2007 the owner unexpectedly stepped down and left it all to a very good friend and partner of mine. He was at a loss as to what to do, so I joined forces with him to keep the exchange alive and prospering.
To Be Continued...
http://www.apsense.com/article/161375.html
I got my start online selling a physical product. I saw the potential to earn online, but didn't really know how to go about doing it. I had already started to learn html through a personal site I had built on a free hosting site. It was fun, and it inspired me to go big time.
I got incorporated, found a wholesale product and distributer, and went to building my online store. A couple months later, Modern Gift Market was born. http://web.archive.org/web/20031228140505/http://moderngiftmarket.com/ I still own the domain, but the store no longer exists. The archive is from December 2003, so it was a year old at the time.
Once I had developed the site, I quickly realized it wasn't a pond with frogs... build it and they will come. Quite the contrary, I built it and no one came. So, I learned how to market on the internet. I did a lot of personal contacting (social marketing) because being in off line sales thats what I was comfortable doing. Things began to pickup, but it still wasn't enough. Thats when I discovered traffic exchanges.
Guess that was a pretty long intro to get to the title, but I felt it important to give a background leading up to my use of traffic exchanges. I sold a lot of products through traffic exchanges back then. So much so, I got tired and frustrated with my house becoming a warehouse, shipping products, order new products, being out of stock on something someone wanted... it was becoming a nightmare. I ended up expanding and doing live shows on the weekend, and ended up with a permanent booth at an 'antiques' shop. Thankfully the wholesale company I was using sold out. It was a heck of an experience, but an exhausting one. I did however learn the power of traffic exchanges and online advertising and decided I would steer my business in that direction.
By this time I had gotten to know a couple owners and was actually 'working' as an admin for one particular exchange and owner. It was unique in that it was custom built in Perl. Not a scripting language used much anymore, but this made it and the features of it quite a bit of fun and was productive for owners. There was an old YABB forum attached to the exchange, and I spent alot of time there getting to know the members and helping with problems and concerns. I also participated in a lot of affiliate programs. They were quite successful in the exchanges. Though I didn't make a lot of money, I was hooked on affiliate marketing and traffic exchanges.
Back then there were only a handful of quality exchanges. Traffic Hoopla was there ranking the top ten... and Web Biz Solutions was there... I met a lot of great people through WBS, but in 2007 the owner unexpectedly stepped down and left it all to a very good friend and partner of mine. He was at a loss as to what to do, so I joined forces with him to keep the exchange alive and prospering.
To Be Continued...
http://www.apsense.com/article/161375.html
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Comments (13)
Sergei Moskalenko9
Consultant
great really great, keep me informed
David A Riley6
DA
make sure you check part 2
http://www.apsense.com/article/161375.html
Jeffrey Meade7
Marketer
I use traffic exchanges and some of them have worked and some have not, even some of the ones that did work sometimes they slow down a bit and thats why I move around with them every now and then.
Jose Palomino11
Consultant
Unfortunately when people are introduced to Traffic Exchanges, they're told that all they need to do is add their affiliate link and start clicking, and they'll be rich in a matter of days.
Stacey Whitney6
Internet Marketer
Some traffic exchanges are really very good but for the most part I find most of them useless. I have been using them for quite some time now and is getting pretty good at weeding them out.
Traffic Hoopla is for sure a great way to go, their ratings are usually right on. I also find for it too depends on what you are promoting some exchanges are better than others. WBS great site.
David A Riley6
DA
soon... I promise, lol :)
I'll be sure to post a link to part 2 here as a comment.
Catherine White8
Entreprenuer
Well, I hate an unfinished story......now I am sad and waiting.
Rae Arnold Segobia3
great idea. i'm interested.
Anginetta W.9
International Marketing Consultant
I find traffic exchanges very useful. I also like text ad exchanges. Some are even combining the two in one site. Keep me informed
Pungyoung Lee8
Consultant
great really great
Velli M.7
Blog Developer, Publisher, Affiliate
great article, I like to traffic exchange
Clemente Difonzo7
privato
great really great, keep me informed
Clint White7
Entrepreneur Extraordinaire
Keep me informed of the continuation of this conversation. It is a really great read with some good information. (dont leave me hangin tooo long...lol)