You be surprised to know that you don't need to have a lot of spare time to run a Traffic Exchange. Unless you are working on it and making some big changes.
Otherwise you really just need to check your admin area once or twice a day to check for new members(although with a Ventrino Script you will be notified by email when someone joins your site) answer support tickets, check for reported sites and approve websites and banners etc. The only only thing that takes up your time is adjusting prize pages, starting and ending surf contests or Referral contests and sending put emails to you members. All of which take minimal time.
Commitment on the other hand in my opinion is very important, and something you need to consider before you consider buying a TE. This is the main reason I sold Traffic Xtra, because I could no longer commit myself to my members, not 100% anyway. Therefore it was better for my members that I sold it to someone who could do it. I was lucky I sold TX to a friend so I know my members are going to be well taken care of.
By commitment I mean keeping up with the upkeep of your site and not letting your members down. If you have a weekly surf contest starting on a Saturday and ending on the following Sunday, then make sure that's what happens. Try and answer support tickets as quickly as possible, and if you have to go out of your way to help your members. Also keep your members up to date with a weekly newsletter with what's happening with your site.
If there are no contests happening and not much is going on it never hurts to just send an email saying hi and catching up with your members, ask if they have any problems you can help with. Or just send out a funny picture or a joke you they might enjoy. I think keeping in touch with your members is a great idea, just don't drive them to the point they get sick of hearing from you.
There will times when you need to contact your members more often, there really are no fixed rules with this. The only thing I would caution you is not to bombard them with every program you come across that might make you some money.
I did send some emails out if I really thought it may be helpful to my members, most I would try first to see if I got any results. I also don't think it does any harm to send out any good free ebooks if you think they will assist your members in their marketing ventures or whatever they do online.
The level of commitment you put into your TE I believe measures the level of success you will have. I found the hardest thing was to get your members to surf and stay committed to your site. If they are happy with your TE they will surf and the way you run it you shouldn't have too many problems. As long as you are delivering what you promise, treat you members and make your site interesting and fun you should be good. Keep in mind though there are many TE's out there so there is a lot of competition, so if you want a successful TE your site has to deliver and stand out in the crowd.
If you run your site well, there is no reason why you can't make good money from your business, but there are no guarantee's this will happen. There is a certain amount of risk with any business you venture into whether online or offline especially in these hard economic times. All you can do is give it your best shot work hard and honestly and hopefully you can own a successful TE.
Friday, 9 October 2009
Thursday, 8 October 2009
Do You Really Want A TE Or Just A List?
I feel this is one of the first things you need to think about before buying a TE. I’m not saying you can’t use your TE to build a client list, Just that you have to be really careful how you do it.
A Traffic Exchange is a business, and should be treated as such. Like any business you need to first and foremost build yourself a good name, which will build your client list. You need to be honest and gain the trust of your clients(members)
When I bought Traffic Xtra, I didn’t plan to make too much money in the first 6 to 12 months. In an offline business I probably would have gone broke.
Online it is much harder to gain peoples trust and prove you are who you say you are, that’s why I didn’t expect miracles too soon.
The fact that I wasn’t going to make a fortune in the first year, didn’t worry me, as my priority was to build a good name and to be trusted.
I didn’t bombard my members with every program I joined just to get sign ups. I wanted my members to follow me into legitimate programs because they trusted me.
Not because they felt they had too to get me off their back. It’s the quickest way to turn your members off reading any of the admin emails you send out to them.
Admin emails are very important to your members and should be sent to help your members not just to get them to buy something from you.
The idea is to get your members to want to surf your site, lets face it if they don’t you don’t have a business. They are your business.
So the main thing is to consider do you want a successful long lasting Traffic Exchange or do you want to waste your money on a TE that is doomed to fail.
Remember your members are your business, and you want to give what you promise. If you do that your TE has a good chance of succeeding.
If you’re just in it for the money, and expect your TE to be successful on it’s own then you may be very disappointed.
This is only one factor you need to consider, we will go into your time and commitment in the next post.
I hope this has been helpful, if you have any questions or comments please fell free to add them here.
A Traffic Exchange is a business, and should be treated as such. Like any business you need to first and foremost build yourself a good name, which will build your client list. You need to be honest and gain the trust of your clients(members)
When I bought Traffic Xtra, I didn’t plan to make too much money in the first 6 to 12 months. In an offline business I probably would have gone broke.
Online it is much harder to gain peoples trust and prove you are who you say you are, that’s why I didn’t expect miracles too soon.
The fact that I wasn’t going to make a fortune in the first year, didn’t worry me, as my priority was to build a good name and to be trusted.
I didn’t bombard my members with every program I joined just to get sign ups. I wanted my members to follow me into legitimate programs because they trusted me.
Not because they felt they had too to get me off their back. It’s the quickest way to turn your members off reading any of the admin emails you send out to them.
Admin emails are very important to your members and should be sent to help your members not just to get them to buy something from you.
The idea is to get your members to want to surf your site, lets face it if they don’t you don’t have a business. They are your business.
So the main thing is to consider do you want a successful long lasting Traffic Exchange or do you want to waste your money on a TE that is doomed to fail.
Remember your members are your business, and you want to give what you promise. If you do that your TE has a good chance of succeeding.
If you’re just in it for the money, and expect your TE to be successful on it’s own then you may be very disappointed.
This is only one factor you need to consider, we will go into your time and commitment in the next post.
I hope this has been helpful, if you have any questions or comments please fell free to add them here.
Buying A TE…Some Answers
I’m back, sorry this post was meant to be done last week but I have been in bed with some virus which I hope never visits me again. I’m not over it yet, but I needed to answer your questions so here I am.
I was trying to decide which question I should answer first and I have found one which I think is a good starting point if you are wanting to buy a Traffic Exchange.
This is one of Mary’s questions…This one leads to a lot of new questions which I will cover over the coming weeks or months.
What are some of the most important things to consider when contemplating the purchase of a Traffic Exchange?
Here are some of what I think are important points.
Do You Really Want A TE or just a list?
Do I have the time and committment?
Do I need technical skills?
How do I get members?
What’s the best way to promote my TE?
What does it take to be a good admin?
You need to consider many things before you can run a successful TE, a good way of working these things eout is to ask yourself another couple of questions…
How many Traffic Exchanges have I joined?
How many am I still active in?
What do I like about the TE’s I use regularly?
What do I want from the admin?
Do I get results?
As you can see there are far too many questions to answer in one post. So I will cover each question in a separate post.
I was trying to decide which question I should answer first and I have found one which I think is a good starting point if you are wanting to buy a Traffic Exchange.
This is one of Mary’s questions…This one leads to a lot of new questions which I will cover over the coming weeks or months.
What are some of the most important things to consider when contemplating the purchase of a Traffic Exchange?
Here are some of what I think are important points.
Do You Really Want A TE or just a list?
Do I have the time and committment?
Do I need technical skills?
How do I get members?
What’s the best way to promote my TE?
What does it take to be a good admin?
You need to consider many things before you can run a successful TE, a good way of working these things eout is to ask yourself another couple of questions…
How many Traffic Exchanges have I joined?
How many am I still active in?
What do I like about the TE’s I use regularly?
What do I want from the admin?
Do I get results?
As you can see there are far too many questions to answer in one post. So I will cover each question in a separate post.
Buying A TE… Questions And Answers
OK I said I was going to post some info about owning a Traffic Exchange. My friend Mary has given me some questions, and I’m going to do my best to answer them over the next couple of weeks. I’ll post a question and answer every day or 2. I hope it will help you if you are considering buying a TE.
Also if you have any more questions feel free to add them and I’ll try my best to help you out.
I will post the first question either later today or tomorrow, so stay tuned.
Also if you have any more questions feel free to add them and I’ll try my best to help you out.
I will post the first question either later today or tomorrow, so stay tuned.
I’m having So Much Fun
I thought it was time, I pulled myself away from other things and get back here and do a post. I have been very busy promoting Traffic Xtra, and trying to come up with a good marketing campaign. I didn’t mean to neglect my blog. So I decided to talk about what it’s like to actually get up and find the confidence to do that one thing you’ve always wanted to do.
The last couple of years owning a TE is what I’ve wanted to do, but I was too scared to take that step. I have very little tech experience, very few html skills, and I’m absolutely new to CSS. You know what though in the end that just didn’t matter, mind you if I had those skills I would make life a lot easier, but in the scheme of it all, I’m doing OK without them.
This post isn’t about rattling on about Traffic Xtra or trying to recruit you, it’s more about helping to give you enough confidence to have a go. I did and I’m having so much fun, I wish I had of done this long ago, I wasted far too much time thinking I couldn’t be a TE owner, and I wasn’t smart enough or good enough to go ahead with it.
Boy was I wrong opening TX is one of the smarted things I have ever done, I love my job. There is so much satisfaction in helping others, and going that extra mile to make TX special. I am so proud of what I’ve done. Tx isn’t a flashy, expensive TE, it’s doesn’t have all the bells and whistles like some of the big TE’s, but it is run with true passion, and who knows one day it might even earn me a living.
I want it to be bigger and look better, and over time it will, but until then it’s just the best I can make it. To me that’s what’s important, doing the best I can. So if you have something you’ve been planning to start, whatever the business may be go for it. I haven’t made any money yet, but I expect that in the first twelve months, you may think “why bother if it’s not going to profit me”, after all that’s what we’re all here for, to earn a living or even be more than well off.
I’m with you that is my goal too, I’m not doing this just for the love of it. Yeah of course I want to make money, it’s not like I have money to burn, in fact it’s the exact opposite for me. I just think sometimes you have to take the bull by the horns, and give it a try. You may think you don’t have the money to start a business! you don’t need a lot. I’m paying TX off over 11 months, and as yet I don’t pay to promote it. Sure it’s going to grow slowly this way, but I know if I can put a good service out there, word of mouth is a wonderful thing, and if I have happy members, they will tell their friends.
So think about it, if you have a plan go for it.
I’m going to leave it there, but all this just given me a thought. I may do a series of small lessons here over the next however many weeks, to help you on your way to starting that one thing you want to do, whatever it may be. Leave it with me I’ll work on it on the weekend.
The last couple of years owning a TE is what I’ve wanted to do, but I was too scared to take that step. I have very little tech experience, very few html skills, and I’m absolutely new to CSS. You know what though in the end that just didn’t matter, mind you if I had those skills I would make life a lot easier, but in the scheme of it all, I’m doing OK without them.
This post isn’t about rattling on about Traffic Xtra or trying to recruit you, it’s more about helping to give you enough confidence to have a go. I did and I’m having so much fun, I wish I had of done this long ago, I wasted far too much time thinking I couldn’t be a TE owner, and I wasn’t smart enough or good enough to go ahead with it.
Boy was I wrong opening TX is one of the smarted things I have ever done, I love my job. There is so much satisfaction in helping others, and going that extra mile to make TX special. I am so proud of what I’ve done. Tx isn’t a flashy, expensive TE, it’s doesn’t have all the bells and whistles like some of the big TE’s, but it is run with true passion, and who knows one day it might even earn me a living.
I want it to be bigger and look better, and over time it will, but until then it’s just the best I can make it. To me that’s what’s important, doing the best I can. So if you have something you’ve been planning to start, whatever the business may be go for it. I haven’t made any money yet, but I expect that in the first twelve months, you may think “why bother if it’s not going to profit me”, after all that’s what we’re all here for, to earn a living or even be more than well off.
I’m with you that is my goal too, I’m not doing this just for the love of it. Yeah of course I want to make money, it’s not like I have money to burn, in fact it’s the exact opposite for me. I just think sometimes you have to take the bull by the horns, and give it a try. You may think you don’t have the money to start a business! you don’t need a lot. I’m paying TX off over 11 months, and as yet I don’t pay to promote it. Sure it’s going to grow slowly this way, but I know if I can put a good service out there, word of mouth is a wonderful thing, and if I have happy members, they will tell their friends.
So think about it, if you have a plan go for it.
I’m going to leave it there, but all this just given me a thought. I may do a series of small lessons here over the next however many weeks, to help you on your way to starting that one thing you want to do, whatever it may be. Leave it with me I’ll work on it on the weekend.
Owning A Traffic Exchange
I was just speaking to my friend Mary, and she asked me if I had any info about starting a TE. At first all I could think of is to give her some sites where she could buy one.
What Mary really wanted I think was some real info, like what are the risks? where do I start and what are the pro’s and cons. The same info I wanted but couldn’t find before I bought my TE.
Mary reminded me of a post I wrote on my old blog months ago, and something I was going going to do. I didn’t get around to it because sometimes life throws us curve balls and we have to let things wait til later.
I will post it again here and do the follow up posts this time.
What Mary really wanted I think was some real info, like what are the risks? where do I start and what are the pro’s and cons. The same info I wanted but couldn’t find before I bought my TE.
Mary reminded me of a post I wrote on my old blog months ago, and something I was going going to do. I didn’t get around to it because sometimes life throws us curve balls and we have to let things wait til later.
I will post it again here and do the follow up posts this time.
I'm Coming Back
Last month I said I was moving my blog to wordpress... change of plans I'm staying at blogger. I should have stayed with what I know, the wordpress templates are much better, but it's too hard to add other stuff. I mainly moved because I liked the templates, but blogger is much easier to work with.
I am going to transfer the posts I put on the wordpress blog back to here, so you will see about 5 posts with the same date on them, but then the dates will go back to when I actually post them.
I am going to transfer the posts I put on the wordpress blog back to here, so you will see about 5 posts with the same date on them, but then the dates will go back to when I actually post them.
Friday, 11 September 2009
LTE Is MMoving
Just a short post to let you know I am moving Learning To Earn to a Wordpress Blog...
The new URL is:
http://learningtoearnpauline.wordpress.com
It' been an interesting experience as wordpress are a different to blogger, and I'm having to learn how to add images and banners to it. I wish my friend Chris was online he has wordpress blogs and could show me around LOL.
Oh well not to worry I'll work it out.
Wish me luck, and don't forget to come visit the new LTE
The new URL is:
http://learningtoearnpauline.wordpress.com
It' been an interesting experience as wordpress are a different to blogger, and I'm having to learn how to add images and banners to it. I wish my friend Chris was online he has wordpress blogs and could show me around LOL.
Oh well not to worry I'll work it out.
Wish me luck, and don't forget to come visit the new LTE
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