In a jungle full of traffic exchanges HitSafari is a gorilla among chimps. Over 6 years running and going strong, owner Paula Brown Zuehlke’s site continues to provide quality hits to those looking for targeted traffic online and is a must to your traffic exchange marketing.

HitSafari was started on December 29, 2003 and has over 34,000 verified members. It is among the elite traffic exchanges and below are 7 reasons you should be adding it to your core of exchanges:

1. Rankings – HS has consistently ranked in the Top 20 exchanges for years and it continues to remain a strong producer in the business of providing quality hits and results.

2. Popularity – HS is among the most popular exchanges because it offers more than just amazing tools to maximize your advertising. They genuinely care about their members so customer support is above average.

3. Relationships – Paula has a strong relationship with 2 well-known stalwarts in the industry, Doug Pare (owner of RealHitz4u) and Ray White, (owner of Soaring4Traffic),  and they have formed the very popular Power Surf Central giving the surfer more ways to earn extra credits and impressions.

4. Exposure – if you are looking for consistent page views and track your advertising you will find HitSafari to be among the best traffic exchanges accomplishing that flawlessly.

5. Results – once again, if you are tracking your advertising and you are using exchanges correctly it would be hard not to get results from your advertising at HS.

6. Tools – HS also offers downline builders and other common advertising options such as banners, start pages and text ads which all provide excellent results.

7. Caring – Paula is part of Lift One Project which is an important cause for her. It’s a child sponsorship program and she has teamed up with Ray White to help children internationally. That dedication translates into her management of HitSafari.

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It’s been a while since I did a post on traffic exchange marketing because I was extensively testing and tracking a core group of 50 traffic exchanges and wanted to downsize it into a smaller productive group.   Knowing the effectiveness of your advertising is critical to long-term success. I don’t care what platform you are using to promote it is critical to know if it’s working or not.   Don’t let others tell you something doesn’t work without testing it yourself. You can be leaving a lot of active leads on the table when you list to people who have their own agendas.

Although, I may rotate my squeeze pages at a bunch of traffic exchanges their are ten of them who has been producing tremendously for me both in exposure rate, sign-ups to my lists and down line members at TrafficWave.

Here are those Top 10:

1. HitsBoosterPro

2. TrafficWitch

3. TrafficSwarm

4. TopTierTraffic

5. EasySurfExchange

6. Hit2Hit

7. JetStreamTraffic

8. Soaring4Traffic

9. HitSafari

10. RealHitz4u

To get a better sense and understanding of this post please read some of my other traffic exchange marketing and tracking your ads articles.

Yesterday I covered William Brant’s new report 13 Deadly List Building Tragedies and it’s quickly becoming as popular as his first report 13 Deadly Traffic Exchange Tragedies.  Today, I want to make sure my readers who use traffic exchanges or are having trouble having success with them read this report because it can help you big time!

13 Deadly Traffic Exchange Tragedies covers the following:

=> Tragedy#1 is deadly and fixing just that one thing can double or more your results.

=> Tragedy#2 costs over 75% of all surfers a chance for any success. You must avoid this mistake at all costs.

=> Tragedy#4 keeps people from building a sustainable business. This along with Tragedy#5 almost guarantee failure.

=> Tragedy#5 results in more people failing than any of the others. Avoid this mistake and there is no limit to what you can do…

=> Tragedy#6 cots you money every day. Fix this one thing and your results are guaranteed to improve.

=> Tragedy#9 causes you to waste effort. Fix this problem and maximize your time and money.

=> Plus 7 other things that keep you from making more money with less effort.

=> Plus 3 interviews with people who now make a full time living from traffic exchanges as a bonus.

I want to emphasize William Brant is not just some schmuck writing a bullshit report who can’t back up his success using traffic exchanges.  William owns MaxTrafficPro which is one of the more popular TE’s today, so you can’t lose with this report.  It’s a mainstay in my PDF library!

13 Deadly Traffic Exchange Tragedies

If you are correctly using traffic exchanges then you are branding yourself extensively and building a list of targeted subscribers.  Those trying to makes sales directly on TE’s are the ones walking away bitching about how they don’t work.  There are 2 systems available now to help you not only increase your traffic three-fold, but also to help you make money just by surfing TE’s.

If you are looking for a step-by-step system that not only teaches you how to make money using traffic exchanges but also provides you with all the marketing components necessary to succeed then take some time to look over the 2 systems below:

My Instant Biz – helps you focus on just surfing TE’s while putting you in a position to earn at a minimum $500 a month if you follow the system.  If you are struggling to make ends meet and you have no money to invest then MIB gives you the tools and training to get started today.

TE Profits – similar to MIB, Traffic Exchange Profits also helps you focus on surfing TE’s to earn an income online but they also put you in a position to earn multiple streams of income.  To start earning with TEP you will have to spend five bucks, but you will be amazed at what you get for this small investment.

Personally, I belong to both because they offer me 2 extra platforms to build my Trafficwave business and if you are one of those people that have failed at using TE’s or are currently struggling with them then get MIB’s FREE GUIDE or TEP’s FREE REPORT and change that today.

Yes, another traffic exchange has burst onto the scene but just like the very recent coverage of another kick-ass TE, List Surfing, this one comes with a lot of excitement because of the experts involved. Farm Traffic takes an experienced TE admin and a very well-known and successful owner to create what will surely be another hit.

The owner, DeeDee Medcoff, is known for helping run successful programs like Dragon Surf, Traffic Bunnies, Traffic-Splash and other SUCCESSFUL traffic exchanges.  Not only is she ahead of the game because of her experience but Soren Jordansen also helped build the exchange from the ground up using all the experience he gained from launching Dragon Surf to the top of the TE world.

The design is awesome, the TE runs smoothly, and it comes highly endorsed by many of the top-notch traffic exchange owners.  Becoming a free or upgraded member is a smart move because unlike many of the new TE’s that come along and fail to reach it’s potential Farm Traffic is sure to be highly ranked much sooner than later and be around for a very long time.

It seems a new traffic exchange hits the scene every other minute but there are very few that adds a unique twist exciting the TE community like List Surfing has.  Personally, I’m excited because it adds a list builder element to the system with a simple process to ensure you get tons of traffic to your websites.

List Surfing is what you get when you combine a traffic exchange with a list builder!

• No surf ratio
• Unlimited Rotation of your site!
• Responsive e-mail advertising!
• Less work.. More Traffic and Results!

I also want to point out the guy behind LS, Darren Olander, is a traffic generating master who among many other sites gave us Instant Traffic Secret which is also free to join.

As time goes on I want my entries on testing, tracking and ranking to be much more informative, so I’m working on ways to do that.  This is actually the final results of my current campaign which I’ll be ending today and will be starting a new one starting later this week.  For now, some of you have been following my posts regarding the 50 traffic exchanges I have been testing and tracking and I want to make sure I give you the Top 10 from that group that gave me the best results.

If you did not read the initial post back in early February, here it is:

Traffic Exchange Marketing – Tracking Your Way To Profits

Based off that post and subsequent results here are my current Top 10 traffic exchanges:

1. TrafficWitch

2. VisitManiac

3. BootScootinTraffic

4. TrafficDynamite

5. TrafficSplash

6. Hit2Hit

7. DeepSeaHits

8. HitBoosterPro

9. FastEasyTraffic

10. TrafficTaxis

These 10 TE’s gave me consistent views and their members gave me the best number of call to action clicks including sign ups.  Again, this is all based on my components and criteria so you need to do your own testing and tracking to know for sure what is working for YOU and what is not.

After today, I will be providing a more transparent view of all my testing and tracking, but I want to make sure that it is as concise as possible and that it will remain basic unless special circumstances demands more complex analytics.

If you use traffic exchanges obviously you will be on the TE owner’s opt-in list but are you reading the emails?  I belong to hundreds of TE’s but honestly there are few owners who actually use email marketing correctly and by not reading their information you are missing out on some great stuff.  Let’s take time out to make sure you are on their opt-in lists.

Before I continue if you are a TE owner please figure out a way to make sure your emails don’t read as being sent by admin, webmaster, no-reply, etc.  That is an impersonal approach to your subscribers and it almost guarantees I’m deleting those emails without reading them unless they have a kick-ass subject line which is usually NOT. Unless I sent a support ticket and the email reads from support it’s hard to take an anonymous sender’s email seriously.

How should it read? Glad you asked.  It should have a person’s name or the business name.

Okay, now that I got that out the way let’s put the spotlight on the emails I have no problem opening and in some cases I look forward to reading.

Are You On These 10 Traffic Exchange Owner’s Opt-In list?

1. Jon Olson – owner of ILoveHits.  If I was put in a position where I was forced to choose just one person in the traffic exchange industry I could accept emails from it would be this guy.  It’s safe to say he is an authority and says like it is.  Enough said.

2. Robert Puddy – owner of AdvertisingKnowHow. Everybody knows Puddy.  Love him or hate him the guy knows his shit and it extends beyond traffic exchanges so it’s good to learn other Internet marketing techniques because to grow your business there will come a time you want to expand your marketing.

3. Paul Kinder – owner of Traffic-Splash. Paul owns the hottest TE on the planet.  I would argue that against anybody.  How can you not be on the list of an owner who took a half-ass traffic exchange and turned into a powerhouse in a short time?

4. Soren Jordansen – owner of DragonSurf. Here is another guy that not only owns an awesome TE but also educates his members.  Soren wrote the Internet Marketing Success Formula where he shows you step-by-step how to make money online. If you combine this guide with Jon Olson’s The Pizza Plan you can start an Internet business today, so being on Soren’s list is an advantage because of all the stuff you could learn.

5. David Foley – owner of TrafficTaxis.  You always sense David’s excitement in his emails.  It’s not phony and there is always something cooking so  you always look forward to finding out what he has up his sleeve next.

6. Sunny Suggs – owner of BootScootinTraffic. Along with the goodies Sunny will also mix in some educational stuff in her emails so it’s always refreshing to see that owners take the time to also help other members with quality content.

7. Scott Martin – owner of Blue-Surf.  Not only is Scott owner of a kick-ass TE but also another person who is representing his industry well and I’m sure that he has some very proud peers.  Do I look forward to his emails? Heck yeah!  Good info and no fluff.  What more can you ask for?

8 Guido Nussbaum – owner of TrafficWitch.  Here is an odd occurrence.  I was actually on Guido’s opt-in list before he owned a traffic exchange.  He had already made a mark in the Internet marketing industry on other niches and bringing that knowledge and fresh new members to surf TE’s has been huge so it is a no-brainer but being on his TrafficWitch list and not reading his emails is your loss.

9. Sean Supplee – owner of VisitManiac.  Sean is one of those guys I can relate to and he always has cool stuff going on and more importantly it’s great to follow someone who is making a mark in the TE industry and you can expect big things from in the future so you want to be on his list.

10. Marc Eglon – owner of JetStreamTraffic. Marc is another guy that is up and coming.  He is trying hard to brand JST and you could tell his determination by reading his emails.  I make sure to read all of Marc’s email because I don’t want to miss a thing.

Are there more traffic exchange owners who care enough to build a relationship with their subscribers?  Absolutely, so if you want to mention who are some of your favorite TE owners whose emails you look forward to reading, please leave your comments.

About a year ago, Jon Olson traffic exchange owner extraordinaire integrated a great social tool at I Love Hits and I want to shed light on it because many members are NOT taking full advantage of it.  I could be wrong so if I am please send me the link to your ILH Profile Page so I can Tweet it and give you some extra exposure.

PLEASE NOTE: I won’t tweet a half-ass page so make sure you read the following carefully before you send me your link.

Here are 9 powerful components the page offers:

1. Your photo – to succeed at using traffic exchanges people will tell you over and over again how important it is to brand yourself so having your photo on the page is a no-brainer.

2. Your bio – a great opportunity to let people know a little about you which adds to your brand awareness.

3. Your ILH down-line – another way to build your down-line at I Love Hits.

4. Your links – you are given the opportunity to add a link to your blog and a link to your website.

5. Your RSS Feed – you can add your blog or site’s RSS feed giving your ILH page search engine juice.

6. Your networks – you are also given the option to add your URL’s for the following:

• Affiliate Funnel
• Facebook
• Squidoo
• Twitter

7. A blog – Jon gives you up to 20 posts to add to the profile page.  Here is an opportunity to give some quality content to your readers and lead them to your lead capture pages or a sales page that offers the option for something free to capture name and email addresses.  I have one, but I’m considering using up all 20.

8. A button – you can add this button to your blog, social network page, and/or site:

9. A members directory – Jon added a link at the bottom of the ILH Profile Page leading to other people’s profiles giving you another avenue for exposure.

I’m serious about tweeting your ILH Profile Page. I’ll also do it on other platforms if you are serious about setting up your ILH Profile Page as professionally as possible.  Jon has given you the platform so you really have no excuse.  Perhaps, we can all help forward each other’s profile page?  Who would say no to some FREE extra traffic?  Hell, not me!

If you are a member of ILH then go and get your page up and running and if you are not an ILH member then sign-up because the I Love Hits membership is free to join and the ILH Profile Page is free to use.

Yesterday I listed 5 ways maximum exposure can get you clicks at traffic exchanges, but there was one way I wanted to add but decided to write a stand alone entry for it today.  Banner marketing is definitely not as effective as it was back in the day, but they are still being used and if you can stand out from the crowd it is definitely worth using them especially since you are getting free banner impressions.

Here is the link to yesterday’s post if you missed it:

Traffic Exchange Marketing – Discover 5 Surefire Ways Maximum Exposure Will Lead To Clicks

In my experience I have seen a higher rate of clicks on my banner using a photo on it, but not enough to run out and scream “banner marketing rocks!” and it will not guarantee a massive amount of conversion or anything close to it.

There is one thing thing having a banner with your photo on it does and that is give you consistent exposure.  At the very least if you can have a banner that is unique and not one that hundreds of affiliates are using you can succeed with it if you brand it correctly.  It has to stand out and it must be identifiable to you, your business or message.

Here is a snapshot of the current banner I’m using for my MIB campaign:

It not only has my photo, but it also has my name.  Now, I’m working on having this banner rotate in as many places as possible and I have a lot to go so I’m sure you will eventually run across it often which is what you should be doing with your banners.

Obviously I had mine professionally done (by Jamison Raymond from Black Hat Graphics) and it really isn’t that expensive, but if you want to do it yourself and not spend any money you can try using Instant Banner Creator.  You can at least create one that is different and will stand out.

I love traffic exchanges and I’m always willing to give the new kids on the block a shot.  I belong to hundreds of them and NO I don’t surf them all but if you can impress me with the design, features or just the willingness as an owner to show your determination to have a kick-ass TE I will definitely give it some attention.

Since I’m covering using banners on traffic exchanges today this is a perfect time to put a spotlight on Rob Tijbosch and his TE – Moonlight Fairy Traffic.  He has an awesome feature where you hover over a banner to move on to the next page.  I haven’t seen that in any other TE and personally I think the future for MFT is a great one because of it.  He recently added a chat feature and also has other cool stuff to help you get more exposure.