Why Use a Traffic Exchange?

• Posted by jewelrygirl123/Patti January 31 - Filed in Advertising - #traffic exchange  #advertising  - 106 views

  (Please note: this post is mainly about
  Really Smart Deals Traffic Exchange
  and may or may not represent how other Traffic Exchanges work. It is not written
  by an expert and cannot be read as a guarantee of your online selling success if
  you use a Traffic Exchange for your Business Advertising needs. It is only meant
  as information that you can use to make a more informed decision regarding using
  Traffic Exchanges as another Tool to help you build your business.)

  I know it is difficult when you are an online seller to see what advantages
  there really are to using a Traffic Exchange for your business...it seems like
  such a large time investment and what, if anything can YOU or your business gain
  from using a Traffic Exchange?

  Personally, I was always a little skeptical about using Traffic Exchanges for my
  business....in the past, I relied on the Selling Site where I was listing my
  items for sale to do the marketing/advertising for me....but the "times they are
  a-changing" as someone once said and now it is even more true.

  Selling sites normally are about getting Members and getting them to list their
  items for sale. If you make sales, that is great with them and most sites will
  do what they can to advertise..but...some selling sites receive their fees no
  matter if you sell your items or not. That is where their profit comes from, and
  there is nothing wrong with that...businesses are in business to make money. The
  little "catch" to that is...you may have listing fees or store fees regardless
  of whether you have made any money (as in selling your items!)...businesses
  are in business to make money...but so are you!

  Speaking from personal experience only...I joined the Online Selling Community
  in 2005...unfortunately, I am not the type of person who makes a plan, does
  research, implements the plan and follows the plan...no, I am the type of person
  who jumps in with both feet at the deep end of the pool and then figures out how
  to swim...(hope that made you smile)!

  My goal was simple...I just wanted to make enough money to
  justify not going back to work for someone else...I had had enough experience with
  weird schedules, working overtime for a "salary", etc. and wanted to be able to say
  "enough!". I did not know beginning that journey would bring me to
  many adventures!

  Having some experience with customer service and direct sales but none with
  online selling, I did not realize that even though it is a different platform, YOU are
  still the
  most important part of your success formula, no matter what other "tools" you
  have available to you!

  So, what does all that have to do with Traffic Exchanges? and why you should use
  them?

  These are the reasons I personally think using a Traffic Exchange is an important part
  of your advertising plan....

  #1. Traffic exchanges are (for the most part) either Free to use or have low
  cost upgraded Memberships. (We all like the "Free" part, right?)

  #2. Traffic exchanges...deliver Traffic (page views) to your Website, Affiliate
  Message, Items for Sale, Selling Site or whatever url you are

  promoting. Traffic/Page Views help with your ranking in Search Engines.

  #3. Becoming a Member of a Traffic Exchange means that you are joining a "community" that is populated with other like-minded
  individuals who desire the same results that you do.

  #4. Activity is the KEY to making a Traffic Exchange Membership work FOR you.
  This is what "evens the field" in a Traffic Exchange compared to other forms of
  advertising. Yes, there are Paid Memberships in Traffic Exchanges but that
  usually just means those individuals don't have to work quite as hard as a Free
  Member does, but on most Traffic Exchanges, even those who have a paid
  Membership must surf (view urls/pages) to keep their own urls/pages in the site
  rotation. This is an exchange of efforts. I see your page and you see mine.

  #5. You can pick up marketing tips from viewing other member's sites and pages!
  Maybe someone has a nice "Splash" page or Website Design or an item for sale you
  just can't resist! Presentation, including images, Item Titles, item
  descriptions....these can all help you "hone" your selling techniques.

  #6. A little competition can go a long way towards motivation!
  Really Smart Deals has
  a Surfing Competition every week! Our Top 10 Surfers receive the most
  recognition since they have made the most effort. However, we also now recognize
  all of our Members who surf at least 25 pages during the Weekly Surfing
  Competition!

  #7. Membership has it's rewards also...you can earn bonus credits in addition to
  your regular surfing credits that can be applied to your
  sites, banners and text ads...and even recognition (and sometimes bonuses) just for referring
  others to Really Smart Deals!!

   

  There are a multitude of Traffic Exchanges to choose from and it is can
  benefit you to be a member of more than one Exchange. But there are only a few
  niche Traffic Exchanges geared towards bringing Traffic to real online
  sellers of real products. Really Smart Deals
  is a niche Traffic Exchange. Our
  site pages are filled with wonderful items for sale from terrific sellers who
  list their items on a variety of selling sites.

  I hope this little article will help you in some way to understand a little
  more about Traffic Exchanges and how they can actually help you grow your
  business.

  This post presents only my own personal views why I believe Traffic
  Exchanges should be a part of an online seller's Advertising Plan.

  Using a Traffic Exchange does not guarantee your business's success. It is
  just one more Tool that you can use to help deliver traffic to your site(s).