General

Unique vs Returning Traffic

March 3, 2007

There is a large debate among traffic exchange owners and users. Which is better? Unique hits, or returning traffic? Unique Hits Each unique hit is a new person visiting the site. Most new users will want the most people to see their site, so they'll want the highest amount of unique hits. Returning Traffic When [...]

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To cache or not to cache

March 2, 2007

Well caching reaks havoc on websites that are dynamic and change every page view. Like StartXchange's surfbar. On the other hand, it can be so useful. Like all those banners being advertised. Things would load really fast if all the banners were cached that you see come up so often. I've been trying to figure [...]

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March Contest on StartXchange

February 27, 2007

I decided to try something different for March. Instead of me spending $100 to advertise StartXchange on other exchanges, I'm going to be giving it away to the top 5 promoters for the month! The top 5 will receive $50, $25, $10, $10, and $5. Afterwards I'll look at the growth of the exchange and [...]

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Traffic Exchange Glossary

February 24, 2007

I'm working on a new glossary for traffic exchanges and I'd like you to help. Please review it and post any words or terms you think should be in there that aren't. With your help we can help new users get into the groove of using traffic exchanges!

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Do you Digg?

February 19, 2007

I recently found someone posted StartXchange to Digg. It felt nice and all, but then I realized The Traffic Exchange Manual was actually pretty usefull too. So if you use Digg, please Digg these links. If you don't, consider joining so you can =P Digg StartXchange | Digg The Traffic Exchange Manual -- Update: I [...]

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Maximum of Focused?

February 12, 2007

Chuck Asked: "Do you feel it is better to just have a few Websites rotating on TE's or the Max allowed." Well Chuck it depends on the amount of traffic you want delivered, and how many credits you earn. I personally use my TEtoolbox rotator on each exchange. I then monitor delivery, if I find [...]

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Traffic Exchanges Don't Work

February 8, 2007

Hit Exchanges don't work. That's a fact, right? Well they won't work if you won't. I've been reading tons of people's comments on exchanges, and many say they don't work. They are the same people who advertise the same affiliate links everyone else is advertising. You know how Google ignores duplicate content? Well surfers work [...]

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Ask Tim

February 2, 2007

Here is your chance to ask me your questions. Simply post a reply to this thread and later I'll answer all your questions!

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Frozen Pipes. Ugh.

January 31, 2007

Well I've had some frozen pipe experience already. The house we are living in is very old, and has no basement. The pipes have frozen twice now, and we were able to get them unfrozen pretty easily. The problem is now the drain is frozen. You see we were dripping the water to keep the [...]

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An update on StartXchange

January 29, 2007

Well this isn't really "newsworthy" to send out a whole newsletter, but I just wanted to comment quickly. I've been working on "The Traffic Exchange Manual". It's an eBook about, Traffic Exchanges =P This eBook will be given to members of StartXchange, free of charge. It's my way of helping new users get the hang [...]

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Increasing Customer Satisfaction

January 28, 2007

Sometimes the key to increasing customer satisfaction is as simple as asking. This is something I do quite often actually. If you are a StartXchange member, you know! If you aren't, well what I try to do is send out a survey about once per month. I change the questions around each time, but the [...]

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More Writing Information

January 28, 2007

I recently posted that I'm looking for writers. I'll be needing writers in every niche. What I am aiming to create is a network of authors and contributors in various niches. The website goal will of course be to make some money, but more importantly to create a quality website full of rich information. I [...]

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Traffic Exchange Tips

January 23, 2007

Many people fail with traffic exchanges. To help prevent that, StartXchange allows users to share their tips with each other. These simple tips can be the difference between giving up and succeeding! View the Tips If you like a tip.. Click the smiley! If you don't, click the Frown. The tips are shown in order [...]

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Stop, but don't Quit

January 22, 2007

You hear it all the time: "Quitters... they never win.", "Know When to Quit", "Quit your Job", etc. It seems the things that aren't productive, people won't quit doing. But when it comes to something that IS productive, but just takes time to reap the rewards, they quit. I stopped doing custom programming because I [...]

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Traffic Exchange Pocket Guide

January 19, 2007

I recently received a PM on StartXchange from someone who wrote an ebook. The ebook is by Roger Zimmerman, and is definately something you should read if you use traffic exchanges. What's covered? Well it's the basics, but the important ones that not everyone knows. Even if you've been using them for years, I'd still [...]

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Looking for Writers!

January 13, 2007

So I've got this idea for a website, and I am looking for people who would be interested in writing about their niche(s). I'm thinking each article/post would include a link to your website. Reply here or send me an email if you are interested.

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WordPress Competiton

January 13, 2007

I was reading a few blogs of people who contributed to WordPress and decided to leave and start Habari - a new blogging solution. It was interesting that the reason for leaving was community. They felt the WP team was exclusive and they wanted to be part of a community that was inclusive. We'll all [...]

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Use a different Theme

January 10, 2007

Within the traffic exchange industry everyone always talks about "out of the box" scripts making "cookie cutter" exchanges that look the same with a different logo. Well I've been getting back into blogging and started checking out some of the blogs in the industry. And many are using the same theme! Check it out: ZootWare [...]

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Do you love your job?

January 8, 2007

I was just watching Live with Regis and Donald Trump was on there giving a mini lecture. He made some good points, one of them being you need to love what you do. So do you? Do you love working online? If not.. I'd suggest you not even bother! If you don't love doing it, [...]

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Introduce Yourself

January 6, 2007

I saw this on another blog and liked it. I know there are a decent amount of people subscribing to my blog, so it'll be interesting to see. This is the page where you get to introduce yourself, and what you do. I'm encouraging you to enter your blog URL so I can check it [...]

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