That's IMHO (in my humble opinion). Well, no can mean yes in some cases. There are SO MANY effective, proven, quality traffic exchanges that there simply isn't enough time for you to spend on brand new ones which take up way much more time than they can produce results. It is difficult enough to make a sale on a solid exchange. Imagine how much time it will take on a brand-new one that grows at a snail's pace...

The key to a quality exchange is its pace of growth. The only rare case I will join a brand spankin' new traffic exchange is if I know the owners and what script it is running.

On the owners...

ClicksAGoGo was the last exchange I joined when it had less than 60 members. Why? Because the owners Stephen Ayer (of TrafficRoundup) and Bobby Ivie (of FunnyfarmTraffic) have a proven track record of ownership and I know CAGG has a strong promotional campaign behind it. Over 1000 members joined the first 30 days and that is great quality for you and me!

Unfortunately, most new exchanges are new owners with little or no experience who do not focus on growing the member base with their efforts. They *expect* members to grow it for them and learn the hard way that in order to make their program a success, they are gonna have to put their heart into it. I didn't offer a PRO feature on ViralExpress.com until it reached the 2000 active member mark.

On scripts...

Look at the worst and most amateurish *new* exchanges online and notice that there are 2 particular scripts we see over and over. On the same token, look at the BEST exchanges online and notice which scripts they are running. Basically, stay away from new exchanges running those 2 particular scripts, especially if it looks like they are right out of the box. Really, who cares about a PRO upgrade in an exchange with a few hundred members and growing by 30 members a month?

Your time is more valuable to the exchange than the exchange's value for your time... Remember, this is IMHO!

The harder a new owner focuses on bringing new members, the happier previous members are that their sites are being seen, the more comfortable they feel in recommending the new program which brings in even more members and keeps others returning to earn more credits. An upward spiral of momentum and growth. That's the "catch 22" for new owners. Not to join new exchanges, yet get others to join their new exchange!

If you were to use just the traffic exchanges found in TrafficHoopla and CyberWheelers, you will reach the vast majority of active members in the entire industry in proven programs that can expose your website to a diverse audience. There are over 2000 exchanges on the market with most having only a few hundred members and the best having over ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND members.

For me an exchange is proven at the 3000 active member mark, they give great rewards for referring others, they run the same scripts as the top exchanges online (TCNTE and/or LJ, some custom) and they don't sell or give away too many credits and devalue them. Selling too many credits in the beginning means members have no reason to return and view sites.

Realize *your* value as an exchange member and don't be afraid to raise your standards!

It's not a god-awful (meaning eternally bad) *autosurf* it's something new called no-click site surfing. How it works is that for one second, you hover over an image and the next site is loaded. Unlike non-productive, time-wasting, sucker-attracting autosurf, where sites are loaded without you doing anything and nobody truly sees your pages, with no-click you do have to move the mouse. The question then becomes... How effective is no-click surfing?

In my personal experience, it is "neat". Not awesome, not thrilling, not particularly ground-breaking, simply a neat concept.

The first people to bring this idea to the market are Jennifer Herold and John Guanzon who launched NewWay2Surf.com

Another exchange owner to adopt the vision and add it to their design is Kjell Skogsoey of Lords-of-Traffic.com

There are slight differences between the two. In NW2S, the entire site is hover-navigable and/or click. On the surf bar, if you hover over or click the wrong image, you don't earn a credit and the new site is loaded. In LOT, only the surf console is hoverable. There is only one icon, but the system asks for verification after a certain number of hovers (almost wrote clicks).

One thing I can say for sure is that it is a novelty that attracts many new members out of sheer curiosity and positive feedback and total pageviews are pretty high for both programs. NewWay2Surf has already experienced 100+ new members joining in one day and it is about 2 weeks young with 1000 members as of this post.

That's new people looking at our sites folks! :-)

Join them and check 'em out for yourself and then determine...

Is it an industry trend or just a fad!?!?

Tuesday Night April 15th@ 9pm EST | 6pm PST
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We have *never* done anything like this here at the ViralExpress.

Below are 7 questions I will be asking home business millionaire Mel Gill in our live interview. You can visit Mel's blog here.

1) Please tell us about your life before getting involved in network marketing.

2) When was the lightbulb moment you had that inspired you to pursue the home-based business industry and how did you hear about it?

3) What mental hurdles or personality traits did you have to overcome to finally begin seeing bigtime results in your home-based business?

4) What are the top 3 actions you had to adopt regardless of your feelings about them in order to begin experiencing success in your team building?

5) Being in the top 1% of home income earners, how do you see the industry evolving thanks to the Internet and how important is it to be in front of a trend's "critical mass" point?

6) I met you through MagnumIQ. Why are you so on-fire about MagnumIQ and what gives you the confidence to put your entire reputation at stake with this new home business startup?

7) How do you see your "retirement" years and what kind of future do you want to create for your children and future grandchildren?

8) Answers to questions for Mel from the group.

It's going to be fun and interesting! Save the time and date...

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