Brian Francis

Do you think TE sites in general, are on a decline?

Does anyone use or know of platforms that help grow Twitter followers? Is this a good idea or should I keep it strictly organic???

@xiqual Thanks for sharing this, appreciated.

I am not yet convinced that Re-brandable Traffic deserves being put down at this point. Let’s see... Now, although I haven’t received any opt-ins I have managed to generate income through some of the traffic delivered.... The ultimate test now is for me to repeat what I did (which I have, and so far so good). However, I suppose at the end of the day it all depends on how and for what reasons you use this service. I like to explore behaviour or test a web page before going live. Besides, when I can get traffic for as low as $.001 (a tenth of a penny for each visitor) I suppose I can't complain too much. Either way, I will post an update whether I am convinced by the results I receive or not...and perhaps explain some of the strange clicks I seem to be getting.

I have to say I too haven’t received any tangible results from the traffic delivered by Rebrandable Traffic - although I have generated income. In fact I am trying it out right now, studying how the clicks correspond to various changes I make to a page, and I have to say it looks very suspect. It would be interesting to know exactly how and where this traffic comes from... @John Lederer Thanks for sharing.

In my opinion Social Media Marketing is not just about generating new traffic, although of course the more the better, but it’s also about engaging and providing useful information to your audience via Groups and Business Pages as is the case using Facebook. Continuous traffic is very possible, but can be costly...

If I really had to choose just 1, it would have to be one of my own. It has gone through several changes over the years (and problems). However, it is where most of my efforts have gone. Here it is again in its new format: Content Publishing & Design

Affordable Traffic from Over 31 Thousand Websites. The claim in the above heading sounds like a pretty tall order for any service to truly provide, especially at affordable prices for shoe-string budgets. Well, I can say for sure that whilst you will indeed get visitors to your websites using Rebrandable Traffic you may not get as many conversions. However, isn't that the normal case? I mean, even when using the most popular internet advertising services such as Google’s Adwords you’ll get far more impression and clicks than actual conversions, be it an actual sale or merely a click. So what now? By now, you will already know that generating website traffic is at the core of all your online marketing activities. Without traffic it is obvious to say that people would otherwise not see your offer and therefore no sales or other conversions can be made. Now, whilst you may be hesitant in trying out alternative traffic services to the likes of Google Adwords or Bing. Rebrandable Traffic , will most definitely answer your concerns with costs and improving your Alexa rank. Plus you can earn by reselling traffic to other businesses… You can try Rebrandable Traffic out for free - but please let me know how it works out for you. You're feedback will help others determine which offers work best with this program. Thank you. UPDATE: See here for other experiences with Rebrandable Traffic : Also read my IBO PR: The Truth About Rebrandable Traffic (Prelude) http://howtomonetise.com/rebrandable-traffic-button.png SaveSave

Really appreciate this piece Jorden. Thanks for sharing. As an affiliate marketer It is so embarrassing when you discover you’ve been promoting crap disguised as something good.

Here, here. Without going into too much detail, scarcity marketing is “scarcity marketing” i.e. a genuine offer for a limited time or availability...

Yes, idealfreedomplan I agree totally, I just don't understand how these type of ‘ads’ can be successful. However, as you see them so often you start to think that maybe you’re missing a trick... Now, this reminds me of something I experimented with recently on a specific advertising platform, where after finally seeing so many of these type of ads that I decided to run a few similar ones myself; minimal information and a subscription form - that’s it! They weren’t well received and were soon reported for not having enough information - What!!!

Personally I see very little point in Traffic Exchanges... Although I do see their usefulness for certain objectives (got ya!), namely getting sub affiliates, sign ups, downlines etc... (the sort of long term passive income route???) If you are looking for sales through traffic exchanges I believe this will be very difficult, unless you are of a few, or the only supplier of a specific or unique product or service. Remember with traffic exchanges you are in an environment where mostly everyone is promoting their own offers too. And so the chances are you’d sooner get someone to signup and start promoting what you are promoting, rather than someone actually wanting to buy what you are promoting....

Oh yeah, there is one important thing to take into consideration, and that is RT (Re-brandable Traffic) suggests that the platform be used as a lead generator i.e a simple landing page where visitors can learn more, register for free etc. However, in my opinion I feel that even if you are not looking for subscribers, this is a great way of studying behaviour by split testing and monitoring visitor navigation responses.... What do you think? ( please use my link below to check it out yourself )

Thanks Greg, this sure does help! I too have RT referrals. However what concerns me most is getting conversions from the actual campaigns I run...

I hear what you are saying Michael, the behavioural patterns of the ‘hits’, if you study them closely, sometimes simply do not seem to add up.. i.e. showing as if a subscription has been made when it hasn't, plenty Intrigued visitors that check privacy and TOS, etc Anyways, I am still really testing, even to the extent of swopping the locations of links and their titles on a promoted page and watching for behavioural pattern changes. I have to say I am still not totally convinced - so the testing goes on. Cheers

Hey, I look forward to hearing how things work out for you Paul. I too am still testing and whilst I get what looks like traffic there are certainly no real conversions from what I see so far.

Sorry, perhaps I did not make myself clear. I was specifically referring to RT Rebrandable (see my current signature)

I tried this service out the other day and I am unsure whether to be impressed or not. You see, although I received tons of traffic, the thing is nothing I tested resulted in an actual conversion. The results from the traffic breakdown data tells me I have subscribers (I believe) for example - but I don’t.... Anyway, the way this service works is quite cool, but I am still unsure of the type of traffic it provides. I mean, is it the type of traffic that my sponsors warn against using and might be describe as “Bad Traffic” ? Thanks. Have a great day all.

Excellently explained John and much appreciated - If only you knew how long I have been trying to tease out this type answer.... I wonder if anyone else has a take on the matter.

I am going to be blunt here and I do not mean to offend. After all, I do still dabble with TEs, but I really do not see the value in Traffic Exchanges. I have tried for years now to understand how and why they survive and for the first time I have read someone make a comment that kinda makes sense. None-the-less, it all still mostly seems to me like everyone promoting the same old offers with perhaps the occasional unique and worthwhile product or service. Of course it has to be said though that there are also some very clever and innovative Traffic Exchanges that have stepped beyond just surfing for credits. My big concern as a paying advertiser would be am I getting my monies worth if people are just mindlessly clicking for credits to promote their own offers. Maybe I am missing something still...

Yeah sure, I’ve heard of Schoemaker. First heard of him a good number of years ago, I cant quite remember where but I had access to a few of his videos. I have even reviewed his book on one of my websites. He has been around for a while from what I gather. Hope this helps. Brian

For a while I was almost certain that every time I used IBO for advertising I would get a few sales. However, now that I am actually using the network more, and focusing on my tracking/measuring, this does not seem to be the case after all. Of course there are a number of factors why that might be... All the same, I do find IBO to be very useful. There are tons of tools and training to take advantage of, especially if you are just starting out on a tiny budget. If harnessed appropriately it is a great place to get a lot of exposure for your business. The members are a great encouragement too. It might be a good place to work as a team - maybe???

I have been trying out a few different types. But perhaps the easiest to get started with is http://po.st, (comes with a WordPress plugin too). However as mentioned by redhat39, I have the suspicion that social media sites, namely Facebook, black lists these urls (I may be mistaken so check for yourself).

On the contrary Jerry, whilst you are correct perhaps for most cases. Just take my funny but humble experience with Traffic Exchanges as an example. When I was very fresh to the whole Internet Marketing world and especially the likes of Traffic Exchanges - which I had never heard of before, in spite of my years of experience working in Marketing Communications... Can you imagine the perception that formed in my mind after literally receiving hundreds, if not thousands of emails per month as an individual, and all from a single Traffic Exchange? Yes, I truly believed that the only way anyone could possibly handle so many emails would be to have a team of “Surfers” behind them. I pictured a room of several individuals poised over a computer soley surfing TEs for credits ( I thought that was what a “Surfer” did. LOL ) Fast forward to today, I understand that the idea was more likely aimed at encouraging people to buy credits rather than surf for them. However, there is still something to be said about the value an advertiser receives from advertising via a Traffic Exchange. I feel the ideal solution lies in the ability of reaching an audience outside of the Traffic Exchange’s membership and perhaps even working alongside search engines - But how ? I have no idea...

Thanks for sharing those useful tips Rudi. The chart (mind map) is great - simplifies something I was actually working on myself, great!