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I’ve been going through some pretty major changes this year and real life has interfered with some of my marketing activities.

Fortunately, I have some marketing systems that run on automatic, even when I’m tied up doing something else.

Linkscout, created by Paul Antonevich Jr., is one of those automatic systems that has worked well for me for over four years.

Unfortunately, when I resurfaced about a month ago, I found that Linkscout was down for a complete redesign, and I’d been promoting it rather broadly.

So, I’ve been watching the site pretty closely since I learned it was down. The projected date for reopening kept slipping, but I can understand that. I’m sure there’s a lot of work involved in a site that does as much as Linkscout.

Yesterday, I checked, and my marketing page at Linkscout was active, again.

It looks very different than it did the last time I saw it, but the old familiar features are there.

Unfortunately, when looking at it with fresh eyes, I realized I was still promoting a number of affiliate programs and other sites that I no longer want to promote.

So, I spent a couple of hours this morning making some changes.

I deleted some of the websites I promote – well, that’s not accurate. As with any major change, there are always bugs to be found and squashed.

Deleting websites and sponsor boxes are two things that aren’t working this morning.

I did not find a workaround for the sponsor boxes, but I did find that I could hide a website without deleting it. This worked well. So, now, I’m just showing the websites I still want to promote in 2009.

One of the beauties of Linkscout is that you can promote as many websites as you want on one page, and you can even do it for free if that’s what you want.

If you don’t already have an account at Linkscout, you can sign up for one today, at no cost.

In addition to marketing your websites, there is an affiliate marketing downline builder, where you can add your affiliate codes to the existing affiliate programs you want to promote.

I noticed that there were a couple I wanted to add, but the add affiliate programs function is not working currently. Hopefully, Paul will get that working soon.

One of the problems I noticed is that there are a lot of affiliate programs in that list that I have tested and decided not to promote, some because I tried them and found no value and some that just look like obvious wastes of time without even trying.

But, I guess that’s to be expected with most downline builders.

All I can say is be careful of what you join and promote. Your reputation is on the line.

I noticed that I was promoting 66 affiliate programs, but I cut that down to 18 this morning.

One of my mantras in 2009 is “focus.”

I find that Linkscout is an okay system for free members, but it is a much better deal for upgraded pro members.

Paul calls the pro membership an Associate or Gold account.

We all know that free services are somehow subsidized by paying members, right?

If you are a free member, your site will show some of the links of the paying member who sponsored you. With the new redesign, I’m not exactly sure how that works, but I’ll be watching it to learn more.

So, what does an Associate member get for your money?

First of all, you get a lot of advertising points that can be used to bid on keywords for your websites. That makes it easier to get your pages shown when others search by keyword.

I bid relatively highly on terms like “affiliate marketing,” “internet marketing,” and other relevant terms for what I do.

I’m happy to pay for my Associate membership on Linkscout, and, if you’re serious about marketing, I think you’ll find it to be a good value, too.

You can upgrade to an Associate membership easily.

While I can honestly say that I really like Linkscout and am happy with the results that I get, it is not perfect. Like all other systems, it has a few warts and things different individuals may not like.

On the whole, however, I like it much more than I dislike a couple of features, and I get good results.

Have you tried Linkscout? What’s your opinion?

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Tags: Affiliate Marketing, downline builder, Linkscout

WolfSurfer traffic exchange makes big changes

April 7, 2008 by John Dilbeck · 2 Comments
Filed under: Downline Builders, Traffic Exchanges

This morning, while going through my normal routine of surfing a few of the manual traffic exchanges, I went to WolfSurfer.com and noticed a big change.

It had been a few weeks since I was there. I’m not an upgraded member and I try to surf WolfSurfer at least once per month.

There is a completely new look to the exchange and when I logged in (using my old username and password), I found myself in the familiar LJ script that I like so much. Most of my favorite traffic exchanges use this script and it allows us to easily promote our sites using websites (preferably splash and squeeze pages), banners, and text links.

My sites had transferred over, but I took this opportunity to delete some sites I’m not currently promoting and to add one that has a higher priority for me now.

That done, I started surfing and enjoyed the smooth experience I have come to expect from the traffic exchanges that use the LJ script.

If you haven’t been to WolfSurfer.com in awhile, you should visit and see that all your promotions are in order.

While I didn’t dislike the old script they used, I like the current script much better.

If you’re not familiar with the LJ script, it’s used by most of my favorite traffic exchances, including Soaring4Traffic, I Love Hits, TrafficSoldiers, DragonSurf, and many others.

If you’re not taking advantage of these traffic exchanges, it’s something I think you should look into. Yes, it takes some time to get everything set up and you have to study how these systems can help you, but – if you do it right – you can benefit by driving visitors to your most important offers.

As soon as you have a business, you also have to start a traffic generation business, and traffic exchanges can work very well if you use them properly.

Want to learn how to use them more effectively?

There are two downline builder programs that offer great training and support, and both are free to join. Each has upgraded memberships at very reasonable prices and I’m upgraded in both of them, but you can get most of the benefits even as a free member. Both programs help you learn how to use the traffic exchanges to your benefit and also help you build downlines in a variety of the exchanges.

If you’re using traffic exchanges, you should be a member of VitalViral and Affiliate Funnel.

And, if you’re going to join many traffic exchanges, you should take advantage of the outstanding surf center feature offered by Soaring4Traffic. Not only does Soaring4Traffic offer this feature, it is a fast growing traffic exchange owned by a very caring and helpful owner. In my opinion, if you’re going to join only one traffic exchange, or if you’re looking for a good one to start with, I recommend Soaring4Traffic.

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Tags: Affiliate Funnel, downline builder, LJ script, Soaring4Traffic, Traffic Exchanges, VitalViral, Wolfsurfer