Comments on: The Power of a Dollar Update http://www.onlineopportunity.org/the-power-of-a-dollar-update/ A Review of Ways to Make Money Online Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:08:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Juggling Frogs http://www.onlineopportunity.org/the-power-of-a-dollar-update/#comment-829 Juggling Frogs Mon, 30 Jul 2007 18:03:18 +0000 http://www.onlineopportunity.org/the-power-of-a-dollar-update/#comment-829 Tyson, it's the 20th KCC - Kosher Cooking Carnival. I've submitted recipes to it before. The hostess plans to be away for August, so I agreed to fill in for her. It will be my first time hosting a carnival. Here are the submission details, in case anyone here has any kosher recipes to share: <a href="http://blog.jugglingfrogs.com/2007/07/kosher-cooking-carnival-20-hits-presses.html">KCC call for submissions</a> Tyson, it’s the 20th KCC - Kosher Cooking Carnival. I’ve submitted recipes to it before. The hostess plans to be away for August, so I agreed to fill in for her. It will be my first time hosting a carnival.

Here are the submission details, in case anyone here has any kosher recipes to share: KCC call for submissions

]]> By: Tyson http://www.onlineopportunity.org/the-power-of-a-dollar-update/#comment-826 Tyson Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:15:24 +0000 http://www.onlineopportunity.org/the-power-of-a-dollar-update/#comment-826 What kind of carnival will you be hosting Juggling Frogs? What kind of carnival will you be hosting Juggling Frogs?

]]> By: Juggling Frogs http://www.onlineopportunity.org/the-power-of-a-dollar-update/#comment-824 Juggling Frogs Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:51:58 +0000 http://www.onlineopportunity.org/the-power-of-a-dollar-update/#comment-824 That's good news, because I'm slated to host one mid-August! That’s good news, because I’m slated to host one mid-August!

]]> By: Jay http://www.onlineopportunity.org/the-power-of-a-dollar-update/#comment-823 Jay Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:47:38 +0000 http://www.onlineopportunity.org/the-power-of-a-dollar-update/#comment-823 Blog carnivals are certainly focused sets of links, and if you're reading the blog they're held on you'll probably take a nice long look at the blogs that are linked. They're a bit exclusive, though. Holding your own carnival is probably a good way to get other people looking at your blog, since they'll want to submit to the carnival. Blog carnivals are certainly focused sets of links, and if you’re reading the blog they’re held on you’ll probably take a nice long look at the blogs that are linked.

They’re a bit exclusive, though. Holding your own carnival is probably a good way to get other people looking at your blog, since they’ll want to submit to the carnival.

]]> By: Juggling Frogs http://www.onlineopportunity.org/the-power-of-a-dollar-update/#comment-821 Juggling Frogs Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:51:18 +0000 http://www.onlineopportunity.org/the-power-of-a-dollar-update/#comment-821 I think that was the intent of BlogExplosion. The trouble is, the scope is too large. Maybe blog carnivals are the equivalent of traffic exchanges for the personal blog world. I think that was the intent of BlogExplosion. The trouble is, the scope is too large.

Maybe blog carnivals are the equivalent of traffic exchanges for the personal blog world.

]]> By: Jay http://www.onlineopportunity.org/the-power-of-a-dollar-update/#comment-820 Jay Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:26:40 +0000 http://www.onlineopportunity.org/the-power-of-a-dollar-update/#comment-820 I just did a web search for specialty traffic exchanges, ones that would serve something other than the Internet marketing niche. I couldn't find anything relevant. Seems like there might be a market for something that would provide the traffic exchange benefit for personal blogs. I just did a web search for specialty traffic exchanges, ones that would serve something other than the Internet marketing niche. I couldn’t find anything relevant. Seems like there might be a market for something that would provide the traffic exchange benefit for personal blogs.

]]> By: Jay http://www.onlineopportunity.org/the-power-of-a-dollar-update/#comment-817 Jay Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:49:31 +0000 http://www.onlineopportunity.org/the-power-of-a-dollar-update/#comment-817 No, you're not missing anything. It's all about targeted traffic. Traffic exchanges get people who are interested in more traffic to their site (e.g. internet marketing). So sites that can help them accomplish that, or blogs about internet marketing, work well on traffic exchanges. Now and then you'll see someone use a traffic exchange to promote a site that isn't in that niche. I can't imagine they have much success with it. You have a better chance with Power of a Dollar than other traffic exchanges, because people will be reading your site. There's the chance that you'll hook them because of your topic or writing style, but I'd say your conversion rate would be around 1%, which probably makes it not worth the effort. No, you’re not missing anything. It’s all about targeted traffic. Traffic exchanges get people who are interested in more traffic to their site (e.g. internet marketing). So sites that can help them accomplish that, or blogs about internet marketing, work well on traffic exchanges.

Now and then you’ll see someone use a traffic exchange to promote a site that isn’t in that niche. I can’t imagine they have much success with it.

You have a better chance with Power of a Dollar than other traffic exchanges, because people will be reading your site. There’s the chance that you’ll hook them because of your topic or writing style, but I’d say your conversion rate would be around 1%, which probably makes it not worth the effort.

]]> By: Juggling Frogs http://www.onlineopportunity.org/the-power-of-a-dollar-update/#comment-813 Juggling Frogs Mon, 30 Jul 2007 13:34:43 +0000 http://www.onlineopportunity.org/the-power-of-a-dollar-update/#comment-813 Do you find you get any regular readers from this type of traffic? If so, maybe a 'make money online' blog such as this is of such general interest, that any bloggers participating in a traffic exchange program will naturally be in your target audience. For my 'regular' blog, I'm skeptical. I used blogexplosion, but didn't find many blogs I was interested in reading. As a reader, I *love* stumbleupon, as the quality is so high. I bookmark and continue to read many stumbled sites, but almost none of the sites from the traffic exchange sites. I think, for 'regular' non-meta blogs, if the goal is for traffic itself, then it works, as the traffic/page views are guaranteed. If you're looking for regular readers, however, I think the time is better spent elsewhere. (It could be more worthwhile, if the reading experience were better. In contrast, I don't consider stumble-time as wasted, and zero traffic results from it.) Am I missing something? Do you find you get any regular readers from this type of traffic?

If so, maybe a ‘make money online’ blog such as this is of such general interest, that any bloggers participating in a traffic exchange program will naturally be in your target audience.

For my ‘regular’ blog, I’m skeptical. I used blogexplosion, but didn’t find many blogs I was interested in reading. As a reader, I *love* stumbleupon, as the quality is so high. I bookmark and continue to read many stumbled sites, but almost none of the sites from the traffic exchange sites.

I think, for ‘regular’ non-meta blogs, if the goal is for traffic itself, then it works, as the traffic/page views are guaranteed. If you’re looking for regular readers, however, I think the time is better spent elsewhere. (It could be more worthwhile, if the reading experience were better. In contrast, I don’t consider stumble-time as wasted, and zero traffic results from it.)

Am I missing something?

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