11-22-08 Xtream traffic exchange report

News from xtream ichannel and the Xtream Global Marketing Internet Advertising Specialties Digital Download Library report.

The Xtream Traffic Exchange Report:

Work Digital Traffic Exchange autosurf traffic exchange:
Our members work to send free hits and traffic to your websites. Auto traffic exchange with progressive timers, text advertising, and banner ads. Congratulations to Work Digital traffic exchange for making FM Top 10 List.

Xtream Surf Autosurf and manual surf Traffic Exchange:
Auto surf on the auto traffic surfbar only 25,000 webpages, or 500 manual surf pages on the manual traffic surfbar, to earn a next level upgrade for November!

Cashflowpc Traffic Auto surf and Manual surf Traffic Exchange:
Auto surf only 25,000 webpages, 500 manual surf pages, to earn a next level upgrade for November!

Smiley Traffic Exchange:
Free traffic and free hits to your websites. Smiley traffic exchange has over 38,471 total members. If you have not yet joined, highly recommend you do to take advantage of exposing your website to all the new members who join daily as well as the large number of free hits each of your links can receive. Smileytraffic is both a manual traffic and autosurf traffic exchange and is on the FM Top 10 Master Listings

Evergreen traffic auto surf traffic exchange:
Surf contest underway for the month of November. Results posted in the member’s area. Congratulations for making FM Top 10 List

Fresh Horizons, Auto Magic, Olympic Gold, and Storybook Surf traffic exchanges:
Surf contests underway. Congratulations to Auto Magic traffic exchange for making the FM Top 10 List.

Drag Bus Hits Auto Surf Traffic Exchange:
Congratulations for making FM Top 10 List.

SeaFast Traffic Exchange:
Sign up special includes extra auto and manual surf credits, 2 weeks free upgrade, 1 week ptc. Seafasttraffic is running two specials exclusive to sft members only: a Lamp Post special and a free membership into A+ Certified Professional IT Technician's Blog valued at $9.95 to $29.95. Join, and then contact John for your sign up bonuses.

My-Traffic-Plan Traffic Exchange:
Part of the VS-10 system.

Wild Rose Marketing Group:
If you are not a member of Xtream, Elisbeth Rooney is offering free upgrades for 90 days at Wild Rose Traffic combination Auto Surf and manual surf traffic exchange as well as Wild-Rose-Traffic Autosurf for first 500 new members. Those who sign up on the Xtream link at these exchanges also get sign up bonuses: Wild Rose Manual Traffic, HitHornet.com, RosebudSurf, SwampSurf as found on Xtream Traffic. Xtream members receive permanent upgrades at her traffic exchanges and safelists. If you are an Exchange Owner, let Elisbeth know as she upgrades all owners.

Smokin-Hits Traffic Exchange:
Special items rotating on the surf. Smokin-Hits traffic exchange is one of the sponsors of the giant referral contest where you can win the Hot Spot Surf traffic exchange. Smokin-Hits traffic exchange is one of the Xtream Traffic, and the Xtream Network newest network partner. Congratulations on making FM Top 10 List.

Grey Alder Clicks traffic exchange:
One of the newest Xtream Network Partners. John Penwarden offers free upgrades to all his venues to Xtream Members. When you join, contact John with your Xtream Members ID or information. Besides the manual surf traffic exchange, John also operates Grey Alder Safelist which recently made Freddie Miller’s Top 10 Lists in the Credit Based Safelist category. All his venues appear on the main Xtream Resources webpage.

Other Specials and sign up bonuses found at Xtream Traffic Exchange Listing Website.

The specials Xtream Members receive at Network Partner traffic exchanges and other internet advertising specialties are found at the Xtream and Network Partner web sites.

Through 12-30-08: Win your own Traffic Exchange! Hot Spot Surf
Someone will WIN this manual surf traffic exchange 12-30-08. See the Xtream Blog Article for details.

Learn to earn home business information

Learn to earn with home business opportunities and products. Find out about Ethos for earth ethos fr fuel reformulator which reduces emissions and saves you money at the pump.

My NetAudioAds play per pay audio advertising for websites and blogs is not the same as Google Adsense pay per click.

Vocalix direct technology makes audio for email and websites easy. Delight those you email with personalized talking email audio. The Number1 Team publishes a unique Talking Newsletter that uses vocalix direct.

Maxlife set to launch end of January 2008 with products for the home and office. One of the products is a unique desktop paging system that has been used with success by governments and large corporations to communicate back and forth with key individuals and managers.

Find other great products and network marketing venues at our Xtream Marketing website.

Global warming affects everyone!

From Pole to Pole, sea to sea, ocean to ocean, continent to continent global warming and the green house effect is no longer the subject of science fiction. It has become science Fact as well as our human life REALITY now. Find excerpts from recently published news articles as well as personal solutions at the Xtream Global Health News Magazine.

Discover how a simple fuel reformulator called Ethos FR, distributed by Ethos for Earth aka forearth, is making a huge impact on reducing polution in major cities and countries while saving everyday motorists substantial money in fuel, gas, petrol and diesel. There is not much we can do about high gas prices, but a lot on how much gas we consume.

Max GXL Launches

Max International and the product Max GXL has officially launched September 2007. Max GXL is a revolutionary process which helps the body create Glutathione, a key antioxidant. Max GXL is available through USA and Canadian Independant Distributors.

Max Gxl and Glutathione antioxidant

Glutathione is a powerful antioxidant and detoxifies the harmful compounds in the liver, where it is then excreted through the bile. The liver also excretes glutathione directly into the bloodstream where it is used to help maintain the integrity of red blood cells, as well as protecting white blood cells.

Glutathione is also found in the lungs and intestinal tract where it assists in carbohydrate metabolism as well as breaking down oxidized fats. It is also used to prevent oxidative stress in most cells and helps to trap free radicals that can damage DNA and RNA. GSH also plays major roles in drug metabolism, calcium metabolism, the gamma-glutamyl cycle, blood platelet and membrane functions.

Only the body manufactures gsh. There is no supplement which can penetrate the stomach, making gsh supplements useless. However, Dr Robert Keller developed is an process in known under the brand name Max GXL. It penetrates the stomach and goes to the cells themselves to assist in the production of Gsh. It is NOT Gluthione or Glutathione. It is an accelerator, not gsh itself.

You can listen to Dr Keller discuss his research at htttp://launchapage . Available USA and Canada. Max International is in Pre Launch through September 2007.

Xtream Global supports Max GXL Distributors by providing effective Internet marketing tools designed to promote the product and business online, generate contacts and leads, and boost Distributors business websites in the Search Engines. http://xtreamglobal.com

What is Xtream Global?

Xtream Global is an Evolution in Team Building, internet, and network marketing.
At the heart of this evolution are people.

We are all like minded entrepreneurs and business owners who work together as a team to help other people succeed.

What is the purpose of the free First Class Ticket?
To introduce you to our Group, the team, the resources, the training, the contacts generation system and to the products in our Mixed Business Portfolio. FIRST CLASS TICKET OVERVIEW.

What is the purpose of the Affiliate Progam?
That is your Xtream Team Building System. Using the tools and resources available to you, you bring people into your downline on the First Class Ticket. This introduces them to our Group. You then contact and qualify your downline into your products and business opportunities. AFFILIATE PROGRAM OVERVIEW.

How do I make money?
By contacting and qualifying people into the products and business opportunities associated with those products. You can use our system to promote any product or program. Xtream does support a Mixed Business Portfolio of several products and companies. MIXED BUSINESS PORTFOLIO OVERVIEW.

How do I succeed?
By following our simple, easy to use 4 Steps 2 Success.

Max GXL assists body manufacture Glutathione

Max GXL is a process which is able to penetrate the stomach wall and enter into the cellular structure of your body. It then becomes an agent which assists your body in the production of Glutathione or gsh. Gsh is a powerful antioxidant vital to your cell's defense. It also creates energy, decreases healing and recovery time from exercise, stress, illness, even surgery. It has also been linked to the aging process.

While Dr Robert Keller developed the process as a treatment for A.I.D.S. patients, Max International recognized the universal applications of his formula. Visit our website to listen to an interview with Dr Keller. Dr Keller is in Africa 2007 under the endorsement of the World Health Organization using Max GXL to treat aids patients in the Region.

Max GXL is available USA and Canada through distributorships. Max International is in Pre Launch and actively seeking Distributors for this revolutionary health product. The organization has a Stellar management team lead by Steve Scott, influential author and widely considered the Master of the Infomercial.

Internet marketing resources and training to promote Max GXL online available through Xtream Global

Glutathione booster endorsed by World Health Organization

Dr Robert Keller, developer of Max GXL - a glutathione booster, is in Africa Spring 2007 treating aids patients throughout the region. His glutathione booster has been endorsed by the World Health Organization as a tool in the treatment of Immune Dificiency Disorders, specifically A.I.D.S.

Besides its use in diease treatment, glutathione has been found to be one of the most powerful natural antioxidents in the human body. Natural Glutathione production drops off dramatically after age 21. Max GXL is a formula which penetrates the stomach wall and assists our body's own cells in producing glutathione or helps the liver recycle spent gsh.

Increased glutathione translate into energy and increased healing time. It has also been linked to the aging process.

Max GXL is available during Pre Launch in United States and Canada.

Xtream Global provides internet marketing resources for Max GXL distributors.

Join the Evolution in Internet Marketing

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Xtream Global is an evolution in Network and Internet Marketing and Advertising. It features two levels of membership: Free First Class Ticket Holder and Affiliate.

Each level receives an arsensol of online marketing tools like safe list and submitter memberships, traffic exchange memberships, Pro ffa membership and much more. Xtream Moderators provide all members with live training and support in our Conference Rooms.

For More Information on the Free Membership, go to our First Class Ticket page

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Choose your program and get started now.

Thank you all for making our Xtream Global Max GXL Launch a fantastic success Friday and Saturday 4-13 and 14 2007.

Congratulations to our hourly door prize winner as well as our Grand Prize winner JERRY GRIEVE.

Results about our door prizes.4pm: Kick Off Greetings by Lonnie and Cherie Max GXL, Xtream Global, Prizes Introduction to Xtream Global Marketing - Cherie/Lonnie Dp: 1 month Free Affiliate Membership Xtream Global donated by Bob Albert, Matt Clements winner 5pm: Jeff Warren host Dp: 1 Box Max GXL, Cherie Halliday, Anna Szultos winner 6pm: Doug - Malcolm Scripts Training Dp: Pro FFA, 1 month Free Pro ClassifiedEzineFFA - Perry, Larry Phillips winner 7pm: Doug - Malcolm Scripts Contact/Qualify Practice Dp: Marketer's Upgrade Master Safeadlist, 1 Month Xtream, Corey N. Smith winner 8pm: Doug - Malcolm Scripts - more info and Practice Dp: Executive Upgrade Safelist, 1 month XtreamSurf, Mike Robbins winner 9pm: Geneva - Goals Dp: Hosted Pixel Page - 1 month Free - Tom Adney, JoeC Radvansky winner 10pm: Art Mkt Experiences Dp: 1 bottle 32 oz Ethos, Art Bliss, Mimi Fuller and Lonnie Basinger, multiple winners: Murray Ells, Lynn C, Matt Clements, Larry Phillips, 11pm: Jeff Warren host Dp: Rank Enhancer, winner receives download link, Jerry Grieve winner 12midnight: Geneva Product Discussions Dp: Platinum Upgrade Exchange, 1 month Free XG Exclusive Xtreamsurf, Joseph Radvansky winner Saturday 4-14-07 1am: Geneva Product Health Benefits Dp: Living Healthy Ebook by Geneva Gallander, Mimi Fuller winner 2am: Geneva/Mal Personal Development Dp: Pro FFA, ClassifiedEzineFFA - Perry, Mimi Fuller winner 3am: Geneva/Mal List Marketing with Classified Adboards Dp: 1 month Free Affiliate Membership Xtream Global, Anna Szultos winner 4am: Derek - computer security (firewalls & virus programs) Dp: Platinum Upgrade Exchange, 1 Month Free PtrSurf, Robyn Hayman winner 5am: Derek - crafting email ads Dp: Hosted Pixel Page - 1 Month Free - Tom Adney, Szabo Gabor winner 6am: Wes/George Host Dp: One Month Free Standard Pkg Hosting at GW Hosting -George/Wes, Anna Szultos winner 7am: Wes//George Host Dp: Marketer's Upgrade Master Safeadlist, 1 Month Free XtreamMSal, Derek Barrington winner 8am: Wes/George Host Dp: AutoFFA, desktop download, Szabo Gabor winner 9am: Wes/George Host Dp: Executive Upgrade Safelist, 1 Month Free XreamSurf SL, Joseph Radvansky winner 10am: Perry Dp: Pro FFA, 1 Month Free ClassifiedEzineFFA - Perry, Anna Szultos winner 11am: Perry Dp: 2 free POP3 Email accounts for one month - Xtreamail, Larry Phillips winner 12pm: Perry Dp: 1 month Free Affiliate Membership Xtream Global, Connie Shivers winner 1pm: Doug - Malcolm Scripts Dp: Platinum Upgrade Exchange, 1 Month Free GamerSurf, Larry Phillips winner 2pm: Doug - Malcolm Scripts Dp: 1 bottle 32 oz Ethos FR - Doug Grady, Donald Reader winner 3pm: Doug - Malcolm Scripts Dp: Hosted Word Link - 1 month Free George Raymond, Robyn Hayman winner 4pm: Derek - Building webpages without html Dp: Auto FFA Adblaster - winner receives download link, Raymond Younger winner 5pm: Bob Albert Mkt Experiences Dp: Rank Enhancer, winner receives download link, Andy Newsome winner 6pm: Tom Adney - Meta tags Dp: Platinum Upgrade Exchange, 1 month Free Powerpaysurf, 1 case Ethos FR - Al Spell, Sherry Mumme winner 7pm: Cherie Halliday - Lead Marketing Dp: Marketers upgrade Safeadlist - XtreamConcepts, 1 Month Free - Tom, 1 case Goji - Al Spell, Traffic Exchange Platinum upgrade, Andy Newsome winner 8pm: Lonnie/Cherie - Introduction to Xtream Global Orientation Dp: 6 month Free Affiliate Membership Xtream Global, Scott Ammon winner, 1 case Ethos FR - Al Spell, winner 9pm: Art Host dp: 1 bottle 32 oz Ethos, Art Bliss, 10pm: Gala Finale Grand Prize Winner tba - Lonnie Basinger donated:
GRAND PRIZE WINNER: Jerry Grieve

Join us every Monday 8pm for Max GXL and Xtream Global team training in our conference room. Visit our website for download link to the room.

Maxgxl is a Glutathione accelerator that aids your bodys production and preservation of Glutathione. It was formulated to fortify your immune system.

Xtream Global is a marketing and advertising group that provides email and link marketing or search engine optimization tools and live training by our Moderators and celebity speakers.

Key to health in your body:

The key to natural health and long life is not in a juice, it is in your body! It’s called Glutathione or GSH. Max GXL unleashes it.


Max GXL uses Glutathione or GSH in a formula that works with your body to reduce stress, clean your system, boost your immune system and energize you like nothing else can. Developed by Dr H Keller, a leader in immunology, this product is n0w available to the Network Marketer looking for that First Mover’s Advantage. Only through 4-13-07.

Yourtechmall opens in 10 days

Yourtechmall is set to open September 24, 2006 and will feature top products like VoIP, Botox, and Ethos FR. Affiliate members receive free shopping mall websites in addition to their own Voucher page for recruiting members to their team.

Wallets and credit cards NOT required! Join now and build a profitable business with Vortex Marketing Group and Yourtechmall.

1600+ Safelists at YourTechMall Submitter

YourTechMall Safe list Submitter has over 1600 safe lists in the database. Auto join and auto posts features. Two membership levels.

Distributor Fee waived for Ethos FR through 7-15-2006

The $49.95 4-Ecorp distributor fee will be waived for all new preferred customers who upgrade to a Silver or Gold level through July 15th.

Ethos FR is used world-wide by governments and commercial fleets including the U.S. Government and military. Enrique de Vilnius, President of Ethos FR, recently signed the official Government and Export contracts with Chinese Officials 07-05-2006 in Shanghai, China in a public ceremony as part of the city-wide Inaugural Event celebrating double digit reduction in air pollution in that city. China is using Ethos FR as part of their country-wide program to reduce pollution in anticipation of the 2008 Olympics and 2010 World Cup Soccor events to be hosted in several major cities.

Introduced to U.S. consumers in April, save gas and diesel. Published savings 7 - 19%. My personal experience is that my family saves over $200 every month using Ethos FR. Ethos FR is only available through a 4-Ecorp distributor.

Boost SE popularity by posting to Pixel Pages

Posting your sites to Permanent link boards and other web sites helps boost your popularity in the Search Engines. You can post your Permanent links f.ree to these Pixel pages:
http://www.vortexvoucher.com
http://www.xtreampixel.vortexvoucher.com
http://www.cashflowpcpixel.vortexvoucher.com
http://www.yourtechmallpixel.vortexvoucher.com
http://www.vortexpixel.vortexvoucher.com
http://www.micaspixels.com

Posting is easy to do. First create an account, then follow these instructions:
1. Click on Get Pixel
2. Click on Get your free pixels
3. Create your Advertisers account Click on Create An Account (not Submit) Icon
4. Fill in the information and click on Submit
5. Go back to Get your free pixels
6. Log into your account
7. Grid File to upload/store in database: is used to upload your image file
8. URL: (ex: http://www.example.com/): this is where you add your link
9. Title: this is where you give your Pixel a name/title
10. Picture Width: (in pixels)
11. Picture Lenght: (in pixels)Note that a free pixel size must equal 400.
12. Once you enter in the size and it is accepted, you will be taken to the Grid to choose where you want your Pixel placed. Scroll to the bottom and you see: You can now upload your image! Click on the Submit Pixel Advertisement. You are done and should then see: Pixel Advertisement Uploaded! Image Successfully uploaded!

Other sites like Groups are great places to place your links as well:
http://groups.msn.com/XtreamNet-org/
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/XtreamSurf/
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/XtreamNet/

With gas prices continuing to soar at the pump 4-Ecorp has teamed with Ethos FR to finally bring to consumers a fuel saving additive which works in gasoline, diesel, petroleum oils, even natural gas!

Not a NEW product - Ethos FR has been fleet-tested for over 7 years and sold/distributed world wide on government contracts including the U.S. military which uses the product in its tanks and helicopters in Iraq. It is EPA approved, non-toxic and works to clean engines and make fuels burn more efficiently.

It is ONLY available through 4-Ecorp and not found in retail outlets or on Ebay. Free to join, Preferred Customers purchase Ethos FR at 10% discount which they can use or resell. Distributors save 25% and have their own website with sales cart and earn 25% commissions on all direct sales. Directors save 25%, participate in the MLM Binary and can earn bonuses on top of 25% commissions.

From a business stand point - this appears to be an excellent brick and mortar business opportunity with a tangible product that has almost universal appeal. The company states average savings of 19% on fuel however most individuals report much higher. Join 4-Ecorp today.

Xtream Ad Service does your marketing for you

XtreamNet Ad Service markets your website in two major areas: via email and Search Engine traffic. The service does all the work in posting your ads and links to a vast arsensol of resources including safe lists, safeadlists, safelist submitters, ffa, ffa submitters, traffic exchanges, paid to click, rank enhancers, permanent links and many other venues to ensure your email ads are posted daily and your sites are seen by both human eyes as well as the Search Engine robots.

How a One-Page website can earn $500+ using Adsense Arbitrage

Do you use Pay Per Click (PPC) systems such as Google Adwords to drive traffic to your programs to boost your sales? Lately, for curiousity sake, I checked the term "cashflowpc" and came up with one adword campaign running with the keyword "cashflowpc". So there was no competition for this keyword and the advertiser could have a field day with a low bid. He literally commandered the field, so to say, as all searches for this keyword will bring up his adword campaign and he would be getting most of the traffic from that campaign.

So if you are not using Adwords in your advertising campaigns, it maybe a good time to look this over, especially if you are looking for more traffic for your cashflowpc business.

Often, I have been asked this question by adword users and adsense publishers : Why is it some internet marketers can make $500+ to $1000+ from one website ...even a one-page website...while many others can only earn peanuts from their websites? After all, they are all participating in the same Google Adsense publishing program! To them, it was bewildering, to say the least.

I used to ask this same question too as I was researching into the profitable models to earn adsense income and wanted to get to the bottom of this matter.

In my research (my caveat is that my sampling population is relatively small, but sufficient to give a general picture), I found two startling discoveries:

1. Those earning more than 4 figures were either running sites based on autogenerated sites with a concept of "build, build and build", or a pure content site infused with unique articles, or a mini site of one-page based on an article that can be reprint rights article or a private label right article.
2. From the above 3 models, the majority of those claiming to earn in excess of $500 per website per month belonged to the one-page mini web site category.

In other words, the majority of those claiming to earn in excess of $500 per month per web site from adsense were running just a simple one-page website!

Now, what was the secret of their amazing earning capacity for a one-page website, as compared to a web site of pure content with hundreds of pages that have been indexed by the major search engines?

While there were many factors that can lead to this nature of success of the one-page mini site, I discovered that there was one COMMON FACTOR that stood out.

All the owners of the one-page mini sites claimed to run PPC (pay per click ) campaigns to drive traffic to their one-page mini sites at low cost and to earn the difference between their cost of the PPC campaign and the adsense income!

In other words, they arbitrage between an adwords campaign and an adsense campaign, making the difference in between.

Here is how it works in simple terms:

They create a one-page website using a reprint right article that they can get from an article depository eg. ezinearticles.com, goarticles.com or they write their own unique article based on a keyword or they use a private label right article.

They find a host of related keywords at low bids and run an adwords campaign on those keywords and get traffic to go to their one page website. If the PPC traffic were to click on a high paying advertisement on their one-page website, they would be able to secure a profit which is the difference between the cost of the adword campaign and the payout from the adsense click over a period of time.

By leveraging on this difference, it was possible for them to drop any campaign that was clearly losing money for them, keeping those that break-even and allowing those that turned out to be big winners to continue their runs.

It was the big winners that ran up massive profits for them and increased their adsense income manifold.

Are my results skewed? Admitedly, this may be so, and given a bigger sampling population, the results may be different. But in this research, it was clear running a one page website with adwords and adsense enabled the publisher to earn a big profit. The solution? TEST it out on your own sites.

So if you are an adsense publisher, you may wish to explore this adsense-adwords arbitrage technique to turbo boost your adsense income.

One word of advice though - research your technique well and know that PPC campaigns can chalk up pretty fast in terms of cost and if the campaign is not working for you, drop it fast. Research and learn the skills to arbitrage your website with adwords before you even start any campaign. Then you will enjoy good success!

Peter Lim

Easy proven way to earn $$$ with Adsense-Adwords arbitrage
http://www.revenuemonitor.biz/adsense-arbitrage/arbitrage.htm

Free niche keyword finder tool for internet marketers
http://www.cashflowpc.biz/niche-marketing

The 2 Faces of FFA Marketing

There is a LOT of information, misinformation and controversy in regards to FFA boards (Free For All.) and the sometimes related venues called Classified Ad Boards. Most of the detractors seem to be those trying to SELL you something else: sell being the operative word in this regards. Not-with-standing this, there are some misconceptions regarding boards which I hope this post will dispel somewhat.

FFA marketing falls into 2 broad catagories - posting your links free to the boards and going Pro and emailing your ads daily to the leads.

(Those who posted their links free to the boards.) Let us start with posting your links free: A. Posting your links free to FFA boards: Personally, I equate FFA and other "classified ad" boards online to those found in newspapers, shoppers, the telephone book and other printed venues which provide "classified ads" offline with one exception: while sometimes they are free, usually the offline classifieds cost a minimal amount of money.

Online or off, the effectiveness of each ad (and its value) depends on a lot of factors: the actual readership (membership) of the venue, the ad copy itself, placement, time of placement, distribution and etc. Just like you and your local paper or shopper or whatever, most readers do not obsessively read each and every ad placed in the classified section. They may scan. They may ignore. They may be looking for only a very specific item. Classifieds are NOT NEWS! (although some masquerade as such.)

They are useful and a staple in most publications and their effectiveness varies considerably. The most important thing to keep in mind is that a reader's needs change from moment to moment. At one reading they are not looking for you offer while next reading they are. Or, a year from now the reader may say Hey! I remember seeing this ad from like last year....maybe something really up with this... No kidding here. I have people email me sayin they just joined one of my venues only because the have seen my venues advertised for the past....well, 2 years.

Thing is, you have to hang in there for this to happen. Ads/sites placed on FFA boards on the internet pretty much follow the pattern of their print- and non-cyber space relative. Effectiveness depending upon a number of factors.

With one 2 exceptions: 1. They are free! Posting your links DO NOT COST YOU ANYTHING. 2. THE MORE THE BETTER. You want to get those links up on every available board possible.

These exceptions make FFA postings unique and create some misunderstandings and misconceptions. Let us start with #1:

1. POSTINGS ARE FREE: Because of this they tend to be "short lived" and roll off quickly. So you need to constantly repost. This means you want access to a submitter. Now, because they are free, YOU GET RETURN EMAIL! The email comes from the owners, admins and Pro members of each board. These people pay money every month for the right and privilege to send those who post their ads free to the boards THEIR ads. This is how it all works. YOU post your ads to boards that someone pays for the script and hosting fee. Herein lays some of the controversy: people forget they posted their ads/links free and get upset when they receive email.

Another source for controversy: the people who get emailed HARVEST THOSE ADDRESSES then start sending YOU email. Or they put an autoresponder on their email. This is a fact of FFA marketing and one you need to be prepared to deal with. So always use a marketing email when you post your links. Do note that most FFA boards and networks specifically state autoresponders and harvesting of emails are NOT ALLOWED. Respect this rule please.

2. THE MORE THE BETTER: This is very true with FFA and other classified venues. The key is in A LOT! Because they are free they tend to roll off individual boards quickly, so you want to post as frequently as possible. And, just as in your local paper, shopper or other print venue, you want to keep your ad out there as much and as long as you can. A person may not be looking for your specific product today, but tomorrow is a different set of possibilities! This means you want to use FFA submitters.

There are one or two good free blasters on the market, but, like anything else, the best you pay for. (or someone else does and then includes the service in their own particular site or venue.) However you acquire them, use them to the fullest! Another interesting aspect of using FFA boards is that some of the major Search Engines - like Yahoo - still pay attention to them and count them and your posted links in as popularity. This is nothing to be 'sneezed' at or disregarded lightly.

Now, besides the fact that someone will eventually read and respond to your FFA/classified ad, there is one other thing rather unique involving posts to them:

they create link-back

to from their site to yours. Interesting to me is some of those trying to sell you some other means of advertising will try to tell you that this does not occur. But it does. Now, you are competing with the hundreds (even thousands) who post religiousely and a lot constantly so an occasional post by you won't make much difference in the Search Engines. However CONSISTANT posting will.

So, my advice is to use FFA posts, use several FFA submitters and do this constantly and consistently.

B. The flip side of posting your link free is going Pro and emailing your ads daily to the leads. As in all email marketing, this has its pros and cons. I feel it is one more TOOL and useful in its own right. Does every person you email your ad to read your ad? Of course not - neither do the safe list members. However, most people at least SCAN subject lines and will open emails that interest them. (There are articles on this topic elsewhere on the forum.) Each day the leads are deposited into your FFA site like Cashflowpc FFA. These leads all come from FFA lead providers - sites which link to thousands, sometimes billions of FFA, classified pages and message boards.

The FFA site is linked to these huge networks and receive the email addresses of those postng to the entire network every 24 hours. Using the onboard mailer provided by the individual FFA site, you send your ad to the leads one time. Note: some of your so called 'bulk' leads which you can purchase from venues actually come from FFA sites. The practice of selling these bulk leads has helped fuel some of the controversy surrounding sending emails to FFA leads.

Remember, when you post your link free you agree to receive from the Pro members and owners of the boards but only once from each member. This is one of the reasons why FFA sites like Cashflowpc FFA has the members emailing the leads from within the site itself rather than sending you a list of email addresses. Abuses with people reusing leads over and over again also has contributed to the controversy surrounding FFA marketing.

Some sites will email you the leads daily so you can download them into your own bulk mailer and etc and then email the leads yourself. I highly advise against doing this for several reasons: a. ISP's are very email market unfriendly. The quickest way to get your email account taken away from you is to be accused of spam. The CAN-SPAM laws are very strict and unforgiving. Simply being ACCUSED of spam can lead to some terrible complications which are not easily overcome. b. You really are allowed to email leads once only. Should you ignore this and email them more than once and they complain, you risk losing your email account and other penalties.

So, it is always adviseable to use a reputable FFA service and one that provides mailing the leads via the onboard mailing system. Buyer beware in this as there are some FFA providers in which the leads are NEVER deposited to the onboard mailing system forcing you to email those leads yourself using your own bulk mailer or email address. Run away from those venues quickly. They tend to be scams.

This aspect of FFA marketing is very similar to the email marketing you do via safelists. You send your email ads and offers to people's inboxes. And, as in all email marketing, your subject line is the single most important element of your ad. Content is important as well of course but key is getting a person to OPEN your email in the first place. Other articles on this forum will discuss subject line strategies.

In summary, you have two different types of FFA marketing which are useful to you as you market your sites/goods and services:

1. Posting your link/s to the boards - build's links for Search Engine ranking primarily while displaying your ad for those who do read the boards.

2. Email marketing your ads via the Pro membership - you send your ads to those who posted their link/s free to the boards.

Stormpay is a payment processor. It's sole purpose is to PROCESS payments - move funds from point a to point b. Period. The past few weeks have revealed some very disturbing business practices which has made this (ex) member very nervous and prompted me to take steps to prepare to close my account with Stormpay:

1. They froze the accounts of major accounts in which large amounts of funds transfered on a daily basis. Stormpay makes unsubstantiated claims of Ponzi to justify the illegal siezure of funds. Yet, consider this:

If Stormpay did not want to do busines with a certian venue or certain programs all that was required was for them to STOP DOING BUSINESS. Simply stop doing business and return those programs money to them. Instead Stormpay got greedy. It's principles decided to STEAL all that money rather than allow the program owners to move their funds to another payment processor.

2. Stormpay's owner reportedly admitted (see Where Did The Money Go???) "... that Stormpay acts as a lender ...

He went on to exlain that the money in users accounts in not completely backed by real funds...

Really? So WHERE are those funds? I know that I put real money from my bank or from the sale of goods and services into that processor. So, just where is (or was) that money?

3. Their help desk has been missing in action for sometimes days on end.

4. They closed their site for several days with a 'down for maintanence' yet then LIED in a public announcement to members that they had been under a DDS attack all that time. Their hosting company denies that Stormpay was ever down or affected by a DDS attack.

5. Stormpay also made false claims of FBI involvement in a joint investigation and that the FBI ordered them to freeze member accounts.

6. When you can get someone to finally respond to a support ticket all you get is finger-pointing and allegations of someone else interfering in their business. Stormpay itself is taking no responsibility for its own actions or ensuring that the members needs are met in a timely manner.

7. There have been wide-spread reports of Stormpay making unauthorized charge backs to bank accounts, credit cards as well as emptying the member accounts of their funds.

8. Stormpay has blocked members from removing their bank and credit card information from their accounts, making everyone who has that information listed vulnerable to unauthorized access and debits.

I did finally receive one of the two fund transfers from 2-2-06 to my bank 2-17-06. Hopefully I receive the second transfer as well. Then, it is time to vote with one's feet and leave Stormpay behind to deal with all the legal ramifications sure to follow in the wake of all the turmoil Stormpay has caused to members and programs alike in the past couple weeks.