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Hey Caitlin,

Thanks! But I'm confused about the comment link - I do have some characters on the page that are in another language occasionally, but not as the default, and certainly not in Russian. Do you have a screenshot, because in my browser it says "Comments" in English. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong spot?

Good eye though... so thanks again. And nice to see you here!

Tinu,

I really like the new look. It's very clean and easy to the eye - especially when you read with tired eyes and well past midnight ;-)

When you've got a bit of time you may wish to translate to English the "Comments" link on the lower right corner of the main page. So far it's in Russian, but not so many know it well enough ;-)

Catalin Ionescu
http://www.catalinionescu.com

Tinu,

I really like the new look. It's very clean and easy to the eye - especially when you read with tired eyes and well past midnight ;-)

When you've got a bit of time you may wish to translate to English the "Comments" link on the lower right corner of the main page. So far it's in Russian, but not so many know it well enough ;-)

Catalin Ionescu
http://www.catalinionescu.com

Thanks for coming by to respond, Jim, I appreciate it.

For those of you still researching morethantraffic.com, here's another link to someone who has done more investigation than I have by actually signing up:

http://www.freedailycash.com/newsletter.html

Buddy,

I've been in the Internet advertising business since 2000 and I have many satisfied customers who buy from me on a regular basis (Tinu being one and Graham Hamer another).

I can understand you being disappointed that the advertising you bought from me did not produce, but to call my service a scam is hitting below the belt. It's also untrue. I don't recall you ever emailing me or requesting a refund, which you could have done.

I've found that you'll get alot farther in this business by doing a little introspection when your website doesn't produce the results you hoped for instead of blaming everyone else.

Best of luck in your future Internet endeavors.

Jim Calkins
http://SudokuSurfer.com
http://Rotargeter.com
http://Trafficmeet.com
http://Trafficwholesalers.net

Buddy,

I've been in the Internet advertising business since 2000 and I have many satisfied customers who buy from me on a regular basis (Tinu being one and Graham Hamer another).

I can understand you being disappointed that the advertising you bought from me did not produce, but to call my service a scam is hitting below the belt. It's also untrue. I don't recall you ever emailing me or requesting a refund, which you could have done.

I've found that you'll get alot farther in this business by doing a little introspection when your website doesn't produce the results you hoped for instead of blaming everyone else.

Best of luck in your future Internet endeavors.

Jim Calkins
http://SudokuSurfer.com
http://Rotargeter.com
http://Trafficmeet.com
http://Trafficwholesalers.net

Hi Buddy,

Thanks for coming by. This isn't actually the place for that comment, we have an open thread for that here:

http://www.freetraffictip.com/what-was-the-questio...

If you had a comment about the topic of the post and then had a follow-up question that would be different, but to the outside eye it looks like you're just here to promote your site, or promote some grudge you have against Jim.

Normally I would delete comments that are off topic, or edit out the links. But I thank you for being here anyway, and I will answer the unasked question, for other people who may read this thread of comments.

As to Jim Calkin's Traffic Wholesalers, I've never found that to be true. I had an inquiry page where I tested first his traffic exchange traffic. I got plenty of sign-ups from real people which led to sales. I know this because I carefully tracked it.

I also tested his expired domain traffic. It wasn't as good, but I still got inquiries from it. I always make a special page that I use to test a new traffic source.

If you thought his traffic was a scam, you should have really taken it up with him. He is a person with flaw like anyone else, and would acknowledge that. If you just approached him with respect and told him you were not satisfied with the traffic, he'd give you your money back.

We're not friends, but I've done business with him under many circumstances, and he's always been fair and reasonable. There are certain things people do online that show character, and that's one of the ways I judge people.

One - paying your affiliates in a timely fashion. Whenever I was an affiliate of his, I got my money on time. Two- repsonding to questions and/or complaints within the promised timeframe, when approached with respect to their methods.

If ever I had a question, he answered me promptly. Three, not always wanting something for nothing. Though I offered to give him one of my books in gratitude for something he once did for me, he wanted to pay for it instead. It was $47, not some huge fortune.

When people are unethical in one area, they are unethical in every area. I'm not calling you a liar, I just think you're mistaken. Technically, Jim and I are competitors, since I teach people methods so they don't *have* to buy traffic. So I don't really have much to gain from taking the time to tell you this but the continued status of my rep for being fair, honest, etc.

That said, not all traffic is the same to be used for all purposes. Of the few (VERY few) places wher e you can purchase traffic legitimately outside of search engines, the kind you would get from an expired domain or traffic exchange co-op are NOT for getting sales. Unless your offer is truly irresistable and has a person with a good, established reputation behind it that is a internet marketers will recognize, the Only page you should put in one of those sites is a landing page with a subscribe box - and a very, very specific kind at that.

For example, if the link in your signature is the one you were promoting, first, I'll tell you that it's all wrong for purchasing traffic. Because any site that is about helping people make money, especially with claims of "fast cash", you have to first, establish an air-tight reputation, and second, once you have that behind you, you will have to buy your traffic from places like Google or Yahoo or http://isedn.org/- any place that people could complain to if they were defrauded.

When you're promising people that they can make money with your product, you have to make a good showing of the fact that you're spending money to get them to see it. It's subconscious logic - they're thinking "if they're using a cheap traffic method to get me here, then they don't have money. And if they don't have money, they can't get me any."

Big trust has to be established before you can get traffic to that kind of site and get any real inquiries or serious traffic. There's a certain way that kind of deal has to be marketed. You might think of press releases, not just press releases, but those that go out to traditional media. Free teleseminars to explain your business. Build leads first and then convert them instead of sending them to an anonymous page.

Especially where making money is concerned - everyone thinks every site that talks about money making is a scam, particularly if it's not highly ranked in search engines (which implies a pre-existing trust relationship).

Also, test your traffic no matter where it comes from, with a small amount first. Even Jim has a $5 or $6 test program, and a money back guaratee - one he doesn't even have control over. If an unsatisfied person complained to PayPal, he'd have to give them their money within a certain amount of money whether he liked it or not. That's another sign that it's not a scam. Sites with high levels of dissatisfied or complaining clients get dropped from PayPal.

I hope this helps you or some other person who reads this in some way. And again, if you have a problem with Jim, write to *him*.

Readers take it the wrong way when you make a generalized comment about another person's product publically without more evidence than "I tried it and it didn't work". They tend to think that you're just trying to get publicity for your site.I tried to ride a bike once and it didn't work. Does that mean the bike failed? Not necessarily. It may mean I didn't learn the right way to ride it. If I put up some Google AdWords and got no leads, does that mean it didn't work? Not necessarily. Maybe my ad sucks.

You need evidence, expertise, or a trust relationship with people to back up a claim like that.

Instead, consider starting a blog and talk very specifically about exactly what methods you used, and why you feel it didn't work. Invite a traffic specialist to come by the site and tell you why it didn't work, risking their own money to test it for different results.

Try the same amount of traffic with other methods such as Google Adwords, article marketing, ezine advertising, or even another traffic exchange like TrafficSwarm. Now if *that* doesn't work either? It's probably your site or the way your advertising. Just because Jim's traffic wasn't a good match doesn't mean it doesn't work.

Hello:

If you're thinking of buying any type of traffic from any company, save your money because it doesn't work.

I bought Jim Calkin's traffic service (traffic wholesaler) in 2005 because he claimed that his traffic come from expired domain.

The traffic was a dud, generated by computer (script), just like the other scam companies.

So stop making these scam traffic delivery companies rich.

All of them are fake because they are generated using a script. These traffic are not real human beings.

That is why they can send a million traffic to your website and you'll not get even one inquiry not to mention a sale.

Buddy Cashmann
http://www.dollarbliss.com

Hello:

If you're thinking of buying any type of traffic from any company, save your money because it doesn't work.

I bought Jim Calkin's traffic service (traffic wholesaler) in 2005 because he claimed that his traffic come from expired domain.

The traffic was a dud, generated by computer (script), just like the other scam companies.

So stop making these scam traffic delivery companies rich.

All of them are fake because they are generated using a script. These traffic are not real human beings.

That is why they can send a million traffic to your website and you'll not get even one inquiry not to mention a sale.

Buddy Cashmann
http://www.dollarbliss.com

UTW is the bomb diggity. (Which is English means the best thing since sliced bread - but I DO like my DC slang. )

Tinu, that's (UTW) one of the best plugins I've ever used. Christine did an excellent job at developing it. I like how she put in the hooks to Yahoo Web Services to get contextual related tags. Thanks for mentioning it!

Tinu, that's (UTW) one of the best plugins I've ever used. Christine did an excellent job at developing it. I like how she put in the hooks to Yahoo Web Services to get contextual related tags. Thanks for mentioning it!

Yep. And if this lovely template would be nice to me I would have had it up the first day. I use this on all my WordPress blogs except Zero Cost Ezine. Ultimate Tag Warrior.

Tinu, are you using a plugin for the tags in your footer?

Tinu, are you using a plugin for the tags in your footer?

Hi Andy,

Just because a site is professional looking doesn't mean it's not a scam, it could just mean it was made by scammers with money. It might not mean anything at all - they might just have a good design team, or be a one-person operation who is good at web design. It's just like it doesn't mean it's not a scam if someone's pages Aren't pretty. Some of the most powerful ebooks I've ever written were by masters with very plain pages. The proof is in the pudding - look at their testimonials and try and reach the people who made them. That's why I link to testimonials in my newsletter, and put text links in my sales pages. A good salesperson knows you are going to investigate and Wants you to research and a person who has made a good product(s) wants you to be able to find out about it as many ways as you can.
I don't know the address off the top of my head. My affiliate link points to it as freetraffictip.com/tw. I'd imagine it was trafficwholesalers.com.

For good small business advertising, look up a site called 2bucks an ad. I think it's parantheon.com. I have an affiliate link for that but dang if I know where it is.

I would find out And Use as much information as you can for free first, if you have the time and the drive. Use it and test it, see what works. Then look for people who follow their own advice = people who have done what you wan to do, consistently and successfully. You'll find someone whose voice resonates with you. Study them, copy their techniques (not their actual work, but HOW they do their work.)

Only start buying guides when you can afford the fast-track solution. I must buy three or four premium ebooks a week, just looking to learn all I can about other areas like Niche Marketing Development. But that's because I have the budget for it, I'm buying out of my profit and looking for experts who I can get to talk to my audience on a real level. Then there's all the self improvement books I buy - but again, it's not like when I was working at a job, having a fixed amount of money per week.

My suggestion would be to set aside a certain learning budget every week and keep really good records of it so you can write it off. I'm not a tax accountant or lawyer, so of course speak to the appropriate advisors first. But that's the one thing I think people forget the most when looking to make an educational or consulting investment in their business. You have to take the potential gain in account as well as the costs, and buy out of your surplus money, not your bill money.

I'm just verbose, so my replies are often long when I have the time. Hope you see you around soon.

Thanks very much for the detailed reply Tinu :) I'd have to say I have the same concerns regarding MoreThanTraffic. I would normally have written it off as a fake immediately if the website weren't so thorough and professional-looking.

Off the top of your head do you know the URL for Jim Calkin's Traffic Wholesalers? I wasn't able to find it on Google. I'll look around for some Small Business ezines and check the advertising costs. Thanks for the tips!

I'm also sorely tempted to buy your blog traffic ebook, but I realize that I need to put the brakes on purchasing material and focus on 'doing' :)

Thanks very much for the detailed reply Tinu :) I'd have to say I have the same concerns regarding MoreThanTraffic. I would normally have written it off as a fake immediately if the website weren't so thorough and professional-looking.

Off the top of your head do you know the URL for Jim Calkin's Traffic Wholesalers? I wasn't able to find it on Google. I'll look around for some Small Business ezines and check the advertising costs. Thanks for the tips!

I'm also sorely tempted to buy your blog traffic ebook, but I realize that I need to put the brakes on purchasing material and focus on 'doing' :)

Hey, thanks, Ivan. I will take that comment into serious consideration. I think you're right, looks aren't everything. But it was time for a change. :)

Hello Tinu,

Looks good! You can aslo put ads into the header too.
I think they will have a good visability in the header, or may be put an interesting image. Of course the look and feel is not so important. The content is king :-) Thanks for the good tips!

Hello Tinu,

Looks good! You can aslo put ads into the header too.
I think they will have a good visability in the header, or may be put an interesting image. Of course the look and feel is not so important. The content is king :-) Thanks for the good tips!

Whoops, sorry to skip you Andy. Glad you're enjoying the blog. I'll turn the archives until I'm done re-taggn so you can see everything back to 2004.

I really don't get too far into paid traffic that doesn't come from a search engine or ezine advertising. Occasionally I would pay for pop-under traffic, but not on a site where I'm trying to build a brand rather than make sales. There's only two places I trust to buy actual web page views from besides manual surf , traffic exchanes, and even then it's only under certain circumstances such as to generate ezine leads. One's a secret, the other is Jim Calkin's Trafficwholesalers. He sends expired domain traffic and traffic from his very successful manual surf exchange sites.

It's not just that I know people who got burned, it's that I know a better way. I can't tell you whether you'll earn $100K in net profit from them, though it sounds fishy to me. Where does this money come from? How long does it take for it to come in? Who are people who have used this system, and where are their sites? With that kind of guarantee, why is there such a low fee to join? If you only pay on results, then why is there a sign-up fee?

And on and on.

Since I don't know anything about the company, it wouldn't be fair for me to definitely tell you to steer clear of them. My advice is to research until you find a real person who is willing to talk to you about it on the phone if that amount of money is a serious investment for you.

Otherwise, you'd be better off picking a well-converting affiliate program of something that you already own and use - so you can fully endorse it - and buy ezine advertising or send it to your list. With $100, if you found one that converts around 3%, you could end up getting at least a few hundred people to look at it. 5 sales of a $70 and you'd have $350. Roll $150 back into more advertising, use $169 from the profits to test this other program, and pocket the change for a rainy day.

Then you're spending out of your profits and you can afford to take a risk. At least that's how I used to do it before I figured out the traffic equation.

Hope that helps.

Thanks Howard!

Nope, I was fighting the template all night so I hadn't really gotten around to plug-ins. I'll be doing all that this weekend. I use a lot of Wordpress plug-ins on my non-traffic blogs, like WP-Shortstats and AdSense Deluxe. On those I haven't really needed Akismet but I've enabled it before.

Thanks again,

Tinu

Hello Tinu,

First off, thanks for the excellent blog - it's exactly what I've been looking for :) Starting out and trying to get past that initial 'barren website' stage often seems like an uphill struggle. Although another tricky aspect is knowing when to stick to one strategy and not get caught up trying a hundred different things..

I've learned now that anything that sounds too good to be true regarding web traffic usually is, but the other day I came across this company called MoreThanTraffic.com. Have you heard of it? It promises to send you loads of traffic, plus guaranteeing you $100,000 in *net profit*. And they offer a 'pay on results' plan.

Now that certainly sends some alarm bells ringing.. I did sign up, but I stopped short of paying the 'side setup fee' of $169. I wrote about it at the Small Business Solutions Blog at http://www.milliondollarb2b.com. I'd like to know what you think about it? If it's a fraud somebody spent a *lot* of time on it...

Sincerely,

Andy

Hello Tinu,

First off, thanks for the excellent blog - it's exactly what I've been looking for :) Starting out and trying to get past that initial 'barren website' stage often seems like an uphill struggle. Although another tricky aspect is knowing when to stick to one strategy and not get caught up trying a hundred different things..

I've learned now that anything that sounds too good to be true regarding web traffic usually is, but the other day I came across this company called MoreThanTraffic.com. Have you heard of it? It promises to send you loads of traffic, plus guaranteeing you $100,000 in *net profit*. And they offer a 'pay on results' plan.

Now that certainly sends some alarm bells ringing.. I did sign up, but I stopped short of paying the 'side setup fee' of $169. I wrote about it at the Small Business Solutions Blog at http://www.milliondollarb2b.com. I'd like to know what you think about it? If it's a fraud somebody spent a *lot* of time on it...

Sincerely,

Andy

I love the look to Free Traffic Tips! Have you enabled Akismet for comment spam? Akismet seems to eliminate about 99% of the comment spam.

I love the look to Free Traffic Tips! Have you enabled Akismet for comment spam? Akismet seems to eliminate about 99% of the comment spam.

Love your new look Tinu!

Keep up the good work.

Tim

Love your new look Tinu!

Keep up the good work.

Tim

Thanks. There's over 1000 posts in here already, so feel free to look around.

Like the header. Looking forward to blog

Jan

Like the header. Looking forward to blog

Jan