I just ran across this article and it's good advice. I've been following this for months and I've seen how well it works.
Namaste,
BrianSetting Up Your Budget To Maximize Your Time In The Traffic Exchanges!
Something to remember, especially when you work online, is that you need a budget. You have to set a monthly budget and keep it in place so that you get the best returns on your investment. Case in point, deciding which traffic exchanges to upgrade in, how much to spend on credit purchases and different odds and ends to get you the best exposure each and every month.
Here's what I did when I was getting started. First, I didn't have a penny to my name. So I invested my time rather than money. This is a common story online, but what happened next is what really helped me build my businesses. After I started to make a few bucks here and there, I set up a 75$ a month budget. I invested in 3 traffic exchanges at roughly $10 per month. I then got my ad tracking service and autoresponder services which ran be roughly $25 a month for the two. This gave me an extra $20 per month to use on credit purchases and various odds and ends that seemed to help my business grow.
Keeping this budget for about 6 months, my income started to grow and before long I had an extra 50$ to invest in credits, then $100 and then $250 and so on. The main two points I want to stress is to keep your budget going every month for a while. Do not over spend and do your best to maintain your advertising. And finally, once you start earning more money, trade your surfing time into credit purchases. This helped me develop new ideas and concentrate on other areas of my business.
I still spend a lot of time surfing the traffic exchanges, but I can spend between $50-$100 a day in extra credits now, all because I kept with my plan and spent my money wisely. I hope this helps you develop your monthly budget as well. Good luck with your endeavors!!!
This article was taken from
Jon Olson's Hit Exchange Blog. Be sure to check out Jon's blog for daily rants, raves and opinions about the wonderful world of traffic exchanges!