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This update ONLY applies to those who were members of the previous TEP membership site (prior to July 13, 2010).

Previously, TEP splash pages on the teprofits.com server sent prospects to lead capture pages on the trafficexchangeprofits.net server. You can identify those splash pages by their link (s01, s02, s03… and p01, p02).

On July 6th we began our transition to the new system, which includes updated splash pages (splashpage.php?id=1, 2, 3…)

During the transition phase, you were able to use both splash/capture systems concurrently.

As of today, the old splash pages no longer send your prospects to the old capture pages. Instead, they now direct leads to the updated lead capture pages in our new system.

This is temporary!

Rather than immediately disabling the old splash pages, they are being redirected in order to give you additional time to adjust your advertising campaigns in the traffic exchanges.

Please stop using the old splash pages as soon as possible. At the end of this month, all the old splash page links will be disabled. Any traffic sent to an old splash page link will be lost.

You MUST use the splash page links provided in your new TEP back office. (See Your Splash Pages on the main menu.)

If you were a member of the old TEP membership site and marketing system…

Make the move to the new site now.

Set up the new system and start using the new pages.

Stop using the old pages as quickly as you can.

You’ll be glad you did. :~)

To Your Success,
Scott

The $5 Franchise is the business associated with the Online Business Alliance, or OBA.

As a business owner in the OBA, you have the privilege of  being able to sell several outstanding products and keep 100% of the revenue.

In the TE Profits system we sell the $5 ebook, Stacked Income. The turnkey system does this for you automatically. No need to directly advertise your $5 Franchise as the TE Profits system is more effective in the TE market.

To add your $5 Franchise to the TEP turnkey system, log into your TEP back office and go to the Marketing System page.

Look at the example URL highlighted in yellow.

Your $5 Franchise link looks like this:

http://5dollarfranchise.com/?id=[your OBA username]

Note that we also have a pre-sell landing page hosted on the TEP server for you. This landing page is automatically promoted to your list of prospects by your Traffic Wave autoresponder.

That link looks like this:

http://teprofits.com/5dollar.php?r=[your TEP username]

For that link to work properly, enter your OBA username in the form in the instructions on Step 2 inside Start Here of your TEP back office.

Please note that the OBA provides other products and sales pages you can use to build your $5 Franchise. However, you can NOT use any of those links from the OBA in any email advertising if clicking the link lands on an OBA server.

The TEP system provides approved links to promote your $5 Franchise. Just set up your $5 Franchise links in the TEP system and you do not have to worry about being out of compliance with the OBA email advertising policy.

Your Friend and Partner,
Scott Douglas
OBA Business Owner

You Won!!

Actually, we ALL did. :~)

TE Profits has just been added to the recommend resources in TE Command Post… and it ain’t every day that happens.

Only the very top programs get listed in the coveted resources section of TE Command Post.

Congratulations and THANK YOU to all who made it possible (you know who you are).

Log into your TE Command Post back office now and go to the Other Resources page to enter your TEP username.

TE Command Post is a key component of the TE Profits marketing system, and a real time saver for all TE users.

Don’t be without it!

Look for your TE Command Post signup link in your TEP Marketing System.

To Your Success,
Scott Douglas
Creator, TE Profits

AlertPay is my preferred online payment processor and the ONLY accepted payment gateway on TE Profits. PayPal is not accepted.

You can easily purchase an upgraded membership in TE Profits by using a Credit Card, even if you do not have an AlertPay account.

Simply enter your Credit Card information into the check out form (after clicking the AlertPay button) and your payment will be charged to your card. This will also automatically establish a new AlertPay account for you so you can get paid on your earnings with TE Profits.

“I already have an AlertPay account and it states you do not accept Credit Cards. What now?”

Several members have reported that message from AlertPay, so you are not alone. However, TE Profits most certainly does accept Credit Cards via AlertPay.

To use your Credit Card if you already have an AlertPay account…

First log into your AlertPay account and add your Credit Card as an alternate funding source.

Next, return to the upgrade page in your TE Profits members area and click the upgrade button.

You will be taken to AlertPay for checkout.

Enter your AlertPay log in information to complete the purchase. Select your alternate funding source and the payment will be charged to your Credit Card.

Be sure to enter your AlertPay email address in your TE Profits back office under Account Details. Your commissions will be sent to that account.

If you cannot log into the new TEP membership site, you most likely have not created your new account yet.

Members returning from the old membership site located at trafficexchangeprofits.net will not be able to log in or take advantage of all the benefits in the new site until creating a new account.

Go HERE to create your new TEProfits.com membership account.

Read about the new membership site and click on the Start Now button near the bottom of the page.

After confirming your new account, you will be able to log into the new site with the link below:

http://teprofits.com/memberlogin.php

If you still have trouble logging in, click on Forgot Your Password and it will be emailed to you.

If you did not receive your confirmation email, you may have entered a typo in your email address. Send in a Support Ticket with your new user information and I will correct this for you. A new confirmation email will be sent.

Only 36 hours until the official “Grand Opening” of our new TE Profits membership site!!

The ‘pre-launch’ phase started last Tuesday with the goal of completing that phase in one week. We are right on schedule.

The past week flew by in a hurry as our existing members made a very smooth migration to the new location. THANK YOU to all who have been patient and helpful with this important move.

You are simply the best!

We saw very, very little in the way of problems. Manually upgrading existing Pro members was enough to keep me very busy, but worth every minute. Seeing all the excitement and positive feedback flooding my inbox about the new members area is its own reward.

This is what you NEED to KNOW about the end of the first phase Tuesday…

Our splash pages that were tied to the old system will no longer direct people to the old capture pages. On Tuesday they will be redirected to your new capture pages so that you do not lose any traffic.

This will in effect disable the old system. If you have not joined the new site to replace your old account, time is running out!

If you are not yet an upgraded member of TE Profits, you have until midnight Monday (Eastern Time, US) to review a special pre-launch offer.

All FREE members should log in to your back office and review the Upgrade Account page. Then click the link to ** Launch Special ** before it disappears Tuesday.

You do not want to miss it!

One more quick note…

If you are using the viral PDF version of the Traffic Report released this past May, you need to update your branded copy.

The PDF version has been updated to reflect your new referral links for TE Profits.

Get the updated branding kit here:

Free Report Brander

Thanks again to everyone for a fantastic transition.

Tuesday is the end the first phase, but just the beginning of things to come!

To all your profits,
Scott

Wow!

What a busy day yesterday was… and it looks like today will busier!

I was up half the night taking care of grandfathered upgrades and other additions to the system. I’m getting too old for that. LOL

It’s now almost noon and I’m still having coffee to wake up. Should have just gone to bed earlier.

Before I jump into the backlog of support, here’s a quick update on our transition.

We are still in pre-launch.

The new system is operational, but this is a brief period where we want existing members to get set up in the new system before an all out wake up call is sent to the entire TE and List Building community.

It’s in your best interest to take things a bit slowly. No rush.

Take your time and set up your system before launching your new campaigns.

Check your referral link.

We found an error in the confirmation email yesterday. Apparently the confirmation email was sending out a referral link even BEFORE the new member had joined. That referral link was in error and has been removed.

If you joined yesterday, please do NOT use the link that was in that confirmation email.

You will find your correct referral link under Advertising & Promo on the main menu.

That link is a direct link to use for your existing partners. When marketing in TEs and List Builders (safelists), you will do better to use your splash and capture page links. Those are found under Your Splash Pages in the main menu.

More Splash Pages are still coming.

I added a few more yesterday under Your Splash Pages. The rest will be added over the next day or two.

Upgraded Membership.

Again, if you were upgraded in the previous TEP membership site you will be upgraded to Pro in the  new. Send me a support ticket with the date of your previous upgrade. Sending a copy of your receipt is appreciated.

You have until the end of July 2010 to claim your upgrade if you are being grandfather in. We simply must have a cut-off date as I cannot honor upgrades and grandfather people who show up this time next year stating they had previously upgraded.

We have a Partner membership option. If you were a free member in the previous system, you can certainly go ahead and grab the top upgrade. If you were a Pro member, we’ll have a special offer soon giving you the option of upgrading to Partner.

To those who have already upgraded to Partner, thank you and congratulations. You made a wise decision for your business.

Logging into the new site.

Several have stated they could not log into the new site. The problem was due to the fact they had not signed up for the new membership.

You MUST create a new account to use the new system.

TEP email series to use with Traffic Wave.

The email series has been updated with the new referral links to your new TEP marketing system.

Read through all the information under Start Here on the main menu. Step 2 walks you through setting up your system and TrafficWave campaign.

You do NOT need to create a new teprofits campaign if you already created one in the previous membership site. You DO need to import the new series using the codes provided in Step 2. Just let the new series over write the old and your email links will be updated automatically.

As always, check your work and your links. Subscribe to your new campaign and read your letters as they arrive.

That’s all for today. Take your time and HAVE FUN with your marketing!

For some “Buddies” who have been members of TE Profits for a couple of years, moving to a new server to manage our marketing system is nothing new. In fact, this is now the 4th (and final) home for our system.

The earliest days consisted of two or three splash pages, one capture page, and the Traffic Report on a small site I was using to build my list. Many people asked if they could use my lead capture pages and Traffic Report to build their list. I said yes and TE Profits was born.

After a couple of months, we needed a bigger server. So I updated the replicated pages process and moved to a new website. However, without a membership site script all the pages were still created manually. TEP version 2 also did not have a members back office or any downline builder capability.

The growing workload was overwhelming. By early 2009 I simply could not keep up. Our good friend, Dave Gray (creator of the Online Business Alliance), stepped in to help.

In March 2009 our TEP membership site became a reality. (The 3rd home for TEP.)

It was a super sweet deal for me, since I knew nothing about programming or setting up a membership site. Unfortunately, with his health situation, Dave has been unable to provide the support to our TEP users necessary to keep up with our increasing demand.

I believe in looking for the silver lining. So the good news is that I have acquired the skills and tools to host and manage the TEP membership site, which will also relieve Dave of a burden that I probably never should have asked him to carry.

The TE Profits membership site and marketing system is now consolidated on the TEProfits [dot] com server. We are ready for you.

With this move to the new server, all of the splash pages and capture pages have been updated… along with the Traffic Report (to incorporate the changes reflected in the new viral PDF version released two months ago).

I’m excited about this update, and so far all the feedback has been outstanding!

At this time we are in ‘pre-launch’ mode. This is simply a brief period of transition to allow existing members a chance to sign up in orderly fashion via their current sponsor.

The top partners who have been with TEP the longest have already begun the transition. Watch your emails and private messages in the OBC forum for a link from your sponsor to join the new TEP membership site.

When you get the link, please don’t delay. Join as quickly as you can and then send your referral link to your partners.

After joining, you can immediately set up your back office and marketing system. Import the new email series (just let it over write the previous emails) and you’re good to go.

New splash page links are also provided. In one week, the old splash pages will be set to redirect traffic to the new squeeze pages. So if you forget about any of your old links, no problem. You won’t lose the traffic.

This is a hectic time for me as you can imagine. So if you have any questions, please join the discussion in the OBC forum. Look in the TEP Updates section.

Special Note for Existing Pro Members:

If you are already an upgraded Pro member of TE Profits, you will be upgraded to Pro in the new membership site. I ask for your patience and understanding, as I do not have access to the existing member database.

Please send me a support ticket via the new TEP membership site after you join, stating that you were already an upgraded Pro member. Include your OBA username and the date of your upgrade. I will verify your previous upgrade and manually upgrade you to the Pro Membership level in our new site.

Best Regards,
Scott Douglas
Creator, TE Profits

Hello Buddies!

No doubt by now you are aware that a new service for TE users has just launched this morning (Tuesday, June 1st, 2010).

This new service is a membership site called TE Command Post, from the innovative mind of Paul Kinder and company.

What follows is my personal review of the new site along with how we can use it to help grow your TEP referrals and OBA business.

First a review of the membership site…

Obviously this site is geared toward TE users by providing them with a service to assist in their TE advertising. TE Command Post gives you a central location to view your TE advertisements (credits) without logging directly into each TE individually.

Within your command post you get:

* Up to the minute account information for every listed exchange almost instantly.

* How many credits you have waiting to be assigned

* How many credits you have already assigned

* Which URLs are running low on credits

Design and layout of the membership site is simply first class. It is totally custom-built on a new script developed by KRM (Kinder-Rash-Marketing) and is extremely easy to navigate.

When you first log in, the Members Home page provides you with clear steps to set up your command post quickly.

Step 1: Grab a copy of the user guide

The user guide is presented in PDF format for easy off-line reading. With a menu-driven table of contents, you can jump to any section of the guide for information you need.

Step 2: Set up your exchanges

I was fully impressed with how easy it is to add a TE to your command center. You simply go to ‘Traffic Exchanges’ on the main menu, scroll through the built-in list of TEs you can add, enter your username or ID number for an exchange to add, click the ADD button.

If you are adding a TE that you are not already a member of, you can join from a banner link on the right. (This serves as a referral builder for you automatically.)

When you click the ADD button, you’ll be asked to enter your username and password for the TE being added. This allows TECP to access the credit balance information in your individual TEs without having to log into them individually.

In less than two minutes I was able to add Blue-Surf and Traffic-Splash to my control center. You only have to add each once and you’re set. With experience, you’ll probably able to add a TE in about 10 seconds flat.

Step 3: This step takes you to the second referral builder in TECP. You can also reach this referral builder by going to ‘Other Resources’ on the main menu.

At this time, three other resources are included: Affiliate Funnel, TE Toolbox and ViralMailProfits. (More on this below)

Step 4: This step is where you take control of your TE Credits. It’s the main feature you’ll likely be using in the command center.

You can skip to this section by going to ‘TE Credits’ on the main menu, but you will not be able to view your credits until completing Step 2, above, for each TE you wish to manage.

Here’s a look at my control center with the first two TEs added:

Clicking the green plus sign next to an individual exchange expands the view to display each URL you have entered in that TE. You’ll be able to see exactly how many credits are currently allocated to each a URL.

You are not able to manage your credits directly from within TECP (which would be a nice feature, but could pose a security risk); however, a convenient link to each TE is also displayed for quick access.

In addition to managing your TE Credits assigned to your URLs, you can see how many banner and text link impressions you have in your TEs by going to the appropriate item on the main menu. (Upgraded members are able to access details on banner and text impressions rather than just your overall total.)

That’s a basic overview of the primary features in TE Command Post. The clear benefit to you is the amount of time this will save you from logging into each TE individually to check the status of your advertisements.

In my personal (and professional) opinion, this is a must-have tool for any TE marketer with any experience level.

Experienced marketers with dozens of TEs to manage will save the most time. However, the system is so easy to set up that any newbie can use it quickly and easily.

The immediate benefits of TE Command Post are clear.

What are the hidden benefits?

How can TECP build YOUR business?

It short, TECP can benefit your business on the ‘back end’ in two ways:

First, by assisting you to gain referrals in the built-in ‘downline’ builders.

The main downline builder is for the traffic exchanges you have set up in your TECP back office. However, in my honest opinion, most people will simply use TECP to manage their existing TE memberships. As with any TE downline builder, having too many TEs to join is a disincentive rather than an incentive to join them all.

Side Note: This is the primary reason we use Traffic Hoopla as the starting point for building TE referrals. With a smaller list of TEs and a solid reason to join them, referrals to Traffic Hoopla naturally join your TE downlines.

The other downline builder in TECP is for ‘Other Resources’ mentioned above. I do believe it would be good to join each of those resources mentioned as these are more likely to gain referrals automatically.

The second way TECP can build your business on the ‘back end’ is with added income and commissions. This is an advanced strategy that is used within our TEP marketing system to liquidate expenses. Our advertising and marketing tools become revenue generators rather that costly liabilities.

If you are just starting out in your marketing, I suggest you do NOT join new product launches and upgrade solely on the hope of gaining referrals and earning commissions with the new service. Doing so misses the primary benefit of the service and will detract from what you need to focus on… building your traffic and lead generation.

On the other hand, if you are experienced and have started building your own list of leads by all means promote new product launches to your list. It certainly won’t hurt and the added ‘back end’ business is a bonus for building your list on the front end.

Looking ahead…

TE Command Post will be added as a recommended resource in TE Profits. This will allow you to continue focus on your traffic and lead generation, while gaining referrals in TECP on autopilot.

The TECP sister site, ViralMailProfits, which provides a similar service for email advertising in List Building tools will also be added to TE Profits.

All of my efforts are currently spent on making TE Profits your primary resource, while building your referrals in other top programs automatically. This proven strategy maximizes your advertising power by adding your referrals in these high quality programs without diluting your advertising efforts.

To wrap this up…

We have a real opportunity for reciprocity with TE Command Post.

Remember the ‘Other Resources’ section of TECP mentioned above?

During the launch for TECP, a referral contest is being held. These contests are highly competitive, especially for anything Paul Kinder has created.

The top 20 referrers in the contest will receive an extra program placement in the ‘Other Resources’ section of TECP.

This morning I sent an email to my personal subscriber list. That always gets new referrals and often puts me on the affiliate leader board.

In this launch, that alone will not be enough. For TEP to be one of those added to the TECP downline builder, I will need your help.

If you have not already joined TECP and would like to help TEP be one of the top 20 promoters, join now via my affiliate link  by clicking the banner below.

You need to join anyway. It may as well be in a way that brings benefits back to you.

Enjoy your new Command Post!

YFAP,
Scott

PS. After a nice 3 day weekend (I was actually working on TEP all weekend), I really did not want to spend half a day promoting a new product launch. Please realize I took time out to do this with your best interest in mind.

It’s not about me, TEP, or even the OBA. It’s about YOU. If you get nothing else from this post, get TE Command Post and save yourself a lot of time managing your TE credits starting today.

You’ve heard this quote before, but I’ll repeat it again. Think of it as Marketing 101…

“We can have anything we want in life if we’re willing to help enough other people get what they want.” ~ Zig Ziglar

Think about what other people want and give them a reason to buy it from you.

What do they want?

Most want an easy way to make money online. They have an ‘opportunity seeker’ mindset and only hope for success. They just want a ‘magic button’ affiliate link they can simply drive traffic to for quick sales.

Most do not have time (or do not want to take the time and effort) to do what it takes to be successful. They spend more time dreaming than learning how to market effectively.

That desire for quick and easy money, coupled with the false belief that it actually exists, creates an environment full of opportunity for scammers. It also creates a lot of victims.

Stop Being a Victim tells the honest truth about scams on the Internet. Unfortunately, most people do not really want the truth. They choose the easy money dream.

Consider this statement…

“If you are looking for a push-button easy way to make money on the Internet, then you need Traffic Exchange Profits!”

Is that an honest statement?

In my opinion, yes!

Everyone in traffic exchanges should follow the proven formula presented in the TE Profits Traffic Report.

Everyone in traffic exchanges should use highly targeted splash pages, capture pages and an autoresponder to generate leads and sales.

Everyone in traffic exchanges should part with a mere $5 to read Stacked Income and Stop Being a Victim.

Everyone in traffic exchanges should follow the ’stacking’ model of the Online Business Alliance $5 Franchise.

Therefore, TE Profits provides what every traffic exchange user needs.

But… is TE Profits ‘push-button’ marketing?

The answer is Yes and No…

TE Profits is a turnkey system that provides proven splash pages, lead capture pages,  a valuable free offer for your subscribers, an effective followup email series. Everything you need to get started on day one. It also provides training so that you can learn and grow with your business.

It provides all this and more as a free bonus to a small $5 purchase.

TE Profits saves time and shortens the learning curve with training and a proven marketing plan. In concert with the Online Business Alliance, members enjoy a built-in business plan… a REAL business they own… YOUR business.

And yet, TE Profits is not magic. A magic push-button system simply does not exist.

Imagine such a magic system did exist. How long would the magic last?

The better the system, the more quickly it would be duplicated by everyone looking for the magic button, easy money approach.

Be careful what you wish for!

Enter the real business owner…

Entrepreneurs with business mindsets do not spend time on wishful thinking. Rather, they do whatever it takes. Nothing can stop them!

Entrepreneurs seek what they need and stop at nothing to reach their goals. They develop new skills by studying successful marketers and learning how they do it.

The entrepreneur takes OWNERSHIP of their business and begins to promote it as their business. He or she distinguishes themselves with a brand called “You, Inc.”

TE Profits is designed so that anyone can succeed through sheer determination. You do not have to learn anything about marketing or building your own ‘brand’ if you are willing to persist no matter how long it takes.

However, if you want to control your destiny like so many successful partners before you, then perhaps you are ready to be the President of You, Inc.

Click HERE for some personal tips on marketing a ‘brand’ called YOU.

To Your Success,
Scott

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