Traffic Era – the new age in surfing? A review
I have been with Traffic Era since the beginning. I joined in January as a silver member and I have now moved along to be a club member. The up side of Traffic Era is that I have had some success in getting signups by surfing and advertising there. However, there is a down side to Traffic Era. It is the mix of egos that one gets through team surfing.
On the whole, a majority of the people that I have met through team surfing have been pleasant. However, there is a minority of people who are unpleasant types and can make the whole experience quite hellish. What is getting in the way at Traffic Era is the desire by some to be always at the top, whether that is in a team or within a team. This desire can actually drive other motivations which in the end causes a crisis within a team.
The problem with team surfing in a TE like Traffic Era is that people with different egos are being brought together. Some people like to dominate, whilst others just want to have fun. Some people seem to think that flirting is ok, whilst others believe that there should be boundaries, especially for those who are married. Some people have this idea that their team must always be at the top and they will do anything to keep it that way.
I will not dwell on the things that can and do go wrong within a team, but the truth is, they go wrong because of the way in which some people want to dominate others all of the time. It is just human nature. What is really wrong though, is when people strive to cut others from a team by using anything but fair means. Again, I will not dwell on the issues involved because some of the issues are yet to be resolved.
Now, there is another reason for not seeing Traffic Era in a more positive light. This is the fact that one cannot earn commissions from this TE. I have to wonder about the point of belonging when there is nothing to be gained for being a member. The timer is also a bit of a concern because sometimes the numbers are very hard to read.
There are positives for continuing to surf at Traffic Era but there are also quite a few negatives. The question then becomes do the positives actually outweigh the negatives that I have encountered over recent months? I am not sure that I have an answer to that question at the present time.
