Powerful Tips To Get The Most Out Of Traffic Exchanges
The use of traffic exchanges to increase web site traffic has
been gaining popularity lately. Many webmasters are finding the
ease of use, along with the free traffic too tempting to pass
up. With very little effort webmasters can direct hundreds of
visitors per day to their site. However, there are little
"tricks" that can be done to maximize the traffic while limiting
the time and effort spent working. While the following
techniques are very simple to implement, there will be some work
involved. Please be prepared to invest at least 30 minutes a day
to this effort at first, and you will notice the time
requirements will substantially decrease as time goes on, with
it eventually reduced to zero!
Before we begin, I would like to first explain what a traffic
exchange does and how it works. A traffic exchange allows
webmasters tons of free traffic by viewing other people's sites.
It works on the basic function of
"you-view-my-site-and-I-view-yours". To gain credits/visitors,
the user has to view a particular site for a certain time limit.
Although each exchange works on a similar basic concept, the
actual workings, time limits, and ratios can vary somewhat
between each one.
There are two types of traffic exchanges, manual exchanges and
auto exchanges. Manual exchanges require the user to click on a
certain link at the end of the set time limit in order to gain
credit. This is done to help ensure real people are viewing your
site. Auto exchanges do not require a click to proceed to the
next site, as it automatically loads upon the timer reaching
zero. Auto exchanges can have a greater number of "fake" views
because the user does not have to actually view your site, as
credits can be aquired without the user present. This does not
mean auto exchanges are without any merit however, as real
people do use these, and I have personally generated many sales
from auto traffic exchanges.
Perhaps the greatest draw of traffic exchanges is the fact that
you can gain massive traffic using other people's work and
effort. Just about every exchange has a multi-tier type
affiliate program that earns referring users a percentage of
their downline's earned credits. This can be huge once you are
able to build a sizeable group of webmasters under you. This
step will be the key to successfully getting the most out of
your traffic exchanges and working as little as possible for a
huge amount of traffic.
***Just a side note. Most traffic exchanges are free, but offer
an "upgrade" package usually at a nominal monthly fee. If you
refer users that upgrade, not only will you receive many credits
from their efforts, most exchanges offer a monthly recurring
commission for each referral. This is like icing on the cake;
free traffic to your site AND a monthly residual income for the
life of your referral!
Let's get started. The first step is to find a handful of
traffic exchanges that appeal to you. A search for "traffic
exchange" on any search engine will bring up more than enough
options for you to choose from. One traffic exchange that is
essential to join is Tr
afficSwarm.com. This exchange provides you with very
targeted traffic, has a large user base, and allows you to
promote up to 10 URLs at once for free. You will also want to
choose at least four or five more and sign up to each one. Once
you sign up, you will receive a referral URL. This referral link
is what will help you build a large downline, and is critical to
your success in getting the most out of your traffic exchanges.
Be sure to get your referral URL for each exchange you have
signed up for.
Many good traffic exchanges provide you a premade fast loading
splash page with your referral link built into it. These splash
pages are great, however they promote only one site. Your next
step is to create a similar page promoting all of your traffic
exchanges at once. For an example check out http://www.informativeresources.com/trafficexchange.htm
Please feel free to use this exact format as long as a link is
placed back to my sites' home page. Also be sure to replace all
referral links with your own. Please keep in mind the short time
(usually 15 -30 seconds) a surfer has to actually view your
site, therefore your page needs to load quickly and demand
action. Using a simple, easy to navigate page such as the one
mentioned above, that promotes all of your traffic exchanges
will ensure maximum referrals to your downline.
Once your page is complete, you will want to login to each
traffic exchange and start promoting your URL. This is where the
work starts, I recommend dedicating at least 30 minutes a day
surfing your exchanges and promoting your site. You will want to
surf all your exchanges at once to maximize your efforts. An
easy way to do this is by using a tabbed browser such as
Firefox, however I just open up separate windows for each
traffic exchange, and just toggle between them all using
(Alt+Tab). Following this method should yield you new members in
at least one of your traffic exchanges daily.
Now, not everyone will be able to spend the time it requires to
build a huge downline. However, there are some shortcuts to
achieving a large downline without as much effort. If time is a
concern, you could always pay someone to click the exchanges for
you. You could also use only autoexchanges which would not
require you to actually be there. However, what I would
recommend doing is, purchasing a downline. Guaranteed signups
are fairly priced and can produce good results. You can search
on any major search engine for guaranteed signups and get many
great choices or you can go to http://www.informativeresources.com/wholesaleaccess.htm
I do recommend USA only signups as International signups do not
convert as well. USA only signups may cost a little more,
however it is well worth it.
Now this is where the fun begins. With the steady supply of new
members joining yout programs, you should start to see an
increase in your sites' traffic. Perhaps even a few have
upgraded and now you are earning a monthly commission on their
efforts. Congratulations! Now we can take it to the next step.
Many traffic exchanges allow you to email your downline. Send
each one of your members a copy of this article, just be sure to
leave all the links intact and to include the resource box at
the bottom of the page. Once they see how easy it is to create a
large downline, earning them alot of free traffic and even some
cash, they will start to promote their referral links thereby
giving you even more free traffic and commissions. Many traffic
exchanges have affiliate traffic and commissions earned as many
as five or more levels deep! Your traffic and earning potential
is unlimited.
As you can now see, traffic exchanges provide a valuable service
to webmasters across the globe. With every site needing quality
web traffic, using free traffic exchanges correctly can provide
thousands of quality hits per month. As there is not an easier
or more cost effective means of advertising, the traffic
exchange industry will continue to grow in popularity and
importance for every web site owner in the years to come.
Noah Ulrich is webmaster of http://www.informative
resources.com His site maintains top rankings in all major
search engines, and has maintained an online presence since
2001. His site provides top quality master resale
rights, guaranteed signups, and guarant
eed web traffic to businesses worldwide.