Getting Results From Traffic Exchanges
Squeeze the most traffic out of your work!
Squeeze the most traffic out of your work!
Overview;
Many people have heard the term "Traffic Exchange" used to define sites that you earn "credits" by viewing other websites, and then apply these credits to earn traffic back to your webpage. While these systems can do wondrous for all types of websites, it's important to understand what methods turn the most traffic into buyers, members, or return users.
How traffic exchanges work;
The process is simple, you view another user's webpage and you earn xCredits. Once you have earned a certain amount of these credits you can assign them to your sites and start to receive traffic back. Some exchanges offer a 1:1 ratio, or 1 visitor for every page you view. Most modern exchange programs have placed a timed limit, or required amount of time you must view another's page for it to earn you credits. Afterall, what good is 500 guests if they only view your page for 2 seconds?
Splash Pages;
One of the greatest ideas ever developed are splash pages. Instead of showing visitors your direct site, you set up a middleman page outlining the reasons why they should visit your site and become a buyer / user. These pages can be as simple as a html page with an image in the middle saying "click here" or as advanced as http://www.freedomainguide.info/ a site that "teaches" people how to use a rewards site to gain free domain names. Since people only see these pages for a short amount of time it's often best to make them extremely appealing visually. If it's ugly, people won't bother to click through to your real site!
Audio // Video
If you are an active user of traffic exchange programs you will notice that often times sites embed auto-start audio and video to help "grab" a browser's attention. While it is often true that these things can help get people to scan your page for the "mute" button, it can also be a huge turnoff. I, for example, ignore every page that has audio, as I think it's annoying. I even disable my browser's plugins at times while surfing! I usually try to steer clear of ever embedding audio and video in my sites, but if you do decide to, make sure it's not set to auto-start upon the page load, you'll just annoy people 😉
Looking to give it a try?
By far the best Traffic Exchange out there in my opinion is EasyHits4U. If you plan to try things in this guide i'd love it if you could join with my referral link, but if not then it's fine as well. EasyHits4U offers a 1:1 ratio, banner ads, text links, and they even pay you $0.30 for every 1,000 sites you surf! You can cashout via PayPal at $3 😉
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Non-Referral Link
Yes this guide is rather short. I may expand it later, or I may just leave it as is. Feel free to Comment / Rep below 🙂
