Traffic Exchanges Can and Do Work!
By: Tammie Allen | Posted: 21st March 2006
Traffic exchanges can and do work! The 100+ subscribers
added to A Step On The Path Newsletter from them this last
week is proof that this free method of promotion can pay
dividends. If you want to benefit from this type of free
advertising, see if some of the below tips can help you
increase your conversions.
First, and most important if you surf while you are doing
other things, do not run your surfing pages in Internet
Explorer (IE). There are several free browsers you can
use, but I personally like Crazy Browser. It doesn't bog down
when several sites are open at the same time like IE likes to
do. It is simple and free to use and I've never had any
problems with spyware from it. It also comes with its own
popup blocker.
Once you have Crazy Browser downloaded and installed, you
are ready to start surfing. I always make this the first program
I open so my traffic surfing is always on my mind. Then you
just go to favorites, open one, two or three of your favorite
surfing sites and start clicking.
I have heard of people having 15 or 20 traffic exchanges
going at once with this browser, but that alone would make
me crazy! I myself have three windows open. I can surf these
three sites without affecting my computers resources for doing
other work in IE. As I go about reading my mail, I click on the
Crazy Browser tab and surf to the next page on the three sites
I have open. Do this all day and your hits will add up.
Second, to get the best results with traffic exchanges do not try
and sell people. Everyone surfing is out for the same thing you
are. They want to earn credits to get their site shown. The number
of people that will take the time to read a long sales letter or
presentation on traffic exchanges are few and far between.
Instead, create a teaser page where you can get their information
and contact them later via autoresponder. If you want subscribers
for your ezine, create a simple, fast loading page that offers a
free bonus for joining your ezine. All surfers have to do is
enter their name and email address and they can go on to the next
site, knowing they are going to get something interesting for
free, with little loss of time on their part.
Use the same approach if you are promoting a business, e-book
or software. Create a teaser page with a great headline and make
surfers opt-in on the page to get more details. You create a list
you can then sell to at a later time.
Third, spend a lot of your surfing time on sites that have
longevity. I have racked up 1000's of credits on new traffic
exchanges only to have them disappear along with all my credits.
Sites that have been around for awhile have lasted because they
tend to be more responsive. Members like them and keep coming
back.
If you want hits delivered to your new teaser page fast, check out
WebBizInsider at http://webbizinsider.com/Home.asp?RID=15952.
Once your site is approved, you will start receiving hits as fast as
you can earn credits. They also offer daily free credits for 25, 50,
100, 250 and 500 pages surfed.
If you want a slower stream of traffic, consider Traffic Roundup
at http://www.trafficroundup.com/newuser.php?ref=tallen.
This is one of the only traffic exchanges I am an upgraded
member in, simply because of the low $5 a month cost. For this
I earn double credits and get bonus downloads every month. They
also have a game screen that comes up every so often when you
can win free credits.
Don't be afraid to join a new traffic exchange it you find one
appealing. Just beware of how many credits you let build up until
you know they are here to stay. One new site that I recently joined is
10kHits4UNow at http://www.10khits4unow.com/index.php?affid=11959.
I joined and then forgot about it as we so often tend to. Until the
owner contacted me!
He offered me free credits for responding to his email with my
business information. Then he offered me more free credits
when I actually entered a site to start receiving hits. He followed
this up with an offer of additional credits if I joined them for a
conference.
This is a great strategy to get people involved in the site. Once
people start visiting a traffic exchange site regularly, they tend to
keep coming back. The fact that the owner knows this tells me
this site may last longer then many new traffic exchanges.
Traffic exchanges can work for you as a free advertising
resource. By integrating your surfing into your daily online
activities, using lead capture pages to build a list to sell to, and
not wasting time on sites that might not be around tomorrow,
you will get the most bang for your time.
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Tammie Allen is the publisher for A Step On The Path Newsletter
which provides readers with weekly resources they can use and
strategies they need. Each issue contains web resources, useful
downloads, and tips that make your Internet trip a little smoother.
To subscribe: http://www.afasoloadcoop.com/subscribe.html
Tammie is also webmistress for AFA Solo Ad Coop. AFA has been
providing quality ezine solo ad advertising for over 4 years. AFA's
contest solo ads ensure that you will get visitors to your site.
http://www.afasoloadcoop.com/solo.html
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