Website TrafficTraffic Exchange Sites
by: Bryan Quinn
Traffic Exchange Sites are websites wherever
you get page views of your
own site in exchange for visiting others. Many a such sites are available.
However, choosing the right one or a combination of them can be a really
time intense
process.
Basically there are two types. Instructions aquatics and Automobile surfing. Several
Traffic exchanges cater for Instructions aquatics only, several cater for Automobile
aquatics only and several cater for both.
Manual aquatics - This requires your input by clicking a button after a
given time period, generally 15, 20 or 30 seconds, tho'
there are
a few different variations. With instructions surfing, the bather is expected to
view each site. However, with most exchange sites, it is possible to
minimize or size
the windows. This defeats the intention because it allows
multiple sessions to be run simultaneously. On the better exchange sites,
safety measures are often used to deter this. These are commonly random
prompts that require user input. For example, after x number of page
views, you may be required to enter a code, choice a color or pictures or
perform several different variation of this.
Auto aquatics - This requires no input. However in reality, your input
may be required because of popup or frame breakers. Several traffic exchange
sites require that the pages run are maximized and tho'
you can
minimize the page yourself, it wish mechanically
maximize at the next
refresh. You wish as well find that with several exchange sites, pages wish run
on top whereas with others, pages wish run quite blithely underneath,
allowing you to do what ever you like without ever viewing the page
content.
Both instructions and automobile aquatics wish bring traffic to your website, but
there is a more greater odds of your web pages being really seen
with instructions surfing.
Credits - As well as surfing, credits are commonly nonheritable
for
subscribing, for referrals and for any winnings associated with exchange
site lotteries, games or competitions. These credits can then be used to
increase the traffic to your site. Several exchange sites wish as well allow you
to sell your credits to different members.
Free or Paid - The majority of Traffic Exchanges offer a paid option.
This option may give you a better surf ratio, bonus credits, money for
referrals or different benefits. Before paying however, it is important that
you test how targeted the traffic is that you receive. There's no point in
paying for extra traffic if it doesn't generate any more financial gain
for you.
Click for Credits or Buy Credits - Is it worth purchase
credits?
This can depend on a number of reasons. The two main ones are time and
money.
Let’s take an example
At the time of writing the cost of 2000 credits for free members of a
well best-known Traffic Exchange Site was $40. This works out at $0.02 a click.
For pro members the same $40 bought 2200 credits.
With the number of clicks limited to 250 per day and page views of 20
seconds this means that in theory it wish take you 250 X 20 = 5000 sec or
83 minutes 20 seconds to view the 250 pages. However in practice you must
allow extra time for clicking the next button, clicking the title of the
page you wish be viewing and any sites worth looking at.
Since I am a firm believer in practical results, I viewed the 250
pages. It took me 2 hours and 12 minutes to accomplish this. During that
time, I accumulated 854 credits. To buy these credits would-be have cost
$17.08 as a free member and about $15.53 as a pro member. Allowing
for miscalculation up, this equates to all but 390 credits per hour or $7.80 per
hour cash value.
Now ask yourself this. Would-be you activity for $7.80 per hour?
I must emphasize that this is only one example and that different results
wish dissent because of the random allocation of credits. It is shown here
only as an example and to give you an idea of the cost implications for
one particular traffic exchange site. The cost of credits may dissent
dramatically for several exchange sites. If you buy or intend to buy
credits from a traffic exchange site, you can apply what is shown in the
example. There's no need to click on a large number of websites to find
out if your exchange site is giving you enough credits for your money. A
sample of about 20 sites should give you enough information to produce a
rough value-for-money guide.
If you enjoy this sort of thing or want a break from train spotting,
you could expand on this. Increase your sample size, increase the number
of samples, choice a nice representation of traffic exchanges and tabulate
your results. Choose enough sites and you wish be able to create your own
league table. There’s a market for everything.
Whether you use traffic exchange sites or not in the quest for more
visitors to your site, you should at the really least cognize what they are and
what they do. But don't all dismiss them. They are part of an
increasing
market. I recommend that you try at least one traffic exchange
site. You could see every book on the subject, but without active
participation, you wish not be qualified to comment on their worth or
suitability. The time taken for a few mouse clicks is a small cost to
pay. If it works for you, you have learned. If it doesn't activity for you,
you have learned.
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