Traffic Exchanges
Hit exchanges, also called start page or surf exchanges,
are a recent phenomenon on the Internet. It actually a form
of banner exchange. You will visit the site of a member
of an exchange, and in exchange, another member of the exchange
will visit your site.
Effectiveness of such a method of advertising has
been diluted by the recent explosion of hit exchanges on the web.
There have also been many instances of cheating, in which
a script is used to generate visits to a site.
However, if you have a product that is of interest
to webmasters, and is low cost or has a free version, there is
no harm in giving hit exchanges a try.
I have listed a small selection of the better and
more popular exchanges below.
|
Name of Program
|
Earning
Ratio
|
Referral
Percentage
|
Remarks
|
| ShareAdSpace |
varies |
10,3,2 |
Credits earned can be converted
to cash. You can also win some credits in their jackpot
game. |
| TrafficSwarm |
|
1 credit down to 5 levels |
Surfers can choose which site they
want to view, giving you better returns for your ads. |
| CashClicking |
1:2 |
10,10,10,10,10 |
A new exchange by the people who
brought you WebmasterQuest. You are able to sell your
credits here. |
| TheGreenXchange |
1:3 |
50,50,50,50 |
Also offers free autoresponders
and ad tracking. |
| TrafficG |
1:2 |
10,10,10,10,10 |
Offers very unique traffic |
| WebmasterQuest |
1:2 |
10,5,2,1,1 |
An exchange that seems absolutely
paranoid about cheating. Good for us surfers. |
|
The above list is by no means exhaustive. There
are hundreds, if not thousands, of such exchanges around the web.
Check out the sites at the bottom of this page for a more exhaustive
list.
For those power users of start page programs, I
have developed a small javascript start page rotator.
Just copy everything in the message box below into
a text editor, don't forget to change the start page url to reflect
YOUR ID, and save it as a html file. Copy the html file
into your website. And remember to point the home page of
your browser to the html file.
Traffic Exchange Listings
If you have a site that offers an extensive and
updated list of traffic exchanges, please email.