A traffic exchange is a type of website which provides a service for webmasters in exchange for traffic. It is similar to the autosurf concept with the exception that traffic exchanges usually use a manual rotation.
A traffic exchange website receives website submissions from webmasters that join traffic exchange networks. The person who submitted the website then has to browse other member sites on the exchange program to earn credits, which enable their sites to be viewed by other members through the surf system. This increases the number of visitors to all the sites involved.
Exchanges enforce a certain credit ratio, which illustrates the amount of websites the surfer must view in order to receive one hit through the program for their promoted website. Many sites offer the ability to upgrade one’s membership level for a more equal credit ratio.
As the viewers are all website owners or affiliates, it is possible that some might find certain member sites interesting and thus make note of them on their own sites, sending more traffic their way. Most traffic programs also impose a time limit when members are browsing, ranging from 10 seconds to 60 seconds. Some incorporate the use of captcha to ensure user interaction.
Almost all traffic exchange programs are free, although many of them offer special features to paid members and offer credits for purchase. Almost all traffic exchange programs encourage users to build their own referral networks, which in turn increases the referrers’ amount of credits.
The traffic generated in a traffic exchange can be leveraged by using a downline builder to assist the user in building a referral network in the many different traffic exchanges.
Or at least according to Wikipedia. Go ahead and share your comments below by giving us your definition of a Traffic Exchange.
Notes:
- TrafficHoopla is not a traffic exchange, but rather a traffic builder (aka – downline buinder, aka – referral network). And yes, we assist users of “manaul” traffic exchanges (aka – manual hit exchanges) and Safelists to build a referral network (aka – downline building). Join TrafficHoopla Now – Free!
- Our business started back in 2002 with the very first Hit Exchange Report. Today, we produce 3 very popular weekly testing reports through TestHoopla.com including the Hit Exchange Report, Safelist Report, and Yahoo! Groups Report. So when we launched TrafficHoopla in early 2003, it made perfect sense to use these testing reports as guides to what Hit Exchanges and Safelists are included within.
- The purpose of TrafficHoopla is to build ongoing daily traffic that may be directed to any website. The potential for those who consistently and daily follow our advise is upwards of 10,000 daily hits within 12-months and more than 20,000 daily hits within 2-years.
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