Traffic Exchange History

StartXchange started in the Fall of 2001. It started out as a simple traffic exchange using the HomeXchange script that I created and was selling. Since then as the years went on StartXchange has been rebuilt over and over, one file at a time. It is hand coded by me personally, and it is not like the scripts that are available on the market.

When I started StartXchange I was 15. At that time I was using the nickname CLiX online. It wasn't until a few years later that I started to use my actual name, Tim Linden. Some people confused this with me selling the traffic exchange, but I've been the sole owner and operator since it's creation.

StartXchange is not the oldest traffic exchange, but it's been around for a quite some time. If you are interested in finding out more about the history of Traffic Exchanges I recommend you read: "Hits, Clicks and Misses: The Traffic Exchange Experience" by Jon Olson (owner of ILoveHits)