Traffic Exchange Tips

Everyone who uses traffic exchanges wants to promote their sites or programs in the most efficient way possible. One great way to do that is by using a site rotator.

With a site rotator, you can plug in several URLs and then use the single URL of the site rotator to promote all of the sites contained in it. Using rotators is quite convenient because when you want to change a URL, rather than going from site to site to make the adjustment, you merely change the URL in your rotator.

One important thing to remember about rotators is that if you use too many URLs, you probably won’t get very good results because you’ll water down your efforts. As a rule of thumb, use only about 5 sites, and you’ll probably find greater success if 2 or 3 of those point to different splash pages for the same site or program. This way, you’re getting maximum, but varied exposure for your premiere opportunity.

You can find free rotators all over the web.

Page Swirl is probably the most well-respected rotator because each entry is checked for frame breaking before the site is accepted into the rotator. Traffic Exchange List has a free rotator that also tracks your links.  Some TEs have their own rotators, too, such as WebCentreSurf, which also checks each URL for frame breaking. And Free Rotator allows you to set up all the rotators you want, with unlimited URLs; however, Free Rotator will frame your ad with theirs, whereas the others won’t.

Rotators can be timesavers, and a very efficient way of getting your sites seen. Just be sure, before entering the URL for the rotator, that using one is accepted in the site’s “Terms of Service” or FAQs (wherever the page rules are found). Rotators are usually okay in a manual exchange, whereas it’s rarely permitted in auto surf exchanges. Yet, site owners often decide which rotators they will allow you to use. Be sure of the rules and you won’t be embarrassed.

Using a site rotator responsibly can be an effective way to get your sites seen with the most convenience. Find a rotator site you like or buy a rotator maker of your own. Hermitware makes one known as, what else? Rotator Maker. The drawback here is that every time you want to change a URL, you have to use the program to write a new script and then, upload it to your web hosting service. That’s often more time consuming than using someone else’s. But you decide.  Whatever you choose, never underestimate the power of a rotator.

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