The longer you wait for the future the shorter it will be…Loesje
Stop trying to get everything just right - Start, do something today to help your business attract visitors - then do it again tomorrow, and the day after, and then repeat
Submitted by: hanleo46
Being organized can help any surfing campaign. There are a few simple steps to accomplish this, no matter which exchanges you use. Other than the obvious, which is to surf regularly, these techniques can optimize your surfing experience.
1. Designate a specific time frame for surfing each day or as your schedule permits. Treat it like any other job, with a set start time and a set ending time of at least an hour or two. This could possibly the most important tip of all, because unless you surf on a consistent basis, you might as well not even try.
2. Use a splash page in the form of a lead capture page, and if you are surfing several exchanges, give that page a different tracking link for each exchange. In this way, you can keep up with not only who is responding to your page, but also where they originated. This way you can concentrate on what works best and eliminate what isn’t working. Experiment with different versions of the same page to see which gets the most attention, too. Even if you are allowed more sites in an exchange, limit the sites too no more than 10 for each exchnge. Your sites won’t be seen enough if your credits are spread too thin. If rotators are allowed, use them, but don’t overload the rotators, either.
3. Use a tabbed browser. It doesn’t matter if you use IE7, FireFox, or Crazy Browser. This way, you can surf several exchanges at the same time. Try to limit your surfing to no more than 6-8 exchanges so that you can give each page due attention.
4. All tabbed browsers have a “bookmark all tabs” feature. Use it to enable you to organize your favorite exchanges into one folder. This way, you can open all the exchanges at the same time. I know this only saves a few seconds, but in the world of traffic exchanges, every few seconds count.
5. Develop a relationship with both your upline and your downline. Both are a part of your network, and you should communicate with them often, if only to pass on encouragement.
If you have a program you would like to suggest, do so sparingly and communicate only the benefits of the program. This may seem difficult at first, but with a little practice, anyone can learn to make helpful suggestions without seeming pushy.
6. Be active in forums, especially those related to the traffic exchanges you are a member of. This serves not only to brand and promote you, but gives you an opportunity to hear about and discuss new things first. This, too is part of building a relationship with your colleagues who use the same traffic exchanges that you do.
7. Remember - All things in moderation. No one can surf all the exchanges. Be selective, and surf only the exchanges that work best for your needs. Upgrade in the ones that work best for you in order to earn a better credit ratio in addition to any other benefits upgrading will give you. Some traffic exchanges give little if any value to upgraded members, so know what these benefits are before joining the exchange. If you are unsure, ask in the forums. Someone is sure to give you an educated opinion about the exchange in question.
If you follow these tips, you will find that surfing exchanges is less stressful and more efficient.
Submitted by: badpenny
First, change your thinking…fast! It’s time to focus on the right priority or you will be filled with anxiety every month, wondering if you have enough cash to cover your advertising expenses, never mind the value of your time.
Second, start planning! You need to plan how to:
Generate QUALITY traffic
Build a list FAST
Create PROFITS online
It’s only when you have a written checklist that includes activities to cover all three of these steps weekly do you have the beginning of the plan. Without the first step, getting QUALITY traffic, the other two really don’t matter. So, avoid those offers of cheap traffic we all get and start implementing a schedule of weekly activity to generate quality web site traffic.
Submitted by: hanleo46
If you have a lot of credits just waiting to be delivered, many traffic exchanges you can get it delivered faster by doing the following:
First you’ll want to add your website multiple times. Many exchanges rotate each website independently. Having it added more times gives it more of a chance of being picked for viewing.
Next assign your traffic credits to your websites evenly, and that’s it. One thing to note is you will get less of a unique ratio of traffic if you do this.
Even if you don’t use a splash page, a gateway or doorway page is important, especially if you are promoting an affiliate program. Most affiliate programs provide you with a replicated page, and they are usually quite nice, but they are also not only just like everyone else’s, the meta tags on the page are ultimately identifying the owner of the program to the search engines, not you. A simple, lightweight doorway page with little or no graphics outside of a picture of you, with a short description and a link to your affiliate sign up page, is very effective, gives the personal touch, and gets you noticed by the search engines, especially if you make sure you are identified in the meta tags of your page. Don’t forget to add keyword metatags, and add as many relevannt keywords you can think of. This maximises your exposure in search engines while you surf away in the traffic exchanges. A lot of success is generated by what the search engines can see about your page, and although I don’t understand half of what SEO is all about, I know it is important. So build that splash page, or a simple, lightweight doorway page, and be sure the metags identify YOU to the search engines, not someone else.
In many exchanges this tip will work. It’s fairly simple, but it might take some more work.
First you’ll want to make sure your website is added only once in the database. Many exchanges rotate sites independently so having it entered multiple times will make it chosen multiple times per user.
Next you’ll want to assign a smaller amount of credits depending on the exchange. Some exchanges will deliver traffic so fast, but it’s because they allow the same user to view the site over and over again.
Other exchanges, like StartXchange, have a method of preventing the user from viewing your site too many times. However having less credits assigned lessens the chance of someone viewing it multiple times.
When surfing multiple exchanges and using a tab browser, Make Your Timers Work For You. Put the 10 second timers in the middle so you can click these going both ways. (3rd and 4th tabs) Put the longer timers in the 1st, 2nd, 5th, and 6th position. In other words, if you are surfing 6 tabs, your order would be 1,2,3,4,5,6,4,3 and so on. This will double your clicks on the 10’s and allow the longer timers to fully load and count down as you arrive. Having a plan will increase your speed and raise your views per hour to nearly 700. Working harder? No…Working smart and getting the most from Your time.
Good Luck and……………Happy Surfing!
Ron (stotlmyr)
Though some exchanges are great for some marketers, they may not be great for you. Your success ultimately depends upon the membership of the traffic exchange. Some membership bases are more apt to fill in forms on squeeze pages, for instance, while others like to play lotto. It all depends on the crowd.
How do you know? Track your pages with a good tracking program, and find out where your sign-ups or sales come. Then, surf those exchanges the most.
Are you having problems getting your visitors to actually buy something from you?
Remember what it takes to grow your business and create profits online?
More Exposure to your target market
More People actually buying from you
More Sales to your Existing customers
Do you have a written down checklist that includes all three of these steps? ….”If you fail to plan, you plan to fail”
It’s no surprise that traffic exchanges only show your site for a small amount of time. Because of this you need to make a page that loads fast.
The best way to do it is with splash pages. They are pages designed to load quickly, sorta like a TV commercial. They won’t give you every detail, but it’s enough to get you to click to view the website.
Just remember that, like TV commercials, not everyone will be interested, and not everyone will act on the first view. Sometimes it can take quite a bit of views before someone will jump on the offer.