subject: All The World To You: Finding The Best Traffic Exchange Services [print this page] Internet marketing can be a tricky concept: first, some websites claim that
they receive a million hits a month, and investors take this to mean progress.
Having hits simply means that every single file that is on a website is
accessed; if a site has a thousand files, consisting of both graphics and
text, then a million hits translates to only about a thousand people a month
not impressive for many commercial websites. Having visits to a site does
not necessarily translate into having profits, as some web visitors can
simply be curious, and then walk away.
Having traffic routed to your site, moreover, can be another tricky concept.
If interpreted correctly, traffic to a site can be translated into profit,
especially if the websites visitors buy goods and services from the site
regularly, or download important images or files from the site. In other
words, if you have the right traffic at your website, you are one lucky
webmaster.
Other webmasters have to undertake different methods in order to succeed in
Internet marketing, or, at the very least, increase their site traffic. They
can often try link exchanges, in which fellow webmasters exchange links to
each other, with the hope that the others web visitors will also flock to
his or her site. They can also try to flood online forums and groups with
messages, all of these containing links to his or her site a practice that
is often frowned upon by regular forum users who do not want to be bothered
by what they consider as forum spamming.
Another method of increasing site traffic involves the use of traffic
exchange services. A traffic exchange website is an online hub for webmasters
who seek traffic: such a website will accept submissions from webmasters who
are already members of traffic exchange networks. These webmasters have to
browse the websites of other members in that same traffic exchange service
network. Each time they view other websites, they earn credit points. The
higher the points they earn, the more visible their site becomes in the
system, and the higher the number of visitors the webmasters site will be
most likely to receive.
If you want to direct traffic to your site, then you might be interested in
availing of traffic exchange services. Such services, however, will cost
money, so you need to find the best traffic exchange service. There is no
number one traffic exchange service: you simply have to find the best one to
fit your budget and needs, so you have to examine the features and offerings
of traffic exchange services online.
Many traffic exchange services have a credit ratio, or the amount of websites
that a web surfer should visit or view so that a hit is received through the
traffic exchange program. Look for a ratio that will favor your site as much
as possible. The best traffic exchange services will have lot credit ratios,
and will also allow you to upgrade your membership in the traffic exchange
network so that you can have credit ratios that will work better for you.
The best traffic exchange services will contain websites on as many topics as
possible, and will make sure that the links to these websites are organized
well. This will allow webmasters to easily spot websites similar to theirs,
cutting surfing time and allocating it for more fruitful surfing and viewing.
If a fellow member of the traffic exchange service likes your website, he or
she might link you, thus increasing traffic to your site further.
A traffic exchange service, however, will also give you a time limit to
browse a members site. This time limit can range anywhere from ten seconds,
to a minute. The best traffic exchange services should give you ample time to
browse a fellow members site: this browsing time will not only allow you to
enjoy the persons site, but gauge how similar the site is to yours.
Not all traffic exchange services are expensive. Some of them are actually
free, but the best features are offered to members who pay fees. The best
traffic exchange service will give you the most features for the least amount
of money. Moreover, the best traffic exchange service will feature well-
designed, useful websites. There is nothing worse than being in a traffic
exchange service where your fellow webmasters have spam sites, useless sites,
or websites that are not well-designed or difficult to navigate.
Before joining a traffic exchange service, do as much research as you can on
traffic exchange and how profitable or advantageous it can be for you. Look
through as many services as you can, and scout for the best programs. Your
priority is your convenience, so make sure that you pick the best service
