At Banner Keyring, you can put all of your banners on a single rotator — that’s right, a rotator for banner ads! — and get a single image URL and link URL to use in all of your banner advertising campaigns. No more logging in to ten traffic exchanges every time you need to change a banner — just log in at Banner Keyring, change it once, and the new banner starts rotating at every traffic exchange you use!

They’ve also included an advertising co-op in Banner Keyring. You can purchase a co-op spot, and Dan and Kyle will get your banners rotating in all of the top traffic exchanges without you ever having to log in to a single one!

Banner Keyring is totally free, so you’ll lose nothing by checking it out.. It even allows you to add a tracking code to your URL’s so you can keep track of your results.. all on site.. very cool.

Be sure you login to your QCZ account to check it out and update your referral link.

Exchanges of Excellence

Congratulations to the following QCZ Traffic Exchanges and Safelists for being recognized on the Hoopla top 20 list for this week.

Hit2Hit
EasyHits4U
HitSafari
TS25
Savvyclicks
TrafficEra
RoyalSurf
ClickRanch
DeepSeaHits
RealHitz4u
TrafficRoundup

GotSafelist
AdSolutionline
AdTactics

Congratulations to the following QCZ Traffic Exchanges and Safelists for being recognized on the Hoopla top 20 list for this week.

Hit2Hit
EasyHits4U
HitSafari
RoyalSurf
Whirlwind Traffic
Click Ranch
Real Hitz4U
SavvyClicks
TS25
TrafficEra

AdSolutionOnline
GotSafelist
AdTactics

I’ve seen a noticeable increase in member referrals to QCZ this past week.. GREAT to see. As you refer and bring new members into QCZ and the programs inside of QCZ you’ll begin to see your residual traffic grow.. it’s true, the system really works

Startxchange
Web-Biz-Solutions
Traffic Punk

Be sure to log in to your account and update your referral ID’s

TE News

It’s been awhile, but have you noticed the new design updates of StartXChange and Web-Biz-Solutions. Both look really nice and will definitely work for each exchange in getting them some new attention.

Any exchanges you’d like to see added to QCZ? Post them below! Remember, if you are a Traffic Exchange owner and display the QCZ 125×125 banner on your website, you’ll receive a free Pro2 upgrade at HitSafari!

I’ll be adding more exchanges over the next week.. If you use the exchanges, great.. be sure and update your referral ID.. if you don’t, no problem.. any referrals will go to your upline.

You do each have the capability of emailing your downline. Take advantage of it! Offer your help.. build a TE team.. Do NOT spam them, or you will be removed from QCZ, but do build a relationship with your downline.

Traffic Exchanges will credit your account with a percentage of the total credits earned by your downline. As your downline grows, so will the amount of traffic that you receive from each exchange.

List Builders are designed to allow you to email your direct referrals. Obviously the more members you have referred, the larger list you have to email. Beyond that, however, you can email a portion of the entire membership based on your member level or number of direct referrals. This can easily add up to thousands of leads to email every few days.

Residual Traffic is defined as the surplus of traffic that is received from the members you have referred. QCZ focuses your efforts on building deep downlines in the best traffic programs. In this way you will begin seeing a substantial amount of surplus traffic as you refer others.

Here is a current list of the exchanges that are included:

HitSafari
DeepSeaHits
RealHitz4u
ClicksAGoGo
EasyHits4U
FunnyFarm
eTrafficFreedom
Hit2Hit
KrazyExchange
ProHitsPlus
RainForestClicks
RoyalSurf
SavvyClicks
Soaring4Traffic
TheHitDevil
TrafficAtTheRaces
TrafficEra
TrafficRoundup
TS25
WhirlwindTraffic

I have also added a new 125 banner in the promote section designed for any TE owner that would like to display it on their site… looks like this:

This of course is not a requirement for being a part of QCZ, but for any admin that does include it on their site I will give them a free Pro2 upgrade at HitSafari.

When someone joins a downline builder, as a member they get their own copy of the website to promote.

All the referral links contained within the downline builder can be edited to those of the new member. When the new member promotes his copy of the downline builder website, the links within will all be promoting the members programs rather then the program owners.

What is QualityClickZone?

QualityClickZone is a downline builder that was designed with the members as our top priority. Our goal is to provide an excellent traffic base for you to build your residual traffic system on plus a few essential tools that you will need to build the business of your choice.

We want to help YOU build a foundation of success.

First, though, stop and think about who will be viewing your website(s).

Most likely it is another member who is surfing 5 or 6 exchanges at the same time, just like you are. While they may be actively searching for a business opportunity or resource, their main objective is too earn credits that they can use to advertise their own site.

Your goal when advertising, especially in traffic exchanges, is to stand out from the crowd.. to grab the attention of the other surfers.

A long page that takes 30 seconds or more to load or another affiliate page that looks like 6 out of the last 10 pages they’ve seen, is not going to grab anyones attention.

1ST Tip:

Do NOT use an affiliate page provided to you by the program that you are promoting. Of course these pages have been designed with the intent of capturing interest and bringing in new members, and they do work.. to a point.

The average affiliate page has been seen 100’s if not 1000’s of times by members who surf regularly. While yours may get noticed, more then likely it will just blend it with all the rest.

So how do you stand out from the crowd? What do you do to grab the attention of a bored surfer?

2nd Tip:

Use a splash page. You’ve heard of splash pages.. the short, quick loading, attention grabbing pages that are designed primarily for Traffic Exchanges.

You hear about them so much for one reason.. they work.

Whether you make your own or have them made (recommended), a well put together splash page is going to get noticed. Other members are much more likely to click on it and then save the page to come back to later.

Your sales letter or affiliate page may be the best written copy that’s out there on the Internet right now.. but if nobody is attracted enough by the page to look at it or click through to it, it doesn’t much matter how good it is.

Another significant reason for using splash pages is that they are the perfect vehicle for branding yourself. Get your picture out there in circulation.. let people know that you are a real person not just a program.. let them get to know you and why you like what you do.

The greatest affiliate programs in the history of affiliate programs come and go every month.. don’t jump on every band wagon that passes by. Brand YOU! Let people see YOU! You are your most successful venture.

Surfing is how you’re going to earn credits at a Traffic Exchange. Remember, credits are like an IOU for traffic to your website. Most Traffic Exchanges will require you to login to your account and click a surf link to begin this process.

Your surf bar will normally be a visible frame that surrounds the sites that you are viewing. The surf bar itself will always be basically the same and include:

1. The timer
2. The confirmation link
3. An account menu
4. Banner and/or text link.

Timer

You will be required to view each site for a specific amount of time. The time will range from 10 to 30 seconds in most cases. The timer may or may not be visible, but you will receive a clear prompt when it is time to click to the next site.

Confirmation Link

When the required time has elapsed, you will be prompted to click on the confirmation link in order to proceed to the next site. This may consist of clicking a designated number, a ‘Next Site’ button or matching a shape.

Account Menu

The menu allows you to login to your member area to view stats, assign credits and/or report sites that have violated the surfing rules.

Banner and/or Text link

Most surf bars will also display banner ads and text links which are alternate ways of advertising your websites. Be sure that you also pay attention to these and click through to anything that might interest you. More then likely the site will be opened in another broser window so as not to disrupt your surfing.

The number of credits you can earn by surfing depends on the surf ratio of the exchange you are using. A surf ratio is the formula that determines the credit amount you earn for each page you view while surfing.

This figure is represented by 2 numbers on either side of a colon. The digit to the left of the colon is the number of pages viewed, while the number to the right of the colon is the number of credits earned.

For example, a 2:1 surf ratio indicates an earning of one credit for each two web sites viewed while surfing.

Next Lesson - Tabbed Browsers and Surfing Schedules.

The primary feature of a multi-tabbed browser is the ability to open multiple web sites within one broswer window. Unlike standard browsers, that take you directly to a new window when you open a new site, a tabbed browser allows you to continue viewing the current site while opening the new site in a separate tab. You can easily change the site you’re viewing by moving back and forth between the tabs.

The ability of multi-tabbed browsers to save your ‘Favorites’, in a group file, makes it the choice of many surfers. By opening multiple web sites, from the file you’ve created in the ‘Favorites’ option on your toolbar, you can quickly and easily open several Traffic Exchanges at once.

Setting up you surfing schedule is easy once you understand the process of setting up your groups of Traffic Exchanges in folders. Let’s assume you have 20 Traffic Exchanges that you want to surf on a regular basis. Organizing them is as simple as 1.. 2.. 3!

1. First create a folder in your ‘Bookmarks’ called ‘Surfing’.

2. Then, create four sub-folders within the ‘Surfing’ folder, and name them ‘Group 1’, ‘Group 2’,
‘Group 3’, and ‘Group 4’. Or you may want to go with ‘Monday’ ‘Wednesday’ etc.. Whatever makes
the most sense to you.

3.Then you’ll simply open 5 exchanges, to the login page, within one browser window,
…click ‘Bookmarks’
.. click ‘Bookmark All Tabs’ and save them into your ‘Group A’ folder
.. repeat with the remaining 15 Traffic Exchanges. opening them in groups of 5

With your programs organzied like this, all you need to do when you want to surf is open a group and start clicking!

Well.. first you’ll need to login to each Traffic Exchange, open the surfing link, and THEN start clicking.

Once you have all your surf links open, click on the first tab, begin surfing, moving across all the tabs until you reach the last one, and start over.

Easy, isn’t it?

Obviously, surfing more than one program at a time will greatly increase the number of credits you can earn resulting in more traffic for your website.

By surfing 5 exchanges with a 2:1 ratio for an hour, you can generate close to 600 views for your website! Imagine what you could do in two or three hours!

I do NOT recommend that you surf more then 5 or 6 exchanges at one time. It is very important that while you surf, you give the proper attention to each site. Do NOT just concentrate on the surf bar and try to rack up credits as fast as you can. The foundation of Traffic Exchanges depends on it’s members paying attention to the sites as they surf. Just like you want them to pay attention to yours.

If you see something that you like, often you can click on a page link that will allow you to open it in another browser window so that your surfing system is not interrupted. From there you can bookmark the page to come back to later when you have finished surfing.

Some Traffic Exchanges have a bookmark feature on their surfbar which will keep track of the site for you in your members area for you to check out later.

When all members take note of each website they view while surfing, Traffic Exchanges will continue to remain the excellent advertising resource that they are now.

Next Lesson - Making Traffic Exchange Advertising as Effective as Possible

Setting up your Traffic Exchange accounts basically involves 3 things:

1. Adding your website(s), the site that you want other members to visit
2. Adding your banner ad(s)
3. Adding your text link(s)

Adding your website(s)

First you’ll need to login and obviously you can do that by clicking on the LOGIN link. Once inside, find the navigation menu and look for a link that says ‘My Websites’, ‘Add Sites’, ‘URL Manager’ or something similar. This link will take you to the page where will enter the URL’s, or website address, of the website you want to advertise.

Many times you’ll only be asked for the url of your website but sometimes you’ll also be asked to enter a title for your site as well. Ocassionally a brief description will be required or a catagory selected.

In some cases, you will be required to click a ‘test’ button that checks your site for frame-breaking code before it is accepted into the system. The Traffic Exchange admin may also check each URL manually before approving them.

Each exchange has its own set of rules regarding the types of sites that are allowed. For example, some exchanges do not allow the use of rotators while other programs have banned paid-to-promote type sites and apparent ponzi schemes. Be sure to read the terms of service (TOS) of each exchange before submitting your URL(s).

Adding your banner(s)

The procedure for adding banner ads and text links is pretty much the same as for adding your URLs. You’ll need to find the appropriate menu link and add the correct information.

There is sometimes confusion in getting your banners set up properly. First you must have an image of the banner hosted somewhere on the internet. Usually, the program that you are promoting will give you an image url or tell you that you need to copy the image and upload it to your own hosting account.

There will be two urls to be added when entering a banner.

One will usually say ‘target url’. This is the URL of the page you want a person to see when they click on the banner (the page you are promoting).

The other will usually say ‘image url’, which will be the actual banner, and is the location on the internet where your image file is hosted. It will be a URL that ends in .jpg or .gif.

Some affiliate program owners supply you with the banner “code” to place on your website. An example of this HTML code may look like this:

<A HREF=”http://example.com/mypage.html“><IMG SRC=”http://example.com/banners/banner1.gif“></A>

The URL after the IMG SRC= is the “Image URL” (http://example.com/banners/banner1.gif) and the URL after the HREF= is the “Target URL” (http://example.com/mypage.html).

Note: do not include the quotation marks when entering your URLs.

After clicking on the link to add the URLs, you should see your banner displayed on the banner page. If you do not see your banner displayed properly, then something is wrong, and you will need to change it.

Common errors are:
1. you have a typo in one of the URLs.. it is best to copy and paste this information
2. you have entered the “target URL” in the “image URL” spot or vice versa.
3. you have entered the entire HTML code and not just the URLs.
4. you have saved the banner on your PC’s hard drive and not a server.

You may also have to wait for admin approval before your banners are entered into rotation.

Adding your text link(s)

Once on the text link page, you’ll be asked for a Link Name, Link URL and the Link Text.

The Link Name is for your own use so that you can easily identify what your links are for.

The Link URL is the website that you want other members to go to when they click on your Link Text.

The Link Text is what will show wherever the Traffic Exchange owner displays Text Links, This is most generally on the surf bar but also can be inside the members area as well. You’ll be limited to the number of characters that you can use, so be sure and choose your words wisely. Make it much like a headline by grabbing the viewers interest and making them want to click to your website.

Next Lesson - Surfing