April 1, 2008
A multi-tabbed browser functions on the same basis as a standard web browser. They are not harder to use and for most purposes they function the same way.
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.
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April 1, 2008
Now that you’ve learned how to sign up for a Traffic Exchange, let’s discuss setting up your account within the exchange.
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.
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