3. Surfing

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.

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