Give Your Traffic a Boost

Traffic exchanges are a great way to generate free traffic for your sites but building a large traffic network takes time and can involve many hours of clicking. If you have a few dollars in your PayPal account it's possible to speed things up by using some of the paid services that traffic exchanges offer.

The easiest way to do this is by purchasing credit packages. It isn't hard to compare prices to find out which exchanges are offering the best values. You should also pay attention to the newsletters traffic exchange owners send out. They sometimes offer great credit deals that can really give your traffic a huge boost.

Another option is to use a traffic co-op. These are sites that purchase huge credit packages from traffic exchanges at a reduced price. They can then use this traffic to promote your page in one of their special URL rotators. This is a great way to take advantage of reduced advertising costs and get your site shown on dozens of different traffic exchanges. Some of the more popular traffic co-ops are TE Blaster, Coop-Hits and the one offered by PageSwirl.

If you have the time a great way to earn a huge amount of credits is to buy a paid upgrade on a traffic exchange. A paid membership gives you many advantages over a free membership including the ability to earn more credits for every site you view.

A paid membership on a traffic exchange is only good if you have the time to surf. Once you upgrade you will want to surf that exchange as often as possible to really get your money's worth. With a little work it's possible to earn enough credits with your upgraded membership to keep traffic flowing to your sites for months at a time.

It is a good idea to really study a traffic exchange before you decide to upgrade to a paid membership. Try surfing the exchange really hard for a few days as a free member. If your credits don't get used up very quickly you might want to stick to being a free member.

Upgrading on too many exchanges can get really expensive. I have found it's better to limit your upgrades to at most one a week.

A paid upgrade on a traffic exchange usually last for 30 days.

That's a lot of time to earn a lot of credits. By the time your paid membership has expired you should have earned enough credits on that exchange to keep traffic flowing to your site for quite a while.

By limiting your paid upgrades to one a week you would always have four upgrades going at the same time. Each week another paid upgrade would expire and you could consider upgrading at another site. If you do it right you can always keep a steady flow of traffic coming in from all the top traffic exchanges this way.

Here's a little tip. When you have decided that you want to upgrade at a traffic exchange avoid logging into that exchange for a few days. Some exchanges will make you a "one time offer" when you login if you haven't been there recently. These offers can sometimes get you a reduced price on an upgraded membership and save you a few bucks on something you were already planning to buy.

If you can't afford a paid membership in a traffic exchange then by all means stick to free surfing. You will get results but what you save in money will end up costing you time.
If you can afford to invest a few dollars into your advertising campaigns traffic exchanges can be a great way to market your sites without spending an arm and a leg.