In the last post we explained
What is a traffic exchange? Today we will discuss how to effectively surf the traffic exchange to increase website traffic using Tropic Traffic.com. Tropic Traffic is a free manual traffic exchange. There are other exchanges that are "Auto Surf" But we will explain the difference between the two in another post.
Sign up with Topic Traffic at
http://www.tropictraffic.com/join.php by filling in your first and last name, email address and choosing a password that you will remember. Make sure to read the agreement statement by clicking on the link at the bottom of the page. After submitting your information you will receive a confirmation email. Make sure you add webmaster@tropictraffic.com to your email whitelist so that you do not miss any important updates or promotions they may have.
The first step in compiling your game plan is to decide if you are actually going to surf the traffic exchange or just buy advertisement to promote your sites. Either works well but you need to understand what works for your budget (if you have not already figured out what your advertising budget is I suggest you surf for credits until you have gotten your game plan together). There are different membership levels that affect your surfing experience. Tropic Traffic offers a free basic membership where you will enjoy benefits such as a 10 second timer, 2:1 surf ratio which is progressive which means for every 20 Sites you Visit your Surfing Ratio will Increase. Tropic Traffic also offers Surfing Contests Three Daily Winners, Three Weekly Winners, Three Monthly Winners as well as free Member Rotating Banner as long as you have credits. There are also Gold and Platinum memberships which enjoy shorter surf timers, better surf ratios, and free monthly credits. These upgraded memberships can be obtained for a small monthly fee. All members are given the opportunity to email your referrals
Surfing the exchange is not hard although all sites are not made the same. Most sites have a series of images that you must match to continue to the next site. Tropic Traffic uses mouse-over technology which allows you to to simply run your mouse over a spot to advance. Or you can click through if you want. Either options are available. Keep in mind clicking sooner than needed or clicking the wrong image will not make your surfing faster it will only slow you down as the timer will reset giving you no credits and in some cases excessive abuse will lead to disciplinary action.
Surfing is more than just clicking, watching, and waiting. There is a strategy to it. In business you should always look to your competition to make yours better. Do not stick to only paying attention to those sites in your niche. look at those you see most often. This is a sign that something special might be going on. Study the words they use in their ads. Look at the way they format their splash pages. I am not an advocate of plagiarism so make sure not to just copy and paste their work however if you can take a good thing and make it better your business has a better chance for success. Just make sure that YOU show through in your ad copy. Remember branding is key!
Try a few different ads with different headlines, text fonts, and graphics. You will definitely want to track your click through conversions to see which ad is most effective. You will know you are on to something when a particular ad starts driving traffic. You can also place multiple ads of that same successful configuration for greater results.
Now I hope you have an understanding of how to effectively surf the traffic exchange. However if anything is unclear to you or maybe you use an exchange that operates differently from Tropic Traffic just leave a comment and I'll help you get a better understanding.
I thank you for reading and hope you have gotten an idea of how to increase website traffic using Tropic Traffic. join today and maximize your website success.
