How to Drive Traffic to Your Site with Traffic Exchanges

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By Stacy Divin
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Traffic exchanges are a great way to get more traffic to your web site. The article explains how to get more traffic by using traffic exchanges.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Internet connection
A little of your time

Step 1

First and foremost, if you are signed up with any advertisement companies that allow you to make money off of your site, make sure you have checked their policy on traffic exchange programs. Google Adsense, for example, prohibits the use of click-exchange programs and discourages traffic exchange as they feel that it detrimental to their advertisers. Being caught breaking policy will result in your affiliate account being disabled and you possibly banned.
Step 2

On the same token, if you are wanting to promote an article (such as ones written on eHow, Associated Content, or Helium), make sure you have read through some of their policies on traffic exchanges as well. You’ll notice, for example, that eHow has a number of Google ads on your articles. Because Google discourages traffic exchanges, it might be wise to refrain from traffic exchanges or contacting the eHow folks for their policies and suggestions.
Step 3

Keep in mind that the traffic you get might be quantity-based, not quality-based. In other words, you may get lots of traffic, but it won’t guarantee that you will immediately create a fan-base. Despite this, traffic exchanges are a good way to get your site noticed and may build a stream of steady visitors in the long run. One visitor out of 20 brought in from a traffic exchange may find your site interesting, bookmark it, and pass it to their friends; who, in turn, pass it to their friends, and so on.
Step 4

Traffic exchanges are a basic system of "you visit my site and I'll visit yours". Most exchanges are set up on a credit scale...each credit you earn is a visit to your site. Some sites offer a 1:1 ratio, but the ratio can be up to 3:1. Additionally, you can earn credits used towards visitors by referring others to join their network and some offer rewards if you view a lot of sites.
Step 5

Some traffic exchange sites assign a surfing URL to you that you will use when you want to visit sites and build up your credits. To make it easier, it is recommended that you assign this surfing URL as your start page or bookmark it for easy access.
Step 6

Other sites may require that you download and install a toolbar. If you don’t feel comfortable doing this, then don’t sign up for the traffic exchange. You can always find another one as there are plenty to choose from.
Step 7

Set aside some time to participate. The whole point of traffic exchange is that you get visitors by visiting other sites. Set aside a little time each day to browse sites in the traffic exchange.
Step 8

If you don't have time to browse sites, a number of traffic exchanges offer to give you a certain number of visitors for a small fee. For example, you could pay $5.95 for 500 guaranteed visits to your site.
Step 9

Check out the Resources Section for some traffic exchange sites that can drive traffic to you!