Advertising Know How March 31, 2009
Posted by Secret Surfer in : Reviews , add a commentTopTierTraffic has moved up this week to the 7th ranked traffic exchange on the Affiliate Funnel Countdown. Since a free traffic exchange review was just done on TopTierTraffic, let’s look at Advertising Know How which was #7 last week and has slipped to #10 this week. This program is a co-registration service, an article directory, and a traffic exchange all in one.
The co-registration service is a list builder. You add your ezine description and your subscribe email. You load a specially designed thank you page URL into your autoresponder or email manager. Free members get 3 credits for every page shown. Send one subscriber to your special thank you page url and your ezine details are shown 3 times on other people’s pages.
With Advertising Know How you have the option to submit articles that you have written to be included on their site. They accept “How I did it” stories, tips and hints, instructions, and other articles that will help their audience succeed in their home-based business while promoting you.
Advertising Know How suggests that you surf the traffic exchange at least an hour per day to get the best use from it. Other advice they offer is to use a quick loading splash page for advertising your web page.
For those of you who like to Super Surf, you will find Advertising Know How is among the five traffic exchanges.
Final Rating: 6 (out of possible 10)
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TopTierTraffic March 26, 2009
Posted by Secret Surfer in : Reviews , add a commentTopTierTraffic has secured the #8 ranked position on the Affiliate Funnel countdown this week. We will take a closer look at it in this free traffic exchange review.
Both TopTierTraffic and WebBizInsider are owned and operated by Web’s Best Marketing, based in
The structure of receiving bonus credits at TopTierTraffic is just like that of WebBizInsider. The bonus credits are progressive and are given every 25 pages that you surf. You know in advance what they will be and they are added automatically to your account. This is a good feature because you’re sure to get all the credits coming to you.
Now let’s take a look at what is different. At TopTierTraffic, custom scripts have been created to add enhanced benefits for members. Their flexible Dynamic Matrix Structure allows members the ability to “Earn Your Way to the Top.”
Each week, the matrix is shuffled, putting the members who earned the most Position Points in the previous week at the top and cascading down from there. Your place in the matrix is all based on the Position Point Leaderboard. Position Points are earned by surfing, referring new members, and clicking email links. The Leaderboard always shows your position and the more active you are, the higher up you go. Each week it begins anew.
This focus on rewarding the most active members will mean that advertising time and resources will be well spent at TopTierTraffic. As of this review, there are 15, 780+ members and counting. More active members mean more signups and sales for you.
My Rating: 7 (Out of 10)
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HitsBoosterPro
Posted by Secret Surfer in : Reviews , add a commentAmazing! Our free traffic exchange review is on this week’s #9 ranked traffic exchange for the Affiliate Funnel Countdown. HitsBoosterPro is a brand new manual traffic exchange and is right up there with the big boys.
Louise Venison, the site owner, has done a fine job with the layout of this site. HitsBoosterPro is easy to navigate, has a 5:1 ratio for free members, and a 6-second page view timer.
Great incentives are given right away at signup. You will receive 1000 free credits when you surf your first 25 sites and you are given a new member Platinum upgrade for a week. Make sure you take advantage of this. If you choose not to keep the upgrade, that’s fine. The system will automatically revert you back to the free member status.
The upgrades are very reasonable ranging from $1.95 to $5.95 per month. The Platinum upgrade offers a 50% commission on direct referral upgrades and purchases.
You win free bonus credits every 25 pages that you surf. Make sure you click the link to receive them.
HitsBoosterPro is a fast growing exchange and is quickly becoming one of the favorites for many surfers.
My Rating: 7 (out of possible 10)
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Traffic Witch March 21, 2009
Posted by Secret Surfer in : Reviews , add a commentThis free traffic exchange review is for Traffic Witch, the surfer’s #10 choice on the Affiliate Funnel countdown for both this week and last. This is incredible since Traffic Witch was established just a few short months ago. From November 2008 it has serviced more than 10,000 members.
Recent stats on this popular interactive site include the following:
- Currently takes over 75,000+ hits a day (total)
- Boasts many members already reporting successful results
- Is ranked in the Top 10 Traffic Exchanges since its beginning
- Is supported by many top Industry Leaders
- Has received the Award of Excellence by Jon Olson’s Hit Exchange News
- Earned the surfer’s choice award
- Remains under the protection of HitsConnect ad tracking
Traffic Witch features a 10-second timer and uses a dynamic surf ratio which means the more you use the system, the more your surf ratio will increase. There are 3 types of membership. The free (Witch) membership offers .3 up to .5 credits per view. With this package, you can earn 5% from referral surfing, 5% commission on upgrades, and 2% commission on purchases.
The second membership package (Wicca) offers .66 up to 1.5 credits per view. With this package, you can earn 10% from referral surfing. You also receive 750 credits per month, 1500 banner impressions per month, 2500 text link impressions per month, 25% commission on upgrades, and 5% commission on purchases.
The best package (Sorcerer) offers 1 up to 1.5 credits per view. With this package, you receive 15% from referral surfing, 1000 credits per month, 2500 banner impressions per month, 3500 text link impressions per month. You earn 75% commissions on upgrades and 10% commissions on purchases. You also receive random referrals and you can email your downline.
Finally, Traffic Witch is advertised widely outside of the traffic exchanges so it brings in fresh eyes to see your sites.
Final Rating: 7 (out of possible 10)
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WebBizInsider March 20, 2009
Posted by Secret Surfer in : Reviews , add a commentWebBizInsider is ranked #11 on this week’s Affiliate Funnel countdown. Our free traffic exchange review is for one of the oldest and most used traffic exchanges online. As of this review WebBizInsider has nearly 142,000 members.
As a free member of WebBizInsider, you can earn credits in 6 different ways:
- By surfing
- By showing your referral page
- By signing up new members
- Through surfing done by members in your downline
- By reading credits mail (If you read a credits mail received from your upline and click the link in the mail, you will receive credits designated for your reading of the mail)
- By winning contests
By upgrading to a Premium Membership, you can receive hundreds of credits per month just as a benefit of your membership. Premium Membership rates range from $20 per month to $160 per year.
The structure of receiving bonus credits at WebBizInsider is good. Bonus credits are predictable and are added automatically, so there is no way of missing them, as you do in other traffic exchanges. Every 25 pages that you surf, you receive progressive bonus credits. The 15-second page view timer is way too long in this day and age; kind of like watching paint dry.
With nearly 142,000 members, the opportunity to earn traffic to your website is inevitable.
Final Rating: 6 (out of possible 10)
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TrafficEra
Posted by Secret Surfer in : Reviews , add a commentWith each new week, some of the traffic exchanges are switching positions in the Affiliate Funnel rankings. #12 this week is WebCentre Surf which is making its way closer to the top 10 mark. This free traffic exchange review will be on TrafficEra, last week’s #12 which has fallen to #13 this week.
What makes TrafficEra stand out from the crowd is the emphasis it places on Personal Value or PV. Your PV is determined by 3 different components: your surf activity, your referral activity, and your sponsoring activity. Your surf activity is based on the number of seconds you surf. Your referral activity is based on the promoting you do with the referral link that TrafficEra provides. Your sponsoring activity is based on how many new members you sponsor each week. Members with the highest PV each week can earn huge rewards, which are given as tokens.
Tokens can be earned in one of 2 ways at TrafficEra. 1) As stated above, it is based on your weekly PV ranking. 2) Surf other member’s websites to collect clocks. The first 10 clocks you collect you will receive 5 tokens; the second set of clocks you collect you receive 10 tokens. You will continue to receive 10 tokens for every ten clocks you find as long as you don’t stop surfing for more that 2 hours.
The tokens you earn can be spent in the TrafficEra Marketplace, where you can purchase anything from website credits to increased surfing ratios (for a specified amount of time). The possibilities are endless. Remember to keep an eye out for the incredible deals you can find here, which are added to the marketplace every hour of every day.
Although TrafficEra is cleverly designed and has unique tools found nowhere else, I find that results here are less than average.
My Rating: 5 (out of a possible 10)
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Royal Surf March 13, 2009
Posted by Secret Surfer in : Reviews , add a commentYou are in for a “royal” treat when you sign in at Royal Surf, this week’s #13 traffic exchange on the Affiliate Funnel countdown. This free traffic exchange review is for one of my personal favorites.
At Royal Surf your attention is immediately grabbed with the impressive graphics and medieval design. It is then held by a one-of-a-kind surfing game and the quick page view timer.
Royal Surf has one of the most unique traffic exchange games you will find. Great amounts of bonus credits are awarded to those who play. During game play you complete quests in competition with other knights. A tournament is formed upon completion of the quests. Each day that you surf 50 or more sites your strength and your surf ratio increases. This is important since the quests get more challenging, and your increased strength will help to assist in the next quest. Whether you win or lose the quest, you still get bonus credits based on the amount of bronze coins you find.
Royal Surf has a dynamic surf ratio built in. The more active you are surfing, the more credits you earn for your efforts! The King has also supplied some awesome promotional splash pages, many of which can be personalized, and several banners for you to use as well.
It’s a medieval masterpiece.
My Rating: 7 (out of a possible 10)
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Traffic Swarm March 12, 2009
Posted by Secret Surfer in : Reviews , add a comment#14 on this week’s Affiliate Funnel Countdown is FastEasyTraffic which moved up two positions from last week’s 16th spot. Since we’ve just done a free traffic exchange review on FastEasyTraffic, we will focus on TrafficSwarm which was ranked 14th last week and landed in 15th this week.
TrafficSwarm has some unique ways to earn credits: 1) Set your browser’s Start Page to your custom URL and earn a credit each time you open your browser. 2) Click another member’s link on your Start Page and randomly earn between 1 and 1,000 credits for each site you visit. 3) Use TrafficSwarm search engine to find what you are looking for and earn between 1 and 1,000 credits for each site you visit. 4) Play the TrafficSwarm Lottery and earn up to 25,000 credits per day. For being a loyal member, you can also earn other random credits. You also get 100 credits for each member you refer and you can earn on your referrals surfing five levels deep.
One major difference with TrafficSwarm is that you need to write your own advert which can be placed in up to three categories of your choice. You will want to test different ads with differing headlines and choose the best performers. While surfing, members choose from a set of classified ads which in turn loads the corresponding member page. More targeted traffic will be viewing your site as real people choose to to click on your ad rather than receiving your page randomly.
I recommend upgrading to Pro where you will receive 2500 credits monthly and when you surf you get more credits which can equal to over an extra 2000 credits per month. You can also promote an unlimited amount of URLs and earn commissions up to 5 levels deep.
TrafficSwarm is the largest traffic exchange with over 400,000 members. This system is proven but it also requires more work on your part to make it successful.
My Rating: 8 (out of a possible 10)
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WebCentre Surf March 10, 2009
Posted by Secret Surfer in : Reviews , add a commentThis free Traffic Exchange Review is for this week’s 15th ranked traffic exchange, WebCentre Surf. It slipped one position from last week’s 14th position.
WebCentre Surf is different from the majority of traffic exchanges. The overall look and layout make it stand out from the others. The simple yet effective design of this site makes it easy to navigate.
There is a 7-second timer for page views. Dynamic Surf Ratios are a plus. Free members begin with .4 credits per visit. You can increase that just by surfing each day one hundred or more sites. In just six days, you can reach a 1:1 surf ratio.
You can transfer credits in two different ways both inside and outside of WebCentre Surf. Using this you can encourage others to join under you or offer a bonus for completing a specific task.
A unique feature that is offered is the “10 Questions – 1000 Credits” Trivia Game. This fun and addictive game appears every 50 pages surfed. (I once earned 500 credits). It would be nice, however, to be redirected back to the surf page after the trivia.
WebCentre Surf is free to join, free to use, and is nearly 30,000 members strong. Like all traffic exchanges, you have the option to upgrade or to purchase credits. I do suggest this site be on everyone’s daily surf list.
Final Rating: 7 (out of possible 10)
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FastEasyTraffic March 6, 2009
Posted by Secret Surfer in : Reviews , add a commentHere we go with #16 on this week’s Affiliate Funnel countdown. FastEasyTraffic is as its name implies. It gives you traffic fast within just minutes after joining. The system is that simple to use.
You get free traffic and there is no charge to join. Networking tools are provided to help you communicate with other members and with your referrals. Promotional tools are available to bring in new referrals. You get a caring support team that strives to help you get the results you desire.
FastEasyTraffic has a 3:1 surf ratio for free members, and a 10-second timer. It’s a cool exchange with 14,000 members and growing. Extra surf bonuses are given regularly. Check out the entertaining Text Bar!
A standout feature at FET is the custom designed integration with the HitsConnect Tracking System. This ad tracking tool will allow you to see the effectiveness of your promotions thus saving you time and money on ineffective advertising.
As far as this free traffic exchange review is concerned, FastEasyTraffic deserves to be in the top 20.
My Rating: 8 (out of possible 10)
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