StartXchange April 9, 2009
Posted by Secret Surfer in : Reviews , add a commentThis free traffic exchange review is on the surfer’s choice for the #3 traffic exchange in the Affiliate Funnel Countdown. For the past several weeks, StartXchange has filled that position. StartXchange has been around since 2001 and currently has 50,708 members. The surfbar shows how many people are surfing and how many members there are. In your Member’s Area, you can even see who viewed your site.
Tim Linden, owner of StartXchange, specializes in PHP programming. With his computer knowledge, he can easily make changes that better this traffic exchange. Your suggestions in the Forum can easily become the next new feature.
StartXchange is free to join and has 3 levels of membership: Free Membership offers a 3:1 surf ratio and 5% earnings on referrals. Gold Membership is $6/month, offers a 2:1surf ratio, and 10% earnings on referrals. Platinum Membership is $14.95/month, offers a 1:1 surf ratio, and 20% earnings on referrals. There are random referrals given in both the upgrades. Credit ratio is 1 credit = 1 hit. There is also a 10-second page view timer.
StartXchange is one of the 5 super surfer exchanges where you can increase the value of the credits you earn by surfing them all at the same time. The other 4 traffic exchanges that make up Super Surf are: Traffic Splash, I Love Hits, Advertising Know How, and Dragon Surf.
StartXchange rewards users for being active with Activity Levels. The more you surf the higher your rank. With each level the amount of traffic increases due to increased surfing bonuses. Your surfing bonus also increases when you complete a checklist of various items.
There are many additional ways to advertise at StartXchange. You can purchase a “Prize Page” for $20. With this purchase your page will be shown every 100 pages viewed for an entire day. StartXchange also offers a “Weekly Branding” page where you purchase the first page position by making sure your page is viewed first by every surfer, every time they surf for an entire week. StartXchange also has a forum where you can advertise. You can bid to be the Forum Sponsor for the day or buy the day for $5. With this, a banner ad will be placed at the top of the Forum page.
To alleviate the boredom that can come with traffic exchanges, StartXchange is built around a community. This community starts in the Forum and continues through the site. The Forum is a good place to share ideas and experiences. Traffic teams have even been formed that compete against each other.
This is one of the most innovative traffic exchanges today.
My Rating: 9 (out of possible 10)
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Dragon Surf April 4, 2009
Posted by Secret Surfer in : Reviews , add a commentWith only four more free traffic exchange reviews we will have completed the Affiliate Funnel Top 20 Countdown. The #4 spot for the past several weeks now is the ever-popular Dragon Surf, a top performer with more than 41, 229 members.
Soren Jordansen, owner of Dragon Surf, has done an excellent job. Of all the traffic exchanges, Dragon Surf has the best eye-catching graphics hands down! It is laid out very well and efficiently organized. There are 3 levels of membership: Green Dragon (free), Silver Dragon ($5.95/mo.), and Gold Dragon ($9.95/mo.).
You can’t miss your bonuses at Dragon Surf. Every 20 pages that you surf, a cave game appears where you choose 1 of 3 caves. After making your choice, another screen comes up showing you what you have won for bonuses. These include banner impressions, text link impressions, and/or traffic credits. If you happen to get an angry dragon, you will not receive a bonus.
Dragon Surf is one of the exchanges involved in Super Surf. By Super Surfing the top 5 exchanges together, you will net a combined 50% extra credits.
If you want a traffic exchange that delivers and gives you superior results, this is by far one of the best and deserves to be in the top 5.
My Rating: 9 (out of a possible 10)
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I Love Hits April 2, 2009
Posted by Secret Surfer in : Reviews , add a commentThis free traffic exchange review is on the Surfer’s Choice for the #5 ranked traffic exchange in the Affiliate Funnel Countdown - I Love Hits. Online since 2001, I Love Hits is one of the oldest traffic exchanges in the industry. Millions of quality page views have been delivered. There are over 100,000 members and each week hundreds of new members are added (435+ new members in the past 7 days).
Owner, Jon Olson, has taken the traffic exchange industry to a whole new level with the addition of I Love Hits Profile Pages. Social interaction is at its best. What a perfect way to brand yourself in this Internet world!
There are 3 levels of membership at I Love Hits to go along with the boxing theme: Lightweight (Free), Middleweight ($5.95/mo.), and Heavyweight ($9.97/mo.). There is a 10-second timer and surf ratios vary depending on the level of membership from 3:1 up to 1.25:1 and climbs the more you surf.
Guaranteed traffic delivery is a noted feature at I Love Hits along with superior customer service, and instant url approval and account activation. If you like to Super Surf you will find I Love Hits to be one of the big 5. Statistics show that I Love Hits is a constant Top 10 exchange and continues to be a strong leader.
My Rating: 7 (out of a possible 10)
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Hit2Hit April 1, 2009
Posted by Secret Surfer in : Reviews , add a commentHolding the #6 position for the past several weeks on the Affiliate Funnel Countdown is Hit2Hit. Launched on
This manual traffic exchange is owned by Franscisca Kruissink from
With free membership (Green Rose), you can promote up to 4 websites. There are three levels of upgrade (White Rose, Coral Rose, and Red Rose) which are good values. The way the upgrades are presented on the Upgrade Account link is a bit scattered.
Hit2Hit is a good basic TE with 30,000+ members and delivers a good, steady flow of traffic. There are many valuable contests which result in cash and upgrade prizes.
To reach its greatest potential, I believe Hit2Hit needs an update not only to freshen up its appearance but to add some new options.
My Rating: 7 (out of a possible 10)
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