Roadrunner Surf September 23, 2008
Posted by The Secret Surfer in : Reviews , add a commentRoadrunner Surf is yet another LJ exchange with the standard 3:1 ratio and 10 second timer. Since most of what’s on offer here can be found at nearly every other LJ exchange, lets look at the differences here shall we?
Another exchange to follow in the footsteps of Paul Kinder’s Traffic-Splash, Roadrunner Surf has their own take on the ever popular surf rewards. You can win bonus credits, from 2-5 at a time every 25 sites. Nothing too special about that, but on “Super Bonus Monday” there are ten 100 credit prizes thrown into the mix.
“Power Surf Friday” comes with an increased surf ratio bringing free members up to a 2:1 and paid members up to a 1.25:1 ratio. Nice, but this too sounds awfully familiar… Henry hours anyone?
The “Weekly Rewards” are a nice touch though. Surf 300 sites in a week and win 3000 banners and 5000 text impressions. Sounds like a good attempt to encourage daily surfing, but how is the activity here anyway?
To put it bluntly, it’s a ghost town around here. You’ll see the same handful of ads in rotation over and over again, and they look suspiciously like they belong to the owner and his associates. The under promoted Roadrunner Surf appears dead in the water. Perhaps the owner has moved on to another project? In any case, no member eyes for my ads, I’m outta’ here.
Final Rating: 1 (out of possible 10)
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Traffic Splash September 13, 2008
Posted by The Secret Surfer in : Reviews , add a commentSince the arrival of Paul Kinder at Traffic-Splash back in December of 2006, This once mediocre advertising resource has risen to become one of, if not THE top performing exchange online today. Consistently ranked in the top 5 by several traffic exchange reports, including Traffic hoopla and Jon Olson’s Hit Exchange News, Traffic-Splash and it’s happy splashing dolphin have become synonymous with fast flowing, quality web traffic.
Let’s take a look at what has makes this gem of a site so effective.
Now delivering over 100 hits per url, per day, TS is giving it’s members the exposure they need get their pages converting. When you consider that as a pro member, you can earn 100 credits in mere minutes. of surfing, you begin to see the power of “Splashing with the dolphins”. With 100 or more people surfing at any given time of day, and thousands surfing every week, it’s no wonder so many are getting positive results from Traffic-Splash.
What about bonuses? How about guaranteed bonuses every 15 pages while surfing. Every 15 pages you surf, you’ll be presented with the bonus page. Click the button, and you win credits, or splash points. You never lose.
Believe it or not, there’s even more free advertising to be earned here. On the left sidebar in the members area, you’ll find a button labeled “surf rewards”. Click that, and you’ll be presented with a listing of the rewards offered for surfing 30, 100, 250, 500 or 750 pages per day. Surf 30? get entered into a drawing to win 100 credits. 3 winners drawn daily. surf 100-500 pages and win your choice of free banners or text links.
Of course you will find all the standard features you’ve come to expect from a traffic exchange as well. You can convert credits into banners or text links, and there is a rather large downline builder just waiting for you to add your affiliate links. The inclusion of a hits connect approved, customizable rotator is a feature several exchanges offer, but the one at TS is superb. You can add your own text, as well as your photo. So you get personal branding, the ability to promote multiple pages using only 1 url, and the opportunity to build your traffic-splash downline all with one url.
Customer support? The team at TS is ready to help 24 hours a day. My support tickets are usually answered in a matter of minutes which is rare in this industry. Friendly and helpful, Mark W, Paul C, and Jackie O have really raised the bar for Customer service in the traffic exchange community.
Y’know, I could probably go on raving about ts for a few more pages, I didn’t even mention the free downloads, but I think I’ve said enough. Let’s break it down to a final rating.
Based on the number of useful features, the bonus credits that actually get used, and the number of active members, and factoring in my own consistently good results as a Traffic Splash member…
Final Rating: 9 (out of possible 10)
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