Traffic Exchanges: What Are Traffic Exchanges And Their Benefits

Traffic exchanges are services that you can join and use to generate free traffic to your website.

There are several types of traffic exchanges that generally work using the same principal.
Members of the traffic exchange view other members websites, in exchange for having your website viewed by other members of the exchange.

For every set period of time that you view another members web page; you receive a number of credits which increases your balance. The more web pages you view, the more credits you accumulate from the traffic exchange.

When someone else in the traffic exchange views your web pages for the same period of time; the credit balance in your account is decreased by the same number of credits.

Generally there are two different types of traffic exchanges:

• Manual Exchanges
• Auto Exchanges

Manual exchanges require a real human being to physically view each web page, and click on a link to move on to the next web page. Manual traffic exchanges are much more likely to bring hits to your website from people who are genuinely interested in reading your content.

Auto exchanges can be set up to be continuously running in your web browser. They automatically refresh to a new web page after a set period of time expires. Although both types of traffic exchanges generate hits to your website; the auto exchange users who leave their computers running all night surfing websites, are not likely to purchase any of your products.

Here are some of the benefits of traffic exchanges you should know about.

• Most traffic exchanges are an inexpensive way to generate targeted traffic to your website. Many are free to join.
  
  
• Unlike SEO and other more conventional methods; you will enjoy seeing an almost immediate increase in web traffic. You will not have to wait for weeks or months to see tangible results.
  
  
• Traffic exchanges can be used to test advertising copy for PPC or other more expensive types of advertising campaigns.
  
  
• By referring others to your traffic exchange, you can build a down line that will allow you to earn credits more quickly. With enough referrals, your traffic can be generated entirely by the efforts of your referrals.

Traffic exchanges will give you plenty of exposure to your competition. You will be able to get some great ideas for promoting your website, by checking out your competition's products and services and then capitalizing on them.

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