Getting referrals always plays big part of how successful you are with any ptc site.  Actually its true for ptr sites, gpt sites, affiliate programs and ironically traffic exchanges as well.  How well do traffic exchanges really work for getting referrals you may ask?  Based on how many traffic exchanges there are and how many people use them I’d say they do work, but how much you get out of it, depends on your approach.

What is a Traffic Exchange

As the name implies and as one could guess, basically you are exchanging traffic by viewing websites in return for credit to have others view yours.  You become a member of a traffic exchange site much like you would do for a paid to click site.  Once you sign up as a member you are able to advertise your links using credits you acquire by surfing other ads.  The allure of traffic exchanges is the ability to advertise your links for free by using credits.

Best Approach

The success of traffic exchanges in getting referrals has vast results for different people.  These results are based on different approaches used with traffic exchanges.  Most people who use traffic exchanges just use their referral links to the sites they are members of.  While others use a more sophisticated approach by advertising with a splash page.  A splash page can be used to give a more focused and eye-catching approach.  It allows you to grab the attention of the user and gives you a window to perk the interest of the viewer.  Splash pages can be easily tailored for whatever venue you are advertising on and allows you more pinpoint targeting of your audience.

Things To Look For In a Traffic Exchange

Traffic exchanges operate on a credit ratio.  Meaning if the ratio is 1:1, you as a member will receive 1 visit to your link for every 1 link that you visit.  Now many traffic exchanges have ratios of 3:2 and 5:4 while there are a few that have 1:1.  Obviously you want to join the ones that have betting clicking ratios.  Another feature that some traffic exchanges have are bonuses.  As you are surfing ads, some sites offer random bonuses or threshold bonuses when you reach so many links viewed.  These bonuses take the form of increased credits, banner advertisement credits or other forms of credits.  This greatly enhances your advertising power.  Of course you want to use a traffic exchange that is popular and has a good amount of members.  What good would it be if no one used it.  You also want to find ones that are free to use.  Don’t bother paying for any memberships when there are so many free ones available.

Recommend Traffic Exchange Sites

EasyHits4U
Royal Surf
Traffic Syndicate 25
Traffic Splash
Traffic Era

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What is a Downline Builder?

A Downline Builder in simple terms, is a mechanism for increasing your referrals.  There are basically two types.  The first type consists of an actual thread in a forum whereby a user can join a downline by signing up to a site using the referral link of the last post.  This thread continues indefinitely guaranteeing each member who posts in the thread one referral.  Problem with this method is that you only get one referral and you must not already be a member of the site you want to join.  The other type of downline builder is a more conventional program that involves a site usually dedicated to building your referral base.  One such site is PTCReferrals.  Let’s take a look at how it works.

How A Downline Builder Works?

After you signup as a member at a downline builder site, there is a section where you can view all the programs the site has in its database.  Each site listing has a referral link with the member who sponsored you to the site (the referral link you used to get to the downline builder site).  Also there is a “Username/Affiliate ID” field for you to put your USERID for that site.  Basically you browse through the programs you are interested in joining and click on the referral link to any you want to join.  After you have signed up to that particular site and given a USERID, you can then put it in the “Username/Affliate ID” field for that site.  From then on, anyone you refer to the downline builder will see your referral link when they access the downline builder program database.

Benefits and Advantages

Downline Builders provide a consolidate referral link approach to getting referrals.  Once you join a downline builder site and join the programs in its database, you only need to promote a single referral link.  Your referral link to the downline builder will showcase all your referral links to sites that you are a member of in the program database.  You also get unlimited levels of tiers for your referral links.  This means that not only do you get to showcase your referrals links to your direct referrals, but also to indirect referrals for any programs that your directs did not register for.  Lastly, if you already are a member of a site, all you need to do is put your USERID in the “Username/Affiliate ID” field and your referral links are now active.

Conclusion

While there are many downline builders around, there aren’t many that have bux type ptc sites in their database.  Most have traffic exchanges, PTRs and aurora type PTC sites, however there are a few that specialize in the more popular PTC sites.

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