Friday, January 25, 2008

Need Traffic? Surf For Credit!

I'm Back! I hope everyone had a great week and many successful ventures.

My post for today is focused on what I call the "surf for credit" type sites, also known as surfing for cash or credit. Very similar to what I mentioned in my Adbux post, but with a couple of important differences. (By the way, Adbux was having some problems with their site hosting and have moved, in case you noticed it was down).

The important differences are that with the surf programs the sites will breeze right by in front of your eyes while you watch, whereas the Adbux type ones you have to specifically click on the ad text to see the full site. The other thing is that, technically, there is no money adding up for you as you surf the credit sites, since you are being "paid" in credits to be used for your own ads. While you CAN make a little money with their affiliate programs, that requires more effort, whereas with Adbux and the like you can start making your few cents on your own right away. The thing they ALL have in common, as far as I'm concerned, is that they shouldn't be thought of as a means to make any amount of riches, but as a cheap means of getting advertising traffic for whatever program you choose that WILL make you rich.

That being said, I'll just give a quick overview of 2 surf credit sites I recommend along with the pros and cons of each. There are MANY sites out there, but 2 of the best to get started are the WebCentreSurf traffic site and the ad traffic exchange at TrafficG. The obvious first difference between these two is that the Webcentre site is more user friendly and easier to start than the TrafficG site. The TrafficG site takes more effort to list your sites and add descriptions while at Webcentre you just copy and paste your site addresses and you're good to go.

Each one features fun symbols to click on for credit as you view the sites. At WebCentre you have to watch each site for 10 seconds and when the timer hits 0 you have to click on a matching symbol or color to confirm your credit. The rapid trivia for bonus points helps keep you paying attention if you start nodding off while surfing! The main stats page is also very user friendly and easily understood. Surf ratio is 40% unless you upgrade. Also, you can only list up to 5 sites as a free member.

TrafficG has a 30 second timer and no trivia games, but there is what they call a "skill card" which you have to click on once in awhile to prove you are still viewing the sites. Their symbols are generally cartoon characters as well. They have a promotional page where you can list all your sites on one page, which I found handy. They also offer a starter page option for your browser. Surf ratio can be 1:1 without upgrading, but only after you surf for awhile. You can list as many sites as you like for free.

To summarize, Webcentresurf is fun, easy and to the point when surfing. TrafficG offers many other features (perhaps too many) for a beginner with only 1 or 2 sites to promote. Your pick depends on what you require from them. My recommendation for listing them here is that they are both FREE services in which you can create ads for your websites and programs and have them seen by 1000's of people looking for what you are selling. Both also have a hit counter telling you how many times your ads/sites were viewed and you can list several on each site. So, what have you got to lose? It's FREE advertising for you! Check them BOTH out NOW!!

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