Setting Up Your Accounts


Last time we spoke about signing up for a traffic exchange. Today we will
discuss the nuts and bolts of setting up your account.

Setting up your account basically involves adding your web site, banner ad,
and (if applicable) text link. Look to the member navigation menu for a link
that reads ‘My Websites’, ‘Add Sites’, ‘URL Manager’, or something along
these lines.

This link will take you to the page where you may enter your Target URL(s).
A Target URL is the website address you wish to drive traffic to.

Just enter a title for your site, along with the URL, and submit this information.
Some exchanges will also ask you for a brief description or give you the
opportunity to select an appropriate category for your site to be rotated through.

Your site must not be a frame breaker, (a site with code that "breaks out" of
the surf bar) as this type of site will disrupt the process of generating traffic for
other members of the exchange. In some cases, you will be required to click a
‘test’ button that checks your site for frame-breaking code before it is accepted
into the system. Alternatively, the site admin may check each URL manually before
approving them.

Also, each exchange is likely to have its own set of rules regarding the types of
sites that are allowed. For example, some exchanges do not allow the use of rotators.
Other programs have banned paid-to-promote type sites and apparent ponzi
schemes from rotation. Be sure to read the terms and regulations of each Traffic exchange
before submitting your target URL(s).

The procedure for adding banner ads and text links is pretty much the same as that
for adding your target URLs. Just find the appropriate menu link and insert the correct
information into the submission form to enter your banner and text ads into the member
rotation.

There is sometimes confusion in getting your banners set up properly. First you
must have an image of the banner hosted somewhere on the internet. Usually, the
program that you are promoting will give you an image url or tell you that you need
to copy the image and upload it to your own hosting account.

Either way there will be two urls to be added when entering a banner. One will usually
say" target url". The "target url" is the page you want a person to see when they click
on the banner (the page you are promoting). The other will usually say "image url".
That is the location on the internet where your image file is hosted. The final thing that
some exchanges will have when entering a banner is an "alt text:" box. Alt text is
what someone will see if for some reason the banner is not available because of
some sort of server glitch. (Yes even the best hosts sometimes have glitches). This
will also show whenever some one mouses over the image.

Next time we will discuss surfing for traffic to your site.

Best Regards,

Dee Hudson

Dees Income Builder

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