There are many known ways to cheat traffic exchanges and generate massive numbers of hits to your website. Some of these methods are complex, while some are very simple. Below you will find a list of the more popular methods of cheating. There have been a lot of changes in the traffic exchange industry, so some methods no longer will work.
You can rate yourself on the cheato-meter by giving yourself one point for each method you employ.
1) You open the same exchange in several browser windows to generate multiple hits at the same time.
2) Insert the Start URL from one exchange into the Target URL from another exchange.
3) Open multiple browser windows and then minimise them until only the “Next Page” link is showing. Click away.
4)Use a custom browser (eg – Crazy Browser) to “auto-click” your way through traffic exchange programs so it generates hits while you watch the football game.
5) Find and use custom made software that is designed to get around the cheat-protection of a traffic exchange.
Well, how did you do?
– 1pt: You are a liar and a thief
– 2pts You are a liar and a thief
– 3pts You are a liar and a thief
– 4pts You are a liar and a thief
– 5pts You are a liar and a thief
Get the picture? If you are any type of a traffic exchange cheater, I hope you realize the damge you do to yourself and to others.
If you have experimented with any of these ideas, then you might find the idea of being called a “thief” or a “cheater” extreme… I’m sorry, but I disagree.
You see, I believe if you are employing any of these methods, then you are no different than the masked robber that breaks into a house and steals the family TV, or jewels from mom’s dresser drawer.
When someone creates a traffic exchange there is a lot of time and money that goes into the project. Not just the creation, but the constant administration… The owner makes an income, by selling hits or memberships to the exchange. This is how they see justify their constant effort in operating the exchange, not to mention the monthly fees they must pay to keep the traffic exchange operating.
If you utilize means to earn credits fradulently, it is no different from getting a friend to clock you out of work while you take the afternoon off. You are earning something you haven’t WORKED for.
I have heard that traffic exchange owners make so much money that they barely notice the lost credits that everyday cheaters steal. This is the same ridiculous argument that says it is ok to steal from large department store because “they can afford it”. It all comes down to the end of the day… when the losses are added to the prices that honest people have to pay. Its the honest surfer’s hard earned credits that are wasted by those who decide to cheat, and you are still a thief whether the individual you steal from can afford it or not.
I would like to point out that the majority of traffic exchange owners are not wealthy. Its a dog eat dog environment, and the successful ones may make a tidy income, but the majority are struggling to break even. Stealing credits does not help them. It is the main reason why so many fold up and move on…
If you are using, or even considering, any kind of cheat method, please, please, please think twice about your motivation to do so. Think about your own reputation if your caught, think about the owner you are stealing from, and think about the members of the exchange whose credits are being wasted away on Crazy Browser enthusiasts who think they have discovered something new.
A theif isn’t somebody new… its just someone who keeps changing shape.
Just in case your smugly thinking, “I never cheat”. Ask yourself, do you honestly view EVERY website for the ENTIRE time the counter is ticking? I doubt it and let’s be realistic, it is almost impossible not to break the occasional term or condition. I know we do read everyone of them, but so many traffic exchanges, each with their own unique demands… who can remember every single last rule?
I’m not demanding perfection from surfers, just a certain amount of fair play. Here is my suggestion for a surfing routine…
Don’t cheat. Try to know and not break the exchanges Terms and Conditions and view EVERY website I believe that it is every traffic exchange users duty to do this.
Step 1) Make a list in notepad of all the traffic exchanges to which you are an active member. For this example, I am a member of 20.
Step 2) Under the list of exchanges, put all the days that you know you can spend at least 20 minutes surfing. For this example I will use Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
Step 3) Now add the exchanges equally among the days you’ve chosen. For this example, I can assign five exchanges to each day.
Step 4) Visit the Start URL of the first exchange on your list. Go to the menu bar of IE and click, “Favourites” and then, “Add to Favourites”. Create a new folder called, “Surf Monday” or something similar and add the Start URL to this folder. Repeat for the next four exchanges on your list.
Step 5) Repeat Step 4 for the next five exchanges on your list and place them in a new folder called, “Surf Wednesday” or something similar. Repeat this process for Friday’s and Saturday’s.
When Monday comes around, open the appropriate folder for Monday’s and open all the exchanges in that folder in separate browser windows and Make sure they are ALL full size.
You should see each copy of IE that you have opened, listed in the Windows bar at the bottom of your screen. If they are grouped together, click on the IE group and you should be able to see each Traffic Exchange listed individually. Make sure you haven’t acidentally opened the same Traffic Exchange twice.
Click on the first exchange and view the website. When the counter has finished click to the next site and IMMEDIATELY move to the next IE window. Precious seconds are wasted while the next website loads, so use them instead viewing the website in the next IE window that comes up. Once again, view the website until the counter has finished, click to the next site and immediately move to the next browser window in your sequence. Notice that I am not viewing each website for the full length of the counter, but I am viewing EVERY website. I, for one, would have no problem with my websites being viewed in this manner. Far better, than not being viewed at all because of a cheaters greed. When you have viewed each browser window in sequence, return to the first browser window and repeat the process.
If you come across a website that looks interesting, don’t stop your surfing session. If you have assigned 20 minutes for surfing, then you don’t want to break your rythym. Instead, right-click the mouse button inside the website you like the look of and select “Add to Favorites…”. Create a new folder called, “Check Out” or something similar, and add the website to this folder.
You MUST use the right-click technique rather than using the menu bar. If you don’t you will bookmark the traffic exchange and not the website you are interested checking out later. When you finish your surfing session, once a day, once a week or whenever you feel is appropriate, open the “Check Out” folder and spend as much time as you need examining the sites you have bookmarked and joining/investing in the programs that are worthwhile.
Final Thought — Honesty does prevail in this industry. It will only continue to do so if people continue to grasp the virtues of conducting business in a decent way. Cheaters will always be there, no matter how hard traffic exchange owners work to combat them. If honest surfers are patient and don’t abandon their values and the rules, traffic exchanges will remain a valuable source of internet traffic. If you are a program owner and you catch a cheater, forget the two strikes, or I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt trash. Cancel his account and ban his IP or email… I would rather be deleted from a program in error than to make make theives believe they are getting away with Something.
If your guilty of traffic exchange credit theivery, or came to this blog post hoping for ways to cheat, stop and ask yourself what you are gaining by hurting others? It’s not just the owners, but your fellow members of the exchange
DA Riley
http://www.web-biz-solutions.com
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