This is a trick that I use to safely get thousands of extra unique visitors to my websites every month for zilch. I'm sure that I'm not the only one using it, but I've never seen anyone else tell how to do it safely. Traffic exchanges can add a great number of new visitors to any web site. Although the traffic is not highly targeted,
it can still be useful traffic if your offer is interesting to the general surfer. I have several niche sites in small markets. Theses sites have good rankings in the major
search engines for their search terms. Unfortunately, few people ever search for those terms. Only 7-8% of the traffic to these sites comes from the search engines. The rest comes
from traffic exchanges. Even with a good ranking, if I did not use traffic exchanges to boost web traffic, these sites would be seriously starving for visitors. Sales and bookmarks have risen drastically since I started doing this about a year and a half ago.
Setting up your own website(s) to receive traffic from exchanges can be an easy way to boost traffic and gain some badly needed visitors to your own website. There are some security pitfalls that you need to
watch out for. Traffic exchanges can dump all kinds of malware on to your computer. This article will show you how to safely set up your own PC to avoid malware. A cable or DSL connection
is almost a must for maximum effectiveness. A modem connection would require a separate phone line. I did use a phone line for about six months befor getting cable, but was frequently disconnected.
For maximum security, you will need a separate computer. I use an old out of date laptop running Windows 98SE. It only has 192 megs of ram and a 433mzh processor. It's too slow to be of use for anything else.
This laptop has been running 24/7 for over a year. I reboot once or twice a day to clear the cache, but only shut down once a week to check for viruses and scumware. This computer only has one job now-a 24/7 traffic exchange computer. Any IBM type computer that you no longer need can be used.
If you are lucky enough to have Cable or DSL available, you will need a router. Next, I'll show you the hardware and software that I use to keep out of trouble. It's all freeware. It won't cost you a dime.
Hardware: Netgear Router With a Hard Firewall (I did have to buy that!)
Software:
·Sygate Personal Firewall-free edition
·AVG Free Anti-Virus
·Spyware Blaster Version 3.5.1
·Spybot Search and Destroy 1.4
·Ad-aware SE Personal Version 1.06r1
·Mozilla Firefox Web Browser (Download only from Mozilla.com)
Remove any unneeded Microsoft® programs such as Outlook Express®, Windows Media Player®, or Microsoft Office®,etc. Make sure you have all of the latest Microsoft® Security updates for your operating system.
Remove any plug-ins from your browser such as Real Player®, Quicktime®, Macromedia Flash® or Shockwave®. These steps will close a lot of back doors that anyone can use to gain access to your pc. Install all of the above listed software and get the latest updates for each one. Open Firefox and go to tools on the top bar. Click on
options at the bottom. Click on the privacy tab at the top and uncheck the box "allow sites to set cookies". When you want to add a traffic exchange, you have to come back here and enter it
manually by clicking on the exceptions box to the right of it. If you must use IE Explorer, or choose to leave it for a backup browser, then you need to turn off Active X or you will pay for it soon.
It may seem to you that all of the above security precautions are a bit of overkill. They are not. Scumware and virus writers rely on software vunerabilities to dump their unwanted wares on to your computer. Some scumware can be extremely difficult to remove from your pc. The worst of the bunch must be manually removed.
Trust me, you don't want to go there if you don't have to! Before all of these security measures were put in place, a piece of scumware was nearly a daily occurance.
This PC now runs trouble free and yours should also. Be careful when signing up for a new traffic exchange. Many traffic exchanges do not send you the traffic that they owe you. Some traffic exchanges install tool bars and other scumware immediately after signing up. Check out a few forums before signing up for a new exchange.
Following the above suggestions will allow you to safely get a tremendous boost of web traffic for any website. It is important that a traffic exchange monitors itself for abusive web site sign-ups. I've tried over 100 different exchanges. The 2 sites listed below are the best and safest web traffic exchanges that I have used:
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