The Ad Exchanges I Admin...

Sorry it took so long for me to post this entry. But, as I promised in my previous post, here are the three ad exchanges I Admin, along with EXCLUSIVE promo codes for my blog readers. :)

Uptown Ad Exchange

If the above link isn't clickable, copy and paste into your browser - http://hit.tropicalsafelist.net/

The site has the promo codes for the current specials, including lots of FREE advertising, that are available to all who sign-up. At the bottom of this entry are the two exclusive promo codes that are available ONLY to my blog readers, at ALL 3 ad exchanges.

What makes this ad exchange special, is that it features UNLIMITED text/html ad posting for ALL (both free and pro) members. You can also earn commissions on referral upgrades, send out solo ads, submit your banners into rotation, use your points for all kinds of things.

The February 2009 ad specials that I'm running at all 3 exchanges are crazy, so that's something to consider. They are being run in honor of my eldest baby girls' 7th birthday. :)

Next on the list is Fantasy Traffic Ads Exchange

Again, if you can't click on the link above, here is the URL -

http://fantasyads.creditexchanges.com/

This ad exchange also has special promotional ad packages available on the site, with promo codes to claim FREE advertising.

It also features UNLIMITED text/html ad posting for all members, and all the other features of Uptown. Frankly, I personally prefer the layout on this one, and I find that the members are a bit more responsive than they are at Uptown. But, I'm advertising both, heavily, so that may well change by the end of the month.

Last, but certainly not least, is Safari Ad Exchange.

Here's the URL - http://go4adexchange.com/safariads/

This one is different from those above. You have to send in a support ticket for most things (including the exclusive promo codes I'll be giving you in a minute), which I understand can make things rather frustrating. Trust me, I've thought of giving it up for 'adoption' because nothing's automated and I would rather be lazy.

There are advantages though, that aren't available in other exchanges. For instance, when you're submitting your banners for rotation, you can submit an alternate text ad with it. What that means is that if the banner picture won't show up for whatever reason (exceeded bandwidth at the photo host, for example), a line of text will show up with it, with whatever you want to say. That way, it's all still clickable and workable to get sign ups, referrals, etc. - even if the pic. doesn't cooperate on one of it's runs.

Also, you can put URLs in the body of your ad, which is forbidden at most ad exchanges.

There isn't unlimited posting, the system won't allow me to offer it, but you can post daily, and your text/html ad stays in the system for about a day longer than it does at most exchanges.

This exchange also has login advertising available for purchase, which isn't available for the two above. I will soon be figuring out a point conversion for this kind of advertising. But, it is currently available for purchase.

Now for those EXCLUSIVE promo codes I promised!

If you are already a member of any of the ad exchanges above, use promo code 'already belong' for an additional 10,000 points to be added to your account (At Safari, yes, this means sending in a support ticket).

If your are NOT a member of one or more of the above ad exchanges, use promo code 'blogger' to receive a FREE PRO upgrade! (this will only work for NEW members to any/all of the above ad exchanges. And, at Safari it does mean you have to send in a support ticket with the promo code inside it).

Well, that's it! If you join any of the ad exchanges, let me know what you think!

Credit Based Text Ad Exchanges.

Credit based text ad exchanges, which include banner advertising, solo ads, text/html ads placed on the site, and sometimes many other forms of advertising, have the highest conversion rates of any other forms of advertising!

Even better, the advertising you get from them, you can get for free or very low cost. You can accumulate your points for free advertising, or you can go ahead and take advantage of some of their great advertising packages.

Pay attention to their PRO upgrade options as well, often these come with enough advertising, it more than makes up for the minimal lifetime PRO fee, plus they will usually offer some other incentives for going PRO.

Every text ad exchange is a little different, but most of them come with a 'starter' advertising package that you can use to jump start your advertising efforts, absolutely free! Because of this, it can really pay to join a number of ad exchanges.

Because they do send out solo ads to your e-mail box, it may be best to get a separate email account for joining these advertising programs. A free gmail account is the best, and is highly recommended, to avoid bouncing and other issues.

This is a bit different from a safelist. ONE safelist can result in thousands of emails per day! But, text ad exchanges keep the number of daily emails down. The highest number I've ever seen is 25 emails (potentially, not EVERY day though) per day. The lowest I've seen so far is 5. So, you could join quite a few text ad exchanges, and still be able to keep up with your email, no problem.

Some text ad exchanges, very few of them but they do exist, even allow the option to opt out of receiving solo ads emails, while still allowing you to send them out! It's a rare option, but it does exist.

I actually run three text ad exchanges, all of which come with different member incentives, free ad packages, and options. In my next post, I will provide links to those three ad exchanges as well as exclusive promo codes, only available to my blog readers!

This is probably the best, and most cost effective, advertising I've ever run across. If you have an affiliate program, a website, even a blog, this kind of advertising is definitely the way to go.

FREE Solo E-mail Advertising, safelist, banner and text exchange.

This text ad exchange only just launched, but they already have around 600 members, as of me writing this entry. Until they reach their first 1000 members, they are giving away a FREE Pro member upgrade. Which is, seriously, phenomenal. You also get a bunch of free points that you can use for advertising (up to 6 solo ads, or a lot of banners, combinations, traffic links, etc.). They have some great advertising specials too, if you can spare a few bucks for your advertising budget. If you can't though, the free advertising they provide should be ample to give your home business a jump start!

Brand New Ad and Safelist Exchange

This one has only just launched, so there's plenty of time to take advantage of the fantastic bonuses that they're offering! They have freebie-codes on the site that you can enter to obtain 100% free advertising through them. They're, right now, offering 3 free solo ads, 6 free banners, 3 traffic links, and more when you join for FREE, and enter "FiestyFairy". That's ONLY until they reach 500 members though. After they've reached 500 members, the freebies you get will be fewer, but still exciting.

There's also a free downline builder! That should help you to gain referrals for your free programs.

My advice is to take advantage of this right now, get the free advertising, set up your banners and traffic links, and keep your solo ads until they have around 1000 members. Solo, contact e-mail advertising is some of the most effective advertising you can take advantage of, for a variety of programs (know your audience, what would they be most interested in and most tempted to buy or join?). It's even better when you can get that advertising for FREE!

Get Paid to Take Surveys, Play games, Read E-mails, Click, Visit websites, etc. etc.

I just joined this site 2 days ago and I am really excited about it. You won't get rich from participating in the opportunities on this site, but you can make some decent extra cash from this site. You can take surveys every day for $0.75 - $10. You can play their fast little games for more cash, visit websites.... etc. I made $1.00 yesterday for signing up for a few free newsletters that looked interesting. I made some cash the other day for watching a few 1 minute videos on health related tips.

There is no minimum to cash out using paypal. Or, you can choose to wait until you have enough money to buy a gift certificate for Amazon, etc. They have a variety of ways for you to cash in on your participation and money. Not only do they pay you for doing all this stuff, but you also get points for stuff (in addition to the cash) which can then be turned in for prizes, etc.

This is a GREAT site for a little extra cash every month. AND, they will PAY you for redeeming coupons at the grocery store, AND give you cash back for shopping! How great is that?! So, even if you don't want to spend time reading emails or visiting websites for cash, why not get PAID for picking up your groceries and using money saving coupons, or for doing your Christmas shopping that you were going to have to do anyway?

More Free Effective Traffic Ideas

Recently, I joined Text Ad Profits. Their advertising has been very effective for my affiliate programs, and for building referrals. They offer multiple forms of advertising, and better yet, they're free (unless you want to upgrade, which I will definitely be doing soon).

When you sign up for free, they also give you a free solo ad that you can send out through their network. I can honestly say that their solo ad service is the first time I've had safelist type e-mail advertising pay off for me personally (though I do know others who've had success with other companies and forms of non-spam safelist type advertising).

You can collect points for free, or purchase them if you choose. And, they give you quite a few points (which equal real visitors to your site) for free when you sign up, even under the entirely free option.

Check them out, by clicking on the banner below.

Free Classified Ads

Posting a classified ad can be an extremely effective way to generate traffic, leads, and/or sales. And, it's even better when you can get this form of advertising for free.

Click here to post your free ad and/or to get your own free adboard.

I recently started my own adboard, which already has a TON of traffic. And, you can click the link above to post your own ad for your website, affiliate product, auto information, etc. for free.

Click here to get your own free adboard.