Referral Exchanges

Refferal exchanges are forums where you can trade referrals. What this means is that someone will sign up as your referral for a site you belong to IF you sign up for one of theirs.

This method works very well because chances are, you will be getting a very active referral to make you money. The reason is that because that person wants you to be active in their program, they will be active in yours. As long as you stay active they will too.

The drawback to this method is that you will probably want to set a limit to the number of sites you will join. You don't want to sign up for so many sites that you cannot stay active in all of them. So, in this way, there is a limit to how often you can do this, but the referrals you will get will be awesome!

This may be the most time-consuming of all the methods, depending on how much time you spend on it. BUT, it is well worth the effort if you do it right. Squidoo is a perfect site to use as it gets tons of traffic and attention. Plus, you get to see how many people visit your lens as well as what links they click on.

For the best results, you should build a lens that is informative, nice to look at, and well-organized. If you build your lens well, you will get a high ranking and your lens will be featured on Squidoo search, and you will get tons of visits.

You should take some space on your lens to explain what PTC is. This is in case a visitor comes to your site with no prior knowledge of PTC's. You want to explain it in a way that is simple and inviting, but do NOT exaggerate.

Please, do not make false claims to get referrals. If you claim that they will make thousands a month, I promise that once they sign up and see 10 $.01 ads, they will do the math themselves. You don't just want signups, you want active referrals.

To get active referrals, you have to show the visitor how they can succeed in this business. Otherwise, they will be discouraged by the small amounts they will earn at first. Emphasize patience and referrals. This is how they will make money with PTC's, and if they make money, you make money.

When you list your referral links (preferably banners), do not just string them all together, this is unappealing as well as uninformative. Visitors are impressed by numbers and stats. Tell a little bit about each one, do you have any comments on it? Which are your favorites? Fastest earners? Just give all the information that you think is relevant. This will inform the reader that you have put thought into it.

The last thing you have to do is promote your site. This can be done in many ways. Squidoo has a framebreaker embedded in its code, so it will not work in Traffic Exchanges. The best way to promote is to post your link everywhere. If you have a myspace or facebook, post your link there. If you have another site on the web, link to your lens. Also, post your link on all the forums you belong to. You should also email your friends and family. and submit your url to Yahoo and Google. You can also get visits to your site by joining a group related to your topic. This is great traffic because those people are most likely already interested in your subject - a rapt audience.

If you build a site that is appealing, convincing, and informative, and you promote that site, you will get referrals. Not all will stay active, but many will. And, the nice thing is they can leave you comments, so you can interact with them, help them, and encourage them.