Traffic Exchanges: Part 3, entering text and banner ads

Parts 1 - 2 we discussed creating your membership, adding in urls, and then deleting sites. Now we discuss adding banners and text ads.

Log on to your http://www.xtreamsurf.com account.* In the first section framed by a gold border rather at the bottom you will see (on upgraded accounts) 2 icons: 1 for adding banners the other for adding text ads. Banner and text ads run independently on the surf bar, on the main page and in the member's area. They are great little "additional" type advertising.

Both banners and text ads use straight text. You need only your active banner and target url links. Html will not work so please do not add those in. The script sometimes accepts them but you end up with garbage. So, only the actual link and actual gif file can be used.

For your banner, you need a target link like http://www.xtreamsurf.com and the banner link like http://www1.ecxmall.com/stores/candrenterprises/catalog/0xsurf.gif Note that this link is what is called a "hosted" url. You can click on the link and see the actual banner. If you click on the link (even though it says .gif) and cannot see the banner then IT WILL NOT WORK. If you are an affiliate and using a pre-made banner this usually is not a problem. If you make your own and do not "host" them, it is.

Confused? Do not feel badly about that...lol. It has only taken me a year to figure all this stuff out. All of it was by frustrating trial and error. A lot on the error side I must admit. Simply put, if you can click on your .gif and see your artwork, yeah! It works. If you can click on your target url and it brings up your site, Yeah!! It works. If not, it doesn't.

Click on the "add banner" icon. A new screen comes up. You will see a number of areas to fill. The main 3 are the target url, the banner url and the alternate text. Paste or type your banner .gif into the banner .gif spot, your referral or site url into the target spot. Then type in a short text like: "XtreamSurf". Or, "Xtream Marketing". It acts both a reference id for your banner and shows up even when your banner does not. Save and you are finished. Repeat for each banner.

Adding text is very similar except you do not need your banner .gif. Click on the "add text ad" icon. New screen comes up. Paste/type your target url in. Type in a short ad, like "XtreamSurf means Xtream marketing for your sites." Save and you are done. Repeat to add in another text ad.

Ok, so now that you have entered in your text and banner ads, why not surf just a bit. It is fun, you see interesting sites AND you help rotate sites in the surf bar while building credits for yourself. All of which is what a traffic exchange is all about.

Regards,
Cherie Halliday

* If you have not joined us please do at: http://www.xtreamsurf.com/?ref=7 Once I see you I will upgrade you to rotation account.
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