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Recently there has been a lot of new members trying to get sites with auto-play sounds approved, but, sorry, that will not happen if I can help it.

What I define as “Auto-Sound” is quite simple, it is any sound, from anything, that automatically starts when you visit the website. If the site has a “Click here to listen” option, that is ok, but not anything automatic!

First, you may wonder why these sites have sound, that is simple, it is kind of like when you are watching TV and then the commercials come on, louder than the show you were watching! It is to get your attention and make you look at the site!

Second, you ask why these sites with “Auto” sound are not allowed, this is because NOBODY wants to hear it! Most surfers are trying to surf, and don’t want to be bothered! Imagine, you are surfing at night, while sleeping, then some site pops up with a blaring announcement, or cha-ching cash register sound, or worse, and it wakes you, or your family up! I heard one on another site the other day while surfing and it was a very loud ‘HEY WAKE UP” along with some sort of sales pitch for a get rich quick site!

Most people that have ever had this happen know exactly what I mean! It is an unneccesary noise! For those of you that want to add one of these sites, there are many traffic exchanges out there that allow it, I WILL NOT! All that happens is that it makes others mad, not to mention me! If you have a traffic exchange that allows these sounds, post the info in a comment so these people can find you. Just know, that when I get slapped in the head with such noise, I stop surfing, even during the day, I don’t want to hear it and neither does anyone else!

I have never seen a site using this tactic that was worth listening to anyway, I am here to surf and get traffic, not to hear some sales pitch! So, turn the sound off, or make it an option for those that may be interested, or DO NOT SUBMIT IT HERE! If one slips through, usually by adding the sound to a site after it has been approved, please submit an abuse report, or make a note of which site it was, which browser you are using, and email me, or use the contact form, and I WILL SUSPEND THAT SITE! Sorry, don’t want to upset anybody, but that rule is not flexible!

Ok, anybody that has read almost anything I have ever written, knows that my day off consists of a period starting about 4pm Friday until about midnight, before and after, I am here, online, doing something. Yes, during this time, I drink beer with a buddy, who makes tie dye T-shirts, and just vent about and try to forget this online world! See the picture? That is me on Friday! I try to bury my head in beer, so to speak, but………….

What usually happens is, I write and share my opinions, and believe me, I have plenty!

This is the time that I take to just kick back and do nothing, but, it almost always leads to an extended tour of duty here, telling everyone, everything I never had time to say before! So, that out of the way, here goes…..

First off, I just set the surfbar bonus to something ridiculous, like 5,000 credits every 20 pages! Who wants to bet that NO ONE but me ever even sees this? Thats ok, those that surf late, may start looking here on Friday nights, just to see if I have set up some crazy bonus! How long will I leave it? Until I wake up! If you are reading this, and you missed out, well, sorry, maybe next Friday?

The time of this post is early Saturday, so you do still have time!

If you think that I am crazy, maybe just an opinionated jerk, check out my other site, OpinionHead.com, there you will see what I really think about things!

Now that you know me a little bit better, post a comment, tell me about you! Tell me about your website, why you use a TrafficExchange, how can I help you promote your site and what TrafficComplex.com can do better! Or, to brag that you clicked that surfbar bonus and how many times!

Here we go again, another week gone by and our stats are getting better! We are now up to almost 60 members and the referrals are coming in!

Yes, as is with all traffic exchanges, we have those that sign up yet do not surf. Why do they sign up? This I can’t say, but even with those members that don’t get involved, things are moving steadily forward and we have some great members on our team!

We still haven’t hit that 150K mark, but look at how close we are! 148023 sites shown! With our membership at about sixty, that comes out to around 2500 per member, per seven days! That is about 350 pageviews per member, per day! Which, with 169 sites, is just over 2 visits per site per member!

Keep up the good work team, if we keep up at this rate, we could bust that 150K mark with little trouble, again, thanks for surfing!

Ok, I told you it was coming, and here it is! Friday night is like my day off, I go to a buddies house, drink a couple of brews and just hang out, talking about his tie dyes, home brewing, and general B.S.

What does that mean to you? It means, if you surf, you will be rewarded! From the time this post goes up, until Monday morning, the surfbar bonus is cranked up to 5,000 credits for viewing 250 pages!

Surfing 250 pages may sound like a lot, but with the timer set to 7 seconds, it happens fast! So, watch it closely and don’t miss it!

Now is also a great time to get your referral pages out there, the bonus for a sign-up from your referral page is 5,000 credits! And, you get 10 credits for each unique visitor, per day, to your page! I know, your sites won’t get activated on the other surf sites tonight, but they will in the future and those bonuses are good for a while yet! I know, there are those that will refer themselves just to get the credits, don’t do it, that is cheating! Cheaters will be caught and you will lose those bonus credits!

All of those that sign up after I leave the house, and surf like fiends, will also get a special bonus! When I get back home tonight, I will be activating sites, as I do everyday, so that you will get plenty of hits to your sites this weekend. Just sign-up, surf and build up your credits, lets see if we can hit the 100,000 mark, we have been on our way to doing about 15,000 sites viewed per day, over 3 days that would be about 45,000, so, 100,000 hits isnt that far off!

There is another bonus offer, but will require some work on your part, other than surfing, you will need to send me a screen-shot of your “Hits earned last 7 days:” in your members area, I know, it’s a pain, but whoever does send this in to me, will get bonus credits, and the one that has the most, will get a 25,000 credit bonus! What does that mean? Even if you miss out on the surfbar bonus, and surf like crazy, you will get rewarded for your efforts! I use ScreenHunter for my screen-shot needs, it is fast easy and you can get the free version to use, just follow the link to get yours!

Ok, now you are wondering where to send the email, well, come Monday, after all the dust has settled, I will send out an email to everyone, just reply to that email and add your screen-shot, simple enough huh? All of the screen-shots will be posted here, so get busy!

I know, the weekend is when people try to drop the bad code and redirects and such, if you sind a site doing this, report it and I will take it from there. You can either hit the link to the abuse report on the surfbar, or go the the Complaint Department and post it there, you’ll see where to go and what to do.

Ok folks, let’s get busy, I will be waiting on those winning screen-shots!

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