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The RPOD Critic
Whether we like a Traffic
Exchange or not is a personal thing however some fundamentals are
essential to us all. RPOD has developed a matrix of its own to measure
how Traffic Exchanges (TE) perform and what they ultimately offer FREE
members. Something that not
only rests with surf ratios and bonuses but includes the way a TE is
presented, its user-friendliness (including emails and regular contact)
as well the tools supplied to help members promote it. Additionally the
ability to load a page can vary and will impact on the surf timer and
therefore increase the amount of effort a surfer expends although this
not always attributable to the site, it is something everyone has to
consider.
RPOD tests
each Traffic Exchange using two different browsers for two separate 15
minute surf sessions. The browsers we are indicated and usually comprise
two of the three mentioned here: Internet Explorer 7, Mozilla Firefox
and Crazy Browser. The same PC is used to carry out the tests for
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1 - Networking Capability (NC) = 1 point
(This relates to the opportunities offered to create online contacts.)
2 - Stickiness (S) = 1 point
(This relates to a TE's ability to maintain a healthy membership because
people want to return again and again.)
3 - Individualism (I) = 1 point
(This relates to a TE adopting a presentation that makes it
as exclusive as possible.)
4 - Surfing Experience (SE) = 1 point (This
relates to the return for effort and uses measures such as time, bonuses
and overall credits earned in a 15 minutes period.)
5 - Surfing Content (SC) = 3 points
(This relates to the
displays allowed - a loss of points reflects the inclusion of dead pages
not weeded out, gambling, pornographic, extremist sites and an overly
high proportion of pages not given time to load properly)
6 - Support Contact & Tools (SCT) = 2 points
(This relates to the efforts made by the Traffic Exchange owner/s to
provide fresh information (i.e. newsletters) and software that help
members build referrals and community spirit.)
The Total at the end shows the number of points accredited against the
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WenSpanTE |
A developing South African Traffic Exchange has a certain amount of
novelty value in other areas of the world where Traffic Exchanges are
more common. That said
WenSpanTE shows that many lessons have already been
learned so that this Traffic Exchange does have plenty to offer other
than that of being a novelty.
WenSpanTE
is also offers PTC features that bring it in line with its
overseas counterparts.
Some of the problems I have discovered is a tendency for the manual Surf
system not to work and even when it does the link to it requires a right
mouse click to another tab on the browser if you are not to lose the TE
entirely!
There is still some way for
WenSpanTE
to go in order for it to be as competitive as other international
TEs but it is certainly headed in the right direction
WenSpanTE
has a wide variety of banners to choose from although sizes are
slightly smaller than the regular 468x60. |
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The Parting Shot:
Still has some way to go before it
really offers international competitors a serious threat |
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