Earn from Scratch - My Online Journey

Stafford Traffic Exchange has so many features, in one forum I saw consistent proof of payment since July so I decided to try it out.

But I must be honest--the site is simple in terms of design and script but if you check the benefits, Im sure you will also like the site.

What do you get for joining Stafford?
*5,000 free hits to your site after you surf 100 sites
*PTC section offers 100 autosurf or 50 manual surf and some cash
*Sell your credits back to the system
*Request payment when you earn $1
*Login cash bonus auto and manual credit per day
*You get commission when your referral purchase/upgrade or spend even if you are a free member-just like what happened to me ;-) which is 10%-30% depends on your membership
*Upgraded members will most likely upgrade monthly(it offers a unique feature -cashback in your account)

Like in any site you get more if you upgrade-but the question is -- Is it really worth it?
Yes - as a free member I have been paid 3 times now and since Im online at least 8 hours--I can turn that into extra cash by using the autosurf function.

How to maximize your earning?

Autosurf then convert to cash
10,000 autosurf gives you 20 cent
125,000 autosurf gives you $6
If you want to earn more-get bigger rates for manual surfing-but of course you cant leave it because theres a code to click.

Upgrade for $5 get $2 back to your account as an Executive member and earn 2x surfing credits plus free autosurf and manual surf -actual cost is only $3.

Upgrade for $9.95 get $5 back as Professional member-but you earn 3times surfing credit and more free auto and manual surf credits and you also get random downline-which you can sell back to the system and earn your cash back (actual cost is $4.99).

The Cashback feature is a good reason to upgrade monthly.

So whats the bad side?

*Most members use autosurf so they dont see much your sites - but if you want to get your message accross use/allocate manual credits to your sites.

*The $2 or $5 you get back from upgrading will not be transferred to your balance-you can only use it to convert to credits or save it for next upgrade-which is why most upgraded members will continue upgrading because they will just add $3 or $5 for the succeeding months to come.

*They charge you administrative fees for selling/converting your credits back and when you fund your account-but in fairness I think they need to do that to be sustainable and cover overhead expenses.

A personal friend of mine upgraded last month and he definitely will continue upgrading in the coming months.

To illustrate:
Autosurf timer=15seconds or 4 credits per minute or roughly 240 autosurf per hour

60 sec(1min) / 15 sec autosurf = 4 autosurf credits/min
4 autosurf X 60 mins (or 1 hour) = 240 autosurf credits / hour

Since Im online at least 8 hours a day I earn 240 autosurf X 8 hours = 1,920 as free member, multiplied by 2 for executive member or multiplied by 3 for professional members.
I hope this gives you an idea about maximizing your earning.

I also noticed that they do everything manually which means all orders and payments will reflect after a few hours. And obviously like in most programs -upgraded members are priority when it comes to payment processing.

I just upgraded today after realizing all the benefits and since I got my 3rd payment as free member -I trust the admin enough and willing to take the risk. I promise to inform you how it goes after a week or two.

Well to wrap it up-its worth joining -even if youre a free member its the best traffic exchange for me =)

***Note given rates here may vary anytime.
You can also contact admin/support thru yahoo IM if you see he's online and chat-I sent a ticket once and got my reply w/in 24 hours.

There are 2 kinds of traffic exchage--manual surf and autosurf.

Obviously in manual surf-theres an activity needed. You have to click a code to continue to the next site. While autosurf-you can leave it on. But you have to check once in a while just to make sure your credits are incrementing.

Both have timer and in most cases -manual surf have faster timer compared to autosurf.

You earn credit everytime you browse website/s and you can use them (credits earned) to show your site as well-or use them for your banners by converting credits to impression and basically thats why its commonly known as Traffic Exchange site.

Some have PTC section so be sure to check and try different features while some have text ads. Upgrading in Traffic exchanges is also an option -some find it good and cheap way to introduce new programs. If you dont have a personal website/blog then just use the url link of sites you use.

Be warned some autosurf nowadays are combined with HYIP (High yield interest program).

Yes I tried one and got my money back but its very risky. And I wasnt very lucky with my second investment-so be careful if you want to try them-at your risk.

What is a banner?

In simple terms its a small bar -commonly used by all sites because its more eyecatching.

If you want to create a personal banner --for your site which you can use in forums or banner exchange/traffic exchange then try adesigner.com or mybannermaker.com--yes its free.

Just follow the instruction from the site.

You can also create using paint.net (installed in most PC).

Things you must remember:

1. Common banner is 468pixelx60pixels
2. Make it simple
3. Try different color combination
4. The idea is to attract readers

Do it yourself
1. Click on ruler to cut out your preferred size from the menu of paint.net
2. Choose a background
3. Type in eye catching words
4. Test different colors
5. Once your done crop it.
6. Save it.

How to use banners?
1. After creating a banner -open an account in photobucket.com (photobucket is a free image hosting site)
2. Upload your banner
3. You can edit it in photobucket the size/shades/recrop if you want to do more corrections.
4. You will see that photobucket have codes for html--for website and bbcode for forum.
5. Copy paste codes and make sure you are in edit mode --and use html code/bbcode appropriately.

Hope this helps--I studied this for a month lol -coz i wanted a simple banner -something that fits my preference.

You can also use photoshop and corel if you want to give your banner more effects.

A turning point in PTC industry. The first innovative PTC ever. Launched in April but because of its feature grew so fast.
Slowly I saw my earnings grow and the best part is they pay instantly! When I reached my first payout it was so rewarding, no waiting and you get a notification from Alertpay.

I dont have referrals at that time so I rented 10 referrals for $3 -- and my earnings grew significantly.

Right now I have 80 rented referrals --my original plan is to rent 1,000 then upgrade. But with new sites born each day I cant say if I will continue with my original gameplan ..only time will tell--what I like in Neobux is it has build up its name over time --and checking advertising rates--it can sustain the site.

For me its one of the best sites

I joined this site through the discussions I read in mylot and after a month I got paid --my biggest earning so far!!

Ciao now offers $0.25 per review you make but for me its the best site =)