Traffic Exchange Credits

A manual traffic exchange is a service where members view each others advertisements. In return for viewing or "surfing" advertisements you get credits which can be used to show your own advertisements on the exchange. The more views the more credits and the more credits the more members will be shown your ads.

Because of the nature of a traffic exchange, where you get advertisements in return for looking at advertisements, this kind of service usually only attracts Internet marketers or entrepreneurs looking for a new opportunity to make money on the web. Through the integration of AShop and the leading traffic exchange software Ventrino this is about to change.

AShop can use a Ventrino traffic exchange as a payment gateway where the credits you get for surfing turn into a virtual currency. This means that you can sell anything and get paid in credits, which you can then use on the exchange they were paid from to advertise your products. To use this feature you will first need to change the AShop currency on the page Configuration->Shop Parameters to "TE Credits". You will also need to become a member of the traffic exchange(s) you wish to use.

Add the traffic exchange(s) you want to use on the page Configuration->Payment. Enter the Merchant ID and Secret key you got from the traffic exchange. It can be found on their Payment Gateway page after you log in. Click Update to save the changes.

Note! One AShop can not be configured to receive payments in both traffic exchange credits and a real currency at the same time. To sell some items for credits and some for real currency you will need to install two AShops. The products you sell in your traffic exchange enabled shop will give you credits that you can use to advertise the products you sell in your real currency shop.