Hi everyone,

I learned this trick from some of our members in the EasyOnline chat a couple of years ago. It's a huge time saver and can leave you with a nice pile of Food Game gold. I want to share this in case there are members out there who don't know about this.

If you're sitting with a huge pile of cooking class tickets, you'll know that it takes a lot of time to click through them one by one. If you aren't interested in the cooking side of things at Food Game, you may even think it's not worth clicking them at all.

BUT! Did you know that once you've levelled up your recipes using those tickets, and you reach level 10 for any recipe, after that, those cooking class tickets give you gold. The normal ones give you between 25 and 50 per ticket after level 10 of a recipe, and the gourmet ones between 50 and 100 each. And you can get that gold out of many tickets really fast if you do this:

Here goes:

Go to the table in Food Game dashboard - it's about 3/4 of the way down. You'll see your account details, including your cooking class tickets. Click Use and you'll arrive at the Cooking Classes page - either normal or gourmet. Put your finger on CTRL on your keyboard and then click, click, click, click. They will open next to each other in new tabs. You can open many of them really quickly that way.

If you get lost, send me a pm and I'll help you.

Hi everyone

Before anything else, a quick note. I’ve taken steps to make sure this issue does not happen when promoting FastnFuriousTraffic.com or EasyOnlineAdvertising.com, so your referrals will track correctly there even inside the frame.

That said, you can see the issue for yourself when promoting other sites. While surfing, click the Join link from the menu. In many cases, you’ll either see no referrer at all, or a different referrer based on cookies instead of the original link that was promoted.

If you’re promoting most traffic exchanges or mailers inside other LFMTE traffic exchanges or LFMVM mailers, this is important:

👉 Use your splash page, not your direct referral link.

Here’s why.

Most traffic exchanges load websites inside a frame. That frame often strips or breaks referral tracking. So even though someone clicks your link and joins, the system may not credit you as the referrer.

That means:

You send traffic
They sign up
You get nothing

It’s frustrating, and it happens more often than people realize.

A splash page fixes this.

Instead of relying on the referral link inside the frame, your splash page:

Opens cleanly (often breaking out of the frame or using a fresh link)
Re-applies your referral ID properly
Gives the visitor a clear call to action before they join

So the flow becomes:
Traffic Exchange → Splash Page → Your Referral Link (tracked properly)

Bottom line:
When promoting most TEs and mailers, using your direct referral link can cost you referrals. Using a splash page protects your effort and ensures you actually get credited.

Hi everyone

Let’s be honest… many popular traffic exchanges don’t struggle with traffic. They struggle with traffic quality. And that affects you directly, whether you realise it or not.

This isn’t new. Traffic quality has always mattered. But it’s something we, as an industry, need to improve if we want to provide real value.

It’s not just about hitting pages. It’s about the site actually being seen. If a window is minimized or only partially visible, less of the site is being viewed, and that reduces the value of that visit. The same goes for repeated patterns and one account being used by multiple people. It all adds up to traffic that looks busy, but doesn’t deliver much.

At its core, a traffic exchange is simple. Advertisers and marketers are here to have their ads seen. That’s the whole point. The person viewing the page should be someone who understands what they’re looking at, someone who could potentially click, sign up, or engage.

If that role is replaced by someone just helping to “get the numbers up” for contests or credits (aka "family surfing), then we’re no longer delivering real value. We’re just creating activity.

And it’s worth being clear about something important. The real revenue in a traffic exchange comes from people who upgrade and buy traffic because they want results. That’s what keeps the system going. Not people upgrading just to surf more than they need to. As much as all support is appreciate, if the traffic doesn’t have value, those buyers disappear.

We’re already working on this. We’re building a system that will enforce proper surfing conditions, including limiting multi-device misuse and making sure pages are actually being viewed, not minimized or reduced.

On your side, it’s simple. Keep your surf window visible and actually look at what you’re viewing. Using more than one device during the day is fine if it’s still just you, whether that’s a home PC, work PC, or mobile. What doesn’t work is multiple people using the same account. That breaks the model, because it’s no longer one advertiser seeing another advertiser’s page, which is what this is all about.

This isn’t about changing everything. It’s about doing it better. Not more traffic. Better traffic.

Thank you.

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Apr 14th 2026 at 5:28 AM by MonaN Handsome Dear Clare, Am a bit confused on what comprises quality of traffic so now i have to ask the million dollar question. If this is the case, then why do owners allow bots on their sites? Bot patterns can be easily spotted if owners look at their surf logs closely on a daily basis. I would say some owners who believe in traffic quality take immediate action on bots or those who sell bots and i have experienced it first hand. However, my opinion that some owners like pages moved in bulk still holds water is because i can see the same surfers (who are suspended for bot surfing or selling TE surf bots on a blog) on other sites. Either they do not care to respect their fellow owners opinions, or they do not care to look at their surf logs or, maybe, they want to be reform centers for the ones that cheat. Whatever the reason, bot surfing is ZERO quality. And, also, one more possibility is that - if the bot-cheat upgrades, then the quality of traffic doesnt matter, yes? no? All part of the eco-system? My biggest deterent to upgrade is - Seeing bots surfing and winning competitions and owners that enable it because they dont care who the money goes to as long as there are upgrades. So i dont upgrade at those sites. I may have once and then stopped any further upgrades because i respect money and dont want bot-cheats who neither advertise not look at advertising to earn from my upgrades. I have no access to surf logs of the sites they surf, that is only in the owners hands who are unkowingly becoming patsy enablers. So, shouldnt the change that you want to see, that is traffic quality improve, start with owners themselves? Take accountability for allowing bots on your sites for the quality of traffic that the site gets. Being a victim or an enabler in the poor quality traffic syndrome is a conscious choice. And, for the ones using bots (if you are reading this) in terms of macros, simulators or just coded bots per se, or selling automated software for surfing. What part of the words MANUAL SURF EXCHANGE, is not clear? You want the money but neither want to advertise or see advertisments. You truly dont believe in the concept and dont mind if you exploit non-tech owners. Isnt there something in the corner of your head telling you what you are doing is not ok? Coming to family surfing or relay surfing (as i call it) or password sharing amongst friend-surfers etc. LFMTE needs to add 2 fields one to capture IMEI for mobile phones and another to capture the unique system identifier. This will limit it to a larger extent. Just 2 fields to the main database table that stores userinfo, ip and that stuff. Cannot eradicate but reduce. However, it needs will power and an acceptance that this can reduce the superflous traffic and whether when one sees the real numbers whether LFMTE will still make money. This can turn out to be a double edged sword for LFMTE and owners, the truth may reveal something that many would not be prepared for and then the big dream might crash. Might bring down volume of pages surfed too. Biting the bullet isnt easy. I am naturally outspoken, maybe a DNA flaw, that unfortunately slipped through the manufacturing process, however, i dont mean to offend anyone.

Apr 14th 2026 at 6:03 AM by Clare Bowen Hi Mona, I hear what you’re saying, and I agree on the main point… bots are zero value. Just to clarify though, my post is about improving FNF’s traffic quality specifically. Bots aren’t allowed here, and I do act on them. On the device side, I actually already track device patterns. Adding a couple of fields like that sounds simple, but in practice it’s not reliable and doesn’t solve the problem on its own. That’s why I’m building a more complete system focused on how the traffic is actually being viewed. At the end of the day, this only works if one advertiser is genuinely viewing another advertiser’s page. That’s what I’m focused on improving here.

Apr 15th 2026 at 2:09 AM by MonaN Handsome aah ok. My bad, i was like thinking in general. Thank you for the clarification :) as you can see from my rant - bot surfing gets to me for some reason )

Apr 17th 2026 at 5:59 PM by Clare Bowen You have very valid points and I'm glad you're talking about this. I can easily see the sites that don't seem to care about bots, just from seeing who's using them. Also, I want to mention something while we're in the topic. Viral reward games, such as Food Game, VTG, among others, are often what bring these bots to our sites in the first place. I have nothing against the games, and in fact I support them as you know by the fact that we host them, but reality is reality.

Hi everyone,

I wanted to give you a clear update on the current situation with Crypto-TE.

A few days ago, the site began experiencing issues after the SSL certificate expired, which resulted in an error page when trying to access it. As of today, the domain itself has also expired, which means the site is now completely offline.

At the moment, there isn’t anything further I can do directly, as I am not the registered owner of the domain or hosting account. This means I’m unable to renew the domain or contact hosting support on their behalf. I have reached out to K.J. and am waiting to hear back.

In the meantime, please pause any advertising for Crypto-TE, including your own ads and anything your members may be promoting.

The important part is this: I did take a full backup of the entire site before the domain expired, and it is safely stored. Nothing has been lost.

If needed, I am fully prepared to bring Crypto-TE back online myself - even if that means waiting for the domain to become available again and relaunching it on my own hosting. One way or another, the site will return.

I know this is frustrating, but please be assured that this is being handled and that there is a clear path forward.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Hi everyone

Programs come and go.

What doesn’t is your name.

And on a traffic exchange, that matters more than people realise.

Because while everyone is promoting something, not everyone is building recognition. And recognition comes down to one thing: consistency.

Start with your image.

It doesn’t have to be your real photo. A caricature, an avatar, or a simple branded image works just as well. What matters is that you pick one and stick with it.

If your image changes all the time, or you’re not using one at all, there’s nothing for people to recognise.

Set up a Gravatar (https://gravatar.com
), link it to the email you use here, and your image will appear in places like the surfbar and chat.

From there, every time someone sees you, it reinforces who you are.

The same applies to everything else.

Don’t chop and change names, styles, or how you present yourself. Every change resets recognition, and recognition is what you’re building.

Over time, something subtle starts to happen.

People begin to notice you.

Then they remember you.

And that carries weight.

Not just with other members, but with admins too. A consistent presence feels more established, more trustworthy, and less like someone who’s here for five minutes.

But this on its own is not enough.

There are people who do all of this and still struggle, because recognition helps, but it doesn’t replace good promotion.

If you’re advertising the same program that most of the site already belongs to, over and over, results will always be limited.

And the opposite can be just as damaging.

Jumping on every new launch, promoting everything under the sun, and chasing quick wins might bring short-term activity, but over time it weakens your credibility.

When something goes wrong, people remember who pointed them there.

Your name becomes associated with inconsistency instead of trust.

Branding yourself means being recognised.

But it also means being reliable.

What you choose to promote becomes part of your reputation.

So the goal isn’t just visibility.

It’s consistency and credibility working together.

Because this is how it builds:

Seen → recognised → trusted → clicked.

Miss one of those steps, and things stall.

Get them working together, and everything becomes easier.

In a space where everything blends together, that’s where the difference is.

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Mar 28th 2026 at 12:37 PM by Richard Dumouchel Good Advice.

Hi everyone

I’ve noticed a bit of confusion around the CMTE integration modules for LFMTE platforms, so I’d like to clarify how they fit into the bigger picture.

There appears to be a misunderstanding that CMTE has an “owner.” That’s not how it works. CMTE is community-driven and decentralized, not controlled by a single individual or company. It doesn’t operate under one central reward system like the usual setup. Any owner can acquire CMTE and distribute it however they choose. That flexibility is intentional and is part of what makes it different.

To make CMTE practical within LFMTE platforms, integration modules were developed. As outlined in the official announcement, “Endgame: Full CMTE Integration for LFMTE Platforms” (June 9, 2025), one module automates reward allocation and payouts within LFMTE. This module is already available and allows CMTE to be used as a payout option inside LFMTE. We are also working on an additional payment gateway module. This was more technical than expected, but it will be available soon.

You can read the full announcement here:
https://cmtecoin.com/2025/06/09/endgame-full-cmte-integration-for-lfmte-platforms/

These modules are simply tools. They standardize tracking, automate distribution, and allow proper wallet payouts. They do not represent ownership of CMTE, and they do not centralize it. They just make it easier for owners to use CMTE in a structured and reliable way.

Sites using the integration module may display a partner platform badge to indicate technical compatibility. This does not represent ownership or central control of CMTE. It simply signals that the standardized module is being used.

The programmer owns the modules and handles the technical side. The roles and pricing are transparently listed in the announcement, and payments go directly to him for development and support. Programmers do not work for free, and the cost simply covers the work being done, including the ongoing development of new functionality.

I am simply a traffic exchange owner who saw the potential early and understood what was needed on a practical level. I shared that perspective and coordinate where needed, including helping guide development on the payment module.

It’s also worth mentioning, in the spirit of community collaboration, that CMTE is being used in different ways by different owners. That’s actually one of the strengths of a community-driven project like this. It isn’t about one person controlling everything. It’s about people contributing in ways that fit their own platforms and ideas.

For example, one owner is integrating CMTE on his sites using his own programming approach. Another version was developed specifically for mailers running on the NS script. Different owners, different implementations, same underlying token.

That’s really the nature of a decentralized system. It grows because people build around it, adapt it, and contribute to it in their own way.

Even the game I created relies on the module purely for standardized tracking and automated crediting. Without that layer, it would not function properly.

At the end of the day, this is about cooperation, steady growth, and giving owners and members more flexibility within the industry.

Keep Your Nose Clean in Business

There’s an old saying: keep your nose clean.

In business, that advice still matters more than ever.

Keeping your nose clean means operating with integrity, transparency, and discipline. It means paying your bills on time, honoring your commitments, and avoiding shortcuts that might bring quick gains but long-term damage. It also means staying out of unnecessary drama, gossip, and personal conflicts that distract from your actual work.

Reputation is not built overnight. It’s built quietly, consistently, through small daily actions. One broken promise, one dishonest claim, or one reckless comment can undo years of trust. In online business especially, word travels fast. Screenshots last forever. Patterns get noticed.

Keeping your nose clean does not mean being passive. It means being professional. It means documenting properly, communicating clearly, and responding to criticism calmly instead of emotionally. It means letting your actions speak louder than rumors.

Most businesses fail because of poor decisions, not bad luck. Cutting corners, bending rules, or operating in grey areas might seem harmless at first. But over time, those habits compound. Clean operations create stability. Stability builds trust. Trust builds longevity.

If you want to be in business for the long run, protect your name like it’s your most valuable asset. Because it is.

Keep your nose clean. The rest tends to follow.

Hi everyone. I've just created a blog spotlight page which will show in the surf around every 32 pages or so. it shows all the latest blogs posted within the last 60 days. Only the most recent of everyone that posts on their blog, but there's a button linking to the full blog.

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Jan 7th 2026 at 12:44 PM by Vesna Cvijanovic Great :)

Jan 13th 2026 at 10:33 AM by Chalmange Poydras Hi Clare, Thanks for Friend Request.

Jan 30th 2026 at 12:16 PM by Roger Goldmann Great. Thanks!