About Traffic Swirl

Traffic Swirl is an independent publication about website traffic. We explain where traffic comes from, what each source is really worth, and how to tell real visitors from bots and low-quality clicks.

What We Cover

• Traffic exchanges: how they work, what they are good for and where they fall short.
• Buying website traffic: solo ads, native, push and pop ads, and paid search, compared honestly.
• Tracking and conversion: the tools and habits that show whether a traffic source is worth paying for.

Our Connection to the Old Traffic Swirl

From roughly 2010 until the mid-2020s, trafficswirl.com was home to a traffic exchange of the same name. That service is no longer operating, and this site is not run by its former owners. We cannot access old member accounts, credits or balances. You can read more in what happened to Traffic Swirl.

How the Site Is Funded

Traffic Swirl is supported by advertising and by affiliate links to tools such as Udimi, ClickMagick and AWeber. If you buy through one of those links, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. That income never decides what a guide says about a tool or traffic source.

Get in Touch

Questions, corrections or suggestions are welcome on our contact page.