1. Forgotten Password or Account Number
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If you forgot your account number or password, first check your
e-mailbox. We send a welcome message to all new members when they
join HitExchange. It contains the account number and password for
the member. Perhaps you can still find yours.
If not, you may click on the 'Forgot' button on the menu bar, next
to the 'Login' button. It will ask for your e-mail address to search
in our databes, and then we will e-mail you the information.
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2. Account "On Hold"
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An account will be placed "On Hold" when we cannot or should not
display the account's banners. For example, if a member's web site is
down due to server problems, then displaying its banner is pointless
since no one will be able to reach that site. Our server will monitor
the situation and resume displaying banner for the site when it comes
back on-line. We also place accounts on hold for rule violations.
Members should resolve their account's "On Hold" status as quickly
as they can. We will not display their banners in our network in the
mean time. After 3 days of being on hold, the member will be delisted
from our Hot! Directory. After 45 days, your account will be
cancelled.
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3. Account Cancellation
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If you wish to cancel your membership, simply remove the
HitExchange banner from your site. This will cause your account to be
placed on hold. Then it will be purged after 45 days.
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4. How often will my banners be displayed?
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How often will HitExchange display your banners at other sites?
The answer depends on two factors: (1) the number of banners you
display at your site and (2) the amount of hit credits in your
account.
More banners you display at your site, more often HitExchange will
display your banners at other sites. The minimum exchange ratio is
0.67, or 3-to-2, which means that for every three banners displayed at
your site, the server will display your banner twice at other sites.
The extra banner display (also called impression) is collected into a
poll and distributed to members according to hit credits.
If you have a lot of hit credits, then you will receive more of
the extra impressions. So even if you only display 3 banners at your
site, we may display your banners 10 times at other sites. Generally
speaking, if you have 8 hit credits or more, your exchange ratio will
be at least 1.00.
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5. Exchange Ratio Calculation
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HitExchange uses a complex formula to calculate the exchange ratio
for each member. Please see
this page.
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6. Earning Free Hit Credits
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There are five ways to earn FREE
hit credits:
- Click-thrus:
You earn 0.8 of a hit credit when someone clicks on a banner being
displayed at your site. To prevent members from generating unlimited
hit credits for themselves, we give 50% less hit credits for each
additional click by the same user at the same site.
- Charity: If a member has no hit credit for seven
consecutive days, then on the eighth day we will give one hit credit
to that member. Our goal is to send at least one visitor per week to
every member.
- Hot! Site Voting: You earn two hit credits whenever you
vote for a member who later becomes a Hot! site.
Click here for details.
- Report Cheaters: Whenever you discover a member who
violates our rules (usually in the way that banners are displayed),
you can report the member to receive a reward of 5 or 10 hit credits.
Click here for details.
- Member Referral: You can earn as many as 60 hit credits
for each new member you refer to HitExchange.
Click here for details.
A daily summary of your earnings is recorded on the Hit Credit
page.
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7. Purchasing Hit Credits
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You can purchase hit credits at the following rate:
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Option |
Description |
Cost |
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| A |
80 Hit Credits |
$20 |
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| B |
225 Hit Credits |
$50 |
Save $6 ... 11% |
| C |
500 Hit Credits |
$100 |
Save $25 ... 20% |
| D |
1,500 Hit Credits
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$250 |
Save $125 ... 33% |
| E |
3,250 Hit Credits
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$500 |
Save $313 ... 38% |
| F |
7,000 Hit Credits
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$1,000 |
Save $750 ... 43% |
To purchase hit credits, click here.
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8. Hit Credits Deduction
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Hit credits are deducted for click-thrus. For each visitor whom
our server redirects to your site, one hit credit is deducted
from your account. However, if your balance is at zero we will forego
the deduction altogether.
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