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Now that you’re reading this there’s a good chance you landed here after we made a major switch from the original ListSurfing to, what some are calling, “ListSurfing 2.0”. You may be familiar with how it looked but in case you aren’t, that’s it to the right. After a couple years of being in operation we can proudly say our steady membership base has been great to us, and we thank you for being a valued member. Around October of 2010 we discussed revamping the traffic exchange experience entirely; totally re-designing the layout, changing the surf experience, adding many social elements, and improving the user interface across the board.

Before we get into some of those changes, we do need to give credit to a few individuals & websites that were inspirations to some of our changes. These include Sweeva.com, Thumbvu.com, and ClickTrackProfit.com as well as John Guanzon and the guys at TimTech.

Needless to say, we’ve gone through a 360 degree overhaul. What are some of the changes? We’re glad you asked.

• Thumbnail surfing – no more clicking the “matching image” to surf. Instead, click a website thumbnail preview.
• Mail Ad repository – View your saved ads, resend/edit/delete a saved ad, and check stats
• Live Surf Chat and Site Comments
• Top Badges – Be listed as a featured spot in one of six areas, and receive a badge for that spot
• Public profiles and social connection

What we didn’t change:

• No surf-ratio still exists! Get unlimited views as long as you remain “active”
• Ability to remain “always active” with a simple, low cost upgrade
• “Active” requirement – Still only need to surf a low 50 websites and view 5 mail ads to be “active”

Our dedication to giving you the best experience and value is part of why we’ve put so much into ListSurfing. Without our members (that’s you!) having a great experience, we aren’t succeeding. We love hearing from members having good results, enjoying using ListSurfing and receiving feedback or suggestions!