My Arcader - Arcade Information, Themes and Scripts

Hey Arcaders,

So many people have been asking me what is so good about Arcade Trade Script (ATS for short) so i thought i would check out what all the fuss was about and give a detailed review of my experience from ATS and what it can achieve with a little work done to it.

With our recent copy of ATS we put it to the test to see how great the functionality was and I can tell you now that it’s by far the easiest arcade script to set up that I’ve ever seen. It has tons of important features missed out by the other arcade scripts like SEO Tags, Additional Descriptions and Traffic Trading with partners, Statistics, Supports different file types, Up to 3 game images and much much more!

I set up some trading with other arcades and it provided quite useful to gain a  higher traffic flow through my arcade and with the admin statistics it was great to see which partners where doing better and which are doing terrible so i could remove them. All the SEO options and tools inside the script made it quite easy to optimize my site and rank highly on some keywords early into the life of the arcade. With a little imagination you can create great arcade ideas like Flash Game Search and create a whole new arcade site based on one idea.

We recently contacted the owner of ATS to get a review about what he thought about the script and what is going to happen in the future with it:

ATS out did my expectations in it’s first year and I have very happy with the continually growing number of choosing to use or convert to ATS. More and more people are coming out with ATS related mods and templates and I think it is only a matter of time before we become one of the big 3 arcade scripts. Now into it’s second year and with summer now here we plan to release some new ATS products, templates, and possibly some mods over the next few months to help sites get ready for the new school year rush this Fall. Some new version enhances are planned as well.

RSS feeds are coming in the next update as well as some more cheat protection to help in case of incorrect plug URLs. We are trying our best to help protect our customers sites from webmasters that try to take advantage of others. Version 1.2 is expected to be released in the early to mid summer.

Brad
ArcadeTradeScript.com
Intergo, LLC

What will the future hold for ATS?
In Development is version 2.0 which will be focusing on users and the community. Things that will be added involve are Profiles, Friends, PMs, Comments and more. It is a fantastic improvement for a great script and I’m sure a lot of the webmasters cant wait the get there hands on it.

Thanks,
Foxy

Hey Arcaders,

After some time reviewing some Arcade Banner Exchanges I’ve come to noticed a lot of them trying to cheat users into joining them by making them appear more popular than they really are. This can include adding fake clicks/impressions, Fake accounts, Sudden bursts of traffic out of no-where, Offering large ammounts of free clicks/impressions without the users to supply them and a lot more.

Without labellingany of the exchanges I’ve come across, I’m going to give them a chance to straighten up and show you a few ways to detect a cheating in arcade banner exchanges so that you will not waste your time, Ad space or money. The most basic way to check if the site is a scam check the Info/Stats page of the exchange, If you can see millions of clicks and impressions and its a new or unknown exchange it would be a good idea to check the ammount of users it has. Don’t be fooled though, Some banner exchanges you might not know everyone else might know about and it may be one of the few really popular exchange websites. Below is a list of the exchanges we currently know of:

List of Arcade Banner Exchanges

When looking at an exchange try to find out as much information as you can. Some exchanges have more information than others such as top users, Site Directory, All ads and even a contact form. All this information serves you a good purpose in studying how the website  is doing and it lets you compair the site to see if its telling the truth or not about its stats. Also a tip is to look at the users banners and grab one that really takes your attention. This way you can get some pretty neat animated gifs for your arcade ads.

Some exchanges have a directory.php to improve SEO and display who has accounts with them. Try having a look at it and see how many of those websites really are using the exhange ( http://domain.com/directory.php ) it is a great way to pull out cheating websites to if you can see them sending impressions on the top list but not ads on there website.

Few other links that might come in handy:
http://domain.com/list.php?size=1 <- Ads + Accounts with teh exchange.
http://domain.com/info.php <- Stats.
http://domain.com/contact.php <- See if you can contact them.

Some exchanges might have re-named/deleted these links to hide there real stats. If you have never heard of the exchange before and you cant find any information like stats or users i highly recommend not trying it. Even if it temps you with free click/impressions it wont be worth it if in return they want ad space for super long periods of time.

Benefits of a Known/ Trusted Exchange:
- Experience in what there doing.
- You can trust clicks to your exchange being real.
- Good Support and Help.
- Real CTR
- And much much much more!

So next time you consider to join an arcade exchange website make sure what the website is really like that you’re dealing with.

Thanks,
FoxyGamers
Arcade Banner Exchange – Spawn Ads

Hey Arcaders,

So you’ve just sponsored a game and now you need to distribute it for more traffic? It isn’t that hard if you have a list with you. Directly below me  is a list where you can submit your games:

AddictingGames.com
ArcadeTown.com
BigFunTown.com
CarGames60.com
DailyFreeGames.com
Flash-Game.net
FoxyGamers.com
FreeGamesOnline.com
FreeGameToyz.com
FunArcadeOnline.com
GamersGo.com
GamesChart.com
GameGum.com
HangOutArcade.com
HeavyGames.com
I-Am-Board.com
LameCulture.com
Leenks.com
KickingGames.com
Kongregate.com
KontraBand.com
HallPass.com
NewGrounds.com
SexyGamesClub.com
SmashingGames.com
TalkArcades.com
ThisArcade.com
TimeKiller.com
t45ol.com
UGOPlayer.com
UGoTo.com
9Mine.com

If your website accepts games or you know some sites that do let me know, Im more than happy to add them so you can get some more games on your website.

Thanks,
Foxy

Hey Arcaders,

Do i have a treat for you this week. Spawn Ads is the latest in Arcade Banner Exchanges, With a 10:9 exchange ratio and fantastic support you would be silly to give it a miss.  An Arcade Banner Exchange is a website which lets you create and ad and display it on other arcades while you display there ads on your arcade. It is a fantastic and easy way to gain more traffic to your arcade websites. Especially if you are new or just looking for those extra users to get some more ad revenue from your arcade website..

Features Spawn Ads Provides:

• 10:9 Exchange ratio.
• Exchange accounts are free!
• 100x100px Banner Support + more coming soon.
• Support Setting up Banners.
• Advanced Anti-Cheat Software.
• Automatic + Manual Checking of Accounts.
• Free Impressions/Clicks handed out.
• Sign up is free!
• 99.99% website up time.
• Free banners already made.
• Super detailed ad statistics

With all these features you would be silly to not at least give it a try and see how well it goes for you. Don’t forget that it is FREE and we highly recommend it! We’ve even gotten you 500 free impressions if you sign up with this link:
http://spawnads.com/index.php?coupon=b

So what are you waiting for?
Sign up now!

Thanks,
Foxy

Hey Arcaders,

So we have our list of banner exhanges here but what banner exchange should we use? Well don’t worry, I’m here to guide you all on how to pick a  correct banner exchange and get the most out of it. First of all,  A banner exchange is like an advertisement on your website, Only instead of making money from it you get more visitors. The main sizes for a banner exchange websites is 100x100px so if you have an extra 100x100px slot than you’re in luck for some extra traffic.

Before joining a banner exchange you need to have a  look at what features they offer, Some things might sound great but they are a real dis-advantage to getting more visitors. An example is:

“The more you clicks you send to us, The more we will show  your ads.”

This might sounds good but if you don’t send them much traffic they will hardly send you any. Not all exchanges are like this though and many are honest 9:10 exchanges. Most exchanges offer 9:10 which means every 10 impressions you send them they will send you back 9 or every 10 clicks you give to them they will send you back 9. The other 1  is usally sold so the exchange can make enough money to stay online.

After reviewing many arcade exhange website i would still have to favourite would be SpawnAds.com, PwnBanners.com or BannerFlux.com but if you have a favourite make sure you let me know in the comments so i can check them out.

Thanks,
Foxy