There are currently two options for participation.

The first is a simple link exchange where clients can place their link on our partner sites. No code needed. You enter your sites title, the url to your site, select the partner site where you want the link to appear and let us know where the partner can expect to see their link.

Link Instructions:
1. Click "Create Link Campaign"
2. Complete the fields and click Save
3. Within 24 hours your submission will be reviewed and, if approved, your link will be live on the target site

The second is the Link Exchange where you can participate by adding a code snippet to your site. As you get traffic on your site containing the code you earn credits which then results in your link showing up across several other sites also containing the code snippet.

Exchange Instructions:
1. Click "Create Exchange Campaign(s)"
2. Complete the fields and click Save
3. Click "View Exchange Campaign(s)"
3. On the "View Exchange Campaign(s)" page click "Click for Code"
4. Insert the code on your site where you would like the 125px X 125px button to appear

TheAdMill's link exchange software is built to provide webmasters a user friendly and simple solution that requires only a few steps to accomplish a link exchange with another member on our directory. Users log in to their account, create a campaign, and drop code on their site. Once the code is in place TheAdMill staff will validate your site and approve your site to start receiving traffic.

1. Sign Up
2. Activate account using the email received (might need to allow email from @theadmill.com)
3. Sign in
4. Click "Create Link Campaign" or "Create Exchange Campaign" and follow the instructions
5. Exchange Campaigns will require that you insert code on your site where you would like the 125px X 125px button to appear

Once approved your site will begin showing links from other members. As you show links on your site you get credits which you then use to purchase views and clicks on other members sites. Please refer to the forum for the most up-to-date information on credit accruals and usage.

NOTE: Sites that contain malware, utilize url shortening services, or are reported to have poor user experiences will be rejected. Using services such as Microsoft Reputation Services, Virus Total, and Jotti.org will help to determine a reason for rejection.

A link exchange is a group of websites that operate similarly to a web ring. Website owners and webmasters register their web sites with a central organization also known as a link exchange directory, such as The Ad Mill, and in turn receive HTML code which the webmaster will insert into their web pages.

Once you complete the steps required to sign up, activate, and sign in you will be able to add your site to the exchange which will provide you with code to add to your site. When that code is present you will then be eligible to participate in the exchange. As your site delivers links for other users your credit balance will increase. Any campaign with a balance greater than 50 will also be receiving impressions and clicks from within the network.

How to increase your balance, aka get credits to spend on clicks:
+ 1 credit for impressions
+ 10 credits for clicks

How to decrease your balance, aka buy views and clicks:
- 1 credit for each time your link is displayed
-10 credits for each time your link is clicked

Be sure to reference "How do I get started" and utilize the forum for updated information.

In Beta the ranking is not currently active. Sites with a balance greater than 50 credits rotate randomly through the exchange. Sites with a balance less than 50 will display once their balance has increased as outlined in the "How do I exchange links" section above.

Be sure to reference the forum for updated information.

Simple rules, breaking these rules will get your link rejected and possibly result in a ban:

Links delivered across the exchange are follow links and will be indexed by Search Engines. We currently display only three links per delivery to avoid having too high of an inbound/outbound link ratio.

Be sure to reference the forum for updated information.

There is no limit on the number of sites you can add to the exchange. Each site will have its own campaign but there is no limit on the number of campaigns you can have within your account.

Be sure to reference the forum for updated information.

Yes, root and sub domains are suppported. You can even include links to yourname.wordpress.org if you would like.

Be sure to reference the forum for updated information.

Currently only English is supported. This can be GB English, US English, AU English, etc.

Once signed in to the dashboard click "View Campaign(s)" and click the title of the site you would like to edit or remove. From there you edit the site information or remove it from the exchange.

You can view your sites performance by signing in to the dashboard and clicking "Campaign Stats". Impressions are the number of times your link has been shown. Clicks are the number of times your link has been clicked. Balance is the credits you have available to spend on getting your link shown, and clicked, on other sites.

You can use the forum to plead your case in front of the community. Chances are, if you have to appeal, there is a good reason for rejected the site or banning your account. Give it a try though, we will let the community decide.

Please visit the forum to engage in conversation, ask questions, or request enhancements.