TrafficShop

What TrafficShop is

TrafficShop is a self-serve ad network rather than a CPA affiliate network. Publishers sell their web and mobile traffic through it, and advertisers buy that traffic on CPC or CPM bids. The platform runs on in-house software, and the site footer dates the business to 2008. Its cardholder correspondence address is in Limassol, Cyprus, its terms are governed by Cypriot law, and CommerceGate acts as its payment facilitator. TrafficShop says it serves millions of ad impressions daily and works with thousands of clients worldwide.

Offers and verticals

There are no offers to pick from in the affiliate sense. The inventory is traffic, sold in four formats: IAB-standard display banners, a cross-browser popunder script, skimmed traffic (blind-click redirects from thumbnails) and native ads, each on desktop and mobile. Campaign settings let buyers choose between tube, video and picture sites, and the publisher rules are written around galleries, thumb-preview and text link sites, so the network is built mainly around adult traffic. TrafficShop says it buys traffic from any country, with prices driven by GEO and advertiser bids.

Commission models and payouts

Publishers earn on CPM and CPC, and account managers can set up flat-rate deals. Traffic that arrives without a referrer is sold in a separate pool at a 50% discount, so publishers should pass the approved referring domain (a referrer meta tag helps). Payouts are on request once the balance reaches $50. Paxum, PayPal and WebMoney requests are processed within 72 business hours of approval; bank wire and USDT take up to five business days. PayPal needs pre-approval, and some methods are unavailable in certain regions. The terms add a 1% to 3% surcharge on all payouts depending on method, and an account that earns less than $50 in any six-month period can be charged a maintenance fee of up to $50. The referral program pays 10% of the system’s profit on referred publishers and advertisers.

Tracking, tools and platform

• Real-time dashboard stats plus separate publisher and advertiser APIs
• S2S tracking with tokens for advertisers
• Direct links for popunder and skimmed traffic, so a site does not need the script
• Back URLs to route unsold popunder and skimmed traffic elsewhere
• Minimum rate settings and customizable popunder triggers

Traffic rules and compliance

Domains are approved manually. The publisher terms ban iframe traffic, 404 traffic, fake video players, traffic from gallery thumbnails, auto-bookmarking or auto-refresh, forced ad views, incentives of any kind, auto-redirects, spiders and any artificial inflation. Broker traffic needs prior written approval. TrafficShop’s own measurements are final, it can recalculate stats when it finds fraud, and it can place holds on payouts. Tax documents may be requested before a payout.

Support and getting started

Accounts activate after email confirmation, and domain approval can take up to two business hours. Support runs by email (support@trafficshop.com) and Telegram, with a named publisher manager and support manager. VIP publishers get a personal manager.

Who it suits

TrafficShop fits adult webmasters who want to sell pop, skimmed, banner or native inventory with a low $50 threshold, and media buyers looking for adult pop traffic on a self-serve dashboard. Affiliates looking for CPA offers, mainstream publishers and anyone who dislikes payout surcharges or dormancy fees should look elsewhere.