how long does a free site stay listed
 

I know that all LL are different but is there any kind of a set rule how long the average free site can keep getting traffic to it from a link lists traffic.

With me, assuming the site is updated every 6 months & follows the current rules, forever.

GG not sure what u mean by updated every 6 months. I submit free sites and never ever touch them again.

you ca nalways change sites if you stay at the rules of the lls you submitted too,i like to submit to sites who always link me forever.

Sites that have not been updated are removed 6 months after they are listed.

I thought the link bots would see a change of html or text and whammo u are history

As long as your sites are up and aren't changed to break any rules, they're listed.

I thought that too. Actually, I'd like to know the answer. I'm JUST now getting in to free sites and I would like to know if I should update them (as mentioned) across the board or if some sites will ban you for this.

Here is my first and second attempt at a freesite.
http://trixyteen.net/teen_sites/teen...be/index.shtml

http://teen-topenga.com/teen_sites/t...te/index.shtml

AST - for the most part, as long as your site is still following the rules after you update it or make changes, you'll be safe.

My 6 month rule is just to make sure the sites that are listed are still be "watched" As long as it's updated in the past 6 months, you'll be safe. Hell, I saw a site in there from 2002 the other day :)

so lets say i submit a site called
Monster Black Mammaries
in 6 months i should go in and change out the pics

I've never told how I check if the site is "updated" and I never will :D

u devil u
LOL
now i am catching on

Ok, well, that should be pretty easy actually as long as I keep them somehow sorted out by dates on a hub.

You've said too much. |greenguy|

At Filthy Earl's Filthy Fucking Links sites are listed and randomly listed forever, which is exactly how long it will take for them to get any hits.:D

uh..

WHY JERK OFF WHEN YOU CAN FUCK YOUR OWN FILTHY SKANK?

Ah hahaha. Don't do that man it's not fucking nice.

I'm just getting over being sick and I had a coughing fit reading that! |clown|

I'm a marketing genius. :D

We list them forever or until I get a valid "bad link" report from a visitor, or until I catch them violating rules when I conduct random "old link" reviews. I often catch people redirecting after they're listed, and then I delete all their sites from the database. It's too bad everybody can't be honest and professional about their business. In the long run, only the honest ones develop a stable income.

List them forever.... and personally think that is the ENTIRE point of webmasters working the freesite/linklist area.. that we make a site and submit and enjoy the link relevence from that forever.. As opposed to TGP which is all about pushing the most traffic immediately with no ling term view.

Personally I think the way people have become obsessed with Linklist traffic numbers is self defeating and submittters are better off making TGP gals than bothering with freesites if the owners plan to dump their prefectly working sites after 6 months or any period.

As far as I am aware, the main reason a linklist dumps good sites... is to "appear" bigger to new submitters and it's actually just ensuring everyone submitting will earn less over the long term.

how can u appear to be bigger if you are dumping sites. Not sure what you mean.

My listings are forever unless the site goes no DNS or 404 or something like that.

My listings are forever as well as long as the site stays live :)

Because a site with a smaller database will send more clicks on average to each site.


Put your question in reverse... What is the motivation to remove exisitng sites other wise? To keep surfers happy?? LOL

What exactly does "update" mean? Change the content or add a new gallery to the freesite?

Opti -
I've been keeping a close eye on this lately.
Ask nearly any LL owner that has been around for more than 6 years, and ask them when sites go 404, redirect, or change page etc...
You get 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours, 1 week, 30 days, 90 days.

What good is a LL free site link to a 1 or two year old site with no PR but has your recip and the other recips LL don't exist?

Any thoughts I may be missing?

Well that's another motivation I guess.... but it is still has the same effect... and honestly, I think your clutching at straws to try and use that as an excuse.

If a linksite can manage to monitor sites and ban them for being down 1 day due to host issues... Why do you suddenly need to blanket remove all older than 6 months as its too hard to monitor?

*edit: And if no one dropped listings after six months... the rest of us would have a lot less issues with linking to freesites that other have dropped. It hurts Everyone imho.