Need a little advice from you LL guys

Greenguy · 2004-08-03, 08:50 AM

Let me start off by saying you do seem to have a very nice game plan laid out

1. I am not looking to run a small link list, and have already put aside $5k for scripts and traffic if necessary. Is that a realistic investment? While I doubt I would have another Link-o-rama or Jaysxxxlinks ... I am not aiming low.
The script will probably cost you a couple $100 - I think the Link Admin I have from Richard is $400. So that ewill leave you a nice chunk of change for traffic....

2. Is it worth buying cpc traffic to get the LL started? Is it worth buying traffic at all ?!
I wish I knew - LOL - I've never bought traffic for a link list or TGP, but I have to assume that you had betterhave all your ducks in a row beofre you buy the traffic

3. How do I get freesite submits. Should I try to get my LL listed on resource boards and other's submit pages?
Yes, submit to resource sites, ask for webmaster page link trades, post on the boards & beg & plead for people to submit to you

4. How do other Link lists trade? Do they base their trades on the number of sites you have listed, the traffic you have, your google PR ?
For a mian page link, I base it on traffic that they are sending (the Top 20 list) as well as some links for friends that have helped me in the past & links to sites that I am currently running. I do some trades for PR, but very few.

5. Considering that I already profit around 20k a month, and will have one of my employees handle the reviewing etc, is it a realistic venture for me to take on? Is the link list market hard to break into and hard for new LL's to get into? While I am not looking for success in 1 month, I would probably think twice if it would take 2 years to see any worthwhile returns.
Properly run Link Lists are very time consuming. Doing reviews & listing sites is just 1/2 the battle - you also have to police the sites you have listed, keep up with banners/ads on the pages, keep track of trades, etc. I would honestly say that you're looking at a year, maybe more, before you become a force in the Link List market (which, IMHO, is a tad bit saturated - but not as saturated as TGP's - but that's another story - LOL)

Now - some things for you to think about

What kind of link list do you plan on making? General with the usual categories? Niche specific? Search function? Listing Pay and/or AVS and/or Free Sites? Category specific recips? How much are you paying your employee to run it? (and remember, if & when you get popular, it'll take longer & longer to do the things your employee is doing during the infancy of the site) Banner rotator? Traffic trading script? Blog or daily comments? How will you fill the categories before you "open" the site?

2004-08-03, 08:50 AM	#3
Greenguy The Original Greenguy (Est'd 1996) & AVN HOF Member - I Crop Pics For Thumbs In My Sleep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Blasdell, NY (shithole suburb south of Buffalo) Posts: 41,929	Let me start off by saying you do seem to have a very nice game plan laid out 1. I am not looking to run a small link list, and have already put aside $5k for scripts and traffic if necessary. Is that a realistic investment? While I doubt I would have another Link-o-rama or Jaysxxxlinks ... I am not aiming low. The script will probably cost you a couple $100 - I think the Link Admin I have from Richard is $400. So that ewill leave you a nice chunk of change for traffic.... 2. Is it worth buying cpc traffic to get the LL started? Is it worth buying traffic at all ?! I wish I knew - LOL - I've never bought traffic for a link list or TGP, but I have to assume that you had betterhave all your ducks in a row beofre you buy the traffic 3. How do I get freesite submits. Should I try to get my LL listed on resource boards and other's submit pages? Yes, submit to resource sites, ask for webmaster page link trades, post on the boards & beg & plead for people to submit to you 4. How do other Link lists trade? Do they base their trades on the number of sites you have listed, the traffic you have, your google PR ? For a mian page link, I base it on traffic that they are sending (the Top 20 list) as well as some links for friends that have helped me in the past & links to sites that I am currently running. I do some trades for PR, but very few. 5. Considering that I already profit around 20k a month, and will have one of my employees handle the reviewing etc, is it a realistic venture for me to take on? Is the link list market hard to break into and hard for new LL's to get into? While I am not looking for success in 1 month, I would probably think twice if it would take 2 years to see any worthwhile returns. Properly run Link Lists are very time consuming. Doing reviews & listing sites is just 1/2 the battle - you also have to police the sites you have listed, keep up with banners/ads on the pages, keep track of trades, etc. I would honestly say that you're looking at a year, maybe more, before you become a force in the Link List market (which, IMHO, is a tad bit saturated - but not as saturated as TGP's - but that's another story - LOL) Now - some things for you to think about What kind of link list do you plan on making? General with the usual categories? Niche specific? Search function? Listing Pay and/or AVS and/or Free Sites? Category specific recips? How much are you paying your employee to run it? (and remember, if & when you get popular, it'll take longer & longer to do the things your employee is doing during the infancy of the site) Banner rotator? Traffic trading script? Blog or daily comments? How will you fill the categories before you "open" the site? __________________ Promote POV Porn Cash By Building & Submitting Galleries to the Porn Luv Network