Borderline Blind Links....

[ponygirl]

Originally Posted by tjchuck

Not trying to cause major conflict, but can the LL owners that posted to all these threads look at there own LL pages, be it the home page, enter, whatever, and say that they follow these rules on all their sales text (on their LL pages, not the free sites they build)?

Just a question for thought.

Yep, I think I can safely say that

I just don't think there's any reason to try and trick a surfer - it's the same in this industry as in any other. Tell them what it is so they can decide if they want it.

I don't think the .com is an issue, I've already said I won't usually use it. I don't even think you necessarily need the paysite name in the link. As long as the surrounding text or images are enough to say that they will be leaving the freesite & going somewhere else, to me it's not blind.

I don't think LLs are too hard on this for the most part, really.

Ponygirl

[MrYum]

Agreed on the whole .com thing...I never use that myself. Makes for an ugly'ish link...and is unnecessary imo. Capitalizing the first letter in each word of the paysite title does help a bunch though.

Yep TJ, don't think you'll find any blind links on my site. Like Ponygirl, I think the days of tricking the surfer into signing up are either over entirely...or on their way to extinction. Much like the internet has matured a bit...so has our customer base. I think they're sick and tired of being jerked around with consoles, blind links, toolbars..etc.. I honestly believe that providing the customer with what he or she is looking for will provide the sales

Also, completely agree with Ponygirl on the contrasting color links. That's fine when confined to a few lines. But when half the freakin page jumps from one color to another...and it's ALL linked...ouch