Are gambling sites non-adult?

[MrYum]

To answer your question directly Jel, yup I do consider gambling to be adult links. If the destination is of an adult nature...it's an adult link. While it's not porn, gambling is definitely adult in nature.

In the truest sense of the purpose of the exit link, it should go to something completely non-adult.

I get submissions with dating sites as an exit, using the logic of well there's no 'porn'...those would fall into the same category as gambling. Have also been getting submissions with exit links going to mainstream ads still hosted on the adult domain. That's still adult as far as I'm concerned.

Frankly, it's kind of a slippery slope...so I default to the more rigid because I know if I give an inch...there are those that will take a mile.

IF one is going to have an exit link at all, it must be completely non adult. Either to an SE (wasted link), or to mp3's...or maybe games...or even their own non-adult domain with mainstream ads.

Geez, I'm getting to be such a hardass

[JustRobert]

Originally Posted by MrYum

IF one is going to have an exit link at all, it must be completely non adult. Either to an SE (wasted link), or to mp3's...or maybe games...or even their own non-adult domain with mainstream ads.

This is your best choice.

Personally I would go with your own non-adult domain with mainstream ads. This is something I started to do and it was by accident. The short of it is: Created mainstream site, sent PPC traffic, found out keywords cost 40 cents to a dollar a click, lost money. So I stopped. About 2 weeks later I realized that if I had to pay that much per keyword so did others. Pulled almost all my mainstream ads from site, signed up with google adsense, added to exit links and I now have a site that makes money. How much? Averaging just a buck a day. Not going to make me rich, but I look at it as $10 for domain, roughly $300 in earnings for the year if it stays the same. This would = 300% return.

Plus this can grow as I keep submitting freesites. I actually spent 1 hour on this site today which is the first time in 4 months.

Which reminds me I have not loaded it yet. Gotta get back to work hope this helps.

[ponygirl]

I'm a little late on this one, but I'd like to add my 2 cents:
I do consider all of those things adult: gambling, dating, and cigarettes. It's an exit link - I go by the CYA theory. If a kid does get on your site, at least the exit would go to something they are allowed to see/buy/use.

Just another one of those quirky things that will differ with each LL owner.