I need Advice

WarBot · 2006-07-22, 08:43 PM

You will also notice that alot of those skim sites have some very nice hard link trades as well. I think if youre getting alot of daily visitors and have a good site (dont skim too much, nice galleries, nice looking site, etc...) you shouldnt have any problem trading hard links with other large, nice sites.

maxelll3752 · 2006-07-23, 05:50 AM

OK that all sounds great, alot of good advice there for me, because I'm just starting out soon with TGP sites, I have some of my own sites to feed traffic too thats not a problem but its just not enough traffic thats the problem.

I currently have tgp rotator by jmbsoft but its not a user submited system, so should I go with Gallery SQL? for a trade script? I notice alot of people use it, they just want $90 bucks per license which is alot for a trade script but I am looking to spend some design money to have my tgp's done nice, does anyone have anyone in mind that can do a good job for me in tgp design, someone that does the full design/layout, and not just part of it. I'm so sick of paying design companies for half ass jobs and not getting the result I want. XXXoutsourcing was one of them whom I will never use again.

thanks guys for the advice I'm glad I started this topic.

Mr. Blue · 2006-07-23, 06:52 AM

Autogal SQL is a popular choice for tgps, I happen to use it on two of mine, but before you jump to buying it you should know that there are a few others that have options that might be more appealing to you, especially if you want to start up multiple tgps.

An example of a good tgp script that can handle multiple sites would be Vanilla TGP. I haven't used this, but I have used the demo and its a tight script. For a no skim version you're talking about $400 though (they also have a free version, but it'll skim 2% of your traffic) So, depending on your budget that might be something you don't want to do. Personally I'm thinking of changing over to vanilla tgp the second I have the time for it.

You can run multiple tgps off of one install of Autogal SQL. It doesn't break the license as you're only using one database. Do you plan on using multiple domains? If you do, you can call the page with a php include and it should work out nicely (I tried that on a series of pages just to see if it would work and it did). The submission form would be a little tricky, but you can figure it out

Trade scripts, there's plenty of good free trade scripts out there and they'll take a small skim of your traffic. Some scripts I've used. Arrow Trade Script...it takes a very nominal amount of your traffic and it's a pretty robust script. TTT is another tradescript that works well, easy to install, and they take 1% of your traffic. Personally I went to a no skim tgp model, but still use the tradescript for the toplists, etc.

Designer, I have a few that I'd recommend, but not sure how busy they are and if they do TGP designs.

2006-07-22, 08:43 PM	#1
WarBot If something goes wrong at the plant, blame the guy who can't speak English Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 306	You will also notice that alot of those skim sites have some very nice hard link trades as well. I think if youre getting alot of daily visitors and have a good site (dont skim too much, nice galleries, nice looking site, etc...) you shouldnt have any problem trading hard links with other large, nice sites. __________________ Submit Your TGP Galleries

2006-07-23, 05:50 AM	#2
maxelll3752 Banned Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA Posts: 49	Great Sounding Advice OK that all sounds great, alot of good advice there for me, because I'm just starting out soon with TGP sites, I have some of my own sites to feed traffic too thats not a problem but its just not enough traffic thats the problem. I currently have tgp rotator by jmbsoft but its not a user submited system, so should I go with Gallery SQL? for a trade script? I notice alot of people use it, they just want $90 bucks per license which is alot for a trade script but I am looking to spend some design money to have my tgp's done nice, does anyone have anyone in mind that can do a good job for me in tgp design, someone that does the full design/layout, and not just part of it. I'm so sick of paying design companies for half ass jobs and not getting the result I want. XXXoutsourcing was one of them whom I will never use again. thanks guys for the advice I'm glad I started this topic.

2006-07-23, 06:52 AM	#3
Mr. Blue Searching for Jimmy Hoffa Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 771	Autogal SQL is a popular choice for tgps, I happen to use it on two of mine, but before you jump to buying it you should know that there are a few others that have options that might be more appealing to you, especially if you want to start up multiple tgps. An example of a good tgp script that can handle multiple sites would be Vanilla TGP. I haven't used this, but I have used the demo and its a tight script. For a no skim version you're talking about $400 though (they also have a free version, but it'll skim 2% of your traffic) So, depending on your budget that might be something you don't want to do. Personally I'm thinking of changing over to vanilla tgp the second I have the time for it. You can run multiple tgps off of one install of Autogal SQL. It doesn't break the license as you're only using one database. Do you plan on using multiple domains? If you do, you can call the page with a php include and it should work out nicely (I tried that on a series of pages just to see if it would work and it did). The submission form would be a little tricky, but you can figure it out Trade scripts, there's plenty of good free trade scripts out there and they'll take a small skim of your traffic. Some scripts I've used. Arrow Trade Script...it takes a very nominal amount of your traffic and it's a pretty robust script. TTT is another tradescript that works well, easy to install, and they take 1% of your traffic. Personally I went to a no skim tgp model, but still use the tradescript for the toplists, etc. Designer, I have a few that I'd recommend, but not sure how busy they are and if they do TGP designs. __________________ 69Blue.com ICQ #223487665