The Netpond Link List Thread (merged)
 

:D Wow my first recip table has already changed...that's like a blog entry.

In case you are not aware NP has gone to that...

Two posts in, and I still have no idea what you're talking about, jonny. :D |huh

haha...I don't know if it is a bad word here. Netpond has changed their LL format and they want a one hundred word description.

This is what is being talked about.
http://www.netpond.com/showthread.php?t=101064

100 words? Holy fuck.

More thoughts later...

100 words is just crazy. Doubly crazy, because it's just for one site.

Making a thumb for a freesite sucks as well - for one linklist with average traffic? also crazy.

I used to sub all my sites to netpond - traffic wasn't anything special but the listing lasted forever, and over time the traffic number got pretty good.

But this new system is too much trouble to deal with. I figure in a while they will be forced to modify it.

Does anybody happen to know if you can, or how you can, do a search.php?do=getnew on netpond?

It's kind of a pain in the ass to read netpond without some quick way to sort up the new posts.

I've tried using http://www.netpond.com/search.php?do=getdaily (their default "todays posts" link) but it gives an invalid forum specified error.

http://www.greenguysboard.com/board/....php?do=getnew is GG&Js most valuable link for me.

I'm with you man, just aint worth it. The traffic was alright, but nothing to write home about. Looks like they want a blog and want the submitters to do everything. Kinda funny I am toying around with the idea of starting a blog with each of my free sites being a blog post. I'll do it for myself but not for someone else haha

I'm really stunned that they'd have the balls to make such a request, and I too am certain that a lack of submissions will force them to change. Hell, if you asked most submitters to create a 100 CHARACTER description, you'd get some pissed off people. 100 words is a blog post. In fact, if you are going to write 100 words to describe a free site, you'd probably be better off slapping that chunk of text on your own blog, linking to the free site from within that text and sit back while the aggregators and SEs pick up your keyword infested feed, instead of submitting to link lists. (and then submit both the free site and blog post to me :D )

I did category trades with netpond not that long ago, it seems they dropped them all...

100 words? It seems they're going for the SE traffic now that the SE's have changed their attitude towards LL's...

Jeremy, where are ya boy?

100 words desc? They're crazy :D :D :D

Look at their new recips, looks like front page of a newspaper...lol

I drop them from my list because of:

I am sure they are not gonna miss me :D :D

Here's a nice tool if you have problems coming up with a 100 words. :D

Seriously, 100 words + my understanding is that you now have to submit via the PM system on the Netpond board. |huh My guess is they'll be hurting for submitters pretty soon if they enforce the new rules strictly.

The navigation on the new design doesn't exactly clear the path to the free porn either. I don't consider it very user-friendly.

I submitted a post to "linklist submissions" and haven't had a reply in a day or two. I think they are having a backend problem with the new system. The new layout is pretty nice...the only issue I have is with writing a hundred freaking word description but I don't think that will hold. If they want that they need to hire reviewer(s) to write it...

.. and the other little thing.. the Netpond Blog is gone too.. so say goodbye to those linkswaps as well...



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A reply from the new (?) LL operator on netpond: "Catagory trades are being built in again right now.. just polishing a few things."

ok then...

I submitted a couple of freesites to them over the last few weeks and got no response from them, when I tried submitting yesterday I found that the submit page had changed - gues I will just scrap them as they hardly seem worth the effort now - 100 word is almost a thesis on the topic.

On another point - several of the freesites that I submitted over recent weeks to Netpond have been accepted by other LL such as Link o rama, Jays etc. Can I delete Netpond's recips from my recip table(they have not listed any of my sites) If so what can I replace them with? other LL , my own hub (I have a feeling this won't fly with LL) or should I just leave it as is (seems a waste though).

Mr. Spock,
If they are not gonna list you, replace the link with someone or something else. I don't think you will have any problems as long as you are staying within the guidelines.

I don't think you want to get in the practice of deleting recips or making any changes to your freesites after they are accepted by anyone. Many LLs take a long time to review so they will end up rejecting you if their recip is not there...you could also get yourself in a blacklist situation.

If I KNOW that a site was rejected or de-listed (and I have the time) I'll swap out the recip and submit it elsewhere. It's not something I'd make a priority, but it you're sitting around one day wondering why your feet have toes or why there's hair around your anus - that's the time to do such things.

I went to submit a site a few days ago and saw the 100 word description thing. Made a new recip table without the pond and added a different recip. I hope they see their submissions go through the cellar and drop that requirement.

UW had a brain fart about doing a tool to write description. Maybe it time for him to rethink it

I did the same thing when I saw the private message crap. Submitting as many sites as I do is already a big enough pain in the ass. With the time I spend building and submitting pissing with something like that just aint worth it. Now maybe if they sent enough traffic to make it worth while it would be a different story, but that would require quite a bit of traffic for it to be worth it for me.

I just stumbled upon the base scripts for that thing just the other day. I didn't have the entire project backed up when I lost it during one of my bi-annual server crashes, but enough there to start from if I ever take it up again. That thing would create standard length descriptions though, not blog posts. ;)

I've decided that I'm putting this rule into place:

All Free Sites must come with a description of 99 words or less.

:D

I think the best place for those 100 keyword rich words would be put to better use on MY index page. ;)

Being an agnostic dyslexic insmniac, what keeps me awake nights is wondering if there really is a doG? :D

I like that rule...

Hoooooraaayyy for Greenie!

(from http://www.greenguysboard.com/board/...ad.php?t=37994 )

Wiggles - the reason is pretty simple - a bunch of us older LLs had category and main page traffic trades with netponds LL - they decided to just pull all of them without any notification to LL owners - evidently they figured we wouldnt notice :) They continued to get the traffic/links in from us and pulled everything - and I tend to be an old pain in the ass when it comes to tricks like that - so they are not accepted at linkforsex - I believe there will be a few other LLs that might follow along when they discover all of their link trades have been pulled

Still no category trades put back up at netpond LL
 

Dam If I was gonna redo my LL the category trades would be the first thing to have up - IMO

dam just looked at his index no trades they either

I dont know the new owner, but you dont do your trades like that, must be nice to have a bunch on one way links pointing to netpond LL for weeks now, or longer

I am pulling links unless there's a good reason, very soon

hate to sound harsh but hey!

there was a thread on this but search couldn't find it after numerous tries

Some info in this thread...
http://www.greenguysboard.com/board/...ond#post323135

Funny you should mention that Plateman. I was just checking those last night and noticed trades still aren't back up. Not cool at all :(

i thought jeremy still ran it?

And a thread that contains my response when I found out about it:
http://www.greenguysboard.com/board/...ad.php?t=37994

Sorry - but a LL that takes down links without notification and looks like they arent going to put them back up (been quite a while now) gets pulled - and I added the rule that I dont accept netpondcash advertising free sites anymore

I pulled all links, I forgot about it untill last night when i was looking at my trades, and remembered the orginal thread when another LL asked what happened to my links...after that crazy new description rule

Not a bad rule. I'm way past tired of seeing their massively over-used Cheaters & Strippers and Dogging content. The fact that they are quietly turning a link list into a paysite review site while burying free site links makes me happy that I never submitted there.

I don't understand.. whats so bad about having lot of text on page that links to your freesites? more text = more rankings/higher rankings = more traffic.

What am I missing?