[Chop Smith]

Originally posted by hermit

1.) i see alot of link lists want their recip on the "index.html" page. i see alot of them have 12 recips each. so if everyone wants their recip on the index.html page do you only submit each site to 12 link lists?

No.
As to the number of recips check these threads located by using the board's search tool using the term "recips+number"
http://www.greenguysboard.com/board/...threadid=11521
http://www.greenguysboard.com/board/...threadid=11602
http://www.greenguysboard.com/board/...&threadid=8890
http://www.greenguysboard.com/board/...&threadid=8344
http://www.greenguysboard.com/board/...&threadid=6572
http://www.greenguysboard.com/board/...&threadid=6319
http://www.greenguysboard.com/board/...&threadid=9404

2.) (if not) how many link lists do you submit each of your sites to?

Seasoned submitters submit to the Link List that produce the best traffic for their sites. Newbies tend to submit to as many as their times allow. Believe me if you start out submitting to 150, that number will reduce in time. Here are some related threads
http://www.greenguysboard.com/board/...threadid=12960
http://www.greenguysboard.com/board/...threadid=11994
http://www.greenguysboard.com/board/...&threadid=9883
http://www.greenguysboard.com/board/...&threadid=9404
I locate the above threads by using "submit to+number" in the search tool.

3.) i surfed a couple link lists today and i noticed that the free sites all look the same to me? does anyone submit unique designed free sites? what i mean is i see LOTS of different tgp gallery designs, but free sites all seem to look the same to me.

It is important to your acceptance by reviewers for them to look different. On the board, their is always lots of talk about templates. Do a search on the board using "templates" This one is talking about using templates on free hosted site but there is some real good stuff in it http://www.greenguysboard.com/board/...threadid=13734

4.) are there alot of good traffic LL's that dont require partner accounts to make it worth the effort for a newbie?

In my opinion, the quality of link list traffic is much better than tgp traffic and you sure will not burn as much band width. To my knowledge, most link list submts are opened to the public. I know Danger Dave's is by invitation, Tommy Bookmark's requires a one time $50 fee, Cleo requires a partnership account, MegaPornLinks requires you to be a partner and Greenguy is considering doing something in this direction. Because of cheaters, the trend will go like the tgp's - to preferred submitters. I recently opened chopsmiths.com for submits and I require submitters to have a partnership account.

heres what i know so far:

1.) good UNIQUE descriptions and titles - not overused terms like teen, mature, babe, posing...
2.) good quality content, not overused, overcompressed or screen caps.
3.) content must be in series order (ie. cumshot shouldnt come before sex, clothed then naked...)
4.) no deceptive advertising
5.) no blind thumbs
6.) no hardcore on the warning page

You are on target here, but keep reading the board. There is lots to learn and things change often.