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Howdy! I'm going to give you the Warrior's handy field guide to free site basics. That site is a bit of a mess, but I don't mean that hurtfully.

First of all, the first page of any free site should be named index.html and nothing else. This means you will have to build a separate directory for each free site you build.

Next, for most link lists you only need 2 galleries with 10 pics each. I usually shoot for 10-15 pics per gallery, but you really only need 10. So, a total of 20 pics or 120 seconds of video minimum. Don't go too far above the minimum. Your thumbs should be around 5-7kbs each and your full size pics should be 30-50kbs each. Any given set of content may not look good when compressed to those targets so you'll need to adjust if things look crappy. 500px wide is the minium on the long side of each full pic. I tend to shoot for 600-700.

Each page within a free site should use the same colors and/or similar structure to let the surfer know that he/she is still on the same site and hasn't clicked away unknowingly. You should also place the sites title on the top of the index, if not each page. I put it on each page.

In each page you are allowed 3 sponsor links out, not including the recip links on the index. Use them. Use a large font for keyword enhanced text links. Use a color which contrasts with the background color, yet is not an eyesore.

Make sure that your html structure is stable in at least IE and Mozilla/Firefox. All tables should be centered within your pages,not justified to the left or right, and all should fit on an 800px wide screen without horizontal scroll.

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