2257 Free Sites, sponsor content

[coop]

This may be redundant, I hope not.

Seems like most free sites use sponsor content.
I have a few questions about that.

1) I have a hard time getting links in the first place,
a lot of link lists just never respond, etc.
How is it possible to get a good bunch of trades using the
same content as hundreds of other webmasters?

2) 2257 seems to be really complicated. It looks like it requires
even secondary users of the pics to have photo id of the model,
and full information about the model. Is there any programs
providing this? Or is is possible I am just mistaken about what
compliance requires?

3) How do most of you webmasters manage say 100 free sites,
and try and remember what you put on each. Do you keep an excel spreadsheet? Kind of an organizational question, but I thought this group might have some ideas.

4) Lastly, not really photo related question, but here goes.
Do you find it difficult to build a free site or 2 every day and
keep getting links from the link lists? Are they used to that or do they have a limit? I mean I know PK says 2, etc. If so, how do you manage that? What is your routine for getting links on new sites every day and verifying that you get them?

Thanks!

[LowryBigwood]

Originally Posted by coop

This may be redundant, I hope not.

Seems like most free sites use sponsor content.
I have a few questions about that.

1) I have a hard time getting links in the first place,
a lot of link lists just never respond, etc.
How is it possible to get a good bunch of trades using the
same content as hundreds of other webmasters?

You have to be creative with your freesites. Even though you may use the same sponsor content as others, you can still get it listed if you make it look nice. Although, some sponsor content sucks (vid caps), it is still possible on most lists.

Originally Posted by coop

2) 2257 seems to be really complicated. It looks like it requires
even secondary users of the pics to have photo id of the model,
and full information about the model. Is there any programs
providing this? Or is is possible I am just mistaken about what
compliance requires?

Most sponsors are now giving you the 2257 information, which you can put up and link to from your content pages.

Originally Posted by coop

3) How do most of you webmasters manage say 100 free sites,
and try and remember what you put on each. Do you keep an excel spreadsheet? Kind of an organizational question, but I thought this group might have some ideas.

You don't have to remember what you put on each IMO. Put them up, submit them, forget them, build another one.

Originally Posted by coop

4) Lastly, not really photo related question, but here goes.
Do you find it difficult to build a free site or 2 every day and
keep getting links from the link lists? Are they used to that or do they have a limit? I mean I know PK says 2, etc. If so, how do you manage that? What is your routine for getting links on new sites every day and verifying that you get them?

Thanks!

No, I don't find it difficult. With practice you will get faster at it. But yes, most linklists have a set number of freesites that you can submit daily. Some take 1 a day, some 2, some 3, some 5, etc.. Some of the LL's will send out rejection / approval notices, and some will not. You can always check your server stats to see where the traffic is coming from. Hope this helps a little.