How important is the teen category?

[madleinx]

Thanks for the responses I'm happy to see I'm not the only one with mixed feelings about this.

I would still like to hear from submitters though. While reviewing sites so far, I've been putting teen sites in petites or brunettes, etc. But I've seen some that would just honestly be better off in teens - that's what the sponsor's about. For those who've tried it, do you get decent sales results when you put your teen site in a category like petites? After all, the whole point of submitting to link lists is targetted traffic, right?

BTW, whether I have this particular category or not, I'm simply not going to list those underage-looking sites, and will state it quite clearly on my submission page. That's not something I even have to consider.Yuck. |badidea|

[Linkster]

I dont think I would let my own "feelings" get in the way of making money teens has always been a good category on a LL - one of the highest paying and highest searched in the SE's. There are plenty of teen paysites, HFS's etc to fill a category and take submits - you just have to be careful not to accept certain "types" - Ive always had a rule against any site that uses the word "young" on a teen site - some others (Richards comes to mind) just call it something else - Young Ladies - but I think if I had the time I would add as many targetted niches as I could - it will pay off down the road.

[madleinx]

Good points, Linkster (as usual ). The pros outweigh the cons, especially since it is only my uncertainty getting in the way. I added the category, and will see how it goes. If I get too many dubious submissions down the road, I can always delete it.

Thanks for all the input, everyone! It's much appreciated.