Newbie Looking For Free Site Info Please

[ecchi]

Originally Posted by Pimpdaddy

I would also like to know if going with a subdomain is better than making it a folder/file on a TLD and why.

I have seen some link lists that refuse to accept sub domains (assuming by "sub domain" you mean the "www" bit, eg http://sub-domain.domain-name.com) - no idea why, but there are some strange webmasters out there.

Originally Posted by Pimpdaddy

The free sites that I have looked at all have some links. Are these suppose to work like link trades do on a blog?

If you mean the links to other link lists - most link lists like a link back to them, and most expect you to add links to several other sites too. That way they get some of the traffic from the visitors to your free site from the other link lists

Originally Posted by Pimpdaddy

Is it acceptable to have links to the sponsor?

That is how you make the money. (Unless you mean in the bit reserved for other link lists, that is NOT allowed by most link lists.)

Originally Posted by Pimpdaddy

How about linking to my blogs that are BDSM/Bondage related?

Two things to note here:
1. Most link sites limit the number of links to sponsors you have per page, and most of them consider links to your blogs as "sponsor links", so you will have to add them in that count.
2. Some link sites won't accept bondage websites or links to sites with bondage on them. And some that accept bondage, only accept softcore pictures (i.e. no sex activity of any kind). So you will have to look at the rules individually.

Originally Posted by Pimpdaddy

I am not 100% clear as to what exactly the purpose of a free site is.

You give away some free porn and have adverts in between the porn, like commercial breaks. Hopefully people will buy from the adverts and you make money from this.

Originally Posted by Pimpdaddy

I would appreciate a list of the best places to start submitting my free sites.

It depends on what the site is like, what genre, etc. Here is how I used to find link lists: When you have found one link list (eg: http://www.link-o-rama.com/ or several sigs on this board) pick a site similar to yours from the listings and go to the gateway page. You will find a list of other link sites there (if there are none there, it is a sponsor's site put there by the link list owner, in which case try another site on the list). Since the site is similar to yours, and assuming the webmaster is not an idiot, these should be link lists suitable for your site. Repeat this until you have enough link lists to use.

Originally Posted by Pimpdaddy

I would appreciate anything ya'll have to offer on this subject.

To make money you need to submit each site to hundreds of link lists, otherwise you won't make enough money to cover the time spent creating the website. However most link lists will not list you if you have hundreds of links to other link sites. The way round this is to make lots of gateway pages (i.e. copy the warning page and call each one, for example, index1.html, index2.html, index3.html, etc). Note that a few link lists do not like this, but there are hundreds, probably thousands, that do, so don't submit to those that disallow this practise.

There is "auto submit" software available do NOT use it. Most good link lists to not allow auto submissions, and even if you only use it on sites that allow auto submissions, the software often screws up, and you get a bad rep for sending mangled links etc. However do look out for software that helps fill in forms for you without submitting (i.e. you go to the link list submit page, click a button on your browser, the software fills in the submit form for you and YOU check it over before YOU submit it). This is allowed by most link lists, it involves checking it yourself before submitting so (assuming you are not daydreaming) mistakes won't get posted, and it saves a hell of a lot of time.

Sometimes you may find a link list with a silly rule (or to be more accurate "often you will find link lists with bloody stupid rules") and you may be tempted to ignore or break the rule. Don't do it. Instead just don't submit to that site, there are plenty of other link lists. You may think you won't get caught, and if you are, you will just get blacklisted on one site, so no biggie. But webmasters share their blacklists and some even publish them on their sites or discuss and name the rule breaker in web boards/ in chat rooms. So pissing off one asshole who runs a shit link list may get you banned on several good link lists run by good webmasters.

Finally be aware that link list submission is not an easy way to make money. I have not done it in a while because: (1) It is too much like hard work. (2) Constant submitting is bloody boring. (3) I can make more money with less effort producing mainstream websites selling spell eBooks.

[Pimpdaddy]

Lots if good info, ecchi. Thanks for taking the time to answer each question. I appreciate it.

I have spent the past couple of years building and updating blogs and got bored with it. I also had a few of my money makers get slapped with the last Google update so I am taking a bit of a break from the blogs to explore other options and brush up on my coding skills before I completely forget how to do it. Getting old is a real PITA!

I may devote some time to building free sites for a spell just to break up the boredom, but I think it might be time to start looking into mainstream. It looks like the future of adult isn't going to get any brighter for the time being and with all the free porn that is out there, I don't know why anyone would want to pay for it.

If its alright with you, I would like to PM you to find out more about how you are doing with selling ebooks and maybe share your thoughts on I could get started in mainstream.

Anyway, thanks again for all the info. It is quite helpful.

[ecchi]

Originally Posted by Pimpdaddy

If its alright with you, I would like to PM you to find out more about how you are doing with selling ebooks and maybe share your thoughts on I could get started in mainstream.

Fine. However nearly all the mainstream stuff I do involves promoting programs I run myself. So any reply I give you will basically involve advising you about using my own program, which is going to come over a bit spammy. I have so little good experience promoting other people's mainstream programs that I cannot honestly recommend them. So be prepared for a reply that basically says "Everyone else is crap, but my program is great"!