My Beef with TGP owners

GeorgeTH · 2005-02-28, 09:00 PM

1. there are heaps of TGPs going overboard with their skimming right now; ratios of 60% of clicks, or less, to galleries seem to become the norm!
2. most TGP traffic (I know of) is actually decreasing since 2003 - probably some 15-20% of sites are still growing w/o purchased traffic!
- - - any connection between 1 & 2 - sure! Question is: is their traffic going down because they piss off surfers by skimming too much, or are they skimming so much because their traffic is going downhill? Anybody who has solved the question about the chicken and the egg should know the answer to thisone...

3. confession: picXS is skimming (only) between 20% and 37%, all links go "1st click" to content (meaning: 1st surfer click should always show a real gallery, not a trade), and all my top links are below 25% skimming, down the list the skimming gets heavier...

2005-02-28, 09:00 PM	#1
GeorgeTH Don't let a programmer design your front-end pages! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: currently on the road in CA Posts: 781	1. there are heaps of TGPs going overboard with their skimming right now; ratios of 60% of clicks, or less, to galleries seem to become the norm! 2. most TGP traffic (I know of) is actually decreasing since 2003 - probably some 15-20% of sites are still growing w/o purchased traffic! - - - any connection between 1 & 2 - sure! Question is: is their traffic going down because they piss off surfers by skimming too much, or are they skimming so much because their traffic is going downhill? Anybody who has solved the question about the chicken and the egg should know the answer to thisone... 3. confession: picXS is skimming (only) between 20% and 37%, all links go "1st click" to content (meaning: 1st surfer click should always show a real gallery, not a trade), and all my top links are below 25% skimming, down the list the skimming gets heavier... __________________ Have a nice day!