Heaps of recips

[ecchi]

Originally Posted by Greenguy

32-40 recips on a page is way too many IMHO.

That is fine for sites like yours who accept multiple gateways, but what about sites who insist on being on the main index page (i.e. index.html not index 32.html)? There is more than a few of these, and you either have to say "fuck off" to the majority of LLs with this rule, or have a large number of LLs on your index page.

As a rule I work on the theory that (and I so know I am going to get an abusive reply from Surfin for posting this):

LL owners who allow multiple gateways (index1.html, index2.html, index3.html etc.) are hoping to get traffic from surfers who come to that site from other link lists (fair exchange of traffic).

LL owners who want to be on the main index page (index.html not index 32.html) and allow lots of recips on that page want to improve their Google PR (also fair).

LL owners who want to be on the main index page (index.html not index 32.html) but do NOT allow lots of recips on that page, are greedy bastards who want everything and are trying to get more than their fair share of traffic.

Oh and my absolute favourite are those who insist on being on the main index page with no more than 11 other recips, and also insist that the 11 other include sites like Greenguy, Richard, Tommy, etc. For them I am sure there is a level of hell even below the one where the daemons use ice.

[Surfn]

ecchi

Since you are neither one of my partners nor my friends I will never see a submit from you, therefore you can spew all the you like.

Have a nice day

[guestcam]

Originally Posted by ecchi

.......LL owners who want to be on the main index page (index.html not index 32.html) but do NOT allow lots of recips on that page, ..........

Assuming that you dont mean they want on THE index page of the domains root, ie domain.com/index.html, then you can obey their rules and tend to YOUR needs as well. You create new directories and for those particular LL owners that insist on index.html and only x amount of links, THATS their page

now if you ARE talking about LL's saying give me domain.com/index.html, or if a LL owner just isnt happy with getting a unique folder (for god knows WHAT reason ) you just might be right about the assessment you made.........

Rules to ensure ones profits (like you stick to the niche of the LL, you accurately describe your site, not putting the LL's recip 20 rows down at number 44 recip) those are legit rules, as are rules to keep ones butt outta jail or civil court. those a webmaster should obey or else find another LL.

But Rules for the sake of "I'm in charge and I say so", I personally dont have time for that. People with that much anger are not good to deal with online or off. I can go back to a regular day job and get a boss like that anytime I want............

anyway, you might try the directory/index.html method and see how many LL owners are satisfied you are sticking to their rules.

[Linkster]

Interesting thread - a little thought that keeps running through my head - those that require their recip to be on an index.html page are never the largest traffic LLs nor are they listed very well in the SEs - I wonder why that is?
If everyone could fall in line with GGs/Richards and Tommys rules (and I guess mine) then they should be able to get accepted anywhere - and I dont think any of us require a certain page other than to say that it would be "disrespectful" to put GGs recip on index321.html