"Free trials" text in FS

[LowryBigwood]

Originally Posted by Useless Warrior

I have to agree with Spacemanspiff, Lemmy, and the venerable Maj. Stress - I don't think it's blind at all, even though I do understand where Lowry is coming from.

I think we sometimes over-protect the surfer, which is why I tend to disagree with most assertions about potentially blind text links. As long as the text isn't misleading, I usually won't judge it as blind.

Just to be clear on my position, I'm not saying you have to use whateverpornsite.com in your text links. But, from my understanding... If you have a link by itself (no banner), then the link must state in some way where the surfer would go if clicked. ie. "Visit Hot Moms With Big Tits For Your Free Trial"

Hot Moms With Big Tits being the paysite name.

I think as a linklist owner we need to try to gain the surfers trust and not toss it out the window. Do we gain trust by allowing links that don't tell you where you're going or what you'll get if you click the link?

I'm not sure, but I'm interested in hearing more feedback.

[Lemmy]

Originally Posted by LowryBigwood

Just to be clear on my position, I'm not saying you have to use whateverpornsite.com in your text links. But, from my understanding... If you have a link by itself (no banner), then the link must state in some way where the surfer would go if clicked. ie. "Visit Hot Moms With Big Tits For Your Free Trial"

Hot Moms With Big Tits being the paysite name.

I think as a linklist owner we need to try to gain the surfers trust and not toss it out the window. Do we gain trust by allowing links that don't tell you where you're going or what you'll get if you click the link?

I'm not sure, but I'm interested in hearing more feedback.

I used to have that exact guideline, but have since moderated my view. If any of the "magic phrases" are present, e.g. "join up", "get your membership pass", "free trials", "take the tour" etc etc, I feel that any reasonable surfer should understand that the link leads to a paysite. But like I said before, it's all about context and I judge every link on its own merits.

I also think it matters where the link is. If it's right on top of the index page I demand more clarity than if it's the last thing on the 2nd gallery. Any surfer that makes it that far isn't going to buy anyway.