NONE: re: ONLINE-ADS>> Award Sites (and) If you list me, I'll list you.
re: ONLINE-ADS>> Award Sites (and) If you list me, I'll list you.
Franklin Banker (altair2_at_ix.netcom.com)
Wed, 27 Aug 1997 20:32:35 -0600
Greeting Everyone!
I still routinely apply for awards, but unlike in the beginning, I
select more carefully within my niche. I have received quite a bunch,
but only about 60% of them are listed on my Awards page. I'm sure I
should eliminate a couple of them, and will when I get around to it.
Fact - Award sites drive about 125 visitors to my site monthly. Not too
impressive, but they are surfers and represent new visitors. 125 is OK
for Free! A few have created a temporary flux, while some only add
about 5 or 6 per week. Award sites are only one small piece of the
promotion puzzle. I agree with Eric Ward that they are a weakening
genre.
I have an awards site, but I feature the winners for an entire month,
rather than 1 day or 1 week. I get hundreds of submissions every month.
http://bblmedia.com/neta.htm
Visitors who have submitted are those using my site for website
promotion, in most cases. I use the list as a reference for sharing
information. Some have turned out to be great resources which I now
link to, and visa versa. I feature one commercial and one non-commercial
site monthly.
If you list me, I'll list you - Yes, perhaps not for Thom Forbes, but
for me it works! I have increased traffic tremendously by this
approach, including reciprocal links with Media Finder, Pointcast,
NetProfit Magazine, and many others. Thom Forbes wouldn't link with me,
but that's OK. He has a much different situation; His site is promoted
nationally by Mining Company ads, while I promote mine alone! His
analogy come from the "ivory tower", so to speak.
I like Jim Wilson's attitude; "Promote or Die!"
Just my opinion................Franklin Banker
BBL Internet Media
http://bblmedia.com
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