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NONE: Re: ONLINE-ADS>> If you list me, I'll list you ...
Re: ONLINE-ADS>> If you list me, I'll list you ...
Billy Newsom (spot_at_motherboards.org)
Wed, 03 Sep 1997 11:36:48 -0500
On 09/02/97, at 08:50 PM, Leah Roberts wrote:
>I thought I had a great idea by deciding to add a page to my site that
would
>list links and short ads for complementing business offers. I e-mailed to
a
>selected list of these marketers offering to display their links and ads
on
>this page in exchange for just a simple link somewhere in their sites (not
>even home page!). First (1) I received no responses back, and (2) this
>posting came through saying "be wary" of those who ask for reciprocal
links.
> My question is... why??? What would make this not a win-win situation?
Hmmph. I don't reciprocate for a few reasons. But first to answer Leah,
*There are simply too many sites to list and when I do put up a link, it
won't be because the webmaster e-mailed me!*
I have a unique site, but there are plenty of similar sites out there to
link to. But I don't list them. My site is supposed to be a one-stop
source of information on one narrow topic, so instead of saying "here's
where someone with a clue talks about this topic" I will simply create my
*own* content and never need the link. Or at least, that is my ego's way
of saying that "people visiting my site will never leave."
But the easiest way to explain it is good old economics. I want more hits,
and I get paid more for every hit, and I one stingy webmaster.
Ahh, even still I have 200+ links and 40+ pages. But I keep people on my
own site, promoting it, causing the average surfer to visit 3-4 pages
before moving on. I'm building my own empire - and every other website out
there is someone else's empire.
Billy Newsom
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