I need a site critiqued

[Dollpix]

I was denied a listing for a blind link. I cannot locate one any where.
Would somebody take a look and tell me where it is?

http://dollpix.com/free1209/index.html

Thanks in advance.

[MrMaryLou]

Dollpix first off I think you need to really start reading then Link List rules. You keep making mistakes that are plainly listed in the rules your two galleries both have what some would call blind links you watch movie here button leads to the pay site page not a movie hence a blind link. Also on you index page your link to http://www.freesitexxx.com/ says Free XXX not free site XXX so thats blind and the warning text you seem to use over and over makes all you sites look alike as soon as the reviewer sees them.

[Dollpix]

OK, I changed the Warning on the index page for tomorrow
and now I understand how the "Watch Movie Here" button
is/can be a blind link.

The rules have really changed over the years.

I was advised to look at sites that were listed, then criticized
for looking at sites that were listed. I asked for help on another
board under the "Help" section and I was criticized for asking for
help......

But, I shan't give up!

I appreciate your advise! It's the only way I'm going to learn!

[MrMaryLou]

Advise is given in many threads on this board as well as lots of help. But the key is to follow it. Like where you told Tekster that it was a new template when its clearly not. Just take heed and learn and for making free sites this is the place.

[Dollpix]

You are right once again! I reused it because it didn't get listed
the first time. (I think)
I don't know, now I'm really confused.....

[Star Man]

Both 'Free XXX' http://www.freesitexxx.com/ and "XXX Sex" http://www.passion-for-porn.com/ recips are blind.When building custom recips ALWAYS make sure the name of the site is in the text you link to.I know you most likely just copied the text from their provided recips but it's still considered blind.


Come to think of it,this threads title 'I need a site critiqued' is also a bit blind considering all you want is help spotting the blind links.

[Dollpix]

All fixed now. Also Greenguy's Link-O-Rama was a blind link, but I
Fixed it, too.

You are critiquing! You are!

[Tekster]

College Coeds Chugging Cum - Where is the surfer going? To a college?
WATCH MOVIE NOW - Is that a free movie on your site or a pay site?

Just a couple of pointers.

[Dollpix]

Good point! I fixed that type of link on tomorrow's site!

Oh how I miss the days when I submitted to a total of
13 TGP's and made 8 to 10 grand a month.....

[Star Man]

Originally Posted by Dollpix

You are critiquing! You are!

This is going to take some work

I got a great way to not only stop wasting Greenie's,MrMaryLou's and your time but also learn how to build free sites the correct way so your sites get listed.

Instead of submitting your problem to LOR over and over again,why not submit it here first so we can go over it and fix any problems it has?

It's a win win win win win win situation!

[Dollpix]

Ya know what? You may just have hot on something!

You don't think I am TRYING to learn? If I wasn't, I'd be out selling
cookies or something.

[Star Man]

Originally Posted by Dollpix

Oh how I miss the days when I submitted to a total of 13 TGP's and made 8 to 10 grand a month.....

|ohhhhh| Whaaaaaat ??????

I'm not saying this is you Dollpix but maybe you can answer my question.
Why is it that some adult webmasters (outside of link lists) make the whole free site thing SUCH a big complicated deal?

"Oh dude,theres a million rules to follow...it's impossible to get listed..Theres only so much time in a day.....2 whole galleries...blah blah blah"

Is following a standard set of rules and guidelines THAT hard?

Maybe I just lurked at some shitty adult webmaster boards back in the day but this seems to be the general attitude.

[Dollpix]

Shitty boards is most likely the reason. Back in the "day"
there were a lot of them!

My problem is, I think, all I have ever made before are
TGP galleries. I don't think the LL's rules are bad at all.

I just got confused when I was told to view sites that had
been listed.... I swear some of these webmasters change
their sites after they are listed...
I wish I had never looked at any of them. Never again!

Blind links to me, are different than they are today. But,
I'm getting it figured out, I think.

[Star Man]

Originally Posted by Dollpix

My problem is, I think, all I have ever made before are
TGP galleries. I don't think the LL's rules are bad at all.

Yeah,it's really basic stuff.Once you built 3 or 4 sites you'll be following the rules without even trying.

Originally Posted by Dollpix

I just got confused when I was told to view sites that had
been listed.... I swear some of these webmasters change
their sites after they are listed...
I wish I had never looked at any of them. Never again!

I think I'm a little confused myself on that one.

Originally Posted by Dollpix

Blind links to me, are different than they are today. But,
I'm getting it figured out, I think.

Just be sure to accurately and honestly describe your links and let the surfer know exactly where he/she is going to go if they click it.
For example,say you want to link to pornsitex.com...

These are blind links:
click here now
get more porn here
enter for more
watch full movie inside

These would be acceptible:
get more inside pornsitex.com.click here
click here to preview pornsitex.com
take the free tour of pornsitex.com

Hope that clears things up a bit.

[Dollpix]

I have seen warning pages with hardcore banners.

Isn't that a no-no? Doesn't the law frown quite deeply on that?

[Useless]

Originally Posted by Dollpix

I have seen warning pages with hardcore banners.

Isn't that a no-no? Doesn't the law frown quite deeply on that?

Some link lists prohibit hardcore on warning pages, most don't. There's no law involved, being that a warning page isn't any different from any other page on the net.

We should probably put the word warning in quotes because a free site's index doesn't really serve as much of a warning. Really, it's a page of ads which leads to the main page, which is yet another page of ads. I know, I know - you're going to say something about them both being full page ads after all, and my response is going to be, "yes and no." For all intents and purposes, the galleries are also FPAs, but with some titty pics thrown in to keep it interesting.

[Greenguy]

Originally Posted by Useless Warrior

...We should probably put the word warning in quotes because a free site's index doesn't really serve as much of a warning...

I was thinking about that in the shower today...right after I finished thinking of you

I really & honestly do wish that people used LEGIT warning pages.

[Useless]

Originally Posted by Greenie

I really & honestly do wish that people used LEGIT warning pages.

What fun would a warning page be if there wasn't a double anal creampie Flash movie on auto-play above the fold?

[Dollpix]

Well, back when Max Cash got into a world of trouble....
The law definitely said, No hardcore allowed on any warning page
and every domain, sub-domain, etc. must have one.
A warning page is meant to send away under age surfers.
(Not that it does, but it covers our butts!)

But I see where U.W. is coming from. What we use for our free sites
isn't actually a warning page for our domain.
But... then again, it does get traffic.....

I think I'll just stick with a clean warning page for my free sites.

[Greenguy]

There is no law in regards to warning pages, but ASACP & RTA ask us to use one as a "good faith effort" to keep those that do not want adult material or those not old enough for it out of the site.

[LD]

I like the idea of a real warning page too, but I feel I am putting myself at a disadvantage it I use one. People will just go to the next site it they don't see porn immediately.

[Kisa]

Originally Posted by LusciousDelight

I like the idea of a real warning page too, but I feel I am putting myself at a disadvantage it I use one. People will just go to the next site it they don't see porn immediately.

Yeah- this is a tough one isn't it... I agree with what UW said on another thread that it will actually be the porn industry demanding that there be laws requiring warning pages and memberships! The tubesites have made it so you pretty much have to have something on that first page.... MySpace has made it so we must all offer something straight up front. It's ridiculous. I don't ever want to hear some faux moral authority squawking about porn when their own kids are stripping down and posting their own photos all over social networks. At least the porn industry must adhere to 2257. Where's MySpace's 2257?

Anyway, as far as the freesites go, (this is for Dollpix) the surfers going to the link lists seem to understand the format so I don't think it's an issue. Now this is from one newbie to another. You probably actually know much more about the industry than I do but I'll just give you my newb advice. I was so confused about the structure and format of a freesite. Like you, I would look at what was out there and it didn't seem to jive with what I was being told. In addition, my crappy non-freesite formatted pages were actually being accepted on some sites which just confused me even further. But thanks to some very patient people on this board, I finally figured it out

I really recommend doing what I did which is to go as simple simple simple as possible. Many of the freesites that seem to push the rules boundary etc, could very well be long-term submitters who have earned 'exceptions' from certain sites, etc. I don't know but it doesn't really matter what they do. It only matters what we as newbies must do to get listed. Remember, we are the lowest on the totem pole so like anything else, we just have to do what we have to do to earn spot.

So I offer you the basic freesite formula I'm currently following and it may seem too simple or even insulting to your intellect heh But it's what I had to do to get past my confusion:

1. Warning Page with:
a:Header (freesite name w/ description)
b:One banner or ad that is not explicit.
c: your list of recips
d: your warning text
e: your enter button (linking to your main freesite page)
f: your 2257

2. Main page
a: Header again
b: another banner or ad of some sort
c: your gallery entrance buttons (gallery one gallery two, etc)
you can put brief descriptions of each gallery or tm's
d: one more ad if you so desire

3. & 4. Your Gallery Pages
a. These are pretty straight forward. This is obviously where your content goes, either pics or movies. And it appears that most sites do not want you putting anymore than two links to sponsors on this page. I just put one. Also, most sites have pretty standard requirements for the movie clips. Most want a minimum of 20 second clips with no less than 3 clips per gallery. And no long trailer intros at the beginning or end of the clips. I have a sponsor who does that and I hate it because no one wants to see that. They're only hurting themselves with that crap. So just go by the rule of how much content is actually visible. If it's 8 seconds of content and 12 seconds of flash logos scrolling in and out, then it's not okay. I'm very new to this world but not new to the game of marketing and I've never in my career had a focus group go, 'gee, seeing all those flashing banners and swirling logos really made me want the product!' Nope. The product sells the product. Don't try to trick the consumer. It only pisses them off. (not saying you are.... just speaking in generalities)

Just build what you would want to look at within the context of the rules-

So-not sure what it's worth but that's my newbie advice. Hope at least some of it was helpful

[Kisa]

Originally Posted by Useless Warrior

What fun would a warning page be if there wasn't a double anal creampie Flash movie on auto-play above the fold?

This made me laugh out loud! thank you!

[Dollpix]

I'm going to keep my warning rather clean, with the exception of a
softcore banner.

TGP's never required a warning page because they always stated that
our galleries were/are covered by theirs....... But then all you submit
to those are galleries. And any more, the traffic sucks.

Some words are banned by some TGP's/LL's. Namely Richards Realm.
He's in the UK and I guess they have some strict laws over there.
If you fill out a submit form at Richards and use the word "teen" bells
and whistles go off!

[dekaz]

There's blindlinks like the others have noted and your 2257 link is missing from the warning page.