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Agent · 2005-08-19, 02:20 PM

It removes control over my site and presentation which I enjoy having.

People will not see the amount of traffic hitting their gallery pages. They will only see their click throughs in the sponsor aff. area. The URI string may not show accurately in some their stats as the refferer because of your page's (unmasked) dynamic nature. The webmasters will not get SE value which a URI hardlink to their gallery provides. If the sponsor goes under/fucks affiliates over and the webmaster wants to pull links as far as I know they can't unless you do it for them. You'll get hit by autosubmitters eventually. The shitheads who blindly autosubmit will see you hotlinking might fire off some nasty emails your way.

The consistant presentation is a good idea, some people will like that. But when you throw other people's resources into the mix I dont see it flying well.

SirMoby · 2005-08-19, 04:34 PM

There's something that you just don't seem to understand. People DO NOT WANT HITS as you keep saying. They want PAGE VIEWS of the sales pitch they've created in the form of galleries.

Peoepl will realise that you're hot linking thier images and then block your site. One day you'll have 5,000 images linked and the next they'll all come up 404. Your surfers will hate, the webmasters submitting to you will hate you and you will get very few link exchanges.

Do as you wish but you asked for help. We're all telling you that what you are doing will NOT work. Your site will NOT grow. Surfers will NOT keep returning.

Try it for a year and then come back and tell us if it worked or not. Of course you could always take the advice of people that have been in the business for many years.

Wazza · 2005-08-19, 07:14 PM

You're clearly talented

You're also trying to reinvent the wheel

The wheel is good - leave it be

Ramster · 2005-08-19, 11:14 PM

CJ
The way you are doing it now there isn't any links to your site so why bother? Just link to their gallery now, you may as well.

Another option is to open the gallery in a frame with ALL their ads and full gallery being seen. There is a site that does this now. But stop the hotlinking, it really is the wrong way to get things going.

pornoTGB · 2005-08-20, 01:54 PM

Keep cool guys! Written stuff can be missunderstood too fast :-/
I'm the same opinion as most webmasters: hotlinking is not ok.
BUT: CJ is not simply hotlinking the pictures.. I took a look at the gallery from his last post and I must say that he just redesigned the galleries and gave it a personal touch. from what I can see he does not try to hide the source of the galleries at all.
The "first version" of his gallery-script did not have enough sponsor's info on it.. but he did take your advice..

he also is a pretty new member and I think its always harder for new members to take harsh criticism

lets all stay friends :-) we're supposed to be a community.. right?

2005-08-19, 02:20 PM	#1
Agent You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 631	It removes control over my site and presentation which I enjoy having. People will not see the amount of traffic hitting their gallery pages. They will only see their click throughs in the sponsor aff. area. The URI string may not show accurately in some their stats as the refferer because of your page's (unmasked) dynamic nature. The webmasters will not get SE value which a URI hardlink to their gallery provides. If the sponsor goes under/fucks affiliates over and the webmaster wants to pull links as far as I know they can't unless you do it for them. You'll get hit by autosubmitters eventually. The shitheads who blindly autosubmit will see you hotlinking might fire off some nasty emails your way. The consistant presentation is a good idea, some people will like that. But when you throw other people's resources into the mix I dont see it flying well. __________________ Brihana.com

2005-08-19, 07:14 PM	#3
Wazza I'm a jaded evil bastard, I wouldn't piss on myself if I was on fire... Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 808	You're clearly talented You're also trying to reinvent the wheel The wheel is good - leave it be __________________ I sale Internet My sites have no traffic and no PR - let's trade - PM me

2005-08-19, 11:14 PM	#4
Ramster Life is good Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 11,695	CJ The way you are doing it now there isn't any links to your site so why bother? Just link to their gallery now, you may as well. Another option is to open the gallery in a frame with ALL their ads and full gallery being seen. There is a site that does this now. But stop the hotlinking, it really is the wrong way to get things going. __________________ Pornstar Legends \| Live Cam Model Shows \| Hungarian Girls Skype: robmurray999

2005-08-20, 01:54 PM	#5
pornoTGB Shut up brain, or I'll stab you with a Q-tip! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Austria Posts: 118	Keep cool guys! Written stuff can be missunderstood too fast :-/ I'm the same opinion as most webmasters: hotlinking is not ok. BUT: CJ is not simply hotlinking the pictures.. I took a look at the gallery from his last post and I must say that he just redesigned the galleries and gave it a personal touch. from what I can see he does not try to hide the source of the galleries at all. The "first version" of his gallery-script did not have enough sponsor's info on it.. but he did take your advice.. he also is a pretty new member and I think its always harder for new members to take harsh criticism lets all stay friends :-) we're supposed to be a community.. right? __________________ Please Re-Read The Rules For Sig Files

2005-08-19, 04:34 PM	#2
SirMoby Jim? I heard he's a dirty pornographer. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 2,706	There's something that you just don't seem to understand. People DO NOT WANT HITS as you keep saying. They want PAGE VIEWS of the sales pitch they've created in the form of galleries. Peoepl will realise that you're hot linking thier images and then block your site. One day you'll have 5,000 images linked and the next they'll all come up 404. Your surfers will hate, the webmasters submitting to you will hate you and you will get very few link exchanges. Do as you wish but you asked for help. We're all telling you that what you are doing will NOT work. Your site will NOT grow. Surfers will NOT keep returning. Try it for a year and then come back and tell us if it worked or not. Of course you could always take the advice of people that have been in the business for many years.