Updating the links page

[Mad Dr Jeffe]

Maybe we could update the links page with a list of cool sites... or even add a cool website of the week feature.

[Fellfrosch]

Man, I hate that links page. We need to do something to it, though.

[Mad Dr Jeffe]

Well you do a cool job with the RPG links... they could definately be mirrored there.

[Mad Dr Jeffe]

and the cool stuff site would be easy... we have 3 threads filled with cool sites....

[Onion of Death]

All links panels must contain this link:

http://maddox.xmission.com/

It should be a rule.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

I'm kinda gonna have to disagree with you on that.

[Spriggan]

I second SE's view.  But it is an Xmission account, wich is a Utah hosting company (it was my old isp provider before I moved to my new place).

[Spriggan]

ok haveing given this some thought lets start from: "what should and shouldn't be on the links page".  Not sites themselfs, but what type of site ect.   Like as Jeffe mentioned the RPG site.  Do we wannt to mirror something that will be placed on that page?  Do we want to go and list other company sites on other deparment pages (I'll volentier to do so if we decide)?  Should we list other review sites?  Or just company/personal sites?  Only link to those that link to us?  Have staff member favorite links?

My view is we should add links to the deparment pages like how 42 originaly did for the RPG page.  It'll add more substance to those pages, and in turn make them look better.  I know most of the regulars never go there, but as I pointed out in this thread lots of people do look at those pages.  If we do decide to link to other review sites lets try and keep them to smaller ones, so no linking to gamespot or RPG.net, but linking to comixpedia would be cool.  I don't care if someone links to us or not, it shouldn't be a requirement.  And I don't care about staff favorite links, whatever anyone else decides upon is cool.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

yeah, y'know, I never look at "link pages." so I don't care a whit about "my favorite web sites." But if it's soemthing like a resource "Here are pages relating to this page that will be helpful" (like company pages) that's different.

[Spriggan]

*bump*  

Could use some more input

[Mad Dr Jeffe]

Hmm well I like the idea of the links being mirrored on our links page and in the dept folders. If someone is checking out our links page for something, or just exploring then they are more likely come back if they keep hitting cool sites even if they arn't related to the site they were looking for. At the same time I like the idea of the links being in the  folders so they can read about a product and then go to that companies home page.


We also need to put links to Amazon or something in articles so people can go there and buy the product from our website...

They call it Amazon.com associates

heres some info from their website.

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Even if we only sell a few books 10% is enough to buy you guys a pizza every now and then... and who doesn't like free pizza.  

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

we've talked about associate for a long time. Essentially, the current policy is if you have an associate membership, you can plug the link into your article. Then if anyone buys, you get the kickback for doing the advertising.

[Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock]

Well, it's easy and free too. So there you go. Another incentive.

But, what I just thought of is why not have staff picks? Like SE has these links that he thinks people would enjoy, and Fell his own, and so on, etc.

[Spriggan]

I think Fell has reservations about linking to Amazon, not sure what though.  Becasue this is like the 4th time that this has come up and he hasn't done it.

[Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock]

To quote word sense at one time or another: "Lazyness?" Is that it?