1a/. How do Topsites/Top 100 CGI scripts work?
1b/. What determines a site's ranking on the list?
1c/. What does 'Hits In' and 'Hits Out' mean?
Ranking is based upon the number of hits into The Erotic Art Top 100 from your site, that is the 'Hits In' stat. The 'Hits Out' statistic is what The Erotic Art Top 100 Websites sends to your website.
2/. Why isn't my site showing up on the list?
Assuming your site is in full compliance of the 'Terms Of Membership', your site's absence is caused when the Erotic Art Top100 resets it's count to zero once a week (so everyone starts off equally) and a site needs at least 2 hits into the Erotic art Top100 to make it on the list. That is why the better your site promotes the Erotic Art Top 100, you will never worry about making 2 measly hits in to the list in order to appear, as well, your site will achieve a higher ranking on the list.
3a/. How do I get my banner pictured on the list?
3b/. What are the specifications for banners?
3c/. I'm in the Top 11 and my banner isn't showing up?
At this time the Top 12 ranked sites get their banners displayed. And the banner, when displayed is hosted by your own server. At the time of signup, or any time after you may input or change the URL to your banner under the heading: 'Edit Account' using your password at this URL:
Then input the URL for your banner into the part of the form that reads 'Banner URL'
All URL's for banners must end in either of the following 2 suffixes .jpg or .gif It will NOT work with .htm or .html suffixes. Please note that if your banner exceeds 60 pixels high or 500 pixels wide or exceeds a file size of over 34K, it will be deleted. This keeps the list's ability to download quickly, which is important to our surfers.
4a/. Where on my site should I place the link to The Erotic Art Top 100?
4b/. Why is my 'Hits In' stat so low?
The location on your site where you place the link for The Erotic Art Top 100 and which of the attention getting banner/icon links you select from our banner farm page on your site is very important and has strategic importance. If it is hidden and difficult to locate for your visitors you will not be optimizing your 'Hits In' ranking. Therefore if no one can find it, then no one will be hitting it, in which case your site will have a low 'Hits In' ranking, and at times when the list resets to zero (once a week) if no one finds the Erotic Art Top 100 link on your site and no one 'clicks on it', that means your site won't even show up on the list until someone does. Each minute, hour or day that your site is not listed, the result is that your site will be missing the desired 'Hits Out' traffic. Where you place the Erotic Art Top 100 link on your website is completely your own decision but be aware that it will determine and establish your successfulness in achieving a higher ranking. Understanding how CGI Scripts for all Top 100 scripts work, including this one, enables you to make an educated decision for the strategic positioning of the Erotic Art Top 100 link upon your erotic art site. And seeing how The Erotic Art Top 100 has a very high and successful ratio of 'Hits Out' to 'Hits In', it is always in a WebMaster's best interest to ensure prime visibility on their sites. On any Top 100 list without the combined 'Hits In' from all site's, there will never be the 'Hits Out' to anyones site.
5/. My erotic art site is new to the Web...?
It is a little harder for newly opened sites to acquire an immediate 'higher' ranking as they are only beginning to acquire traffic on their sites. It does take time to become established on the internet, and with your growing and continued exposure, plus frequently updating your page with new, colorful and exciting erotic artworks to ensure repeat visits by surfers, your traffic should increase steadily over time. Promote and market your site, post your artworks into newsgroups, join webrings and enter your site into search engines. Do not expect that with your newly uploaded website that you'll instantly have huge volumes of traffic. That takes time. Time to establish yourself with alliances and surfers alike. It is important to have a good links page on your site where you can trade links with other related and popular sites, a highly visible one, and one that downloads quickly. Get your site linked to popular websites, and your being a member of the Erotic Art Top 100 and/or The Erotic Art WebRing is a great start.
6/. What are the benefits to increasing my ranking upon the Erotic Art Top 100 Websites list?
A lot! Firstly, the higher up on the list your site gets, the closer you are to the surfer's eye when they first enter this Erotic Art Top 100 site. On the other hand the further away you are from the top of the list page, the further away the attention to your site, and attention = exposure, and as artists, isn't that what we seek for our artworks or our erotic art related website?
Here are some benefits to increasing your sites rankings:
*** Sites #1 through #11 get their banners displayed.
*** Sites #12 through #35 get their site's Title listed in font size 4 (a larger type size).
*** Sites #36 through #50 get their site's Title listed in font size 3 (a smaller type size).
*** Sites #51 through #100 have their sites listed on a second page via a link under #50.
So you can see, there are several stages of benefits for increasing your 'Hits In' stat no matter where your site currently appears on the list. Remember, the closer you are to the top of the first page, the closer you are to the surfer who just downloaded the page.
7/. How can I increase my 'Hits In' stat in order to increase my ranking?
Strategic placement of The Erotic Art Top 100 Websites link on your site will make all the difference in the world. It is ideal to place the link in a location that is highly visited upon your website ie menu, thumbnail, links pages etc. You should be able to imagine the difference between placing a full size banner on a page compared to a text link for instance on that same page. The banner will automatically get more hits. In the distracting world of the internet, vying for the attention of a busy surfer is no easy feat, that is why we've designed many 'attention getting' banners, buttons and icon links that are available to you to use. They are on our .
Many of the Top ranked sites on our list also put numerous links upon their sites because they are completely aware of all the benefits of achieving a higher ranking for themselves. An experienced webmaster knows very well that their surfers do not sleep over at their sites, those surfers must leave at some point, and they will. Therfore, knowing and accepting this, a webmaster who wants a higher ranking will place numerous links to The Erotic Art Top 100 on their site to increase the odds of their visitors exiting through the link to the Erotic Art Top 100. Because we offer many different styles and varying sizes of banners,buttons and icons (or even text links), the displayed look of the Erotic Art Top 100 link can vary in appearance on the selected pages within your erotic art site. Some of our members choose to have one link up, some choose 2, some choose 5 and some choose 10, it is all a matter of personal preference. It also depends on the size of your site and your determination to increase your ranking.
8/. Can a site cheat the system?
The Erotic Art Top 100 CGI script protects against cheating. No single IP address can record duplicate hits. Therfore, no single person can add numerous hits to any site(s).
Cheating is not allowed. There are unscrupulous ways of increasing a site's rankings that are not permitted under any circumstance, and if they are employed, your site will be removed from the list immediately. Cheating will be discovered if employed. Here is our rule from our 'rules list:'
Rule #12/. No cheating. This means no 'blind links', no adding links to non-related images or graphics, no non 24 hour links etc. Violators will be removed immediately.
