I just posted a new blog about running a profitable phpLinkBid directory. It's a pretty long read, so grab some fresh coffee, or beer, or lemon-zinger tea and then tell me what you think: How to Maximize Earnings with phpLinkBid Hopefully this will help phpLinkBid users out and at least get some ideas going. This is based on my personal experience and I'd love to hear yours too.
Build Locgic into the script and watch it soar. Allow for 3rd party integrated MODs to be developed and not taken by yourself and/or mocked, and watch it become stronger than you could have thought possible. Not doing either and/or both of the above and you'll come to a standstill.
Thanks for the comments. It's a long read but skimming is better than nothing and hopefully you got a few ideas. I put a lot of time into the post to really cover all the bases. Locgic? Did you just mean logic or are you referring to something else? I'm not sure I understand what you mean by logic. The code is completely open and we have a dedicated forum for MODs and customizations. There is absolutely no problem with MODs as long as nobody is sharing licensed code publicly. As we grow I hope to provide more guidelines and tools for MOD developers. I posted three separate links to lists of sites, I don't really want it to be a "phpLinkBid sites" article so I left it at that. There are hundreds of sites listed in those links, hopefully that's enough to get started.
yea i type O'd, 'Logic', but doing 36hr stints will sometimes do that. if you provided a dev guide, im sure modders and would be modders alike would try to contribute and sell their own mods.
How did you created the phplinkbid? Where did you got the idea? (Just Curious to know) Its 6 am here So I had a cup of coffee while reading your post The post is too much long!
Tekime, It's a good read, I just skimmed it before bed, but will dig into it more later. It has a lot of the basics of how to promote your site. PhpLinkBid is a very good program. I haven't had a lot of time to spend on it yet, but it has been very easy to Mod my directory so far. Didn't take to long to get deeplinks going on the home page and in the categories for everyones links. Scott.
Your script is good no doubt... but I fail to understand why must we pay for addon that recently you have mailed. And asked to pay appox 32$ for it. Whats the meaning of an script without the things you have mentioned in the addon's... A php expert can easily add these things. Script: 29.95$ Advanced Link Stats: 19.95$ Advanced Pagerank Checker: 12.95$ Total: 62.85 ... Worth it? Just looks plain QBC from your end! Sorry but I disappointed with your this approach!
This may answer some questions: http://www.directoriesforum.com/showthread.php?t=471 The ALS and PageRank addons took a lot of work to create - work in addition to creating the actual script and supporting/updating it. A major phpLinkBid update was already released for free in under two months, and another is planned this summer. The script is only $29.95 - by releasing and supporting addons I hope to keep it affordable but provide really advanced features for serious directory owners. I have bills and family to care for and simply can't afford to work for free my friend! PHP experts also charge a lot of money. You can always add these features too. Absolutely. Follow the ideas in my blog and you can make a heck of a lot more than $62.85, and have a site to be proud of.